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Top 100 Gems - Worldwide
El Tamarindo
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El Tamarindo was carved out of the natural vegetation by San Diego-based architect David Fleming and it’s one of the most spectacular golf courses to be found anywhere in the world.
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Trump International Dubai
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Trump International Golf Club Dubai is a Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner co-design which debuted in early 2017, becoming the first new 18-hole course to open in Dubai for seven years.
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Ellerstina
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Like Ellerston, its Australian sister property which also comprises a large polo estate, the Ellerstina golf course was created by Matthew Dusenberry for the personal use of the owners and their friends and family.
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Morfontaine (Vallière)
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Tom Simpson laid out Morfontaine’s Vallière course on the Duc de Guiche’s polo fields. James Braid, Arnaud Massy and Jean Gassiat officially opened the layout on the 15th of October 1913.
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Nirwana Bali - Closed
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The Nirwana Bali golf course (opened in 1997 and designed by Greg Norman) closed in July 2017 for a complete revamp under the architectural stewardship of Phil Mickelson.
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Carne (Kilmore)
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"Whilst Eddie Hackett used the rolling inland ground for his front nine, our small team had the spectacular sand hills adjacent to the existing back nine from which to create the new Kilmore course."
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Raffles (Lake)
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Robert Trent Jones II originally designed the Lake course at Raffles Country Club and Nelson & Haworth extensively upgraded it in 2001. The Lake course at Raffles Country Club will cease to operate in 2018 due to non-renewal of the lease.
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Royal Dar Es Salam (Blue)
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For many years the tree-lined fairways of the Red and Blue courses at Royal Dar Es Salam co-hosted the Trophée Hassan II competition until the event moved to Mohammedia in 2010.
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Park Golf Club Ostrava
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Situated ten miles north of Ostrava in the village of Šilheøovice, the course at Park Golf Club was established in 1968 and it’s laid out in the rolling parkland estate that surrounds the magnificent Rothschild Chateau.
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Beaverbrook
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Co-designed by David McLay Kidd and Tom Watson, the Beaverbrook golf course at Cherkley Court quietly opened its tees for play in late September 2016.
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KN Golf Links - Cam Ranh (Links)
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KN Golf Links Cam Ranh is located at the southernmost end of a long and gently curving sandy sweep, interrupted only by a naturally rugged headland where the height of the terrain allows for a number of remarkable viewpoints.
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Arcadia Bluffs (South)
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Located slightly inland, a mile to the southeast of its famed sibling, The Bluffs, the unimaginatively named South course at Arcadia Bluffs opened for play in 2018.
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