‘The Boat’ – It’s Pitches & It Rolls But What A Golfing Cruise.
It speaks volumes for the respect a golf club enjoys that it can be known in shortened terms.
The splendid Boat of Garten course, some 25 miles or so south of Inverness in Scotland, is one such course.
And rather than refer to it by its full and proper name, the Boat of Garten Golf and Tennis Club, I’m going to join those who refer to this James Braid gem simply as ‘The Boat’.
‘The Boat’ gets its name not from a boat or ship but a chain ferry that used the cross the Spey River joining ...
Kazakhstan – One Of The World’s Newest Nations Getting To Grips With The Ancient Game.
It’s just two decades since Kazakhstan broke from the Soviet Union to form an independent state.
Kazakhstan lies where Europe meets Asia.
Bernie McGuire reported on the Kazakhstan Open a few years back and he recounts his experience for www.golfbytourmiss.com in travelling to one of the newest countries in the world to grasp the ancient club and ball game.
While the origins of the game of golf still remain uncertain there’s no doubting when golf game was first played in Kazakhstan ...
The Els Club, Dubai – Something Else!
It seemed so appropriate Ernie Els’ first signature design golf course in Dubai should be laid-out within Dubai Sports City.
Els is mad about his cricket and he’s mad about his rugby.
And as Bernie McGuire reveals for www.golfbytourmiss.com the nearly four years old Els Club golf course is right at home in the sports mad sprawling Emirate.
Triple Major winning Ernie Els could not have chosen a more appropriate location to design his first golf course in Dubai.
The Els Club course is ...
Musselburgh Links – A Simple Looking Nine-Holer Bulging With Muscle
Lying just a short distance to the east of Edinburgh is Musselburgh Links Golf Club.
It’s a rather simple looking nine-hole golf course laid out in the middle of a horserace track.
But as www.golfbytourmiss.com’s Bernie McGuire reveals here is a golf course that is furlongs ahead of the likes of St. Andrews, Muirfield and other golf gems when it comes to history and achievement.
There is no golf club in the world that can boast a record of achievement as this simple looking nine-hole ...
Oil Rich Abu Dhabi – A Gushing New Golfing Destination
Oil rich Abu Dhabi is a gushing new golf destination for those travelling to the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Formula One roared off the starting grid in Abu Dhabi.
And as Bernie McGuire discovers for www.golfbytourmiss golfers are making sure they’re not being left behind.
For near on two decades, Dubai has been the Middle East golfing ‘mecca’.
However there’s a new player on the scene and it’s just a 90-minute drive down the freeway from struggling Dubai.
Abu Dhabi is ...
Kabul Golf Club – The Most Dangerous Golf Course In The World
It seems there’s hardly a day goes by when Afghanistan is not in the news.
Here is a nation that’s been gripped by the fear of war for more than a decade.
But lying right on the back door step of the country’s capital is the Kabul Golf Club.
And as www.golfbytourmiss.com discovered when three representatives of the club visited the recent Omega Dubai Desert Club, Kabul Golf Club is striving hard like any other golf club to continue as best it can to promulgate the ancient game.
There’s ...
Alice Springs – ‘A Golfing Oasis In Australia’s Dry Heart’.
Alice Springs lies at the heart of Australia’s red-centre. It’s a modern-day town boasting a proud Aboriginal culture along with a rich pioneering history from where you can set off to explore some of the country’s oldest natural landmarks.
But there’s a relatively new lush green landmark in the Outback awaiting any spirited golfer.
‘Tour Miss’ and I had had just arrived on a direct flight from Sydney when a police officer at Alice Springs Airport casually asked me the ...
