‘There is nothing commonplace about it’ – C.B. Macdonald on the Mid Ocean Club.The golf course at Mid Ocean is part of a luxury club built within an idyllic estate on the sun-soaked island of Bermuda in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. The original development was st

‘The Ocean Course is as close to a natural old links as anything available outside of Britain.’ Michael Wolveridge.

Following the success of its Trent Jones course, the National Golf Club in Victoria sought to expand its golfing empire by building two new courses a

‘The National will make me famous - either as the designer who has created one of the worlds great golf courses or a designer who stuffed up some of the best golf course real estate imaginable.' Robert Trent Jones Jr. Australia’s largest private golf facility

One of the stiffest tests in North America, the National Golf Club of Canada is an exclusive club that was established in 1976 on the site of a former golf course. Designed as a golfer’s golf club, the founding membership had also purchased additional acreage around the course to allow desi

Considered the nation's oldest athletic organization, San Francisco’s Olympic Club was founded in 1860 and moved into golf following World War I, with the purchase of a struggling country club in nearby Daly City. Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Merced, the golf property was l

‘Peninsula North was a wonderful piece of land for golf but it was hampered by some very poor holes that were fortunately very easily reorganized into a significantly better course that took advantage of the potential of the site. The course is not long, nor particularly difficult but i

Located in the bayside city of Frankston, the Peninsula Country Golf Club has two excellent courses beautifully positioned geographically within the Melbourne Sandbelt yet only minutes from the thriving Mornington Peninsula. The club was originally founded in 1924 but only became a significan

For those with appropriate connections, the Sand Hills region of central USA has become one of the most appealing golf destinations on the planet. It all started with the 1995 opening of the Sand Hills Club in Nebraska, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and responsible for reintroducing

For those with appropriate connections, the Sand Hills region of central USA has become one of the most appealing golf destinations on the planet. It all started with the 1995 opening of the Sand Hills Club in Nebraska, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and responsible for reintroducing

Situated within California’s arid Coachella Valley, the Quarry at La Quinta is a luxurious private club nestled into a rocky cove at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The course was opened in 1994 and designed by architect Tom Fazio, who aggressively reshaped a 370-acre gravel pit into