The Ayrshire Coast No sooner did we disembark from the Stena Line ferry, we came to the first little hamlet. A minute later we saw the familiar sign: Haste Ye Back. No doubt about it — we’re in Scotland. We rolled into Troon where we are staying at the refurbished...

The St Andrews Experience It’s always exhilarating to pull into the Auld Grey Toon and see the hallowed ground of the Old Course spread out with quiet dignity on your left. We had a set agenda that included meeting with the captains of both St Regulus Ladies Golf Club...

St Patrick’s on the Edge of the Picturesque Sheephaven Bay The time had finally come to make the pilgrimage to my spiritual golf home: Machrihanish Golf Club. The journey down the Kintyre Penninsula reminded me of the famous Paul McCartney song: The Long and Winding...

St Patrick’s on the Edge of the Picturesque Sheephaven Bay In 2018, when my partner, Kevin McGrath, and I were in France we heard rumors about a new golf course that Tom Doak was designing in Ireland. Kevin and I were part of the festivities at the course Tom had...

“Golf architects are the Rembrandts and Beethovens of their domains.” “The game of golf has often been compared with music. In this essay, GHS member Taba Dale, who loves exploring the game through the written word as well as on the course, ponders the game’s...

Sugar white beaches and turquoise waters We were hoping to get to Askernish Golf Club by 2 PM today (June 25th) but it all depended on the ferry crossing from Harris to North Uist (Uibhist). Then we had to drive down through the Isle of Benbecula (Beinn nam Fadhla or...