17 Jul 2012
Posted by Rory The Open Championship is the oldest major in golf and while it is referred to in America as "The British Open", most golfing aficionados know it simply as "The Open". There's just something so grand about the tournament first played in 1860 at Prestwick GC, originally contested by a small field of just...
Read more → 22 Feb 2012
Posted by Rory It would be understandable if Scotland rested on its golfing laurels. It is after all the birthplace of the game and boasts in excess of 550 courses, many of which are among the best and most historically significant in the world. Famous Open Championship venues, past and present, are dotted all along...
Read more → 20 Feb 2012
Posted by Rory Selecting the 18 greatest golf holes from the country which gave birth to the game is, inevitably, a thankless task, one which comes back to haunt me whenever a proud member of a golf club which didn’t make the list comes calling. It was also though, clearly, a great joy and great privilege, criss-crossing...
Read more → 08 Feb 2012
Posted by Rory The best amateur golfers will have a chance to test themselves over two of the toughest links courses in the world now that Royal Portrush and Carnoustie have been revealed as host courses for the prestigious Amateur Championship in 2014 and 2015. (more...)
Read more → 04 Oct 2011
Posted by Rory Unfortunately for many budding golfers all over the world there are many world class golf courses that simply cannot be played without knowing one of the lucky few who have managed to secure membership. Without the traffic that a golf course open to the public has to cope with these courses often flourish...
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