Golf in China – An experience by any measure

Gordon Dalgleish

There are many magnificent locales to play golf around the world, each one more inviting that the last. For someone who enjoys these experiences, a visit to China which includes golf will be an eye opening journey. Not every facility is like Mission Hills as Larry describes below, but it will certainly add to your knowledge of how golf has developed around the world.


The World’s Largest Golf Resort

Larry OlmstedTheAPosition

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If you read my blogs, you will soon discover that I am pretty obsessed with world records. A few years back, for a story for Golf Magazine, I broke the Guinness World Record for “The Greatest Distance Traveled Between Two Rounds of Golf Played in The Same Day,” an impressive 7,496 miles. Last year I wrote a very interesting book about the history and culture and …

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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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Caddies – from a different perspective

Gordon Dalgleish

Invariably as part of the feedback after golf trips to the British Isles, we receive feedback from travelers about this or that caddy; a funny story or situation. Our impression of a links caddy is more often than not the hearty, red nosed, stalwart with rain suit, ready to tackle whatever challenge today brings…all with fine humor.

Brian McCallen describes another group of caddies who also enjoy the benefits of the golf travel industry but from a completely different perspective;


From Mombasa Street Kids to Certified Caddies
Brian McCallen TheAPosition

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Maybe it’s because I got my start in golf as a teenage caddie. Maybe it’s because when I visited Kenya 30 years ago, I saw lots of poor kids running barefoot around the rural villages south of Nairobi. Either way, I’ve always had a soft spot for loopers, especially kids trying to raise themselves from difficult circumstances by shouldering the bag.

Which is why I was …

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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 West Coast of Ireland

Gordon Dalgleish


Lure of the Links
Anita Draycott TheAPosition

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Battling the Elements on Ireland’s Wild West Coast

“That’s not a golf course, it’s a bloody battlefield,” remarked by husband Bill as we stepped up to the first tee on the Old Course at Lahinch.

Indeed, with pot bunkers the depth of graves, tall marram grass and fescue waiting to snag your Titleist and a savage wind, we were about to embark on a glorious battle against …

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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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Peat Inn, St Andrews Wins Award

PerryGolf Staff

Suggestions for good restaurants are always high on a client’s list; as the time for their trip draws closer, we are often asked for our recommendations.  

The Peat Inn, St. Andrews
The Peat Inn, St. Andrews

There are certain restaurants that come highly recommended that we do advise are booked in advance to avoid disappointment.  The Peat Inn is certainly one we recommend to book ahead of time; the restaurant is located about 10 minutes from St. Andrews and was recently awarded Restaurant of the Year 2010 at the Scottish Restaurant Award Dinner.  It was a great night for The Peat Inn as the chef-proprietor Geoffrey Smeddle was also named as Chef of the Year 2010.  Other winners that also feature in our PerryGolf dining guide were Ondine Restaurant, Edinburgh for Best Seafood Restaurant and the Best Newcomer Restaurant was received by Rocpool Reserve Hotel, Inverness.

During your trip we suggest booking certain restaurants in advance, perhaps on evenings where it makes sense with your golf/sightseeing schedule, but also to not make reservations for every evening as we find this too restricting when one wishes to relax and enjoy their golfing vacation.

By Denise McKee.  Denise has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is a member of our admin team.

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Cameron House Award

PerryGolf Staff
Cameron House
Cameron House

Congratulations to Cameron House who recently won “Hotel of the Year 2010” at the Catey Awards.  This is a prestigious award competed for by hotels across the UK and as the hotel is located just a few miles from the Scottish PerryGolf office, it is our most local supplier.  Following a £50 million refurbishment in 2009, Cameron House operates as a 128 bedroom resort boasting 115 lodges, The Carrick, their award winning spa and the PGA championship golf course…not to mention a fine dining restaurant headed by Michelin starred chef Martin Wishart.  Well done.

By Alastair Niven.  Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over 9 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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