The new rankings list is out this month and there are a few notables:
Turnberry maintained top spot.
Sunningdale (Old) overtook Woodhall Spa as the top inland course.
The European now rates above R. St George's!
Deal dropped out of the top 40!
Silloth dropped out of the Top 50!!
Woking moonwalked back to 80th!!!
Castle Stuart debuted at 45, Renaissance debuted at 73.
The Castle Course was the biggest positive mover, leaping up 11 spots to 56.
Carton House (Montgomerie) fared worst, dropping from 80th to not listed.
The full list1 Turnbury (Ailsa) -
2 R. Birkdale +1
3 R. County Down -1
4 Muirfield +1
5 St Andrews (Old) -1
6 Carnoustie -
7 R. Portrush -
8 Sunningdale (Old) +2
9 Woodhall Spa -1
10 Loch Lomond -1
11 R. Dornoch -
12 Waterville +1
13 R. Lytham & St Anne's +4
14 Ballybunion (Old) -
15 Kingsbarns -3
16 Portmarnock (Old) +2
17 The European +2
18 R. Liverpool -3
19 R. St George's -3
20 Walton Heath (Old) +1
21 Saunton (East) +1
22 R. Troon +1
23 Wentworth (West) -3
24 Nairn +1
25 County Louth +1
26 Sunningdale (New) -2
27 Lahinch +1
28 Ganton -1
29 Gleneagle's (Kings) +1
30 West Sussex -1
31 North Berwick +1
32 The Berkshire (Red) +1
33 Alwoodley +2
34 Formby -3
35 R. Aberdeen +1
36 Doonbeg +1
37 Prestwick -3
38 St Enodoc -
39 Hillside (White) +4
40 R. Porthcawl -
41 R. Cinque Ports -2
42 Western Gailes -1
43 R. St David's -1
44 Notts (Hollinwell) -
45 Castle Stuart NEW
46 R. West Norfolk -
47 Carne -
48 Cruden Bay +2
49 Machrihanish -4
50 St George's Hill -1
51 Silloth-on-Solway -3
52 Rye -1
53 Swinley Forest -1
54 Woburn (Marquess) -1
55 Wentworth (East) -1
56 The Castle Course +11
57 Gullane #1 -1
58 Blairgowrie (R'mnt) -
59 County Sligo -2
60 The Island +1
61 Woburn (Dukes) +2
62 Little Aston -7
63 Donegal -4
64 Ballyliffin (Glass.) -4
65 The Machrie -3
66 The Berkshire (Blue) -2
67 Hunstanton +1
68 Aldeburgh -3
69 Walton heath (New) -3
70 Burnham & Berrow -1
71 Ferndown (Old) +1
72 Aadare Manor +1
73 The Renaissance NEW
74 Hankley Common -
75 Mount Juliet -5
76 Old Head of Kinsale -5
77 Lindrick -2
78 Celtic Manor NEW
79 Tralee -3
80 Woking -3
81 Rosapenna (Sandy H) -
82 Worplesdon -4
83 Southerness -4
84 Aberdovey -1
85 Lough Erne NEW
86 Chart Hills -4
87 Broadstone -3
88 The Addington -3
89 R. Ashdown Forest +1
90 New Zealand +1
91 West Hill -5
92 Remedy Oak -3
93 Enniscrone NEW
94 Dundonald -1
95 Skibo Castle NEW
96 The Belfry (Br'zon) -
97 St Mellion (N'laus) +3
98 Southport & Ainsdale -1
99 Machrihanish Dunes NEW
100 Dukes St Andrews -2
ENTERING THE TOP 100Castle Stuart
The Renaissance
Celtic Manor (2010)
Lough Erne
Enniscrone
Skibo Castle
Machrihanish Dunes
EXITING THE TOP 100Carton House (Montgomerie) (was 80)
Castletown (was 87)
Gleneagles (PGA) (was 88)
Druid's Glen (was 92)
K Club (was 94)
Nefyn (was 95)
Goodwood (was 99)