Western Gails is one of the finest natural links courses in Western Scotland, Western Gailes can be said to have most of the good things of golf. While the course is rather short in length, its layout is extremely inventive and the novelty of each of the holes requires a great deal of skill and accuracy. The course was founded in 1897.
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Host to its first British Open in 1923, this course hosted the event again in 1997. Royal Troon is the home of both the longest hole in British Open golf, the 6th at 577 yards and the shortest – the Postage Stamp 8th which measures only 126 yards. The course was founded in 1878.
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Prestwick was the birthplace of the British Open in 1860 and has played host to the championship challenge 24 times. A great test of skill, this historic course still retains seven of its original greens and features several humps and hillocks, blind shots, and deep bunkers. The course was founded in 1851.
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Resort’s Ailsa & Kintyre Courses. The Ailsa Course is consistently rated within the world’s best. An Open championship course four times over, The Ailsa provides one of the world’s great golfing experiences that will make an ideal golf break at the world famous Turnberry.
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The Torrance at the Fairmont St Andrews opened in 2001 and was designed by former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance. The Torrance Course offers Scottish style links golf at its very best. The course features revetted bunkers, dry stone walling and cliff top putting greens. The panorama from the course is quite simply astounding, with views over St. Andrews Bay to Carnoustie and the Grampian Mountains. The course is located at the Fairmont St Andrews Resort.
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Designed by Bruce Devlin and boasts spectacular views over the North Sea, along the rugged Scottish coastline and the unmistakable skyline of the medieval town of St. Andrews. The final stretch of holes represents one of the most exacting finishes anywhere in Scotland. The course is located at the Fairmont St Andrews Resort.
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Kingsbarns is 6 miles from St. Andrews and sweeps majestically along the sea near the charming village of Kingsbarns. The sea figures prominently on every hole at Kingsbarns Golf Links. The links offer spacious fairways, rolling and twisting through dune ridges and hollows with large greens. True links turf and accommodating contours that embrace the tradition of the running shot under the wind.
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Carnoustie championship course has developed into one of the world’s finest tests of golf, a course used as the venue for 7 British Opens. Historians agree that for more than 500 years golf has been played over the land at Carnoustie. The first real golf course at Carnoustie was laid out in the early 1830s. But it was Alan Robertson of St Andrews who, in 1850, designed the basics of the course and Old Tom Morris redesigned and extended it to 18 holes in the early 1870s.
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The Castle Course is the 7th course at the Home of Golf. Set on a rugged cliffline overlooking the ancient town of St Andrews, the course combines breathtaking views with a memorable golfing challenge. Designed by David Kidd, The Castle Course was included within the prestigious Golf Digest Top 100 rankings almost immediately after opening. The course was opened for play in 2008.
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The Old Course is the oldest course in the world and was first played 600 years ago yet today it remains a true test of championship golf hosting multiple British Open Championships. Despite its reputation and status, it is still a public course and closed on Sundays. St. Andrews New Course was built in 1895 as a response to increasing demand for golf at St Andrews, both from locals and from the visitors who were flocking to the town in increasing numbers on the recently constructed railway. The New and Old are classic links which uses the natural features of the land. The courses have traditional out and back layout, with the 18th green just to the right of the first tee.
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Opened in 1986 and designed by Robert Trent Jones, the 27 hole Castelconturbia Golf Club is ranked as Italy’s second best course. The three 9 hole courses can be combined to produce different layouts. The blue and yellow courses were those chosen for Italian Open in 1998. The course requires real thought, with jagged sand traps, deceiving fairways and plenty of slopes and breaks on the greens.
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Villa D’Este Golf Club is one of Italy’s finest courses. Designed in 1926 by Peter Gannon, Villa d’Este sits alongside the small lake of Montorfano, is a hilly course set amidst pine, chestnut and birch trees. A superb Club House adds the final touch to this tranquil and very elegant Golf Club.
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Menaggio and Cadenabbia golf club was founded in 1907. At the turn of the century, Lake Como was a preferred holiday destination for the elite of British society, and one of them, a banker named Henry John Mylius, decided that the area would benefit from a top quality golf course. The course was then completely redesigned in 1965. Situated amongst pines, oaks and chestnut trees, the course is a winding nature with a background of the Monte Rosa and the Lombardy pre-Alps. This is a challenging golf course and a fine way to commence our golfing journey in the Italian Lakes.
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Opened on the Costa de Sol in 1964, it is maintained in immaculate condition and has long been considered one of the top courses in Europe. Sotogrande was the first course Trent Jones designed in Europe and is blessed with his design philosophy, which consists of building courses perfectly integrated with the natural surroundings which are a great challenge to the better players, but accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
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La Reserva is the newest addition to the courses of Sotogrande. Designed by Cabell Robinson and opened in the autumn of 2003 to outstanding reviews. The course lies within the Sotogrande complex to the north of Valderrama. The club is situated in a spectacular spot featuring marvelous views of both the mountains and sea.
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The famous Valderrama course on the Costa del Sol hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup Matches. It is a course which invariably is in excellent condition throughout the season, consistently ranked #1 in Continental Europe. It demands precision from the tee to find the narrow fairways nestled between cork trees.
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Located west of Marbella with wonderful views over the Mediterranean Sea. The natural environment and landscape of Cortesin are one of its most attractive features. The player will remain immersed in a green paradise which is not surrounded by real estate developments. The designers managed to maintain the natural character, finding a perfect equilibrium between the natural plants of the Mediterranean forest and the well manicured fairways and greens. Volvo World Match Play Championship is played here annually.
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Two Robert von Hagge designed courses the links and a forest courses. The Forest Course is more scenic whereas the Links is more challenging and harder and used for PGA Tournaments. The Links is more open allowing the so called Tramontana winds coming from the nearby Pyrenees Mountains to affect each shot. The Forest features manicured umbrella pine tree lined fairways. Both courses are in good shape and definitely worth playing.
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Founded in 1990 this course is situated on top of the mountain “Les Gavarres” with spectacular views across the Costa Brava. The beautiful views from 1000 feet are so good that they make this course one of the best in the area. Surrounded by pines, cork oaks and over a thousand olive trees, this is a tight and challenging course along the ridge-top with plenty of challenge for anyone. The unique clubhouse and restaurant are a great after golf setting.
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PGA Catalunya Stadium Course, site of the Spanish Open originally planned to host the 1997 Ryder Cup, local construction delays forced the course opening to delay until 1999. The end result is an architectural masterpiece of golf with fairways bordered by dense, mature forests, ever-present water and far-reaching views. PGA Catalunya was ranked #1 golf course in Spain in 2012. The Stadium Course has a sister, Tour Course also located on the picturesque PGA Resort property.
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