Marbella has long been a favourite of European golfers. Mark Alexander takes a trip down to this Mediterranean retreat to find out why
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China's popularity as a golfing destination comes as no surprise, given that participation in the game and course development continues apace, despite the central government’s intervention a...
Falling like a droplet off the face of India, Sri Lanka’s otherworldly beauty has moved many visitors to tears down the centuries. Known to Arab traders as Serendib - fitting source material...
10th hole Red Mountain Golf Club, Phuket, Thailand
Built on top of a ridge, this par-4 swings to the left after the tee shot to a green nestled beside a lake and protected by bunkers on both sides...
When Condé Nast Traveller announced in April 2012 that The Resort at Pelican Hill had been voted “World’s Top-Rated Golf Resort” in its Readers Choice Awards, it sparked...
Scotland is, without doubt, blessed with some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. From the soft, lush rolling hills of the lowlands to the purple majesty of the highlands, geology and...
From its dramatically imposing coastline to its picturesque villages and rolling hills, Aberdeenshire boasts some of the finest scenery that Scotland has to offer. And then, of course, there are...
Golf, especially links golf, comes in no greater dramatic abundance than the Emerald Isle. Around the coastline the courses are spread like gems created by nature and linked together to form a...
Golfers make for Dornoch, in Northeast Scotland, for its championship course, its quite extreme isolation and no small amount of romance. The game’s been played here for 400 years and Royal...
I challenge any first-time visitor to Queenstown not to be in awe. The breathtaking mountain range that surrounds the resort town, part of the Southern Alps, is known as the "Remarkables...
What does a clubhouse tell you about a golf course? A lot? Something? Or not much at all?
There are probably as many views on this question as there are clubs in a golf bag. But I would argue...