Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch, Scotland

If you are a keen golfer it would not be a surprise if you know at least one member of Royal Dornoch. It has a long tradition of attracting overseas members from far flung countries who come for a single visit and who are smitten by a golf course which seems to cast a magic…

Crail Golf Society, Crail, Fife, Scotland

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…

Kingsbarns Golf Links, St. Andrews, Scotland

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…

Cypress Point Golf Club, Monterey, California

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…

Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, California

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…

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Great Golf Courses of Surrey, England

Our favourite courses in Surrey – rated using a classic system It would be hard to imagine over 110 golf courses in an area the size of a large city, but that would be about the size of the home county of Surrey, England, which boasts a history of golf going back over 150 years….

Sonoma Golf Club, California

Course Overview from Fairmont Hotels Jenahura Course review scheduled for November 2010 Sonoma Golf Club is a private club that offers exclusive access to Fairmont Hotel guests. At its heart, is a treasured “core golf” experience set on 177 acres of rolling terrain highlighted by massive oaks, lakes and sweeping vistas of the Mayacamas Mountains…

Faldo Legacy Golf Club at Roco Ki

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The Faldo Legacy course at Roco Ki is a big, modern golf course which has three distinctly different sets of 6 holes, set in an unforgettable location at the northern end of the Punta Cana region. Undoubtedly the two finishing ocean holes at 17 and 18 will be the most photographed…