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Quinta do Lago: Escape your winter blues at Portugal’s No.1 golf resort

Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Three world-class 18-hole golf courses, restaurants for every occasion, a stunning sports performance centre, and now a five-star hotel. Portugal’s globally-renowned gem, Quinta do Lago, is the perfect antidote for a dreary winter’s day. This is an advertising feature in association with Quinta do Lago. There will be 154 days between the clocks going back in the dying days of October and...

Want to tee up at the next Ryder Cup venue? Here's how to play Adare Manor.

Want to tee up at the next Ryder Cup venue? Here’s how you can play Adare Manor

Written by Andrew Wright on Thursday, 23 October 2025

With barely a single blade of grass out of place, Adare Manor has become something of a bucket-list course for golfers… It’s widely renowned as one of the most pristine golf courses in Europe and the host venue of the 2027 Ryder Cup. But can you tee up there? Here’s how to play Adare Manor. Located in County Limerick in Ireland, the...

Once a year, the St Andrews Links Trust routes the Old Course back to front, the way it was originally designed. Stuart Bendoris played it to find out how it compares to the layout we know and love.

Is the Old Course better in reverse?

Written by TG staff on Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Once a year, the St Andrews Links Trust routes the Old Course back to front, the way it was originally designed. Stuart Bendoris played it to find out how it compares to the layout we know and love today. Whether it is your first or your 50th visit to the Old Course, standing on the tee beneath the windows of the...

Donald Trump’s new golf course in Scotland has opened to big claims and bigger views. We teed it up to find out if the ambitious New course at Trump International Scotland actually delivers.

The New course at Trump International Scotland – an expert review

Written by Chris Bertram on Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Donald Trump’s new golf course in Scotland has opened to big claims and bigger views. We teed it up to find out if the ambitious New course at Trump International Scotland actually delivers. The New Course at Trump Scotland has only been open a few months, but it’s already ranked highly in our list of the Best Golf Courses in Scotland. Its...

Cabot Highlands’ new course – Old Petty – might just be Scotland’s next great links

Written by Chris Bertram on Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Tom Doak’s new design at Cabot Highlands has instantly joined the conversation among the best golf courses in Scotland – but where does Old Petty really sit among the greats? Two high-profile and long-awaited courses opened in Scotland this year. The New Course at Trump International, and Old Petty at Cabot Highlands. I was the first person to walk both courses, back...

The European Club in Ireland will close until 2027.

Iconic golf course to close until 2027

Written by Alex Perry on Friday, 17 October 2025

It’s one of Ireland’s most famed links which is loved by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, but you won’t be able to play it next year… Tiger Woods holds the course record there, and Rory McIlroy describes it as “probably the best links course I have ever played”, but The European Club will close its doors for the entirety of 2026...

Sotogrande's 11310 postcode, incorporating the stunning La Reserva Club, is one of the most prestigious in Spain.

Sotogrande 11310: Spain’s prestigious postcode for golf, luxury and lifestyle

Written by Alex Perry on Friday, 5 September 2025

Whether you’re looking to relocate or invest in a secondary home, there are not many better places to invest than Sotogrande. Here’s why… For decades, the Costa del Sol has been a beacon for those seeking sunshine, golf, and Mediterranean glamour. But within this iconic coastline lies a destination that has quietly become one of Europe’s most prestigious residential and leisure...

Luton Hoo is in the running to host the 2035 Ryder Cup.

Ryder Cup star and golf legend on board as UK course ramps up 2035 hosting bid

Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday, 7 October 2025

There are expected to be four golf clubs involved in the bidding to host the 2035 Ryder Cup. And one of them has just made a big move… A UK resort which has been tipped to hold the 2035 Ryder Cup has closed its doors temporarily as extensive renovations begin on its hotel and golf facilities. With the 2027 and 2031 editions...

Whitchurch Golf Club is selling its 7th hole.

This historic UK golf club has made an unusual decision to raise money for course upgrades

Written by Alex Perry on Monday, 6 October 2025

We often see golf clubs put on the market. But this one is new to us… A UK golf club has made the rather unusual decision to sell one of its holes. Whitchurch Golf Club, in the suburbs of Cardiff, has plans to use money raised from the sale of its par-3 7th to future-proof the course – which will be reconfigured...

Is this the best value green fee in Britain?

This is the best value green fee in the whole of Great Britain and Ireland

Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Think you have to spend hundreds to play one of Britain’s best golf courses? Think again. Our expert panel has identified a golf club that offers one of the most memorable and enjoyable rounds you’ll ever experience – and you can play it for a bargain price. If you look at the crème de la crème of golf courses in Great Britain...

