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Brian Ward
Brian lives in Cheshire and is the Top 100 Correspondent for the Midlands and the North of England. He is hanging on by his fingertips to a handicap of 7. He has played more than 1,350 golf courses, including the current Top 100 of Britain and Ireland and the English Top 100 (click here to read the story). His favourites include Morfontaine, Royal Dornoch, Swinley Forest, Royal County Down, Sunningdale Old, Ardfin Estate, Santapazienza and Royal Portrush.
Spalding is a testing Par 72 parkland layout measuring just over 6,500 yards from the back tees. Accuracy from the tee is key to scoring well here as some fairways are qu...
Kettering started out as a nine-hole course in 1891 making it the oldest in Northamptonshire. Originally designed by Old Tom Morris it was soon extended to the full 18 ho...
Bramhall is a pleasant and well maintained layout that lies six miles east of Manchester Airport. Like so many members courses in Cheshire, this is traditional parkland...
Although fairly modest in length at 6220 yards from the back tees, this charming New Forest layout is far from easy. There is a spacious feel at Brokenhurst and though ma...
Peterborough Milton is a well established and attractive parkland course located next door to Milton Hall, the largest private house in Cambridgeshire. The course began l...
Rockliffe Hall is one of England's most luxurious golf resorts with a genuine five star hotel and excellent golf and spa facilities. The golf course is thought to be the...
Cuddington may only rank 25th in the county but this just goes to show the impressive strength in depth of Surrey golf where the top 20 courses all feature in the English...
Designed almost 130 years ago this fine wooded parkland course didn't disappoint when I played there for the first time during July. I would describe Burnham Beeches as q...
Ulverston offers spectacular views over Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells which goes some way towards cementing its reputation as one of the prettiest courses in...
The two courses at Carden Park are very different in character and opinions are divided as to which is the better layout. The Nicklaus is longer and more American in styl...
Workington is an interesting and pleasantly undulating parkland layout in the picturesque surroundings of the Western Lakeland Mountains. Originally formed in 1893 as Wes...
Originally founded in 1894, Bramall Park was re-designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie in 1921 and is one of only two courses in the Cheshire Union attributed to the good doct...
It seems a distant memory now. The Wynyard hosted the Seve Trophy in 2005 and I've often wondered how they ever came to host such a prestigious event. Held on eight occas...
This was a 36 hole day for us, playing Dooks in the morning before heading further west along the scenic Dingle Peninsula to play Europe's most westerly golf course. Addi...
Cork, or Little Island as it's known to many, has a lot going for it and should not be missed when visiting Old Head of Kinsale. Expertly routed across an interesting and...
Llandrindod Wells is a lovely old course laid out across an attractive and undulating piece of moorland. As with near neighbour Kington, the lack of total yardage and san...
Measuring 5444 yards with six par threes and no par fives, Builth Wells is a well manicured but fairly modest layout by modern standards. To be honest I didn't find the e...
It's easy to miss Dooks on the drive between Ballybunion and Waterville. I did just that on my first visit to South West Ireland just over ten years ago and I've regrette...
Killarney is now back to being a three course venue with the Lackabane coming back to life as a 9-holer. Having recently played there, Killeen is comfortably the best lay...
Located less than 15 minutes away by car from the lovely town of Killarney, Beaufort is well worth checking out if you're planning a trip to this part of Kerry. The cours...
