Golfweek's Best: 2012 GB&I Classic courses
No. 10 hole at Royal Dornoch in Scotland.
Location
Opened Architect(s)
Avg. rating
GB&I Classic Courses: Before 1960
1. Royal County Down
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
1889, Old Tom Morris
9.04
2. St. Andrews (Old Course)
St. Andrews, Scotland
1800, Unknown
8.76
3. Royal Portrush (Dunluce)
Portrush, Northern Ireland
1888, Harry S. Colt
8.57
4. Muirfield
Gullane, Scotland
1892, Old Tom Morris
8.49
5. Royal Dornoch
Dornoch, Scotland
1877 - Old Tom Morris, John Sutherland, George Duncan
8.48
6. Sunningdale (Old)
Sunningdale, England
1900 - Harry S. Colt, Willie Park Jr.
8.36
7. Ballybunion (Old)
Ballybunion, Ireland
1893 - Tom Simpson, P. Murphy
8.26
8. Royal St. George’s
Sandwich, England
1887 - Laidlaw Purves
8.25
9. Turnberry (Ailsa)
Turnberry, Scotland
1949 - Mackenzie Ross
8.21
10. Royal Birkdale
Southport, England
1889 - George Lowe, F.G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor
8.19
11. Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin)
Woodhall Spa, England
1896 - S.V. Hotchkin
8.07
12. Carnoustie (Championship)
Carnoustie, Scotland
1839 - Old Tom Morris, Allan Robertson, James Braid
7.92
13. Ganton
Ganton, England
1893 - Harry S. Colt, James Braid, Tom Dunn, Harry Vardon
7.87
14. North Berwick (West Links)
North Berwick, Scotland
1832 - David Strath
7.79
15. Lahinch
Lahinch, Ireland
1892 - Old Tom Morris
7.75
16. Rye
Rye, England
1894 - Harry S. Colt
7.66
17. Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay, Scotland
1899 - Tom Simpson 7.62
18. Royal Troon (Championship)
Troon, Scotland
1878 - Willie Fernie
7.58
19. Walton Heath (Old)
Tadworth, England
1903 - Herbert Fowler
7.54
20. Swinley Forest
Ascot, England
1909 - Harry S. Colt
7.54
21. Royal Porthcawl
Porthcawl, Wales
1891 - Charles Gibson
7.52
22. Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Lytham, England
1886 - Herbert Fowler, George Lowe
7.51
23. St. George’s Hill
Weybridge, England
1912 - Harry S. Colt
7.47
24. Portmarnock (Old)
Portmarnock, Ireland
1894 George Ross, W.C. Pickeman
7.41
25. Sunningdale (New)
Sunningdale, England
1922 - Harry S. Colt
7.41
26. Wallasey
Wallasey, England
1891 - Old Tom Morris, James Braid, F.G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor, Donald Steel
7.33
27. Royal Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Scotland
1800 - James Braid, Tom Simpson
7.32
28. Machrihanish
Machrihanish, Scotland
1876 - Old Tom Morris
7.27
29. Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)
Hoylake, England
1869 - Old Tom Morris, Robert Chambers
7.24
30. Western Gailes
Irvine, Scotland
1897 - Fred Morris
7.23
31. Royal West Norfolk
Brancaster, England
1892 - Holcombe Ingleby
7.20
32. Royal North Devon (Westward Ho!)
Bideford, England
1864 - Old Tom Morris, Herbert Fowler
7.20
33. Nefyn & District
Pwllheli, Wales
1907 - James Braid, J.H. Taylor
7.14
34. The Golf House Club Elie, Scotland
1896 - Old Tom Morris, James Braid
7.13
35. Gleneagles (King’s)
Auchterarder, Scotland
1919 - James Braid
7.05
36. Alwoodley
Leeds, England
1907 - Alister MacKenzie
7.05
37. Wentworth (West)
Virginia Water, England
1924 - Harry S. Colt
7.04
38. Royal Cinque Ports
Deal, England
1892 - James Braid
7.03
39. Prestwick
Prestwick, Scotland
1851 - Old Tom Morris
6.94
40. County Louth (Baltray)
Baltray, Ireland
1892 - Tom Simpson
6.83
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