were designed primarily to hold professional tournaments ?
I know this is difficult to answer, because we dont always know what was in the mind of the owner/developer/architect at the time of designing & building the course, but, Id be interested in your thoughts from what we see in the architecture.
The Australian Open is being played on such a course at the moment, The Australian GC. It has members, but was re-designed in the 70s specifically to host the Australian Open, & it is an incredibly uninteresting course. The Moonah Links Open course was also designed specifically for the Australian Open & it is exceptionally average.
Most of the great courses I have played around the world seemed not to have tournaments in mind when they were designed. Courses like Swinley Forest, Garden City & North Berwick (West), (3 of my all time favourites) even though they have held tournaments & qualifiers in the past, dont play as though they were designed primarily for pro tournaments.
So, what great courses were designed primarily for professional tournaments? I cant think of too many.