Or, for a slightly more historical perspective, as referenced in Tom Macwood's enjoyable essay, "The World's Finest Test", in 1939 the short-lived National Golf Review magazine convened a panel of experts to identify and essentially rank the best courses in the world.
The panel (or 'jury')? How's this: Lady Heathcoat-Amory (nee Miss Joyce Wethered); Mrs. E. H. Vare (nee Miss Glenna Collett); Edward, Duke of Windsor; Robert T. Jones, Jr.; Walter Hagen; Arnaud Massy; Joe Kirkwood; Gene Sarazen; Percy Alliss; Tom Simpson; C. H. Alison; Robert Trent Jones; D. Scott Chisholm; Hans Samek; Bernard Darwin; Grantland Rice; and William Richardson.
The 'rankings'? In parts, very interesting:
1. St.Andrews, Scotland
2. Cypress Point, California
3. Pine Valley, N.J.
4. Pebble Beach, California
5. Sandwich, England
6. National Links, N.Y.
7. Hirono, Japan
8. Banff Springs, Canada
9. Royal Melbourne, Australia
10. Foulpointe, Madagascar
11. Augusta Naional, Georgia
12. Timber Point, N.Y.
13. Oakmont, Penn.
14. Hoylake, England
15. Newcastle Co. Down, Ire.
16. Westward Ho!, England
17. Merion, Penn
18. Riviera, California
19. Sunningdale, England
20. Bel-Air, California
21. Shinnecock Hills, N.Y
22. Portrush, Ireland
23. Laksers, Illinois
24. CC of Havana, Cuba
25. Humewood, S.Africa
26. Seminole, Florida
27. Rye, England
28. Knocke, Belgium
29. Yale, Conn
30. Gleneagles, Scotland
31. Le Touquet, France
32. Winged Foot, N.Y.
33. Pasatiempo, California
34. Muirfield, Scotland
35. Walton Heath, England
36. Jasper Park, Canada
37. Portmarnock, Ireland
38. Pinehurst No.2, N.C.
39. Prestwick, Scotland
40. Birkdale, England
41. Lido, N.Y.
42. Ganton, England
43. Durban, S.Africa
44. Oyster Harbors, Mass.
45. Ponte Vedra, Florida
46. North Berwick, Scotland
47. San Francisco, California
48. St.Georges Hill, England
49. Garden City, N.Y.
50. Deal, England
51. Kawana, Japan
52. Engineers, N.Y
53. Swinley Forest, England
54. Brookline, Mass.
55. Saunton, England
56. Bethpage, N.Y.
57. Addington, England
58. Lakeside, California
59. Hollywood, N.J.
60. Woking, England
61. Wildhoeve, Holland
62. Royal York, Canada
63. Oakland Hills, Michigan
64. Morfontaine, France
65. Brancaster, England
66. Pulborough, England
67. Manoir Richelieu, Canada
68. Royal Adelaide, Australia
69. Hamburg-Falkenstein, Germany
70. Olympia Fields #4, Illinois
71. Chiberta, France
72. Lawsonia, Wisconsin
73. Los Angeles, California
74. Maidstone, N.Y.
76. Carnoustie, Scotland
77. Burnham, England
78. Scioto, Ohio
79. Capilano, Canada
80. Hot Springs, Virginia
81. Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon
82. Ballybunion, Ireland
83. Porthcawl, Wales
84. Liphook, England
85. Knoll, N.J.
86. Tokyo-Asaka, Japan
87. Maccauvlei, S.Africa
88. Kingston Heath, Australia
89. Chicago, Illinois
90. Sea Island, Georgia
91. Alwoodley, England
92. Eastward Ho, Mass.
93. Mid Ocean, Bermuda
94. Ville de Delat, Indo China
95. Zandvoort, Holland
96. Five Farms, Maryland
97. Turnberry, Scotland
98. Spa, Belgium
99. Fishers Island, N.Y.
100 a.Royal Worlington, England
b.Prarie Dunes, Kansas