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Mark White
I have played 716 different golf courses, of which I consider 475 of them worth playing if in the area. I don't chase "lists" but I look at them to see whether a course worth playing is nearby on my travels. I have my own rating system and have ranked every course I have played and recorded every score since 1993. My golf bucket list is to play in every state in the USA (43 so far). I lived in England from 1993-1998 and am a member of a club in Scotland so I continue to go every year to the U.K or Ireland. I have played in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Tunisia, UK and the USA but have yet to play in Japan. S. America, Asia, many countries in Europe or the Caribbean. So much golf.....so little time.
I first played the Buckinghamshire on the last day of October, 1995 and returned several years ago before the bunker renovation that occurred recently. I was hesitant to...
I first played The Oxfordshire course in 1996 which was three years after it opened. It had already hosted a couple of European Tour events. I did not quite know what t...
Some say St George’s Hill Red/Blue is H.S. Colt’s masterpiece, rating it above Swinley Forest and Sunningdale New. This higher position is due to the routing which had t...
When I lived in England from 1993-1998 I knew of the reputation of Swinley Forest but determined it was unattainable unless I utilized my network to find a member. It wa...
Is Rye Old the UK’s best par sub-70 golf course? If so, it would likely make it the best sub-70 golf course in the world. There are several others in the United Kingdom...
In the summer of 2018, while four of us played Saunton East in the morning, only two of us continued on to the West course following a quick lunch for the afternoon round...
Many will debate that Saunton is the best golf club in the United Kingdom with two courses. Royal Portrush, The Berkshire, and Walton Heath are considered to be of a sim...
The Championship course at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club had long been on my mind to play since hearing of it during the time I lived in England from 1993-1998. Alas, I nev...
After many years of wanting to see Royal North Devon (Westward Ho!), I finally played Royal North Devon in the summer of 2018. I was intrigued by this course for nearly...
The first time I played the Church course at St. Enodoc was on October 23, 1996. I was the first one out as a visitor, paired with a husband and wife, who were also visi...
In the five years I lived just west of London, I was told repeatedly by neighbor that if I ever went to Cornwall that I must play the championship course at Trevose. I n...
I played Perranporth several years ago in May. I did not experience the burnout to the fairways that can happen at this course during the summer months. I actually did...
There are three courses I wish would host The Open Championship if it can only stay in the UK. Those three include the championship courses at Royal County Down and Roya...
Royal St. David’s in Harlech is a very fine golf course. Is it the hardest par 69 in the world? Well, it is possible with only Wannamoisett in Rhode Island as a competi...
The Pyle and Kenfig golf course, designed by Harry Colt, reminds me of Woodbrook Golf Club outside of Ireland in that it has a bit of history, a lovely setting with lovel...
I have a bit of a bias regarding the Royal Portrush Dunluce golf course. For whatever reason, I seem to play it well. Maybe it is because it is so gorgeous that my exci...
The Championship course at Royal County Down is one of those courses that is so good that I sometimes lose track of my turn to play as I get caught staring at its brillia...
The Strand course at Portstewart is not to be missed. If one is making the journey to Northern Ireland to play the “big two” of the Dunluce course at Royal Portrush and...
Located on Shankill Beach in Bray, County Wicklow, Woodbrook has hosted many significant professional tournaments, including the Irish Sweepstakes Tournament from 1959-19...
I really like Waterville Golf Links, originally designed by Eddie Hackett (primarily) with some input from Claude Harmon, and updated by Tom Fazio, for its wonderful loca...
