Thomas Dean

I'm a member of Hindhead Golf Club based down in the Heathland belt of Surrey, England. Playing to a handicap of 7, most of my golf experience has been limited to the UK and Ireland, of which, I've played around a third of the top 100 courses.

Favourite courses played to date include Cruden Bay, Royal St George's, Royal Birkdale, Ganton, Royal Dornoch and St Enodoc.

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Royal West Norfolk 18/04/2018

1^st 17^th 43^rd

Royal West Norfolk, or Brancaster as it’s known to the locals is a completely unique experience and something I’d recommend as a “must play” for all keen links golfers. B...

The Addington 16/04/2018

13^th 35^th 83^rd

Having previously read several reviews below lavishing high praise on the course before playing here, I had to question whether I’d stepped onto the wrong course after pl...

Streamsong (Black) 05/03/2018

95^th

Whilst Red and Blue feel similar, the Black is played across contrasting ground to the other two courses. Played across expansive sandy wasteland with big links style gre...

Streamsong (Blue) 05/03/2018

5^th 70^th 80^th

Every golf course ranking I’ve seen has the Red course rated ahead of the Blue, this website included, so naturally I thought my opinion would conform with this, but to m...

Streamsong (Red) 05/03/2018

4^th 55^th 63^rd

I managed to fit in playing all three courses at Streamsong over a period of just 30 hours and the Red was first up. Both Red and Blue occupy the same prime piece of land...

Royal Dornoch (Championship) 03/12/2017

1^st 2^nd 3^rd 8^th

Royal Dornoch was my first experience of a World Top Ten course so expectations were naturally high. Playing the course in Spring of this year also meant the gorse was in...

Isle of Purbeck (Purbeck) 16/11/2017

5^th 67^th

If you’re going to take your non-golf playing partner out onto the golf course, then look no further than Isle of Purbeck. The views here are spectacular. Located above P...

Fraserburgh (Corbie Hill) 13/11/2017

5^th 49^th

Fraserburgh is quite an unfashionable links for many a touring golfer but seems to be increasing in its popularity as word gets out about this genuine hidden gem. Oddly,...

Royal St George's 01/11/2017

1^st 1^st 8^th 23^rd

I first visited Royal St. George’s on a damp and dreary day on the Saturday of the 2011 Open Championship. I was soaked to the bone and must admit that as a spectator I d...

Boat of Garten 23/10/2017

8^th 41^st

You might benefit from being part mountain goat if you plan to play this gem in the Cairngorms. As you’d expect from a location such as this, the scenery is beautiful and...

Brora 17/10/2017

6^th 30^th 94^th

Brora is the wild-west of links golf and a completely unique experience. Whilst Royal Dornoch, a short drive down the road gets the plaudits, shame on you if you don’t he...

Penina (Championship) 10/10/2017

15^th 28^th

I’ve stayed at Penina twice now, over which time I’ve played the Henry Cotton Championship Course three, maybe four times. Whilst I’ve enjoyed my trips to the resort, it...

St Enodoc (Church) 29/09/2017

1^st 11^th 28^th 87^th

For my own personal tastes, the Church course at St. Enodoc should sit proudly as the best golf course in the South West region. There are some fine links courses in this...

Walton Heath (New) 18/09/2017

14^th 39^th 88^th

This is heathland terrain in the purest sense. At Walton Heath, there’s a vastness to the ground that both courses cover. It’s an immense wide open space. On some parts o...

Castle Stuart 05/09/2017

2^nd 8^th 17^th 50^th

Castle Stuart was the first of the courses I played on a week-long tour of Northern Scotland during Spring of this year and it was an extraordinary way to start. A mere f...

Rosslare (Championship) 01/09/2017

2^nd 49^th

I get to enjoy a round at Rosslare’s links every year during my annual trip to Kelly’s, a fantastic hotel a short walk away from the entrance to the golf course. Rossl...

West Sussex 25/08/2017

1^st 12^th 30^th 98^th

West Sussex is truly a majestic place. There’s a real feeling of grandeur about this golf club and the scene is set on arrival with a beautiful clubhouse and wonderful pr...

Hankley Common 21/08/2017

7^th 26^th 61^st

Before my visit earlier this month it had been over 5 years since I’d played golf at Hankley Common, unforgiveable considering that until recently I only lived a few minu...

Broadstone 17/08/2017

1^st 31^st 73^rd

I’m fortunate enough to have Broadstone as one of the clubs that holds a reciprocal arrangement with the club where I’m a member, and earlier this month came my second op...

Carrick 16/08/2017

2^nd 81^st

Loch Lomond is an outstanding area of natural beauty and well deserving of a visit with or without the golf bag, and whilst I’d loved to have taken myself to the “real” L...

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