How courses in Vietnam, Arizona and Scotland are returning to more natural and traditional designs by incorporating rice paddies, reclaiming the desert, and herding Hebridean sheep.
Golf Turns Back the Clock With Resort Courses Tailored to Fit the Landscape
December 1, 2013 by Brian Kendall
Filed Under: Arizona, Destinations, Editor's Notebook, Golf Courses, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam Tagged With: Ambiente golf course Scottsdale, Arizona golf, Carnoustie Golf Links, David McLay Kidd, Laguna Lang Co Course Vietnam, Machrihanish Dunes, Nick Faldo, Old Course St Andrews, Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland golf, Vietnam golf
Book Now for the 2014 Ryder Cup
November 6, 2013 by Canadian Golf Traveller
Beat the crowds and start planning your once-in-a-lifetime trip to the 2014 Ryder Cup at Scotland’s famed Gleneagles. Here’s the lowdown on three PerryGolf packages, starting from $5,150 per golfer.
Filed Under: Destinations, Hot Deals, Scotland, United Kingdom Tagged With: 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles, golf deals, golf travel, Kingsbarns, Scotland golf, St Andrews golf, The Kittocks Course, The Torrance Course
Scotland’s Carrick Waves Flag For Canada
May 26, 2013 by Brian Kendall
Toronto architect Doug Carrick’s brilliant heathland-style layout on the bonnie banks of the famous Loch Lomond is the only Canadian-designed course in Scotland.
Filed Under: Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses, Scotland, United Kingdom Tagged With: Doug Carrick, Scotland golf, The Carrick on Loch Lomond
Sam Torrance’s Hidden Scottish Gems
April 17, 2013 by Canadian Golf Traveller
Scotland’s former Ryder Cup captain picks four outstanding but unjustly overlooked courses for you to discover during your next visit to the birthplace of golf.
Filed Under: Destinations, Scotland, Spotlight Destination, United Kingdom Tagged With: Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club, Longniddry Golf Club, Roxburghe Golf Club, Sam Torrance, Scotland golf, Western Gailes Golf Club
Never Count a Course Before It’s Hatched
March 18, 2013 by Brian Kendall
How trouble with environmentalists and reluctant locals has slowed progress at Scotland’s Trump International Golf Links and Northern Ireland’s Bushmills Dunes Golf Resort.
Filed Under: Destinations, Editor's Notebook, Golf Courses, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom Tagged With: Bandon Dunes, Bushmills Dunes Golf Resort, Cabot Links, David McLay Kidd, links golf, Mike Keiser, Northern Ireland golf, Portstewart, Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Scotland golf, Trump International Golf Links