Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 March 2025
The PIF’s interest in Wentworth is not over, it seems, despite being warned off by the current owners. But that’s not all… LIV Golf Wentworth? That could be a real thing if Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund get their way. Mail Online have reported that PIF governor Yasir Al-Rummayan is prepared to dip into kingdom’s $900 billion sovereign wealth fund to buy...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 18 March 2025
Golf World Top 100 unveils the best golf resorts in Great Britain and Ireland to stay-and-play in 2025. Spring has arrived, and with it the latest update to the globally respected Top 100 rankings of the best golf resorts in the United Kingdom and Ireland. If you’re planning a stay-and-play break over on this side of the Atlantic this year then be...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 18 March 2025
Carnoustie Golf Links is under new ownership. For the first time in its near 200-year history, Carnoustie Golf Links is no longer a publicly-owned golf course. According to a report in The Scotsman, a short-term deal has been agreed by cash-strapped Angus Council to hand over the running of the eight-time Open Championship venue to a private consortium of financiers. The original...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 12 March 2025
From Sergio Garcia’s first design to a second course at Trump International, these five best new golf courses will be worth your time, money, and air miles. There are around 3,000 golf courses in the UK, close to 9,000 in Europe, and somewhere in the region of 39,000 in the world. That’s a lot we need to get through in our...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 10 March 2025
It’s arguably the most iconic golf course in the world that doesn’t host a major – but that doesn’t make it off-limits. So how can you play TPC Sawgrass? Every year, when the Players Championship on the PGA Tour comes around, golf fans all over the globe marvel at the Stadium Course and wonder, “How can you play TPC Sawgrass?” This...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 24 February 2025
The community around one of the oldest golf clubs in Britain has been left shocked by the vile act. It’s the latest in a lengthy spate of vandalism on the ancient golf course, and it’s easily the most deplorable. Thames Ditton and Esher Golf Club, near London, has been fending off people riding motorbikes on the course for almost a year now. But...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 February 2025
The club is now trying to find thousands of pounds to move the green. A golf club in Wales has been told to close its 18th hole after a neighbor complained about errant balls finding their way onto his land. Anglesey County Council ruled in favor of the homeowner, and insisted Holyhead Golf Club shut their par-4 finisher until further notice...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 14 February 2025
There’s going to be a brand new course in the Home of Golf for the first time since 2008 Controversial plans for a new golf course in St Andrews have been given the green light. Various developers have been trying to transform the site at Feddinch Mains, around two miles south of the Auld Grey Toon, since the proposals were first put...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 31 January 2025
You’ve all gazed at the wonderful views on TV and dreamed of one day teeing up – but can you actually play Pebble Beach? And if so, how? Allow us… It’s a golf course that needs little introduction. And as you’ve opened an article titled “How can you play Pebble Beach?”, we imagine you don’t need one. Pebble Beach Golf Links,...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 29 January 2025
Buckinghamshire Council is looking for new tenants of the well-established club An incredibly rare opportunity has arisen to become a tenant of a popular facility that not only boasts an 18-hole golf course, but adjoining parkland for a number of other sports. If that’s not enough, there are also martial arts facilities, as well as two padel courts if you’re looking to...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 28 January 2025
Another week, another golf course threatened with closure in the UK… Members of Blaby District Council have come under fire after they proposed shutting a popular Leicestershire municipal in favour of building 800 homes and an office park. But more than 5,000 people have signed petitions to save Enderby Golf Course, a nine-hole layout run by the authority, as well as nearby...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 23 January 2025
The golf community has rallied after delinquents were caught causing ‘thousands of pounds’ worth of damage at the Essex club The repair work has begun after vandals destroyed several holes at a popular UK golf course. Thorndon Park in Brentwood, generally considered the best course in Essex and regularly ranked inside the top 100 in England, was targeted by hooligans on Sunday. They...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 23 January 2025
The 36-hole venue will instead be reverted to a private estate It was planned to be one of the finest hotel and golf resorts in the UK. Now it will be a private home once again. Tracy Park, near Bath, was home to the Tracy family for 300 years before being transformed into a 40-room hotel with two 18-hole championship golf courses...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 21 January 2025
The English country club, which was shut down in 2016, will reopen after planning permission was granted to new owners A golf course will reopen after its new owners gained planning permission to build holiday lodges and a spa on the site. The Kyngs Golf & Country Club, in Market Bosworth, near Leicester, first opened in 2011 but was closed just...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 17 January 2025
The St Andrews Links Trust could soon take over the management of an eighth course in the Home of Golf The St Andrews Links Trust is looking to make its already impressive roster of golf courses even better and offer more choice for ticket holders and visitors alike. The Home of Golf organization already manages some of the finest links in...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 16 January 2025
The last shots have been played on an historic nine-hole golf course near Manchester as builders move in Controversial plans to build new homes on a golf course in England are set to go ahead. The bid by Hollins Strategic Land was initially rejected by in 2021 as the project would have meant a loss of open green space. But despite...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 16 January 2025
Three world-class 18-hole golf courses, restaurants for every occasion, a stunning sports performance centre, and now a five-star hotel. Portugal’s globally-renowned gem, Quinta do Lago, is the perfect antidote for a dreary winter’s day. This is an advertising feature in association with Quinta do Lago. There will be 154 days between the clocks going back in the dying days of October and...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 19 December 2024
If you’re planning your next golf getaway, Italy is a destination that guarantees an unforgettable experience. This is an advertisement feature. Imagine yourself on a pristine fairway, surrounded by Italy’s breathtaking countryside and rolling vineyards. In Italy, golf is more than a sport—it’s a journey into beauty and tradition. The country boasts over 140 championship golf courses, spanning diverse landscapes, from the sun-soaked...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 1 November 2024
Dubai Golf, Viya Golf and their golf clubs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have excelled in the 2024 Golf World Top 100 MENA rankings. Advertising feature Yas Links maintained its #1 ranking in the region, and their seven remaining golf courses all improved their positions in the Middle East and North Africa ranking compared to previous years. In addition to Yas Links, the...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 20 September 2024
Wentworth Club has revealed an extensive design project that will see Harry Colt’s original East Course reimagined, and the introduction of a cutting-edge Golf Academy. Wentworth is perhaps best known for hosting the BMW PGA Championship every year, but the club has two other fantastic courses, the East and the Edinburgh. Wentworth’s East Course is still considered one of the UK’s...