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Category Archives: BEST golf courses outside the US you can play
Turnberry Golf Club, Scotland
The Turnberry championship course is the Ailsa Course, on the rota for the Open Championship. It’s second course, the Kintyre is a strong test as well. Turnberry was used as a wartime airfield, until 1946 when course architect Mackenzie Ross, … Continue reading
The European Club, Britas Bay, Ireland
Pat Ruddy was originally a golf writer, but he had a dream as a young man to build and own a golf course. This was a highly unusual thought growing up in Ireland where all the courses are either owned … Continue reading
Kinloch Golf Club, Kinloch, Taupo, New Zealand
We traveled to the Lake Taupo region after playing Cape Kidnappers, about a two hour drive mostly to play this Kinloch, a Jack Nicklaus designed course. It’s a links style design, yet it’s not on the water, but in a … Continue reading
Ceann Sibeal Golf Club, County Kerry, Ireland
Ceann Sibeal Golf Club is on the Western-most part of Ireland in The Kingdom, as County Kerry is known, and about 45 minutes west of Tralee on the Dingle peninsula. It’s a most scenic area, in fact we found the … Continue reading
Durban Country Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
I had the great pleasure of traveling on business to Durban, South Africa, and being an avid golfer was aware of the Durban Country Club, one of the country’s finest clubs. Traveling without my clubs, but a business acquaintance in … Continue reading
Ballyliffin Golf Club, County Donegal, Ireland
Ballyliffin Golf Club, is in the far northeast of the Republic of Ireland, just west of Northern Ireland, maybe two hours from Belfast. Two great courses here the Old and Glashedy Links, and as some refer to it the “Dornoch of Ireland” … Continue reading
Royal Melbourne Golf Club,
At Royal Melbourne, just outside Melbourne, there’s two championship 18 hole courses, with the West course as the premier layout. The West course was designed in 1926 by Dr Alister Mackenzie, at 6589 yards, par 72, and is widely regarded … Continue reading
North Berwick Golf Club, North Berwick, Scotland
North Berwick, pronounced “bear-ick” is one of the older, more quirky golf courses you’ll ever play, and you’ll want to play it again and again. It’s situated at the southeast corner of Scotland, 30 minutes east of Edinburgh at the … Continue reading
Blue Tip Golf Club, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
You don’t come to the Caymans to play golf, which is why there’s only two golf courses, both 9 holers, here. The first was a Jack Nicklaus course that was originally designed to play with the “Cayman” ball, one that … Continue reading
Fuego Maya Golf Course at the Reunion Golf Resort, Guatemala
Fuego Maya is one of the more interesting and inspiring settings for a golf course. Guatemala, in and of itself is beautiful and natural, but it was a unique experience to play on a golf course with a volcano in … Continue reading
Druids Glen Golf Resort, County Wicklow, Ireland
The Glen and Heath courses are part of the Marriott resort here, just 40 minutes south of Dublin City Centre off the N11. The first course to open was the Glen in 1995, and was designed by Pat Ruddy and … Continue reading
Castle Stuart Golf Club, Castle Stuart, Scotland
We spent four hours driving through torrential rain from St Andrews, leaving at 0600, hoping to make our 1100 tee time at Castle Stuart. We’d heard about this new course, a must play, and decided it was worth a shot, and … Continue reading
Celtic Manor Golf Resort,Newport Wales, United Kingdom
Kind of a K-Club of Wales if you will, Celtic Manor is a massive resort hotel, conference center in South Wales, with three 18 hole golf courses, one created specially for the 2010 Ryder Cup, and appropriately named Twenty Ten. … Continue reading
