91-100 Courses
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- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
- Founded: 1909
- Designed by: Archie Simpson, James Braid and George Smith
- Green fee: £140-£160
- 23/24 ranking: Up 3
An excellent and enduring course deserving of wider acclaim. Bordering the more famous Royal Aberdeen, and arguably just a touch more forgiving, Murcar is a fabulous and traditional links with elevated tees, gorse and wide views out to sea.
The course really enters its stride down by the shoreline from the par-five 4th. From then on, great and engaging golf continues all the way.
– Murcar Links review and key info
- Location: Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland
- Founded: 1918
- Designed by: Eddie Hackett
- Green fee: €175
- 23/24 ranking: Up 3
Do not be fooled by the innocuous, Old Course-esque opening drive! Having signalled right for your approach to the first green, you then enter some of the finest and most attractive and dramatic dunes anywhere in the Top 100.
This Eddie Hackett design is simply one of the most entertaining and varied links in the country.
– Enniscrone Dunes review and key info
- Location: Woburn, Buckinghamshire, England
- Opened: 1978
- Designed by: Charles Lawrie
- Green fee: £209
- 23/24 ranking: Down 1
Of all the courses in the Top 100, then from the tee, this is almost certainly the most demanding.
Beautiful pine trees line the fairways, at times like spectators straining to get a view making it scarily narrow at times. Accuracy is also vital on many approaches as the greens are relatively small, meaning that the Duchess’ requires a strategic, skilful approach.
– Woburn Duchess’ review and key info
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- Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
- Opened: 2003
- Designed by: Kyle Phillips
- Green fee: £115-£225
- 23/24 ranking: Down 3
Designed by Kyle Phillips, this beautifully laid-out course flows naturally across an impressive swathe of mature parkland.
It played host to the WGC-American Express Championship won by Tiger in 2006 as well as the 2016 British Masters won by Alex Noren. The short holes are particularly appealing at The Grove. Conditioning and presentation is always excellent, even out of season.
– The Grove review and key info
- Location: Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Founded: 1991
- Designed by: Jack Nicklaus
- Green fee: €95-€170
- 23/24 ranking: Down 7
Jack Nicklaus’ Irish masterpiece, laid out over a vast 500-acre Kilkenny estate, has matured beautifully over the course of three decades.
Magnificent beech and oak line the fairways…
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