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 MOREFrom 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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Royal Portrush has the honour of being the only club outside mainland Britain to host the Open Championship. The Wandering…
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Despite its remote location, some 30 miles north of Inverness, Royal Dornoch has been an established fixture in the top…
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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Golf is changing. Where once it was played by folk with wooden clubs, now it’s a game played by super…
No committees, no captains and a casual approach to clothing – welcome to Centurion Club, a golf club that does…
As you walk off the last green of what is, to some, the oldest golf course in the world, it’s…
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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As I stand on the first tee at Western Gailes Golf Club, it suddenly dawns on me how lucky I…
Gone are the days when people travel to Belfast to see a city emerging from a turbulent past. Impressions of…
There’s a rare sense of stillness and tranquillity as you walk Woodhall Spa’s iconic Hotchkin Course. This secluded, unassuming corner…
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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Bobby Jones hit the nail on the head when he said of Sunningdale Old Course, “I wish I could take…
In another life, Zach Gould would be a household name on the PGA Tour. As a precocious teenager, the Welshman…
Mythical Ballybunion in south-west Ireland is one of the world's great links courses. The Wandering Golfers travelled to County Kerry…
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 I walk towards the 18th green at Royal St George’s Golf Club, through the funnel of Open Championship grandstands…
There’s a rare sense of stillness and tranquillity as you walk Woodhall Spa’s iconic Hotchkin Course. This secluded, unassuming corner…
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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The Causeway Coast and Glens is a place of incredible beauty and adventure but it’s also one of the best…
Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling…
There is no doubt that Scotland is golf’s holy land; the birthplace of the game itself as well as some…
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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There can be few places to rival Prince’s Golf Club as a place to watch the sun rise on a…
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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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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Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built…
Scotland will always be golf’s spiritual home but when you travel around Ireland, golf clubs on your back, it’s hard…
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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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Hidden away on the County Wicklow coast, just south of beautiful Brittas Bay, you’ll find a links course like no…
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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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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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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 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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Mythical Ballybunion in south-west Ireland is one of the world's great links courses. The Wandering Golfers travelled to County Kerry…
It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all…
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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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Augusta National Golf Club is, unquestionably, unique. The vibrant natural beauty, the stunningly manicured fairways and greens, the magic and…
When my wife told me this year’s family holiday was to a golf resort in Spain, I couldn’t have been…
It’s hard to imagine ever growing tired of long sultry, summer evenings at resplendent Rockliffe Hall. We’ve been watching the…
Scotland 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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I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I…
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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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Nestled in a quiet enclave along one of Ireland’s most stunning stretches of uninterrupted coastline, this renamed and remodelled links…
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In 2023, Italy will host its first Ryder Cup. The Marco Simone Golf Club, just outside Rome, is staging the biennial contest between Europe and the United States, and while most fans will base themselves in the Eternal City for the contest, those looking to lengthen their trip would do well to consider…
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My first year of High School was an absolute blur, I barely remember a thing. However, looking back there is…
It’s early on another stunning summer morning. I’ve just finished a hotel breakfast overlooking the pitch at MK Dons, surrounded…
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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 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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Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built…
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The Portmarnock Hotel and Links is set on a stunning stretch of coastline and boasts a stunning Bernard Langer-designed golf…
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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Scotland is understandably synonymous with golf, of course, and within its diverse golfing landscape, Ayrshire stands out as a remarkable…
It was 3 in the morning and I was running towards the 1st tee of the Old Course, St Andrews.…
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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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Fyfe Golf unashamedly celebrate Scotland’s rich and storied manufacturing heritage. Their beautiful, handmade products and accessories already grace golf bags…
It’s no surprise to find the Scots have more than 100 words for rain – several sprang immediately to mind…
It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all…
In my head the atmospheric Old Course was going to be lit up by autumnal sunshine, showing off the home of golf in all its picture postcard perfection. In reality, the stoating rain that had threatened to derail my morning round at the Crail Golfing Society, had followed us up the Fife coast.…
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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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