Top International Course Openings for 2026
While the United States has more golf courses in the developmental pipeline than any other country in the world, there are collectively more new courses currently under construction outside the U.S.
The global golf stage is compelling, and a natural follow-up to this piece highlighting 26 top U.S. course openings for 2026.
Highly anticipated projects such as Curracloe Links in Ireland (Dana Fry and Jason Straka), and Jack’s Bay and Torch Cay in the Bahamas from Nicklaus Design and Coore/Crenshaw, respectively, could see some preview play in 2026, but likely will fully open in 2027.
Here are nine other noteworthy new courses scheduled to open in 2026.
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Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh Golf Club—Egypt
The Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh Golf Club will introduce a new 18-hole championship course to Egypt’s Red Sea coast in 2026. Robert Trent Jones II designed the layout which sits in a natural bowl framed by coral ridges and cliffs in the desert-meets-sea environment of the Sinai Peninsula. Anchoring the luxury Four Seasons resort, the course is intended to elevate Sharm El Sheikh’s profile as a high-end golf destination in the Middle East and North Africa.
