Yes, another of those dreaded league tables we all detest, yet usually end up commenting on. The normally reliable Daily Telegraph today has an overseas property supplement. Its cover announces 'World's Top 50 Golf Courses.' Curiosity got the better of me. They teed off with 30 courses in six different categories, the rest to follow in June. Remember, this is a property supplement, so you have to be able to buy an appartment or house on the course, so no ANGC etc. Here's the list:
BEST FOR GOLF WIDOWS
Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus
Imperial Golf Club, Bansko, Bulgaria
San Donata, Italy
Real Bendinat, Majorca
Haciendo del Alamo, Spain
MOST CHALLENGING COURSE
Monte Rei, Portugal
Monte Mayor, Spain
Parque da Floresta, Portugal
San Roque, Spain
Is Molas, Sardinia
MOST EXOTIC
St Regis, Anguilla
Gainey Ranch, Arizona
Los Altos de los Flamencos, Spain
Westin Le Paradis, St Lucia
Palmyra Rose Hall, Jamaica
BEST VALUE
Pirin Spa, Bulgaria
Costa Esuri, Spain
The Grand View, Bulgaria
Eagle Heights, Dubai
Corvera, Spain
BEST FOOD AND DRINK
St Endreol, France
Montecastillo, Spain
Palheiro Village, Madeira
PGA National, Florida
Los Aqueros, Spain
MOST SUSTAINABLE
Three Sisters Mountain Village, Alberta
Pezula, South Africa
Arcos Gardens, Spain
Fairmont Zimbali, South Africa
Playa Mecenas, Spain
Coming up in June are: Best Links, Most Mountainous, Best Championship Course, Most Unusual Location.
Should you wish to comment the author is someone called Cheryl Markosky. I haven't come across her, but then I can't afford to live on a golf course overseas. I like the Most Sustainable category - judged, no doubt, by a group of Zimbabweans.