Natural beauty, bracing air and panoramic views define these five lofty layouts

Rob Smith pays a golfing visit to the Northern Irish coast to check out the fantastic variety on offer not far from this year’s Open Championship venue

Neil Tappin visits Gleneagles to sample its three top-class courses and see why it’s still one of the most sought-after resorts in the world

Once a year, the St Andrews Links Trust route the Old back to front, the way it began. Stuart Bendoris assesses how it worked

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It’s 7pm. There is just 5km left between me and the cod drying rack that marks the finish of this race. I’ve got a cramp in my left thigh. I’m soaked through and just about to set foot into the forest