Few are short but all are sweet examples of world-class golf design. Welcome to the Middle East’s best par 3s.Continue Reading
Ayla Golf Club links with IMG Prestige
Ayla Golf Club has joined global golf design, development, marketing and management network IMG Prestige.Continue Reading
Saadiyat Beach join Al Mouj with USGA-endorsed environmental certification
Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has joined Al Mouj Golf in Muscat in gaining a United States Golf Association (USGA)-endorsed certification recognising world-class environmental practices in golf. Continue Reading
Bandon Dunes’ highly anticipated fifth course is as good as it looks
One of golf’s most mysterious sites is almost ready for its grand debut. Or for some, a re-introduction. Continue Reading
The Middle East’s 18 favourite holes
What would a compilation of the Middle East’s favourite holes look like? Stunning. Long. And very, very tough. Welcome to the region’s dream 18.Continue Reading
The evolution of Augusta National, as seen through these rare 1950s photos
When we have the chance to look at photos of the original holes Alister Mackenzie built in the early 1930s, it’s easy to be shocked at how different it was from the current Augusta National. Continue Reading
Welcome to Michael Jordan’s new course, The Grove XXIII
Although limiting in some ways, the old, agricultural property did offer an unexpected bonus in the form of two deep irrigation canals bordering the north and eastern boundaries.Continue Reading
Coul Links, Mike Keiser’s planned Coore, Crenshaw course in the Scottish Highlands, rejected in government ruling
The prospect of a new course in Scotland, Coul Links, one gently layered by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw into perfect crumpled linksland north of Dornoch...Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Santiburi Samui Country Club
Host of the 2006 Bangkok Airways Open, Santiburi Samui Country Club was Koh Samui’s first golf course and rates among Thailand’s most spectacular with its lush tropical setting.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Banyan Golf Club
Voted the best new course in Asia a year after opening in 2008, Banyan Golf Club was sculpted among a former pineapple plantation.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Black Mountain Golf Club
Set in a valley surrounded by huge black granite rock covered mountains, this Hua Hin gem has been a permanent fixture in Golf Digest’s 100 best golf courses outside the USA since 2012.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Laem Chabang International Country Club
Jack Nicklaus designed championship courses rarely fail to impress and Laem Chabang Golf Club doesn’t let the Golden Bear down.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Chee Chan Golf Resort
Located in the shadows of the famed Khao Chee Chan Buddha and providing views of the nearby resort city of Pattaya, Jomtien, and the Gulf of Thailand, Chee Chan is as visually stunning as it is challenging.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Siam Country Club
The fabled Old Course at Siam Country Club was just the second course to open in Thailand. Originally designed by Japanese architect Ichisuke Izumi...Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Gassan Legacy Golf Club
Gassan Lake City Golf Club, located near Lamphun, closed in 2013 for a complete renovation by the US design firm Schmidt-Curley. It reopened in late 2014 as the renamed Gassan Legacy Golf Club.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai
Host of the Asian Tour’s Chiang Mai Classic in 2013 and 2014, Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai comprises some 450 rai of land that nestles in a valley...Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Chiang Mai Highlands Golf and Spa Resort
The Chiang Mai Highlands golf course is built on a ‘power spot’ - the hermitage of Kuba Sivichai, the revered monk who founded the famous Doi Suthep temple.Continue Reading
Travel Guide 2020: Royal Gems Golf City
Ever dreamed of playing Augusta National, the Old Course at St. Andrews…Sawgrass, Oakmont, Bayhill, the Belfry? At Royal Gems Golf City...Continue Reading
