Best Golf Courses Never to Host The Open

The Open Championship is synonymous with the likes of The Old Course at St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale and Royal St Georges but what about the rest? The hidden gems that haven't made the Open Rota despite great reviews but potentially doesn't have the transport links or might well be a new links golf course that hasn't been considered just yet.

Finding the best golf courses to never have held The Open Championship is a difficult task. With an extensive list of courses that could potentially host the event, finding which courses truly deserve the right to be on The Open rota just isn't easy.

We take a look at a host of the best golf courses never to have hosted golf’s oldest major championship with a rating as to how likely they are to host in the future.

Designed by Martin Hawtree who has contributed to a host of Open Championship golf courses including Muirfield, Trump International Golf Links is a course which appears to be perfectly suited to hosting an Open Championship.

Located within easy reach of other top-rated links golf courses such as Murcar Links and Cruden Bay, Trump International is a golf course that is revered as one of the toughest you'll play anywhere in the UK. With forced carries combined with incredible dunes, the course can test the very best golfers.

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Our Ratings for Trump International Golf Links

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Best trip I've done: New Zealand playing Kauri Cliffs & Cape Kidnappers
Where my next trip is to: Valderrama

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