Michael Frankel

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Aberdovey 20/10/2019

1^st 3^rd 73^rd

Fond memories reinforced on my July visit to this wonderful charming links on the Wales coast. I had visited many years before, had a wonderful experience and was anxious...

Tenby 20/10/2019

1^st 7^th

Worth a visit but all the courses in South Wales suffered this summer from a drought, if you can believe that. Would play again under better conditions. No caddies.

Ashburnham 20/10/2019

2^nd 8^th

Pleasant if unexciting. Same dry conditions as elsewhere in South Wales this summer. Probably better and more fun under normal conditions. Some good holes and some bland...

Pennard 20/10/2019

2^nd 2^nd 71^st

10 days in Wales, where it always rains, but it didn't. Actually, a drought brought rock hard fairways, which are heaving and hard enough to hit when there's grass! Nonet...

Southerndown 20/10/2019

3^rd 6^th

Too bad, this summer Wales was parched, and the club has no sprinkler system. Rock hard fairways but regular greens were fine. Built on a bluff, it's down land not links...

Royal Porthcawl 20/10/2019

1^st 1^st 23^rd 66^th

Underrated. I've been to Porthcawl before, but the work theyve done to improve the course and conditioning is exceptional.A real links ON the sea, views from every hole....

Pyle and Kenfig 20/10/2019

5^th 10^th

10 day trip to Wales in July with my annual UK/Ireland regulars, P&K was first up, and perfect for first off the plane. Gentle front nice and lovely links in the dunes on...

Crystal Downs 19/10/2019

1^st 10^th 10^th 18^th

I can't imagine any golfer not loving CD. Had the luck of befriending a member, and enjoyed my 2nd visit immensely, though I didn't play well. Everybody recognizes the gr...

Kingsley Club 19/10/2019

3^rd 85^th 99^th

I guess I'm not a DeVries fan. I was at cape wickham 2 years ago and while I thought CW was better than Ocean Dunes, I thought it wildly overrated. Kingsley isn't as good...

Arcadia Bluffs (South) 19/10/2019

Gem

As has been proven elsewhere, having a 2nd course elevates the whole. The south course certainly does that for Arcadia Bluffs: Completely different, and quite interesting...

Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) 11/09/2018

1^st 7^th 21^st 62^nd

I convinced my group to extend our annual golf trip to the UK beyond our normal length in order to play 2 great inland courses. The first was Notts at Hollinwell, previou...

Notts (Hollinwell) 11/09/2018

1^st 18^th 45^th

On our annual golf trip to the UK, I convinced the group to extend our normal length trip in order to play two great inland courses in England at the end. The first was N...

Royal Birkdale 11/09/2018

1^st 3^rd 12^th 40^th

I've had the pleasure of playing Birkdale many times over the years. Its reputation as the "fairest" of the courses on The Open rota is well founded. With two other Open...

Royal Lytham & St Annes 11/09/2018

2^nd 6^th 20^th 58^th

I've been traveling to the UK on golf trips for 40 years, and have played virtually all the highly rated courses multiple times, including Lytham. Frankly, hasn't been on...

Silloth on Solway 11/09/2018

1^st 20^th 47^th

Out of the way, but if you like links golf, don't miss this! Browned out in a very dry summer, it was tough to control your ball but the holes themselves are very well de...

Trump Turnberry (Ailsa) 11/09/2018

1^st 1^st 2^nd 8^th

Fantastic renovation! It had been many years since I played Ailsa, despite annual golf trips to the UK. Fond memories of the course but right off the bat, the first green...

Prestwick 11/09/2018

4^th 16^th 38^th

I've been traveling to the UK on golf trips for 40 years, and have played most of the highly rated courses multiple times. Prestwick is deserving of its historical reputa...

Western Gailes 11/09/2018

3^rd 15^th 37^th

Visited for the first time in years on my annual UK golf trip. Despite very dry summer, very good condition. Warm welcome. Stretch from #5 through 14 among the best in Li...

Sunningdale (New) 29/09/2017

2^nd 4^th 15^th 45^th

Whoever wrote Sunningdale is the greatest 36 hole facility in the British Isles is understating it’s greatness. Having traveled the (golf) World, and played more than 80...

Royal Cinque Ports 29/09/2017

2^nd 12^th 31^st 95^th

On our annual GBI trip in June, we revisited Kent for the 2nd time in 4 years. It isn’t hard to love the area, with Royal St. George’s next door, and the charming town of...

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