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 the best grasses for golf, to flourish on areas of well-drained poor soil, like links, heath, moor and downland areas, not 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.

We welcome you to our passionate campaign to promote the classic values of the fine running game.

every 6 to 8 weeks.

about the Campaign for fine running golf.

What is Fine Golf ?

The Campaign for Fine Golf has

a 3-fold purpose:

To raise the profile of the ‘Fine running’ game in contrast to ‘Target-style’ golf
To encourage golfers to support their local Club Greenkeepers to follow Jim Arthur’s Natural Principles
To share information about Fine courses that give the “joy to be alive” feeling.

Read more ….

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

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

Book to join us at the FineGolf

Enjoyment day

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Disrepute at

elite Masters

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Greenstester explained

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One of Britain’s most enjoyable

inland courses

Hankley Common

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Value in

FineGolf

by Nick Park

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State of

Nation’s courses

by Alistair Beggs

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Panmure

A pedigree club near-by Carnoustie, reviewed

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Muirfield

2013 ‘Open’ venue reviewed

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John Philp

gives a lead on The Open Championship

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True Links

Brilliant book by Peper/Campbell reviewed

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Tradition

and Progress

at St Andrews Old Course

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Controversial

Trump reviewed

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FineGolf in North East

England Reviewed

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Crowborough

Reviewed

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Ryder Cup anecdotes

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Golf Monthly

reviews FineGolf

read 3-page article

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Hail !

Hunstanton

returns from the ‘dark side’

READ MORE…

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Where did Scott

lose The Open?

FineGolf’s view…

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BBC defended

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2012 Open venue

Royal Lytham & St Annes

Reviewed

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Saunton

The finest 36 holes of golf in the British Isles? READ MORE…

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Old Tom Morris’s

Masterpiece

Tain reviewed

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The future for

Golf courses

Natural biodiversity fits FineGolf READ MORE…

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Find a course

We give details of the finest golf courses and their heritage, 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.

The 200 finest courses are listed by Area. The 66 below are featured with a review.

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 natural approach to greenkeeping.

Great

Golf

Books

Some other 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?

and get notification every 6 to 8 weeks of new reviews and articles