Ranked # |
1983(Top 50) |
1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | Ranked |
1 | Murifield | Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
1 |
2 | Pebble Beach |
Pebble Beach |
Muirfield | Pebble Beach |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
2 |
3 | Royal County Down |
Muirfield | Pebble Beach |
Augusta National |
Augusta National |
Pebble Beach |
3 |
4 | Pine Valley |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Muirfield | Augusta National |
4 |
5 | Cypress Point |
Augusta National |
Augusta National |
Muirfield | Pebble Beach |
Royal Melbourne |
5 |
6 | Royal Melbourne |
Royal Melbourne |
Royal Melbourne |
Royal Melbourne |
Royal Melbourne |
Muirfield | 6 |
7 | Augusta National |
Royal Co. Down |
St. Andrews |
St. Andrews |
St.Andrews old |
Royal County Down |
7 |
8 | Merion east |
Merion east |
Ballybunion | Royal Co. Down |
Royal County Down |
St.Andrews old |
8 |
9 | Pinehurst #2 |
Ballybunion Old |
Royal Co. Down |
Ballybunion | Shinnecock Hills |
Shinnecock Hills |
9 |
10 | Royal Dornoch |
St. Andrews |
Merion east |
Merion east |
Merion east |
Merion east |
10 |
11 | Seminole | Shinnecock Hills |
Seminole | Royal Dornoch |
Royal Dornoch |
Pinehurst #2 |
11 |
12 | St.Andrews old |
Royal Dornoch |
Royal Dornoch |
Shinnecock Hills |
Ballybunion old |
Ballybunion old |
12 |
13 | Ballybunion old |
Seminole | Shinnecock Hills |
Seminole | Pinehurst #2 |
Royal Dornoch |
13 |
14 | Oakmont | Pinehurst No 2 |
Pinehurst No 2 |
Oakmont | Prarie Dunes |
Oakmont | 14 |
15 | Oakland Hills south |
Oakmont | Oakmont | Pinehurst No 2 |
Winged Foot west |
Crystal Downs |
15 |
16 | Shinnecock Hills |
Winged Foot west |
Winged Foot west |
Prairie Dunes |
Crystal Downs |
Turnberry ailsa |
16 |
17 | Olympic lake |
Turnberry Ailsa |
Oakland Hills south |
Winged Foot west |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
Winged Foot west |
17 |
18 | Winged Foot west |
Olympic lake |
Turnberry Ailsa |
Oakland Hills south |
Seminole | Royal Portrush dunluce |
18 |
19 | Carnoustie champ |
Oakland Hills south |
Olympic lake |
Turnberry Ailsa |
Oakmont | Seminole | 19 |
20 | Muirfield Village |
Muirfield Village |
Muirfield Village |
Muirfield Village |
Turnberry ailsa |
Prairie Dunes |
20 |
21 | Southern Hills |
Royal Birkdale |
Royal Birkdale |
Crystal Downs |
Royal Birkdale |
Royal Birkdale |
21 |
22 | Prarie Dunes |
Carnoustie | Carnoustie | Olympic lake |
Oakland Hills south |
Oakland Hills south |
22 |
23 | Royal Birkdale |
Southern Hills |
Prairie Dunes |
Carnoustie | Olympic lake |
Olympic lake |
23 |
24 | Harbour Town |
Harbour Town |
Southern Hills |
Royal Birkdale |
Portmarnock | Muirfield Village |
24 |
25 | Thurnberry ailsa |
Baltusrol lower |
Baltusrol lower |
Baltusrol lower |
Baltusrol lower |
Carnoustie champ |
25 |
26 | Shaol Creek |
Prairie Dunes |
Portmarnock | Woodhall Spa |
The Country Club open |
Royal St.George’s |
26 |
27 | Baltusrol lower |
Woodhall Spa |
Los Angeles CC |
Royal Portrush |
Casa de Campo teeth |
Woodhall Spa |
27 |
28 | Medinah #3 |
El Saler |
Riviera | Southern Hills |
Kingston Heath |
Royal Troon old |
28 |
29 | Firestone south |
Portmarnock | Casa de Campo |
Harbour Town |
Muirfield Village |
Casa de Campo teeth |
29 |
30 | Portmarnock | Riviera | Harbour Town |
Riviera | Woodhall Spa |
Baltusrol lower |
30 |
31 | Riviera | Los Angeles CC |
Oak Hill east |
Casa de Campo |
Riviera | Portmarnock | 31 |
32 | El Saler |
Medinah no. 3 |
Royal St. George’s |
Portmarnock | Carnoustie champ |
The Golf Club |
32 |
33 | Royal Troon old |
Quaker Ridge |
Royal Portrush |
Hirono | The Golf Club |
San Francisco |
33 |
34 | Casa de Campo teeth |
Wild Dunes (Links) |
Medinah no. 3 |
Oak Hill east |
San Francisco |
The Country Club open |
34 |
35 | The Golf Club |
Casa de Campo |
Shoal Creek |
Los Angeles CC |
Royal St.George’s |
Kingston Heath |
35 |
36 | Los Angeles north |
Royal Troon |
Royal Troon |
Royal St. George’s |
Harbour Town |
Riviera | 36 |
37 | Wild Dunes links |
Shoal Creek |
Woodhall Spa |
Kasumigaseki east |
Southern Hills |
Oak Hills east |
37 |
38 | TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Hirono | The Golf Club |
Quaker Ridge |
Oak Hill east |
Southern Hills |
38 |
39 | Oak Hill east |
El Rincon, Colombia |
Sunningdale old |
National Golf Links |
Chicago | Sunningdale old |
39 |
40 | Oak Tree |
Oak Hill east |
Kasumigaseki east |
Medinah no. 3 |
Quaker Ridge |
Hirono | 40 |
41 | Quaker Ridge |
Royal St. George’s |
TPC at Sawgrass |
Royal Troon |
Royal Troon old |
Quaker Ridge |
