Course and trip guides

Where to play next.

Where to play, where to stay and where to eat afterwards. Written by Paul and the members who have been, with the prices and the awkward bits left in.

The first tee sculpture at GleneaglesMembersPerthshire, Scotland

Gleneagles: three courses, one long weekend

The King's, the Queen's and the PGA Centenary, and which one to play if you only have one round in you.

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La Torre golf course from above, palm-lined fairways and white villasMurcia, Spain

La Torre: the course we called home

The scorecard hole by hole, green fees and who it suits, from a family who lived on the course.

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A sunny Spanish golf course with mountains beyondMurcia, Spain

Altaona: the new course under the mountains

A modern par 72 in the foothills of the Sierra de Carrascoy, with a society scene to match.

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A sunny Spanish golf course with mountains beyondMurcia, Spain

Saurines de la Torre: the desert course next door

A long par 72 Nicklaus desert course, four kilometres from La Torre. Bring the driver.

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A sunny Spanish golf course with mountains beyondMurcia, Spain

Hacienda Riquelme: lakes, olive trees and a big finish

Par 72 on the Nicklaus Golf Trail near Sucina, with five lakes and olive-lined fairways.

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A sunny Spanish golf course with mountains beyondMurcia, Spain

El Valle: the other course we called home

A par 71 Nicklaus desert course in a valley. The second course the family lived on.

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Sculpted bunkers and pines at Las Colinas on the Orihuela CostaCosta Blanca, Spain

Orihuela Costa for a winter fourball

Las Colinas, Villamartin, Las Ramblas and Campoamor within a short drive. Paul's old stomping ground.

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A links fairway between dunesKent, England

Sandwich and Deal: a links weekend from London

Two days, three links and one very good pub.

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Links fairways through the dunesEast Lothian, Scotland

A week of links golf east of Edinburgh

North Berwick, Gullane and the hidden gems in between.

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A parkland green framed by treesNorth East England

Paul's home patch: the North East

Where Paul learned the game, and why the wind there keeps you honest.

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A Spanish fairway lined with palmsMurcia, Spain

La Manga and beyond: a society week in the sun

Three courses, one base and a plan for sixteen golfers who all want a different tee time.

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A links hole seen from high in the dunesFife, Scotland

Fife beyond the Old Course

Where to play when the ballot says no.

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A green tucked into the dunesNorthumberland, England

The quiet links of the Northumberland coast

Big skies, short queues and green fees that won't start an argument.

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The Vale do Lobo sign at the entrance to the resortAlgarve, Portugal

Vale do Lobo and the Algarve

Clifftop holes, two courses, and a buggy for the hot afternoons.

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Bunkers around a green, from above
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