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Golden Pebble Golf Club, China (Recommended by John R. Johnson)

Several holes at Golden Pebble run along the cliffsides; during low tide, villagers harvest kelp and snails from the beaches.

Considering China’s new infatuation with capitalism, it’s not surprising that the number of golf courses here is increasing at an… Read more »

St. Andrews Old Course, Scotland

One story regarding the birth of golf goes something like this: a group of shepherds watching over their flocks along… Read more »

Royal Dornoch,Scotland (Recommended by Lorne Rubenstein)

The 14th at Royal Dornoch, dubbed "Foxy."

Many visitors to Scotland – whether they have 3 days or 3 weeks – try to squeeze in as many… Read more »

Oitavos Dunes, Portugal (Recommended by Drew Rogers)

Oitavos Dunes has many properties of Great Britains’ great links courses – with far nicer weather.

When Americans think of golf and Portugal – if they think of golf and Portugal – the Algarve region springs… Read more »

Rosapenna Golf Club, Ireland (Recommended by Larry Lambrecht)

Each year, photographer Larry Lambrecht travels to Ireland to collect photos for his calendar on the links of Ireland. “On… Read more »

Enniscrone Golf Club, Ireland (Recommended by John Steinbach)

The second hole at Enniscrone, a 556-yard par-5 that concludes at a seaside green.

There is always much excited whispering in golf travel circles about the newest hidden gem, the latest undiscovered destination that’s… Read more »

Ballyliffin, Ireland (Recommended by Nick Edmund)

The 13th on the Glashedy Links at Ballyliffin is an epic journey of 572 yards through the dunes of northernmost Ireland.

There are many “best-kept secrets” among the cabalistic corps of golf travel enthusiasts. But if you were to canvass a… Read more »

Sperone Golf Club, France (Recommended by Christopher Smith)

The 16th at Sperone, a high point on "the Pebble Beach of Europe."

y RTJ, Sr. standards, Sperone is a relatively short course, coming in at 6,678 yards from the tips. When the wind is blowing off the Straits of Bonifacio, however, the course plays much, much longer. Twelve of the holes are inland, winding through the thick maquis shrubland that’s found on much of Corsica; the other six holes – eleven through sixteen – cling to the coastline, and have earned Sperone the sobriquet (in some circles) of “the Pebble Beach of Europe.”