41 |
42 | Royal St.George’s |
The Golf Club |
Cascades upper |
The Golf Club |
National GL of America |
Harbour Town |
42 |
43 | Hirono | Royal Portrush |
Colonial | Sunningdale new |
Sunningdale old |
Fishers Island |
43 |
44 | Kasumigaseki east |
Firestone south |
Chicago Golf Club |
Chicago Golf Club |
Hirono | National GL of America |
44 |
45 | Sotogrande old |
TPC at Sawgrass |
Quaker Ridge |
El Saler |
Colonial | Chicago | 45 |
46 | Colonial | Kasumigaseki east |
National Golf Links |
Colonial | Medinah #3 |
Camargo | 46 |
47 | Royal Portrush dunluce |
Kingston Heath |
Inverness | San Francisco GC |
Los Angeles north |
Medinah #3 |
47 |
48 | Woodhall Spa |
Cascades upper |
San Francisco GC |
The Country Club |
Kasumigaseki east |
Colonial | 48 |
49 | Sunningdale old |
Phoenix, Jap. (?!) |
Wild Dunes (Links) |
Shoal Creek |
Garden City |
Los Angeles north |
49 |
50 | El Rincon |
Colonial | El Saler |
Kingston Heath |
Shoal Creek |
Kawana fuji |
50 |
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51 | Pevero | Firestone south |
The Honors Course |
Inverness | Inverness | 51 | |
52 | Sunningdale old |
Hirono | Cascades upper |
Durban | Scioto | 52 | |
53 | Sotogrande old |
Royal Liverpool |
Inverness | Royal Adelaide |
Royal Adelaide |
53 | |
54 | Inverness | Kingston Heath |
TPC at Sawgrass |
Cherry Hills |
Kasumigaseki east |
54 | |
55 | Wentworth west |
New South Wales |
National GC of Canada |
Fishers Island |
El Saler |
55 | |
56 | San Francisco GC |
The Honors Course |
El Rincon, Colombia |
El Saler |
Durban | 56 | |
57 | Royal dar es Salaam |
The Country Club |
Wild Dunes |
Camargo | Shoal Creek |
57 | |
58 | National Golf Links |
Phoenix, (Japan) |
New South Wales |
New South Wales |
Garden City |
58 | |
59 | Oak Tree |
Crystal Downs |
Firestone south |
Shadow Creek |
New South Wales |
59 | |
60 | Cherry Hills |
Wentworth west |
Scioto | Lake Nona |
The Honors Course |
60 | |
61 | Huntingdale | Long Cove |
Royal Liverpool |
Long Cove |
Wentworth west |
61 | |
62 | Royal Liverpool |
Oak Tree |
Butler National |
Cascades upper |
Cascades upper |
62 | |
63 | Royal Adelaide |
Scioto | Wentworth west |
Wild Dunes links |
Long Cove |
63 | |
64 | The Country Club |
Huntingdale | Troon (Ariz) |
Somerset Hills |
Cherry Hills |
64 | |
65 | Capilano | Royal Lytham St. Annes |
Durban | Scioto | Black Diamonds |
65 | |
66 | Doral blue |
Cherry Hills |
Cherry Hills |
Morfontaine | Wade Hampton |
66 | |
67 | Pine Tree |
Butler National |
Royal Lytham St. Annes |
The Honors Course |
Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
67 | |
68 | Chicago GC |
Durban | Haig Point |
Royal Lytham& St Annes | Ganton | 68 | |
69 | Royal Montreal blue |
Sotogrande old |
Ganton | Wentworth west |
Maidstone | 69 | |
70 | Ganton | Pevero | Baltimore CC |
Troon | Shadow Creek |
70 | |
71 | Yale University |
Canterbury | Capilano | Yale University |
Lake Nona |
71 | |
72 | Glen Abbey |
Royal dar es Salaam |
Garden City GC |
National GC of Canada |
Paraparaum Beach |
72 | |
73 | Club de Golf Mexico |
Victoria (Aus) |
Fishers Island |
TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Wild Dunes links |
73 | |
74 | Bay Hill |
Royal Montreal blue |
Long Cove |
Baltimore five farms east |
TPC Sawgrass stadium |
74 | |
75 | Commonwealth | PGA West stadium |
Royal Montreal blue |
Black Diamonds |
National GC of Canada |
75 | |
76 | Butler National |
Ganton | Victoria | Maidstone | Walton Heath old |
76 | |
77 | Canterbury | National GC of Canada |
PGA West stadium |
Firestone south |
Victoria | 77 | |
78 | Long Cove |
Royal Adelaide |
Yale University |
Royal Dar-es-Salaam red |
Royal Liverpool |
78 | |
79 | The Vintage Club |
Essex (Can) |
Huntingdale | Royal Liverpool |
Firestone south |
79 | |
80 | The Australian |
Bali Handara |
Canterbury | Capilano | Yale University |
80 | |
81 | Somerset Hills |
El Rincon, Colombia |
Oak Tree |
Paraparaum Beach |
Troon | 81 | |
82 | Victoria | Capilano | Royal dar es Salaam |
Commenwealth | Canterbury | 82 | |
83 | Royal Lytham |
Saucon Valley grace |
Royal Adelaide |
Canterbury | Winged Foot east |
83 | |
84 | Innisbrook (Copperhead) |
Garden City GC |
Phoenix (Japan) |
Victoria | Somerset Hills |
84 | |
85 | Saucon Valley grace |
Baltimore CC |
Walton Heath old |
Ganton | Morfontaine | 85 | |
86 | Scioto | Walton Heath old |
Sotogrande old |
Butler National |
Valderrama | 86 | |
87 | Notts Golf Club |
The Australian |
Club de Golf Mexico |
Walton Heath old |
Peachtree | 87 | |
88 | Stanford University |
C de Golf Mexico |
