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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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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