Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Great Lakes region is a part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, whose population is expected to grow to 65 million by 2025. The region itself is identified by its distinct culture, history and economy. As for quality golf courses, the Great Lakes is teeming with them. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in The Great Lakes on our customised maps.
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Chicago
Dick Nugent
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Chicago
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Chicago
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Chicago
D.A. Weibring
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Chicago
No.4 Dubsdread: Dick Wilson & Joe Lee (1964), later redesigned by Rees Jones (2008) / Also at Cog Hill: No.1 Blue: David McIntosh (1927) / No.2 Ravines: David McIntosh & Bert Coghill (1929), later redesigned by Joe Lee & Rocky Roquemore / No.3 Red: Dick Wilson (1963).
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Chicago
Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
Private club
Chicago
Original design by "the father of American golf course architecture" Charles Blair Macdonald (1893); improved by Seth Raynor (1923).
Private club
Chicago
Seth Raynor
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Chicago
Original 9-hole course laid out by Cardinal Mundelein and extended to 18-holes in 1929 by William S. Flynn. Course significantly redesigned and remodelled by Joe Lee, Rocky Roquemore and Joe Jemsek (1985).
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Chicago
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Private club
Chicago
Tom Doak
Private club
Chicago
Jerry Rich (RHF's owner) & Greg Martin
Private club
Chicago
No.1 course: designed by Tom Bendelow (1924).
No.2 course: original design by Tom Bendelow (1927); renovation by Rees Jones (2017).
No.3 course: original design by Tom Bendelow (1928); redesign by Rees Jones (2003, 2009).
Private club
Chicago
North course designed by Willie Park Jr (1923); modifications by Mark Mungeam (2014). South course designed by Tom Bendelow (1915) and renovated by Steve Smyers (2007).
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Chicago
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
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Chicago
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
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Chicago
Ken Kavanaugh
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Chicago
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Chicago
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Chicago
No.2 Ravines: David McIntosh & Bert Coghill (1929), later redesigned by Joe Lee & Rocky Roquemore / Also at Cog Hill: No.1 Blue: David McIntosh (1927) / No.3 Red: Dick Wilson (1963) / No.4 Dubsdread: Dick Wilson & Joe Lee (1964), later redesigned by Rees Jones (2008).
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Chicago
Dick Nugent
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Chicago
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
Private club
Chicago
Original design by William Langford & Theodore Moreau (1922); restored by Bobby Weed (2015).
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Chicago
Visitors welcome
Chicago
Tom Fazio
Private club
Chicago
Uncle/nephew team of George & Tom Fazio.
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Chicago
Arthur Hills
Private club
Cincinnati
Original design by Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1925); later minor improvements by Tom Doak (1984, 2000).
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Cincinnati
Tom Fazio
Private club
Cincinnati
Dick Wilson designed both the North and South courses.
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Cincinnati
Greg Norman
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Cincinnati
Jeff Osterfeld (designer & owner).
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Cincinnati
Gene Bates
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Cincinnati
Arthur Hills designed the original 18-hole Shaker Run course (1979), comprising the Red (formerly Woodlands) and Green (Lakeside) nines. The White-nine (formerly Meadows) was designed by Dr Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry (1999).
Private club
Cincinnati
Alex "Nipper" Campbell (1930); restored by Keith Foster (2015).
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Cleveland / Akron
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Cleveland / Akron
Stay&Play possible
Cleveland / Akron
South course: original design by Bert Way (1929); redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1960).
North course: Robert Trent Jones Sr (1969).
Fazio course: Tom Fazio (2001; 2021).
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Cleveland / Akron
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Cleveland / Akron
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Cleveland / Akron
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Cleveland / Akron
Stanley Thompson
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Cleveland / Akron
Pete Dye
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Cleveland / Akron
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Charles "Hugh" Alison, long-time design associate of Harry Colt.
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Herbert Strong (1922); modifications by Bruce Hepner (2016).
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Cleveland / Akron
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Current layout designed by William S. Flynn (1928).
Private club
Columbus
Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1939); renovated by Jack Nicklaus (2005).
Private club
Columbus (OH)
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus, with input from Desmond Muirhead and Pete Dye.
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Original design by Donald Ross (1916); updated by Dick Wilson (early 1960s) and renovation by Jack Nicklaus & Dr Michael J. Hurdzan (2008).
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Pete Dye
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Columbus (OH)
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Columbus (OH)
Arthur Hills
(Closed in 2020)
Columbus (OH)
Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
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Detroit
Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1931); renovated by Arthur Hills (1994).
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Detroit
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Private club
Detroit
Donald Ross
Private club
Detroit
South course: original design by Donald Ross (1918); modifications by Arthur Hills (1987), Rees Jones (2006) and Gil Hanse (2019).
North course: original design by Donald Ross (1922); redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1969); modifications by Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest (2014).
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Detroit
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Detroit
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Gaylord
Tom Weiskopf
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Gaylord
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Gaylord
Tom Fazio
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Gaylord
Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
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Gaylord
Kevin Aldridge designed the Gailes (1992) and Blackshire (2001) courses; Bruce & Jerry Matthews designed the Seradella course (1969).
Rsrt guests only
Gaylord
Tom Doak (Renaissance Golf Design)
(Closed in 2019)
Gaylord
Tom Doak
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Gaylord
Tom Weiskopf
(Closed in 2016)
Gaylord
Jerry Matthews
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Gaylord
Rick Smith
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Gaylord
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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Gaylord
Arthur Hills and design associate Chris Wilczynski.
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Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids
Jim Engh
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Grand Rapids
Kris Schumacker & Mike DeVries of DeVries Designs.
