Enjoyment to the fore at La Torre Golf Resort
When my wife told me this year’s family holiday was to a golf resort in Spain, I couldn’t have been happier. Although I’m still relatively new to the game, having started playing during Covid, I’m now officially obsessed. The only problem was that we wouldn’t be alone on this trip: as well as my other half and my two children there would be my mother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two nieces and two nephews – it was always going to be eventful. We landed in Alicante and made our way down to La Torre golf resort Murcia. There’s an airport 15 minutes…
Fulford Golf Club: made famous by Bernhard Langer but wonderful
It was an iconic image which travelled around the world: Bernhard Langer, with a shock of blonde hair, at Fulford Golf Club playing from a tree 10ft off the ground. It was a moment in time. A moment of golf history that put this Yorkshire club firmly on the map and ensured it would always be associated with that image – I grew up dreaming of playing there. Perhaps it was that image of Langer, or the 23 successive years during the 1970s and 80 that it hosted the Benson & Hedges Championship, a prestigious European Tour event. Winners included Greg Norman,…
Murcar Links Golf Club: spectacular links delivers challenge and reward
From bubble wrap terrain to ocean side views, Murcar Links brings the challenge all gofers want and dangles the rewards all golfers need. Just 10 minutes from Aberdeen, Murcar was originally designed in 1909 by Archie Simpson, professional and keeper of the greens at neighbouring Royal Aberdeen with James Braid adding his Midas touch in the 1930’s. A strong combination of clever and thought provoking design for this Championship golf course, where the East Coast of Scotland meets the North Sea. Testimony to such a strong design is the course has changed little since conception. Murcar started life with some…
Gareth Benson: golf lessons that will change your game
They say great teachers don’t just fill your pail, they light a fire: after an hour or so in the company of the brilliant Gareth Benson at Hillside Golf Club, that’s exactly how I feel. Full disclosure: I have not had many golf lessons in my life. As someone who was introduced to the game almost as soon as I could walk, I have shied away from filling my head with too swing thoughts or advice that might complicate what has always been a natural move. But over the years, flaws have unquestionably crept in. As have compensating moves. Perhaps…