The War on the Shore, The Battle of Brookline, The Miracle at Medinah: Ryder Cups past, and monikers which inspire memories of great victories, crushing defeats, gripping competition. There are no such nicknames for historic Solheim Cups, even though the biennial match between American and European women is often more competitive and dramatic…
CLICK FOR MOREA golf trip to Bandon Dunes is one of the great adventures in our game: truly a bucket list moment. Six distinctive links courses await you, on a piece of South Oregon coastline it seems Mother Nature had set aside for golf. Each Bandon golf course has been brought to life in harmony…
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They don’t call it the sunshine state for nothing but with its year-round sunshine and stunning landscapes, where can you…
We have put together our list of Pinehurst golf courses ranked from 1 to 10 and we’ll keep updating it…
The highly-anticipated Tom Doak design, will be the first original golf course at Pinehurst Resort for nearly 30 years. Its…
Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, in County Donegal, Ireland, has announced the launch of a new event for 2024, offering golfers the chance to play the beautiful St Patrick’s Links and the original Old Tom Morris Links. The inaugural ‘Tale of Two Toms’ tournament, has been named after two men who have had…
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With the North Course at Te Arai Links joining the stupendous South and the stunning Tara Iti, this once deserted…
My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course…
Scotland is understandably synonymous with golf, of course, and within its diverse golfing landscape, Ayrshire stands out as a remarkable…
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is one of our game’s great destinations. This three-mile stretch of golf heaven occupies a grassy bluff 100 feet above the Pacific Ocean and stands as a celebration of natural wonder, wilderness, and the finest traditions of our game. You won’t find cart paths here, or millionaire mansions lining…
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Rosslare Golf Club is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
The relaunch of Jameson Golf Links follows a significant and ambitious renovation of Bernhard Langer’s original 1995 design and is…
Pennsylvania, with its diverse landscapes and picturesque scenery, boasts some of America’s finest courses. The Keystone State has a storied…
Plans: everyone I speak to at Aroeira Golf has a plan. Plans to tinker with the two tree-lined 18 hole courses; plans to tinker with the attached hotel; plans to attract more women golfers and plans to take advantage of being just 30 minutes from the centre of Lisbon. Those final three plans…
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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…
When my wife told me this year’s family holiday was to a golf resort in Spain, I couldn’t have been…
St. George in Utah is one of the most densely populated golf destinations in the entire United States. It boasts…
If you’ve watched the Harry Potter films, War Horse or Downtown Abbey (and I’d imagine the chances of encountering someone who hasn’t seen any of those are pretty slim) you will recognise the picturesque Cotswolds village of Castle Combe the instant you wander down its charming High Street. Make a right turn as…
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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…
My first year of High School was an absolute blur, I barely remember a thing. However, looking back there is…
During its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the…
When my wife threw Panama into the ring for a potential family holiday, my mind raced through what I knew about that most central of American destinations: the canal and its magnificent Miraflores Locks; the ubiquitous hat (which turns out to be Ecuadorian); that most famous of palindromes. But what about golf? She…
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West Linton Golf Club may not spring immediately to mind when you’re planning an golf trip to this part of…
You might think the sight of a deer scampering down the 5th fairway at Manchester Golf Club would be a…
It’s not often golf can reach beyond the sport and capture the imagination of a new audience. The Ryder Cup,…
Nestled in a quiet enclave along one of Ireland’s most stunning stretches of uninterrupted coastline, this renamed and remodelled links is not only an excellent test of golf but another wonderful example of why Ireland is such a special golf destination. The course itself incorporates everything you’d expect from a true links layout…
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It may well be the most celebrated short hole in Open Championship golf. At 123 yards, the Postage Stamp hole…
Tradition and romance are synonymous with Prestwick. This is, after all, the birthplace of The Open Championship itself. It may…
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is one of our game’s great destinations. This three-mile stretch of golf heaven occupies a grassy…
It’s fitting it was the Lone Star State which gave life to a rising star of the American golf landscape in the shape of Omni PGA Frisco. We loved our trip to this vast, modern resort, which opened in 2023, and seems destined to become one of the preeminent golf destinations in America…
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The scale - both in terms of size and ambition - of PGA Frisco is jaw-dropping and from the moment…
It was the music, that damn music that saunters into the living room each April, coercing me into four days…
San Diego, with its stunning coastal scenery, perfect weather and rich golfing heritage, has so much to offer. This vibrant…
The scale - both in terms of size and ambition - of PGA Frisco is jaw-dropping and from the moment I arrived, it was easy to see why this resort has set its sights on becoming the epicentre for golf for decades to come, not just in Texas, but for the whole of…
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It was the music, that damn music that saunters into the living room each April, coercing me into four days…
A few hours in Pinehurst is all it takes to understand why so many who come here leave their hearts…
Nothing can prepare you for the glorious sense of isolation and escape that envelops you at Silvies Valley Ranch. We…
The views across St Patrick’s Links to Sheephaven Bay would’ve been enough to take my breath away if the wind whipping in off the Atlantic and across this incredible golf course, hadn’t got there first. Finding the words to capture the feeling of standing on this jaw-dropping linksland is not easy – dramatic…
