22 Irish golf courses make UK & Ireland top 100 list

For someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes golf, a Top 100 course ranking is always greeted with anticipation. Who is up, who’s down, who is in and who’s out? 

Some rankings lack credibility while others continue to evolve in an effort to set themselves apart from the pack. It makes no difference because no golfer will ever agree with a ranking produced by a magazine panel.

As I find myself repeating, the only ranking a golfer will agree with is the one he produces himself. Rankings serve a purpose. Golfers may discuss the order and inclusion of clubs over a quiet pint or in a heated debate in an online golf forum, but rankings should be used as a guide and nothing more.