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GLORY GAMENo endeavor matches golf for the variety of landscapes it offers, and we have

captured the unforgettable settings of the 10 most spectacular courses in the world

Is it a true links? Is it a great test of golf? No matter the question,

the answer is the same: Find a way to get to this clifftop layout

unabashedly set on a headland jutting into the Celtic Sea.

1. Old Head Golf LinksK I N S A L E , I R E L A N D

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Neighbor Pebble Beach may have more oceanfront holes, but the

canvas for this exclusive club is more naturally rugged. Alister

MacKenzie’s masterpiece weaves among dunes and finishes with a

stretch along the rocky coast, with the crashing surf below.

2. Cypress Point ClubP E B B L E B E A C H , C A L I F .

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The stark beauty of the Southwest frames Baxter Spann’s mile-high

layout, which looks as if it were transplanted from another planet.

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Tom Doak’s firm, fast-running holes seem to frolic and dance

atop the finger-like ridges sitting 400 feet above Hawke Bay.

3. Cape KidnappersT E A W A N G A , N E W Z E A L A N D

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America’s premier resort is still felicitous after all these years.

5. Pebble Beach Golf LinksP E B B L E B E A C H , C A L I F .

Pete Dye’s paean to Irish golf is as biting as it is beautiful.

6. Whistling Straits (Straits)H A V E N , W I S .

Eight holes occupy an improbably narrow Yellow Sea peninsula.

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The Pebble Beach of one of the world’s best golf destinations.

8. Pinnacle PointM O S S E L B A Y , S O U T H A F R I C A

10. Cabo del Sol (Ocean)C A B O S A N L U C A S , M E X I C O

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The 8,548-yard course sits in the shadow of 18,000-foot peaks.

9. Jade Dragon SnowMountainL I J I A N G , C H I N A

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