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Troia 27/11/2020

2^nd 3^rd 19^th

Probably one of the most scenic courses anywhere. People will see pictures and say ‘oh nice’ but actually pictures will not do it justice. But it’s not just a scenic sett...

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West Cliffs 27/11/2020

1^st 2^nd 15^th

I ended my Portugal trip with this final course, and man was this something. Straight off the bat, let me say that this is one of the most beautiful golf course I have ev...

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Sablé-Solesmes (La Forêt & La Rivière) 01/05/2017

8^th 59^th

I just played this course in a championship, having played some of the best golf I can possibly think of. we had a 2 club wind, very fast green and thankfully very little...

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Grand Saint-Emilionnais 07/02/2017

4^th 18^th 91^st

It’s always a special thing to play a newly designed course. It gets even more special when it’s a Tom Doak course.And even more when playing with the course owner who du...

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Penha Longa (Atlântico) 11/10/2016

5^th 11^th 100^th

Resort golf that is very high class. Things run real smoothly here.The course starts and finishes with its best holes (1-4 and 15-18), and they are indeed stunning mounta...

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Praia D'El Rey 11/10/2016

4^th 8^th 48^th

This property has two sides to it… 1/ the course 2/ the resort The course in itself is both challenging and stunning. The back 9 being world class. One of its strong p...

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Oitavos Dunes 11/10/2016

3^rd 4^th 21^st

In terms of pure scenery, not many courses are as gorgeous as this one.It’s fairly rare, but after 18 holes, I had so many intense pictures in my mind, that I had a hard...

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Morfontaine (Grand Parcours) 11/10/2016

1^st 1^st 1^st 39^th

My favourite course continental Europe by far. My top 20 in the world, hands down. If Morfontaine is a New York area golf course it’s a world top 20 course in every ran...

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Rye (Old) 27/04/2016

2^nd 17^th 45^th

I could start off by stating the obvious: the 1st Colt course, the membership, the lunch…but that is not what the golf course is all about. This course is the epitome of...

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Friar's Head 27/04/2016

4^th 12^th 12^th 21^st

Friar’s Head is all about “WOW”. That’s the course which made me say that Coore & Crenshaw were the current number one in world golf architecture. I was fortunate enough...

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National Golf Links of America 27/04/2016

2^nd 4^th 4^th 5^th

I have been playing this course annually for the last 15 years, and have seen its transformation. At the time it was ranked 30th in the US, you had trees on the course an...

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Les Aisses (Les Aisses) 27/04/2016

2^nd 12^th 56^th

Les Aisses is a bit out of the way if you are coming to play Paris area courses (90-minute drive), it’s a must see! The first 6 holes are nice, but the last 12 are world...

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Chiberta 27/04/2016

3^rd 13^th 59^th

Chiberta is the jewel of golf in the Basque country (Spain and France included). It is a links course, but as that description goes, there are 2 types of links courses in...

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Saint Germain (Grand Parcours) 27/04/2016

4^th 6^th 16^th

As this is my first course review, I will start with my home course: Golf de Saint Germain. As a course, this classic Harry Colt has hosted numerous French Opens, and ev...

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