WORLD’S HARDEST COURSES (YOU CAN PLAY)
HAVING watched the brutality that is the Bethpage State Park's infamous Black course during the PGA Championship, we got to wondering about other public-access courses...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: CABO DEL SOL, MEXICO
PEOPLE often ask me where they should go for a golfing holiday and in truth there are many magnificent places I would recommend. Of those recommendations, Cabo Del Sol...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: WATERVILLE GOLF LINKS, IRELAND
AT THE time I played Waterville I was in the middle of a not-so- streak which saw me lose a ball on the first hole of each course I played. Waterville proved no...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: CABOT LINKS, CANADA
IRECALL a conversation I once had with a good friend of mine, Ben Cowan-Dewar, about how much I admired the tenacity of Greg Ramsay in pursuing his dream of creating...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: BANFF SPRINGS, BANFF, CANADA
BACK in the early 1980s I enjoyed a time I fondly refer to as my “Ski- Bum” period. Winters were spent in Canada, Austria and Utah in my pursuit of winter adventure....
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: NIRWANA GOLF CLUB, BALI
PHOTOGRAPHING Planet Golf was book-ended by two wonderful golf experiences. To begin with I went to the Gleneagles Golf Club and stayed at the luxurious Gleneagles...
THE INTERVIEW: DAVE ROGERS AOM
CHANCES are you haven't heard of DAVID ROGERS. And he's just fine with that. As chief executive officer of the Challenge organisation – a decades-old charity supporting...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: THE PAR 3 SPECIALIST
QUITE a few years ago I was assigned to photograph a new course on the Bellarine Peninsula still under construction. Something of a challenge I thought –presumably...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: ST. ANDREWS, FIFE, SCOTLAND
Compared with its two American brethren, St Andrews is no match in the visual stakes, and I know many friends have commented they can’t see the wonder given St Andrews...
THE TRAVELLIN’ TOG: 13TH BEACH GOLF LINKS
MY ASSOCIATION with 13th Beach Golf Links began during the construction period when I was asked to take some preliminary photographs prior to completion of the course....
TRAVEL: GEORGIA ON MY MIND
KNOWN widely throughout the USA as the 'Peach State', Georgia is also plentiful with sweet treats throughout its diverse landscape. From the craggy Blue Ridge Mountains...
PORTRUSH: MORE THAN A COURSE
THE eyes of the golf world might be looking towards the town of Portrush for its famous links course's place on the 2019 major calendar, yet this ancient seaside town...
SILENT PARTNER: JABRA ELITE SPORT EARBUDS
LOVE listening to music while you play or train your swing at the range? The JABRA ELITE SPORT noise-cancelling earbuds could be the most exciting addition to your...
SPORTS TORQUE: ASTON MARTIN DBX
The first SUV model ever to bear the Aston Martin badge, the DBX has been five years in the making and if its sporty yet stylish looks are anything to go by, it was...
HAPPY GOLF
HAPPINESS... IT MEANS different things to different people. Yet one thing we all tend to have in common is an unending, lifelong pursuit of it, whether in our everyday...