World’s Best Golf Courses [Photos]

It’s National Women’s Golf Month. While courses everywhere are laying on special events for women, we’re taking a look at the world’s best golf courses (in pictures, of course).

1. Pine Valley, NJ

This course has been ranked the world’s best for several years.

Pine Valley-3178

2. Cypress Point, CA

This club has 250 members and it’s hard to get a game – it’s said that JFK was once refused entry.

13th Hole- Cypress Point GC- CA- USA 1965 ai-4800-24-2

3. Augusta National, GA

Designed by Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie, this course is updated every year.

Masters 2011

4. St Andrews, Scotland

Considered the home of golf, this course has hosted more Opens than any other.
Old Course Bridge - St Andrews

5. Royal County Down, Northern Ireland

The first nine holes of this well-known course opened in 1889.
Royal County Down #9

Want more? Check out Golf Digest’s list of the top 20 golf courses in the world and similar lists compiled by UK and Australian sites.

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