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The Quest for the £20,000 Golf Balls
Dec 4th
Almost every golfer has at one point during a round heard the dreaded plop as the ball lands in the drink. Now, it may seem a little bit drastic but divers, in County Donegal, Northern Ireland, have gone to the extreme of getting on the diving gear to go searching for some golf balls in Lough Salt, near Kilmacrenan. However they’re not just any old golf balls, well they are old, but what makes them special is that they are rumoured to have been hit there by golfing legend Old Tom Morris. The man not only racked up the title of Open Champion a total of four times during the 1860’s, but he was also one of the men responsible for its existence in the first place. More >
Top 10 Golf Courses – Dr. Alister Mackenzie
Oct 19th
When you think of the great golf course designers Dr Alister Mackenzie, whose course designs, on three different continents, are consistently ranked among the finest golf courses in the world, should certainly spring to mind. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian doctor with the British army during the Boer War where he first became aware of the principles of camouflage, which he saw as closely related to golf course design. Here are ten of the best courses that Mackenzie designed or reworked to great effect. More >