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Grand Rapids
Designed by Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Brian Slawnik and Don Placek of Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design.
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Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids
Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
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Grand Rapids
Jerry Matthews
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Grand Rapids
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
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Grand Rapids
Chris Lutzke in collaboration with Pete Dye.
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Green Bay
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Green Bay
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
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Green Bay
Rocky Roquemore
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Green Bay
David McLay-Kidd
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Green Bay
Heritage course: original 9-hole layout designed by William B. Langford & Theodore J. Moreau (1926), expanded to 18-holes by David Gill (1969). Greywalls course: designed by Mike DeVries.
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Green Bay
Original design by William Boyce Langford and Theodore J. Moreau (1930); renovated by Ron Forse (2000).
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Green Bay
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designers Bruce Charlton and Jay Blasi).
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Green Bay
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Green Bay
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Indianapolis
Ron Kern
(Closed in 2018)
Indianapolis
Steve Smyers
Private club
Indianapolis
Bob Lohmann & Mike Benkusky (front-nine opened in 2001, back-nine in 2004).
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
The Kampen (formerly North) course was substantially redesigned by Pete Dye (1994). Ackerman Hills (formerly South) course was designed by William Diddel (1934), redesigned by Larry Packard (1968), further improved in 1998 and renovated by Pete Dye (2015).
Private club
Indianapolis
Husband & wife team of Pete & Alice Dye.
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Indianapolis
Tim Liddy
Private club
Indianapolis
Jack Nicklaus
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Indianapolis
Pete Dye & Tim Liddy
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Indianapolis
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Indianapolis
Dean Refram
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Indianapolis
Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye
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Indianapolis
Pete Dye in collaboration with his wife Alice. The great man's first ever 18-hole layout.
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Indianapolis
Father/son team of Pete & P.B. Dye.
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Indianapolis
Original 18-hole design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1964); Rees Jones (Robert's son) designed the third nine (1995).
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Indianapolis
Pete Dye
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Louisville
Original design by Donald Ross (1917), revamped by Lee Schmidt (2006). Located 2.2 mi NE of the Ross course is the resort's original course (Valley Links), an 18-hole layout designed by Tom Bendelow (1907) and later revamped into a 9-hole layout (by Lee Schmidt, 2006) when ground was given up to build the casino.
Rsrt guests only
Louisville
Pete Dye (2009). Located 2 mi SE of the Dye course is the resort's original course (Valley Links), an 18-hole layout designed by Tom Bendelow (1907) and later revamped into a 9-hole layout (by Lee Schmidt, 2006) when ground was given up to build the casino.
Private club
Louisville
Tom Fazio
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Louisville
Original design by Tom Jones & Allen Sternberg; redesigned by Tim Liddy (late-2000s).
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Milwaukee
Private club
Milwaukee
Course designed by Harry Colt & Charles "Hugh" Alison (1927); modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1974), Arthur Hills (2002) and Tom Doak (2015).
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Milwaukee
Originally designed by George Hansen (1929). Partially redesigned by Andy North and Roger Packard.
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Milwaukee
Pete Dye
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Milwaukee
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
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Milwaukee
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
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Milwaukee
Pete Dye
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Milwaukee
Pete Dye
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Milwaukee
Dave Relford & Matt Mootz
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Milwaukee
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Milwaukee
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course designed by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay.
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Milwaukee
A Gary Player Signature Course. First nine opened in 1995, second nine in 2000.
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Milwaukee
A Lee Trevino Signature Course designed by Lee Trevino & William Graves Design Co.
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Milwaukee
Original design by Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1970); substantial redsign by Bob Cupp (1996) and updated by Bob Lohmann (2006).
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Milwaukee
Visitors welcome
Milwaukee
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
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Milwaukee
Arthur Hills
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Milwaukee
Visitors welcome
Milwaukee
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
Visitors welcome
Milwaukee
Original design by Lawrence "Larry" Packard; modifications by Arthur Hills (1999).
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Milwaukee
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Milwaukee
Robert Bruce Harris
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Milwaukee
Pete Dye
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Milwaukee
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry) working with golf writer and course architect Ron Whitten.
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Minneapolis / St Paul
Hurdzan/Fry (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry) working with PGA tour player Tom Lehman (a Tom Lehman Signature Course).
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Minneapolis / St Paul
Pete Dye & Tim Liddy
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb designed both courses at Boyne Mountain: Alpine course (1970), Monument course (1985).
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb, Jim Flick and E. & S.Kircher
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Robert Trent Jones Sr
(Closed in 2019)
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Jeff Gorney
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Arthur Hills
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Original design by William "Willie" Watson from Fife, Scotland (1925); revised by Ray Didier (1961) and renovated by Bruce Hepner (2016).
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Bruce Matthews III
Private club
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Jim Engh
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Harry Bowers
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb, Jim Flick and E. & S.Kircher
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Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Arthur Hills in collaboration with owner Stephen Kircher.
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St Louis
Dr Michael J. Hurdzan
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Toledo (OH)
Private club
Toledo (OH)
Original design dates from 1903. Course remodelled by Donald Ross (1919); modifications by George & Tom Fazio (1979), Arthur Hills (1999) and Andrew Green (2018).
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Traverse City
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
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Traverse City
Warren Henderson in collabortion with Rick Smith.
Private club
Traverse City
Dr. Alister MacKenzie in collaboration with Perry Maxwell.
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Traverse City
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Traverse City
John F. Robinson
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Traverse City
Dana Fry and Jason Straka of Fry/Straka Design.
Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.
Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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