Pebble Beach and the Edge of the World
Clinging to the Monterey Peninsula's cliffs, Pebble Beach is less a golf course than a confrontation with the Pacific. Janet reports on a round that felt more like a pilgrimage.
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Golf travel writing from the world's most storied fairways — published in Golf Digest, Golf Weekly, and National Geographic Traveller.
Before the crowds arrive and the caddies take their posts, St Andrews belongs to the mist. A solo walk along the 18th fairway at first light reveals why this stretch of linksland has haunted golfers for six centuries.
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Clinging to the Monterey Peninsula's cliffs, Pebble Beach is less a golf course than a confrontation with the Pacific. Janet reports on a round that felt more like a pilgrimage.
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Five courses carved into the windswept dunes above the Pacific. No carts, no distractions — just walking golf at its most elemental.
Portugal's golf coast has long been a European favourite, but venture past the resort fairways and you'll find raw Atlantic linksland that rivals anything in the British Isles.
Perched 150 metres above Hawke's Bay on sheer limestone cliffs, Cape Kidnappers is the most dramatic golf course on earth. Getting there is half the adventure.
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