Best golf courses: England - North

Current design by English course architect Harry Colt (1930).

Dr Alister MacKenzie

Current layout designed by Willie Fernie (1903), at the time the professional at (Royal) Troon GC.

George Rochester

Dr Alister MacKenzie was among those who contributed to the design of Bingley St Ives.

James Braid

Harry Colt

Original course laid out by Tom Simpson. Revamped after WW2 by Scottish course architect Philip Mackenzie Ross, who created the layout which is largely unchanged to this day.

Original design by Old Tom Morris, with later improvements by Philip Mackenzie Ross (1940s) and Donald Steel.

Original design by Old Tom Morris. Later revisions by Harry Colt (1946) and Donald Steel (2000).

Colt course: Scott Macpherson (2011), in the style of Harry Colt.
Filly course: originally Newcastle University's nine-hole course (1964), extended to 18 by Martin Hawtree, Steve Cram & John Glendinning (1980s) and refurbished by Scott Macpherson (2011).

Original course at Embleton Bay dates from 1900; subsequently redesigned into today's layout by James Braid (1920s).

Major Charles Atkinson MacKenzie (younger brother of Dr Alister MacKenzie).

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Original layout by Tom Chisholm (1891). Subsequent changes made by Tom Dunn (1890s), prior to a major redesign by Harry Vardon in conjunction with Ted Ray, J.H. Taylor and James Braid (1905). Later improvements also made by Harry Colt (1907, 1911 & 1931); Dr Alister MacKenzie (1912 & 1920) and C.K. Cotton (1948 & 1952).

Original nine-hole design by Tom Dunn (1890), extended to 18 by R. Collins (1894), and further modified by Willie Fernie (1898) and Willie Park Jr (1903). Significantly modified and lengthened by James Braid (1930); further modifications by Frank Pennink (1963).

James Braid designed the current layout at Ogden in 1920, building on the earlier design work of George Lowe (1906), Herbert Fowler (1908) and Dr Alister MacKenzie (1912).

Current design by English course architect Harry Colt (of Colt, Alison & Morrison) (1937).

Original layout designed by Sandy Herd. Many others, including Dr Alister MacKenzie, designed later course improvements.

Willie Park Jr and James Braid

C.K. "Ken" Cotton designed the current layout in 1951, revamping some earlier design work by Harry Vardon (1907).

Original design by Tom Dunn (1891), with later modifications by Alex Herd, Herbert Fowler, Dr Alister MacKenzie, Fred W. Hawtree, Donald Steel, and William Swan.

Harry Colt with significant modifications by Dr Alister MacKenzie.

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Jonathan Gaunt

Current layout designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1970).

Dr Alister MacKenzie

Original course design by J.S. Caird; subsequently redesigned by Harry Colt (1913); modifications by James Braid (1919).

Sandy Herd

Original 12-holes laid out by Alexander "Sandy" Herd. Subsequent modifications by James Braid.

Marc Westenborg (of Hawtree Design)

Original 9-hole course laid out by Sandy Herd (1906), increased to 18-holes (1906) and subsequently modified by James Braid.

Dr Alister MacKenzie

Major Charles A. Mackenzie (brother of Alister MacKenzie).

Willie Campbell & George Lowe

First 14 holes laid out by Dr Duncan McCuaig (1874) and extended to 18 holes (1891). Improved and lengthened by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1925). Four additional holes (taking the total available holes up to 22) designed by Frank Pennink (1970s).

Original layout by David Grant (1892). Redesigned soon afterwards by Willie Park Jr. Later improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie.

Dave Thomas

Neil Coles

Original layout at this location by Sandy Herd (1910). Significant modifications by Harry Colt (1924).

George Lowe laid out the first nine holes (1891). Eighteen months later the course was extended to 18-holes.

Martin G. Hawtree