In Contention

A player with a chance of winning a tournament is said to be "in contention". A player who rises up the leaderboard throughout the course of their final round is said to be "moving into contention".

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Kingsbarns Golf Links

St Andrews, Scotland

4.9

• Fabulous • 72 Reviews

242 played here

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Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Dornoch, Scotland

4.8

• Fabulous • 36 Reviews

126 played here

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The North Berwick Golf Club

North Berwick, Scotland

4.8

• Fabulous • 35 Reviews

117 played here

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Old Head Golf Links

Kinsale, Ireland

4.9

• Fabulous • 21 Reviews

64 played here

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Gullane Golf Club - Course No. 1

Gullane, Scotland

4.4

• Very good • 15 Reviews

57 played here

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Crail Golf Club - Balcomie Links Course

Anstruther, Scotland

4.4

• Very good • 14 Reviews

49 played here

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Crail Golf Club - Craighead Links Course

Anstruther, Scotland

4.3

• Very good • 3 Reviews

19 played here

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Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club

Argyll, Scotland

3.9

• Very good • 8 Reviews

20 played here

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West Cliffs Golf Links

Obidos, Portugal

4.8

• Fabulous • 43 Reviews

96 played here

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Dubai Hills Golf Club

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4.8

• Fabulous • 9 Reviews

28 played here

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Streamsong Resort - Black Course

Bowling Green, United States

4.7

• Fabulous • 7 Reviews

21 played here

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Tara Iti Golf Club

Mangawhai, New Zealand

5.0

• Fabulous • 3 Reviews

8 played here

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Great Northern Golf Course

Kerteminde, Denmark

5.0

• Fabulous • 3 Reviews

9 played here

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KN Golf Links Cam Ranh - Links Course

Cam Ranh, Vietnam

4.8

• Fabulous • 4 Reviews

5 played here

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Hogs Head Golf Club

Waterville, Ireland

4.4

• Very good • 5 Reviews

15 played here

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The National Golf Club

Sterrebeek, Belgium

4.2

• Very good • 5 Reviews

19 played here