As 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…
CLICK FOR MOREGolf 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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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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Here’s an admission to kick off with: I’ve never been on a golf trip before. Golf has been like an…
The first snow of winter may be gathering at home in the Peak District, but I am up early and…
With the North Course at Te Arai Links joining the stupendous South and the stunning Tara Iti, this once deserted…
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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Some of the best golf courses within easy reach of Derry include Portstewart Golf Club, known for its stunning links…
My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course…
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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If Scotland is the home of golf, Ireland the luxury holiday villa you can’t wait to go back to, what…
The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House Dornoch is one you could never grow tired of. A…
Tradition and romance are synonymous with Prestwick. This is, after all, the birthplace of The Open Championship itself. It may…
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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As I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
I’m standing on the 1st tee at one of Scotland’s great courses and for the first time in my life…
It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all…
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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If you’ve watched the Harry Potter films, War Horse or Downtown Abbey (and I’d imagine the chances of encountering someone…
It’s official, Hillside Golf Club when the wind blows will test even the very best golfers in the game. Reader,…
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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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I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I…
The Grove Resort in Watford is a luxury hotel and spa set within 300 acres of stunning countryside, offering a…
As the Craigewan Links at Peterhead Golf Club comes into sight, so too does the path to reach it. …
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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A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay…
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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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During its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the…
There is no doubt that Scotland is golf’s holy land; the birthplace of the game itself as well as some…
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…
*For more information on golf in Ireland visit Ireland.com/golf It is one of golf’s enduring qualities that you can walk…
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The Strand Course at Portstewart Golf Club is often described as a course of two 9s, with the front 9 quite rightly attracting widespread acclaim and the back nine often reduced to something a of a footnote. There was certainly a part of me who expected the front 9 to be what it…
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It may well be the most celebrated short hole in Open Championship golf. At 123 yards, the Postage Stamp hole…
Even at first glance, it is obvious Lahinch is not just another seaside town. Golf is woven into the fabric…
For golfers with a sense of wanderlust and an urge to explore the game’s great outposts, the name of Lofoten…
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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Ganton Golf Club is a truly extraordinary place. There is a stillness to it, a timeless elegance. It’s as if…
Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated…
Royal Portrush has the honour of being the only club outside mainland Britain to host the Open Championship. The Wandering…
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’s official, Hillside Golf Club when the wind blows will test even the very best golfers in the game. Reader,…
The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House Dornoch is one you could never grow tired of. A…
As I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
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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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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We all book our golf trips for different reasons. Maybe it’s an annual ritual with family and friends? A weekend…
There is an inescapable sense of class about everything at Formby Golf Club. You feel it from the moment you…
It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all…
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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Mythical Ballybunion in south-west Ireland is one of the world's great links courses. The Wandering Golfers travelled to County Kerry…
Scotland will always be golf’s spiritual home but when you travel around Ireland, golf clubs on your back, it’s hard…
It was 3 in the morning and I was running towards the 1st tee of the Old Course, St Andrews.…
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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There is no shortage of life to live on any trip to the entertainment capital of the world but what about those Las Vegas golf courses? Where do you begin? Many people travel to Vegas for the casinos and the restaurants, some come for the shows and the concerts, while others are here…
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Lindrick Golf Club saved the Ryder Cup. By the time 1957 came around, the event was on its knees. The US…
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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…
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