Relive the dramas of an Open Championship by playing one of the courses on the Open rota . Turnberry ’ s Ailsa Golf Course .
Golfers enjoy post round drinks inside the Dunvegan Hotel , a great 19th hole pub , only a pitching wedge away from the Old Course , St Andrews .
Going on a golf tour or holiday with your mates - no girlfriends , no wives , no kids and no distractions . This is a scene on a Jerry Quinlan ’ s Celtic Golf Tour of Ireland . A group of golfers get busy organising clubs and golf gear , before heading for the range and putting green .
A golfer orders some food at the tee of the par-4 9th – Mill River Golf Course , Prince Edward Island , Canada .
13 . Whether you are lucky enough to play the Old Course , or catch an Open Championship live , St Andrews , the Home of Golf is one of the things we love about golf . 14 . Finding your way to a new golf course is all part of the adventure ; you may make a few wrong turns along the way but nothing beats that sense of anticipation once the signpost appears and the club gates come into view . 15 . Whether its a mug of steaming hot tea and a tasty bacon and tomato roll at a British course , a varm korv ( hot dog ) with mustard in Sweden or a burger in the States , there ’ s nothing quite like the Halfway House . At some courses there ’ s even the extra bonus of ringing through your order before teeing off on the 9th hole . 16 . Buying a cup of takeaway coffee from the clubhouse and then heading to the practice putting green for a confidence boosting session with the flat stick . 17 . Buying something small and reasonably inexpensive from the pro shop , such as a magnetic ball marker , a sleeve of balls , a golf glove or a baseball cap with the club logo . 18 . Hiring a caddie when playing an Irish or Scottish links for the first time . Their good humour , intimate knowledge of the nuances of the greens and fairways and their uncanny ability for locating stray balls in the thick rough adds up to one of golf ’ s ultimate experiences .
19 . Enjoying the ritual of checking the distance to the flag with the help of golf technology and your newly purchased pinseeker or golf watch . 20 . Treating yourself to a stay at a luxury golf resort , and after a sumptuous buffet breakfast strolling to the first tee . 21 . While on your golfing travels , coming across one of the locals selling bags of discounted balls on the course you are playing , just when you need to top up your supply . 22 . Playing golf in a tropical destination such as the Caribbean or Mauritius where all the key tropical ingredients are in abundance : a dress code of shorts and golf shirt , sugary sand beaches , turquoise waters , cheek-caressing trade winds and golf sunny-side up . 23 . Observing the on-course local wildlife , from monkeys in Barbados , crocodiles in Queensland to black bears in British Columbia . 24 . Enjoying those occasions when you have the whole course to yourself , with no golfers behind and no golfers in front . 25 . Having the available time and light to playing 36 holes in one day ( preferably on two different courses ) with a leisurely lunch in between , or playing a different course each day for a week . 26 . Getting out of trouble by hitting one great shot among a series of average ones , such as making par after hitting your ball out of bounds . 27 . Unexpectedly discovering one of the ‘ World ’ s 100 Greatest Golf Holes ’ on the course you are playing , and then focusing really intent-
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