List 1: "Fairways to Heaven: The Greatest Holes in Golf" (Telegraph)

List 1: "Fairways to Heaven: The Greatest Holes in Golf" (Telegraph)

Charles Starmer-Smith published in the Telegraph an article about his selection of golf’s 18 greatest holes.

The selection is unashamedly subjective but criteria include courses that boast masterful designs (the challenge a course poses and how well it sits within the landscape); aesthetics (cliff top drives, undulating contours, unusual locations or coastal views); and the thrill factor of treading the same fairways as Nicklaus, Faldo and Woods. The list includes courses that must be accessible to the average golfer – and not just Ivy Leaguers and millionaires – so  Augusta, Whistling Straits and Loch Lomond are excluded.

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1. Ailsa course, Turnberry, Scotland – Hole 9 - Link to detailed description
2. Pebble Beach, US – Hole 7
3. Ballybunion, Ireland – Hole 11
4. Green Monkey, Barbados – Hole 16
5. Domaine de Sperone, Corsica – Hole 16 - Link to detailed description
6. Royal County Down, Northern Ireland – Hole 9
7. Leopard Creek, South Africa – Hole 4
8. Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand – Hole 15
9. Muirfield, Scotland – Hole 1
10. Canouan, The Grenadines – Hole 13
11. Doonbeg, Ireland – Hole 1
12. Royal Melbourne (West), Australia – Hole 6
13. Banff Springs, Canada – Hole 4
14. Valderrama, Spain – Hole 4
15. TPC Sawgrass, Florida – Hole 17
16. Sunningdale (Old), England – Hole 10
17. Pevero, Italy – Hole 16
18. Legend Golf Resort, South Africa – Hole 19