Aldarra Golf Club

Fall City, Washington

Rankings

Golf Digest's Top 100 International Golf Courses

Debuting in 2014, this is Golf Digest's most recent rankings of courses outside of the United States. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy; 63 so far. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year.

Top 10 Courses

  1. ROYAL COUNTY DOWN GOLF CLUB (Old Tom Morris 1890, Newcastle, Northern Ireland)
  2. ROYAL DORNOCH GOLF CLUB (CHAMPIONSHIP) (Old Tom Morris 1886, Dornoch, Scotland)
  3. ST ANDREWS LINKS (OLD COURSE) (Nature 1400S/Old Tom Morris 1865, St Andrews, Scotland)
  4. ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB (DUNLUCE) (Harry S. Colt 1929, Portrush, Northern Ireland)
  5. ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB (WEST) (Alister MacKenzie 1931, Black Rock, Victoria, Australia)
  6. MUIRFIELD - THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF EDINBURGH GOLFERS (Old Tom MOrris 1891, Muirfield, Scotland)
  7. TARA ITI GOLF CLUB (Tom Doak 2015, Te Arai, New Zealand)
  8. TRUMP TURNBERRY (AILSA) (Willie Fernie 1909/MacKenzie Ross 1946/Martin Ebert 2016, Turnberry, Scotland)
  9. NORTH BERWICK GOLF CLUB (WEST) (David Strath 1878, North Berwick, Scotland)
  10. BALLYBUNION GOLF CLUB (OLD) (P. Murphy 1893/Tom Simpson 1936, Ballybunion, Ireland)
5th Hole at Royal Melbourne (West)
5th Hole at Royal Melbourne (West)

Courses 11-20

  1. KINGSTON HEATH GOLF CLUB (Des Soutar 1925/Alister MacKenzie 1928, Cheltenham, Australia)
  2. SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Willie Park Jr. 1901/H.S. Colt 1922, Sunningdale, England)
  3. CABOT CLIFFS (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2016, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)
  4. CAPE WICKHAM GOLF LINKS (Mike DeVries and Darius Oliver 2015, King Island, Australia)
  5. CAPE KIDNAPPERS (Tom Doak 2004, Te Awanga, New Zealand)
  6. CARNOUSTIE GOLF LINKS (CHAMPIONSHIP) (A. Robertson 1842/Old Tom Morris 1872/James Braid 1926, Carnoustie, Scotland)
  7. Morfontaine Golf Club (Tom Simpson 1927, Mortefontaine, France)
  8. ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Alex Russell 1932, Black Rock, Australia)
  9. ROYAL BIRKDALE (George Low Jr. 1889/Fred Hawtree 1932, Southport, England)
  10. ROYAL ST. GEORGE'S GOLF CLUB (W. Laidlaw Purves 1887/H.S. Colt 1922, Sandwich, England)

Courses 21-30

  1. CRUDEN BAY GOLF CLUB (Tom Simpson 1926, Cruden Bay, Scotland)
  2. KINGSBARNS GOLF LINKS (Kyle Phillips 1999, St Andrews, Scotland)
  3. NEW SOUTH WALES GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1928/Eric Apperly 1947, La Perouse, Australia)
  4. Lofoten Links (Jeremy Turner 2015, Gimsøyand, Norway)
  5. CABOT LINKS (Rod Whitman 2012, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)
  6. Hirono Golf Club (Martin Ebert 1932, Miki-Chi, Japan)
  7. LAHINCH GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Old Tom Morris 1893/Alister MacKenzie 1927/Martin Hawtree 2003, Lahinch, Ireland)
  8. ROYAL TROON GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Willie Fernie 1887, Troon, Scotland)
  9. Valderrama Golf Club (Sir Henry Cotton 1974, Sotogrande, Spain)
  10. BARNBOUGLE DUNES (Tom Doak and Mike Clayton 2004, Bridport, Australia)
11th Hole at Ballybunion (Old)
11th Hole at Ballybunion (Old)

Courses 31-40

  1. VICTORIA GOLF CLUB (Oscar Damman and Bill Meader 1927; Alister MacKenzie consulting, Melbourne, Australia)
  2. SWINLEY FOREST (H.S. Colt 1910, South Ascot, England)
  3. ROYAL LYTHAM & ST. ANNES (George Low Jr. 1897, Lytham St. Annes, England)
  4. TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF LINKS (Martin Hawtree 2012, Aberdeen, Scotland)
  5. SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB (NEW) (H.S. Colt 1922, Sunningdale, England)
  6. Te Arai Links (North) (Tom Doak 2023, Tomarata, Auckland, New Zealand)
  7. PORTMARNOCK GOLF CLUB (OLD) (W.C. Pickerman/George Ross/Mungo Park 1894/George Coburn 1896, Portmarnock, Ireland)
  8. ST. GEORGE'S GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (Stanley Thompson 1929, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)
  9. BARNBOUGLE LOST FARM (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw 2010, Bridport, Tasmania, Australia)
  10. Te Arai Links (South) (Bill Coore & Crenshaw 2022, Tomarata, Auckland, New Zealand)
18th Hole at Muirfield Village
18th Hole at Muirfield Village

