Travel

‘He gave me the gift of golf’

The odds of being born, let alone being able to read this, are exceedingly slim. Do a little research on this and bask in appreciation, for a moment, at the exceptionalism of your existence.   Those odds get ever longer when you bring the ability to play golf into the mix. You need your health for a start, but you also need someone to introduce you to what has become a way of life for me, something that is more than a game, hobby, obsession, job, or competition. For me, golf is a place I transcend to in my waking…

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Barnbougle Dunes – a wondrous golf playground like no other

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Love at first sight is a fickle concept in golf, but Barnbougle Dunes had me at ‘good morning.’ I had arrived at this fabled golfing destination in the dead of night. Through the darkness I found my way to my bed and fell asleep dreaming of what lay in wait. I was awake at sunrise, pulled back the curtains and was immediately flushed with awe. Towering dunes, a tumbling fairway, wild green complex and gorgeous views of Bass Strait – I had awoken in a cabin next to the 15th hole of the Lost Farm course, which was there to…

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Golf Butlers At The Caribbean’s Most Luxurious Golf Destination

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Eden Roc Cap Cana, one of the Caribbean’s most luxurious resorts, is introducing golf butlers to help guests with their every golfing need. Situated in the Dominican Republic, Cap Cana has long been considered one of the Caribbean’s most exciting golf destinations, but now it is taking things to the next level. With “set-jetting” pinned as a travel trend for 2023, meaning more travellers are visiting the destinations they have seen on their screens, golf travel is set to enjoy a boom. Eden Roc Cap Cana’s golf butlers will help advise on the best golf courses in Dominican Republic and beyond, organise…

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Royal Liverpool Golf Club: a true Hoylake love affair

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I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I can still recall the first time I drove through the gates and caught sight of the majestic clubhouse which stands guard over the links land here. On that day, I walked around to the front of the building and looked out across the golf course towards the distant Dee Estuary which wraps around the Wirral peninsula.  Now I chuckle at the memory: my first impression was that it was, well, very flat – devoid of drama, benign. There were no…

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