Each of the 10 layouts on the modern British Open course rota score highly in Golfweek’s Best ranking of top classic golf courses built before 1960 in Great Britain and Ireland, as would be expected. But that doesn’t mean they all are equals.
Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain and Ireland
Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain and Ireland
Check out the rankings of each course on the modern rota below. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce these rankings, and they are included for each course below.
10. Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)
Royal Liverpool (Getty Images)
Golfweek’s Best rating: 7.17
Location: Hoylake, England
Ranking on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses in GB&I: No. 31
Number of times hosting British Open: 12
Next time hosting British Open: 2023
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9. Royal Troon (Old)
The Old Course at Royal Troon (David Cannon/Getty Images)
Golfweek’s Best rating: 7.58
Location: Troon, Scotland
Ranking on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses in GB&I: No. 23
Number of times hosting British Open: Nine
Next time hosting British Open: 2024
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8. Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Royal Lytham & St. Annes (Getty Images)
Golfweek’s Best rating: 7.67
Location: Lytham St. Annes, England
Ranking on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses in GB&I: No. 19
Number of times hosting British Open: 11
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7. Carnoustie (Championship)
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