Courses 41-50

  1. PUNTA ESPADA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2008, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic)
  2. METROPOLITAN GOLF CLUB (J.B. Mackenzie and C.W. Chapman 1908/Alister MacKenzie 1926, Melbourne, Australia)
  3. ROYAL PORTHCAWL GOLF CLUB (Ramsay Hunter 1895, Porthcawl, Wales)
  4. HAMILTON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (H.S. Colt 1914, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada)
  5. JASPER PARK LODGE GOLF COURSE (Stanley Thompson 1925, Jasper, Alberta, Canada)
  6. The Memphremagog Golf Club (Thomas McBroom 2008, Magog, Quebec, Canada)
  7. DIAMANTE GOLF CLUB (DUNES) (Davis Love III and Mark Love 2010/Paul Cowley 2016, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
  8. KONINKLIJKE HAAGSCHE AKA ROYAL HAGUE (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1939, Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands)
  9. ST. PATRICK'S LINKS AT ROSAPENNA RESORT (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1939, Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands)
  10. Kawana Resort (Fuji) (C.H. Alison/Kinya Fujita 1936, Ito-Shi, Japan)
8th at Whistling Straits (Straits)
8th at Whistling Straits (Straits)

Courses 51-60

  1. CASTLE STUART GOLF LINKS (Gil Hanse & Mark Parsinen 2009, Inverness, Scotland)
  2. Machrihanish Golf Club (Charles Hunter 1876/Old Tom Morris 1879, Machrihanish, Scotland)
  3. WATERVILLE GOLF LINKS (Eddie Hackett 1973, Waterville, Ireland)
  4. CASA DE CAMPO (TEETH OF THE DOG) (Pete Dye 1971, La Romana, Dominican Republic)
  5. KAURI CLIFFS (Dave Harman 2000, Matauri Bay, New Zealand)
  6. ROYAL ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB (BALGOWNIE) (Archie and Robert Simpson 1888, Aberdeen, Scotland)
  7. WOODHALL SPA (HOTCHKIN) (Harry Vardon 1905/H.S. Colt 1912/S.V. Hotchkin 1926, Woodhall Spa, England)
  8. CAPILANO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (Stanley Thompson 1938, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  9. UTRECHT DE PAN GOLF CLUB (H.S. Colt 1929, Utrecht, Netherlands)
  10. BANFF SPRINGS GOLF COURSE (THOMPSON) (Stanley Thompson 1928, Banff, Alberta, Canada)
17th Hole at Shadow Creek
17th Hole at Shadow Creek

Courses 61-70

  1. PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB (Old Tom Morris 1851/1883, Prestwick, Scotland)
  2. Shanqin Bay Golf Club (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2012, Hainan Island, China)
  3. ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB (George Morris 1869, Hoylake, England)
  4. Mid Ocean Club (C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor 1921, Tucker's Town, Bermuda)
  5. Leopard Creek Country Club (Gary Player 1996, Malelane, South Africa)
  6. Monte Rei Golf & Country Club (Jack Nicklaus 2007, Cacela, Portugal)
  7. Loch Lomond Golf Club (Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf 1992, Luss, Scotland)
  8. The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip (Greg Norman 2014, Ho Tram, Vientnam)
  9. WALTON HEATH GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Herbert Fowler 1903, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England)
  10. ST. ENODOC GOLF CLUB (CHURCH) (James Braid 1907 and 1922, Tom Simpson 1930, Wadebridge, England)
16th Hole at Lahinch
16th Hole at Lahinch

Courses 71-80

  1. Yas Links (Kyle Phillips 2010, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
  2. South Cape Owners Club (Kyle Phillips 2013, Namhae, Gyeongsangnam , South Korea)
  3. Jack's Point Golf Course (John Darby 2008, Queenstown, New Zealand)
  4. Real Club de Golf Sotogrande (Robert Trent Jones 1964/Rulewich & Fleury in 2016, Sotogrande, Cádiz, Spain)
  5. Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea (Jack Nicklaus 2010, Incheon City, South Korea)
  6. ROYAL ST. DAVID'S GOLF CLUB (H.S. Colt 1895/Tom Simpson, Herbert Tippet, and Guy Campbell 1907, Camber, England)
  7. OLD HEAD OF KINSALE (Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins, Eddie Hackett, Dr. Joe Carr, and Haulie O'Shea 1997, County Cork, Ireland)
  8. Western Gailes Golf Club (Fred Morris and/or Willie Fernie and/or Fred W. Hawtree 1899, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland)
  9. ROYAL CINQUE PORTS (Henry Hunter 1892 and James Braid 1919 and Guy Campbell 1946, Deal, England)
  10. Durban Country Club (George Waterman and Lawrence Waters 1922, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
4th Hole at Bethpage State Park (Black)
4th Hole at Bethpage State Park (Black)

