Woodhall Spa’s beautiful Bracken Course should not be missed
There’s no escaping that the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa Golf Club is, like many other fabulous venues the world over, will always exist in the shadow of its more celebrated big brother. The New and The Old Course, St Andrews. The Cashen Course and The Old, Ballybunion. The Castle Course and The Old at Lahinch Golf Club – the list goes on and on. When golfers hear the words Woodhall Spa, they immediately think of the iconic Hotchkin Course – it is, after all, rated the 54th best on earth. But the Bracken need not be defined or limited…
Delightful Doonbeg a links of wild, enchanting beauty
Doonbeg is a study in contrasts: the rugged and quintessentially Irish beauty of the Clare coastline with the 2006 American-built stone castle that overlooks it. The flat farmland which stretches for miles around and the towering sand dunes which dominate this stunning links. And yet anyone who has stood here, felt the power of the ocean forcing its way along the coastline and tasted its rain washed air, knows what a special piece of land this is. The backdrop is Doughmore Bay and its crescent-shaped beach which clings to Doonbeg golf course like a child to its mother – 16…
Woburn Golf Club – Magic Marquess Has Echoes Of Augusta
It’s early on another stunning summer morning at Woburn Golf Club. Having finished a hotel breakfast overlooking the pitch at MK Dons, surrounded by mechanics from Ferrari, in town for the British Grand Prix along the road at Silverstone, I have driven the short distance to the beautiful Woburn Estate. Woburn Golf Club is a name which resonates with all golfers of a certain age. In my formative years it was the annual venue for the British Masters which at the age of 7, I thought was the fourth major – US Open. US Masters, British Open, British … it…
Lindrick Golf Club saved The Ryder Cup
Lindrick Golf Club saved the Ryder Cup. By the time 1957 came around, the event was on its knees. The US had won every match dating back 24 years. Interest was waning. No one wanted to sponsor it and with only months to go before the Ryder Cup was due to be played, the end was in sight. It was in need of a saviour. Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire industrialist, answered the call. He had found golf relatively late in life having been intrigued by the skill shown by an exhibition match at Lindrick between British captain Dai Rees and…