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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,…
Royal Portrush has the honour of being the only club outside mainland Britain to host the Open Championship. The Wandering…
I wanted to love the Old Course. I tried to love the Old Course. I failed to love the Old…
The relaunch of Jameson Golf Links follows a significant and ambitious renovation of Bernhard Langer’s original 1995 design and is a nod to the resort’s long and storied association with the Jameson whisky dynasty, who called this piece of land home for almost a century from 1847.…
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Scotland will always be golf’s spiritual home but when you travel around Ireland, golf clubs on your back, it’s hard…
The Portmarnock Hotel and Links is set on a stunning stretch of coastline and boasts a stunning Bernard Langer-designed golf…
Love at first sight is a fickle concept in golf, but Barnbougle Dunes had me at ‘good morning.’ I had…
The light is fading over Broadwater Lake; the only sounds are the rustle of weeping willows, the flap of a swan’s wings near the reeds and, right on cue, the crisp plop of a golf ball coming up a yard or two short of the 18th green at The Melbourne Course at Brocket…
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This global pandemic has been difficult enough for golf clubs which have been around for centuries. Imagine, then, trying to…
Castlerock Golf Club is yet another unmissable stop on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. To the west are the rolling…
It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we…
When my wife told me this year’s family holiday was to a golf resort in Spain, I couldn’t have been happier. Although I’m still relatively new to the game, having started playing during Covid, I’m now officially obsessed. The only problem was that we wouldn’t be alone on this trip: as well as…
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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…
Nebraska may not traditionally have been the first place which came to mind when thinking about the world’s great golf…
There is no shortage of life to live on any trip to the entertainment capital of the world but what…
A few hours in Pinehurst is all it takes to understand why so many who come here leave their hearts behind. This is, of course, the Cradle of American Golf and with good reason: the game is delightfully inescapable here, it’s everywhere your eye falls, it’s woven into the fabric. In Pinehurst, golf…
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The highly-anticipated Tom Doak design, will be the first original golf course at Pinehurst Resort for nearly 30 years. Its…
Since its grand reveal, Tara Iti Golf Club has occupied a place in the hearts and minds of golfers across…
At their best, golf courses captures the soul of their surroundings, gradually revealing a place over 18 unique chapters: never…
I could’ve kept playing The Cradle until the men in white coats arrived to carry me away. Pinehurst‘s enchanting short course had won me over and then some. And the only surprise was I hadn’t seen it coming, I hadn’t expected the whole experience to be so laid back and so, well, fun. …
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Funny story: Burnley Golf Club – 10am. The clubhouse is quieter than it should be for a big golf day.…
There are no ocean views, towering dunes, sheer cliffs or plunging valleys and yet, Pine Valley Golf Club in the…
New England is one of America’s great golf playgrounds but Massachusetts, in particular, has some of the very best golf…
It’s hard to imagine ever growing tired of long sultry, summer evenings at resplendent Rockliffe Hall. We’ve been watching the Oystercatchers dancing in the night air and rabbits scampering across the sprawling lawns from our terrace overlooking the golf course and life feels good. On a normal day I might complain about weary…
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Bobby Jones hit the nail on the head when he said of Sunningdale Old Course, “I wish I could take…
No committees, no captains and a casual approach to clothing – welcome to Centurion Golf Club: where the normal rules…
Nothing can prepare you for the glorious sense of isolation and escape that envelops you at Silvies Valley Ranch. We…
As a golfing destination, Costa Navarino has it all: attractive accommodation, striking scenery, fabulous food and, as I’ve written elsewhere, ecotourism at the forefront of its plans. But what about the golf? Despite starting in the final knockings of the 19th Century, when British soldiers fashioned a rudimentary layout on Crete, the sport…
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The War on the Shore, The Battle of Brookline, The Miracle at Medinah: Ryder Cups past, and monikers which inspire…
Plans: everyone I speak to at Aroeira Golf has a plan. Plans to tinker with the two tree-lined 18 hole…
From the 5th tee of the La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links, I can see it all: the sparkling Mediterranean, the iconic…
There is no doubt that Scotland is golf’s holy land; the birthplace of the game itself as well as some of its greatest players. But for centuries, since golf began here some 400-odd years ago, there has been a question over where in Scotland offers the greatest golf experience. There’s East Lothian, with…
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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,…
Rosslare Golf Club is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live…
Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated…
Costa Navarino stretches out along the breathtaking Peloponnese peninsula, once the playground of Greek Gods and heroes. Myths and legends brought to life by some of Europe’s earliest communities in these parts have enthralled and inspired mere mortals for centuries. The ancient Palace of Nestor, nestled in the hills overlooking the idyllic Ionian…
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As a golfing destination, Costa Navarino has it all: attractive accommodation, striking scenery, fabulous food and, as I’ve written elsewhere,…
From the 5th tee of the La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links, I can see it all: the sparkling Mediterranean, the iconic…
The War on the Shore, The Battle of Brookline, The Miracle at Medinah: Ryder Cups past, and monikers which inspire…