Jun 18th, 2016 Article
Playa Grande Golf Course
The Playa Grande Golf Course in the Dominican Republic has been fully restored and the latest Aman hotel, Amanera, recently opened. This is why we are desperate to go.
Apr 15th, 2016 Article
The Loop – Tom Doak's amazing reversible golf course
Did you know that The Old Course at St. Andrews was originally built to be played in two different directions? Tom Doak knew this and, with a little help from English architect Tom Simpson, he's creating something very similar in Michigan called The Loop.
Nov 14th, 2016 Article
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club wins Spain’s Best Golf Course
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club has been crowned as Spain’s Best Golf Course in the prestigious World Golf Awards that took place in Portugal over the weekend. And it’s for the second time running.
Aug 9th, 2018 Article
London to get two new 18-hole golf courses
Golfers in the south east of England will soon get two spectacular new 18-hole courses to play on, plus improvements to one of London’s most prominent existing golf courses, in a partnership announced between USA golf architects the Dye family and UK golf course developers the Menai-Davis family of north London.
Feb 27th, 2019 Article
Oman's first links-style golf course gets ready
Al Mouj Golf, one of the Middle East’s flagship golf courses, designed by Greg Norman, is completing its final touches ahead of the 2019 Oman Open, which takes place from February 28th to 3rd March.
Apr 19th, 2016 Article
Britain’s most northerly crazy golf course opens in Orkney
Britain’s most northerly crazy golf course opens in Orkney this weekend, marking the culmination of a year-long effort by an island community.
Jan 18th, 2017 Article
How to bring a golf course to life
An animation of planned renovation work at a California golf course so impressed watching members that it was given a standing ovation.
Nov 22nd, 2016 Article
Emerald Reef Golf Course
Emerald Reef Golf Course, Great Exuma, The Bahamas: that’s how I would like to start every sentence I write, but this is the one time I get to use it for real, as I’ve just had the massive good fortune of experiencing this great Greg Norman designed course, whilst staying at Sandals Emerald Bay Golf, Tennis and Spa Resort.
Nov 17th, 2017 Article
Welsh golf course saved from administration
If your golf club is struggling to fend off temptations to sell to the nearest property developer, take some heart from this. A Wrexham golf centre has been sold out of administration – saving all 12 jobs.
Jul 22nd, 2016 Article
Rare fly puts new golf course at risk
Plans for a new world-class Highland golf course are at threat due to a rare fly.
Jan 31st, 2024 Article
Foreplay: Golf courses are the ultimate dating playground
Golf is having a moment. The number of worldwide players surged by 34% prior to the pandemic and has increased a further 15% since 2020, with the number of women players in the UK tripling. It’s no surprise that more and more couples are meeting on the course.
Jan 8th, 2017 Article
Singapore golf course makes way for new high speed line
I wrote last year about a golf course that had been saved from the HS2 railway link, but a course in Singapore isn't going to get away with a similar high speed train development.
