Ranking
Top 100 Golf Courses in Europe
A starting shortlist of the courses most golfers travelling to Europe should have on their list — spanning historic links and modern championship parkland design.
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Scotland · Fife
St Andrews Old Course
The Home of Golf.
9.6/10
Northern Ireland · County Down
Royal County Down Golf Club
Links golf beneath the Mourne Mountains.
9.5/10
Spain · Cádiz
Valderrama Golf Club
Continental Europe's benchmark parkland test.
9.4/10
Northern Ireland · County Antrim
Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links)
Open Championship golf on the Causeway Coast.
9.4/10
Bulgaria · Dobrich
Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort
Clifftop golf above the Black Sea.
9.3/10
Scotland · Angus
Carnoustie Golf Links
One of the toughest tests in championship golf.
9.2/10
Scotland · Fife
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Modern links with sea views on almost every hole.
9.1/10
Ireland · County Kerry
Ballybunion Golf Club
Atlantic dunes on Ireland's southwest coast.
9.1/10
Scotland · Highlands
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
A remote Highlands classic.
9.0/10
Portugal · Algarve
Monte Rei Golf & Country Club
A Nicklaus design in a quiet Algarve valley.
9.0/10