If there is anything better than 18 holes of golf, it is 36 holes. And even better are 54 holes, then 72—and so on. That is the philosophy behind multi-course properties, which offer myriad options not only in the playing of a hole, but in choosing a layout to play.

In a serendipitous turn, this week’s PGA Tour schedule offers a pair of events at facilities with multiple courses: the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at 54-hole Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, and the Turning Stone Resort Championship at the 72-hole property in upstate New York.

To celebrate these feasts of golf, we recognize the biggest golf facilities in the world, the properties that offer a minimum of 72 holes. And we start our exclusive tour with the world’s largest golf resort, which has a staggering 216 holes.

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