Top 100 Golf UK + Ireland Links Courses
The top 100 UK + Ireland links golf courses reviewed on Golfshake with more than 25 independent golf course reviews.
Golfshake rates and ranks golf courses using a unique algorithm which analyses data from 1000s of average golfers reviewing courses within the UK and throughout the world. The Golfshake reviews/ratings are based off the expectations of every day golfers.
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Ranking | Golf Club | Rating | ||
1 | Formby Golf ClubOverall ranking: 2 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 5.00 / 5 73 reviews | ||
2 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubOverall ranking: 4 | Location: Lancashire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 5.00 / 5 50 reviews | ||
3 | Castle Stuart Golf LinksOverall ranking: 6 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 5.00 / 5 48 reviews | ||
4 | Royal Troon Golf ClubOverall ranking: 7 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 5.00 / 5 29 reviews | ||
5 | Tralee Golf ClubOverall ranking: 10 | Location: Kerry | Price guide: | Rating: 5.00 / 5 24 reviews | ||
6 | Waterville Golf ClubOverall ranking: 11 | Location: Kerry | Price guide: | Rating: 5.00 / 5 23 reviews | ||
7 | Nairn Golf ClubOverall ranking: 12 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 5.00 / 5 23 reviews | ||
8 | The Renaissance ClubOverall ranking: 14 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: | Rating: 5.00 / 5 13 reviews | ||
9 | The West Lancashire Golf ClubOverall ranking: 17 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.97 / 5 66 reviews | ||
10 | Ballybunion Golf ClubOverall ranking: 18 | Location: Kerry | Price guide: | Rating: 4.97 / 5 29 reviews | ||
11 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf ClubOverall ranking: 19 | Location: Kent | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.96 / 5 65 reviews | ||
12 | Kingsbarns Golf LinksOverall ranking: 20 | Location: Fife | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.96 / 5 47 reviews | ||
13 | Royal County Down Golf ClubOverall ranking: 22 | Location: County Down | Price guide: | Rating: 4.96 / 5 27 reviews | ||
14 | Silloth-on-Solway Golf ClubOverall ranking: 23 | Location: Cumbria | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.96 / 5 62 reviews | ||
15 | Turnberry Resort - A Luxury Collection ResortOverall ranking: 28 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.95 / 5 142 reviews | ||
16 | North Berwick Golf ClubOverall ranking: 31 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.95 / 5 45 reviews | ||
17 | Western Gailes Golf ClubOverall ranking: 32 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.95 / 5 47 reviews | ||
18 | Old Head Golf LinksOverall ranking: 33 | Location: Cork | Price guide: | Rating: 4.94 / 5 18 reviews | ||
19 | Royal West Norfolk Golf ClubOverall ranking: 34 | Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.94 / 5 10 reviews | ||
20 | Luffness New Golf ClubOverall ranking: 36 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.94 / 5 13 reviews | ||
21 | Lahinch Golf ClubOverall ranking: 37 | Location: Clare | Price guide: | Rating: 4.94 / 5 20 reviews | ||
22 | Machrihanish Dunes Golf ClubOverall ranking: 38 | Location: Central Scotland | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.94 / 5 34 reviews | ||
23 | Dundonald LinksOverall ranking: 42 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.94 / 5 76 reviews | ||
24 | Prestwick Golf ClubOverall ranking: 45 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.94 / 5 23 reviews | ||
25 | Hillside Golf ClubOverall ranking: 47 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 55 reviews | ||
26 | Dunbar Golf ClubOverall ranking: 48 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 64 reviews | ||
27 | The Golf House Club, ElieOverall ranking: 49 | Location: Fife | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 26 reviews | ||
28 | Southport And Ainsdale Golf ClubOverall ranking: 50 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 57 reviews | ||
29 | Brora Golf ClubOverall ranking: 51 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 19 reviews | ||
30 | Royal Porthcawl Golf ClubOverall ranking: 53 | Location: Mid Glamorgan | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 38 reviews | ||
31 | Royal Liverpool Golf ClubOverall ranking: 54 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 54 reviews | ||
32 | St Andrews The Home Of GolfOverall ranking: 55 | Location: Fife | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 373 reviews | ||
