The Old Course at Lahinch Golf Club: An Irish treasure loved by pros and amateurs alike
Playing the Old Course at Lahinch just a week before winning the 2009 Open Championship, Stewart Cink came away smitten with the club. The "first 10 holes at Lahinch are some of the coolest links holes I've ever played," Cink said. His comments only solidify Lahinch's status among the top links golf courses, not only in Ireland, but in the world.
... full article »France's Correncon en Vercors Golf Club: The gamble pays off
At an altitude of 1,100 meters, Correncon en Vercors in the French Alps is a mountain golf course as scenic as you'll find. It's also practically in the middle of nowhere. No houses surround the course, and the crack of a golf ball will be loud and echoing the entire 18 holes.
... full article »Discovering the Golf Club at St. Etienne in France's Rhone-Alps
St. Etienne, about 60 kilometers southwest of Lyon, is one of those smaller French cities you don't hear much about. For tourists, it serves as a quiet holiday retreat from bustling Lyon with a good little golf course, the Golf Club at St. Etienne, as well as some beautiful surroundings.
... full article »The Oceanico Old Course appeals to traditionalist golfers in Portugal's Algarve
Located in the heart of the Vilamoura seaside holiday resort just 20 minutes from Faro, the Oceanico Old Course was built in 1969. True to its name, it is often described as the Grande Dame of Algarve golf. Designed by Frank Pennick, the course is a traditional gem with lots of surprises, Katharine Dyson writes.
... full article »Dunbar Golf Club: Historic links course still one of Scotland's prettiest
For the visitor, Dunbar Golf Club is just about everything you can ask for. Its seaside scenery is unparalleled, the course is challenging but very fair to first-time players here and the history oozes around every corner. Even if you're not a history buff and just here for the golf course as it stands today, you'll still be plenty invigorated.
... full article »Oceanico Faldo Course at Amendoeira Golf Resort in Portugal's Algarve is a winner
The Oceanico Faldo Course is one of a pair of stunning designs that serve as the epicenter of Oceanico Group's new luxury Amendoeira Golf Resort in Portugal's Algarve region. The terrain couldn't have been more enticing to an architect like Nick Faldo. With gently undulating hills covered in cacti, olive, carob, fig and orange trees, this tract of land was begging for a golf course.
... full article »O'Connor Course at Amendoeira Golf Resort is changing the face of golf in Portugal
With the opening of the new O'Connor Course at the luxurious Amendoeira Golf Resort, there's more good reason to pack up your clubs and head to Portugal's Algarve region. Set against a backdrop of the Monchique Mountains, the course doesn't beat you up - after holing out, you'll want to play it again. "I really set out to make it very playable," designer Christy O'Connor Jr. told GolfEurope.com
... full article »New course offers roller coaster golf at Gran Flamingos Golf Club on Spain's Costa Del Sol
The new Gran Flamingo course at Gran Flamingo Golf Club in in Marbella can be very tricky. But if you're looking for some severe mountain golf with some fun (and penal) holes, you'll be in for a good day, Brandon Tucker writes from Spain's Costa Del Sol.
... full article »England's Burnham & Berrow Golf Club boasts century of championship pedigree
Few links courses in the U.K. are going to stack up with Burnham & Berrow Golf Club's Championship Course in southwest England: 19th century history, plus course design and renovations from three of the game's greats: Herbert Fowler, Harry Colt and Alister MacKenzie. What's more, you'll find out in a hurry that the greens here are a force with which to be reckoned.
... full article »Prayers are answered: St. Enodoc's Church Course is a southwest England delight
St. Enodoc Golf Club's Church Course makes for one of the true gems of southwest England. It has all the ingredients of a true 19th century links. And the links challenge is there, but what makes the Church Course a standout is that on practically each tee box you're looking at entirely new, yet equally breathtaking, vistas.
... full article »Up close with Danish royalty: Stay at Hotel Store Kro in Fredensborg, Denmark
If you're on a golf trip in Denmark and want to get close to royalty, you could do worse than the Hotel Store Kro. The inn doesn't look that different from when it hosted royal guests - all 49 rooms are individually decorated. And Simon's Golf Club is in nearby Humlebaek, about 20 miles north of Copenhagen.
... full article »Bull Bay Golf Club on Anglesey: Wales' northernmost golf course is a heathland beast
Bull Bay Golf Club on the Isle of Anglesey should be part of your North Wales golf trip. This 19th century gem, designed by legendary Herbert Fowler of golf designs "Golden Age," is a classic heathland. But it's as enjoyable as any links course in Wales, Brandon Tucker writes.
