Beau Desert catches the eye from the first tee shot across a cavern of heather.

The course demands accuracy and driving strength. There is a significant carry on almost every hole alongside strategic bunkers.

Yes, this is a tough course- it includes a 472-yard par four which is its stroke index eight! It demands accuracy but it is also beautiful.

One of the favourite descriptions of the famous Hotchkin course is as 'a great test of golf.'

Having read reviews and listened to recommendations from friends and other golfers, I am surprised to report how underwhelmed I was by it.

On our week in Cornwall, almost every golfer we have encountered has warned us of the blind shots and the inevitability of losing balls.

Wow, wow and thrice wow. St Enodoc is a fantastic golf links.

St Mellion's championship course is a high-quality corporate track but we felt it lacked charm.

"It's a very good course but I'm not sure it is worth £105 a round," said one of my playing partners.

Hollinwell is a very fine course with some belting holes and brilliant views over the Nottinghamshire countryside.

On a beautiful summer's day, Walton Heath preened like a peacock and the New Course bore gifts.

Never before has a search for a ball ended as abruptly as it did on the par 5, 4th hole at Burnham & Berrow.

Seacroft is a challenger for the best value among England's top 100 courses.

Usually, when I play badly, it tends to reflect on my opinion of the course - not so in the case of Hadley Wood.

"It's paradise out there," remarked one golfer to us just after completing his round at the home of Stableford.

I think the Brabazon gets a bad press - maybe because it is too tricky for some reviewers.

My second visit to Walton Heath's old course peeled back layers which I may not have appreciated first time around.

Blackwell is impressively maintained - its fairways are in super condition and its greens were pretty sharp.