The Dumbarnie Experience is Hard To Better
The beauty of Dumbarnie Links speaks for itself on a morning like this. There’s barely a breath of wind as we look out across Largo Bay and take in the majesty of this dramatic meeting of land and sea. It’s not yet 8am and a thin layer of wispy white cloud hangs over the golf course. Way out at the sea, the sky is a deep, endless blue as the fishing boats from along the coast begin to make their way back to harbour after another successful morning at sea. After a 20-minute journey from St Andrews, we turn through…
Hickory Golf Clubs: unique shop at the heart of hickory revival
I’m standing on the 1st tee at one of Scotland’s great courses and for the first time in my life I’m grasping a hickory golf club in my trembling hands preparing to embark on a life-changing round. We know golf is hard enough, but I’m on the wondrous West Links at North Berwick, holding a golf club that’s not only significantly older than I am, but has a tiny sweet-spot and I’m about to embark on a journey I’ve been looking forward to for months. With the 150th Open taking place across the water in St Andrews, it felt like…
Chart Hills Golf Club: new dawn for epic inland wonder
It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we negotiate Kent’s charming country lanes – the garden of England is a truly alluring part of the world, even in this heat. We turn through the gates and wind our way along the driveway and up to the imposing clubhouse. We may have arrived at our destination but today we have come to a place that has been on a journey of its own. The welcome is wonderful and genuine, the service is like something you would expect to find…
The Lodge at Prince’s: follow in the footsteps of champions
From the moment you enter The Lodge at Prince’s Golf Club it’s clear you’re following in the footsteps of champions. A photograph hangs in the reception area showing Colin Morikawa drinking from the Claret Jug in joyous celebration. It was taken in the bar here on the night he won The Open next door at Royal St George’s Golf Club. Morikawa, Cameron Smith, Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson were just some of the great names to stay here during the 2021 Open. It was a place where they could relax, stay in comfort and even practice and although it sits…