Golfers the world over know St. Andrews is where the game began, but golfing in Scotland does not end with St. Andrews. Clive Agran continues his "Scotland Beyond St. Andrews" series with a look at some of the best golf courses in Perthshire, including the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles, which will host the 2014 Ryder Cup.
The Old Course at Lahinch Golf Club, located on the southwest coast of Ireland, has undergone a number of improvements and alterations over the years. Old Tom Morris and Alister MacKenzie are among the famous course designers who have put their touch on the Old Course at Lahinch, which is especially treacherous when the wind blows, Clive Agran writes.
There are many fine golf courses in Fairfield County, Connecticut. With some persistence and insider knowledge, it's possible to tee it up at several excellent tracks accessible to the public with affordable green fees.
Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland remains one of the most beloved - and most feared - golf courses in the world. RCD, as the locals call it, can play as difficult as legendary Carnoustie, yet it appears as idyllic as a painting, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
This week's top course on Golf Advisor comes courtesy of a stunner in British Columbia's Okanagan region: Tobiano, designed by Canadian architect Thomas McBroom.
Since Jason Scott Deegan played so many cool courses (19 five stars on Golf Advisor) and visited so many exotic resorts, castles, estates and hotels, the competition for his 2015 travel awards has never been tougher.
From Bay Hill to Winter Park C.C., there's golf for a variety of skill-sets and budgets. Here are a few of my favorites, as well as dining and nightlife.
Words and pictures don't do justice to Old Head Golf Links. The best advice is to just go experience it. Along the southern coast of Ireland near Kinsale in County Cork, Old Head sits on a 220-acre, diamond-shaped promontory that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. The green fee is among the most expensive in the world. But it's worth every cent if you catch Old Head on a good day, writes Jason Scott Deegan writes from the Emerald Isle.
Most golfers who take an Orlando vacation aren't going just for golf. When you consider Disney, Universal, Sea World and all the other attractions Central Florida has to offer, golf can sometimes get squeezed. If you need to cram 36 holes into one day, here are your best options for multi-course facilities that will satisfy your double-looping desire.
I must be getting soft at my old age as I rated 19 courses five stars in 2015. That ballooning number is probably a product of where I played: two five-star resorts, several exclusive private clubs, and some of the best links in Scotland and Ireland.
Nobody influenced more top 10 golf courses than Old Tom Morris. We've compiled photos from 32 of his courses to showcase the depth of his impact as an architect.
Here's a look at the best public courses that hosted Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, the made-for-TV matches that were among golf's greatest showcases.
The Open is the oldest major of them all, going back all the way to 1860, but it is also the most democratic. Here's a guide to the 14 historic links you can play.
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