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LETTER FROM ATLANTA
Memo From Helensburgh
CLASSIC COURSES
- GANTON GOLF CLUB
GOLF MAGAZINE'S
2003 TOP 100 COURSES IN THE WORLD
SPOTLIGHT ON THE
133rd BRITISH OPEN ABOARD THE ROYAL SCOTSMAN JULY
12 - 19, 2004
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GOLF MAGAZINE'S 2003 TOP 100
COURSES IN THE WORLD
The only new British Isles entry
to crack this exclusive list was Ireland's European
Club at #98, bringing the current total of United
Kingdom and Ireland courses to 24, or almost a quarter
of the world's best are located within a small geographical
area. Scotland and England are tied with 9, and the
island of Ireland has 6. See how many you've played
and which ones to add to your itinerary on your next
visit (the complete list is in the September 2003
issue of GOLF MAGAZINE)
#3 Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland
#6 St. Andrews, Old St Andrews, Scotland
#10 Royal County Down Newcastle, Northern Ireland
#12 Royal Portrush, Dunluce Portrush, Northern Ireland
#13 Ballybunion, Old Ballybunion, Ireland
#16 Royal Dornoch Dornoch, Scotland
#17 Turnberry, Ailsa Turnberry, Scotland
#26 Carnoustie, Championship Carnoustie, Scotland
#28 Royal Birkdale Southport, England
#32 Royal St George's Sandwich, England
#38 Royal Troon Troon, Scotland
#40 Portmarnock Portmarnock, Ireland
#44 Sunningdale, Old Sunningdale, England
#46 Woodhall Spa Woodhall Spa, England
#54 Royal Lytham & St Annes Southport, England
#56 Loch Lomond Luss, Scotland
#62 Ganton Ganton, England
#65 Kingsbarns Golf Links Kingsbarns, Scotland
#72 Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) Hoylake, England
#73 Lahinch Lahinch, Ireland
#76 Cruden Bay Cruden Bay, Scotland
#78 Wentworth, West Virginia Water, England
#82 Walton Heath, Old Tadworth, England
#98 European Club Britas Bay, Ireland
OTHER INTERNATIONAL COURSES
There are 17 other international
courses with Kauri Cliffs in New Zealand debuting
the highest of any new course at #49. Its worth a
trip to the lands down under as Australia and New
Zealand team together for 6 courses on the list and
also Japan weighs in with 3 courses. Continental Europe
has 3 courses, 2 in Spain and 1 in France. Canada,
the Dominican Republic, Mexico and South Africa round
out the destinations with Top 100 courses.
#8 Royal Melbourne, Composite
Melbourne, Australia
#21 Kingston Heath Cheltenham, Australia
#34 Casa de Campo, Teeth of the Dog La Romana, Dominican
Republic
#35 Hirono Kobe, Japan
#43 New South Wales La Perouse, Australia
#47 Morfontaine Senlis, France
#49 Kauri Cliffs Kaeo, New Zealand
#50 Royal Adelaide Adelaide, Australia
#64 Highlands Links Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
#68 Cabo del Sol, Ocean Los Cabos, Mexico
#70 Durban Durban, South Africa
#75 Naruso Osaka, Japan
#77 Valderrama Sotogrande, Spain
#80 Kawana, Fuji Kawana, Japan
#93 El Saler Valencia, Spain
#95 St George's Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
#99 Paraparaumu Beach Paraparaumu, New Zealand
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