Simon
Surrey based golfer who loves heathland and links turf the most.
Enjoy target golf too and top 5 courses include Streamsong (Red), Valderrama, Swinley Forest, Royal St George’s & Aberdeen International Links.
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Real Las Brisas 15/09/2019
5th
6th
37th
If you’re looking for quality, class and style in a golf course Las Brisas will not disapoint. This is a very strong layout and It’s hard to find fault with anything abou...
TPC Sawgrass (Dye's Valley) 29/03/2019
53rd
It’s always great to come to a venue where there are two very different courses and that’s certainly the case at Sawgrass. Pete Dye is known for making courses tricky and...
Real La Manga Club (West) 12/11/2018
8th
18th
95th
La Manga’s West Course is totally different to most Spanish resort courses, offering a natural, rural layout. The conditioning is superb - a unique style of coarse sand i...
Royal Bled (King's) 22/08/2018
1st
96th
Slovenia isn’t a country known for producing good golf courses, but it is known for its natural beauty and its rugged mountain ranges. What you’ll experience at Royal Ble...
El Prat (Arriba & Bosque) 11/06/2018
2nd
13th
73rd
Many golfers will be well aware of the name El Prat due to the extensive list of high profile European Tour players who have won at this club over the years. Dating back...
St Andrews (Castle) 05/04/2018
3rd
22nd
70th
I think it’s fair to expect any course in and around St Andrews to be good, so, having heard Tom Doak had given The Castle Course a zero in his latest Confidential Guide,...
Streamsong (Black) 30/01/2018
6th
95th
Having already experienced the Red and Blue courses at what has now become a 'must see' golf destination in Florida, I was incredibly excited about the prospect of yet a...
San Lorenzo 05/10/2017
2nd
5th
32nd
The Algarve is well known as a quality golfing destination so, with the increasing number of newly built courses here, maintaining a position near the top of the area ran...
Coombe Hill 06/09/2017
16th
61st
There is no doubt that, as soon as you enter the clubhouse at Coombe Hill GC, you get a sense the quality and attention to detail that’s ahead of you. The clever use of s...
West Lancashire 25/07/2017
6th
44th
99th
On a trip up to the North West to watch the 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale, which Jordan Speith won in spectacular style, we were lucky enough to include West Lancs in our r...
Walton Heath (New) 26/06/2015
14th
39th
88th
I had the pleasure of returning to Walton Heath's new course today, ten years on from my last visit. Playing on a warm June afternoon, the condition and layout of the cou...
Portmarnock (Championship) 12/09/2014
1st
3rd
16th
47th
The Old Course at Portmarnock is a real treat of golfing tradition and history. Its golf at its purist, with little to no obvious developments to the course since it was...
Berkshire (Blue) 25/06/2014
3rd
36th
85th
The Berkshire Blue was one of the few remaining classic Heathland courses in the East Berks/West Surrey borders I had left on my must play list. I knew, if it’s sister co...
Coombe Hill 03/06/2014
16th
61st
I felt Coombe Hill was an excellent golf course and a unique experience. As you approach the club house you wouldn't even know there is a golf course there, as everything...
Kytäjä (South East) 02/09/2013
1st
61st
We were fortunate enough to experience the course on a still, sunny August morning. Taking the first tee time, arriving at the course was a unique experience, as the earl...