Essex (Can) |
El Rincon |
Commonwealth | 88 | |
89 | Walton Heath old |
Maidstone | Somerset Hills |
Kiawah ocean |
Lahinch | 89 | |
90 | Sun City (S Africa) |
Plainfield | PGA West Nicklaus |
Oak Tree GC |
Royal Montreal blue |
90 | |
91 | Falsterbo | Kittansett | Maidstone | Lahinch | Jupter Hills hills |
91 | |
92 | Maidstone | Doral blue |
Camargo | Sotogrande old |
Oak Tree GC |
92 | |
93 | Gleneagles king’s |
Yale University |
Lake Nona |
Forest Highlands |
The Country Club ohio |
93 | |
94 | Bali Handara |
Troon (Ariz) |
Morfontaine | Saucon Valley grace |
Butler National |
94 | |
95 | Nueva Andalucia, Sp. |
Sunningdale new |
Commonwealth | Kawana fuji |
Baltimore five farms east |
95 | |
96 | Jupiter Hills |
Somerset Hills |
Point O’Woods |
The Australian |
Forest Highlands |
96 | |
97 | Peachtree | Sun City (S Africa) |
The Australian |
Royal Montreal blue |
Plainfield | 97 | |
98 | Garden City |
Point O’Woods |
Pevero | Jupiter Hills hills |
Sotogrande old |
98 | |
99 | CC of North Carolina |
Commonwealth | Paraparaumu Beach |
Congressional blue |
Royal Dar-es-Salaam red |
99 | |
100 | Durban | Royal Porthcawl |
Pine Tree FL |
Peachtree | Pasatiempo | 100 | |
Hidden Gems |
Hidden Gems |
Hidden Gems |
Hidden Gems |
Hidden Gems |
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Essex (Can) |
Bear Creek, Calif. |
Black Diamond |
County Louth |
Devil’s Paintbrush |
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Noordwijk | Camargo | Cruden Bay |
Jagorawi | El Rincon |
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Loxahatchee | Haig Point |
Jagorawi | Les Bordes |
Firetharn | |||
Ballybunion New |
Hamilton CC |
Kennemer | Mariya (??) |
Jagorawi | |||
Point O’Woods |
Jagorawi | Kiele Course |
Newcastle | Pumpkin Ridge |
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Crystal Downs |
Los Leones |
National GC Aust |
Oyster Harbors |
Rolling Green |
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NCR (South) |
Morfontaine | Noordwijk | Pine Lake, Japan |
San Lorenzo |
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letter=Newcomers | The Honors Course |
Noordwijk | Ohio State (Scarlet) |
San Lorenzo |
Seignosse | ||
London Hunt C |
Paraparaumu | Royal GC des Fagnes |
Sugarloaf, Maine |
Shoreacres | |||
Morfontaine | Royal GC des Fagnes |
Wannamoisett | Wade Hampton |
Tokyo GC |
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1991-2003 data by Masa Nishijima |
2005 data by Gary Galyean |
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1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | ||
1 | Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
1 |
2 | Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
2 |
3 | Pebble Beach |
Pebble Beach |
Pebble Beach |
Pebble Beach |
Muirfield | St.Andrews old |
3 |
4 | Augusta National |
Augusta National |
Augusta National |
Augusta National |
Shinnecock Hills |
Augusta National |
4 |
5 | St.Andrews old |
Royal Melbourne |
St.Andrews old |
St.Andrews old |
Augusta National |
Shinnecock Hills |
5 |
6 | Royal Melbourne |
Shinnecock Hills |
Shinneck Hills |
Shinnecock Hills |
St.Andrews old |
Pebble Beach |
6 |
7 | Shinnecock Hills |
St.Andrews old |
Pinehurst #2 |
Pinehurst #2 |
Pebble Beach |
Muirfield | 7 |
8 | Muirfield | Pinehurst #2 |
Muirfield | Royal County Down |
Royal Melbourne |
Sand Hills Club |
8 |
9 | Pinehurst #2 |
Muirfield | Royal Melbourne |
Muirfield | Pinehurst #2 |
Royal County Down |
9 |
10 | Royal County Down |
Royal County Down |
Royal County Down |
Royal Melbourne |
Royal County Down |
Royal Melbourne |
10 |
11 | Merion east |
Ballybunion old |
Ballybunion old |
Ballybunion old |
Sand Hills Club |
Merion east |
11 |
12 | Ballybunion old |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
Sand Hills Club |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
12 |
13 | Royal Dornoch |
Merion east |
Merion east |
Merion east |
Ballybunion old |
Pacific Dunes |
13 |
14 | Crystal Downs |
Crystal Downs |
Sand Hills Club |
Royal Portrush dunluce |
Merion east |
Oakmont | 14 |
15 | Royal Portrush dunluce |
Royal Dornoch |
Oakmont | Royal Dornoch |
Oakmont | Royal Dornoch |
15 |
16 | Turnberry ailsa |
Oakmont | Royal Dornoch |
Oakmont | Royal Dornoch |
Ballybunion old |
16 |
17 | Oakmont | Sand Hills Club |
Seminole | Seminole | Turnberry ailsa |
Turnberry ailsa |
17 |
18 | Wonged Foot west |
National GL of America |
Crystal Downs |
Turnberry ailsa |
Winged Foot west |
Pinehurst #2 |
18 |
19 | Seminole | Seminole | Turnberry ailsa |
Winged Foot west |
Pacific Dunes |
