Somerset

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

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

ABOUT THE 2025 AIG WOMEN’S OPEN

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…

SOMERSET has always topped our list of favourite places. It never fails to impress, with lovely landscapes, history, quaint communities, drives through empty lanes and, of course, a wonderful stretch