Category: Courses
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Pebble Beach – why it’s #1 on my Bucket List
Pebble Beach has been #1 on my golf bucket list ever since I visited Monterey’s 17-mile drive as a guest of Jim Griggs, former PGA Tour Director.
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REVIEW | Delhi Golf Club | Temples and Traffic
A review of Delhi Golf Club, India, where Thomas Marr found fairways and greens lined by temples and a soundtrack of revving rickshaws.
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REVIEW | The Pines at Sanctuary Cove | Queensland
Danny Bowerin reviews The Pines at Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia. He was joined by Kangaroos and too many carts for his liking.
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St Enodoc, Cornwall, ranked #82 in World’s 100 Greatest Courses
The Church Course at St Enodoc has been ranked #82 in the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Read more about this classic Cornish links
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A day to remember on the links at Muirfield | Course Review | Global Golfer
Fin Miller played Muirfield two days before it closed for The 142nd Open. Read his course review of this classic Open venue, home of the ‘Honorable Company’
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Assoufid named ‘Africa’s Best Golf Course’
Assoufid Golf Club Marrakech, overlooked by the snow capped Atlas Mountains, has been named Africa and Morocco’s best golf course by judges at The World Golf Awards 2021.Read more
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Brora Golf Club – Braid’s Highland Classic
Ed Hodge marks 150 years since the birth of legendary golf course designer James Braid with a portrait of his life and review of Brora Golf Club, a Braid links classic
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Lumine stays host of toughest test in golf
Lumine Golf Club, Spain, is to stay on as the host venue of European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage – the toughest test in golf – until 2022.
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5 Must-Play Spanish Golf Courses
Global Golfer picks out five must-play Spanish golf courses including PGA Golf de Catalunya, Finca de Cortesin and Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.
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Lost links holes restored at Le Touquet
France’s finest links course, La Mer at Le Touquet Golf Resort, is reviving a number of lost holes dating back to its 1930’s heyday. The Harry Colt classic, regarded as one of the finest links on the Continent, opened in 1931 when Le Touquet was the most fashionable resort in Europe. Links holes lost to World…
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Pop-up golf course opens in Swiss Alps
Blink and you’ll miss pop-up golf in the Swiss Alps The highest golf course in Europe is getting ready to open its fairways for arguably the shortest season anywhere in the world. Golf Mountain on Switzerland’s Adelboden’s Engstligenalp opens for play on September 10 for just six-weeks before closing again on October 25th. Why? The…
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Cape Kidnappers voted World’s Best Golf Resort
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, home to one of the world’s top-ranked golf courses and boutique lodge accommodation, has been voted the world’s best golf resort at the golf travel industry “Oscars”, the IAGTO Awards. Cape Kidnappers was named Golf Resort of the Year for 2014 at the awards, which were held as part of…
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Course of the Month – The Els Club, Teluk Datai
November’s Course of the Month isn’t even finished yet. What use is that you cry? Given who’s designing it, and where, we felt you’d want to know about the famous name crafting a course without bunkers – that’s right no sandies – near a one-million year old tropical Malaysian rainforest with ocean views and Dusky…
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Course of the Month: Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club
Hotly tipped as Asia’s best new golf course in 2014, Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club in Subic Bay, The Philippines enjoyed a soft opening for its new clubhouse this month. The golf course opened for limited member rounds on October 16 and judging by our photo gallery it’s not going to be short of…
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Lofoten Links | Midnight golf under the Northern Lights
The world’s most northerly links golf course – on the edge of the Arctic Ocean – has been extended to 18 holes to satisfy growing demand from golfers wanting to tee off under the world famous ‘Northern Lights.’ Lofoten Links, in Gimsoy, Norway, has tiny postage stamp-sized greens and is laid out across and around…
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Reader Review | St Mellion Golf Club | Cornwall
Reader Greg Hall reviews St Mellion Golf and Country Club, Cornwall, England St Mellion Golf and Country Club nestles in England’s Cornish country side, a short drive over the border from Devon and readily accessible to the golfing tourist. A former venue of the European Tour’s Benson and Hedges International Open, this golf course has…
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Reader Review | Goswick Golf Club | Northumberland
Paul Atkinson, from Newcastle Upon Tyne reviews Goswick Golf Club on the Northumberland Coast. Valhalla, as my golfing pals call it, sits around two miles off the A1 just short of Berwick upon Tweed on the cusp of Scotland. It’s one of the last golf stops in Northumberland, England’s spacious and beautiful border county. An…
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Fore! in a row for Golf Alcanada
Club de Golf Alcanada is celebrating after readers of an influential German golf magazine voted it the best golf course in Europe for the fourth year in a row. The Robert Trent Jones JR designed course is located on Mallorca’s Northern coastline and was voted best in Europe by readers in Golf Journal’s 2011 poll…
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Algarve Green Dream becomes reality
Three South African investors recently turned a golfing dream into a reality. Espiche Golf SA wanted to create a golf course that was a model of sustainability, in a spectacular setting, in one of Europe’s busiest golf destinations. Those investors found land, close to the town of Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve and with views of…
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Reader Review | Ferndown Golf Club | England
At first, you wonder what all the fuss is about. The entry to the car park is uninspiring. Yes, there are a few trees in the distance but nothing indicates that a truly wonderful golf course resides the other side of this old-fashioned clubhouse. You gather your clubs and head towards the archway to see…
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REVIEW | Macquarie Links International Golf Club | NSW Australia
Review of Macquarie Links International Golf Club, New South Wales, Australia. A links golf course with Australian outback feels says Danny Bowerin
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Crags and Flags | Cullen Links | REVIEW
Among sleepy fishing villages on Scotland’s remote north eastern coast is Cullen Links, a course like no other.
