Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2023/24
(Image credit: Kevin Murray)
A very warm welcome to the 2023/24 Golf Monthly rankings, the tenth biennial list of the Top 100 Courses in the UK & Ireland. Having begun life as a Top 120, the process was refined in 2009/10 to make it a Top 100 at the same time as a second tier was added – the Next 100.
We continue to believe that what sets our rankings apart is that they are compiled entirely by knowledgeable, regular club golfers who are enthusiastic about golf course architecture.
For this update, a bigger reader panel allowed us to achieve a record number of well over 700 assessment visits right across the UK&I. To provide stability and balance, the senior panel has remained the same since our third edition in 2009/10.
What became clear from this increased number of reviews is that, with few exceptions, the quality of golf on offer continues to improve. This makes determining exact positions and, in particular, deciding on those just inside and outside the cut-off points, more difficult than ever.
We’ve worked for many years towards a ranking that is robust and sensible, so there are now few big leaps or falls. Most of us are particularly keen to see which new courses have made it in. This is always bittersweet as it means others have to make way for them despite still being fabulous courses.
There are six newcomers to whet the appetite this time – one brand new stunner, two re-entries, and three where major improvements have led to their promotion.
The brand new Rosapenna St Patrick’s Links is a new entry this year
(Image credit: St Patrick’s Links, Rosapenna Golf Resort. Image courtesy of Clyde Johnson. )
No-one will agree with everything, but that’s fine because, as objective and representative as we try to make the process, it will always be the topic of endless debate among golfers.
We are delighted to welcome Peter Millar as our partner for the 2023/24 Top 100 rankings. Peter Millar is one of the world’s leading premium apparel brands, and one that very much shares our vision for celebrating the best of the best.
We very much hope that you will enjoy our new rankings and be inspired to visit some of these quite brilliant courses.
Prices shown for green fees range from lowest quoted 18-hole fee (sometimes a twilight or winter rate) up to a 36-hole high-season rate (where available). Some clubs offer local resident or hotel guest rates. Winter rates may require the use of fairway mats at some courses….
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