Celebrated Living Magazine May 2013 - page 66

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1. CapeKidnappers, Hawke'sBay,
NewZealand
2. CastleCourseat St Andrews Links, Scotland
3. OldCourseat St Andrews Links, Scotland
4. Fairmont ChateauWhistler
Golf Club, BritishColumbia, Canada
5. OldCourseat BallybunionGolf Club,
CountyKerry, Ireland
6. Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland
7. TheGreenMonkey at Sandy Lane,
Barbados,West Indies
8. CrudenBayGolf Club, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
9. ChampionCourseat CarnoustieGolf
Links, Angus, Scotland
10. DoonbegGolf Club, County Clare, Ireland
11. (tie) BarnbougleDunes,
Tasmania, Australia
11. (tie) The Fairmont Banff Springs,
Alberta, Canada
13. ThePalmer Ryder CupCourseat The
KClub, Kildare, Ireland
14. CoralesGolf Club, PuntacanaResort &Club,
DominicanRepublic
15. LaCanaGolf Course, DominicanRepublic
16. King'sCourseat GleneaglesHotel, Scotland
17. EuropeanClub, BrittasBay,
CountyWicklow, Ireland
18. (tie) Golf deMorfontaine, France
18. (tie)Muirfield Links, Scotland
20. (tie) BanyanGolf Club, HuaHin, Thailand
20. (tie) TheBayCourseat CostaNavarino, Greece
TOP 20 International
TOPOF THE LEADERBOARD
CapeKidnappers
Itcameclose lastyear,butTomDoak’s
2004NewZealandmarvel secured the
topspot in thisyear’sballoting. It’snot
thathard toseewhy,with itsspectacu-
larcliƒsideholesperchedhighabove
Hawke’sBay. It’sa topographical joyride
combinedwithasensualflownoteasily
matched.Thenine-dayTigerTour is the
ultimate luxuryapproach toTheFarm
atCapeKidnappersand itssisterprop-
erties,KauriCliƒsandMatakauriLodge.
capekidnappers.com
READY FOR ITSCLOSE-UP
Muirfield Links
Thenewchampionship layoutcom-
pletedin2011atthehomeofthe
HonourableCompanyofEdinburgh
Golfersstretchesto7,245yards.It
willreceiveitsfirstcompetitivetest
inJulywhenithoststhe2013Brit-
ishOpen.ErnieEls,whowonthe
OpenChampionshipthe lasttime
itwasplayedhere, in2002,will
defendhistitle. muirfield.org.uk
JEWEL OF THECARIBBEAN
CoralesGolf Club
TomFazio’sbrinyCaribbean
gemskirtstheblusteryCarib-
beanSeaonsixholes,most
ferociouslyonthe last,andit’s
anexhilaratingadventure.
Openedjustin2010,Corales
adjoinsLaCanaGolfCourseon
the list, itsolderP.B.Dyesibling
atthePuntacanaResort.
puntacana.com/golf
SEDUCTIONBY THESEA
TheBayCourseat CostaNavarino
MasterarchitectRobertTrentJones,Jr. said
ofhisseasideGreciancreation: “This isagolf
course thatwillput itsarmsaroundyouand
embraceyou.”Thesumptuousdual resortsat
thiscoastaloutpostareprettyseductive too.
costanavarinogolf.com
BOTTOM LEFT:KEVINMURRAYGOLFPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
TheBay Course at
CostaNavarino