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June 2018 - BiteSize
29th June 2018
The US Open held at Shinnecock Hills earlier this month was compelling to say the least. When last year’s event was drawing to a close at Erin Hills, the grimaces were not on the faces of the players they were on the faces of USGA officials. This year, on Saturday, the organisation shot themselves in the foot, but on...
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May 2018 - BiteSize
31st May 2018
The USA has again been our main focal point during May. We’ve rolled out phases three and four of nine releases centred on our Best In State rankings and the process will conclude before the end of August. We also preview the recently renovated Himalayas nine at Prince's Golf Club, along with the Glashedy course at...
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April 2018 - BiteSize
30th April 2018
Time waits for no man, or woman, and it’s hard to believe that it was only a few weeks ago when Patrick Reed claimed his first major title and was helped into the green jacket by hapless Sergio Garcia, whose wonderful Kevin Costner impersonation earned him the nickname of Tin Cup after the Spaniard hit five consecutive...
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March 2018 - BiteSize
28th March 2018
One week from today Augusta National Golf Club will be in the world spotlight once again as the 2018 Masters gets underway with the famous par three contest, where many former green-jacketed champions will be walking off their Champions Dinner – no doubt Spanish-themed – hosted by last year's winner, Sergio Garcia.
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February 2018 - BiteSize
28th February 2018
This month’s headline news focuses on the release of our inaugural Top 100 for Asia. Many months in the making, this particular ranking list is certainly one of the trickiest to produce and we’re very grateful to all our panellists and Asian contributors, especially Masa Nishijima, who worked long and hard on this...
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January 2018 - BiteSize
31st January 2018
A month has flown by since our last BiteSize and we’ve been busily refreshing our rankings across a number of countries. Undoubtedly the most significant update is the release of our 2018 Top 100 Golf Courses of the USA. Choosing just one hundred golf courses from a nation that boasts more golf courses than the rest of the world...
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December 2017 - BiteSize
28th December 2017
Season’s greetings!
Welcome to our last BiteSize of 2017 – and what a year it has been.
We close the Year of the Rooster with the release of our 2018...
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November 2017 - BiteSize
30th November 2017
The biennial overhaul of our Britain and Ireland rankings has at last completed. We started the re-evaluation process back in May and this month we’ve published the final set of English Best In County rankings for the South East, which have informed our new 2018 England Top 100 and subsequently our hot off the press 2018...
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October 2017 - BiteSize
31st October 2017
The complete overhaul of our biennial Britain and Ireland rankings is coming to an end. During October we released national revisions for the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We also refreshed the Slovenian table following a recent visit to this unsung Central European destination...
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September 2017 - BiteSize
29th September 2017
Last weekend’s PGA TOUR season-ending finale at East Lake once again showcased the strength in depth within US male golf. 23-year-old Xander Schauffele secured an upset victory at the Tour Championship but second place was good enough for Justin Thomas to clinch the FedExCup and the $10 million bonus...
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August 2017 - BiteSize
25th August 2017
The PGA Championship, staged at Quail Hollow earlier this month, resulted in Justin Thomas becoming the fourth American first-time major winner in the last two seasons. The current strength in depth within US male golf must be causing sleepless nights for the European Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjørn. Europe's girls...
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July 2017 - BiteSize
31st July 2017
When we last updated our Scottish rankings two years ago, we issued a news release for each of the fifteen Caledonian regional charts that we maintain. This time around, we’ve decided to rationalise the process by grouping the regions into three broader areas, starting with the West & Southwest. We also asked four...
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June 2017 - BiteSize
29th June 2017
The USGA’s huge sigh of relief must have resonated around the globe following their impressive staging of the US Open at Erin Hills earlier this month. Ahead of this year’s second major, Iain Carter, the BBC’s golf correspondent, along with many other news outlets around the world, commented that the governing body...
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May 2017 - BiteSize
31st May 2017
Casual observers might assume we throttled back during May. It’s true, we’ve published fewer news releases this month than in other periods, but that’s because we’re out and about playing new courses – lots of them in fact. One Top 100 team member is on target to play 150 different courses this year and many others...
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April 2017 - BiteSize
28th April 2017
Four first-time Major championship winners prevailed in 2016 and this season the trend has continued following Sergio Garcia’s emotional Masters sudden-death playoff victory against Justin Rose on the same day that Seve Ballesteros would have turned sixty. The season’s first Major for the women (the ANA...
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March 2017 - BiteSize
30th March 2017
The first Major of 2017, the ANA Inspiration, gets underway today on the Dinah Shore Tournament course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. Next weekend the focus will return to the revered Augusta National for The Masters, which heralds the start of the season for many amateur golfers...