33 | St Enodoc Golf ClubOverall ranking: 56 | Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 85 reviews | ||
34 | Hunstanton Golf ClubOverall ranking: 57 | Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.93 / 5 45 reviews | ||
35 | Royal Birkdale Golf ClubOverall ranking: 60 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.92 / 5 49 reviews | ||
36 | Prince's Golf ClubOverall ranking: 61 | Location: Kent | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.92 / 5 198 reviews | ||
37 | Murcar Links Golf ClubOverall ranking: 62 | Location: Grampian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.92 / 5 27 reviews | ||
38 | Burnham and Berrow Golf ClubOverall ranking: 64 | Location: Somerset | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.92 / 5 71 reviews | ||
39 | Gullane Golf ClubOverall ranking: 65 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.92 / 5 191 reviews | ||
40 | Ballyliffin Golf ClubOverall ranking: 69 | Location: Donegal | Price guide: | Rating: 4.92 / 5 14 reviews | ||
41 | Carnoustie Golf LInksOverall ranking: 70 | Location: Tayside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.91 / 5 154 reviews | ||
42 | Machrihanish Golf ClubOverall ranking: 71 | Location: Central Scotland | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.91 / 5 33 reviews | ||
43 | Saunton Golf ClubOverall ranking: 72 | Location: Devon | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.91 / 5 71 reviews | ||
44 | Trevose Golf ClubOverall ranking: 74 | Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.91 / 5 101 reviews | ||
45 | County Sligo Golf ClubOverall ranking: 76 | Location: Sligo | Price guide: | Rating: 4.91 / 5 17 reviews | ||
46 | Royal Dornoch Golf ClubOverall ranking: 77 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.90 / 5 45 reviews | ||
47 | Royal Portrush Golf ClubOverall ranking: 79 | Location: County Antrim | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.90 / 5 45 reviews | ||
48 | Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubOverall ranking: 81 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.90 / 5 15 reviews | ||
49 | Panmure Golf ClubOverall ranking: 85 | Location: Tayside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.89 / 5 17 reviews | ||
50 | Moray Golf ClubOverall ranking: 86 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.89 / 5 77 reviews | ||
51 | Trump International Golf Links DoonbegOverall ranking: 87 | Location: Clare | Price guide: | Rating: 4.89 / 5 18 reviews | ||
52 | Castletown Golf ClubOverall ranking: 88 | Location: Isle of Man | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.89 / 5 19 reviews | ||
53 | Aberdovey Golf ClubOverall ranking: 89 | Location: Gwynedd | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.89 / 5 50 reviews | ||
54 | Royal North Devon Golf ClubOverall ranking: 90 | Location: Devon | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 54 reviews | ||
55 | Cruden Bay Golf ClubOverall ranking: 91 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 22 reviews | ||
56 | Trump International Golf Links, ScotlandOverall ranking: 92 | Location: Grampian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 43 reviews | ||
57 | Enniscrone Golf ClubOverall ranking: 94 | Location: Sligo | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 14 reviews | ||
58 | Royal St Georges Golf ClubOverall ranking: 95 | Location: Kent | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 69 reviews | ||
59 | The Island Golf ClubOverall ranking: 96 | Location: Dublin | Price guide: | Rating: 4.88 / 5 7 reviews | ||
60 | Rosapenna Golf ClubOverall ranking: 97 | Location: Donegal | Price guide: | Rating: 4.88 / 5 6 reviews | ||
61 | European ClubOverall ranking: 98 | Location: Wicklow | Price guide: | Rating: 4.88 / 5 3 reviews | ||
62 | County Louth Golf ClubOverall ranking: 99 | Location: Louth | Price guide: | Rating: 4.88 / 5 3 reviews | ||
63 | The Carnegie Club Skibo CastleOverall ranking: 100 | Location: Highlands | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.88 / 5 2 reviews | ||
64 | Royal St Davids Golf ClubOverall ranking: 101 | Location: Gwynedd | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.87 / 5 91 reviews | ||
65 | Muirfield Golf Club (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)Overall ranking: 104 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.86 / 5 21 reviews | ||
66 | The Machrie Golf LinksOverall ranking: 106 | Location: Western Isles | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.86 / 5 13 reviews | ||
67 | Pennard Golf ClubOverall ranking: 107 | Location: West Glamorgan | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.85 / 5 82 reviews | ||