Courses 81-90

  1. RYE GOLF CLUB (OLD) (H.S. Colt 1895/Tom Simpson, Herbert Tippet, and Guy Campbell 1907, Camber, England)
  2. ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB (VALLEY) (Harry S. Colt 1929, Portrush, Northern Ireland)
  3. Naruo Golf Club (Harry, Bert, & Joseph Crane 1920/C.H. Alison 1931, Inagawa, Hyogo, Japan)
  4. National Golf Club of Canada (George Fazio 1974/Tom Fazio 2005, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada)
  5. Ganton Golf Club (Tom Chisholm 1891/Harry Vardon, James Braid, Herbert Fowler, Harry Colt, and Alister MacKenzie later, Yorkshire, England)
  6. CAPE BRETON HIGHLAND LINKS (Stanley Thompson 1941, Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada)
  7. ENNISCRONE (THE DUNES) (Stanley Thompson 1941, Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada)
  8. COUNTY SLIGO GOLF CLUB AT ROSSES POINT (COLT) (Harry Colt 1927, Eddie Hackett 1983, Pat Ruddy 2014, County Sligo, Ireland)
  9. TRALEE GOLF CLUB (Arnold Palmer 1984, Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland)
  10. THE EUROPEAN CLUB (Pat Ruddy 1987, Brittas Bay, County Wicklow, Ireland)
8th Hole at Royal Troon (Old)
8th Hole at Royal Troon (Old)

Courses 91-100

  1. St. Andrews Links (New) (Old Tom Morris 1895, St Andrews, Scotland)
  2. PORTSTEWART GOLF CLUB (STRAND) (Willie Park Jr. 1920/A.W. Gow 1907/Des Giffin 1998, Portstewart, Northern Ireland)
  3. WALTON HEATH GOLF CLUB (NEW) (Herbert Fowler 1913, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England)
  4. TRUMP TURNBERRY (KING ROBERT THE BRUCE) (Martin Ebert 2017/Donald Steel 2001 original course, Turnberry, Scotland)
  5. NAIRN GOLF CLUB (CHAMPIONSHIP) (Archie Simpson 1887/Old Tom Morris 1890/James Braid 1910/Ben Sayers 1920/Mackenzie and Ebert 2018, Nairn, Scotland)
  6. PARAPARAUMU BEACH GOLF CLUB (Alex Russell 1949, Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand)
  7. Sheshan International Golf Club (Neil Haworth and Robin Nelson 2004, Shanghai, China)
  8. Amata Spring Country Club (Lee Schmidt 2005, Chonburi, Thailand)
  9. Tokyo Golf Club (Komei Ohtani 1939, Sayama City, Japan)
  10. CABO DEL SOL (COVE CLUB) (Jack Nicklaus 1994, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
4th Hole at Victoria Golf Club
4th Hole at Victoria Golf Club

Dropped from the 2023-24 list

  • Siam Country Club (Old) (Ichisuke Izumi 1970/Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley 2007, Pattaya, Thailand)
  • QUERENCIA COUNTRY CLUB (Tom Fazio 2000, Los Cabos, Baja Sur, Mexico)
  • Sheshan International Golf Club (Neil Haworth & Robin Nelson 2004, Shanghai, China)
  • Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong) (Ronald Fream 1982/Gene Bates 2006, Singapore)
  • Fancourt (Links) (Gary Player and Phil Jacobs 2000, George, South Africa)
  • The Club at Nine Bridges Golf Club (Ron Fream & David Dale 2001, Jeje Island, South Korea)
  • Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (Stadium) (Robert Trent Jones, Jr. 2007, Bro, Sweden)
  • KINLOCH GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2007, Ho Tram, New Zealand)
  • ST. GEORGE'S HILL GOLF CLUB (BLUE & RED) (H.S. Colt 1913, Weybridge, England)
  • Royal Adelaide Golf Club (Herbert Rymill 1905 & 1910/Alister MacKenzie & Alex Russell 1926/Alex Russell 1951, Seaton, South Australia, Australia)
  • Spring City Golf and Lake Resort (Lake) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1998, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China)
  • Anyang Country Club (Chohei Miyazawa 1968, Kunpo-shi, Kyonggi-Do, South Korea)
  • THE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (MOONAH) (Greg Norman 2000, Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia)
  • Le Golf National (Albatross) (Robert von Hagge and Hubert Chesneau 1990, Ross McMurray 2016, Guyancourt, France)
  • QUIVIRA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2014, Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur, Mexico)
  • Tobiano Golf Course (Thomas McBroom 2007, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)
  • Emirates Golf Club (Majlis) (Karl Litten 1988, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
  • TORONTO GOLF CLUB (Harry Colt 1912, Martin Hawtree 2010, Mississauga, Canada)
  • Brg Da Nang Golf Club (Greg Norman 2010, Da Nang, Vietnam)
  • Gleneagles Hotel Golf Club (King's) (James Braid, C.K. Hutchison 1919, Gleneagles, Scotland)

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