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February 2017 - BiteSize
28th February 2017
We’ve continued to publish a seemingly never-ending cycle of re-rankings during February and this month we highlight three new African Top 10s for Egypt, Tunisia and Kenya. We’ve also taken a careful look at Colombia and increased our course coverage from a Top 5 to a Top 10. Bucking our biennial trend, we've refreshed...
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January 2017 - BiteSize
31st January 2017
Our first 2017 BiteSize update continues to focus on Asia, where we've released our latest rankings for Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. We're on target to complete all Asian country updates by the end of February and we'll conclude the process by publishing our first ranking for the Top 100 Golf...
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December 2016 - BiteSize
29th December 2016
Our final 2016 BiteSize update continues to focus on Asia, where we’ve released our latest rankings for India, Indonesia and Singapore. We aim to finish all Asian country updates by the end of February and we’ll conclude the process by publishing our first ranking for the Top 100 Golf Courses of Asia...
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November 2016 - BiteSize
29th November 2016
This month’s November BiteSize focuses on Australia and Vietnam, where we’ve re-ranked and extended our coverage for each of Australia’s six states and for ACT, where the nation’s capital is located. Vietnam’s golfing success story shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, either at national or regional level, so...
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October 2016 - BiteSize
27th October 2016
October has been the busiest month ever in terms of the number of reviews posted on the Top 100 platform. We’d like to thank all our regular contributors and the many new reviewers who’ve crafted and submitted insightful and thoughtful golf course reviews. This months BiteSize showcases a few of those posts alongside...
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September 2016 - BiteSize
30th September 2016
As the protracted Ryder Cup build-up approaches the opening tee shot at Hazeltine National in Minnesota today, the last few days of September have seen the sad passing of a golfing icon – the world's first $1m golfer – and a young Northern Irishman pocketing $11.5m after winning the FedExCup and the Tour Championship...
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August 2016 - BiteSize
30th August 2016
Earlier this month, Brazil’s Adilson da Silva hit the first golf ball in the Olympics since 1904. Despite a number of big-name male no-shows, the return of golf to the Games proved not only successful, but also captivating. Congratulations to gold medallists Justin Rose and Inbee Park, both of whom must have enjoyed Gil Hanse’s...
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July 2016 - BiteSize
30th July 2016
Our July BiteSize update concludes the 2016 rollout of our US Best In State rankings, where we’ve released our biennial appraisal of nine States in the Mid-Atlantic and New England Divisions of the country. We’ve extended all nine of these US Best In State ranking lists and in this final update we present our first Top 50 rankings...
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June 2016 - BiteSize
28th June 2016
Our June BiteSize update focuses largely on the continued rollout of our US Best In State rankings, where we’ve completed our biennial appraisal of a dozen States in the East North Central and West North Central Divisions of the country. We continue to extend these US Best In State ranking lists where we believe it’s...
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May 2016 - BiteSize
28th June 2016
This month focuses on the continued rollout of our US Best In State rankings, where we’ve completed our biennial appraisal of sixteen States in the West South Central, East South Central and South Atlantic Divisions of the country. We continue to extend our US Best In State rankings where we believe it’s warranted and in...
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April 2016 - BiteSize
29th April 2016
Thanks for taking the time to read our April BiteSize update, which this month focuses largely on the West Region of the USA, where we’ve completed our biennial appraisal of thirteen States in the Pacific and Mountain Divisions of the country. We continue to extend our US Best In State rankings where we believe it’s...
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March 2016 - BiteSize
31st March 2016
There’s just one more tournament on the PGA Tour schedule prior to the Masters at Augusta National. However, the first of five women’s majors takes place this weekend in Rancho Mirage, California, where the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club is once again the stage for the ANA...
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February 2016 - BiteSize
26th February 2016
Welcome to our February BiteSize update. This month we conclude our Continental European re-rankings where the Alpine regions of Austria and Switzerland are in focus along with forthcoming Ryder Cup nations, France and Italy. We’re continuing to grow our ranking lists for most European countries with Austria...
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January 2016 - BiteSize
28th January 2016
Welcome to our first BiteSize update of 2016. This time we focus on numerous European country re-rankings, which are part of our biennial country-by-country review that will conclude next month with extended national rankings for France and Italy, along with an Alpine release for both Austria and Switzerland...
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December 2015 - BiteSize
29th December 2015
Happy New Year! Welcome to our December BiteSize update, which is headlined by our latest 2016 USA Top 100. There’s a new number one and eight new entries within this stellar ranking list from the country that owns almost half of the world’s 34,000 golf facilities. Naturally this is one of the toughest lists to assemble...