... full article »A favorite of Nicklaus and Trevino, Barseback Golf and Country Club in Sweden won't disappoint
Barseback Golf and Country Club is one of the top golf courses in Sweden, a regular stop on the European Tour and a course played by U.S. luminaries like Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Nancy Lopez and Curtis Strange.
... full article »Sunningdale Golf Club: 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open host exceeds great expectations
Not every course you play lives up to the hype, but Sunningdale Golf Club in England somehow exceeds expectations, Clive Agran writes. Everything about this golf course reeks of class and quality and, no matter how bad your golf, you will find it difficult to contain a smile as you stroll around this outstanding inland challenge.
... full article »Ljunghusen Golf Club in Hollviken, Sweden: A beauty by the Baltic
Ljunghusen Golf Club has what Europeans describe as a "moorland" flavor. It's a very peaceful scene, with the course enclosed within a nature preserve and bordering an area of protected marshland. Several of the holes are close to the beaches of the Baltic coast, Tim McDonald writes.
... full article »Woodenbridge Golf Club in the Vale of Avoca among Ireland's best golf courses
"My wife and I have played lots of courses throughout Ireland and have played this beautiful course about 4 or 5 times now, and we both agree that it is one of the best golf courses in Ireland," GolfEurope.com reader Don Kirkaldy reports.
... full article »Royal North Devon Golf Club: Soak in the history, avoid the sheep at England's oldest links course
Welcome to Royal North Devon Golf Club, also known as "Westward Ho!", England's oldest links, and where to the visitor, nothing seems to have changed since its founding in 1864. These links have a rich history, most evident in the clubhouse, full of old trophies and photos of past visitors like Harry Vardon, James Braid and Herbert Fowler.
... full article »Denmark's Royal Copenhagen Golf Club: Watch out for those Danish deer
Royal Copenhagen Golf Club is in the middle of Dyrehaven, one of Denmark's prettiest natural areas. It was here that King Frederik III in 1669 decided he wanted his own hunting grounds, and so he herded in thousands of deer and fenced off the area. Hence the name Dyrehaven, which means "deer park" or "deer garden."
... full article »Nefyn & District Golf Club: The place for golf 'firsts' in Wales
Ten holes hugging the cliffs, a pub after the 15th, a 'blowhole:' Nefyn & District in north Wales will bring any golfer touring Wales plenty of firsts.
... full article »Clifftop views, strong finish highlight Cardigan Golf Club in SW Wales
Cardigan Golf Club on Wales' southwest coast, when stripped down to the course itself, is simply a joy to play. You may not hear infamous legends of the great ones playing here, or see many plaques or famous faces in black-and-white photographs, but when you leave Cardigan, it may be your most enjoyable round during your Wales golf trip.
... full article »The secret's out at hidden Enniscrone Golf Club in NW Ireland
El Chaparral Golf Club near Malaga, Spain second to none, reader Greg Blake remarks
Pennard Golf Club in southern Wales: A dramatic, old school links course in the sky
Ashburnham Golf Club re-emerges as a can't-miss links in southwest Wales
Playing Open venue Carnoustie isn't pretty (just like Van de Velde's bare legs)
Ardglass Golf Club: A hidden gem in County Down, Northern Ireland
Take it from a member: Castle Hume Northern Ireland's best parkland golf course
Royal Portrush: Ireland's only British Open venue remains one of golf's best links
Headfort Golf Club's new course: Christy O'Connor brings forth an Irish beast
Reader: Amsterdam's Waterlandse Golf Club a Dutch treat
Relax (or not) at the Radisson Roe Park Hotel and Golf Resort in Northern Ireland
Play authentic Irish 'castle golf' at Ballyheigue Castle Golf Club in County Kerry
Conditions at La Marquesa Golf Club in Spain impress reader
Connemara Golf Club provides a safe landing in northwest Ireland
Prestwick Golf Club: Too short for a British Open but challenging for the rest of us
Ireland's Lisselan Golf Club no ordinary walk in the parkland in Cork
Kingsbarns in St. Andrews: A 21st-century complement to golf's hallowed ground
Alyth Golf Club makes the A-list in Perthshire
King's Course at Gleneagles outshines PGA Centenary, host of the Ryder Cup Matches
Ballyliffin Golf Club: Golfers find Ireland's northernmost links is well worth the trek
New Course at St. Andrews: Scotland golf's most famous second fiddle
British Open host Turnberry at the top of its game after a century of golf
Estoril Golf Club: Classic European golfing in the birthplace of 007
Praia D'El Rey golf course in Portugal a victim of overdevelopment
Reader applauds Portugal's Alto Golf & Country Club in the Algarve
