Castles in the emerald isle

A quintet of courses offering attractive aspects and more than ample adventure

There are 100 high-calibre courses in this ranking – and the average green fee is under £50

Chris Bertram was given privileged access to the New course at Trump Scotland and Cabot Highlands’ Old Petty. These are his verdicts on the courses that open in August…

Fergus Bisset travels to Sandwich Bay to play the three links nines at Prince’s after taking in the clifftop layout at North Foreland in Broadstairs a few miles north

Jeremy Ellwood attempts to narrow it down to a handful of his most memorable par 3s from the thousands he’s played over the last 45 years

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