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Welcome to the most prestigious and most definitive ranking of the best golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland.
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51 Silloth-on-SolwayTwo things have stopped the brilliance of Silloth becoming more widely known: its remote location means only the determined find it – and the nearby power station is an undeniable eyesore. |
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52 RyeHarry Colt was renowned for his heathland designs, many of which feature in this list, but Rye proves he could turn his hand to links too. |
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53 Swinley ForestThere is a distinct feeling of a bygone era at Swinley, from the sign at the bottom of the gate which is no bigger than a sheet of A4 to the fact scorecards have only recently been introduced and stroke indexes are simply arranged 1-18 as per the hole number. |
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54 Woburn (Marquess)Unusually, the highest ranked of a club’s collection of courses is its youngest. The Marquess only opened in 1999, but quickly establish itself as the premier track. |
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55 Wentworth (East)Many believe the best holes on the Wentworth estate are on the charming East, the scene of the second unofficial Ryder Cup match. |
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56 Castle CourseA significant rise, as the highest new entry of our 2008 ranking beds in, and more panellists play it. The seventh course to open in St Andrews did so to great fanfare in June 2008. |
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57 Gullane No.1St Andrews apart, Gullane is a good call for the title of Britain’s top golf town. It boasts five 18-hole courses with the No.1 course clearly the premier track. |
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58 Blairgowrie RosemountOne of Scotland’s finest inland courses for many years and is an extremely picturesque test among pine, birch and heather. |
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59 County SligoBetter known as Rosses Point, it starts modestly with some uphill and downhill holes but really takes off (literally) at the 5th, called The Jump. |
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60 The IslandA very simple, unpretentious course which you could imagine existing in exactly this form 100 years ago (it opened in 1890). |
