Stunning Sotogrande a jewel in Costa Del Sol’s crown
Here’s an admission to kick off with: I’ve never been on a golf trip before. Golf has been like an old friend to me; floating in and out of my life, squeezing in time together when we can and picking up where we left off after long periods of separation. It’s constantly in the back of my mind; I wonder how it is, follow its stories on the internet and keep telling myself I MUST check in with it when life is a little less hectic. But I’ve never thought to take it on holiday, just me and golf. Languishing…
Breathtaking beauty and unrelenting drama at unique Cape Kidnappers
At their best, golf courses captures the soul of their surroundings, gradually revealing a place over 18 unique chapters: never is that more the case than at Cape Kidnappers Golf Club. Tucked away on a 500 foot cliff in a corner Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island, this is a place that had occupied my mind long before my visit, and will now stay with me forever. Why? Well, the scenery is outrageous, filled with ocean and cliffs as far as the eye can see. The history adds to the allure. It was Captain James Cook who christened these…
Te Arai Links: Sumptuous South Course a genuine showstopper
For a for few years, Te Arai Links felt like a myth. Its ultra-exclusive and highly-acclaimed sister property, Tara Iti, had captured the imagination of the golfing world with its beauty, tranquillity and its natural wonder. This extraordinary stretch of coastline on New Zealand’s north island was no longer a secret among golfers in search of the next adventure. Soon, murmurings and rumours began that not one but two more courses along the same meeting of land and sea might be on the way. It all felt too good to be true. But in 2019, came the announcement that golf…
The Old Course is the gift that keeps on giving
My P.E. teacher used to call it the shrivel effect and as I prepared to play St Andrews Old Course for the first time, I finally knew what he meant. You know the feeling, it’s the one where every fibre in your body tightens, a pit forms in your stomach and, in my case, your sack squeezes as hard as it can. It isn’t a feeling that shows its face very often but when it rears its ugly head, all you can do is shut your eyes and hope like hell it turns out OK. As I stood on the…