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 ...
2011 Golfweek's Best Modern GB&I Courses
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 ...
