Golfweek's Best: 2012 GB&I 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 ...
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2011 Golfweek's Best Classic GB&I Courses
Royal County Down and the Old Course top the 2011 Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses of Great Britain and Ireland list.
2010 Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal County Down and St. Andrews top the 2010 Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
