The great courses.
The game was settled on a Scottish links and perfected in Georgia. Where it is played at its finest, and when the world watches.
The game was settled on a Scottish links and perfected in Georgia. Where it is played at its finest, and when the world watches.
1754The Royal and Ancient Golf Club is founded
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews was founded in 1754, and the Old Course beside it is the oldest links in regular play. The Open returns to it more often than to any other course.
1934The first Masters
Augusta National opened in 1933, and the first Masters was played there in 1934. It is the only major played on the same course every year, every April.
1997The Ryder Cup at Valderrama
Valderrama, in Sotogrande, along the coast from Marbella, hosted the first Ryder Cup played in continental Europe, in 1997. In Switzerland, the European Masters has been played at Crans-sur-Sierre, above the Rhône valley, since 1939. In Portugal, Quinta do Lago is built around its courses.
Marbella🇪🇸 Spain
Quinta do Lago🇵🇹 Portugal
Palm Beach🇺🇸 Florida, United States
Naples🇺🇸 Florida, United States
Cascais🇵🇹 Portugal
Maui🇺🇸 Hawaii, United StatesSources. The R&A · Augusta National and the Masters · Real Club Valderrama · Omega European Masters. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here.
In 1754, at St Andrews in Scotland.
Every April, at Augusta National in Georgia, where it was first played in 1934.
At Valderrama, in Sotogrande, Spain, in 1997.
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