Top 100 Best Golf Courses in Great Britain & Ireland 2025
Great Britain & Ireland’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Countdown from 100 to 1
Whether you’re plotting a links pilgrimage or refining a bucket list, this is the definitive 2025/26 ranking of Great Britain & Ireland’s Top 100, presented in reverse order. We’ve kept the official positions intact and added bite-size editorial notes for quick scanning.
Definitive 2025/26 ranking of Great Britain & Ireland’s Top 100
- Dundonald Links — Scotland
- Mount Juliet Golf Club — Ireland
- Woburn Golf Club – Duchess’ Course — England
- Broadstone Golf Club — England
- Tandridge Golf Club — England
- St Andrews – Castle Course — Scotland
- Royal North Devon Golf Club — England
- Ferndown Golf Club – Old Course — England
- Portstewart Golf Club – Strand Course — Northern Ireland
- Murcar Links Golf Club — Scotland
- Blairgowrie Golf Club – Rosemount Course — Scotland
- Sherwood Forest Golf Club — England
- Druid’s Glen — Ireland
- Saunton Golf Club – West Course — England
- Woburn Golf Club – Duke’s Course — England
- Wallasey Golf Club — England
- Enniscrone Golf Club – Dunes Course — Ireland
- Trevose Golf Club – Championship Course — England
- Aberdovey Golf Club — Wales
- County Sligo Golf Club – Colt Championship Links — Ireland
- Aldeburgh Golf Club – Championship Course — England
- Woking Golf Club — England
- Carne Golf Club – Wild Atlantic Dunes — Ireland
- Woburn Golf Club – Marquess’ Course — England
- St Andrews Links – New Course — Scotland
- West Lancashire Golf Club — England
- Parkstone Golf Club — England
- Prince’s Golf Club – Shore & Himalayas — England
- The Island Golf Club — Ireland
- West Hill Golf Club — England
- Hunstanton Golf Club — England
- Moortown Golf Club — England
- Machrihanish Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
- Ballyliffin Golf Club – Glashedy Course — Ireland
- Gullane Golf Club – No.1 Course — Scotland
- Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club — England
- Walton Heath Golf Club – New Course — England
- Worplesdon Golf Club — England
- West Sussex Golf Club — England
- Rye Golf Club – Old Course — England
- County Louth Golf Club — Ireland
- Royal West Norfolk Golf Club — England
- Cruden Bay Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
- The Berkshire Golf Club – Blue Course — England
- Gleneagles – Queen’s Course — Scotland
- Liphook Golf Club — England
- Saunton Golf Club – East Course — England
- Alwoodley Golf Club — England
- The Machrie Hotel & Golf Links — Scotland
- Silloth on Solway Golf Club — England
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TOP 50 Great Britain & Ireland’s Golf Courses
- Rosapenna – Sandy Hills Course — Ireland
- Royal St David’s Golf Club — Wales
- Trump International Golf Links – Doonbeg — Ireland
- Hollinwell – The Home of Notts GC — England
- Western Gailes Golf Club — Scotland
- Tralee Golf Club — Ireland
- Prestwick Golf Club — Scotland
- Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club — England
- The Berkshire Golf Club – Red Course — England
- St Enodoc Golf Club – Church Course — England
- Formby Golf Club — England
- Rosapenna – St Patrick’s Links — Ireland
- Nairn Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
- Dumbarnie Links — Scotland
- Gleneagles – King’s Course — Scotland
- Walton Heath Golf Club – Old Course — England
- Old Head Golf Links — Ireland
- Swinley Forest Golf Club — England
- Ganton Golf Club — England
- Hankley Common Golf Club — England
- Hillside Golf Club — England
- Burnham & Berrow – Championship Course — England
- North Berwick Golf Club — Scotland
- The Golf Course at Adare Manor — Ireland
- Portmarnock Golf Club – Red & Blue Course — Ireland
- St George’s Hill Golf Club – Red & Blue — England
- Lahinch Golf Club – Old Course — Ireland
- Waterville Golf Links — Ireland
- Cabot Highlands – Castle Stuart Golf Links — Scotland
- Royal Porthcawl Golf Club — Wales
- Royal Troon Golf Club – Old Course — Scotland
- Ballybunion Golf Club – Old Course — Ireland
- The European Club — Ireland
- Royal Aberdeen Golf Club – Balgownie Course — Scotland
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club — England
- Trump International Golf Links Scotland — Scotland
- Kingsbarns Golf Links — Scotland
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club — England
- Woodhall Spa Golf Club – Hotchkin Course — England
- Royal St George’s Golf Club — England
Top 10 Best Golf Courses in the UK & Ireland (2025/26)
- Sunningdale Golf Club – Old Course — England
- Sunningdale Golf Club – New Course — England
- Carnoustie Golf Links – Championship Course — Scotland
- Royal Portrush Golf Club – Dunluce Links — Northern Ireland
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club — England
- Royal Dornoch Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
- Muirfield — Scotland
- Trump Turnberry Resort – Ailsa Course — Scotland
- St Andrews Links – Old Course — Scotland
- Royal County Down Golf Club – Championship Course — Northern Ireland