National GL of America |
19 |
20 | Casa de Campo teeth |
Winged Foot west |
Winged Foot west |
San Francisco |
National GL of America |
Kingston Heath |
20 |
21 | Carnoustie champ |
Turnberry ailsa |
National GL of America |
Prarie Dunes |
Kingston Heath |
Carnoustie champ |
21 |
22 | National GL of America |
Oakland Hills south |
Carnoustie champ |
Carnoustie champ |
Seminole | Seminole | 22 |
23 | Oakland Hills south |
Casa de Campo teeth |
San Francisco |
National GL of America |
Prarie Dunes |
Crystal Downs |
23 |
24 | San Francisco |
Carnoustie champ |
Prarie Dunes |
Crystal Downs |
Crystal Downs |
San Francisco |
24 |
25 | Prairie Dunes |
Kingston Heath |
Oakland Hills south |
Oakland Hills south |
Oakland Hills south |
Prairie Dunes |
25 |
26 | Royal Birkdale |
Prairie Dunes |
Royal St.George’s |
Pacific Dunes |
Carnoustie champ |
Winged Foot west |
26 |
27 | Riviera | San Francisco |
Kingston Heath |
Royal St..George’s |
San Francisco |
Cape Kidnappers |
27 |
28 | Royal St.George’s |
Olympic lake |
Casa de Campo teeth |
Kingston Heath |
Royal Birkdale |
Fishers Island |
28 |
29 | Woodhall Spa |
Woodhall Spa |
Olympic lake |
Royal Birkdale |
Fishers Island |
Oakland Hills south |
29 |
30 | Olympic lake |
Royal St.George’s |
Royal Birkdale |
Fishers Island |
Bethpage black |
Bethpage black |
30 |
31 | Oak Hill east |
Muirfield Village |
Muirfield Village |
Chicago | Chicago | Royal Birkdale |
31 |
32 | Muirfield Village |
Oak Hill east |
The Country Club open |
Olympic lake |
Royal St.George’s |
Royal St.George’s |
32 |
33 | Kingstone Heath |
The Country Club open |
Woodhall Spa |
The Country Club open |
The Country Club open |
Chicago | 33 |
34 | The Golf Club |
Royal Birkdale |
Royal Troon old |
Portmarnock | Casa de Campo teeth |
New South Wales |
34 |
35 | The Country Club open |
The Golf Club |
Chicago | Casa de Campo teeth |
Hirono | Hirono | 35 |
36 | Royal Troon old |
Royal Troon old |
Oak Hill east |
Sunningdale old |
Riviera | The Country Club open |
36 |
37 | Baltusrol lower |
Baltusrol lower |
Baltusrol lower |
Oak Hill east |
Muirfield Village |
Riviera | 37 |
38 | Portmarnock | Chicago | Portmarnock | Baltusrol lower |
Royal Troon old |
Muirfield Village |
38 |
39 | Sunning dale old |
Loch Lomond |
Fishers Island |
Muirfield Village |
Olympic lake |
Oak hill east |
39 |
40 | Hirono | Portmarnock | Sunningdale old |
Royal Troon old |
Portmarnock | Royal Troon old |
40 |
41 | Chicago | Hirono | Southern Hills |
Hirono | Southern Hills |
Casa de Campo teeth |
41 |
42 | Southern Hills |
Riviera | Hirono | Riviera | Oak Hill east |
Baltusrol lower |
42 |
43 | Camargo | New South Wales |
New South Wales |
Woodhall Spa |
New South Wales |
Portmarnock | 43 |
44 | Loch Lomond |
Sunningdale old |
Loch Lomond |
Southern Hills |
Sunningdale old |
Olympic lake |
44 |
45 | Harbour Town |
Southern Hills |
Morfontaine | Bethpage black |
Baltusrol lower |
Southern Hills |
45 |
46 | Medinah #3 |
Fishers Island |
Camargo | Kingsbarns | Woodhall Spa |
Sunningdale old |
46 |
47 | Quaker Ridge |
Morfontaine | Riviera | New South Wales |
Morfontaine | Woodhall Spa |
47 |
48 | Scioto | Shadow Creek |
The Golf Club |
The Golf Club |
The Golf Club |
Whistring staits srtaits |
48 |
49 | Shadow Creek |
Medinah #3 |
Bethpage black |
Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
Kauri Cliffs |
Barnbougle Dunes |
49 |
50 | Kawana fuji |
Valderrama | Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
Whistling Straits |
Royal Adelaide |
TPC Sawgrass |
50 |
51 | Valderrama | Kawana fuji |
Garden City |
Camargo | Shoreacres | Los Angels north |
51 |
52 | Inverness | Harbour Town |
Cruden Bay |
Loch Lomond |
Medinah #3 |
Royal Lytham & St.Annes |
52 |
53 | Los Angeles north |
Camargo | Medinah #3 |
Medinah #3 |
Whistling Straits straits |
The Golf Club |
53 |
54 | New South Wales |
Quaker Ridge |
Kawana fuji |
Morfontaine | Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
Royal Adelaide |
54 |
55 | Maidstone | Inverness | Shadow Creek |
Cruden Bay |
Garden City |
Medinah #3 |
55 |
56 | Colonial | San Lorenzo |
Maidstone | TPC Swagrass stadium |
Loch Lomond |
Kiawah ocean |
56 |
57 | The Honors Course |
Scioto | Highlands Links |
Garden City |
TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Morfontaine | 57 |
58 | Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
Royal Lytham&St.Annes |
TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Kawana fuji |
Inverness | Kauri Cliffs |
58 |
59 | Fishers Island |
El Saler |
Quaker Ridge |
Winged Foot east |
