The idea was simple – to come up with the best 1st to 18th holes in this instalment of the UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses.
Of course, any hypothetical selection such as this is highly subjective. But we’ve tried to create a fictional course delivering the right blend of ebb and flow, challenge and enjoyment.
It’s a little quirky too with a run of three, straight par 3s. Whether you agree with all the choices or not, around on this eclectic top 100 dream course would blow you away!
1st – Trump International Golf Links Ireland Par 5, 561 yards
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The opener at Trump International Golf Links Ireland (Doonbeg) leads right into the dunes and gives a clear indication of the dramatic terrain to come.
2nd – Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Par 4, 425 yards
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Playing right out to the shoreline, beach and out-of-bounds lurk to the left side on the 2nd at Royal Porthcawl and become more of a factor as you near the green.
3rd – Royal County Down Golf Club Championship Links, Par 4, 475 yards
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There are incredible views over Dundrum Bay on this formidable par 4 at Royal County Down where bunkers provide significant threat on both drive and approach.
4th – Old Head Golf Links, Par 4, 427 yards
4th at Old Head Golf Links
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There can be few more striking holes than this clifftop test at Old Head Golf Links. Playing out towards the lighthouse, anything veering left will disappear over the cliffs.
5th – Cruden Bay Golf Club Championship Course, Par 4, 463 yards
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From an elevated tee, this cracking hole at Cruden Bay sweeps through the dunes, turning gently right to left towards a huge sloping green.
6th – Sunningdale Golf Club New Course, Par 5, 510 yards
The stunning 6th at Sunningdale New
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You look across an expanse of beautiful heathland at Sunningdale Golf Club New Course before firing down to a fairway sweeping left to right, before climbing again to the green.
7th, Hankley Common Golf Club, Par 3, 183 yards
The 7th at Hankley Common
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It’s the near perfect simplicity of this par-3 at Hankley Common that makes it so enticing. The ball must carry a swathe of heather and rough to a two-tier green.
8th – Royal Troon Golf Club Old Course, Par 3, 123 yards
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One of the most famous short holes, the putting surface of the Postage Stamp at Royal Troon is incredibly narrow and vicious…
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