May 30, 20213 min readFerndown“It’s the first birdie of the day!” proclaimed our playing partner as Mrs W’s ball zipped down the second hole of Ferndown’s Old Course...
May 29, 20213 min readBroadstone“We’ve been coming here 50 years,” said the old-timer after his group had teed off ahead of us and we wished them an enjoyable round....
May 13, 20213 min readSwinley ForestFun? Golf is meant to be fun? I have long believed that most golfers are masochists – they enjoy the torture of shanks, hooks and missed...
May 7, 20212 min readWoburn - Duke'sWhat was my take home from the Duke's at Woburn? The aroma of the towering pines, the immaculate tee boxes, the stunning clubhouse or the...
May 5, 20213 min readGanton“Is that Chapel St Leonard’s, Mablethorpe or Sutton on Sea?”, quipped our resident wag and north-east beach expert as one of our...
Apr 28, 20212 min readBlackmoorAt last! The quest to play the top 100 courses in England has resumed post-Covid lockdown. Thus, fizz flowed from the balcony of the...
Oct 29, 20202 min readThe GrovePerhaps we should ask Gareth Bale which is his number one course in Hertfordshire. In a framed photo at The Grove, he has written that it...
Oct 24, 20203 min readThe Addington"For some time, my wife's had this ridiculous idea that I'm playing too much golf. Actually, it came to a head at about 11.30 last night....
Oct 7, 20202 min readNorthamptonshire County Northamptonshire County is so well manicured it is easy to forget to give the big hits which winter golf demands