It was 3 in the morning and I was running towards the 1st tee of the Old Course, St Andrews. My alarm had gone off 15 minutes earlier, which seemed reasonable – not too early, but early enough. I boiled a kettle, made some tea, stuffed a snack into my pocket and set…
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As I stand on the first tee at Western Gailes Golf Club, it suddenly dawns on me how lucky I am. Not…
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There’s barely a cloud in the sky over Prestwick Golf Club as we turn off Links Road and into one of the…
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It would be understandable if Dundonald Links felt just a little threatened by Ayrshire’s embarrassment of golfing riches. After all it sits…
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A day or two at The Machrie Hotel is all it takes to understand why so many who visit Islay leave a…
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There’s a rare sense of stillness and tranquillity as you walk Woodhall Spa’s iconic Hotchkin Course. This secluded, unassuming corner of Lincolnshire…
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There’s no escaping that the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa Golf Club is, like many other fabulous venues the world over, will…
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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 either side…
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Royal Portrush has the honour of being the only club outside mainland Britain to host the Open Championship. The Wandering Golfers went…
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Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated phone call…
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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? …
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Like Rome, Sheffield is built on seven hills. High on one of them, on the cusp of the Peak District National Park,…
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There is an inescapable sense of class about everything at Formby Golf Club. You feel it from the moment you turn off…
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Alwoodley Golf Club is a place where loyalty is par for the course. Ever since the great Dr Alister MacKenzie – the…
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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 capita than…
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This global pandemic has been difficult enough for golf clubs which have been around for centuries. Imagine, then, trying to open a…
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Very little about our world feels normal these days. Spending a few hours walking the fairways of your local golf club with…
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St Andrews and Chariots of Fire: the association immediately brings to mind the evocative opening moments of the celebrated Oscar-winning film, a…
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During its celebrated history, Moortown Golf Club has grown accustomed to hosting the greats of the game and providing the backdrop for…
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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 had won…
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