Barnbougle listed among the world’s most picturesque golf courses (entire list)
Traveling vicariously through social media apps like Instagram continues to be a trend as more and more people stay home in an effort to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Surprizeshop, a popular ladies golf company based in the U.K., recently revealed their list of the 30 most Instagrammable golf courses around the world, all great places to add to your post-Covid-era bucket list and visit whenever it’s safe to travel again.
Here’s a look at the results for the 30 most Insta-worthy golf courses in the world, according to Instagram users:
1.Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland, U.K., with 89,293 images
2. Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, U.S., with 71,132 images
3. Quinta do Lago in Almancil, Portugal, with 70,927 images
4. TPC Sawgrass in Florida, U.S., with 45,205 images
5. Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, with 35,731 images
6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, U.S., with 22,648 images
7. PGA National Golf Club in Florida, U.S., with 22,319 images
8. Bethpage Black Course in New York, U.S., with 18,711 images
9. Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, U.S., with 16,254 images
10. Whistling Straits Golf Course in Wisconsin, U.S., with 15,184 images
11. Trump International Golf Links in Scotland, U.K., with 13,972 images
12. Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, U.K., with 11,989 images
13. Shadow Creek Golf Course in Nevada, U.S., with 10,486 images
14. Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, U.S., with 8,635 images
15. Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links in Tasmania, Australia, with 7,667 images
16. Trump Turnberry Ailsa Golf Course in Scotland, U.K., with 7,354 images
17. Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France, with 7,248 images
18. Cypress Point Club in California, U.S., with 7,139 images
19. Spyglass Hill Golf Course in California, U.S., with 6,918 images
20. Cabot Links Golf Resort in Inverness, Canada, with 6,829 images
21. Yas Links Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E., with 6,412 images
22. Teeth of the Dog Golf Course in La Romana, Dominican Republic, with 5,502 images
23. Cabo del Sol Golf in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with 5,236 images
24. Leopard Creek Golf Club in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with 4,435 images
25. Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland, U.K., with 4,385 images
26. Skibo Castle in Scotland, U.K., with 3,772 images
27. Monte Rei Golf Club & Country Club in Vila Nova de Cacela, Portugal, with 3,401 images
28. St. Andrews Links in Scotland, U.K., with 3,325 images
29. Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, U.K., with 2,588 images
30. The Olympic Club in California, U.S., with 2,098 images
To get the results, the folks at Surprizeshop created a list of the most well-known golf courses around the world, then ranked them from most- to least- Instagrammed by determining the number of images associated with hashtags correlating to each golf course. While the study showed the majority of the most Instagrammable golf courses were located within the United States and the United Kingdom, a number of other contenders rounding out the top 30 were located in Portugal, Australia, France, Canada, Abu Dhabi, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and South Africa.
Golf has remained a relatively safe and popular activity throughout the pandemic thanks to players’ ability to social distance while outdoors and proactive efforts by golf courses to keep everything clean between rounds. If you do decide to book a golf getaway anytime soon, be sure to follow the health and safety rules and regulations where you’re visiting, wear a mask over your mouth and nose whenever you’re in public and do your best to stay at least six feet from anyone outside your group.
Source: forbes
