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Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
1. St Andrews Links (OldCourse),
Scotland
011-44-1334-466666,
standrews.org.uk
2. The Fairmont Banff SpringsGolf
Course, Canada
(403) 762-6801,
fairmontgolf.com/banffsprings
3. CapeKidnappers, NewZealand
011-64-6-875-1900,
capekidnappers.com
4. TheOceanCourseat Cabodel Sol,
CaboSan Lucas,Mexico
(866) 231-4677, cabodelsol.com
5. Ballybunion (OldCourse), Ireland
011-353-68-27146,
ballybuniongolfclub.ie
6. The Fairmont ChateauWhistler Golf
Club, Canada
(604) 938-2092,
fairmontgolf.com/whistler
7. King’sCourse, TheGleneaglesHotel,
Scotland
(866) 881-9525,
gleneagles.com
8. CarnoustieGolf Links (The
ChampionshipCourse), Scotland
011-44-1241-802270,
carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk
9. Dundonald Links, Scotland
011-44-1294-314000,
dundonaldlinks.com
10. OceanClubGolf Course, Bahamas
(888) 528-7157,
oneandonlyresorts.com
11. TheGreenMonkey, Barbados
(246) 444-2500, sandylane.com
12. TheKClub (Palmer Course), Ireland
011-353-1601-7200, kclub.ie
13. DoonbegGolf Club, CountyClare,
Ireland
011-353-65-90-55600,
doonbeglodge.com
14. OldHeadGolf Links, Ireland
011-353-21-4778444,
oldhead.com
15.Muirfield, Scotland
(tie)
011-44-1620-842123,
15. NewSouthWalesGolf Club,
Australia
(tie)
011-61-2-9661-4455,
nswgolfclub.com.au
17. LaCanaGolf Course, Dominican
Republic
(888) 442-2262,
puntacana.com
18. CrudenBayGolf Club
(MainCourse), Scotland
011-44-1779-812285,
crudenbaygolfclub.co.uk
19. KingsbarnsGolf Links, Fife, Scotland
011-44-1334-460860,
kingsbarns.com
20. Kauri Cliffs, NewZealand
011-64-9-407-0010, kauricliffs.com
Top 20 International
GOLF COURSES
81
celebratedliving.com
SUMMER 2011
The International Link
Our readers’ international picks, on
theotherhand, areheavily laden
with links courses, including the
motherof themall, onceagain the
top international vote-getter, the
OLD COURSE AT ST ANDREWS LINKS
.
Perhaps thebiggest news at the
OldCourse is that inJanuaryof
2012, playerswhohaven’t booked in
advance can enter thedailyballot
48hours ahead insteadof 24, which
should easeplanning.
Thesevenother linkscourses
include two from Ireland (
DOONBEGGOLF
CLUB
and the
OLDCOURSEATBALLYBUNION
)
andfive fromScotland (
CARNOUSTIEGOLF
LINKS
,
DUNDONALD LINKS,MUIRFIELD, CRUDEN
BAYGOLF CLUB, KINGSBARNSGOLF LINKS
).
Carnoustiewill host theRicoh
Women’sBritishOpen thisyear, and
byAugustvisitorscanenjoy thenew
WelcomeReceptionbuilding, including
theproshop, locker rooms, andan
upstairsviewinggallerywithviews
over the linksandout to thesea.
Theonlynon-linksScottish track
is the challenging
KING’SCOURSE
at the
GleneaglesHotel, named late last year
as thenewhomeof thePGANational
Academy forScotland.
THE FAIRMONTBANFF SPRINGSGOLF
COURSE
in theCanadianRockies jumped
to the runner-upposition, a timely
The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
