Golf, by TourMiss

In meeting Adam Calver, it’s impossible to miss his naturally sunny disposition. Talking ‘ten-to-the-dozen’, the Director of Golf at Laguna Golf Lang Co, a Faldo design ranked among the best golf courses in Vietnam, will wax lyrical on any number of subjects related to the Royal and Ancient game. Adam’s favourite topics include his rapport with Faldo, his stints at superstar clubs such as Cabot Links & Cabot Cliffs in Nova Scotia, Nirwana Bali Golf Club and Jumeirah Golf ...

It was around 4pm on the eve of the 2014 Masters and the final preview pieces had been filed. Those afforded invitations to tee-up in the next day’s first round of the opening Major of the year were away either competing in the Par-3 Contest or elsewhere doing what they had to do to prepare themselves for the tournament proper. Golf’s ‘Cathedral in the Pines’, as Augusta National is fondly called, was now closed to any further practice rounds and aside for a few green-staff ...

“On the road to Augusta” is the caption on the side of the club cap at Cherokee Run Golf Club near Conyers, Georgia. The caption is correct as Cherokee Run is around a 35-mile drive from Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport and located off the I-20 that links the Georgia capital with Augusta, and from Cherokee Run it is a 120-mile drive to the front gates at Augusta National. The I-20 is an interstate my colleagues and I have plied many, many times and too many occasions to ...

Top French European Tour star Raphael Jacquelin has delivered a glowing verdict on Spain’s La Manga Club after visiting the iconic golf venue for the first time – and was so impressed by the resort that he is already planning a return trip. Jacquelin took advantage of a break in his playing schedule to join a group of friends on a short golfing break to Murcia, south-east, Spain, this month. The 45-year-old had the chance to play all three of La Manga Club’s acclaimed 18-hole courses – the ...

Sky Sports Golf presenter and Royal Mid-Surrey Club Member Rob Lee provides a fascinating tour of Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club with the release of a new video. The video depicts the two 18-hole championship golf courses – the JH Taylor and the Pam Barton – plus comprehensive practice areas and extensive clubhouse facilities all within 20 minutes commute from central London and ideally suited for staging golf days, conferences and special events. “Located in the Old Deer Park in Richmond, Royal ...

Portugal’s West Cliffs Golf Links has not only made a big splash in the golf world but it’s now making waves among some of the world’s greatest ever surfers to its ever-expanding global fan club. Surfing legends including 11-time world men’s champion Kelly Slater, Australian ace Stephanie Gilmore – who has won the ladies’ world title seven times – and former women’s world number one Lakey Peterson were among the stars that jumped at the chance to swap the beach for the fairways ...

I vividly recall visiting Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in Ireland and was shown a note left in the visitor’s book by the legendary Bob Hope. Hope wrote: “Loved the golf course, coming back to find the fairways.” If there was a visitor’s book on hand at Isle of Barra Golf Club my message would be: “Loved the most-westerly golf course in the UKs location but coming back to find the tees.” I will explain what I meant by that remark later in this feature piece ...