Golf Digest’s 2008 Top 100 Courses Outside the U.S.
Published 8:37 pm Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A list of the courses Simon Spratley has played in his quest to golf all of the courses on Golf Digest’s top 100 courses outside of the U.S.
2. St. Andrews Links (Old), St. Andrews, Scotland (2009)
3. Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship), Dornoch, Scotland (2009)
5. Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland (2009)
9. Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship), Carnoustie, Scotland (2009)
12. Sunningdale Golf Club (Old), Sunningdale, England (2004)
17. Kingsbarns Golf Links, St. Andrews, Scotland (2009)
26. St. George’s Golf &Country Club, Islington, Ontario, Canada (2003)
32. Cruden Bay Golf Club, Cruden Bay, Scotland (2009)
34. National Golf Club, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada (2005)
36. Hamilton Golf &Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada (2003)
38. Highlands Links, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (2000)
50. North Berwick Golf Club, North Berwick, Scotland (2009)
52. Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ontario, Canada (2005)
54. Capilano Golf Club West, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2007)
56. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie), Aberdeen, Scotland (2009)
63. Shaughnessy Golf &Country Club, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2006)
70. Redtail Golf Course, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada (2001)
83. Banff Springs Golf Club (Stanley Thompson), Banff, Alberta, Canada (2004)
93. St. Andrews Links (New), St. Andrews, Scotland (1996)
Courses Spratley plans to play in 2010 or 2011
1. Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, N. Ireland2011*
4. Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce), Portrush, N. Ireland
24. Portmarnock Golf Club (Old), Portmarnock, Ireland
27. The European Club, Brittas Bay, Ireland
43. Carne Golf Links, Belmullet, Ireland
Courses Spratley has yet to play
6. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite), Black Rock, Australia
7. Ballybunion Golf Club (Old), Ballybunion, Ireland
8. Turnberry Hotel (Ailsa), Turnberry, Scotland
10. Cape Kidnappers Golf Club, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
11. Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Scotland
13. Golf de Morfontaine, Morfontaine, France
14. New South Wales Golf Club, Sydney, Australia
15. Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
16. Royal St. George’s Golf Club, Sandwich, England
18. Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
19. Hirono Golf Club, Hyogo, Japan
20. Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog), La Romana, Dominican Republic
21. Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Wales
22. Royal Troon Golf Club (Old), Troon, Scotland
23. Lahinch Golf Club (Old), Lahinch, Ireland
25. Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, England
28. Cabo del Sol Golf Club (Ocean), Los Cabos, Mexico
29. Woodhall Spa Golf Club (Hotchkin), Woodhall Spa, England
30. Kauri Cliffs Golf Club &Lodge, Northland, New Zealand
31. Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, England
33. Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
35. Kawana Hotel Golf Club (Fuji), Shizuoka, Japan
37. Leopard Creek Golf Estate &Country Club, Malelane, South Africa
39. Ellerston Golf Club, Hunter Valley, N.S.W., Australia
40. Tokyo Golf Club, Saitama, Japan
41. Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa
42. Western Gailes Golf Club, Irvine, Scotland
44. Machrihanish Golf Club, Machrihanish, Scotland
45. The C. at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea
46. Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain
47. Fancourt Hotel &Country Club Estate (The Links), George, South Africa
48. Waterville Golf Links, Waterville, Ireland
49. Mid Ocean Club, Tucker’s Town, Bermuda
51. Royal Adelaide Golf Club, Adelaide, Australia
53. Metropolitan Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
55. Old Head Golf Links, Kinsale, Ireland
57. Barnbougle Dunes, Bridport, Tasmania, Australia
58. Spring City Golf &Lake Resort (Lake), Kunming, China
59. Olivos Golf Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
60. Arabella Estate &Golf Club, Kleinmond, South Africa
61. Swinley Forest Golf Club, Ascot, England
62. Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
64. Spring City Golf &Lake Resort (Mountain), Kunming, China
65. Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand
66. Walton Heath Golf Club (Old), Walton-on-the-Hill, England
67. Halmstad Golf Club, Halmstad, Sweden
68. Golf de Moliets, Moliets, France
69. Royal Zoute Golf Club, Knokke, Belgium
71. Royal Montreal Golf Club (Blue), Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada
72. Emirates Golf Club (Wadi), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
73. Royal St. David’s Golf Club, Harlech, Wales
74. Kasumigaseki Country Club (East), Saitama, Japan
75. Emirates Golf Club (Majlis), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
76. Sotogrande Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain
77. Punta Espada Golf Club, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic
78. Golf de Spérone, Bonifacio, Corsica, France
79. Buenos Aires Golf Club, Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Argentina
80. Troia Golf, Sétubal, Lisbon, Portugal
81. Golf Club du Domaine, Impérial Gland, Switzerland
82. Sand Golf Club, Jönköping, Sweden
84. Vilamoura Golf Club (Victoria), Algarve, Portugal
85. Sherwood Hills Golf &Country Club, Cavite, Philippines
86. Jockey Club (Colorada), San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
87. Golf Club Biella Le Betulle, Magnano, Biella, Italy
88. Hamburger Golf Club, Falkenstein, Hamburg, Germany
89. Golf Les Bordes, Beaugency, France
90. Naruo Golf Club, Hyogo, Japan
91. Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal, England
92. Blue Canyon Golf &Country Club (Canyon), Phuket, Thailand
94. County Louth Golf Club, Baltray, Ireland
95. Nirwana Bali Golf Club, Bali, Indonesia
96. Noordwijkse Golf Club, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
97. El Dorado Golf Club, Los Cabos, Mexico
98. The National Golf Club (Moonah), Cape Schanck, Australia
99. Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea
100. Itanhangà Golf Club, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Planned
