In partnership with The Links magazine, we have developed a short series of micro-films from some of the most storied clubs with 5 obscure facts you may not have known! Know all 5? We'd love to hear from you! North Berwick: https://youtu.be/fq7JWAj5y-4 Royal St. George's: https://youtu.be/8pnmWMThdPE Royal Liverpool: https://youtu.be/NfbrjBT1vNY The Old Course at St Andrews: https://youtu.be/Dx7yCdVBpSQ    

Nestled in the rolling countryside of Devon, is England’s latest ’new build’. A course founded, designed, built and run by visionary Dan Davies. A man with a storied career in golf journalism and writing, he has developed RNGC to revive the short-course competitions from years gone by. The story of RNGC is really the story of Dan Davies. A man who has spent 10 months of more building a golf course to host a special one day invitational event for his friends and loved ones. Despite being a mere 510 yards in total, this 9 hole course makes up for its lack of distance with terrifyingly difficult and intricate green complexes, and waist high ‘bund’ is only ever inches away. Sleeper style hazard placements on the 2nd hole an ode to Oakmont, and the 7th hole - ‘Bell’ is an inverse replica of the 12th hole at Augusta - RNGC [...]

Only 6 miles up the road from Portrush sits Bushfoot golf Club, nestled at the foot of the river Bush. Its a small 9-hole community golf club with a great history and some cracking holes! Playing here was a timely reminder why its so important to stay put in one location when travelling so you experience the full breadth of the golf on offer. Not just the trophy courses but the smaller ones that fly under the radar!

When speaking of Royal County Down Golf Club, Bernard Darwin said it was 'the kind of golf that people play in their most ecstatic dreams'. A statement we wholeheartedly agree with and when we visited the club in October we could resist setting some of these beautiful aerial shots to some music! Royal County Down really is one of the greatest places to play on earth. It's a hard hitting course with views all around with the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Donard, the town and of course the sea with waves crashing up against the opening few holes. Initially laid out by Old Tom Morris on one of his great travels and one can only imagine the excitement he must have had when we arrived at the land in Newcaslte, N.I. It's also one of the most challenging links courses you will find. Despite the high towering dunes, blind [...]

Another instalment from our ‘England’s Golden Age Wonders’ series; this time we visit Berkhamsted Golf Club in the Chilterns. A course that has no bunkers (with the exception of one on the practice range - without doubt golf's most ironic bunker if there was an award)! Click below to watch.

St Andrews is a place that is synonymous with the game of golf, and we’ve all heard so many superlatives used to describe The Old Course that it’s perhaps easy to take the history of this links for granted. The earliest reference to golf in this small coastal town in Fife is from 1552, where the charter proclaimed by the Archbishop Hamilton referred to the townspeople’s rights to pasture animals, dig turf and play golf. When the North Sea receded some 10,000 years ago, it had left sandy, undulating linksland which provided the ideal golfing terrain. The ownership of the links has been complicated. The council sold the land in the late 18th century to help pay off some of its debts, and the new owners, the Dempster family, used the links as a rabbit farm, generating huge uproar amongst the local residents and a twenty year legal [...]

Founded in 1851, Prestwick was the first established golfing links on the West Coast of Scotland as the game was developed largely on the East coast until those days. It was also a site of huge significance for Old Tom. Somewhere he travelled to having parted ways with Allan Robertson in St Andrew's, taking a full time position to develop the course & keep the greens as well as resident club and ball maker. Prestwick is also the birthplace of The Open Championship, where a competition was founded in 1860 to establish the champion golfer of the day. Robertson was always known as the greatest golfer of his day, so when he died in 1859, the championship was there to find his replacement. Whilst Willie Park senior might have won that initial title, many others would go on to do so. This is a history that very few clubs [...]

North Berwick West Links evolved from a small stretch of common ground in this small coastal town in East Lothian, and grew significantly throughout the 19th century. Since then, the routing has remained largely unchanged. Golf began all the way back in 1611 at North Berwick when a rudimentary version of the game was played across a small stretch of common land, and from there - The links expanded westward, taking advantage of ground from local landowners who could not find suitable use for the links land we now enjoy. That gradual encroachment allowed the course to extend to 18 holes. Contributors over time include Tom Dunn, Davie Strath and local club maker Ben Sayers. Whilst the course is undeniably quirky, it's also a very honest test for today's golfer. Undulations provide endless variety and fun, and the views out across the Firth of Forth out to the [...]

Whilst an inscription on an old ballot box states that golf was played back in 1781, it wasn't until 1899 that Cruden Bay Golf Club was formed, a product of the fledgling holiday resort that was funded by the Great North of Scotland Railroad Co. back at the turn of the century. In those days, Cruden Bay was frequented by the 'high society' and British Aristocracy, however when the Great Depression and second world war happened in the 20th century, the resort was unable to remain lucrative and sadly the hotel and as a result - the resort - fell into disrepair. Today, it's an altogether different story. This has the feel of a community golf club, where the priority are it's members, and creating a welcoming environment first and foremost for visiting parties. There may be a world class course outside waiting for you outside, but its [...]