A long journey is rewarded by an inspired, and inspiring, golf course MACHRIHANISH, ARGYLL, Scotland — We had already been on the road for 24-some hours, flying from Seattle on Wednesday morning to Dallas to London to Edinburgh, Scotland, and now it was late Thursday in a new time zone and we were three hours…
Seeking the enduring spirit of golf in Scotland, from Old Tom Morris to David McLay Kidd (and Donald Trump) Golfers don’t simply take a trip to Scotland to play courses there. They make a pilgrimage. That word conveys the historic nature of the game there, the bucket-list allure. Wrote the late James W. Finegan in…
A slideshow of golf in Wales, by Rob Perry, with photos of Conwy Golf Club, North Wales, Nefyn & District and Royal St. David’s.
A slideshow of our September trip to Ireland, by Rob Perry:
KILLARNEY, Ireland — Wedged in a middle seat as our night flight from Philadelphia finally cleared the Atlantic Ocean and began descending over Ireland toward Shannon Airport in the early morning, I began a conversation with the guy by the window.
In May 2014, a friend gave me a get-well gift, a book titled, “A Course Called Ireland,” by Tom Coyne.
At the invitation of Tourism Ireland, we stayed in four different hotels during our tour of six golf courses in southwest Ireland.
The No. 17 green and fairway, Royal St. David’s Golf Club, Wales. Great values, history and more than just golf HARLECH, Wales — At Royal St. David’s Golf Club, you look to the cliff above and see Harlech Castle, built by King Edward I beginning in 1283 and now considered a World Heritage Site, with…
You could lose a golf ball or two playing No. 13 at Nefyn & District Golf Club, Wales. No, nothing about the golf swing If you do make a golfing trip to Wales, some tips from a 19-handicapper who otherwise would never give golf tips: Bring enough golf balls. The courses may seem wide open,…
The gardens at Bodysgallen Hall, Llandudno, Wales. Yes, Visit Wales treated us very well Wales has a variety of lodging options, from bed-and-breakfasts on up. Here are three very unique places we stayed, at the invitation of Visit Wales, the tourism and marketing division of the Welsh government, which has a one-stop web site for…
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