2011 Golfweek's Best Classic GB&I Courses
The approach to the green on the par 4, 13th hole ‘Hole O’Cross,’ which shares it’s green with the par 5, 5th hole on the Old Course at St Andrews.
Golfweek’s Best: GB&I Classic Courses (Before 1960)
Rank. Course Name (2010 rank)
Location - Opened
Architects
Avg. rating
1. Royal County Down (1)
Newcastle, Northern Ireland, 1889
Old Tom Morris
9.13
2. St. Andrews (Old Course) (2)
St. Andrews, Scotland, 1400
Unknown
8.74
3. Royal Portrush (3)
Portrush, Northern Ireland, 1888
Harry S. Colt
8.58
4. Muirfield (4)
Gullane, Scotland, 1892
Old Tom Morris
8.34
5. Royal Dornoch (8)
Dornoch, Scotland, 1877
Old Tom Morris, John Sutherland, George Duncan
8.31
6. Ballybunion (Old) (5)
Ballybunion, Ireland, 1893
Tom Simpson, P. Murphy
8.28
7. Royal Birkdale (7)
Southport, England, 1889
George Lowe, F.G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor
8.18
8. Turnberry (Ailsa) (6)
Turnberry, Scotland, 1949
Mackenzie Ross
8.18
9. Royal St. George’s (12)
Sandwich, England, 1887
Laidlaw Purves
8.18
10. Sunningdale (Old) (10)
Sunningdale, England, 1900
Harry S. Colt, Willie Park Jr.
8.17
11. Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) (9)
Woodhall Spa, England, 1896
S.V. Hotchkin
8.11
12. Ganton (15)
Scarborough, England, 1893
Harry S. Colt, James Braid, Tom Dunn, Harry Vardon
7.93
13. Carnoustie (Championship) (11)
Carnoustie, Scotland, 1839
Old Tom Morris, Allan Robertson, James Braid
7.86
14. Lahinch (13)
Lahinch, Ireland, 1892
Old Tom Morris, Alister MacKenzie
7.78
15. North Berwick (14)
North Berwick, Scotland, 1832
David Strath
7.77
16. Cruden Bay (17)
Cruden Bay, Scotland, 1899
Tom Simpson
7.67
17. Royal Troon (Championship) (16)
Troon, Scotland, 1878
Willie Fernie
7.61
18. Rye (19)
Rye, England, 1894
Harry S. Colt
7.58
19. Royal Lytham & St. Annes (18)
Lytham, England, 1886
George Lowe, Herbert Fowler
7.50
20. Portmarnock (Old) (21)
Portmarnock, Ireland, 1894
George Ross, W.C. Pickeman
7.45
21. Swinley Forest (26)
Ascot, England, 1909
Harry S. Colt
7.44
22. Machrihanish (20)
Campbeltown, Scotland, 1876
Old Tom Morris
7.40
23. St. George’s Hill (22)
Weybridge, England, 1912
Harry S. Colt
7.36
24. Royal Porthcawl (28)
Porthcawl, Wales, 1891
Charles Gibson
7.35
25. Walton Heath (Old) (25)
Tadworth, England, 1903
Herbert Fowler
7.33
26. Wallasey (23)
Wallasey, England, 1891
Old Tom Morris, James Braid, F.G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor, Donald Steel
7.33
27. Sunningdale (New) (31)
Sunningdale, England, 1922
Harry S. Colt
7.31
28. Royal Aberdeen (24)
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1800
James Braid, Tom Simpson
7.22
29. Western Gailes (29)
Troon, Scotland, 1897
Fred Morris
7.21
30. Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) (27)
Hoylake, England, 1869
Old Tom Morris, Robert Chambers
7.20
31. Royal West Norfolk (30)
Brancaster, England, 1892
Holcombe Ingleby
7.17
32. Wentworth (West) (32)
Virginia Water, England, 1924
Harry S. Colt
7.04
33. Royal North Devon (Westward Ho!) (34)
Bideford, England, 1864
Herbert Fowler, Old Tom Morris
7.00
34. Gleneagles (King’s) (33)
Auchterarder, Scotland, 1919
James Braid
6.98
35. Prestwick (35)
Prestwick, Scotland, 1851
Old Tom Morris
6.93
36. St. Enodoc (39)
Wadebridge, England, 1890
James Braid
6.92
37. Alwoodley (NR)
Leeds, England, 1907
Alister MacKenzie
6.81
38. Royal Cinque Ports (36)
Deal, England, 1892
James Braid
6.81
39. Wentworth (East) (NR)
Virginia Water, England, 1924
Harry S. Colt
6.79
40. The Addington (37)
Croydon, England, 1912
J.F. Abercromby
6.75
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