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Burhill Old Course | England | Review
Danny Bowerin was born in Norfolk, studied in St Andrews, worked in London and then moved to Melbourne and Singapore. Through all of that, some of his fondest memories are days spent playing the Old Course at Burhill, Surrey. The Old Course at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey, in a leafy commuter town on the outskirts…
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Reader Review: Queen’s Course, Gleneagles
Paul Atkinson of Newcastle Upon Tyne, reviews the Queen’s Course at Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland Following an early morning outing on the King’s Course I wanted to settle the score on the small, cuter and equally impressive Queen’s course. Right behind the clubhouse the first tee awaits with a sweeping dogleg stretching away in front of…
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Reader Review: The Dunes, Melbourne, Aus
Paul Walker of Melbourne, Australia, reviews the Dunes at Mornington Peninsula. According to the latest Golf Digest ratings The Dunes is the 14th best course in Australia and the 3rd best public access course in the country. The ruggedly beautiful course is set amongst the rolling sand hills of the Mornington Peninsular, a picturesque and…
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Reader Review: Gleneagles King’s Course
Four handicapper Paul Atkinson, from Newcastle Upon Tyne, reviews the King’s Course at Gleneagles. Gleneagles estate comes at you from out of the blue. Drive through the ordinary Perthshire village of Auchterarder and around half a mile further you reach an oasis of calm. Gleneagles Estate is one of the great places to play golf…
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Costa Navarino opens second course in Greece
Greece has been hitting the headlines recently for its financial collapse and the need for European neighbors to bail out its ailing economy. The country’s economic troubles have not prevented the owners of the Costa Navarino golf resort from announcing the opening of its second signature course. The Bay Course, in Messinia in the southwest…
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Canyamel Golf, Mallorca | Review
In an unspoilt northern coastal tip near the Mallorcan town of Capdepera, Pepe Gancedo created a golf course in perfect harmony with nature. “My first priority in designing Canyamel was to spoil Mallorca as little as possible,” said the renowned Spanish course designer. At Canyamel Golf, Gancedo has succeeded in his goal and has created…
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Picture perfect golf at Capdepera
The North of Mallorca is blessed with some of the island’s best courses and Capdepera Golf is no exception – especially as it boasts a true postcard golf hole in the par three 15th. The creation of North American architect Dan Maples, it’s mature by Mallorcan standards having been designed in 1989 and opened two…
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Pula Golf, Mallorca | Review
Pula Golf in the northeast of Mallorca is a DP World Tour venue designed by a golfer with a major pedigree. Situated in the island’s north easterly Levante, near Son Servera and the bay of Cala Millor, Pula is a course that has achieved a lot in a short space of time, including hosting the…
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Vall D’or Golf | Mallorca | Review
Vall d’or Golf is the lone course on Mallorca’s southeastern coast and is more than worth the drive from the capital Palma where most of the island’s courses are situated. Close to the water sports hub of Portocolom, and near Cala D’or, Vall d’or enjoys a sublime setting in the tiny village of S’Horta. It…
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Arabella Golf: the aristocrats of Mallorcan golf
Nestled between the hills of Son Vida and the island capital Palma is Mallorca’s first golf course, Son Vida Golf – the flagship and patriarch of a trio of courses at the Arabella Golf Resort and Spa and Sheraton Hotel. Son Vida golf, Son Muntaner Golf and Son Quint golf combine to make the Arabella…
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Club de Golf Alcanada | Mallorca | Review
Club de Golf Alcanada has a rightful claim to be Mallorca’s only links-inspired golf course.
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Golf Son Antem Mallorca
Close to the south eastern town of Llucmajor, the Mallorca Marriot Son Antem Golf Resort and Spa is a good base for any Mallorcan golf break. This 36-hole golf resort boasts two Francisco Lopez Segales courses, the championship standard West course, and the East, more suited to beginners and intermediate golfers. If you’re hoping to…
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Golf Son Termens | Mallorca | Review
Many Mallorcan courses are situated on the southwest coast near the cosmopolitan Palma and vibrant Magaluf, but Golf Son Termens is a golf course set in isolated tranquil surrounds – inland amongst the hills – yet only 20-mins from Palma. Son Termens is a golf course harmonized with its natural surroundings and appealing for this…
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Real Golf de Bendinat | Mallorca | Review
In the hillsides beneath Castillo de Bendinat, an imperious fortress, and close to the jet-set Marina at Puerto Portals, is Real Golf de Bendinat.
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Golf Santa Ponsa, Mallorca | Review
There are some famous golfing cities and towns in the world, St Andrews in Scotland, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina USA, and Mallorca’s answer to golf town, Golf Santa Ponsa. Golf Santa Ponsa is Mallorca’s “Las Fincal des Golf,” or golf village, and has three courses and a stunning four-star hotel in resort. One of…
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Golf Andratx | Mallorca | Review
Close to the Bay of Camp de Mar, Golf de Andratx lies in Mallorca’s southwest, on one of the island’s most exclusive stretches of coastline. The Andratx golfer needs to have a little spare money, as there is plenty of opportunity to lose balls here at one of the island’s most challenging golf courses. The…