Golfweek's Best: 2012 GB&I Classic courses
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 ...
2011 Golfweek's Best Classic GB&I Courses
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 ...
