2011 Golfweek's Best Modern GB&I Courses
OLD HEAD OF KINSALE, IRELAND - AUGUST 15: A view of the par 4, 4th hole at The Old Head Golf Links towards the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse on August 15, 2010 on the Old Head of Kinsale, Republic of Ireland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Golfweek’s Best: GB&I Modern Courses (1960 and later)
Rank. Course Name (2010 rank)
Location - Opened
Architects
Avg. rating
1. Kingsbarns (1)
Kingsbarns, Scotland, 1999
Kyle Phillips
7.86
2. Loch Lomond (3)
Luss, Scotland, 1994
Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
7.56
3. Waterville (4)
Waterville, Ireland, 1973
Eddie Hackett, Tom Fazio
7.53
4. Castle Stuart (2)
Inverness, Scotland, 2009
Gil Hanse, Mark Parsinen
7.50
5. The European Club (5)
Brittas Bay, Ireland, 1989
Pat Ruddy
7.35
6. Renaissance Club at Archerfield (6)
Dirleton, Scotland, 2008
Tom Doak
7.35
7. Lough Erne (NR)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 2009
Nick Faldo
7.00
8. Old Head of Kinsale (7)
Kinsale, Ireland, 1997
Eddie Hackett, Joe Carr, Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins
6.88
9. Carne (8)
Belmullet, Ireland, 1995
Eddie Hackett
6.70
10. Tralee (11)
Tralee, Ireland, 1984
Arnold Palmer
6.60
11. Enniscrone (10)
Enniscrone, Ireland, 1973
Eddie Hackett
6.58
12. Bearwood Lakes (17)
Sindlesham, England, 1996
Martin Hawtree
6.50
13. Carton House (Montgomerie) (9)
Maynooth, Ireland, 2003
Colin Montgomerie, Design European Golf
6.50
14. Woburn (Marquess) (14)
Woburn, England, 1997
Clive Clark, Peter Alliss, Alex Hay, Ross McMurray
6.50
15. Hillside (White) (NR)
Southport, England, 1967
Fred Hawtree
6.50
16. Woburn (Dukes) (13)
Woburn, England, 1976
Charles Lawrie
6.50
17. Doonbeg (12)
Doonbeg, Ireland, 2001
Greg Norman
6.46
18. Celtic Manor (Twenty Ten) (19)
Newport, Wales, 2009
Robert Trent Jones Jr., Ross McMurray
6.42
19. St. Andrews (Castle) (15)
St. Andrews, Scotland, 2008
David McLay Kidd
6.39
20. The Grove (16)
Watford, England, 2003
Kyle Phillips
6.38
21. The Carrick (34)
Arden, Scotland, 2007
Doug Carrick
6.33
22. Fairmont St. Andrews (Torrance) (20)
St. Andrews, Scotland, 2001
Sam Torrance
6.25
23. Druid’s Glen (18)
Newtownmountkennedy, Ireland, 1995
Pat Ruddy, Tom Craddock
6.22
24. Turnberry (Kintyre) (23)
Turnberry, Scotland, 2001
Donald Steel
6.09
25. The K Club (Smurfit) (30)
Straffan, Ireland, 1990
Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
6.07
26. The Wisley (Garden & Mill) (24)
Ripley, England, 1991
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
6.00
27. Crail (Craighead) (36)
Crail, Scotland, 1998
Gil Hanse
5.94
28. Dundonald Links (32)
Irvine, Scotland, 2003
Kyle Phillips
5.94
29. Machrihanish Dunes (21)
Campbeltown, Scotland, 2009
David McLay Kidd
5.92
30. The Duke’s St. Andrews (27)
St. Andrews, Scotland, 1995
Peter Thomson, Tim Liddy
5.91
31. Ballylifflin (Glashedy) (26)
Ballyliffin, Ireland, 1995
Pat Ruddy, Tom Craddock
5.91
32. Fota Island (28)
Carrigtwohill, Ireland, 1993
Christy O’Connor Jr., Jeff Howes, Peter McEvoy
5.90
33. The K Club (Palmer) (35)
County Kildare, Ireland, 1991
Arnold Palmer
5.86
34. Chart Hills (25)
Biddenden, England, 1993
Steve Smyers, Nick Faldo
5.83
35. Forest of Arden (33)
Meriden, England, 1970
Donald Steel
5.83
36. Skibo Castle (29)
Dornoch, Scotland, 1994
Donald Steel
5.79
37. Carton House (O’Meara) (22)
Maynooth, Ireland, 2002
Mark O’Meara, Design European Golf
5.79
38. Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) (31)
Rosapenna, Ireland, 2003
Pat Ruddy
5.78
39. Fairmont St. Andrews (Kittocks) (40)
St. Andrews, Scotland, 2001
Bruce Devlin, Gary Stephenson
5.69
40. Adare Manor Golf Resort (37)
Adare, Ireland, 1995
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
5.61
2010 Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
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