There it was, staring back at me: an invitation to play Augusta National the following day. The man who had presented me with the envelope was standing there, arm outstretched. "Congratulations, you're playing the course tomorrow." I shook his hand, but still no words. …
CLICK FOR MOREDuring its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the backdrop for significant moments in golf history. Everyone from Walter Hagen to Peter Thomson, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo have played here, each chapter helping to build the story of this…
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There is an inescapable sense of class about everything at Formby Golf Club. You feel it from the moment you…
Pace of play has been a hot topic in golf for many years now. Rounds on the PGA Tour have…
The light is fading over Broadwater Lake; the only sounds are the rustle of weeping willows, the flap of a…
Lindrick Golf Club saved the Ryder Cup. By the time 1957 came around, the event was on its knees. The US had won every match dating back 24 years. Interest was waning. No one wanted to sponsor it and with only months to go before the Ryder Cup was due to be played, the…
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As the Craigewan Links at Peterhead Golf Club comes into sight, so too does the path to reach it. …
It just doesn’t get much better than a golf trip to Pinehurst. The magic of the place is something we…
It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place…
Ganton Golf Club is a truly extraordinary place. There is a stillness to it, a timeless elegance. It’s as if when you leave the busy main road that flanks it and turn down a long narrow drive you are transported to a place of calm and serenity. Even in the fierce and frequent…
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My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course…
In these parts, the story goes that during the 1950s Huddersfield was home to the highest number of Rolls-Royces per…
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It’s not often golf can reach beyond the sport and capture the imagination of a new audience. The Ryder Cup, however, carries that power. It is an event built on prestige, not prize money, one that conjures up vivid, enduring memories and brings to mind the names of the courses on which the…
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The light is fading over Broadwater Lake; the only sounds are the rustle of weeping willows, the flap of a…
We have put together our list of Pinehurst golf courses ranked from 1 to 10 and we’ll keep updating it…
There is no shortage of life to live on any trip to the entertainment capital of the world but what…
Funny story: Burnley Golf Club – 10am. The clubhouse is quieter than it should be for a big golf day. No welcoming party. No bacon butties. None of those banner things. No people. We walk into the clubhouse. “Hi, we’re here for the golf day,” I say. “The golf day?’ says the pro.…
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In these parts, the story goes that during the 1950s Huddersfield was home to the highest number of Rolls-Royces per…
There can be few places to rival Prince’s Golf Club as a place to watch the sun rise on a…
At the end of a quiet, dead-end in New Jersey, down a road time forgot, lies arguably the greatest destination…
West Linton Golf Club may not spring immediately to mind when you’re planning an golf trip to this part of Scotland. Edinburgh and the wider East Lothian region boasts an embarrassment of riches when it comes to golf. The likes of Muirfield, Gullane, Royal Musselburgh and North Berwick are world-famous and understandably popular.…
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The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House Dornoch is one you could never grow tired of. A…
Nothing can prepare you for the glorious sense of isolation and escape that envelops you at Silvies Valley Ranch. We…
During its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the…
Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built stone castle that overlooks it. The flat farmland which stretches for miles around and the towering sand dunes which dominate this stunning links. And yet anyone who has stood here, felt the power…
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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…
A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay…
Scotland will always be golf’s spiritual home but when you travel around Ireland, golf clubs on your back, it’s hard…
Even at first glance, it is obvious Lahinch is not just another seaside town. Golf is woven into the fabric of this otherwise unprepossessing village on the County Clare coast. It feels like it’s on the lips of a everyone in town, in the craic. It’s in the pubs (one of which is…
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*For more information on golf in Ireland visit Ireland.com/golf It is one of golf’s enduring qualities that you can walk…
The views across St Patrick’s Links to Sheephaven Bay would’ve been enough to take my breath away if the wind…
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Hebden Bridge Golf Club is a place wonderfully untroubled by the march of time. Golf, at times, feels barely recognisable: where once it was played with wooden clubs, now it’s played by super athletes, capable of reducing 600-yard par 5s to a thunderous drive and an easy 7-iron. Golf courses are changing too…
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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…
Three of England’s great Open Championship links have joined forces to offer golfers from across the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience.…
In another life, Zach Gould would be a household name on the PGA Tour. As a precocious teenager, the Welshman…
Bobby Jones hit the nail on the head when he said of Sunningdale Old Course, “I wish I could take it home with me.” It may be the only thing he and I have in common but I certainly share that sentiment as I step off the 18th green after a round I’d…
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As the Craigewan Links at Peterhead Golf Club comes into sight, so too does the path to reach it. …
My first year of High School was an absolute blur, I barely remember a thing. However, looking back there is…
It was an iconic image which travelled around the world: Bernhard Langer, with a shock of blonde hair, at Fulford…
It was an iconic image which travelled around the world: Bernhard Langer, with a shock of blonde hair, at Fulford Golf Club playing from a tree 10ft off the ground. It was a moment in time. A moment of golf history that put this Yorkshire club firmly on the map and ensured it would…
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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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It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we…
It’s early on another stunning summer morning at Woburn Golf Club. Having finished a hotel breakfast overlooking the pitch at MK Dons, surrounded by mechanics from Ferrari, in town for the British Grand Prix along the road at Silverstone, I have driven the short distance to the beautiful Woburn Estate. Woburn Golf Club…
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Hebden Bridge Golf Club is a place wonderfully untroubled by the march of time. Golf, at times, feels barely recognisable:…
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I remember the moment I realised my childhood dream of winning The Open was in tatters – it was all…