Golf Monthly’s

Latest listing of the Top 100 courses in the UK&I includes no fewer than 14 royals…

Royal County Down

1

As a combination of top-quality championship golf and stunning setting, this is the best.

Royal Dornoch

This dreamy, challenging links attracts pilgrims from all over the planet.

Royal Birkdale

England’s finest course – a brilliant Open venue that runs through the dunes.

Royal Portrush 6 7

8

A quite wonderful links even before its superb pre-2019 Open upgrade.

Royal St George’s

11

A supreme test of golf dating back to 1887 and host of this year’s Open.

Royal Liverpool 12

Recent strengthening by Martin Ebert has included a dramatic new short hole.

Royal Lytham & St Annes 13

Historic links in an unlikely suburban setting; a strategic and testing masterpiece.

Royal Aberdeen

A superb, traditional links that constantly seeks to impress and improve.

Royal Troon 17

The most recent British recipient of the Royal title in 1978.

Royal Porthcawl

The finest course in Wales with terrific variety and sea views from the start to finish.

Royal St David’s 16 22

45 Towering dunes and

Harlech Castle overlook this challenging links.

Royal Cinque Ports

53 Ever-improving links with a fabulously testing closing seven holes.

Royal West Norfolk

60 Other-worldly and compellingly different links that runs through the Norfolk marshes.

Royal North Devon

85 England’s oldest course; a wild, natural and wonderful place to play.