Most Amazing Golf Courses in the World
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1. Cape Kidnappers
Located on New Zealand’s North Island, it is well known for its dramatic location and stunning views from every hole. The fairways are settled on intense ridges and ravines which make the course one of the most unique and fun courses to play in the world. Cape Kidnappers is on 5,000 acres making it a vast and open area to take in all the natural beauty that New Zealand has to offer.
2. Pebble Beach, California
Tucked right into the coast of the Pacific Ocean, Pebble Beach is arguably the best American course. This course, located in California features narrow fairways, sloping greens and offers amazing views of the coast and the ocean. It is open to everybody unlike many other American courses of this calibre.
3. Turnberry, Scotland
Scotland has so many impressive golf courses but Turnberry seems to outweigh all of the others. The landscape is breathtaking and this course has a tradition like none other. It has hosted The Open Championship multiple times and will continue to do so. Some of the best golfers in the world have walked the beautiful fairways and said it is the most memorable course they have ever played.
4. Royal County Down
Royal County Down is a fantastic golf course, located in Newcastle in County Down in Northern Ireland, is often an overlooked course among the world’s best. In reality, it belongs near the top. A stunning backdrop of the Mountains of Morne along with great sites of Dundrum Bay makes this course a true spectacle. The course is sculpted perfectly but still looks natural and shows the true beauty that Newcastle has to offer.
5. The Royal Calcutta Golf Club
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club in India is the second largest golf course on the planet. Mostly flat with a 72 par course, the golf course features plenty of water hazards and was where the first Amateur Golf Championship was held in 1892 in India.
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