The European Club: unique, mesmeric – a golf masterpiece
Hidden away on the County Wicklow coast, just south of Brittas Bay, you’ll The European Club – a links like no other. It’s a true one-off, a place where the rules of how to design and run a golf club haven’t applied since Pat Ruddy, the effervescent owner and designer, circled over this stretch of coast in a helicopter in the 1980s and first spotted the place where his golfing dreams would be realised. Ever since, this has been as a place of adventure and discovery for those looking for a test of skill and patience on a links designed…
Rosslare a beautiful links gem in Ireland’s capital of sunshine
Rosslare Golf Club is bathed in sunshine as we walk up the final hole of a round that will live long in the memory. It was Walt Whitman who wrote, ‘keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.’ That was certainly how our day on this charming, mischievous links has felt – optimistic, hopeful, enjoyable. And you are statistically more likely to feel the sunshine on your face playing this golf course than on any other in Ireland. And that’s because Rosslare, which derives from the Irish words Ros Láir meaning middle promontory, is…
deWiz golf review: can wearable golf trainer make you better?
Sigmund Freud once claimed all human behaviour is governed by our desire to move towards pleasure and away from pain and now the guys at deWiz believe that principle can improve your golf swing. When I was told I should try the deWiz golf watch, which delivers electric pulses or – whisper it – small electric shocks when your swing goes awry, I’ll be honest I was a little apprehensive. But as golfers we’re no strangers to subjecting ourselves to a little pain on the course. All joking aside, the thing that interested me most about the deWiz golf watch…
Wondrous Links House is one of Scotland’s best hotels
The view from our balcony at the sumptuous Links House 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. A LUXURY RETREAT We may have come here with our golf clubs on our backs, but it’s…