Welcome to Golfweek’s Best rankings of the top 25 courses in Continental Europe as determined by Golfweek’s Best Raters for 2021. These rankings do not include Great Britain and Ireland, for which Golfweek presents separate lists.
The members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each course. Then each course is ranked against other courses to produce the final rankings.
For more on top courses outside the U.S., check out the following lists:
Top 50 International Modern Courses
Top 50 International Classic Courses
Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain and Ireland
Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain and Ireland
Top 25 Modern Courses in Canada
Top 25 Classic Courses in Canada
Top 25 Courses in Asia
Top 25 Courses in Australia and New Zealand
The lists include course, average rating, location, designer(s) and year opened.