Ballyliffin’s Glashedy Links – Young In Spirit, Mature In Outlook.
* First published in 2019, updated 2025
Those who can recall watching TV coverage of the 2018 Irish Open surely must have been in awe of the pictures being beamed around the globe from the host venue – the Ballyliffin Golf Club in Co. Donegal, Ireland.
It was the first time Ballyliffin was on show for all the golf world to see in all its glory.
For four days under virtual cloudless skies the Glashedy Links course shone brightly, a golf course laid-out along the shores of the mighty Atlantic ...
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club – 31 Facts To Celebrate 31st Anniversary.
The up-coming inaugural 2024 DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational brings back many fond memories in visting the host venue at the famed Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
The Tour is no stranger to the 18-hole course laid-out along Dubai Creek, featuring it’s stunning and award-winning ‘sail-like’ clubhouse, as the club hosted the 1999 and 2000 edition of the Dubai Desert Classic.
It’s 31-years ago this month the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club was opened back in 1993.
The ...
Anstruther Golf Club – Boasting One Of The Toughest Par-3s In Britain.
What is the toughest par-3 you’ve ever played?
Have you played the par-3 fifth hole at the unpretentious yet stunning Anstruther Golf Club course in the Kingdom of Fife is a decent test, playing 245-yards off the white tees.
It’s the No. 1 index hole on this nine-hole course laid-out along the Firth of Forth shoreline to the east of St. Andrews.
So, what makes this par-3, and known as ‘The Rockies’, one of the toughest par-3s in British golf.
Surely, there are other par-3s ...
Old Head – Memories From A First Visit To The Stunning Irish Golfing Gem
I’ve had to really test the ole ‘grey matter’ in posting this article of my first visit to the famed Old Head course located at the Old Head of Kinsale at the south-east corner of Ireland.
It was the Monday morning after the 2001 Murphy’s Irish Open at the Fota Island course in nearby Cork.
In a then super three Scottish newspaper coverage storyline for your golfing freelance author, Colin Montgomerie captured a third Irish Open title, storming to a five-shot success in defeating ...
Orkney Golf Club – Scottish Islands Golf AGlow Amid Fields Of Heather.
If you’re not Scottish born but consider yourself a serious golfer, then you’ve no doubt visited the Home of Golf nation.
And if you’ve played many of the Scottish golfing gems then you probably are keen to savour some other of the not so well-known Scottish golf courses.
So, with this thought in mind can I recommend extending your next Scottish golfing adventure by heading to the top of the Scottish mainland, and then take the short 90-minute ferry trip to the stunning Orkney Islands.
The ...
Christmas 2023 – Sights & Sounds Of Sainte Maxime, France
Christmas/New Year greetings from Sainte Maxime (pronounced ‘Maksim’), located here on the Mediterranean Sea in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France.
We’re located in the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur), 90 km (56 mi) south-west from Nice and 130 km (81 mi) north-east from Marseille, and about a 20/30 minute drive from Saint Tropez or about 15-minutes in catching the ferry the runs between both towns.
Sainte Maxime boasts a population of ...
Doing It Tough On Tour – Visiting Lochranza Distillery & Visitor Centre.
It was a great way to celebrate one’s birthday – visiting the Lochranza Distillery & Visitor Centre on the Isle of Arran.
The centre, and open 7 days a week, is owned by the award winning Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd, is situated in the beautiful village of Lochranza at the north end of the Isle of Arran.
We had arrived on Arran a few days earlier and enjoyed playing golf at Whiting Bay and Shiskine golf clubs, so what a wonderful offical last stop before boading the ferry and returning ...