Los Angeles north |
Habour town |
59 |
60 | El Saler |
Bethpage black |
El Saler |
Naruo | Maidstone | Quaker Ridge |
60 |
61 | Morfontaine | Maidstone | Ganton | Los Angeles north |
Qoaker Ridge |
Winged foot east |
61 |
62 | Cherry Hills |
Garden City |
Los Angeles north |
Quaker Ridge |
Ganton | Inverness | 62 |
63 | Royal Adelaide |
Los Angeles north |
Winged Foot east |
Shoreacres | Camargo | Maidstone | 63 |
64 | Garden City |
World Woods pine barr |
San Lorenzo |
Inverness | Highlands Links |
Garden City |
64 |
65 | Wentworth west |
Durban | Whistling Straits |
Maidstone | Kingsbarns | Kingsbarns | 65 |
66 | World Woods pine barr |
TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Wnetworth west |
Royal Liverpool |
Winged Foot east |
Loch Lomond |
66 |
67 | Ganton | The Honors Course |
Naruo | Lahinch | Harbour Town |
Lahinch | 67 |
68 | Cabo del Sol |
Naruo | World Woods pine barr |
Shadow Creek |
Cabo del Sol ocean |
Ganton | 68 |
69 | Shoal Creek |
Cherry Hills |
Royal Liverpool |
Highlands Links |
Somerset Hills |
Bandon Dunes |
69 |
70 | Kasumigaseki east |
Cabo del Sol |
Lahinch | Bandon Dunes |
Durban | Valderrama | 70 |
71 | Paraparaum Beach |
Ganton | Inverness | Ganton | Scioto | Cape Breton Highlands |
71 |
72 | Durban | Royal Adelaide |
The Honors Club |
Scioto | Royal Liverpool |
Royal liverpool |
72 |
73 | Lahinch | Cruden Bay |
Valderrama | Wentworth west |
Lahinch | Cabo del Sole ocean |
73 |
74 | Double Eagle |
Peachtree | Harbour Town |
Spyglass Hill |
Bandon Dunes |
Friar’s Head |
74 |
75 | Peachtree | Cape Breton Highlands |
Cascades upper |
Harbour Town |
Naruo | Shoreacres | 75 |
76 | Cascades upper |
Shoal Creek |
Walton Heath old |
World Woods pine barr |
Cruden Bay |
Scioto | 76 |
77 | Wade Hampton |
Shoreacres | Scioto | Ocean Forest |
Valderrama | Sommerset Hills |
77 |
78 | Black Diamonds |
Lahinch | Cabo del Sol |
El Saler |
Wentworth west |
Cruden Bay |
78 |
79 | Walton Heath old |
Paraparaum Beach |
Paraparaum Beach |
Somerset Hills |
Kiawah ocean |
Congressional Blue |
79 |
80 | Long Cove |
Spyglass Hill |
Bandon Dunes |
Royal Adelaide |
Kawana fuji |
Kawana fuji |
80 |
81 | Somerset Hills |
Double Eagle |
Ocean Forest |
Walton Heath old |
Spyglass Hill |
Durban CC |
81 |
82 | Royal Liverpool |
Congressional blue |
Shoreacres | The Honors Course |
Walton Heath old |
St. George’s canada |
82 |
83 | TPC Sawgrass stadium |
Winged Foot east |
Cherry Hills |
Cascades upper |
World Woods pine barr |
Shadow Creek |
83 |
84 | Canterbury | Wentworth west |
Wade Hampton |
Cherry Hills |
Ocean Forest |
Hamilton CC |
84 |
85 | Winged Foot east |
Cascades upper |
Royal Adelaide |
Peachtree | Valley Club of Montecito |
Wentworth west |
85 |
86 | Bethpage black |
Colonial | Spyglass Hill |
Kasumigaseki east |
Congressional blue |
Bandon Trails |
86 |
87 | Naruo | Somerset Hills |
Peachtree | Valderrama | Peachtree | Trump National NJ |
87 |
88 | Yale University |
Wade Hampton |
St.George’s canada |
Wade Hampton |
Wade Hampton |
Spyglass Hill |
88 |
89 | National GC of Canada |
Royal Liverpool |
Durban | Durban | Shadow Creek |
Camargo | 89 |
90 | Oak Tree GC |
Kasumigaseki east |
Sommerset Hills |
East Lake |
Cherry Hills |
Ocean Forest |
90 |
91 | Victoria | Walton Heath old |
Colonial | Nantucket | Baltimore five farms east |
European Club |
91 |
92 | Royal Montreal blue |
Black Diamonds |
Kasumigaseki east |
Congressional blue |
Yeamans Hall |
Walton Heath old |
92 |
93 | Spyglass Hill |
St. George’s canada |
Congressional blue |
Cabo del Sol |
El Saler |
East Lake |
93 |
94 | Rye | Victoria | East Lake |
Valley Club of Montecito |
Homestead Cascades |
Tokyo GC |
94 |
95 | Lake Nona |
National GC of Canada |
Valley Club of Montecito |
Paraparaumu Beach |
St.George’s canada |
Nine Bridges |
95 |
96 | Firestone south |
Estancia | Old Head |
St.George’s canada |
The Honors Course |
Wade Hampton |
96 |
97 | Commonwealth | Long Cove |
Shoal Creek |
Double Eagle |
East Lake |
Colonial | 97 |
98 | Interlachen | Rye | Nantaucket | Colonial | European Club |
Peachtree | 98 |
99 | Cruden Bay |
Interlachen | Canterbury | Baltimore five farms east |
Paraparaumu Beach |
Cascades upper |
99 |
100 | San Lorenzo |
Canterbury | Double Eagle |
Black Diamonds |
Colonial | Naruo | 100 |
Hidden Gems |
Hidden Gems |
Honorable mention |
Honorable mention |
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(from outside the US) |
(from outside the US) |
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Cape Breton Highlands |
Utrechtse De Pan |
