One course, four different games a year
The same eighteen holes play as three or four different courses across a year. Push a tee into the fairway and look at the…
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Season
Playing the calendar: winter greens and mats, spring rust, the height of the season, and the trips that fill the months when the course is at its wettest.
Closing the season when the course never shuts
An hour of work in the fortnight after the last round protects the clubs, keeps the handicap honest and makes spring shorter. Everything booked…
Six weeks before your first proper round
Putting and chipping survive a winter lay-off; the full swing does not. Six weeks that respect that order start the season two shots ahead,…
The winter golf trip: Algarve, Costa del Sol, Turkey, Morocco
The Southeast runs on an inverted calendar: peak in winter, cheapest in summer, and best value in the shoulders. The detail that ruins trips…
Wet-weather golf: how to play, and enjoy, a round in the rain
Wet golf in Britain is not an exception to be endured; it is a large share of the season. The players who score in…