The newest ranking of GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the World is out now! Simon Holt, who leads the panel, and longtime course rater and GOLF Magazine editor Josh Sens go through all the headlines.Which new courses entered the Top 100? And which courses made meteoric rises? Plus, for our 40th anniversary of the list, we'll take a special stats-driven look back at how trends impact the rankings today.To view the full list, head over to GOLF.com or pick up a copy of GOLF Magazine today.
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48: World Top 100 Preview with Jim Wagner
How much does a Top 100 ranking mean to an architect? One of the modern golden age's most prolific designers, Jim Wagner, weighs in on the list and the courses on it. As a longtime partner of Gil Hanse, Jim has traveled the world restoring the best of the best, and has already cracked the list with their own original projects. If you want to get inside the head of an architect, this interview with Josh Sens is for you. Enjoy!
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47: The Courses that Just Missed the List
Razor thin margins decide whether a deserving course earns a spot in GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World.Ahead of our latest 2025-2026 World list release, we take you behind the curtain for the very first time, revealing every course that just missed out between spots 101 and 150.Simon Holt, who collates the votes, and longtime course rater Josh Sens walk through the process and give their thoughts on all fifty courses in this group. Enjoy!
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46: Myth Busting the Top 100 Courses
Groupthink, bias, and gatekeeping are accusations often levied at a list of the best golf courses in the world.But how much of that is true? Simon Holt, the engine behind GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World, and longtime GOLF Magazine travel editor Josh Sens have an honest conversation about how these human factors come into play in our own rankings.Plus, we'll get into the nitty gritty on architecture, setting, and what our panelists are looking for. If you can't wait for the Top 100 Courses in the World to drop on November 19th, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!
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45: Inside the Most Exclusive Private Clubs
Immerse yourself in some of the world's elite golf clubs, known for amenities far beyond their great golf courses. If you don't happen to have the millions in initiation fees, you might not get access without knowing someone. What's it like inside the gates of Tara Iti, Haesley, Ardfin, and more? Simon Holt and Josh Sens dive deep to bring you these experiences, and at the end of the episode, tell you where in the world you can go to spend a day in luxury with publicly available tee times. Enjoy!
Golf’s greatest appeal lies in the places that it takes us, the memories we make and the people we meet along the way. That’s the game we celebrate on Destination GOLF.
Co-hosts Simon Holt and Josh Sens have decades of experience hopscotching the globe to take in courses — and the areas around them — on every continent where the game is played. From Australia to Argentina, Cuba to North Korea, Long Island to Los Angeles, South Africa to Sweden and beyond - we've been there, and bogied them.
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