New vs Old Regional top tens Best modern (post 1960) Architects certainly weren’t afraid of voting for their contemporaries and competition, with modern courses receiving their fair share of votes. Historic Pre-1960s 62% Modern 38% North America 1 Cypress Point 2 Pine Valley 3 Augusta National 4 National Golf Links of America 5 Shinnecock Hills 6 Pebble Beach 7 Oakmont 8 Pinehurst (No.2) 9 Sand Hills 10 Pacific Dunes UK & Ireland 1 St Andrews (Old) 2 Royal County Down 3 Royal Dornoch 4 Muirfield 5 Turnberry (Ailsa) 6 Ballybunion (Old) 7 Royal Portrush (Dunluce) 8 North Berwick 9 Kingsbarns 10 Sunningdale (Old) Rest of the World 1 Royal Melbourne (West) 2 Kingston Heath 3 New South Wales 4 Valderrama 5 Metropolitan 6 Morfontaine 7 Utrecht De Pan 8 Barnbougle Dunes 9 Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) 10 Noordwijk 1 Sand Hills 2 Kingsbarns 3 Pacific Dunes 4 Kiawah Island (Ocean) 5 TPC Sawgrass 6 Muirfield Village 7 Castle Stuart 8 Valderrama 9 Whistling Straits (Straits) 10 Friar’s Head Photo: Joann Dost Photo: Mark Alexander 45
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