Anthony Mocklow, the director of golf at Bermuda’s Fairmont Southampton, is convinced that the popularity of the resort’s gorgeous, palm tree-lined par-three course is a harbinger of a faster, cheaper and more fun future for the game.
To the Linksland at Bandon Dunes, Cabot Links and Ireland’s Southwest
October 4, 2012 by
Like many well-travelled golfers, the more I play links golf the more I love it. Indeed, no golfer’s education is complete without an extensive tour of the fabled links of Scotland and Ireland. Derived from the term linksland, links golf is played on ground uncovered when the sea receded and is without doubt the most […]
How Pete Dye Introduced Golf to Roatan
September 26, 2012 by
Roatan offers white sand beaches, world-class scuba diving and one of the Caribbean’s top golf courses. Legendary architect Pete Dye and his son Perry built a seaside pearl at Pristine Bay Roatan resort.
Memories of Rory McIlroy at Northern Ireland’s Portstewart and Lough Erne
September 20, 2012 by
(Last updated December 2020.) Like Tiger Woods before him, Rory McIlroy was heralded as the game’s next great star almost from the moment he first swung a club. The hype had already reached fever pitch when I toured Northern Ireland in the early 2000s. At Portstewart Golf Club, a fabulous links about a 90-minute drive […]
Make Way For Bear at Stewart Creek
September 18, 2012 by
In the second in a series profiling Canada’s greenest courses, we look at how Canmore’s Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club minimizes its impact on the local wildlife.
