{"id":4113,"date":"2014-08-22T03:29:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T03:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgeanswers.com\/?p=972"},"modified":"2014-08-22T03:29:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T03:29:20","slug":"worlds-best-spots-to-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aandcadvisors.com\/he\/worlds-best-spots-to-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s best spots to golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World\u2019sBillionaire.com has revealed its selection of the 10 most exclusive golf courses on the planet, which also happen to be some of the most breathtaking.<\/p>\n

Four of the world\u2019s 10 most prestigious GOLF COURSES are located in the US. Cypress Point in California, with its 250 privileged members, was listed first, just ahead of New York\u2019s National Golf Links of America.<\/p>\n

Next is the famous Augusta National course in Georgia, which counts Warren Buffet and Bill Gates among its restrictive set of 300 members. The course at the Los Angeles Country Club also made it into Billionaire.com\u2019s list.<\/p>\n

Scotland made a strong showing with two of its most famous courses, Loch Lomond and Gleneagles, while England and Australia each had one club in the list.<\/p>\n

The Golf de Morfontaine in France, designed in the 19th century, is listed as the most exclusive course in continental Europe. Japan is home to the only Asian course in the selection, Hirono, an extremely restrictive club designed by British golf course architect Charles Alison.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s 10 most exclusive golf courses:<\/p>\n

Cypress Point, California, USA
\nNational Golf Links of America, New York, USA
\nAugusta National, Georgia, USA
\nGolf de Morfontaine, Oise, France
\nLoch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
\nLos Angeles Country Club, California, USA
\nRoyal Melbourne (West), Melbourne, Australia
\nHirono, Hyogo, Japan
\nSwinley Forest, Berkshire, England
\nGleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland<\/p>\n

There are over 30,000 golf courses listed around the world.<\/p>\n

To find the 10 most exclusive, Billionaire.com looked at several criteria including reputation, the restrictiveness of membership, the presence of celebrity members, exceptional scenery, extraordinary history and impeccable course design.<\/p>\n

The final list was compiled by a panel of experts: Tenniel Chu, vice-chairman of Mission Hills Group; John Sabino, renowned golf course critic and blogger; and Kay Hwa Tang, executive director of The D\u00e0lat at 1200 Country Club and Private Estate in Vietnam \u2013 known for its golf course.<\/p>\n

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Billionaire.com has revealed its selection of the 10 most exclusive golf courses on the planet, which also happen to be some of the most breathtaking. Four of the world\u2019s 10 most prestigious GOLF COURSES are located in the US. Cypress Point in California, with its 250 privileged members, was listed first, just ahead of New […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[30,31,33],"class_list":["post-4113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-good-life","tag-experience","tag-go","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t