The Links at Bay Harbour Golf Club, USA

The Links course was the first to open for play in 1996. It also holds the distinction of being the most expensive nine hole golf course ever built at the time.

Initially described as something that belonged in science fiction, the barren landscape looked like it could have been part of the lunar landscape. Most of the unexpected cost involved the kiln dust left from the former cement plant, particularly on holes two and seven.

Closely following the shoreline, The Links is meant to evoke the feeling of a Scottish style course and highlight the magnificence of Lake Michigan.