UK & Ireland Golf Tours – The Courses to Play

Although weekend stay and play golf breaks are all the rage at the moment there is still a lot to be said for a good old fashioned golf tour. There are various golfing hotspots all across the UK and Ireland where driving from world class golf course to world class golf course is a piece of cake and, as much fun as it is to spend the weekend at a five star golf resort such as Celtic Manor, a golf break really should be all about the golf! If a week of travelling from golfing gem to golfing gem and sampling a host of local pubs sounds good to you then here are five of the best tours from the UK and Ireland. Read more

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Photo Guide

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is underway in Scotland. Week in week out those lucky sods blessed with the skills required to make it as a professional golfer get to play the world’s best golf courses but during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship they are spoiled even more than usual. This week they get to play not just one, but three of the finest golf courses in Scotland and even the world. The St Andrews Old Course needs no introduction and the pros and their amateur playing partners will also be heading to the devilish Carnoustie Championship Course and the mighty Kingsbarns. We wanted to take you closer to these fantastic golf courses so here is our Alfred Dunhill Links Championship photo guide. Read more

The US Masters – A journalist’s inside view of golf’s greatest event

You can watch it as many times as you like on TV – and, yes, it looks pretty darned good doesn’t it? – but as a viewer you’ll only be experiencing a tiny percentage of the “Wow” factor that hits those who actually travel to the USA on a Masters golf holiday.

I was lucky enough to bag a ticket while working for a golf magazine back in the late 1990s. My jaw hasn’t dropped in awe many times in my life but when I walked through the imperious gates of Augusta National Golf Club for the first time I’m pretty sure it did just that. Read more

European Tour Schedule – 2011

If you are after an easy way of keeping track of the courses the pros will be playing this year then look no further than our comprehensive guide 2011 European Tour. If you are keen to follow in the footsteps of your favourite players then take a look at the golf courses the Tour is heading for this year, many of which can be played with the help of Your Golf Travel. Read more

Rory McIlroy Ripping a Driver

Rory McIlroy Ripping a Driver at Wentworth