The best Open Championship venues
From Sandwich to Carnoustie and all points in between, what are the top 10 Open Championship venues?
8. Royal Troon
Troon, Ayrshire
While Royal Troon may not the prettiest or most dramatic links on the Open rota but the Postage Stamp 8th is world-famous while the duel between Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson was epic in 2016. The back nine is an incredibly demanding test.
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.
