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Simon Bale
Surrey based golfer who loves heathland and links turf the most. Enjoy target golf and my top 5 courses include Streamsong (Red), Valderrama, Swinley Forest, Royal St George’s & Aberdeen International Links.
Santana was a golf course that really surprised me and over-delivered on my expectations. On first impressions, I thought that the venue may have lacked investment, as th...
I really enjoyed my round at Mijas, Lagos. I have visited the area many times but had never come across the course as it is tucked away in an urbanization area, so until...
I am a massive fan of this golf course. I have played it twice now and the first time I didn’t realise how good it was, but, the second time, I realised what an amazing c...
Sri Lanka isn’t generally a country that anyone would associate with great golf courses. There are only a handful of golf clubs in the country and Victoria Golf and Count...
Between 2019 and 2021 a golfing trip to Eastern Algarve has been missing a very important component as the South course at Quinta do Lago had been closed for renovation....
Before reviewing the Old Course at San Roque I’d like to briefly describe the venue, as the recent investment has created a very high-end experience that gives a visitor...
When I finally managed to organise a round down at West Sussex I was chuffed to bits. I had wanted to play there for a while, having heard glowing reviews, and with a pla...
When we played Dumbarnie in May 2021, the course had been open for play for around a year. I was looking forward to seeing the course as had heard comparisons to Kingsbar...
The Bucks is probably slightly underrated on the Top100 website. I can understand why, as it’s not a traditional or natural course, but it is a clever and interesting des...
I’d been hoping to play Silloth-on-Solway for some time as I’d heard loads of good things about the course. The chance arose when my son and I had a staycation in the Lak...
What a great golf course! The Old course at Royal Ashdown is simply irresistible. One has a sense of being at one with nature, whilst being treated to some of the most ex...
The West Course is great fun. It’s challenging and tactical from start to finish and if it’s windy you’ll need a combination of luck and skill to navigate your way around...
Puttenham is no doubt one of Surrey’s hidden gems. It’s a great fun track that offers up frequent elevation changes and constant variety in the length and direction of ho...
I’ve just returned to visit the Red course at Streamsong after 6 years, and boy is it as good as I remembered. I have played the Black and the Blue since and I can say th...
We arrived at the course on a windy and cold December day and knew it was likely to prove a hard test of golf. From the moment of arrival the service was smooth and easy...
Son Gaul is undoubtedly a top end golf course. The layout is perfect in almost every way, as you would expect from a purpose built design, with 2 loops of nice returning...
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...
The UK is blessed to have a few rare pockets of heathland in some random spots throughout the country. When the great golf architects of yesteryear found these spots to b...
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...
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...