5 of the Best UK Golf and Spa breaks for couples
A guide to 5 of the best UK Golf and Spa destinations for couples, from The Grove to Galgorm Castle.
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Golf Destinations in the United Kingdom
Honesty Box Golf in Northumberland
Playing half the holes was twice the fun on a tour of honesty box links courses in Northumberland, England’s beautiful border county
Golf Guide St Andrews & Fife – Kingdom of Heaven
Nowhere in golf stirs the imagination quite like St Andrews – the ‘Home of Golf’ and The Old Course – God’s original layout in Scotland’s eastern Kingdom of Fife. How to get a tee-time at golf’s most famous links Putts of over 100-yards and the approach to the Road Hole New courses – more choice …
Brora Golf Club – Braid’s Highland Classic
Ed Hodge marks 150 years since the birth of legendary golf course designer James Braid with a portrait of his life and review of Brora Golf Club, a Braid links classic
Castle Course Review – Lay siege to St Andrews
Chris Hogben relives his student days golfing in St Andrews and tees it up at The Castle Course, the newest links at ‘The Home of Golf.’ New KIDD on the block at Home of Golf Laid out across craters and rutted ancient hunting ground Cliffs, canyons and heavenly views of golf’s spiritual home Black Sheep …
Coast and Castles golf trail – Northumberland
A coastal trail of little known links golf courses dotted between medieval English castles Ruddy sand beaches, Atlantic grey seals and world famous fish smokeries A treasure trove pub with its own microbrewery in an idyllic bay setting Cheap green fees and easy to organise Northumberland golf packages It’s often been written that there is …
REVIEW: Hawkswood House, Peat Inn, St Andrews
PEAT, the whisper of the word feels Scottish. You are suddenly lost in deep, smoky, intense flavours of Scotland’s greatest luxury export – Whisky – preferably a vintage Single Malt, made with grain dried over a peaty fire, then aged slowly in an oak barrel. Speaking of Scottish luxury, there’s a village, around seven …
A Love Letter to St Andrews Old Course
Dear Golfer, Planning to visit St Andrews, Scotland, “The Home of Golf”?. READ THIS: It will help with the heart break when you leave. A love Letter to St Andrews Like train platforms and tourist attractions, the footprints of millions leave only fading impressions on the sandy links turf of St Andrews, “The Home of …
Ryder Cup 2014 Review
Travelling back from Gleneagles on the train I’ve time to reflect on Scotland’s Ryder Cup – the greatest show in golf – and how it handled itself as host. It’s no exaggeration to say that The Ryder Cup has become a global phenomenon. It’s the world’s third biggest sporting event and the one golf tournament …
Review Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course
This review of The PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles has an unlikely beginning, so unlikely you’d be forgiven for thinking it was made up, except for the fact there were witnesses, three of them. One year out from The 40th Ryder Cup, a round of golf at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, started with the rarest of …