Author: Gordon Dalgleish

Kingsbarns near St. Andrews…on your bucket list?

Gordon Dalgleish

Kingsbarns since it opened in 2000 has become extremely popular with visitors to St. Andrews. The following is a wonderful article which will explain far better than I could ever hope to achieve;


Great Courses of Britain and Ireland: Kingsbarns Golf Links

TAP imageIn October 2001, the inaugural Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was played on three of the greatest links golf courses on the planet: the Old Course at St. Andrews, the Carnoustie Links, and Kingsbarns Golf Links.
Kings who, you might well have asked?  How could a course that was younger than some of the golf balls in the bottom of your bag suddenly be hanging with two … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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College Golf in the British Isles

Gordon Dalgleish


Coat, Ties and Foursomes: College Golf in the UK

TAP imageFor all the trans-Atlantic DNA we share with our British golfing brethren, it’s easy and, I daresay, somewhat natural to assume that college golf here in the U.S. is pretty much the same as it is over there. Not so. There’s a reason top players from the U.K. (and mainland Europe) come here to hone their games at American colleges and universities. Collegiate golf in … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Royal County Down Golf Club – one of the very best

Gordon Dalgleish

Golf in Northern Ireland has seen a wonderful upturn in interest and activity over the last 10 years. Many would argue that the jewel in the crown of golf in that part of Ireland is Royal County Down. Renowned golf writer Larry Olmsted explains why it remains a favorite of many PerryGolf clients;


Final Thoughts on Northern Ireland and One of the Best Golf Courses Ever

TAP imageAs I wrap up my recent visit to Northern Ireland I have a stunning confession to make: I did not play Royal County Down.

Why is this such big news? Because RCD, as some fans call it (though the Irish tend to shorten it just to County Down) is indisputably one of the greatest golf courses on earth, and by consensus the best in Northern Ireland, … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Royal Porthcawl, Wales

Gordon Dalgleish

As the golfing world starts to focus on Wales, venue for the Ryder Cup Matches, Oct 1 – 3 we shall follow Jim Frank as he visits some of the links course of Wales and paints a picture of this charming destination.


Portraits of Royal Porthcawl
  by James A. Frank – TheAPosition

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Royal Porthcawl is the big one, the course against which all others in Wales are measured. And for good reason. Porthcawl is, simply, a class act. Read about my adventure there on my VisitWales blog. Then enjoy the photos.

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About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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The fourth Major of the Season…really?

Gordon Dalgleish

By now, every golfer has formed an opinion on the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Doubtless the Championship Committees ofthe other three Major Championships gave a knowing nod to each other and recognized the sheer folly of the PGA’s decision in 2004 to designate bunkers as just that (which continued through to this event), even if the Smth family were sitting in (a bunker) having a picnic. Their efforts at explaining same were commendable and Dustin Johnson took the outcome as a gentleman. Ultimately he is responsible and did not shirk from that fact.  This article from today’s L.A. Times absolutely nails the issues (another principal one being the walking referee with the group being MIA when Johnson most needed him) in so many ways. It was a great event that sadly will be remembered for an amateur mistake by a Professional organization.
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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