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Richard Copeman

Richard has enjoyed an incredible career in the media, rising to become Deputy Sports Editor at The Daily Mail and Head of News at The Perform Group. He has written about golf extensively during that time, writing columns for the Mail and Today's Golfer Magazine and travelling around the world, playing alongside some the great and good of the game. These days he works in in the travel industry and his passion for golf remains undimmed.

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Nothing stirs our soul like telling original, authentic stories about wonderful golf courses in magical places. We aim to put these destinations in context and help our readers understand what makes them special. Our team have written and broadcast for The Times, BBC and Today's Golfer.
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The views across @stpatrickslinks would’ve been The views across @stpatrickslinks would’ve been enough to take my breath away if the wind whipping in off the Atlantic and across this incredible golf course, hadn’t got there first. ..Finding the words to capture the feeling of standing on this jaw-dropping linksland is not easy - dramatic would certainly be one - remote, wild, natural, rugged, epic would be a few others. And yet on their own, none of them feels sufficient to sum up a place that is an epic assault on the senses in the best possible way. ..The sound of the waves crashing onto Tramore Beach fills the air, the sweeping expanse of sand hugs the course like child to its mother with the Muckish Mountains beyond. Kite surfers zip across the bay in front of us and the only other thing challenging the wind for speed are the white horses: a lashing breeze driving them home, their tossing manes the white-sea foam. It’s spectacular. ..The job done by @doakgolf and team @rosapenna1893 deserves the acclaim it has rightly received. We can’t recommend highly enough. Great pic by @cunningolf. ...#Ireland #stpatricks #rosapenna #golfireland #instagolf #golfstagram #golfcourse #instagolf #anythinggolf #golflife #golfcoursephotos #golfislife #golfstagram #whyilovethisgame #thegolfstagram #lovegolf #instagolfer #bestgolfcourse #birdiecage #golfporn #lovegolf #ゴルフ #ゴルフスイング
Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one of the world’s great links. ..It has, of course, grown accustomed to hosting the game’s greatest players since 1888, Harry Vardon, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy (and many more besides) are just some of the legendary footsteps you will be following in as you walk around Royal Portrush Golf Club...The town sits on Northern Ireland’s stunning Causeway Coastal Route, where craggy cliffs overlook dramatic white sandy beaches. You’ll find Royal Portrush nestled amid sandhills and boasting views as far as the mountains of County Donegal in the west and to the Scottish island of Islay in the north. ..Standing watch over the links are the ruins of the spectacular Dunluce Castle, which dates back to the 13th century and lends its name to Royal Portrush’s iconic Dunluce Links, widely and rightly viewed as one of the world’s great tests of golf. The club dates back to 1888 when The Country Club, as it was known then, was formed by two Scotsmen, George L. Baillie and Thomas Gilroy, as a 9-hole course. 
..Old Tom Morris added a further 9 holes in 1889 and in 1892 the name was changed to The Royal Country Club. It wasn’t until 1895 that it was renamed Royal Portrush Golf Club - the same year it hosted the first professional golf tournament ever held in Ireland. Scotsman Alex ‘Sandy’ Herd, the club’s first professional, defeated Harry Vardon. However, it wasn’t until 1929 that Harry Colt, having made his name at Muirfield and Pine Valley, was brought in to create what is now the Dunluce Links......#Ireland #northernireland #portrush #royalportrush #golfireland #instagolf #golfstagram #golfcourse #instagolf #anythinggolf #golflife #golfcoursephotos #golfislife #golfstagram #whyilovethisgame #thegolfstagram #lovegolf #instagolfer #bestgolfcourse #birdiecage #golfporn #lovegolf #ゴルフ #ゴルフスイング
