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The Machrie Golf Links, Islay, Scotland

05/07/2021This entry was posted in Argyll, Europe and Middle East, Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged on by .
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Andy Mossack travels to Islay to play the Machrie Golf Links, hailed by some as one of the greatest links courses in the world.

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5 best golf courses in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

22/06/2021This entry was posted in Aberdeenshire, Europe and Middle East, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged , , , on by .
5 best golf courses in Aberdeenshirecourses in Aberdeenshire’s 50 plus golf courses and discovers some of the most dramatic views in golf.

Andy Mossack reviews the 5 best Golf courses in Aberdeenshire’s 50 plus golf courses and discovers some of the most dramatic views in golf.

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Stunning Balmoral Golf Course Reviewewed. Play golf with royalty.

21/06/2021This entry was posted in Aberdeenshire, Europe and Middle East, Newsletter, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Andy Mossack enjoys a round of golf at the once exclusive Balmoral Golf Course, now open to the public on selected days of the year.

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Fairmont St Andrews Hotel. A glorious Scottish welcome at the home of golf.

19/08/2019 by .
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There’s a wee bottle of Fairmont St Andrews whisky plus miniature chocolate golf club and golf ball in your room as a welcome.

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Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club

13/07/2015 by .
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Peter is the genius behind the clubhouse vegetable soup apparently. “the splash of curry powder is the secret” he whispers to me as he shows me the way to Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club first tee. Just as well he did, as these links courses can be tricky to navigate, and getting lost on the way to the first would not be good for my reputation.

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Tee off with The Royal Scotsman Golf Tour

22/03/2014 by .
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The UK’s only luxury sleeper train, The Royal Scotsman, has launched The Golf Tour; a five day journey exploring Scotland’s famed golf courses. Departing from Edinburgh on 18th May and 22nd September 2014, the train will travel through the Scottish Highlands, transporting guests seamlessly between the world class courses, in the height of luxury.

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Best golf courses with spas

29/08/2013This entry was posted in California, Dubai, England, Europe and Middle East, Fife, Hotel Reviews, Lisbon, London, Phuket, Portugal, Scotland, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and tagged on by .
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The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled  playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect.

Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.

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Royal Dornoch Golf Club

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Scotland, The Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Tom Watson once said of Royal Dornoch that it was ‘the most fun I’ve ever had on a golf course’. well, it might be Ok for Tom to go there and ‘have fun’, but for me it was quite simply a religious experience.

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Brora Golf Club Best Guide

11/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Scotland, The Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Now, here was a very unusual thing. An electrified fence on Brora Golf Club course. Not just one fence mind, but eighteen of them, around every green.

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