Mid Ocean |
Machrihanish | ||||
European Club Brittas Bay |
Devil’s Paintbrush |
National GC of Canada |
Mid Ocean |
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Las Campanas sunrise |
Galloway National |
Rye | San Lorenzo |
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Newcastle | Hope Island |
Victoria | Royal Zoute |
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Ocean Forest |
Las Campanas sunrise |
Machriharish | Les Bordes |
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Pete Dye GC |
Newcastle | Barsebacks | Old Head |
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Redtail | Pablo Creek |
Royal Montreal blue |
National GC of Canada |
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Royal Zoute |
Redtail | Royal West Norfolk |
Tokyo GC |
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Sand Hills Club |
Royal Zoute |
Tokyo GC |
Nikko CC |
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Stonewall | Stonehouse | Royal Porthcawl |
European Club |
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Commonwealth | Royal Porthcawl |
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Sunningdale new |
Rye | ||||||
Honorable Mention |
Royal Zoute |
Sunningdale new |
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(from outside the US) |
Swinley Forest |
Barseback | |||||
Royal Montreal blue |
Notts | Royal West Norfolk |
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Commonwealth | Royal Golf Links morocco |
Prestwick | |||||
Waterville | Prestwick | Metropolitan | |||||
Royal Porthcawl |
Saunton east |
Commonwealth | |||||
PortStewart | Nikko CC |
Victoria | |||||
Mid Ocean |
Sotogrande old |
Swinley Forest |
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Tokyo GC |
Royal Aberdeen |
Royal Montreal blue |
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Gleneagles king |
Les Bordes |
Notts | |||||
Machrihanish | Newcastle | Waterville | |||||
Redtail | St.Endoc | Gullane #1 |
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Royal Zoute |
Hamilton | Gleneagles kings |
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The European Club |
Waterville | Hamilton | |||||
Sunningdale new |
Gullane #1 |
Saunton east |
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Royal West Norfolk |
Fontainebleau | Royal Aberdeen |
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Prestwick | Dubai Creek |
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Capilano | St.Endoc | ||||||
Western Gailes |
North Berwick west |
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Palmilla | |||||||
Devil’s Paintbrush |
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Metropolitan | |||||||
Sotogrande old |
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Gullane #1 |
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Swinley Forest |
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Hamburger Falkenstein |
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Haagsche | |||||||
2007-2011 Data by Joe Passov |
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2007 | 2009 | 2011 | |||||
1 | Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
Pine Valley |
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2 | Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
Cypress Point |
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3 | St.Andrews Old |
Augusta National |
Augusta National |
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4 | Augusta National |
St.Andrews Old |
St.Andrews Old |
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5 | Pebble Beach |
Royal County Down |
Royal County Down |
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6 | Shinnecock Hills |
Shinnecock Hills |
Shinnecock Hills |
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7 | Royal County Down |
Pebble Beach |
Pebble Beach |
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8 | Muirfield | Oakmont | Oakmont | ||||
9 | Oakmont | Muirfield | Muirfield | ||||
10 | Merion East |
Merion East |
Merion East |
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11 | Sand Hills |
Sand Hills |
Sand Hills |
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12 | Royal Portrush Dunluce |
National Golf Links of America |
National Golf Links of America |
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13 | Pacific Dunes |
Royal Portrush Dunluce |
Royal Melbourne West |
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14 | Ballybunion Old |
Royal Melbourne West |
Royal Portrush Dunluce |
