Golf Courses by Continent

Home to the most celebrated courses in professional golf — from the sun-baked cliffs of Pebble Beach to the azalea-lined fairways of Augusta National. North America's best courses define the modern game.

Golf was born on the windswept links of Scotland and Ireland. Europe's finest courses reward strategic thinking over raw power, with bunkers shaped by centuries of wind and rain.

From the dramatic coastal dunes of China's Shandong Peninsula to the meticulous resort courses of Japan, Asia's golf scene has produced some of the most visually spectacular courses in the world.

Africa's best courses pair championship-calibre design with landscapes found nowhere else on earth — from the Big Five game reserves of South Africa to the sun-bleached fairways of Morocco.

South America's golfing tradition runs deep — from the tree-lined private clubs of Buenos Aires to the Olympic course built for Rio 2016. The continent combines Old World formality with New World landscapes.

Australia's Melbourne Sandbelt is considered one of the finest concentrations of golf courses anywhere on earth. Add New Zealand's clifftop gems and the region punches well above its weight.