The grandeur of Woodsome Hall Golf Club speaks for itself. From the moment you drive through the gates of this handsome 134-acre estate and sweep up towards the 16th century grade-1 listed clubhouse, you get a sense of what this place is all about. The Woodsome Hall experience begins long before you step…
CLICK FOR MOREYou might think the sight of a deer scampering down the 5th fairway at Manchester Golf Club would be a surprise given we’re within sight of the city centre. And yet amid the natural splendour all around us, we barely pay it a second glance: it’s very much at home – as are…
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We want you to come and play in the Irish Open Pro-Am,’ said the voice at the other end of…
This global pandemic has been difficult enough for golf clubs which have been around for centuries. Imagine, then, trying to…
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It’s an hour before sunset at The Cliff Hotel, Cardigan and we’re watching a pod of dolphins play in the water below us. This stunning corner of Wales has unquestionably taken a piece of all our hearts during our time here – our two-year-old will spend the much of the journey home screaming…
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It was an iconic image which travelled around the world: Bernhard Langer, with a shock of blonde hair, at Fulford…
St Andrews and Chariots of Fire: the association immediately brings to mind the evocative opening moments of the celebrated Oscar-winning…
As you walk off the last green of what is, to some, the oldest golf course in the world, it’s…
The Causeway Coast and Glens is a place of incredible beauty and adventure but it’s also one of the best places to play golf. This part of Northern Ireland is perhaps best known for hosting The Open Championship in 2019 when Royal Portrush won the hearts of so many golfers around the world.…
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Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated…
Ganton Golf Club is a truly extraordinary place. There is a stillness to it, a timeless elegance. It’s as if…
The North Atlantic is as calm as a duckpond as I meander my way through the village streets en route to Castlerock Golf Club. The sun has only been up for an hour or two and I think I might be able to make out the distant, looming presence of Islay on the…
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Rosslare Golf Links is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
There’s barely a cloud in the sky over Prestwick Golf Club as we turn off Links Road and into one…
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If there’s a better view from a 1st tee anywhere on earth, it will have to go some to top The Strand at Portstewart Golf Club. A scorching summer’s day has meandered into a lazy afternoon and the beach which sits to the right of the opening hole at Portstewart, is still bustling…
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Rosslare Golf Links is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
In my head the atmospheric Old Course was going to be lit up by autumnal sunshine, showing off the home…
I wanted to love the Old Course. I tried to love the Old Course. I failed to love the Old…
The beauty of Dumbarnie Links speaks for itself on a morning like this. There’s barely a breath of wind as we look out across Largo Bay and take in the majesty of this dramatic meeting of land and sea. It’s not yet 8am and a thin layer of wispy white cloud hangs over…
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It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all…
It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we negotiate Kent’s charming country lanes – the garden of England is a truly alluring part of the world, even in this heat. We turn through the gates and wind our way along the…
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I remember the moment I realised my childhood dream of winning The Open was in tatters – it was all…
The grandeur of Woodsome Hall Golf Club speaks for itself. From the moment you drive through the gates of this…
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From the moment you enter The Lodge at Prince’s Golf Club it’s clear you’re following in the footsteps of champions. A photograph hangs in the reception area showing Colin Morikawa drinking from the Claret Jug in joyous celebration. It was taken in the bar here on the night he won The Open next…
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It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we…
As I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
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There can be few places to rival Prince’s Golf Club as a place to watch the sun rise on a day like this. We’re sitting by the putting green at The Lodge at Prince’s, waiting. In the dawn mist, Sandwich Bay itself is so still it’s as if someone has placed a piece…
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It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place is abuzz with people. The team from the DP World Tour are on site constructing grandstands, measuring for yardage books, and preparing for a tour event which arrives here in the next few…
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As I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
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The Machrie and Ardfin, two of Scotland’s great island golf experiences, have joined forces to offer travellers a unique opportunity to experience a luxury wilderness golf adventure like no other. The partnership will offer golfers the chance to combine two world-class courses over three nights on Islay and neighbouring Jura, two of Scotland’s…
CLICK FOR MOREScotland will always be golf’s spiritual home but when you travel around Ireland, golf clubs on your back, it’s hard to shake the feeling that somehow you’ve come home. Full disclosure: I’m a proud Scot, one who has travelled the world in search enriching experiences in golf. I have been fortunate to explore…
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It’s early on a crisp spring morning and I’m sweeping my eyes across Mount Juliet golf course taking it all…
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It’s early on a crisp spring morning and I’m sweeping my eyes across Mount Juliet golf course taking it all in – it’s hard to imagine a more tranquil, elegant place to spend time. From the moment you drive through the gates of this sprawling estate, there is a sense of idyllic seclusion…
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Hidden away on the County Wicklow coast, just south of beautiful Brittas Bay, you’ll find a links course like no…
Alwoodley Golf Club is a place where loyalty is par for the course. Ever since the great Dr Alister MacKenzie…
It’s not often golf can reach beyond the sport and capture the imagination of a new audience. The Ryder Cup,…
Hidden away on the County Wicklow coast, just south of beautiful Brittas Bay, you’ll find a links course like no other. The European Club is a one-off, a place where the rules of how to design and run a golf club haven’t applied since Pat Ruddy, the effervescent owner and designer, circled over…
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It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place…
A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay…
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Rosslare Golf Links is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live long in the memory. It was Walt Whitman who wrote, ‘keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.’ That was certainly how our day on this charming,…
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The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House at Royal Dornoch is one you could never grow tired…
As you walk off the last green of what is, to some, the oldest golf course in the world, it’s…
The Causeway Coast and Glens is a place of incredible beauty and adventure but it’s also one of the best…
Sigmund Freud once claimed all human behaviour is governed by our desire to move towards pleasure and away from pain and now the guys at deWiz believe that principle can improve your golf swing. When I was told I should try the deWiz golf watch, which delivers electric pulses or – whisper it…
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Fescue & Dunes exists to deliver discerning golfers with something a little less ordinary. Rather than focusing on creating their…
To the guys at FlagBag Golf Co a golf bag is so much more than a functional piece of equipment…
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The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House at Royal Dornoch is one you could never grow tired of. A few yards to our left is the 1st tee of one of the world’s greatest golf courses, abuzz with greenkeepers, golfers and walkers. To our right is the conservation village of…
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There’s barely a cloud in the sky over Prestwick Golf Club as we turn off Links Road and into one…
We all book our golf trips for different reasons. Maybe it’s an annual ritual with family and friends? A weekend…
My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course…
For golfers the world over, Royal Dornoch Golf Club represents a unique call to adventure. It’s a pilgrimage which requires commitment, dedication and patience. After all this golfing outpost, tucked away in a stunning corner of the Scottish Highlands, sits 50 miles north of Loch Ness and just eight degrees below in the Arctic…
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As you walk off the last green of what is, to some, the oldest golf course in the world, it’s…
As the Craigewan Links at Peterhead Golf Club comes into sight, so too does the path to reach it. …
As I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
Fyfe Golf unashamedly celebrate Scotland’s rich and storied manufacturing heritage. Their beautiful, handmade products and accessories already grace golf bags and golfers far and wide and each of them come proudly having been ‘Made in Scotland.’ All fabrics are sourced from the finest Scottish mills and weavers and their mission is to reconnect…
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We all book our golf trips for different reasons. Maybe it’s an annual ritual with family and friends? A weekend…
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The North Coast 500 explores some of the most beautiful wilderness on earth. The Wandering Golfers look at some of…