Golf Monthly Top 100 Course Rankings 2009/10

From 1 to 100 see where your favourite course ranked in Golf Monthly's latest list of the Top 100 Courses in the UK and Ireland

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Golf Monthly UK and Ireland Top 100 Course Rankings 2009/10

The full list from 1 - 100. Click on the course name to read our review and verdicts then leave your own review.

1    Muirfield 2    Turnberry - Ailsa 3    St Andrews - Old 4    Royal County Down 5    Royal Birkdale 6    Ballybunion - Old 7    Carnoustie - Championship 8    Kingsbarns 9    Waterville 10    Royal Lytham & St Annes

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11    Lahinch - Old 12    Royal St George’s 13    Royal Liverpool 14    Loch Lomond 15    The European Club 16    Royal Portrush - Dunluce 17    Royal Dornoch - Championship 18    Woodhall Spa - Hotchkin 19    Sunningdale - New 20    Gleneagles - Kings 21    Old Head 22    Sunningdale - Old 23    Royal Aberdeen - Balgownie 24    Royal Troon - Old 25    Nairn - Championship 26    Doonbeg 27    Ganton 28    Walton Heath - Old 29    Portmarnock - Red & Blue 30    Saunton - East 31    Royal Porthcawl 32    Hillside   33    St Georges Hill - Red & Blue 34    Machrihanish 35    Wentworth - West 36    Swinley Forest 37    Tralee 38    North Berwick 39    K Club - Palmer 40    The Berkshire - Red 41    Formby 42    Walton Heath - New 43    Rosapenna - Sandy Hills 44    Royal West Norfolk 45    Royal St David’s 46    Western Gailes 47    Burnham & Berrow - Championship 48    St Enodoc - Church 49    Silloth On Solway 50    Southport & Ainsdale 51    Gleneagles - Queen’s 52    West Sussex 53    Royal Cinque Ports 54    St Andrews - New 55    Prestwick 56    Trevose - Championship 57    Saunton - West 58    Notts 59    Blairgowrie - Rosemount 60    Moortown 61    Aberdovey 62    The Alwoodley 63    The Berkshire - Blue 64    Hankley Common 65    Druids Glen 66    Ladybank 67    Liphook 68    Killarney - Killeen 69    Royal North Devon 70    Wentworth - East 71    Mount Juliet 72    Ballyliffin - Glashedy 73    Worplesdon 74    Isle of Purbeck - Purbeck 75    County Louth 76    Rye - Old 77    Hunstanton 78    Bearwood Lakes 79    Gullane - No.1 80    West Hill 81    The Grove 82    West Lancashire 83    Carne 84    Aldeburgh 85    Woking 86    Cruden Bay 87    Woburn - Marquess 88    The Belfry - Brabazon 89    The Machrie 90    Castletown 91    Seaton Carew 92    Ashridge 93    Montrose - Medal 94    The Island 95    Carton House - Montgomerie 96    Nefyn & District - Old 97    Bovey Castle 98    Panmure 99    Remedy Oak 100    Royal Worlington & Newmarket

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Mike Harris
Content Director

Mike has been a journalist all his working life, starting out as a football writer with Goal magazine in the 1990s before moving into men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines including Men's Health, In 2003 he joined Golf Monthly and in 2006 he became only the eighth editor in Golf Monthly’s 100-plus year history leading the brand until July 2023. He is now Content Director overseeing Golf Monthly and two other iconic sports brands, FourFourTwo and Rugby World.

His three main passions in golf are courses (he's played over 500 courses worldwide), equipment (he's always in search of something shinny to give him an edge) and shoes (he owns more pairs than he cares to mention!).  

Mike’s handicap index hovers at around 10 and he is a member of four golf clubs: Hartley Wintney, Royal Liverpool, Royal North Devon and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.


Mike's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ 9° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S

Fairway woods: TaylorMade Sim Max 3/15° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 6S & TaylorMade Stealth 7/20° - Fujikura Ventus Red 6S

Utility Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI 3/21° - Aldila Ascent 90HY

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (5-PW)  - Nippon Tour NSPro 950S

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 50°, 54° and 58° - KBS Tour Hi-Rev s2.0 hafts

Putter: Evnroll ER2B (Gravity Grip) 

Ball: TaylorMade Tour Response (Yellow)