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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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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Tradition and romance are synonymous with Prestwick. This is, after all, the birthplace of The Open Championship itself. It may have hosted…
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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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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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Mythical Ballybunion in south-west Ireland is one of the world's great links courses. The Wandering Golfers travelled to County Kerry and discovered…
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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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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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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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Despite its remote location, some 30 miles north of Inverness, Royal Dornoch has been an established fixture in the top 10 of…
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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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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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Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built stone castle…
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Even at first glance, it is obvious Lahinch is not just another seaside town. Golf is woven into the fabric of this…
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Dublin is one of Europe's most vibrant cities. The stereotypes of Guinness, music and culture are all rich and familiar but…
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