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Oct 25, 2023 | nationalclubgolfer.com | Steve Carroll |Justine Board |Ben Outhwaite

For some, it is England’s finest course. But Royal Birkdale’s exalted status among lovers of the sport has not stopped the club bringing in the bulldozers. These are not piecemeal changes at the Lancashire links. A brand new par-3 15th, a completely redesigned 5th, and a re-shaped 7th are just some of the alterations planned by architects Mackenzie & Ebert over the next couple of years.

Oct 19, 2023 | nationalclubgolfer.com | Steve Carroll |Justine Board |Matthew Beedle |Ben Outhwaite

Goswick is a James Braid masterpiece, open to all who truly love the game.

Oct 17, 2023 | nationalclubgolfer.com | Steve Carroll |Justine Board |Matthew Beedle |Tom Irwin

Tucked away in a quiet corner of ‘The Velvet Strand’, one of Ireland’s most stunning stretches of uninterrupted coastline, the Jameson Golf Links emerges as a beacon of golfing excellence, seamlessly blending nature’s grandeur with a meticulously designed golfing haven. This newly minted gem in the golfing world is nothing short of a masterpiece, offering an experience that transcends mere play to become a symphony of precision, challenge, and natural beauty.

Sep 21, 2023 | nationalclubgolfer.com | Justine Board |Steve Carroll |Matthew Beedle |Tom Irwin

Why we’d rather be playing this marvellously renovated Scottish linksDundonald Links is a modern links course sitting alongside long-established traditional links courses like Kilmarnock Barassie, Glasgow Gailes and Western Gailes, in the heart of the Ayrshire coast. It is a world-class modern links, with generous fairways, undulating greens, deep rough, a generous helping of gorse and, unlike many traditional links courses, there are areas that are framed by pine trees.

Sep 14, 2023 | nationalclubgolfer.com | Justine Board |Steve Carroll |Matthew Beedle |Tom Irwin

Long before the Race to Dubai was conceived, when the European Tour really was a ‘European tour’ and the game seemed to have a little more romance about it, Fulford was home to one of the most popular events on the professional calendar. It’s a high-class championship course that’s predominantly heathland but switches effortlessly to green parkland, and you might spot wild deer or one of the resident barn owls.