Shane Derby
Golf tragic, links and sandbelt lover. Currently getting stuck into a number of architectural tomes to better appreciate and understand the challenge that each course presents
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Rosapenna (St Patrick's) 06/08/2021
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St Patrick's is unlike any links course that you will play. We can be very thankful that the brains trust decided upon an 18 hole routing that explores the expansive site...
Narin & Portnoo 31/07/2021
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Had the pleasure to play N&P recently, after a relatively long initial handshake the course finds its pitch as you get into the dunes on the 4th. Gil Hanse’s team have cr...
Barnbougle Dunes 22/09/2020
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The world should be forever grateful to Greg Ramsey, Richard Sattler, Bruce Hepner, Mike Clayton, Tom Doak et al. for finding, funding, building and operating this substa...
Barnbougle Lost Farm 22/09/2020
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Having been on a 16-year quest to play its older brother, I initially considered Bill Coore’s Lost Farm a warm up to the main event the following day. As a result I had d...
Bonnie Doon 22/09/2020
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The OCCM reimagining has elevated this sand based beauty to both regional and national prominence. I had not played the layout prior to getting 50 holes in here over two...
St Michael's 22/09/2020
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Forever in the shade of it’s near neighbour NSWGC, St. Michaels occupies an inferior parcel of coastal fronted land immediately to the north of New South Wales GC. Despit...
Royal Sydney 22/09/2020
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A club golfing friend of mine erroneously assumed that my round at Royal Sydney would be the highlight of my trip. Having played the course on a number of occasions befor...
New South Wales 22/09/2020
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The location of La Perouse on the northern cliff-top side of Botany Bay is to Sydney what Pebble is to Carmel, California. Old world Sydney meets striking sea views are d...
Victoria Golf Club 22/09/2020
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The home of five time Open Champion Peter Thomson and 2006 US Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, who’s statue greets golfers on the tee of the short 1st hole has a real sense of...
The Metropolitan 22/09/2020
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Golfing home of Mike Clayton, LPGA player Su Oh and current US Mid Am Champion Lucas Michel. Mike often speaks about never having had a bad lie in 30 years a member of Me...
Kingston Heath 22/09/2020
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Despite not playing particularly well, I was struck by the ultra-strategic nature of the bunkering at KH. The golf course afforded me a truly spiritual experience which w...
National (Moonah) 22/09/2020
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The golfing playground that is the National at Cape Schanck is one of the premier golfing locations on the Mornington Peninsula, some 1.5 hours south of the Melbourne CBD...
Royal Adelaide 22/09/2020
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I had the pleasure of spending 6 wonderful days at the jewel in Adelaide’s crown that is Royal Adelaide. I was fortunate that Nathan Bennett and his staff were putting th...
Trump International Golf Links - Scotland 02/06/2019
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An extraordinary experience. The scale of this place conjures up memories of Disneyland meets links golf.The raw materials that Mother Nature supplied Martin Hawtree with...
Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) 01/06/2019
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Balgownie is sublime. The front nine stands side by side with...hmm....the front nine at Portstewart and probably the back nine in Tralee and all of Portmarnock Old....as...
Murcar Links 01/06/2019
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Dear Golfing Friends To anyone who loves links golf ....YOUMUST MUSTMUSTplay Murcar golf links. A friendlier, more honest and compelling links test as you will not find.O...
Montrose (1562) 29/05/2019
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The start of my very first Scottish golfing odyssey directed me towards Montrose Golf Links this afternoon. As a links devotee I was eager to see what joys awaited me on...
Oitavos Dunes 10/11/2018
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Played Oitavos today at the end of a week-long golfing trip to the greater Lisbon area.
Oitavos aspires to be something it frankly is not. The above statement includes t...
West Cliffs 07/11/2018
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A sneeky November trip to the Silver Coast, what's not to like! I've just completed a second round on this Cynthia Dye masterpiece. The setting, scale and quality of this...