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Trump International Golf Links - Scotland 02/06/2019

2^nd 10^th 20^th 60^th

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) 02/06/2019

1^st 9^th 19^th 57^th

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 02/06/2019

4^th 38^th

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 (Medal) 29/05/2019

3^rd 48^th

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

2^nd 3^rd 20^th

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

1^st 2^nd 16^th

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...

European Club 30/07/2014

1^st 4^th 29^th 93^rd

As a lover of links courses this is a must play with some outstanding examples of the designer toying with your depth perception as well as invoking terror with the sleep...

Carlow (Deerpark) 25/08/2011

1^st 32^nd

Carlow was on the list of must plays for a long time, however, it was also one of those one's that seemed to get overlooked deemed to always be a 'next time' course. Well...

Royal Sydney 24/07/2008

7^th 37^th 49^th

This course has the best greens that I have ever played. Set in the opulent surroundings of Rose Bay, Royal Sydney is an oasis of calm on Sydneys' doorstep. Vast tiered g...

Carne (Hackett) 26/11/2004

1^st 12^th 60^th

Eddie Hacket's design mantra is never truer than when considered alongside Carne, he just worked with "what the good lord presented to him". As he worked on the routing f...

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