Fifty More Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations »

Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. A regular contributor to the New York Times and Forbes.com, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, and Delta Sky. Santella is the author of five other titles in the “Fifty Places” series, as well as Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales . 

Fifty More Places to Play Golf Before You Die is the sixth of Chris Santella’s popular “Fifty Places” books (more than 250,000 copies in print), and the first to return to golf—the series’ most popular subject. In this new book Santella interviews 50 luminaries in the golf world about their favorite courses and experiences. Experts range from seasoned touring professionals (Amy Alcott, Fred Funk) to journalists and photographers (James Dodson, Brian Morgan) to golf course architects (Robert von Hagge, Bob Harrison) to travel specialists (Gordon Dalgleish, Mike Lardner). 

Old Country favorites like Royal Dornoch and Machrihanish in Scotland are featured, but so are venues far off the linksters’ beaten path, like Nirwana, Bali, where the course runs beside rice paddies in the shadow of ancient temples, and China’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where players tee off at 10,000 feet, at the base of the Himalayas. More than 40 spectacular photos capture the allure of these unforgettable golf destinations.

Acknowledgments 8

Foreword 9

Introduction 11

1 Alberta: Jasper Park Golf Club Bob Weeks 17

2 Arizona: Talking Stick (South Course) Tim Greenwell 20

3 Australia-Perth: Golf Club at Kennedy Bay Spencer Schaub 24

4 Australia-Tasmania: Barnbougle Dunes Michael Clayton 27

5 British Columbia: Capilano Golf and Country Club Doug Roxburgh 31

6 California-Moorpark: Rustic Canyon Golf Course Goff Shackelford 35

7 California-Pebble Beach: Cypress Point Club Joe Passov 39

8 California-San Francisco: Harding Park Frank D. "Sandy" Tatum Jr. 43

9 China-Kunming: Spring City Golf and Lake Resort Gordon Dalgleish 48

10 China-Lijiang: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club Jeff Wallach 51

11 England-Southport: Merseyside Bob Wood 57

12 England-Westward Ho!: Royal North Devon Ran Morrissett 60

13 France-Corsica: Sperone Golf Club Christopher Smith 63

14 France-Greater Paris: Chantilly and Fontainebleau James Dodson 67

15 Hawaii-Big Island: Mauna Kea Darrin Gee 73

16 Hawaii-Kauai: Princeville Amy Alcott 77

17 Hungary: Driving the Danube Jim Lamont 81

18 Illinois: The Glen Club Josh Lesnik 87

19 Indonesia: Nirwana Bali Golf Course Bob Harrison 91

20 Ireland-Enniscrone: Enniscrone Golf Club John Steinbach 94

21 Ireland-Kinsale: Old Head Golf Links Keith Baxter 99

22 Italy: Bogogno Golf Club Robert von Hagge 103

23 Jamaica: White Witch Rick Baril 106

24 Japan: Hirono Golf Club Ben Cowan-Dewar 109

25 Maryland: Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) Robert Morris 113

26 Massachusetts: Farm Neck Golf Club David Baum 118

27 Mexico-Jalisco: El TamarindoEvan Schiller 121

28 Mexico-Playa del Carmen: El Camaleón at Mayakoba Fred Funk 125

29 Michigan: Bay Harbor and Beyond Brandon Tucker 129

30 New Brunswick: Algonquin Golf Club Thomas Mcbroom 135

31 New Mexico: Black Mesa Golf Club Baxter Spann 139

32 New York: Montauk Downs Damon Hack 143

33 New Zealand: The Hills Sir Bob Charles 147

34 North Carolina: Pinehurst No. 2 Tim Moraghan 151

35 Ontario: Devil's Paintbrush Mike Bell 155

36 Oregon: Bandon Trails Grant Rogers 159

37 Portugal: Oitavos Dunes Drew Rogers 165

38 Scotland-Dornoch: Royal Dornoch Lorne Rubenstein 169

39 Scotland-Islay: The Machrie Golf Links Colin Dalgleish 175

40 Scotland-Machrihanish: Machrihanish Golf Club Brain Morgan 183

41 Scotland-South Uist: Askernish Old John Garrity 183

42 South Africa: Durban Country Club Gordon Turner 187

43 South Carolina: Kiawah Island (The Ocean Course) Hunki Yun 193

44 Spain: PGA Golf de Catalunya (Green) Gene A. Holland, Jr. 196

45 Thailand: Blue Canyon (Canyon Course) Mike Lardner 199

46 United Arab Emirates: Arabian Ranches Ian Baker-Finch 203

47 Uruguay: Four Seasons Carmelo Brian Robbeloth 208

48 Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail Hal Phillips 213

49 Wales: A Welsh Sampler John Hopkins 216

50 Washington: Chambers Bay Golf Course Bruce Charlton 219