Located among the windswept sandhills of Port Kennedy, south of Perth, the unheralded links of Kennedy Bay was shaped by principal designer Michael Coate, with help from PGA professionals Ian Baker-Finch and Roger Mackay and is one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most authentic links creations
Made famous as host of the 1991 Ryder Cup, the Ocean Course at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort was designed by Pete Dye, who overcame extraordinary obstacles to complete his masterpiece in time for the event. Occupying a narrow two-and-a-half mile slice of land between saltwater marshes and the Atl
Situated among the tranquil pine-covered hills of central Virginia, the Kinloch Golf Club is an exclusive high-end facility that was developed, in part, by local amateur legend Marvin ‘Vinny’ Giles. Opening in 2001, the club is located around 20 miles north-west of Richmond, on a 270-
Built along a thin peninsula that protrudes several miles into Buzzards Bay, The Kittansett Club of Massachusetts was established in 1922 and its golf course designed by founding member Frederic Hood. Hood, who apparently consulted with William Flynn on the routing and general design, is the man
Koga is an unheralded but charming seaside golf club built through an undulating pine plantation close to the city of Fukuoka. In a similar mould to Newcastle in Australia and East London in South Africa, Koga boasts a stack of solid holes that are exposed to tricky trade winds and mostly feature
The Royal Hague Golf Club, as it is known in English, is the oldest golf club in Holland and was founded in 1893 on linksland that was destroyed during World War II. The club’s current course was actually designed by Harry Colt for a wealthy Dutch golfer in 1938, who then sold the layout to
As the only mainland state Dr MacKenzie did not visit during his whirlwind 1926 tour, Western Australia retains a connection with this golden period of design thanks to the work of his understudy and design partner, Alex Russell at Lake Karrinyup.
Russell arrived in Perth during 1928 f
The original 18-hole course at Lancaster Country Club is one of the finest by prolific designer William Flynn, the course about an hour outside of Philadelphia and blessed with more varied and suitable undulations than the likes of Huntingdon Valley, Philadelphia Country Club and Rolling Green. T
Founded in 1908, Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Country Club moved to its present location a few miles south-west of Allentown in 1928, when a new course designed by William Flynn first opened for play. Set beside the Little Lehigh Creek, much of the layout is routed across a lush, rolling ledge but
‘With its proximity to the Kruger National Park, I can’t imagine a golfer having a more ‘African Safari’ experience than at Leopard Creek.’ Gary PlayerA private club with a small invitation-only membership, Leopard Creek was the brainchild of bil
