The Golf Pilgrim Top 100

Ian returns to the place where he first learned to play golf - in between reporting on the England football team who used this luxury resort as a base before the 1998 World Cup.

Back then, La Manga at…

Las Colinas near Alicante is rated as Spain's 20th best golf course, but we give it top marks for value for money in January.  Three nights in a two bedroom apartment, including two rounds of golf fo…

To mark the start of our partnership with National Club Golfer, we find out how courses earn their ranking in the Top 100. And we ask whether some clubs in Britain and Ireland are now out of reach fo…

And it's off to sunny Spain to shake off the winter blues and kick off a new year of Top 100 golf reviews.

This course in Seville was designed by two-time Masters winner Jose Maria Olazabal and, since…

It's our final podcast of the year, so rather than reviewing one course, we are looking back over our previous episodes and choosing the best of the best.

Which courses, holes and centres of golfing e…

The search for a golf course in great condition in the middle of winter, where fairway mats aren't compulsory, takes us to this highly-rated south coast links.

But if you can wait until summer, this i…

It's our 50th episode!!!

The 40C heat made Neil wilt at gorgeous Royal Adelaide but, fortunately, when it had dropped, he was fit to join Mrs W in an Ashes-style battle with their Aussie hosts.
With th…

From its elevated position close to the coast, the Isle of Purbeck features views as good as any in the UK.  The owners have put a lot of effort into improving the condition of the course in recent y…

Here's a course you might not even have heard of - unless you live in Australia.  It's not in the World's Top 100 - but it is in the Top 50 in Australia. 

Ian and Neil argue over whether it's even wo…

Deer me! 

Golfers at Knole Park must share the course with several hundred deer, as well as visitors to the National Trust's impressive stately home and grounds, once frequented by Henry VIII.

But lov…

Strewth! What a pair of golf courses!

Neil goes Down Under and finds that it's not just Australian beaches that have sand as far as the eye can see.  Perfect your bunker shots here and you'll never ha…

Who doesn't like a bargain?  Seacroft is the cheapest Top 100 Course in England, with a round available for less than £40 in winter, and even in summer you can get a twilight round for less than £50.

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Is there a course in the UK with more sand? Let us know...but it certainly has the longest bunker we've ever seen, running more than two hundred yards along a fairway.  We didn't count how many rakes…

Back to Surrey for the third of the famous three Ws. In recent years it has replaced thousands of trees with an abundance of heather.

And we delve into West Hill's fascinating history, which has a tou…

The writer who created Sherlock Holmes played a major role in the creation of this heathland gem.  Arthur Conan Doyle was a founder member and the club's first President, and lived nearby.  As did le…

A celebratory episode, as Wentworth West, the home of the BMW PGA Championship, is the hundredth of the Top 100 Courses in England that Neil has managed to play. 

So we have cameo appearances from BB…

France's only links course, originally designed by Harry Colt, plays host to a Ryder Cup-style match between French and British journalists.  Would Neil and Ian write themselves into Wryter Cup histo…

Ryder Cup Special!

It may be 12 months away but we are all looking forward to Europe defending the trophy on American soil. 

Our special guest is Sky Sports golf reporter Jamie Weir, who managed to st…

How do you get to play exclusive courses which are normally reserved for members and their guests?  One solution is to pay to play in a charity golf day.  Every year, Somerst Hills, a quirky but high…

If Colin Montgomerie has nightmares, they are likely to feature the 18th at Winged Foot, where he had a great chance of finally landing an elusive major title in 2006.  Yet Americans tend to remember…