68 | Archerfield LinksOverall ranking: 108 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.85 / 5 60 reviews | ||
69 | Portstewart Golf ClubOverall ranking: 110 | Location: County Londonderry | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.84 / 5 93 reviews | ||
70 | Carne Golf LinksOverall ranking: 112 | Location: Mayo | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.84 / 5 8 reviews | ||
71 | Gailes Links Golf Course - GlasgowOverall ranking: 114 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.83 / 5 27 reviews | ||
72 | Fraserburgh Golf ClubOverall ranking: 115 | Location: Grampian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.83 / 5 25 reviews | ||
73 | Portmarnock Golf ClubOverall ranking: 117 | Location: Dublin | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.82 / 5 4 reviews | ||
74 | Royal Cromer Golf ClubOverall ranking: 119 | Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.82 / 5 85 reviews | ||
75 | Aldeburgh Golf ClubOverall ranking: 124 | Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.80 / 5 29 reviews | ||
76 | Rye Golf ClubOverall ranking: 126 | Location: East Sussex | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.79 / 5 10 reviews | ||
77 | Wallasey Golf ClubOverall ranking: 135 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.75 / 5 68 reviews | ||
78 | Glen Golf ClubOverall ranking: 158 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.69 / 5 100 reviews | ||
79 | Lundin Golf ClubOverall ranking: 190 | Location: Fife | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.64 / 5 39 reviews | ||
80 | Anstruther Golf ClubOverall ranking: 198 | Location: Fife | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.62 / 5 26 reviews | ||
81 | Dunaverty Golf ClubOverall ranking: 202 | Location: Strathclyde | Price guide: £££ | Rating: 4.61 / 5 26 reviews | ||
82 | Freshwater Bay Golf ClubOverall ranking: 204 | Location: Isle of Wight | Price guide: ££££ | Rating: 4.61 / 5 33 reviews | ||
83 | Nefyn and District Golf ClubOverall ranking: 208 | Location: Gwynedd | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.61 / 5 136 reviews | ||
84 | Hayling Golf ClubOverall ranking: 210 | Location: Hampshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.61 / 5 69 reviews | ||
85 | Llandudno - Maesdu Golf ClubOverall ranking: 222 | Location: Clwyd | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.59 / 5 36 reviews | ||
86 | Eyemouth Golf ClubOverall ranking: 241 | Location: Borders | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.58 / 5 49 reviews | ||
87 | Fairhaven Golf ClubOverall ranking: 242 | Location: Lancashire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.58 / 5 35 reviews | ||
88 | Mullion Golf ClubOverall ranking: 247 | Location: Cornwall | Price guide: ££££ | Rating: 4.58 / 5 41 reviews | ||
89 | Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf ClubOverall ranking: 264 | Location: Gwynedd | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.56 / 5 71 reviews | ||
90 | Kilspindie Golf ClubOverall ranking: 285 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.55 / 5 27 reviews | ||
91 | Clacton on Sea Golf ClubOverall ranking: 287 | Location: Essex | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.55 / 5 65 reviews | ||
92 | West Kilbride Golf ClubOverall ranking: 298 | Location: Strathclyde | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.53 / 5 31 reviews | ||
93 | Thurlestone Golf ClubOverall ranking: 310 | Location: Devon | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.52 / 5 40 reviews | ||
94 | Perranporth Golf ClubOverall ranking: 319 | Location: Cornwall | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.52 / 5 60 reviews | ||
95 | Balnagask (Nigg Bay) Golf ClubOverall ranking: 345 | Location: Grampian | Price guide: ££££ | Rating: 4.48 / 5 78 reviews | ||
96 | Royal Musselburgh Golf ClubOverall ranking: 346 | Location: Lothian | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.48 / 5 99 reviews | ||
97 | Monifieth Golf LinksOverall ranking: 354 | Location: Tayside | Price guide: ££££ | Rating: 4.48 / 5 44 reviews | ||
98 | Cleveland Golf ClubOverall ranking: 382 | Location: Cleveland | Price guide: £££ | Rating: 4.46 / 5 69 reviews | ||
99 | Formby Ladies Golf Club LimitedOverall ranking: 385 | Location: Merseyside | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.46 / 5 37 reviews | ||
100 | Irvine Golf ClubOverall ranking: 396 | Location: Ayrshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rating: 4.46 / 5 36 reviews | ||
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