Where The “Game of Kings” meets the “Kings of Game”
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Written by Charles McLaughlin
Photography by Charles McLaughlin
Such has been rate of golf course construction on the Chinese mainland in recent times that no-one is entirely sure how many courses there actually are. From an approximate number of 240 five years...
The Ailsa Course at Turnberry is without doubt the most scenic on the Open rota. Laid out alongside the Firth of Clyde, affording splendid views of the Mull of Kintyre and Ailsa Craig, the mysterious...
The sign to the side of the first tee says it all: The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers. Widely considered the hardest course on the...
Visiting the former Myanmar capital today, in all its decaying glory, is like taking a trip back in time to the days of the British empire with the numerous magnificent colonial buildings, more than...
That Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club is one of the most famous golfing venues in Southeast Asia is beyond doubt. Considered the most exclusive course in the city, the club, which first opened its...
It’s hard to believe that when you turn off Uluwatu Highway and pass through the gate at New Kuta Golf Club there’s a religious experience at the end of the road — and it’s...
What do you think you’d shoot around Augusta National if given the chance to play? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves or the other members of our regular fourball—...
Herbert Warren Wind, covering the 1958 Masters for Sports Illustrated, used the name of a jazz recording, Shoutin’ in that Amen Corner, as his inspiration for a collective noun for the trio of...
Think of Shandong golf and those in the know will instinctively conjure up images of Tiger Beach Golf Links, arguably China’s most unique course and the only true links course in Asia. But the...
“It’s unique and slightly quirky – modern course architects wouldn’t consider such a design,” Iain Roberts, the club’s head professional, tells me as we watch one...