list of the Top Golf Courses in the World.

I'm not a very good golfer. Yet, I probably spend more time on the links than just about any professional golfer in the world...because of the fact that I spend so much time in the rough, hunting for my ball! doha property

I realize golf is a very-personal game (even if, like me, you spend much of your time searching for your ball!). And everyone has his/her own favorite course. So let the argument begin! We appreciate your feedback!

OITAVOS DUNES, CASCAIS, PORTUGAL - The Algarve region gets more publicity. But the picturesque resort of Cascais, a lesser-known fishing resort swiftly becoming a refuge for the International Set, also offers terrific golf. And plenty of natural beauty, too. Oitavos Dunes, a hotel/golf club, lies in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, with beautiful panoramas anywhere you look. And you're close to both Lisbon, and to the picturesque coastline, filled with timeless villages.

LOS SUENOS MARRIOTT OCEAN & GOLF RESORT, COSTA RICA - At the edge of a lush rainforest with several micro-climates, the La Iguana Course at the Marriott offers lots of side-shows...among them monkeys, macaws, and, yep, iguanas. The par-72 course boasts a hard Ted Robinson-designed layout, with panoramic vistas of the Pacific, along with stands of banana trees, orchids, and other exotic native vegetation. The Marriott itself is designed in Spanish-Colonial architecture. It includes six restaurants, plus a very-cool network of pools connected by canals, bridges, islands...and swim-up bars.

PUNTA ESPADA GOLF COURSE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - If you stay at the magnificent Sanctuary Capcana you'll have easy access to Punta Espada Golf Course, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course located on the ocean. In fact, part of it is directly in the ocean! One of the holes needs a 250-yard shot over the water...to a tiny green extending out into the Caribbean! And if you like this course, stick around for a long — the Sanctuary Capcana's creating another Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.

THE PORT ROYAL GOLF CLUB, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA - Hilton Head is a bit of Old South Carolina...a lush, tree-filled island where the natural beauty is omnipresent, and subtle elegance is the standard. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is recognized for its Port Royal Golf Club, and it's been named to the list of "Top 75 U.S. Golf Resorts" by Golf magazine. One of three 18-hole courses, the Robber's Row Course is located atop Civil War battlefields on the marsh side of this former plantation, and peppered with historical markers. For example, the embankments between holes No. 2 and No. 3 and No. 13 were dug as fortifications by Southern soldiers. (They didn't do much good, though, as Union troops captured Hilton Head Island in just a few hours.)

THE LINKS AT FANCOURT, SOUTH AFRICA - This golf resort is reminiscent of an old Victorian cottage - a very huge old Victorian cottage - standing out in the middle of the South African veldt and mountains. Its setting is stunning - there's no other way to describe it. Once an airfield, The Links is located along South Africa's Garden Route, and its grounds reflect that status. One of three courses at the resort, The Links was designed by South African native son Gary Player...who still refers to this course as his greatest design success.