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Written by Alex Jenkins
As Indonesia enjoys a natural resources boom and a steady revival in investor confidence, business travellers are getting acquainted with Jakarta’s best golfing spots. But leaving business...
As a child, one of the few things guaranteed to keep me indoors and not outdoors swinging a golf club was the BBC's monumental coverage of the Open Championship. For hours on end I would sit glued...
During the last decade, the number of golf courses in the Caribbean has grown faster than the islands' lush tropical vegetation. From Barbados to the Bahamas, the region boasts top-drawer layouts...
OVERVIEW
Located in the sleepy village of Cha-Am, a 15-minute drive from the resort town of Hua Hin, the beachfront Hotel de la Paix is the complete antithesis to the majority of large resorts that...
Around London
While Britain is rightly known throughout the world for its unbeatable line up of classic links courses, the counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of the nation's capital are...
Turning off the coastal road that links St Andrews to the fishing town of Crail on Fife's eastern shoreline, visitors to Kingsbarns Golf Links drive a short distance up a narrow track before suddenly...
Maybe I was too jetlagged from flying halfway around the world the night before. Maybe I spent too much time fiddling with my swing on the driving range. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself to do...
You know you are on a flight to Cannes when you overhear the other passengers debating the relative merits of the latest blockbuster or knowledgeably discussing the careers of Tom Cruise and Angelina...
Any place once known as “The land below the wind” must surely appeal as a golf destination, especially if it’s in a coastal environment. Wind, after all, can cause big problems for...
Players must take a helicopter to the mountain's summit, but taking the shot also requires courage – there isn't a whole lot of room between the "tee box" and a 1,400ft drop to the...