Golf, by TourMiss

What a superb blank canvas handed to Thierry Sprecher and Gery Watine when afforded the opportunity to work together in designing Golf de Servanes – https://golfservanes.com/ Golf de Servanes is located in the south of France around halfway between Arles and Aix-en-Provence and roughly an hour’s drive north-west of Marseille. What makes Golf de Servanes so magnificent is that the course is laid out right at the foot of the Alpilles mountain range that is about 25 km long by about 8 to ...

Golf de la Saint Baume is located in the heart of Provence situated around halfway between Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Brignoles in France. The golf course gets its name from the towering Saint Baume mountains dominating the countryside.  The summit is 1,147 metres. Saine Baume is situated also in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Sainte Baume , one of the concerns of the golf is to safeguard its ecosystem, to preserve and enhance the local flora and fauna. The Golf de la Sainte Baume ...

Russell Knox has hailed the course improvements at Nairn Dunbar, as the club celebrates attracting 80 new members since golf’s return. The championship venue has undergone a series of adjustments as the club prepares to co-host The Amateur Championship in June next year. After receiving consistent feedback that holes 9, 10 and 11 had a more parkland feel, the club put a restoration plan in place to unveil as much of the natural dune systems and undulations as possible to promote a true links experience. Course ...

One year in attending the Arnold Palmer Invitational we rented premises overlooking a golf course in the Orlando area. Every morning, I looked out over this particular hole as I munched on my Coco Pops thinking how do you play the hole, what’s the best option off the tee and then the right route into the green.  It was an uphill par-4 hole with all the trouble down the lefthand side. All the time I would think to myself: ‘Here’s a hole, and if I do get to play the course, I reckon ...

Saint Endréol is situated between Provence and the Cote d’Azur spread out over 370 acres of unspoiled landscape that mirrors the exquisite lifestyle of Provence. The course is located in the town of La Motte less than an hour’s drive from Nice airport and also less than a 30 klm drive from Saint Maxime on the French Riviera coastline. Saint Endréol is a dramatic-looking 18-hole course of 5,883 metres length from the back tees,  5,789 metres off the white, 5,314 metres from the yellow ...

It had been seven years since I first set foot on Beauvallon Golf Club located on the sparkling French Riviera halfway just on the outskirts of Saint Maxime. It’s a wonderful golf course that’s open to members of the public and where you squeeze out a handful of pars and also manage the odd birdie. What makes Beauvallon special is the views afforded over the Mediterranean and renowed St. Tropez, famed playground for the rich and famous. Not for a moment am I suggesting I am rich or famous ...

When you talk about Irish golfing gems there is all the well-known courses such as the European Club, Old Head, Ballybunnion, Ardglass, Donegal, Portmarnock, Portstewart, Royal Portrush, Ballyliffin, Castlerock, Royal County Down and so many. There’s those undiscovered Irish courses that shine just as bright and gems you really should make the effort to appreciate yourself. It’s why a few years ago I returned to Ireland and to a region I had visited on few occasions in reporting on golf ...