At a glance

World’s top 10 golf courses as ranked by a panel of experts for the golfscape.com website:

❚ 1: The Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland

❚ 2: Royal Dornoch, Scotland

❚ 3: Royal County Down Golf Club, Ireland

❚ 4: Pebble Beach Golf Links, US ❚ 5: West Course, The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia ❚ 6: Ailsa, Trump Turnberry, Scotland ❚ 7: Meadow Links, Mission Hills Haikou, China

❚ 8: Cabot Cliffs, Cape Breton, Canada ❚ 9: Adare Manor, Ireland

❚ 10: Cape Kidnappers Golf Course, New Zealand