Golfweek’s Best 2021: Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

11. Royal Birkdale 7.96
Southport, England; George Lowe, F.G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor (1897)

12. Lahinch (Old) 7.89
Lahinch, Ireland; Old Tom Morris, Charles Gibson, Alister MacKenzie, Martin Hawtree (1894)

13. Swinley Forest 7.88
Ascot, England; Harry S. Colt (1909)

14. Carnoustie (Championship) 7.87
Carnoustie, Scotland; Robert Chambers, Allan Robertson, Old Tom Morris, James Braid (1830s)

15. Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) 7.78
Woodhall Spa, England; Harry Vardon, J.H.Taylor, Harry S. Colt, Stafford Vere Hotchkin, Tom Doak (1905)

16. Royal Porthcawl 7.76
Porthcawl, Wales; Ramsay Hunter, J. Simpson (1895)

17. Sunningdale (New) 7.71
Sunningdale, England; Harry S. Colt, John Morrison (1923)

18. Ganton 7.69
Scarborough, England; Harry Vardon, Ted Ray, James Braid, J.H. Taylor, Harry S. Colt (1891)

19. Royal Lytham & St. Annes 7.67
Lytham St. Annes, England; George Lowe, Harry S. Colt, Herbert Fowler, Tom Simpson, C.K. Cotton (1897)

20. Rye 7.64
Rye, England; Harry S. Colt, Tom Simpson, Guy Campbell (1894)