10 Best Golf Courses In The World

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If you were to ask any golfer in the world - either on a professional level or a relative novice at their local club - they will most likely give you the same answers when asked what constitutes the ideal golf course.

Finding the perfect venue to test your skills is hard to come by. A course that finds the right balance when it comes to ball-striking from the tee and approach shots into the putting area may not possess a green that is reciprocal of the standard of shot - positive or negative - that you have produced.

Vice versa, some courses may have greens that possess an acceptable pace and deviations that will challenge players without pushing them to unnecessary levels of frustration but lack the type of fairways and rough that make it possible for a birdie opportunity to arise should the first two shots be played well.

However, there are courses in the world where it is either rare to get an opportunity to experience them or pose such a test that even the modern-day power hitters or expert short-game players find it difficult to master...

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