18 episodes
The Golf Pilgrim Neil White and Ian Woods
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The essential guide to the world's top golf courses. Neil White and Ian Woods review the Top 100 courses in the UK and Ireland, continental Europe and the World!In 2020 Neil began a challenge to play all of the world's top courses. You can read his reviews at www.thegolfpilgrim.com. Now you can listen to his reviews, as he gives an honest account of the courses, the practice facilities, and the food available. Is it value for money? Will you be made to feel welcome as a visitor? There are chanpagne and comedy moments to discuss, in the company of his fellow journalist and pal Ian Woods. Ian's a former Sky News and BBC Correspondent, who's now working for ITV. He's played a lot of great courses too, and is a former Captain of the Press Golfing Society.In the coming months we will add to the reviews, assembling a go-to site to help you choose your next golf desination. All the episodes are stand alone - you don't have to listen to them in any particular order, but find out ore about your hosts in the Who? What? Why trailer episode.
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Sunningdale New, Berkshire, England
We're back at England's premier two-course club to play Sunningdale New - which is now more than a hundred years old. It's not quite as highly rated as the Old - but they're both in the Top 100 in the world!It's a tough round for Neil, but even more painful for his playing partner...https://www.sunningdalegolfclub.co.uk/https://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/sunningdale-new
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Moor Park, Hertfordshire, England
Moor Park may have one of the grandest clubhouses in the UK, but was Neil's driving as majestic as the surroundings? Spoiler alert...no. This is a club which is steeped in history. And this is certainly the only episode where Capability Brown and Jane Austen will get a mention.Plus Ian confesses to locker room pilfering!https://www.moorparkgc.co.ukhttps://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/moor-park-high
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Woking, Surrey, England
Woking - the first of the famous 3 Surrey Ws to be built and the second we've reviewed in recent weeks. It's a fantastic course to play, but Woking has also written a significant chapter in golf history. When the club introduced the first fairway bunkers on an inland course, it revolutionised golf architecture around the world.It also has some of the most undulating greens in the UK....which is Ian's excuse for three-putting on almost every hole... https://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/wo...
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North Hants, Hampshire, England
The course where US Open champion and Ryder Cup hero Justin Rose mastered the game. Don't get lost on the way....it's North Hants, not Northants! It's about to undergo major renovation work which should help it retain its place in England's Top 100. Did Neil succeed in nailing his first ever hole in one?https://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/north-hantshttps://www.northhantsgolf.co.uk
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Rosapenna, County Donegal, Ireland. Part 2: St Patrick's Links
Is this is the most spectacular course we've ever played?St Patrick's Links opened only three years ago, but a layout some have hailed as Tom Doak's masterpiece has already leapt into the top 50 in the world!We played it on a beautiful day when the course had surely never looked better. The scenery takes your breath away. But how did St Pat's play? And does its lack of on-site facilities let it down?Plenty to talk about in this episode...including how Ian had his BEST ROUND EVER!&...
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Rosapenna, County Donegal, Ireland. Part 1: Sandy Hills and Old Tom Morris
A three-day competition leads to a two-part podcast! Ian and Neil play in the Muckish Links Classic over the three courses at Rosapenna. (Muckish is the name of the mountain that looks down on this fantastic landscape.) In Part One we discuss Sandy Hills, which is ranked 61 in UK and Ireland. and Old Tom Morris which is rated the 32nd best course in Ireland.But don't miss Part 2 when we take on the new St Patrick's Links which has already leapt into the top 50 in the World!www.rosapenna....