George C Thomas, an amateur architect was commissioned by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Actually, he was not truly commissioned as Thomas agreed to take on the project, free of charge.
According to an article published in GolfDigest in 2016, Royal County Down G.C. in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland is the best or number one ranked golf course in the world.
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