I founded Golf Empire to help amateur golfers find out where and when competitive golf will be played. I currently play off a handicap of three at Woodsome Hall Golf Club in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

What I personally like in a golf course is one that gives the golfer plenty of options, especially regarding the way in which approach shots can be played into the greens and particularly recovery shots from around them. In my experience this nearly always stems from firm turf and natural movement in the land; the ball has got to do something when it lands otherwise I lose interest pretty quickly. Couple these favourable ground conditions with enough width to create strategic angles and that's when a golf course has really done its job for me.