With its origin in the sandy soil of the British coastal terrain, Golf is now available around the globe. The report says that the facilities are available in 208 of the world’s 245 countries. While Asia is the new frontier of the game, the top 10 golfing countries include the United States, Canada, Japan, England, Australia, Germany, France, Scotland, Sweden, and South Africa. TMM checks out the best destinations for the gentlemen’s game.
Pine Valley Golf Club, Clementon, New Jersey
Pine Valley is somewhat mysterious in golfing circles because it is hard to find and extremely private. Those who have found the club Located in New Jersey’s lonesome Pine Barrens, the course is one of the world’s finest. Started in 1913, with 184 acres of scruffy pinelands, the course has some mysterious golfing circles that are hard to achieve. It also offers an enhanced remote beauty of the place.
Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, California
Cypress Point is indeed a private place, which explains why you won’t see casual players chipping away on the Pacific coastline. Located south of Pebble Beach in California’s gorgeous Big Sur country, the club has an 18-hole course of rolling fairways.
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Gullane, Scotland, United Kingdom
Muirfield was first opened in 1744 and since then it became home to the world’s oldest golfing society. More than 200 years later, Jack Nicklaus won his first British Open here on the storied greens near Edinburgh. It is believed that the course demands for the test of the ability of every golfer and once witnessed, opens the gateway of success and luxury.
St. Andrews (Old Course), St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Every passionate golfer’s dream is to play at St. Andrews Old Course, the most famous one in the world. Golf has been played on this heathery patch of land on Scotland’s east coast since the 15th century. In addition to the Old Course, there are four more excellent 18-hole courses, one 9-hole course, and a practice center to accommodate golfers of all skill levels. The Old Course is embedded in the stormy North Sea dunes and is challenging to even the best of golfers.
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
If you are the looking for the proper club to score well, drive down to Pebble Beach Golf Links, as this is the best-known course in the United States. As you work your way over the narrow fairways, make sure you pause to drink in the outstanding views of the rocky shores that make up this part of California’s Pacific coast. There’s an especially good vista at the 18th hole, a 548 yards par 5.
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
With two lovely private clubs that have 18-hole courses, this lavish golf club in eastern Australia forms the Composite Course of 12 holes from the West and 6 from the East. This first was created in 1959 when Royal Melbourne was the site of the Canada Cup, now called the World Cup.
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
Regarded as the notable firsts, it is the first clubhouse in the United States, built in 1893 that also became the first to admit women as members. The rolling terrain of Long Island’s south shore gives the course plenty of variety. And winds off the Atlantic Ocean can make playing this private course quite challenging.
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
This club honors the winners with the special green blazer. Every year, this venerable club in central Georgia is the site of the Masters, with its magnificent 18-hole and 9-hole courses. Three of the sport’s toughest and most famous holes are here: the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes together are known as “Amen Corner.”
Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, North Carolina
With eight outstanding courses in the Sand Hills region of North Carolina, this club was established in 1894 and at present is considered as the most scenic and picturesque in terms of design. However, all the courses have tree-lined fairways and numerous bunkers. Payne Stewart won the 1999 U.S. Open here with a dramatic 15-foot putt at the 18th hole.
Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, N. Ireland, United Kingdom
Located 30 miles south of Belfast, this 100-year-old Royal County Down Golf Club has two 18-hole courses: the Championship and the less formidable Annesley. The club is stunningly set between the mountains of Mourne and the Irish Sea that makes it a perfect spot for those holidaying and have a knack for golf. However, it is as tough a place to play as it is beautiful to see. The fairways are lined with masses of native plants such as heather and gorse. Wild tussocks cover the bunkers. And the wind off the sea can add to the tension.
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