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1. St Andrews (Old Course)
Fife, Scotland
In a list like this, the Old Course is either No. 1 or doesn’t feature. Its design philosophies, courtesy of Mother Nature, can be found in every single other course in this list – and there are many examples of where the concepts have been refined. It can be a confusing place to play for the first-time visitor (and second- and third- for that matter) with its wide, apparently featureless expanses. All are swept away by the sheer romance of the closing stretch though – it’s like history in real life as you play back towards the Auld Grey Toun.
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Dan Murphy
Dan loves links golf, which doesn't mean he is very good at it. He is a four-handicapper at Alwoodley. A qualified journalist and senior editor with 25 years’ experience, he was the long-time editor of NCG. His passion is golf courses and he is the founding editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings. He loves nothing more than discovering and highlighting courses that are worthy of greater recognition.