What exactly is a Downland golf course? Are they in the UK only? How is it defined? Here is some context:
Two Outstanding Courses Goodwood has been at the forefront of international sport for generations through its racecourse and motor racing circuit and is now fast gaining a comparable reputation for the quality of its championship golf. A massive investment has produced two outstanding golf courses on the 12,000 acre estate stretching over the breathtaking landscape of the Sussex Downs that is already attracting an international as well as regional clientele and has earned one course a coveted ranking in Golf World magazine’s Top 100. Laid out in 1914 by James Braid, The Downs course is often referred to as ‘the best Downland course in the UK’ and the combination of its trademark James Braid dog legs and stunning vistas of Chichester Cathedral and the Solent make it a truly wonderful golfing experience.