This quarter of GOLF's World Top 100 list are some of the most hotly contested courses out there. Some get votes as high as top 10, and others are left fully out of the best 150. In the end, the votes all average out to end up in this incredibly prestigious bucket.Scotland's Prestwick hosted the first ever Open Championship, and has inspired holes around the world for a century. Kawana in Japan is home to a course that we say still has the most potential of any established design in the world. And Norway's Lofoten Links and China's Shanqin Bay jumped up the most spots of any other courses on the list.This is an exciting part of our list, and Josh Sens and Simon Holt go deep on each. Enjoy!
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51: Architect Gil Hanse
After a career built on restoring classic template holes in the U.S., renowned modern architect Gil Hanse now gets to work on a handful of the originals at North Berwick.Longtime North Berwick member, and the leader of GOLF's Top 100 panelists, Simon Holt, sits down with Hanse to discuss his design philosophy, his career working on some of the greatest courses in the world, his original work, and his relationship with his partner Jim Wagner. Enjoy!
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50: Top 100 Breakdown - Courses 76-100
These are the courses that really deserve the most conversation, according to Top 100 panelists Simon Holt and Josh Sens.Cabot Cliffs & Links, Bandon Trails & Dunes, and the lesser known courses at Royal Melbourne and Winged Foot are just some of the headliners from the first quarter of our World Top 100 course breakdowns.Simon and Josh run through them all, plus give their reactions to the feedback you've given us so far on the newest Top 100 Courses in the World. Enjoy!
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49: The Top 100 Courses in the World!
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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