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 2800 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” Fine Golf 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 fine golf.

with interesting information on fine golf.

about the Campaign for fine golf.

What is Fine Golf ?

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 golf.

The Campaign for Fine Golf has

a 3-fold purpose:

To raise the profile of ‘Fine’ in comparison to ‘Target’ golf
To encourage golfers to support their local Club Greenkeepers to follow Jim Arthur’s Sustainable Principles
To share information about Fine courses that have the “joy to be alive” factor.

Read more ….

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10 solutions for

speedier golf by

Ted Dexter

Foursomes Golf

where is this the favoured form of golf?

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

Fantastic

fine golf

in South Wales

Forget Celtic Manor, try

Pennard

Ashburnham

Southerndown

Tenby

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Royal Worlington

Much more than just the finest 9 hole course in GB

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Brown is beautiful

USGA President bucks Augusta National READ MORE

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BIGGA’s

Greenkeeper

International

hosts FineGolf article READ HERE

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Silloth on Solway

Championship links in Cumbria READ MORE about Silloth…

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New Grooves

welcomed

What will be their effect on the balance between ‘fine’ and ‘target’ golf ?

New book review

‘Preferred Lies’ by Andrew Greig reviewed by golf historian John Harris

New Zealand GC

Piltdown GC

Two fine heathland courses of 6000 yards

Find a course

We give details of the finest golf courses which is ideal for overseas visitors and roving British/Irish golfers to choose where it is best to play to get that “joy to be alive” feeling.

200 fine courses are listed. The 32 below are featured with a full review.

About us

Our contention is that Frank Pennink’s list (published in 1962) updated by this independent Fine Golf 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.

Great

Golf

Books

Some recommended

golf books

CLICK HERE…

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