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Neil White
I am a listaoholic and keen golfer so, in June 2020, I set about the challenge of taking on England's top 100 courses with a notion to be followed by the British Isles, Europe and even The World. The collected warblings about my travels can be found at www.thegolfpilgrim.com and I can be followed on Instagram under The Golf Pilgrim tag.
For the past ten days, we have heard about San Roque wherever we have played. Fast but fair greens, a gorgeous course and a beautiful new clubhouse were the common though...
“It’s 102 yards to the flag but against the wind, so, 110 yards.”Our forecaddie had spoken, I played the chip and his information was so accurate that the ball hit the fl...
“Hot soup? Sandwiches? Fruit? Water?” “No, thank you, but can you tell me how to master these blessed greens?”I precis conversations around Finca Cortesin where the dilig...
The mountains looked down in the distance, the palm trees stood as tall as in Beverly Hills and the turtle appeared to nod his head in appreciation before diving into the...
A replica Ryder Cup alongside photographs of Manuel Pinero’s greatest moment – victory in 1985 - were the backdrop as Mrs W and I tucked into a well-earned post game stea...
“At half-way you will think you have the potential for a really good score. By the end, you may not be quite as pleased.”The chap handing out the competition cards at Roy...
“I would be delighted to introduce you to Rye,” said a member over a glass of Kümmel after we had shared a round at Royal St George’s.“But if you and your wife want to pl...
“Is this your ball?”, queried our playing partner as he fished the guilty Callaway from his ripped bag.Five minutes earlier, carried away by the excitement of a birdie tw...
What makes a course worthy of a place in England’s top 100? Clearly links and heathland are considered to have the edge over parkland.Some might also dare to say that bei...
“This isn’t a wind, you’ll be fine.” The sentiment from the friendly fella in the pro’s shop at Aldeburgh assuaged our trepidation at playing autumnal coastal golf in gus...
Is there any other sport in which you can play on the same turf as champions and even play a better shot?Thankfully, there were no off-putting ‘farting noises’ when I str...
“Well, they say life’s a beach…” That bit of good old-fashioned northern humour accompanied yet another full-bloodied shot of mine which appeared to be on target only to...
In 1954, Peter Thomson’s Open win was assured with a splash-out from a greenside bunker on the 16th at Royal Birkdale.Thomson admitted that the trap “scared” him but he l...
My eight-iron approach drifted away as I conjured wistful thoughts of Henry VIII, accompanied by trumpeters and outriders, emerging from the gates of Knole House to hunt...
“Situated on the North Norfolk coast twixt pine and sea, Sheringham Golf Course encompasses everything that is beautiful about the game,” claims the professionally produc...
What do I have in common with Ryder Cup pioneer and one of the greats of golf, Walter Hagen?We both discovered what it is like to lose at Moortown.A letter from the first...
Greek philosopher Plato said: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and, although he lived centuries before golf was invented, it is as if his words were intended for Se...
The ferry did, indeed, go across the Mersey and to paraphrase Gerry Marsden, this land was a place I loved.West Lancashire Golf Club looks out upon one of the most sung a...
“I hope you have a lot of balls in your bag,” quipped the club member out walking his dog. It took us just one hole to realise that he wasn’t joking but giving us a well-...
There’s nothing like chipping into the hole on the Sunday at the Open – even if it’s the Sandiway Golf Club mixed open.Yes, as Collin Morikawa was lifting the claret jug,...
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