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The iconic pro golf venues that just missed the Top 100 | Destination GOLF

Hosting major championships or tour events doesn’t automatically earn you a spot on GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the World. In fact, difficult courses are falling out of styles among some raters. Simon Holt and Josh Sens discuss.

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A view of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.

In World Top 100 course rankings, tiny margins separate the best from the rest

Mere decimal points in the vote count can separate a course that finishes in the World Top 100 than one that misses out.
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The 18th hole at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Do course conditions affect the rankings? A podcast prelude to the World Top 100

The quality of a course can be tough to disentangle from its presentation, an intangible shapes that perceptions but also how a layout plays.
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pebble beach 17th hole

Do courses on the water have an edge in the rankings? A podcast parses the Top 100

On a recent episode of the Destination Golf podcast, the co-hosts discussed whether seaside tracks are favored over their inland counterparts.
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an overhead view of victoria golf club in australia outside of melbourne

Your winter of Australian golf is coming. Here’s how to plan a trip

Rory McIlroy will arrive in Melbourne in December to showcase the legendary golf of the Australian Sandbelt. Here’s how you can visit, too.
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vanderbilt mansion golf clubhouse hudson river new york

Inside Sleepy Hollow’s epic clubhouse, one of golf’s most opulent retreats

Sleepy Hollow Country Club’s opulent clubhouse is a 19th-century mansion that was designed to be the home of a Vanderbilt heiress.
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A parched Plantation Course reopens for resort play next month.

After losing PGA Tour event, Kapalua forges onward: ‘A real rollercoaster’

After the PGA Tour pulled the plug on its Sentry event at Kapalua, the Maui resort has remained sanguine about any potential fallout.
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Playing 3 historic Open Championship sites in 1 day? Here’s how to do it

Once a year in England, everyday golfers get a chance to replicate a feat made famous by the game’s original showman.