Fescue & Dunes: Links ethos at heart of emerging golf brand
Fescue & Dunes exists to deliver discerning golfers with something a little less ordinary. Rather than focusing on creating their own products (although they do a bit of that too), they scour the globe for other boutique golf brands and bring them to golfers wanting to take their golf set-up to the next level. Storytelling is at the heart of what appeals to them. We spoke to founder David Richards to find out more. What inspired Fescue & Dunes? Fescue & Dunes was borne of our love of links golf. We have always wanted our brand to evoke that feeling…
Uncommon: Golf ball inspired by unconventional magic of Moe Norman
Have you ever really thought about why you play the golf ball you do? It’s a question a new U.S golf ball company are determined to get golfers to ask themselves as they look to create something truly different in the golf world. Uncommon, based in Park City, Utah, is an enterprise made up of golf-obsessed designers, product developers and, most importantly, friends, which came to life during the Covid-19 pandemic. The brains behind Uncommon are creating golf balls using cutting-edge materials and tech, but they are determined to cut through the jargon and the confusion that many golfers feel…
FlagBag Golf Co: Capturing a magic moment in time
To the guys at FlagBag Golf Co a golf bag is so much more than a functional piece of equipment in which to carry your clubs. It’s a canvas, a blank page, an opportunity for the golfer who throws it over their shoulder and heads out onto the links to say something about themselves, to tell a story about what the game means to them. Why? Well, each FlagBag is, as the name would suggest, woven together using a patchwork of pin flags from the golfer’s carefully chosen clubs. Some have their bag made up of one club’s flags. Others…
Five of mainland Europe’s most stunning golf resorts
The UK and Ireland may be home to some of the world’s most historic and revered golf courses but continental Europe is also full of incredible places to play golf. Here we look at five of mainland Europe’s most stunning golf resorts. each of which simply cannot be ignored. 1. Finca Cortesin, Spain Set in the hills not far from the charming coastal town of Estepona, Finca is one of Europe’s most opulent and luxurious destinations regardless of the fact it has an incredible golf course to boot. The fact it has been chosen as the host venue for the 2023…