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T P Dean

I'm a member of Hindhead Golf Club and a Top 100 GB&I panellist. Playing to a single figure handicap, I've played over 70 of the top 100 GB&I courses and more than 80 of England’s top 100. My bias is strongly towards links golf, although I have a passion for heathland golf too. And if the course is quirky, undulating and has some great views, then you're starting to mix some of my favourite ingredients.

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Royal County Down (Annesley) 14/06/2022

3^rd 9^th

At only 4,500 yards, this is very much the low-fat, sugar-free version of Royal County Down. The Annesley is the place where you should go to rediscover your pride and ge...

Royal Portrush (Dunluce) 05/06/2022

1^st 2^nd 6^th 11^th

The Dunluce course at Portrush is a delight, and starts with the scenic drive along the Causeway Coastal Route. On passing Dunluce Castle on your right hand side, the cou...

Royal County Down (Championship) 11/05/2022

1^st 1^st 1^st 4^th

The Grande Dame of links golf sits next to the town of Newcastle beside Dundrum Bay and under the gaze of the Mountains of Mourne. Here we find the Championship links at...

East Devon 05/05/2022

4^th 70^th

I was fortunate to play East Devon on a beautiful Spring evening recently and I can’t think of many more delightful places to visit when the sun is shining and you feel t...

Royal Portrush (Valley) 24/04/2022

2^nd 6^th

The Valley course, whilst connected to the Royal Portrush Golf Club, is more closely associated with both the Ladies Club and Rathmore Golf Club, home to GMac, he of Pebb...

Sutton Coldfield 20/03/2022

2^nd

It’s fair to say that Sutton Coldfield flies under the radar. It’s also fair to say that there’s no such thing as a mediocre heathland course, and Sutton Coldfield reinfo...

Southerndown 04/02/2022

3^rd 8^th

My lasting memory of Southerndown is the sheep. They’ll greet you when you arrive at the entrance, whilst on the course you’ll find them snuggled up in bunkers, you’ll se...

Ballyliffin (Glashedy) 23/01/2022

3^rd 13^th 63^rd

Like the Ailsa at Turnberry, the Pat Ruddy designed Glashedy links is named after the large rock out at sea. The Glashedy is regarded as the younger, yet brawnier sibling...

Ballyliffin (Old) 22/01/2022

5^th 19^th 99^th

There is something about travelling to remote locations across the British Isles to play some of our best links courses that I find exhilarating. Much of the excitement a...

Woburn (Duke's) 22/12/2021

2^nd 51^st

I’ve heard of the 1970s being referred to as the dark ages of golf course architecture, yet from this barren spell came one of England’s most iconic golf clubs, Woburn. T...

Woburn (Marquess) 22/12/2021

1^st 48^th

I remember once listening to a podcast ahead of the 2019 Women’s Open, ‘State of the Game’ with Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford, and they were highly critical of playi...

Panmure 05/12/2021

2^nd 32^nd

Panmure is a must play if visiting Carnoustie. The course is right next door so please do yourself the favour of visiting when you’re travelling through the region. Unlik...

Gleneagles (Queen's) 03/12/2021

2^nd 25^th 77^th

With only enough time to play two courses at Gleneagles, my travel companion was a little surprised that I chose the Queen’s as our second round as opposed to the Ryder C...

Royal Porthcawl 24/11/2021

1^st 1^st 27^th 66^th

I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Royal Porthcawl on two separate occasions over this calendar year, and on reflection I’d have to categorise it as one of the finest li...

Carnoustie (Championship) 03/11/2021

1^st 6^th 12^th 28^th

Carnoustie could perhaps be the world’s best tournament course and may well be the most deserving of all of the courses currently on the Open rota. It’s a course that pro...

Montrose (1562) 27/10/2021

3^rd 53^rd

My day visiting Montrose started on the practice putting green next to the main road. Whilst I was there, a couple with two young children came off the street with putter...

West Surrey 17/10/2021

22^nd

I often see the cliched statement that ‘If course X was located in Surrey, then it would be rated much higher’. I’d actually argue for the contrary - better to be a big f...

Gleneagles (King's) 09/10/2021

1^st 16^th 38^th

As far as I’m concerned, the King’s course at Gleneagles is one of the best inland courses I’ve ever played. Everyone who visits Scotland rightly wants to head to the coa...

Hillside 07/10/2021

3^rd 22^nd 51^st

Hillside was a course that had escaped me before this year, and a large amount of improvement work had already taken place on the front nine ahead of my visit. But on the...

The Grove 26/09/2021

1^st 77^th

The Grove has its market and they’re happy steering directly into it. There is a certain type of customer base in mind here. Within easy reaching distance of the cash ric...

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