Golf Course Reviews

Exclusive reviews of the best golf destinations in the world, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

The Club at Starr Pass. Play superb desert golf in Tucson.

09/01/2024 by .
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Emirates Golf Club. Dubai

Let’s be clear about one thing, it certainly wasn’t a lucky shot. The ball just sailed off the head of my 5 iron and arrowed towards the hole, bounced once and rolled straight in for my second ever hole in one! The 11th at the Majlis at Emirates Golf Club will therefore always have a place […]

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Valhalla Golf Club. Kentucky

It was just past 9 am and it was a little cold to be fair, but they wouldn’t let us on the course. Not even just to hit a few practice balls.  They are so protective of the grass here that even the hint of a little frost is enough to bring the shutters firmly […]

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Andy Mossack indulges in some urban golf in Mallorca

Stunning Urban Golf in Mallorca

Andy Mossack indulges in some urban golf in Mallorca

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Golf in Madeira

“Remember Andy, the greens here always slope towards the sea.” I was being reminded about this again by my playing partner, who knew every inch of this fabulous course, as I sized up yet another tricky putt,   I suppose a little sigh was not out of order given the situation I found myself in.

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Golf on the Costa Brava

September 2008 was quite a special month for the Costa Brava. It was, no less, one hundred years old.  Ferran Agullo wrote an article in the esteemed Catalan newspaper La Veu de Catalunya in September 1908, where he described the ‘rugged coastline’ around Girona as the Costa Brava which is Catalan and Spanish for you […]

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Brora Golf Club Best Guide

Brora has it all. Winds off the Firth, tight lies, blind shots, hidden burns, grazing sheep and even the gentle aroma from the nearby distillery

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