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15 | Royal Melbourne West |
Royal Dornoch |
Pinehurst #2 |
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16 | National Golf Links of America |
Pacific Dunes |
Royal Dornoch |
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17 | Pinehurst #2 |
Turnberry Ailsa |
Ballybunion Old |
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18 | Royal Dornoch |
Ballybunion Old |
Turnberry Ailsa |
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19 | Turnberry Ailsa |
Pinehurst #2 |
Pacific Dunes |
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20 | Seminole | Crystal Downs |
Crystal Downs |
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21 | Winged Foot West |
Seminole | Carnoustie Champ |
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22 | Crystal Downs |
Carnoustie Champ |
Winged Foot West |
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23 | San Francisco |
Winged Foot West |
Seminole | ||||
24 | Carnoustie Champ |
Chicago | Chicago | ||||
25 | Prairie Dunes |
Prairie Dunes |
Prairie Dunes |
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26 | Kingston Heath |
San Francisco |
San Fancisco |
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27 | Chicago | Kingston Heath |
Kingston Heath |
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28 | Oakland Hills South |
Oakland Hills South |
Fishers Island |
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29 | Riviera | Royal Birkdale |
Oakland Hills South |
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30 | Royal Birkdale |
Riviera | Royal Birkdale |
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31 | Fishers Island |
Fishers Island |
Riviera | ||||
32 | Bethpage Black |
Friar’s Head |
Royal St.George’s |
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33 | Friar’s Head |
Sunningdale Old |
Cape Kidnappers |
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34 | The Country Club Brookline |
Royal St.George’s |
New South Wales |
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35 | Barnbougle Dunes |
Bethpage Black |
Sunningdale Old |
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36 | New South Wales |
Cape Kidnappers |
Bethpage Black |
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37 | Hirono | The Country Club Brookline |
The Country Club Brookline |
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38 | Sunningdale Old |
New South Wales |
Friar’s Head |
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39 | Royal St.George’s |
Hirono | Los Angeles North |
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40 | Whistling Straits Straits |
Whistling Straits Straits |
Hirono | ||||
41 | Cape Kidnappers |
Olympic Lake |
Barnbougle Dunes |
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42 | Muirfield Village |
Casa de Campo teeth of the dog |
Lahinch | ||||
43 | Casa de Campo teeth of the dog |
Barnbougle Dunes |
Olympic Lake |
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44 | Royal Troon Old |
Lahinch | Whistling Straits Straits |
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45 | Olympic Lake |
Portmarnock Old |
Kiawah Ocean |
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46 | Morfontaine | Muirfield Village |
Portmarnock Old |
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47 | Los Angeles North |
Kiawah Ocean |
Casa de Campo teeth of the dog |
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48 | Kiawah Ocean |
Royal Troon Old |
Royal Troon Old |
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49 | Portmarnock Old |
Baltusrol Lower |
Nine Bridges |
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50 | Baltusrol Lower |
TPC Sawgrass Stadium |
Garden City |
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51 | Southern Hills |
Garden City |
TPC Sawgrass Stadium |
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52 | Oak Hills East |
Los Angeles North |
Muirfield Village |
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53 | Woodhall Spa |
Royal Lytham &St.Annes |
Baltusrol Lower |
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54 | Lahinch | Morfontaine | Kingsbarns | ||||
55 | Garden City |
Nine Bridges |
Morfontaine | ||||
56 | TPC Sawgrass Stadium |
Woodhall Spa |
Castle Stuart |
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57 | Bandon Dunes |
Oak Hill East |
Royal Lythem&St.Annes |
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58 | Medinah #3 |
Bandon Dunes |
Diamante | ||||
59 | The Golf Club |
