Top Links Courses

[Deleted member 1418]

So in keeping with the recent threads on Parkland, Heathland, seems only right to start one about Links courses too!

If you look at the GM Top 100, links courses dominate the top 50.

I've only played a handful but have to say that my top 5 links are:

Old Course
Royal St Georges
Saunton East
Royal Cinque Ports
St Andrews New

With Saunton West and Princes (Shore and Dunes) just below them.

 

[Papas1982]

Turnberry (Ailsa),
Royal St Georges,
Cinque Ports,
Littlestone,

Short list for me so far. Thinking that may change after November when I've played a few more.

 

[USER1999]

A very short list for me, as I also have not played much links golf.

Royal County Down
Royal st Georges
Royal cinq ports
Littlestone
Princes shore and dunes.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

So in keeping with the recent threads on Parkland, Heathland, seems only right to start one about Links courses too!

If you look at the GM Top 100, links courses dominate the top 50.

I've only played a handful but have to say that my top 5 links are:

Old Course
Royal St Georges
Saunton East
Royal Cinque Ports
St Andrews New

With Saunton West and Princes (Shore and Dunes) just below them.

Just realised I said handful and named 7!!! I'm a mutant or a bit of in-breeding went on back in the day.........!!!!

 

[USER1999]

A very short list for me, as I also have not played much links golf.

Royal County Down
Royal st Georges
Royal cinq ports
Littlestone
Princes shore and dunes.

If we have 7 fingers I would bung in Goswick and Hayling!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I played a few links courses - this is in order for me

Old Course
Royal St George’s
Royal Cinque Ports
Saunton East
Royal Liverpool

Special mention to Littlestone which I think is a gem

Burnham and Berrow , St Enodoc and Saunton West next

Next year will have one more to add to that list when i visit relatives in N Ireland - then need to get to Scotland and play some more highly regarded links courses

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Turnberry, Ailsa

That's all for me

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Not played many either, and my list isn't quite so highbrow as the rest of you:

- Royal Porthcawl
- Hillside
- Seacroft
- Sandilands
- Formby Ladies
Special mention:
- Pitch & Putt on Pentire Headland, Newquay

 

[richart]

Royal County Down
St Andrews Old
Turnberry
Royal St George’s
Carnoustie

 

[Imurg]

I can categorically state, without fear of contradiction that the absolute, best Links course I've ever played is Hayling

 

[MendieGK]

Saunton East
Royal St George’s
B&B
Royal Liverpool

For me.

Love St Enodoc and Saunton west, but think St Enodoc has a few too many average holes and the par 3s are not in the same league as Burnham

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Royal County Down
St Andrews Old
Turnberry
Royal St George’s
Carnoustie

Show off!

 

[MendieGK]

I can categorically state, without fear of contradiction that the absolute, best Links course I've ever played is Hayling

You can’t have played many links courses then

 

[Wolf]

5 Links that's quite tough as they all have there own little quirks that make them special.. so my personal choices would be...

Royal St George's
Royal Cinque Ports
Seacroft
Lahinch
Lytham and St Anne's

 

[richart]

Show off!

Had to leave out Portrush, Trump Aberdeen, Hoylake, Saunton East and Formby.

Just shows you don’t have to be a good golfer to play good courses.

 

[Blue in Munich]

You can’t have played many links courses then

I think you’ll find he’s played one...

 

[Imurg]

Just th

You can’t have played many links courses then

Just the one Sam.

 

[Imurg]

So i

I think you’ll find he’s played one...

So I'm not wrong then...

 

[bluewolf]

Carnoustie
Birkdale
Saunton East
Silloth
Trump Aberdeen.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Royal St. George’s
Carnoustie
The Old Course St. Andrew’s

Perm any two from;

Littlestone
Rye
Royal Cinque Ports
Saunton Sands East
Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s
North Berwick

depending on how I feel at that particular moment.