No course could possibly inspire such differing opinions as Crail, located some 20 minutes from St. Andrews on a remote, windswept headland. Organized Golf has been played in the area for at least 225 years, although evidence exists of play at this location from even earlier times. The 11 gentlemen who formed the Crail Golf Society in 1786…
It is possible that your correspondent may be the only person you will ever meet who doesn’t rave about Kingsbarns. Let me be clear that it is a superb links course in a location which is beyond delightful. But having had the benefit of playing some of the finest seaside links around the world, the…
With very few exceptions, it has always been the case that the very great European courses such as Sunningdale, St Andrews, Royal St Georges and Valderrama are accessible to the average golfer, (albeit at some cost) whilst the vast majority of private North American clubs are very much out of bounds unless invited by a…
Steeped in golf history , Pasatiempo golf club is perhaps the finest and least known creation of Dr Alister Mackenzie. Built in 1929, the course has recently undergone a significant restoration to take the course back to it’s legendary roots. Many of the tall cypress trees have been removed by bad weather as well as…