Golf Courses - SW England

Golf was first introduced to the charming Cornish sailing town of Rock in 1890, when holidaying Londoners formed the St Enodoc Golf Club on its sandy headland. Situated on the North Shore of the Ca...

In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“One of the ironies of golf among the biggest dunes [Birkdale, Cruden Bay, Ballybunion] is that sometimes the...

In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“The Olympus of blind golf in the days of Darwin and J. H. Taylor, Burnham has steadily reduced its diet of b...

In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak writes that.

“Most overseas visitors are unprepared to see a course like Westward Ho! [You must never omit the exclamation po...

The Purbeck Championship course proves an exciting test for even the most accomplished golfer. The Club dates back to 1892 and among the past owners who were responsible for the extension to 27 hol...

In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“Bernard Darwin called this place “the Gleneagles of the South,” but as home to the Parliamentary Golfing Soc...

Located in south Dorset, just a few miles north of the county's beautiful coastline and the bustling towns of Bournemouth and Poole, Ferndown Golf Club was founded in 1912 and opened for play a yea...

Opened for play in 1988 The Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is amongst the finest golf courses in Europe and certainly one of the most famous. The course was also the first European course personall...

From the club's website:

Designed by Harry Colt, The Championship Course ranks as one of the top links golf courses in the British Isles.

As the proud host of The Brabazon Trophy (2...

Remedy Oak is set amongst 256 acres of ancient woodland in Horton, Dorset. Meandering through a backdrop of hardwood trees, mature conifers, rhododendrons, heather, wild grasses and with water comi...