In another life, Zach Gould would be a household name on the PGA Tour. As a precocious teenager, the Welshman – who many now know as Dr Golf – had been destined for the top of the game having won some of Europe’s most prestigious junior tournaments, beating Rory McIlroy en route. He…
CLICK FOR MOREPace of play has been a hot topic in golf for many years now. Rounds on the PGA Tour have gone, in some cases, north of five-and-a-half hours. But the great joy of our game is that it is far more wide-ranging than the professional game and along that spectrum, there are two…
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They say great teachers don’t just fill your pail, they light a fire: after an hour or so in the company of the brilliant Gareth Benson at Hillside Golf Club, that’s exactly how I feel. Full disclosure: I have not had many golf lessons in my life. As someone who was introduced to…
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The light is fading over Broadwater Lake; the only sounds are the rustle of weeping willows, the flap of a…
Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated…
Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one of the world’s great links. It has, of course, grown accustomed to…
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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For a for few years, Te Arai Links felt like a myth. Its ultra-exclusive and highly-acclaimed sister property, Tara Iti,…
It was 3 in the morning and I was running towards the 1st tee of the Old Course, St Andrews.…
Tom Coyne has chased a golf ball around the globe for much of his adult life, embodying the essence of a true wandering golfer. In doing so, he has carved out a niche as a golf travel writer with a connection to the soul of our game and to the people who bring…
CLICK FOR MORE“What day is it?” asked Pooh.“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.“My favourite day,” said Pooh.”― A.A. Milne We know better than most; the mind of a golfer is a wandering one. On the course, golfers have a unique ability to focus on things that aren’t happening now: the putt we missed on the last, the…
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The game of golf has long been associated with art. The great masters of our game are famed for their touch and finesse, while the acclaimed architects have created golf courses that are described as works of art. For Graeme Baxter that symbiotic relationship between the two is something altogether more literal. The…
CLICK FOR MORELaura Sayer-Hall, was looking for a way to make a big change to her 9-5 life. It began with a journey which took her to the remote Isle of Jura in Scotland and to Ardfin, one of the most exciting new golf resorts on earth. The Wandering Golfers tell her story…
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There is no doubt that Scotland is golf’s holy land; the birthplace of the game itself as well as some…
The North Coast 500 explores some of the most beautiful wilderness on earth. The Wandering Golfers look at some of…
It was 3 in the morning and I was running towards the 1st tee of the Old Course, St Andrews.…
Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated phone call with executives at 20th Century Fox. The nexsht time I say the word American, remind me to put f**king in front of it.” He doesn’t mean it for a second, of…
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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…
My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course…
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Despite its remote location, some 30 miles north of Inverness, Royal Dornoch has been an established fixture in the top 10 of the world’s best courses for decades…
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Royal Portrush has the honour of being the only club outside mainland Britain to host the Open Championship. The Wandering…
Rosslare Golf Links is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one of the world’s great links. It has, of course, grown accustomed to…
Very little about our world feels normal these days. Spending a few hours walking the fairways of your local golf club with friends is, let’s face it, about as close as it gets. This Covid-19 pandemic is not a disaster in a traditional sense, even if the trauma is comparable. It is not…
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When you think of the city of Liverpool, golf doesn’t immediately spring to mind. This, after all, is a city…
Alwoodley Golf Club is a place where loyalty is par for the course. Ever since the great Dr Alister MacKenzie…
A par-3 opener: 200 yards, into the wind, eight bunkers around the green, Walter Hagen looking on. Ok, so I…