I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I can still…
MoreLinks House at Royal Dornoch: luxury par for the course at Highland retreat
The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House at Royal Dornoch is one you could never grow tired of. A few yards to our left is the 1st tee of one of the world’s greatest golf courses, abuzz with greenkeepers, golfers and walkers. To our right is the conservation village of Dornoch with its history and effortless charm. And ahead of us is the dramatic sweep of the Firth with the white horses charging towards the unspoilt beach as if going into battle. We may have come here with our golf clubs on our backs, but it’s soon…
St Andrews Golf: adventure of a lifetime to secure Old Course tee time
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 off walking. St Andrews at that time of day is, as you would expect, eerily still. I was anything but. Before I knew it my walk had become a jog. And then a run. Soon the iconic Royal & Ancient building came into view, then the pavilion…
Does England deserve more acclaim as a golf destination?
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 golf travel book, The Golf Lover’s Guide to England, is seeking to redress the balance a little by paying homage to the quality, history and variety of 33 of the country’s best golf courses, highlighting the incredible richness on offer in a nation that can, at times,…
Prince’s Golf Club: alluring Kent Destination On The Rise
There can be few places to rival Prince’s Golf Club as a place to watch the sun rise on a day like this. We’re sitting by the putting green at The Lodge at Prince’s, waiting. In the dawn mist, Sandwich Bay itself is so still it’s as if someone has placed a piece of dark glass on the water. Soon the sun starts to appear on the horizon and the light begins to creep across the 27-holes away to our left, illuminating the white of the sand scrapes, dancing across the texture of the sleeper paths and catching the long…