GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the World

One hundred voters from 17 countries evaluated a ballot of 464 candidates to determine our Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and the Top 100 Courses in the World.
Showing 1-10 of 100
| 2011 RANK | COURSE | COUNTRY | DESIGNER |
WORLD AVG RANK |
2009 RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Cabo del Sol (Ocean) | Mexico | Jack Nicklaus, 1994 | 38.74 | 95 |
| 99 | Durban Country Club | South Africa |
George Waterman Laurie Waters, 1922 |
39.05 | 94 |
| 98 | Highland Links | Canada | Stanley Thompson, 1935 | 39.43 | 86 |
| 97 | Valley Club of Montecito | US |
Robert Hunter Alister MacKenzie, 1929 |
39.64 | 98 |
| 96 | Tokyo | Japan | Komei Ohtani, 1940 | 39.67 | 97 |
| 95 | European Club | Ireland | Pat Ruddy, 1992 | 39.7 | 85 |
| 94 | Royal Porthcawl | Wales | H.S. Colt, 1913 | 39.76 | 100 |
| 93 | Machrihanish | Scotland |
Old Tom Morris Charles Hunter, 1876 |
39.82 | 92 |
| 92 | Swinley Forest | England | H.S. Colt, 1910 | 39.83 | 84 |
| 91 | Waterville | Ireland | Eddie Hackett, 1973 | 40 | 91 |