Driving into the St George’s Hill Estate you experience an air of exclusivity that you might feel will translate into a cold welcome, but I found that far from the realit...
At Stoke Park I felt there was a lovely collection of holes rather than a course with many outstanding holes. The flow of holes is very good with two consecutive holes of...
The four-time host of the Ryder Cup attracts both blind devotion and some almost equally blind criticism. The locals are proud of the course and what it has achieved in p...
The long, sedate drive down to the car park offers views of most of the course, affording glimpses of a pleasant parkland course with some severe undulations. This is esp...
The main purpose of a recent trip we made to the Highlands was to play four rounds in a day. I chose Fortrose & Rosemarkie due to the positive reviews about the charm of...
When playing one of the lower ranked courses on this website it is always a pleasant experience to have your expectations exceeded. This happened to us when playing Inver...
On arrival at Golspie, making your way down the largely single track road, you see the links holes and know that you’re in for a treat, although the lovely lady in the pr...
On first sight Tain does not appear to be your quintessential links course. The panorama from the first tee offers no glimpse of the sea but a view of a generous fairway...
Playing four rounds in a day the day before is poor preparation for the challenge of playing Moray in a strong wind (or light breeze as the locals might call it). Having...
Having played Golspie in the morning I’m not sure what I expected from Brora. The gap in the rankings suggested a quantum leap in quality but when faced with the Brora li...
Before teeing off I had a quick chat with one of the staff about what changes are made to the course before the upcoming Scottish Open to test the professionals. He infor...
The seventh oldest course in the world, but does it still stand up to the advances in modern playing equipment? If the wind is blowing then it does most certainly. The 1s...
Another example of big, bold Jack Nicklaus course design where there is almost no let up in challenge from first to last. I found St Mellion did at least offer some subtl...
A throwback course in many ways set on prime links land with well-behaved livestock roaming around freely. For better players, there may be the impression that the course...
The west course at Saunton was our morning round at the club and a great introduction to the sprawling links land here. The first hole is quite short but perfectly sculpt...
Do believe the hype. Saunton is set on perfect links land. For those not keen on very flat links there is no need for alarm. The course winds its ways through and over du...
Looking out over the course from the early holes it looks a bit like Sheringham in Norfolk although I would liken it more to the Craighead course at Crail, although it is...
The 1st hole at Dartmouth provides a gentle introduction and little clue to the challenge to come. Those starting from the 10th should be warmed up first and avoid a righ...
Seacroft offers everything else you would expect from a quality links: the odd deep bunker, blind shots, strong breezes, firm bounces, changeable weather (during the wett...
Any golf course where you have to traverse a railway level crossing to access the car park – such is the proximity to a railway line – always gets the thumbs up from me....