The top 10 golf courses in the world according to these four criteria

The top 10 golf courses in the world according to heritage, rainfall, cloud cover and public reviews. 

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Thu, 20 Jan 2022
The top 10 golf courses in the world according to these four criteria

The warmer months and the loosening of travel restrictions means one thing for us hacks: golf holidays. 

There are several places that are on our bucket lists of places to visit and play. 

Unfortunately, there are just some places that we will never be able to play such as Augusta National. 

Insurance provider SportsCover Direct has decided to take a look at some of the best places to play in the world using four criteria. 

Those being:

  • Heritage
  • Cloud cover
  • Annual rainfall
  • Public reviews

From there, they have then given them an average score out of 100. 

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Let's take a look at the top 10 in the world

1. Los Angeles Country Club, USA 

2. Royal Adelaide Golf Club, Australia 

3. Riviera Country Club, USA

4. Pebble Beach Golf Links, USA

5. Ganton Golf Club, England

6. Shadow Creek Golf Club, USA 

7. Emirates Golf Club, UAE

8. Royal Lytham & St Annes, England

9. Interlachen Country Club, USA 

10. Kingston Heath Golf Club, Australia

Take a look at the full results here:

The UK's highest results by country:

England - Ganton Golf Club 81.2

Scotland - Royal Aberdeen Golf Club 69.4

Wales - Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 68.8 

Northern Ireland - Royal County Down Golf Club - 67.7

Do you agree with the list? How many of these courses have you played?

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