Slate grey clouds over heavenly Hillside. . . This Slate grey clouds over heavenly Hillside...This stunning image by the brilliant @jhogg_photo captures the British summer in full swing but also the magic of one of England’s best links. ..This is the 16th hole - one of the very best bunker-less holes you’ll find anywhere......#instagolf #golfstagram #instagolf #whyilovethisgame#golflife #golfporn #golfcoursephotos #anythinggolf #linksgolf #golfstagram  #thegolfstagram #lovegolf #instagolfer #golfcourse #hillside #Liverpool #linksgolf
It simply doesn’t get much better than a golf tr It simply doesn’t get much better than a golf trip to Pinehurst. ..The magic of the place is something we, and many others, have documented at length and we’ll continue to tell anyone who asks why this place is so special. ..But to truly get the most from your visit to Pinehurst, there are a few things you need to know. Yes, No 2 is one of the world’s great golf courses, No 4 isn’t far behind, 8 is wonderful and The Carolina Hotel is a beautiful place to stay. But you probably know all that already. ..What we wanted to do was arm you with the tools to go to Pinehurst with a few insider tips up your sleeve, so you notice things you might otherwise miss and to allow you to really drink in what makes this place a little bit magic. ..So we put together a list of 10 things not to miss on any trip to @pinehurstresort . You can find the link in our story. .........#golf #pinehurst #instagolf #golfcourse #pinehurstresort #northcarolina #golflife #whyilovethisgame #pinehurst2 #golfisfun #golfaddict #thegolfstagram #golfusa #anythinggolf #golfers #homeofgolf #golfdigest #birdiecage #golfislife #picoftheday #golfstagram #golfclub #welovegolf #golfswing #golfcoursephotos #instagolfer #bestgolfcourses #tigerwoods#ゴルフ #ゴルフスイング
Fascinating to hear that @Troon is to manage Tobac Fascinating to hear that @Troon is to manage Tobacco Road - one of golf’s most wonderfully unconventional layouts. ..Some 25 miles north of Pinehurst, the architecture is bold and unapologetic. As a test it’s uncompromising. ..It was built on landed tended to by the weather-worn hands of tobacco farmers. The man who took that land and melded Tobacco Road into the golf course it is today, was the late, great Mike Stranz. He wanted it not only to tell a story but for every hole to exude the spirit of the game. Strantz set out to create a course to test a ‘player’s eye, determination, and wits.’ And he has succeeded on all fronts. ..And Stranz managed to weave his magic not on the links land of Scotland or the heathland of Surrey or Berkshire but on the rolling remnants of a quarry in the Sandhills of North Carolina. It’s truly a wonder...Because of that, you’ll find bunkers as big as craters, greens with slopes as deep as sinkholes and towering sand dunes and plunging pits. There are blind shots, at least five of them, but there is also neverending adventure to be found here. ..This stunning photograph is a glimpse of a golf course you simply can’t afford to miss. .............#golf #golfer #instagolf #golfcourse #tobaccoroad #northcarolina #golflife #whyilovethisgame #pga #golfisfun #golfaddict #thegolfstagram #golfusa #anythinggolf #golfers #homeofgolf #golfdigest #birdiecage #golfislife #picoftheday #golfstagram #golfclub #welovegolf #golfswing #golfcoursephotos #instagolfer #bestgolfcourses #tigerwoods#ゴルフ #ゴルフスイング
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, 20 miles west of Cardif Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, 20 miles west of Cardiff, has been sitting on linksland dunes overlooking the Bristol Channel since 1895. ..On this stunning golf course the real hazard, besides the famously penal fairway pot bunkers, is the wind – so severe that on the 1st tee, a 324-yard par 4 into the prevailing breeze, you might wonder how it’s possible to find the fairway. .And if you look to your right, you get a glimpse of one of the many factors which makes this course so fascinating. The opening tee shot crosses 90 degrees with the approach into the 18th hole. ..Be mindful not to do what Tiger Woods did here in his last international match as an amateur, the 1995 Walker Cup. He watched as the wind pushed his approach into the parking lot, allowing Gary Wolstenholme to win, 1 up...This incredible golf course is, of course, the venue for this year's Senior Open Championship. What a treat. ..........#wales #GolfWales #Cymru #walesgolf #porthcawl #instagolf #golfstagram #golfcourse #instagolf #bestgolfcourse #birdiecage #golfporn #lovegolf #tigerwoods
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