Fernando Parón Pérez;
La Hacienda Links
“At La Hacienda, our constant priority is to keep improving so that we can offer our guests the very best experience. Looking ahead, we are planning significant enhancements to the Heathland course, including upgraded cart paths, refined bunkers, and the redesign of selected holes to elevate playability and enjoyment. And with the opening of the Fairmont hotel on the horizon, we believe it will be the crowning touch.”
Pedro Castelo Branco;
Royal Óbidos
“The only thing a golfer may complain about here is the lack of nightlife — so that also can sometimes bring a different type of golfer here. But we still get groups who are looking for that sort of break — they come here and spend one week playing often, and after they finish the round they have a drink but then they go to the swimming pool or to the spa or to the beach. There’s lots of other stuff to do during the day.”
Steve Slinger;
Hayling Golf Club
“While we’re 140-plus years old, we’ve got a modern clubhouse that’s only 25 years old, in an Art Deco style, with the most incredible views all the way around. We own the beach that goes around the golf course as well. We then have partners we work with: a kite surfing school; a cafe on the beach; and a sailing club on the beach. We also have Sinah Lake — a freshwater lake that runs alongside our 17th and 18th holes.”
SA Nathan;
Saujana Golf & Country Club
“We are one of the few clubs in the country that allows walking. Many of our members walk the course. Most clubs look at the revenue side, whereas my chairman is very conscious of people’s health. So, the chairman allows walking for members. Visiting golfers, however, must take a buggy — we use Club Car here.”
Andy Bourke;
Club Car
“I was in one of the hospitality units at the side of the 18th green at Wentworth last year in the PGA when Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel were picked up right in front of us to be ferried all the way back down to the 18th tee — and all you can see on the TV feed is these two guys sitting in Club Cars. Anyone that’s in golf, general managers, club owners, directors of golf, anyone that’s watching are seeing it’s Club Car again.”
Machrihanish Dunes;
Scotland
If you believe links golf is as much about landscape as it is about scoring, Machrihanish Dunes deserves a place on your personal pilgrimage map. On the remote edge of western Scotland, there is a special destination. Nestled in the southwest corner of the Mull of Kintyre, where the sea, sand, wind, and grazing sheep have shaped the natural world for centuries, Machrihanish Dunes feels less like it was built than discovered.