World Famous Golf Courses

Golf fans around the world work very hard year-round just to get away on vacation for a couple of weeks and visit some of the world's most famous golf courses. Not all of these courses are open to the public, but all of them are lavishly beautiful with their rolling fairways and high-class prestige.

The Country Club

Located in the USA, inside the city of Brookline, Massachusetts, The Country Club is a beautiful course with small greens and gorgeous tree-lined fairways. The course itself is over 100 years old and was the host of the Ryder Cup Championship in 1999.

St. Andrews

The St. Andrews golf course (old course) is located in St. Andrews, Scotland. This amazing golf course is totally treeless as it sits on the east coast of Scotland. Considered to be highly challenging, this public golf course has a greens fee of approximately $125.00.

Pine Valley

The Pine Valley golf course is located in the in the city of Clementon, New Jersey (USA). Built in the year 1918, Pine Valley has the traditional look and atmosphere of the old days. It also has the highest slope rating throughout the entire country, a 153 to be exact.

National Golf Links of America

An American Classic, the National Golf Links of America course is a private golf course that is just off the shores of Peconic Bay in Long Island, New York.

Oakmont Country Club

Oakmont Country Club maintains a private golf course that is deep with a great history of competitive golf games. It is located in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

Augusta

Located in Augusta, Georgia, this golf course is probably the most famous of all of the golf courses located in the United States.  Probably the greatest amateur golf player of all time, Bobby Jones helped design and create this course. The Augusta course is private and considered to be very exclusive.

Cypress Point Club

Located at Pebble Beach, California, the Cypress Point Club offers an amazingly beautiful seaside golf course that proves to be a great challenge to many golf players. This course is private.

Winged Foot Golf Course

This private golf course was designed and built in 1923 by the famous A. W. Tillinghast.  Located in Mamaroneck, New York, the Winged Foot Golf Course requires a high level of skill in terms of accuracy, as it provides extremely narrow fairways that are lined by thick, high trees.

Royal Birkdale

Famous for its humongous sand dunes, the Royal Birkdale golf course is a private facility that was used for the 1998 British Open. This course is located in Southport, England.

Ballybunion

The old Ballybunion golf course is located in Ballybunion, Ireland, and is a classic, timeless course. It is open to the public and costs approximately $75.00 to enjoy a day on the green.

Merion Golf Course – East

Located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, the Merion Golf Course has a beautiful parkland-style design to it. This course was the playing field for a great number of PGA tournaments throughout the 20th century.

Shinnecock Hills

Shinnecock Hills golf course is a private course that maintains an antique-style, windswept layout, that speaks volumes beauty which is easy on the eyes. This course is located in Southhampton, New York.

Turnberry, Ailsa Course

A truly historic course, the Turnberry Ailsa Course is a public facility that charges approximately $150 to play. It is located in Turnberry, Scotland.

Baltusrol Golf Club

The Baltusrol Golf Club maintains a private golf course that was built by A. W. Tillinghast in 1895. With tree-lined fairways and magnificent greens, the Baltusrol Golf Club was home to a large number of PGA competitions throughout the 20th century.

Pebble Beach

Located in Pebble Beach, California, the Pebble Beach course is considered to be the most legendary golf course in the United States. The view of the Pacific Ocean is so breathtaking as you play through Pebble Beach that it is easy to lose concentratrion on the game. It is a public course that also has a resort. The greens fee is approximately $300 to play.

Royal Melbourne

If you are ever traveling through the great lands of Australia, stop by Melbourne and visit the Royal Melbourne golf course. It has been described as both beautiful and treacherous at the same time. It is a private course that is rated as Australia's finest.

Muirfield

Located in Scotland, golf's motherland, the Muirfield course was built in the city of Gullane. As  beautiful and breathtaking as this golf course is, it is equally as difficult. The Muirfield course is a private  facility.

Pinehurst Country Club # 2

Located at a wonderful resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, anyone with a few hundred dollars to pay the greens fee can enjoy a day playing golf at this pine-laden golf course.

Olympic Club Lake Course

Despite it's name, there is no water that comes into play at the Olympic Club Lake House course. Located in San Francisco, California, this course is private and is said to be a true test of any golf player's skills.

Carnoustie Championship Course

Another legendary golf course that comes from golf's motherland of Scotland, this course was partly designed by legendary golfer, Old Tom Morris. A public course that costs less than $100 to play, it was the site of the British Open in 1999.