My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course for the first time, I finally knew what he meant. You know the feeling, it’s the one where every fibre in your body tightens, a pit forms in your stomach and, in my…
CLICK FOR MOREAs the Craigewan Links at Peterhead Golf Club comes into sight, so too does the path to reach it. There aren’t many clubs where you find yourself crossing a footbridge to reach the clubhouse but Peterhead is one such place. For many years after this club was first formed, the only access…
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Golf trips are sacred: they’re opportunities to experience new destinations, create lifelong memories and to spend time with your people. The likes of Pinehurst, Bandon and the great links courses of Scotland and Ireland might immediately spring to mind when you’re going through your bucket list but sometimes straying off the beaten track…
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Here’s an admission to kick off with: I’ve never been on a golf trip before. Golf has been like an…
I could’ve kept playing The Cradle until the men in white coats arrived to carry me away. Pinehurst‘s enchanting short…
From the 5th tee of the La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links, I can see it all: the sparkling Mediterranean, the iconic rock of Gibraltar, the Atlas Mountains in Morrocco and a golf course I could never tire of. This stunning destination sits on an idyllic stretch of Spain’s south coast, not far from Marbella,…
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I could’ve kept playing The Cradle until the men in white coats arrived to carry me away. Pinehurst‘s enchanting short…
Since its grand reveal, Tara Iti Golf Club has occupied a place in the hearts and minds of golfers across…
Costa Navarino stretches out along the breathtaking Peloponnese peninsula, once the playground of Greek Gods and heroes. Myths and legends…
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…
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When my wife threw Panama into the ring for a potential family holiday, my mind raced through what I knew…
From bubble wrap terrain to ocean side views, Murcar Links brings the challenge all gofers want and dangles the rewards all golfers need. Just 10 minutes from Aberdeen, Murcar was originally designed in 1909 by Archie Simpson, professional and keeper of the greens at neighbouring Royal Aberdeen with James Braid adding his Midas…
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A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay…
The views across St Patrick’s Links to Sheephaven Bay would’ve been enough to take my breath away if the wind…
For golfers the world over, Royal Dornoch Golf Club represents a unique call to adventure. It’s a pilgrimage which requires commitment,…
We all book our golf trips for different reasons. Maybe it’s an annual ritual with family and friends? A weekend getaway with a spouse? Or a jammed packed once-in-a-lifetime bucket list adventure. Who you’re going with is just one consideration, of course; the other big one is where you are going. The sheer…
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Despite its remote location, some 30 miles north of Inverness, Royal Dornoch has been an established fixture in the top…
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Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling…
You 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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It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we…
Gone are the days when people travel to Belfast to see a city emerging from a turbulent past. Impressions of…
It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place…
I’ve been lucky to experience some of the world’s great sea-meets-land road trips: the PCH in California, North Coast 500 in Scotland, the Amalfi Coast in Italy – but as I meander along Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coastal Route, I’m increasingly convinced that this is up there with them. None of it should…
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St Andrews and Chariots of Fire: the association immediately brings to mind the evocative opening moments of the celebrated Oscar-winning…
Bobby Jones hit the nail on the head when he said of Sunningdale Old Course, “I wish I could take…
There’s a rare sense of stillness and tranquillity as you walk Woodhall Spa’s iconic Hotchkin Course. This secluded, unassuming corner…
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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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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Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one of the world’s great links. It has, of course, grown accustomed to…
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Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling hills of Donegal, to the east the towering dunes of Portstewart, separated only by the mouth of the river Bann. It’s a wonderful setting for two beautiful golf courses…
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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…
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If there’s a better view from a 1st tee, 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 with surfers, day…
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Mythical Ballybunion in south-west Ireland is one of the world's great links courses. The Wandering Golfers travelled to County Kerry…
It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place…
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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 impossible to shake the feeling that you’ve just been transported back in time to the origins of our game. Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, is a living museum and its storied, almost…
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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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Three of England’s great Open Championship links have joined forces to offer golfers from across the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience.…
I’m standing on the 1st tee at one of Scotland’s great courses and for the first time in my life…
During its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the…
I’m standing on the 1st tee at one of Scotland’s great courses and for the first time in my life I’m grasping a hickory golf club in my trembling hands preparing to embark on a life-changing round. We know golf is hard enough, but I’m on the wondrous West Links at North Berwick,…
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Rosslare Golf Club is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
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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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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Ganton Golf Club is a truly extraordinary place. There is a stillness to it, a timeless elegance. It’s as if…
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Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is one of our game’s great destinations. This three-mile stretch of golf heaven occupies a grassy…
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