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

100. Dundonald Links — Scotland
101. Mount Juliet Golf Club — Ireland
102. Woburn Golf Club – Duchess’ Course — England
103. Broadstone Golf Club — England
104. Tandridge Golf Club — England
105. St Andrews – Castle Course — Scotland
106. Royal North Devon Golf Club — England
107. Ferndown Golf Club – Old Course — England
108. Portstewart Golf Club – Strand Course — Northern Ireland
109. Murcar Links Golf Club — Scotland
110. Blairgowrie Golf Club – Rosemount Course — Scotland
111. Sherwood Forest Golf Club — England
112. Druid’s Glen — Ireland
113. Saunton Golf Club – West Course — England
114. Woburn Golf Club – Duke’s Course — England
115. Wallasey Golf Club — England
116. Enniscrone Golf Club – Dunes Course — Ireland
117. Trevose Golf Club – Championship Course — England
118. Aberdovey Golf Club — Wales
119. County Sligo Golf Club – Colt Championship Links — Ireland
120. Aldeburgh Golf Club – Championship Course — England
121. Woking Golf Club — England
122. Carne Golf Club – Wild Atlantic Dunes — Ireland
123. Woburn Golf Club – Marquess’ Course — England
124. St Andrews Links – New Course — Scotland
125. West Lancashire Golf Club — England
126. Parkstone Golf Club — England
127. Prince’s Golf Club – Shore & Himalayas — England
128. The Island Golf Club — Ireland
129. West Hill Golf Club — England

70. Hunstanton Golf Club — England
71. Moortown Golf Club — England
72. Machrihanish Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
73. Ballyliffin Golf Club – Glashedy Course — Ireland
74. Gullane Golf Club – No.1 Course — Scotland
75. Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club — England
76. Walton Heath Golf Club – New Course — England
77. Worplesdon Golf Club — England
78. West Sussex Golf Club — England
79. Rye Golf Club – Old Course — England
80. County Louth Golf Club — Ireland
81. Royal West Norfolk Golf Club — England
82. Cruden Bay Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
83. The Berkshire Golf Club – Blue Course — England
84. Gleneagles – Queen’s Course — Scotland
85. Liphook Golf Club — England
86. Saunton Golf Club – East Course — England
87. Alwoodley Golf Club — England
88. The Machrie Hotel & Golf Links — Scotland
89. Silloth on Solway Golf Club — England

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TOP 50 Great Britain & Ireland’s Golf Courses

50. Rosapenna – Sandy Hills Course — Ireland
51. Royal St David’s Golf Club — Wales
52. Trump International Golf Links – Doonbeg — Ireland
53. Hollinwell – The Home of Notts GC — England
54. Western Gailes Golf Club — Scotland
55. Tralee Golf Club — Ireland
56. Prestwick Golf Club — Scotland
57. Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club — England
58. The Berkshire Golf Club – Red Course — England
59. St Enodoc Golf Club – Church Course — England
60. Formby Golf Club — England
61. Rosapenna – St Patrick’s Links — Ireland
62. Nairn Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
63. Dumbarnie Links — Scotland
64. Gleneagles – King’s Course — Scotland
65. Walton Heath Golf Club – Old Course — England
66. Old Head Golf Links — Ireland
67. Swinley Forest Golf Club — England
68. Ganton Golf Club — England
69. Hankley Common Golf Club — England
70. Hillside Golf Club — England
71. Burnham & Berrow – Championship Course — England
72. North Berwick Golf Club — Scotland
73. The Golf Course at Adare Manor — Ireland
74. Portmarnock Golf Club – Red & Blue Course — Ireland
75. St George’s Hill Golf Club – Red & Blue — England
76. Lahinch Golf Club – Old Course — Ireland
77. Waterville Golf Links — Ireland
78. Cabot Highlands – Castle Stuart Golf Links — Scotland
79. Royal Porthcawl Golf Club — Wales
80. Royal Troon Golf Club – Old Course — Scotland
81. Ballybunion Golf Club – Old Course — Ireland
82. The European Club — Ireland
83. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club – Balgownie Course — Scotland
84. Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club — England
85. Trump International Golf Links Scotland — Scotland
86. Kingsbarns Golf Links — Scotland
87. Royal Liverpool Golf Club — England
88. Woodhall Spa Golf Club – Hotchkin Course — England
89. Royal St George’s Golf Club — England

Top 10 Best Golf Courses in the UK & Ireland (2025/26)

10. Sunningdale Golf Club – Old Course — England
11. Sunningdale Golf Club – New Course — England
12. Carnoustie Golf Links – Championship Course — Scotland
13. Royal Portrush Golf Club – Dunluce Links — Northern Ireland
14. Royal Birkdale Golf Club — England
15. Royal Dornoch Golf Club – Championship Course — Scotland
16. Muirfield — Scotland
17. Trump Turnberry Resort – Ailsa Course — Scotland
18. St Andrews Links – Old Course — Scotland
19. Royal County Down Golf Club – Championship Course — Northern Ireland