A golf weekend two hours from home
Three courses within thirty minutes of each other, one hotel, one round a day and Stableford rather than medal. It is cheaper than a…
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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.
Nine-hole and par-3 courses: Britain’s best value
Nine holes takes two hours, costs about half, and posts for handicap exactly like eighteen. Par-3 courses concentrate the two thirds of your shots…
Which tees are the right ones for your game
Multiply your driver carry by 28 to find the course length that fits you. A 200-yard hitter belongs on about 5,600 yards, and the…
Flying with clubs: how to pack a travel bag
The damage happens at the top of the bag, when a loaded travel bag is dropped on its end and the longest shaft takes…
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.
The great links, and how to actually get a tee time
Famous links do not sell tee times the way an ordinary course does. The date the visitor window opens matters more than anything else…