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November 2015 - BiteSize
26th November 2015
In our November BiteSize update we bring you the “big one” – our latest World Top 100 – which not only sees a changing of the guard at the very top of the rankings, but also nine new entries. Cabot Links is our highest new entry (in at #62), it unfortunately missed inclusion in 2014 due to its youthfulness and the same will...
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October 2015 - BiteSize
29th October 2015
Our October BiteSize update focuses on our latest 2016 re-rankings for Ireland and Scotland. The process started more than twelve months ago after we decided to cast our net much wider and solicit opinions from clubs across the three countries. Naively, we failed to appreciate how much work was involved in the...
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September 2015 - BiteSize
29th September 2015
For those that are disinterested in golf in England you’ll need to skim read our September BiteSize update, which concludes our biennial English Best In County re-ranking process. The exercise has taken more than a year to complete and we’ve contacted every golf club in the country as part of this time-consuming initiative...
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August 2015 - BiteSize
27th August 2015
Whistling Straits proved to be a wonderful venue for the final Major of the 2015 season and it’s undoubtedly a course that Australia’s Jason Day will hold dear in a major way for the rest of his life. There is a natural tendency to prefer courses where memories are fond. We thought it would be fun to ask England’s Robert Rock...
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July 2015 - BiteSize
31st July 2015
The good old British weather wreaked havoc at St Andrews earlier this month when torrential rain and high winds resulted in only the second Monday finish in Open Championship history. Jordan Speith’s grand slam hopes were dashed, but Zach Johnson’s victory makes an all-American grand slam a distinct possibility...
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June 2015 - BiteSize
30th June 2015
It was impossible to ignore the hullabaloo that surrounded the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay earlier this month. As we look forward to the Open Championship at St Andrews in July (which we’re sure will be less controversial), we’d like to share Ron Fream’s opinion… “Chambers Bay surely does need some remedial help...
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May 2015 - BiteSize
27th May 2015
May has been a busy month for many Top 100 contributors. Our Editor continues to visit Scotland’s lesser-known gems, coupled with a long overdue look at the Trump International Golf Links at Balmedie. Even our Editor-in-Chief managed to dust off his clubs and play both courses at Saunton this month. Hopefully you are...
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April 2015 - BiteSize
30th April 2015
The Masters may be a dim and distant memory for most of us but we’re sure Jordan Speith will forever remember his triumph at Augusta National earlier this month. This week the PGA Tour is in San Francisco for the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play at the re-branded TPC Harding Park. A field of 64 will battle...
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March 2015 - BiteSize
27th March 2015
In a fortnight the Masters will be in full swing and for many the trip down Magnolia Lane heralds the start of the golfing season. Augusta National is the course that every golfer would love to play, but the reality is that very few golfers will realise the dream. That’s not to say, however, that teeing it up at this iconic property is...
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February 2015 - BiteSize
24th February 2015
If you are reading this, you have probably contributed to the Top 100 website in some way, perhaps by posting a golf course review. There are tens of thousands of reviews posted on the site and we felt it was important to recognise our regular reviewers. During February we implemented a significant change to the site’s...
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January 2015 - BiteSize
29th January 2015
It has been a bizarre start to the 2015 golfing season, with Robert Allenby claiming that he was kidnapped, robbed, beaten and dumped in a park in Hawaii after missing the cut in the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club. Meanwhile, in Italy, a cameraman smashed Tiger Woods in the face, knocking out one of his teeth...
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December 2014 - BiteSize
23rd December 2014
As another year draws to a close, we’re pleased to bring you the latest edition of our BiteSize Newsletter. It may be mid-winter in the north but it’s mid-summer in the south and our intrepid U.S. Consultant, Fergal O’Leary, is Down Under for the entire holiday period. His golfing itinerary is truly...
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November 2014 - BiteSize
21st November 2014
Our third BiteSize Newsletter provides a snapshot of a few things that are new at Top 100 Golf Courses. Much has changed in the last month and many reviews have been posted, including one that comprehensively questions our current world No.1 course – Pine Valley… “However, and this may be a very controversial...
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October 2014 - BiteSize
22nd October 2014
A lot has happened since we issued our first BiteSize Newsletter last month and we’re pleased to bring you our latest edition. As autumn closes in for those in the northern hemisphere, spring is already in the air for those lucky golfers in the south. Happy golfing from everyone at the Top 100 Team wherever you are...
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September 2014 - BiteSize
10th September 2014
A lot has happened since we sent out our last newsletter... many functional changes have been made to the Top 100 website, every country and area in the world has been re-ranked, new correspondents have joined the team and course reviews have been posted in abundance. Our ethos still remains the same...
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