Welcome to Fine Golf

The British Isles is lucky to have a heritage of the finest golf courses in the world because our temperate climate allows fine grasses to flourish on areas of poor soil that have not been wanted for agriculture.

There are over 2,800 golf courses in the UK and Ireland and only some 200 can be defined as ‘fine’.  This independent website helps you discover these delights that give the “joy to be alive” FineGolf feeling.

Knowledge from over 40 years of following the fine trail, that is the cradle of golf, has been acquired. We welcome you to our passionate campaign to promote the classic values of the fine running game.

  that lets you know about new reviews and articles, every 6 to 8 weeks.

about the Campaign for fine golf.



  • Royal Cinque Ports
  • hayling golf club, finest golf courses
  • Thurlestone golf club, finest golf courses
  • Carnoustie golf club, finest courses
  • Royal Dornoch, finest courses
  • Luffenham Heath golf club, finest courses
  • St. Annes Old Links, finest courses
  • Huntercombe golf club, finest courses
  • Formby golf course, finest courses
  • Luffness new golf club,finest courses
  • Royal St.George's golf club, finest courses
  • Powfoot golf course, finest courses
  • Castle Stuart Golf Club, Inverness, Scottish Open, Finest Courses
  • Enville golf club, finest couses

What is Fine Golf ?

The Campaign for Fine Golf has

a 3-fold purpose:

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Money from television and commercial interests in recent decades has helped our game grow but has also introduced some less welcome tendencies contained within lush target-style golf.

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10 solutions for

speedier golf by

Ted Dexter

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Foursomes Golf

where is this the favoured form of golf?

READ MORE…

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Golfer’s dogs

Are they a pest or a ‘joy to be alive’ factor.

READ about some famous golfer’s dogs

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about Fine Golf

News

Has Donald

come up Trumps?

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Deal

back to pinnacle

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The spirit of

St Andrews

by Dr Alister Mackenzie

FineGolf’s Book review…

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Pennard

recovers from malicious ‘Ryder Cup’ attack

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West Sussex

Hayling

Thurlestone

All newly reviewed…

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Non-sticky greens

An exploration of fine grass greens. READ MORE…

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Achieve 

the Six Hour Round with FineGolf’s Guidance! READ MORE…

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Huntercombe

St Annes Old Links

Reviewed…

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Loch Lomond’s

drainage analysed. READ:-

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 The Open

Reviewed…

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Paul McGinley

‘comes out’ for FineGolf

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Luffenham Heath

reviewed…

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Carnoustie

reviewed READ MORE…

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Formby

reviewed  READ MORE…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About us

Our contention is that Frank Pennink’s list (published in 1962) updated by this independent FineGolf website is the most reliable guide to the Finest golf courses in the British Isles and Ireland.

It took him 40 years but Lorne Smith, has played them all.

Through this he has also become a champion of Jim Arthur and his visionary approach to greenkeeping.

read more….

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Great

Golf

Books

Some recommended

golf books

CLICK HERE…

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Read FineGolf’s book review of Dr Alister MacKenzie’s Spirit of St Andrews where he poses one of the oldest questions in golf. Is St Andrews Old the finest course in the world?

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