À propos de ce podcast
This is the essential podcast for those planning to play the world's top golf courses.
We now have dozens of reviews from Top 100 courses in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, the USA and Australia…and the library is building every week. All the episodes are stand alone - you don't have to listen to them in any particular order.
In 2020 Neil White began a challenge to play all of the world's top courses. You can read his reviews at www.thegolfpilgrim.com. Now you can listen to his reviews, as he gives an honest account of the courses, the practice facilities, and the food available. Is it value for money? Will you be made to feel welcome as a visitor?
There are champagne and comedy moments to discuss, in the company of his fellow journalist and pal Ian Woods. Ian's a former Sky News and BBC Correspondent, who's now working for ITV. He's played a lot of great courses too, and is a former Captain of the Press Golfing Society.
Épisodes
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- Pennard, Glamorgan, Wales · 31 min · Saison 1 Épisode 165You won’t find the sea lapping at the edge of this Welsh links course, because Pennard is 200 feet above the bay. That’s why it’s been dubbed “The Links in the Sky.” Throw in a…
- Royal Portrush (Valley), County Antrim, Northern Ireland · 37 min · Saison 1 Épisode 164Royal Portrush's second course now ranks in the Great Britain and Ireland Top 100 in its own right, so it deserves its own episode of The Golf Pilgrim. If you're after the…
- Littlestone, Kent, England · 29 min · Saison 1 Épisode 163Littlestone attracts a high standard of golfers - the average handicap of its membership is a good indicator. But a few years ago it was graced by "the worst golfer ever to play…
- Malone (Drumbridge & Ballydrain), County Antrim, Northern Ireland · 30 min · Saison 1 Épisode 162Malone Golf Club sits in the midst of one of the most exclusive areas of Belfast, with 27 parkland holes around a huge lake. The championship 18 is ranked as the best course in…
- Pyle & Kenfig, Glamorgan, Wales · 35 min · Saison 1 Épisode 161A near neighbour of Royal Porthcawl, P&K, as it is affectionately known, earns plaudits in its own right and is ambitious in its plans for the future. A round here is a game of…
- Belvoir Park, County Antrim, Northern Ireland · 32 min · Saison 1 Épisode 160A parkland course in the suburbs of Belfast, Belvoir Park takes you on a roller-coaster ride through tree-lined valleys, on a routing that has changed little since Harry Colt…
- Swinley Forest, Berkshire, England · 44 min · Saison 1 Épisode 159For decades, Swinley Forest was in a world of its own: an ultra-private members' club in a secluded area on the Berkshire/Surrey border, with few outsiders able to enjoy a course…
- Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland · 50 min · Saison 1 Épisode 158"It's in the hole!!" Yes, the moment every golfer dreams about… but was it Neil or was it Ian who celebrated a hole-in-one? It was a perfect sunny day with barely a hint of a…
- Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England · 36 min · Saison 1 Épisode 157For the first time in the history of The Golf Pilgrim, we think a Top 100 club is charging too little for visitors to play their course! Dunstanburgh Castle has been offering a a…
- Galgorm Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland · 32 min · Saison 1 Épisode 156Unlike so many of Ireland’s finest courses, Galgorm Castle is not a links, and it is miles from the sea. But you are never far from water. 14 of the 18 holes feature water…
- Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin), Lincolnshire, England · 56 min · Saison 1 Épisode 155It’s the home of England Golf and has a fearsome reputation as one of the most difficult courses in the country. Woodhall Spa’s Hotchkin course is rated as one of the best…
- Castlerock (Mussenden), County Londonderry, Northern Ireland · 38 min · Saison 1 Épisode 154Castlerock is on prime links golf land on Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast. Its close proximity to Portrush and Portstewart is both a blessing and a curse; the Mussenden course…
- Conwy Golf Club, Conwy, Wales · 43 min · Saison 1 Épisode 153“We’ve had a spectacular week, beautiful weather. The people are amazing here, so welcoming and helpful.” Those were the words of US Curtis Cup captain Sarah LeBrun Ingram after…
- K Club (Palmer North), County Kildare, Ireland · 46 min · Saison 1 Épisode 152As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club, it's a good time to revisit the course which has provided so many great memories. The Arnold Palmer…
- Bonus episode: Ryan Fox tells us how he won The Open! · 37 min · Saison 1 Épisode 151Earier this year Ryan Fox joined us on The Golf Pilgrim to talk about some of his favourite courses in New Zealand. In July, Ryan became the Champion Golfer of the Year, lifting…
- Castletown, Isle of Man · 39 min · Saison 1 Épisode 150Castletown on the Isle of Man is rightly proud of its pedigree. Old Tom Morris laid out the original links, Alister MacKenzie made improvements 20 years later, and Philip…
- Seascale, Cumbria, England · 38 min · Saison 1 Épisode 149Seascale was announced as one of England’s top 100 in the 2026 list, and we discovered it was entirely deserving of its place. It has some classic links holes, including one over…
- Teeth of the Dog, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic · 51 min · Saison 1 Épisode 148"Bury me in a pot bunker", wrote the legendary designer Pete Dye, so his friends and family did just that at the side of the eighth of his masterpiece, Teeth of the Dog. The…
- Appleby, Cumbria, England · 34 min · Saison 1 Épisode 147A recent new entry into England’s Top 100, Appleby is not your average course. It’s a par 68, with no par 5s, but it does have what designer Mike Clayton calls “the nuttiest of…
- Royal Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland · 34 min · Saison 1 Épisode 146The city of Belfast is in County Antrim, but Royal Belfast Golf Club is north-east of Northern Ireland's capital, in County Down. It's celebrating the centenary of its Harry…