Historic Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland's Highlands is well worth the drive
London Golf Club features courses with more teeth than an alligator
Hainault Forest golf: The price isn't right, Martin Lumb says
Oitavos Golf Club highlights Lisbon's "Golf Coast" in Portugal
France's Chiberta Golf Club: C'est magnifique
Reader: Peacehaven Golf Club among southern England's toughest courses
Golf Resort Karlstejn in shadows of famous Czech castle fit for a modern-day king
Experience a memorable slice of history at Hever Castle Golf Club
Carton House Golf Club is an Irish challenge, reader says
Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent, England is a Nick Faldo masterpiece
Northern Ireland's Moyola Park Golf Club a disappointment, reader says
Portugal's Golden Eagle Golf Club far from a golden play, reader says
Warrenpoint Golf Club in Ireland maintains high quality
Old Head Golf Links is head of the class in County Cork, reader says
Tuscany's Castelfalfi Golf and Country Club: Odd place, great play
Krakow Valley Golf & Country Club's only competition is itself in southern Poland
Head for the hills of Northumberland's Alnwick Golf Club
A little America and a lot of Ireland make a nice mix at PGA National
Golf at Las Ramblas in Spain leaves a lot to be desired, reader says
Play power golf at stately Powerscourt in Enniskerry, Ireland
Bettystown gives you an affordable, true Irish links golf experience
Wars, wolves and now golf: Don't miss Mt. Temple in Co. Westmeath
Tear yourself away from the Irish links, drink in the scenery at Woodenbridge
Lahinch Golf Club: Two courses, one amazing Irish golf experience
Doonbeg Golf Club: An artful balance of links and resort golf
Tralee Golf Club: The best Irish links course you've never heard of
Kilkee Golf Club: A little pot o' gold in County Clare, Ireland
Ballybunion's Old Course: Historic links punishes modern golfers
Club Castel d' Aviano to be savored like fine Italian wine
Spain's La Manga Club leaves golfers wanting to go back for more
Royal Ashdown Forest is a real treat, but don't be fooled, it's a real test
Weather is pushing Swiss to consider golf as winter sports decline
Budock Vean Hotel offers comforting retreat from modern England
Salzburg in Austria has plenty to offer, but be careful on the mountains
Powerscourt GC unknown to many, but they like it that way
Santana Golf & Country Club delights the senses
Vale do Lobo is Europe's toughest course
Prepare for an authentic Scottish experience at Scotscraig Golf Club
England's Woburn Abbey an unknown gem, but now the secret's out
When in Sevilla, check out the golf, but don't forget the tapas
Old Head and the European Club are the new classics of Ireland
More than just challenging links golf, Royal County Down is a life experience
Doonbeg makes a bold statement on the international scene
Tree-Lined Terrain at Mount Juliet
Lahinch Golf Club is positively enchanting
Feel the history at Monifieth Golf Links
Foxhills Golf Club: A touch of americana in the heart of England
Wentworth Golf Club: One of the jewels of english golf
The Eden Course: Paradise found in St. andrews
Kingsbarns Golf Links: The best of scottish links golf
Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club - East Course: A wonderfully welcoming place for golf
Ireland's literary capital a novel home base for an emerald isle golf vacation
On the Algarve: Palmares Golf
Surreal landscapes at Spain's Costa Ballena Golf
Dehesa Montenmedio Golf and Country Club: Striking natural surroundings
Playing the game in southern Spain
Valderrama Golf Club: Top of the range in spain
Stoke Park Club: Love lends just the right touch
England's Killiow Park: Remember the name
Delamere Forest Golf Club
Stoke Park Club: Love lends just the right touch
A comforting retreat from modernity in england
Portugal Play (Part 2): Northern challenges
Portugal Golf (Part 3): Combines culture and courses
An introduction to golf in Portugal
Spain's First Game: Golf in the Huelva Area
Portuguese Golf Mecca: Lisbon and surrounds
Downfield Golf Club: Featuring length, charm and character
Braid Hills Golf Course Features: A true formula for success
Birchwood Golf Course: Tranquillity amongst the mayhem in england
Kings Acre Golf Course: Quickly maturing into a masterpiece
The Old Course: Even presidents consider ancient links a must-play
Montrose Links Medal Course appeals to every golfer
Put your troubles behind you at Mullion Golf Course
St. Andrews Bay Resort and Golf: Expanding resort offers the best of both worlds
Monifieth Golf Links, Pitlochry Golf Club are worthy stops
An Irish Gem (made in scotland): Mullingar Golf Club
Ireland's European Club
Ireland's K-Club: Ryder cup venue in 2005
Old Head Golf Links: Ireland's seaside treasure
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