Golfweek's Best: 2012 GB&I Modern courses
Location
Opened Architect(s)
Avg. rating
GB&I Modern Courses: 1960 and later
1. Kingsbarns
St. Andrews, Scotland
1999 - Kyle Phillips
7.92
2. Castle Stuart
Inverness, Scotland
2009 - Gil Hanse, Mark Parsinen
7.82
3. Loch Lomond
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1994 - Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
7.68
4. Waterville
Waterville, Ireland
1973 - Eddie Hackett
7.54
5. Renaissance Club at Archerfield
Dirleton, Scotland
2008 - Tom Doak
7.41
6. The European Club
Brittas Bay, Ireland
1992 - Pat Ruddy
7.38
7. Old Head of Kinsale
Kinsale, Ireland
1997 - Eddie Hackett, Joe Carr, Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins
6.97
8. Carne
Belmullet, Ireland
1995 - Eddie Hackett
6.89
9. Enniscrone
Enniscrone, Ireland
1973 - Eddie Hackett
6.78
10. Lough Erne
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
2009 - Nick Faldo
6.74
11. Carton House (Montgomerie)
Maynooth, Ireland
2003 - Colin Montgomerie, Design European Golf
6.63
12. Tralee
Ardfert, Ireland
1984 - Arnold Palmer
6.55
13. Doonbeg
Doonbeg, Ireland
2001 - Greg Norman
6.53
14. Ballyliffin (Glashedy)
Ballyliffin, Ireland
1995 - Pat Ruddy, Tom Craddock
6.51
15. Hillside
Southport, England
1967 - Fred Hawtree
6.51
16. Woburn (Marquess)
Woburn, England
1997 - Clive Clark, Peter Alliss, Alex Hay, Alex McMurray
6.50
17. Woburn (Dukes)
Woburn, England
1976 - Charles Lawrie
6.50
18. Bearwood Lakes
Wokingham, England
1996 - Martin Hawtree
6.50
19. Rosapenna (Sandy Hills)
Rosapenna, Ireland
2003 - Pat Ruddy
6.38
20. The Grove
Chandler’s Cross, England
2003 - Kyle Phillips
6.38
21. Carnegie Links at Skibo
Dornoch, Scotland
1994 - Donald Steel
6.37
22. The Carrick
Loch Lomond, Scotland
2007 - Doug Carrick
6.33
23. St. Andrews (Castle)
St. Andrews, Scotland
2008 - David McLay Kidd
6.32
24. Celtic Manor (Twenty Ten)
Newport, Wales
2009 - Robert Trent Jones II, Ross McMurray
6.32
25. Fairmont St. Andrews (Torrance)
St. Andrews, Scotland
2001 - Sam Torrance
6.24
26. Druids Glen
Newtownmountkennedy, Ireland
1995 - Pat Ruddy, Tom Craddock
6.18
27. The Duke’s St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland
1995 - Peter Thomson, Tim Liddy
6.09
28. The K Club (Smurfit)
Straffan, Ireland
1990 - Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
6.07
29. Turnberry (Kintyre)
Turnberry, Scotland
2001 - Donald Steel
6.06
30. Dundonald Links
Irvine, Scotland
2003 - Kyle Phillips
6.00
31. The Wisley (Garden & Mill)
Ripley, England
1991 - Robert Trent Jones Jr.
6.00
32. Fota Island
Carrigtwohill, Ireland
1993 - Christy O’Connor Jr., Jeff Howes, Peter McEvoy
5.90
33. Crail (Craighead)
Crail, Scotland
1998 - Gil Hanse
5.88
34. The K Club (Palmer)
Straffan, Ireland
1991 - Arnold Palmer
5.86
35. Donegal
Donegal, Ireland
1973 - Pat Ruddy, Eddie Hackett
5.85
36. Chart Hills
Biddenden, England
1993 - Steve Smyers, Nick Faldo
5.83
37. Fairmont St. Andrews (Kittocks)
St. Andrews, Scotland
2001 - Bruce Devlin, Gary Stephenson
5.83
38. Forest of Arden
Meriden, England
1970 - Donald Steel
5.83
39. Machrihanish Dunes
Machrihanish, Scotland
2009 - David McLay Kidd
5.70
40. Ballybunion (Cashen)
Ballybunion, Ireland
1982 - Robert Trent Jones Sr.
5.57
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