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…
CLICK FOR MOREIt was the music, that damn music that saunters into the living room each April, coercing me into four days of couch-surfing. Golfers around the world know the tune and I can vividly recall the first time I heard it, thinking it was the most ridiculous and pretentious piece of music, perfectly suited…
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San Diego, with its stunning coastal scenery, perfect weather and rich golfing heritage, has so much to offer. This vibrant…
Michigan is one of the great golf destinations in the United States of America. It’s nestled within the Great Lakes…
Nestled amid the breathtaking beauty of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah, Park City, is renowned for its world-class ski resorts,…
It’s early on a crisp spring morning and my eyes are sweeping 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 country estate in County Kilkenny, Ireland, there is…
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It just doesn’t get much better than a golf trip to Pinehurst. The magic of the place is something we…
The grandeur of Woodsome Hall Golf Club speaks for itself. From the moment you drive through the gates of this…
My first year of High School was an absolute blur, I barely remember a thing. However, looking back there is…
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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There are no ocean views, towering dunes, sheer cliffs or plunging valleys and yet, Pine Valley Golf Club in the…
New Zealand is in the midst of a golf boom: new courses are being built, existing courses restored and airport…
It was the music, that damn music that saunters into the living room each April, coercing me into four days…
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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Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, in County Donegal, Ireland, has announced the launch of a new event for 2024, offering…
I wanted to love the Old Course. I tried to love the Old Course. I failed to love the Old…
Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling…
It’s no surprise to find the Scots have more than 100 words for rain – several sprang immediately to mind as I arrived at Crail Golfing Society, the seventh oldest club on the planet. It was a dreich morning, the darkest and dankest of starts to an autumnal day at the easternmost point…
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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…
Fyfe Golf unashamedly celebrate Scotland’s rich and storied manufacturing heritage. Their beautiful, handmade products and accessories already grace golf bags…
In my head the atmospheric Old Course was going to be lit up by autumnal sunshine, showing off the home…
It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all it sits within minutes of storied Open venues such as Royal Troon and Prestwick Golf Club. Another, Turnberry, is 30 minutes down the coast. Wonderful Western Gailes is within a wedge. Barassie, Glasgow…
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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…
Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built…
Three of England’s great Open Championship links have joined forces to offer golfers from across the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience.…
Our adventure to the Inner Hebrides had to begin by road and involve taking to the water. Like real travellers. In my mind, it was the only way to prepare ourselves for our time on Islay. Yes, you can board a tiny flight from Glasgow and be preparing yourself to land just almost…
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You can’t visit Islay or write about this island without mentioning the peat. In days gone by it was the…
A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay…
We have already waxed lyrical about the stupendous golf experience at The Machrie, but that’s only part of what makes…
When you think of the city of Liverpool, golf doesn’t immediately spring to mind. This, after all, is a city which lives and breathes football. It’s a city that is known across the world for its incredible music scene and it's a city with a rich, maritime history. But perhaps what golf is…
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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…
There is an inescapable sense of class about everything at Formby Golf Club. You feel it from the moment you…
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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 of England? Scotland and Ireland are quite rightly lauded as mythical golf destinations the world over – St Andrews, Ballybunion, Royal Dornoch, Lahinch – the names trip off the tongue. But a new…
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Alwoodley Golf Club is a place where loyalty is par for the course. Ever since the great Dr Alister MacKenzie…
Nestled in a quiet enclave along one of Ireland’s most stunning stretches of uninterrupted coastline, this renamed and remodelled links…
Pace of play has been a hot topic in golf for many years now. Rounds on the PGA Tour have…
St Andrews and Chariots of Fire: the association immediately brings to mind the evocative opening moments of the celebrated Oscar-winning film, a sequence which has long since taken its place in cinematic history. The iconic images of young British athletes striding out across a windswept beach in slow-motion are set to one of…
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Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, in County Donegal, Ireland, has announced the launch of a new event for 2024, offering…
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…
There will always be a special place in my heart for Celtic Manor. It was here that I covered my first and most memorable Ryder Cup for The Times newspaper, where I stood on the 18th green, soaked in champagne, as Team Europe danced with delight after another epic battle against their American…
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When my wife threw Panama into the ring for a potential family holiday, my mind raced through what I knew…
Nothing can prepare you for the glorious sense of isolation and escape that envelops you at Silvies Valley Ranch. We…
Hebden Bridge Golf Club is a place wonderfully untroubled by the march of time. Golf, at times, feels barely recognisable:…
Dublin is one of Europe's most vibrant cities. The stereotypes of Guinness, music and culture are all rich and familiar but it also happens to be the gateway to some of the best links golf courses in Ireland…
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Since its grand reveal, Tara Iti Golf Club has occupied a place in the hearts and minds of golfers across…
Royal Portrush Golf Club is, without question, one of the world’s great links. It has, of course, grown accustomed to…
The Causeway Coast and Glens is a place of incredible beauty and adventure but it’s also one of the best…