SHARK COURSES PLAYED
Not every day you get to play the top courses in the world
Toronto Hunt
Toronto, ON
The Toronto Hunt was established in 1843 and is a private club owned exclusively by its members. It was incorporated in Ontario as a Not-for-Profit Corporation without share capital in 1930. It has a long history of standing traditions, but its high level of pride in membership has never wavered. The Club has one of the finest locations in the Greater Toronto Area, with a spectacular setting and unrivaled vistas on the bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario. It is truly a hidden gem in the heart of the city.
2009
Lake Nona
Orlando, FL
From the secluded, wooded canopy of the front nine to the breathtaking lake vistas along the back, Lake Nona’s 18-hole championship golf course embodies the purity of the world’s greatest game. Designed by premier golf architect Tom Fazio, the challenging course is favored by countless professional golfers and world-class athletes who call Lake Nona home.
2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Links at Crowbush CoveMorell, PEI
Recognized by Golf Digest as Canada’s Best New Course in 1994. Overlooking the north shore dunes of PEI, Crowbush continues to enthrall all those that take the challenge to conquer one of North America’s very best. Undulating fairways, water holes with a wisp of wind, pot bunkers and challenging greens all come together to provide you with an experience not to be forgotten. Truly an unbelievable combination of nature and imagination.
2011
TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Home of THE PLAYERS Championship, the birthplace of the TPC Network, and backdrop to the PGA TOUR headquarters, the TPC Sawgrass golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., is perhaps the world’s most famous golf course. THE PLAYERS Stadium Course sports one of the most recognizable and challenging holes on the PGA TOUR. The notorious par-3, 17th hole, features an island green that makes or breaks many a PGA TOUR pro’s rounds.
2013
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, FL
Situated amid 16,000 acres of stunning scenery and hushed seclusion in Central Florida, Streamsong is a one-of-a-kind golf destination created in complete harmony with its natural surroundings. The uniqueness is immediately unveiled from the very moment you arrive and the memories you make here will surely last a lifetime. A quiet place far from the concrete, crowds, and chaos. Here you will experience the only place in the world with Coore/Crenshaw, Doak, and Hanse designed courses all in the Top 100 in the U.S. along with a modern lakeside lodge offering spacious, luxurious accommodations, outstanding dining, a relaxing spa, and an array of exhilarating outdoor adventures unmatched in Florida. It’s just you, your friends, and the game you love.
2014
Rosapenna Golf Resort
Donegal, Ireland
Located on the edge of the picturesque Sheephaven Bay, Rosapenna is the proud home to the Old Tom Morris Links designed by Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews in 1893 and a modern great in the Sandy Hills Links laid out by Pat Ruddy of The European Club fame and open for play since 2003. The new St Patrick's Links by Tom Doak is due to open in June 2021, eagerly awaited by the golfing world. With a luxury hotel on site, Rosapenna is the perfect venue for a golf break or just a quiet getaway in this beautiful corner of Donegal.
2015
Portstewart Golf Club County
Northern Ireland
Where it all began in 1894! The Old Course is an institution in its own right; the front 8 holes are perched along the rocky shore, east of Portstewart town on the Portmore Road heading to Portrush with the back 10 on the landward side. A great wee track especially good for groups, holidaymakers and golfers just starting out. Walk the historic fairways that have been tracked since 1894.
2015
Royal Portrush
Portrush, Ireland
The Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded 133 years ago in 1888 as The County Club. It became The Royal County Club in 1892 under the patronage of the Duke of York and assumed its present name in 1895 under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. In 1947, Rathmore Golf Club member Fred Daly became the first Irishman to win The Open Championship, and four years later the club hosted the championship itself, the first time the event was held in Northern Ireland. The club has also hosted the Senior British Open Championship between 1995 and 1999 and again in 2004. The club was also host to the 2010 Palmer Cup. Daly's feat was repeated by club member Darren Clarke in 2011. Clarke also named Royal Portrush his favourite golf course in the world.
2015
Troon North Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ
Troon North Golf Club stands as a hallmark of the Scottsdale desert golf experience with two 18-hole courses stretching through the natural ravines and foothills in the shadows of Pinnacle Peak. Giant granite boulders lie strewn across the rugged landscape of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where Troon North Golf Club combines iconic golf with the visual sensation of desert landscape, providing a standard unmatched in the American Southwest.
2017
Cabot Links Golf Resort
Inverness, NS
Located on over a mile of sandy beach along the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia—and nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the picturesque town of Inverness. Cabot features 36 holes of exhilarating golf and one of the best resort experiences in Canada. With two acclaimed World Top 100 courses, 72 rooms of award-winning accommodation at Cabot Links Lodge, 19 upscale Golf Villas, and exquisite dining in three on-site restaurants, Cabot is intended to excite and inspire at every turn
2018
Bay Hills Golf Club
Orlando, FL
There's something about Bay Hill that makes a golfer's heart beat faster.
Open only to Club members and registered guests staying at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, the breathtaking course sweeps across 270 acres along the shores of the Butler Chain of Lakes. The Champion, Challenger and Charger links feature 27 holes of tour championship golf, a challenging though fair test for both professionals and amateurs alike.
2019
Muskoka Bay Resort
Gravenhurst, ON
Acclaimed architect Doug Carrick took pockets of untapped beauty, mammoth rock ridges, and wetlands to create a stunning golf course with dramatic elevation changes and serene vistas. The result is an award-winning combination of playability, magnificence and challenge..
2020
Grand Niagara
Niagara Falls, ON
The course at Grand Niagara is classic Rees Jones. There is no trickery here. His fairway angles, positioning of hazards and exquisitely contoured greens demand intelligent course management, tempting players with a variety of risk-reward options. Strategy breeds success..
2021
Predator Ridge, Vernon BC
Experience golf at Okanagan's best golf courses. Predator Ridge features two 18-hole championship courses, a world-class practice facility, an award-winning golf academy and so much more..
2022
Whistling Straits, Kohler WI
The Straits® and the Irish of Whistling Straits®
Sculpted into the Wisconsin coastline, the Straits and Irish are throwbacks to the raw freshness of Ireland, offering two courses of dynamic contrast and world-class prestige
2023
Blackwolf Run, Kohler WI
The River, Meadow Valleys, and The Baths of Blackwolf Run
Around 1800, Chief Blackwolf and his Winnebago tribe resided in the Sheboygan River Valley. Today, melded into the very same glacier-carved river basin, you’ll find the River and Meadow Valleys of Blackwolf Run.
2023
Punta Espada, Dominican
Punta Espada is the first of three Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses to be developed at Cap Cana. Opened in November 2006 it is already listed among the world’s finest, with the renowned GolfWeek publication ranking it as the "#1 Best Golf Course in the Caribbean and Mexico" and Golf Digest as the #35 in the World. Eight holes play along and over the sea. From all points of Punta Espada, golfers are blessed with extraordinary views of the Caribbean, where the sea contrasts against the emerald fairways and the perfect greens.
2024
Corales, Dominican
Designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2010, Corales is an exclusive and dramatic 18-hole course with six Caribbean Oceanside holes. Designed along the natural cliffs, bays, ocean coves and the inland lakes and coralina quarries, Corales Golf Course rates among the World’s finest Golf Experiences. The exhilarating challenge culminates playing the Devil’s Elbow, Corales’s last three holes. The Devil’s Elbow features the striking eighteenth hole with a dramatic forced carry over the cliff lined Bay of Corales, an inspired capstone to a memorable and breathtaking golf experience.