Top 100 golf courses under £100 in GB: 80 – 71
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80. LEVEN LINKS
Fife, Scotland
Designer(s): Unknown
Weekday green fee: £55Â
+ Position: 86
Overall Score = 141
JB: A fine links test on any given day.
DM: It’s the real thing, with a quite brilliant last hole.
Commentary: An old-style layout, a true links test. It makes great use of the natural dunesland.
79. TREVOSE
Cornwall, England
Designer(s): Harry Colt/Guy Campbell
Weekday green fee: £70
+ Position: 71
Overall Score = 141
DM: I love the idea, spirit and ethos of Trevose, a course of real magnitude.
JB: The best holes are closest to the sea. Always a fun venue.
Commentary: The best holes here are exceptional.
78. SCOTSCRAIG
Fife, Scotland
Designer(s): James Braid
Weekday green fee: £65
+ Position: 75
Overall Score = 140
JB: I do like the way they use some of the bunkers.
DM: I love the look of the 1st hole ” it’s one that really gets you in the mood.
Commentary: An unusual blend of parkland and heathland.
77. PRESTBURY
Cheshire, England
Designer(s): Harry Colt
Weekday green fee: £60
+ Position: 79
Overall Score = 139
SA: No fewer than four compelling holes (3, 5, 9 & 16) making it well worthwhile for those near Manchester.
Commentary: Harry Colt dealt with the severity of the terrain here admirably.
76. MORAY (OLD)
Highlands, Scotland
Designer(s): Old Tom Morris Â
Weekday green fee: £80
+ Position: 58
Overall Score = 138
DM: Underrated and under-appreciated by the wider golfing public. It’s a fantastic old links.
Commentary: Quintessentially Scottish in every element of its bouncy, gorse-lined fairways and rich green complexes.
75. BUDE & NORTH CORNWALL
Cornwall, England
Designer(s): Tom Dunn
Weekday green fee: £28
+ Position: 108
Overall Score = 136
EB: Has some of the best holes in the South West.
JB: There are some super holes. Very similar to Prestwick in character.
Commentary: Rich in character and variety.
74. GOLSPIE
Highlands, Scotland
Designer(s): James Braid
Weekday green fee: £45
+ Position: 90
Overall Score = 135
SA: The views alone are worth the modest green fee.
DM: A real mix of a course ” there is a bit of everything here. Some brilliant holes.
Commentary: A fine course and a great place to visit.
73. SOUTHERNDOWN
South Wales, Wales
Designer(s): Willie Fernie/Herbert Fowler/ Willie Park Jr/Donald Steel
Weekday green fee: £55
+ Position: 80
Overall Score = 135
DM: An unusual course that’s high up but in places plays like a links.
EB: It’s got all the elements of links golf. I’m a big fan.
Commentary: One of the best in South Wales and a host of many national events.
72. FRASERBURGH (CORBIEHILL)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Designer(s): James Braid
Weekday green fee: £45
+ Position: 89
Overall Score = 134
EB: Very natural golf course, loads of fun shots to play on some fabulous holes.
DM: The good bits here are really very good. Well worth the trip.
Commentary: Fraserburgh is a real outpost, north of Aberdeen. It’s historic (ancient, even) and has changed little over the years.
71. WALLASEY
Wirral, England
Designer(s): Old Tom Morris
Weekday green fee: £80
+ Position: 53
Overall Score = 133
EB: My reaction was that it’s massively underrated.
DM: Overshadowed by Hoylake but a fine links for the most part just across the Mersey.
Commentary: Some wonderful holes on true linksland.