Donald Trump opens the new golf course at his Trump International resort in Aberdeen, Scotland.

‘Suspicious package’ causes panic as Donald Trump officially opens new Scottish course

Written by Andrew Wright on Tuesday, 29 July 2025

US president Donald Trump was in Aberdeen to hit the first official tee shot at his new golf course at Trump International Scotland. But there was drama when police were forced to evacuate the grounds… Donald Trump has officially opened his new golf course at his Aberdeenshire resort. The US president teed off at the New Course in Menie that will complement...

The New is the second course at Trump Scotland

Our golf course expert visited the New Course at Trump International – here’s his honest review

Written by Chris Bertram on Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Sequels that are better than the original are not a common occurrence – but is the New Course at Trump International that special something? Examples of second or third courses that surpass the original at a golf club are inevitably few and far between; the best land is naturally selected for the first course, and the budget for its architect and...

RANKED: Top 100 Links Golf Courses in GB & Ireland 2025

Revealed: Great Britain & Ireland’s 100 best links golf courses for 2025

Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday, 19 June 2025

The definitive list of the best links golf courses in Great Britain & Ireland has been revealed for 2025, with legendary Open venues joined by some big movers and hidden gems. Links golf is where the sport began, and where many believe it’s still at its very best. Carved through coastal dunes and battered by sea winds, links courses offer a...

I’ve had the first look at Tom Doak’s new Scottish course – this is what I think

Written by Chris Bertram on Monday, 2 June 2025

Our Top 100 Courses editor Chris Bertram got a privileged preview of Old Petty three months before it opens and he believes the genius of Tom Doak is going to give Cabot Highlands a second outstanding course. Earlier this year I wrote that the past 30 years have been the second Golden Age of golf course architecture, by way of introducing...

Donald Trump loves golf – but does golf love Donald Trump?

Which golf courses are owned by Donald Trump?

Written by TG staff on Thursday, 1 May 2025

How many golf courses does Donald Trump own? Here’s the full rundown of Trump resorts… The Trump Organization has put pen to paper on their latest golf resort project. Headed up by US president Donald Trump and run by his eldest sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, the development will be built in Simaisma, around 45 minutes north of Qatar’s capital...

Sergio Garcia has designed the Torre course at Terra da Comporta in Portugal – and it’s one of the best new golf courses in Europe.

A Ryder Cup legend has designed one of the best new golf courses in Europe

Written by Chris Bertram on Monday, 19 May 2025

Morfontaine. Les Bordes. Puerta de Hierro. To this short list of European clubs that have two courses of the highest calibre, we will shortly be able to add Terras da Comporta. That was my first thought as I walked off the 18th green after playing the first-ever round on the brand new Torre course, designed by Sergio Garcia. The three-ball who...

The 11th hole at the New Course at Trump International, Scotland.

The greatest 36 holes in golf: Why 2025 is the time to experience Trump International, Scotland

Written by TG staff on Monday, 28 April 2025

Already one of the world’s most magnificent golf resorts, Trump International, Scotland is set to open a stunning new course that will take it to a whole new level… and you could be one of the first to experience it. This is an advertisement feature in association with Trump International, Scotland From legendary golf courses and world-famous Scotch whisky to historic castles...

Cabot Citrus Farms is America's newest golf destination.

Disneyland for golfers has opened in Florida

Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday, 1 April 2025

With four golf courses and some seriously unique features, Cabot Citrus Farms has to feature on your bucket list of must-plays. The team at Cabot Collection are on a bit of a roll right now. After acquiring Lofoten Links, they now have three courses in our World Top 100 list, with another – Cabot St Lucia – almost certainly set to...

The second course at Trump International, in Aberdeen, is set to open in the summer of 2025.

Five of the best new golf course openings happening in 2025

Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday, 12 March 2025

From Sergio Garcia’s first design to a second course at Trump International, these five best new golf courses will be worth your time, money, and air miles. There are around 3,000 golf courses in the UK, close to 9,000 in Europe, and somewhere in the region of 39,000 in the world. That’s a lot we need to get through in our...

Wentworth was acquired by Reignwood Investments in 2014.

Report: Saudi Arabia step up interest in prestigious British golf clubs

Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday, 19 March 2025

The PIF’s interest in Wentworth is not over, it seems, despite being warned off by the current owners. But that’s not all… LIV Golf Wentworth? That could be a real thing if Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund get their way. Mail Online have reported that PIF governor Yasir Al-Rummayan is prepared to dip into kingdom’s $900 billion sovereign wealth fund to buy...