The Golf Club |
Woodhall Spa |
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60 | Nine Bridges |
Southern Hills |
Bandon Dunes |
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61 | Kingsbarns | Kingsbarns | Oak Hill East |
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62 | Royal Lythem&St,Annes |
Medinah #3 |
The Golf Club |
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63 | Kauri Cliffs |
Ganton | Southern Hills |
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64 | Quaker Ridge |
Loch Lomond |
Shoreacres | ||||
65 | Winged Foot East |
Maidstine | Medinah #3 |
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66 | Loch Lomond |
Camargo | Ganton | ||||
67 | Maidstone | Winged Foot East |
Old Sandwich |
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68 | Cruden Bay |
Inverness | Oitavos Dunes |
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69 | Ganton | Old Sandwich |
Carmago | ||||
70 | Harbour Town |
Quaker Ridge |
Quaker Ridge |
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71 | Inverness | Shoreacres | Inverness | ||||
72 | Royal Melbourne East |
Royal Adelaide |
Maidstone | ||||
73 | Shoreacres | Harbour Town |
Loch Lomond |
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74 | Camargo | Kawana Fuji |
Old Macdonald |
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75 | Royal Adelaide |
Nanea | Winged Foot East |
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76 | Nanea | Valderrama | Kawana Fuji |
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77 | Old Sandwich |
Chambers Bay |
Royal Liverpool |
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78 | European Club |
Kauri Cliffs |
Habour Town |
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79 | Highland Links |
Somerset Hills |
Ballyneal | ||||
80 | Royal Liverpool |
Royal Liverpool |
Kauri Cliffs |
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81 | Walton Heath Old |
Cruden Bay |
Somerset Hills |
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82 | Ballyneal | Walton Heath Old |
Barnbougle -Lost Farm |
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83 | Scioto | Ballyneal | Cruden Bay |
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84 | Tokyo | Swinley Forest |
Nanea | ||||
85 | Spyglass Hill |
European Club |
Royal Adelaide |
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86 | Somerset Hills |
Highlands Links |
Walton Heath |
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87 | Kawana Fuji |
Royal Melbourne East |
Chambers Bay |
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88 | Cabo del Sol Ocean |
Oitavos Dunes |
Valderrama | ||||
89 | Valderrama | St.George’s | North Berwick |
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90 | Shadow Creek |
Spyglass Hill |
St.George’s | ||||
91 | Congressional Blue |
Waterville | Waterville | ||||
92 | St.George’s | Machrihanish | Swinley Forest |
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93 | East Lake |
North Berwick West |
Machrihanish | ||||
94 | Naruo | Durban Country Club |
Royal Porthcawl |
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95 | Swinley Forest |
Cabo del Sol Ocean |
European Club |
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96 | Durban Country Club |
Scioto | Tokyo | ||||
97 | Machrihanish | Tokyo | Valley Club of Montecito |
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98 | North Berwick West |
Valley Club of Montecito |
Highlands Links |
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99 | Wentworth West |
Naruo | Durban Country Club |
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100 | Hamilton West/South |
Royal Porthcawl |
Cabo del Sol Ocean |
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Ten to Watch |
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Ellerston GC |
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Castle Stuart |
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Bro Hof Slott |
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Firestone South |
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Wentworth West |
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Gozzer Ranch |
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Victoria National GC |
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Bayonne GC |
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Blair Atoll GC |
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The Cliffs at High Carolina |
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