Royal North Devon, England

On a plot of common land in southwest England lies an uncommon links, full of history, challenge and a refreshingly quirky set of hazards

Ganton Golf Club, England

Part inland course and part links, this little-known but highly praised design rates as one of the most subtle yet challenging layouts in Britain

Ben Wright: Greeted at the Gate

Euphoria marked my first-ever golf assignment, covering the 1954 British Open for the Manchester Daily Dispatch. Time can’t obscure the tingle I felt when the cab dropped me off at Royal Birkdale’s front gate that day. I had no qualms with our press headquarters, a nissen hut left over from World War II and outfitted […]