Dusk on links, heathland and parkland: dew, deer, leaves and the nine-hole card before 25 October
Sunset is around a quarter past six in London and twenty past in Edinburgh, and on 25 October the clocks go back. Until then…
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Courses
Courses worth the drive and the green fee, from seaside links to affordable municipal tracks. What each asks of you, what it costs, and when to book.
Old Course ballot, Muirfield visitor days: how to get a UK tee time in the busy season
Nothing free on Saturday until half three is not bad luck. It is how a British tee sheet is filled: members first, then the…
Carnoustie, St Andrews, Edinburgh or Surrey: planning a British golf weekend that gets played
The society trip that actually happens is two nights close to home. Build it around a base such as Carnoustie's three links, St Andrews'…
Nine holes and par 3s in Britain: from the Balgove at St Andrews to a Surrey short course
Nine-hole and par-3 courses are cheaper, quicker and count for handicap. St Andrews has one, Edinburgh has two, and Surrey's Hoebridge runs a 90-minute…
Moving up a set of tees: the yardage that suits your carry, summer and winter
Most club golfers play a course that is too long for them, and the fix costs nothing. Measure your carry honestly, choose the tees…
Flying from the UK with golf clubs: packing, CAA battery rules and what you can claim
Golf clubs are banned from hand luggage at UK airports, and shafts break when a loaded cover is dropped on its end. A support…
The seaside courses of Wales you have never heard of
Welsh links golf costs a fraction of its equivalents across the border, takes visitors without ceremony, and sits on the same sand.
A week of golf in Scotland: the itinerary that works
A week in Scotland fails for one of two reasons: too many rounds, or too much driving. Three bases and one round a day…
The best affordable golf courses in England and Scotland
The cheapest good golf in Britain is not evenly spread. Drive thirty minutes past where you would normally look and the price falls sharply.