My favorites though and in no particular order are Leopards Creek and Pezula Resort in South Africa, TPC in Sawgrass known as the 5th largest and Seminole in Florida, Turberry Ailsa soon to host the Ryder Cup again and Royal Durnoch in Scotland, Pinehurst and Ocean on Kaiwah Island in South Carolina, Ballybunnion & Royal County Down in Ireland, Valderrama in Spain, home of the 97 Ryder Cup, and Casa do Campo in the Dominican Republic.

It’s no wonder they were all voted among the top 100 courses in the world by Golf Digest in 2009 and to me choosing one of them would be disrespectful to the others as they are fantastic courses. I think all golfers looking for a golf break or golf vacation should take the opportunity to play some of these fantastic courses.

Other courses outside the top 100 within Europe but definitely essential to play are San Lorenzo in Algrave, Penha Longa and Oitavos in Lisbon. In Italy the course at Poggio dei Medici and Palazzo Arzaga, in Spain the courses at the resorts of Villa Padierna and Finca Cortesin the venue of the Volvo Masters. In France I would recommend the Four Seasons Provence, in Turkey and Cyprus the new Faldo courses like Elea.

Around the world I would highly recommend the White Witch & Half Moon in Jamiaca, Le Touessrok in Mauritius, Blue Monster at Doral in Miami and Champions at PGA National, Majlis and Four Seasons in Dubai and TPC Stadium at Fairmont in Scottsdale. Others are the Canouan Island Trump Course in the Grenadines, the Banyan Tree Course in Thailand, and last but not least the Palmeraie Golf Palace Course in Marrakech with the excellent Abu Dhabi Golf Club, home of the PGA European Tour.

I hope I’ve whetted every golfer’s appetite with just a taste of what you can play if you’re thinking of traveling on a golf vacation in the near future. At Exclusive Golf we can fulfill your dreams of playing on the same courses as your peers, that’s why we love golf, no other sport can offer this.