18 pebble beach 548y

since 1919 pebble beach calif. 6828 par72

designed by jack neville/douglas grant,h.chandler egan

http://www.pebblebeach.com/

Lanked the No. 1 Public Course in America by Golf Digest in 2005.

17 st.andrews old 461y

since1754 st.andrews scotland 6933y par72
designer was uncertain
http://www.standrews.org.uk/

16 merion (east) 428y

since1912 ardmore,PA 6886y par70

designed by hugh wilson

http://www.meriongolfclub.com/

to host 2013 u.s.open

15 cypress point 139y

since 1928 pebble beach, calif.6536y par72

designed by alister mackenzie/robert hunter

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/cypresspoint000161.html

14 shinnecock hills 447y

since1931 southampton,ny 6864 par70

designed by william flynn

the club founded in 1891

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/shinnecock1.html

site of the u.s. open 2005

13 augusta national 510y

since1933 georgia 7445y par72

desigined by alister machenzie,bobby jones

http://www.augusta.com/

pga masters official course

12 southern hills 445y

since 1936 oklahoma 7085y par71

designed by perry maxwell

http://www.southernhillscc.com/

host the PGA Championships 2007

11 ballybunion 453y

since1893 ileland 6598y par71

designed by james mcKenna ,lionel hewson ,tom simpson

& molly gourley

http://ballybuniongolfclub.ie/

10 pine valley 146y

since 1918 new jersey 6656y par70

designed by george crump & h.s.colt

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/pinevalley1.html

09 royal county down 436y

since 1889 northen ileland 7181y par72

designed by old tom morris

http://www.royalcountydown.org

host to 2007 walker cup

08 crystal downs 550y

since 1929 michigan 6518y par70

designed by alister mackenzie/perry maxwell

http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.asp?course=521645

07 casa de campo 225y

since 1971 dominican republic 6889y par72
designed by pete dye
http://www.casadecampo.com.do/en/golf/index.asp

06 seminole 383y

since 1919 florida 6787y par72

designed by donald j.ross

http://www.seminolegolfcourse.com

05 royal melbourne 176y

since 1891 australia 6589y par72

designed by alister mackenzie (west course)

http://www.royalmelbourne.com.au/

site of the 1998 presidents cup

04 banff springs 171y

since 1928 canada 7083y par72
disigned by stanley thomson
http://www.banffspringsgolfclub.com/

03 durban 513y

since 1922 south africa 6111m par72
designed by george waterman&LB walters
http://www.dcclub.co.za/

02 prairie dunes 161y

since1937 kansas 6598y par70

designed by perry maxwell's&son

http://www.prairiedunes.com/

site of the 2006 u.s.senior open

single best holes 01 machrihanish 428Y

since 1876 scotland 6225y par70
produced by sir guy cambell
http://www.machgolf.com/