Have only listed courses that I have played or visited. So many more great golf courses to see!!!!

Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Australia)
Superb green complexes that always demand your full attention.

Old Course, St Andrews (UK)
Historical setting creates an incredible atmosphere while playing this strategically challenging course.

Swinley Forest (UK)
A true Harry Colt gem, short at just over 6,000 yards but so much fun and very scenic. Short holes are particularly interesting.

Sunningdale Golf Club (UK)
Both Old and New Courses challenge golfers of all standards. Great sense of scale in this beautiful heathland setting.

Royal Cinque Ports (UK)
Compact site strategically positioned against the barrier of the ocean front. Green complexes require a great deal of attention.

Augusta National Golf Club (USA)
Incredible contouring on greens and fairways that push design boundaries to the limit combined with inconceivable levels of perfection on the upkeep of course.

Royal County Down (Northern Ireland)
Perhaps the best first nine holes of golf in the world set on a broad landscape with clever design.

Datai Bay Golf Club (Malaysia)
Monkeys, rainforest, beach, elevation and heat – this course has it all.

Kingston Heath Golf Club (Australia)
Compact layout that utilises quality land well. Well positioned and shaped bunkers are imposing hazards, especially at the par-three 15th.

The Berkshire Golf Club (UK)
In summer a sea of purple heather greets wayward golfers. The Red course with its 6, 6, 6 combination of par 3, 4 and 5’s is rare but offers great variety to a round.

WRITTEN ON August 3rd, 2009 BY TPL AND STORED IN Tim Lobb, Top Courses