All Links Courses

22 courses found · Filters applied

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Northern Ireland

Royal County Down

Widely regarded as the world's greatest links, set against the stunning backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne.

GBP 275–360

Difficult

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1889

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Scotland

Royal Dornoch

A remote Highland gem considered by many to be the most natural links on earth, dating back to the 16th century.

GBP 195–295

Moderate

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1616

Muirfield — Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

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Scotland

Muirfield

Perhaps the most perfectly designed links in the world — a supreme examination of shot-making and strategy.

GBP 300–400

Difficult

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1744

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Scotland

Carnoustie

The toughest links test in the world — Carnoustie demands everything you have, then asks for more.

GBP 220–270

Moderate

Architect: Allan Robertson· Est. 1842

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Northern Ireland

Royal Portrush

Set along the dramatic Antrim coastline near the Giant's Causeway, a true gem of Irish links golf.

GBP 250–340

Difficult

Architect: H.S. Colt· Est. 1929

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Ireland

Ballybunion Old

Tom Watson's favourite course in the world — wild, rugged, and magnificent along the Kerry cliffs.

EUR 200–280

Moderate

Architect: Patrick Murphy· Est. 1893

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England

Royal Birkdale

England's finest links — a supreme Open Championship venue amid towering dunes on the Lancashire coast.

GBP 275–350

Difficult

Architect: George Lowe· Est. 1889

#17

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England

Royal St George's

The site of the first Open Championship outside Scotland, a true test of traditional links golf in Kent.

GBP 250–320

Difficult

Architect: Laidlaw Purves· Est. 1887

#21

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England

Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)

One of the most testing and historic links in England, where Tiger Woods won the 2006 Open with irons only.

GBP 240–310

Difficult

Architect: Robert Chambers· Est. 1869

#24

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Ireland

Ballyliffin Glashedy

Ireland's most northerly links — a raw and dramatic course on the Inishowen Peninsula beneath Glashedy Rock.

EUR 120–170

Easy to book

Architect: Pat Ruddy· Est. 1995

#27

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Ireland

The European Club

Pat Ruddy's magnificent personal vision — 20 holes of pure links golf on the stunning Wicklow coast south of Dublin.

EUR 130–180

Easy to book

Architect: Pat Ruddy· Est. 1993

#37

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Australia

Royal Melbourne West

Alister MacKenzie's greatest creation — the undisputed finest golf course in the Southern Hemisphere.

AUD 200–350

Difficult

Architect: Alister MacKenzie· Est. 1926

#42

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England

Royal Lytham

An unusual but magnificent Open Championship links — surrounded by Victorian red-brick houses and bordered by the railway.

GBP 220–290

Moderate

Architect: George Lowe Sr.· Est. 1886

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Scotland

Royal Troon

Home of the Postage Stamp — Scotland's most famous short hole on an Open Championship course of legendary difficulty.

GBP 350–460

Difficult

Architect: George Strath· Est. 1878

#50

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New Zealand

Tara Iti

The world's newest golf sensation — Tom Doak's private masterpiece on New Zealand's extraordinary Te Arai coast.

NZD 1,000–1,500

Very hard

Architect: Tom Doak· Est. 2015

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Scotland

St Andrews Old

The spiritual home of golf, where the game has been played for over 600 years across the most famous links in the world.

GBP 295–295

Difficult

Architect: Traditional — evolved naturally· Est. 1574

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Scotland

Turnberry Ailsa

Iconic Ayrshire clifftop links with lighthouse views, host to four Open Championships including the legendary 1977 Duel in the Sun.

GBP 375–500

Moderate

Architect: Willie Fernie· Est. 1906

#20

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Scotland

Trump Aberdeen

Championship links routed through spectacular North Sea dunes north of Aberdeen, hosting the DP World Tour's Scottish Championship.

GBP 175–275

Easy to book

Architect: Martin Hawtree· Est. 2012

#23

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England

Royal Cinque Ports

A brutally tough Open Championship links on the Kent coast, notorious for its relentless back nine and strong prevailing winds.

GBP 150–200

Difficult

Architect: Tommy Dunn· Est. 1892

#25

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England

Rye Old

Harry Colt's debut design — a deceptively short but fiendishly difficult private links on the Sussex coast, par 68 and no pushover.

GBP 100–150

Very hard

Architect: Harry Colt· Est. 1894

#53

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Scotland

The Renaissance Club

Tom Doak's 2008 private links creation in East Lothian, hosting the Genesis Scottish Open and considered one of the finest modern links courses.

GBP 200–300

Difficult

Architect: Tom Doak· Est. 2008

#68

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Scotland

St Andrews Castle

David McLay Kidd's dramatic 2008 clifftop addition to the St Andrews estate, with the most spectacular sea views of any course in Fife.

GBP 130–195

Moderate

Architect: David McLay Kidd· Est. 2008