Preparing the Next 100 is a more subjective process than our main UK and Ireland Top 100 courses in association with Peter Millar - and we make no apology for the fact that this list is more volatile. There are courses here that are constantly knocking on the Top 100 door, a further vast majority whose worthiness of a place in the Next 100 is obvious, and a small minority whose presence is perhaps more open to debate.
Generally speaking, comparing courses from 150 round to perhaps 250 is even more marginal, and we do not have the resources to assess courses outside of our contender list every two years. This is also the reason why we do not actually rank the Next 100; suffice to say, though, they are all excellent.
