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HERTFORDSHIRE • Rob Smith enjoys a tour of four fine and very different golf clubs close to England’s capital city

HIGHLAND FLING • An ambitious schedule saw Jeremy Ellwood visit all nine Highland clubs in the ‘High 9s’ collective over a memorable three days this autumn

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Off on your travels

Quality and quantity • Rob Smith mixes return visits with maiden rounds on several of the fine courses that together make up England’s Golf Coast

Fit for a prince • With 27 holes of excellent links golf plus comfortable, spacious rooms in The Lodge, Prince’s on the Kent coast is the perfect base for a winter break

New beginnings • Roderick Easdale crams two Fairmont properties and four courses into one trip, visiting St Andrews in Scotland and Carton House in Ireland and discovering that major work is either underway or in the planning stages at both resorts

Ticking all the boxes • Dundonald Links is conveniently located close to Glasgow and boasts a stunning golf course and incredible off-course facilities

A little Down time • Jeremy Ellwood chooses the ferry over the plane as he sets off to explore more of the golf courses to be savoured in County Down

A must-visit Mediterranean destination • With a new five-star hotel to complement the superb existing facilities and world-class golf, Sotogrande is more of a lure for the travelling golfer than ever

To Infinitum and beyond • Mark Townsend enjoys a visit to this famous Spanish resort blessed with three courses, great practice facilities and the city of Tarragona close by

A grand estate • Jeremy Ellwood’s return to overseas travel sees him take on the recently renovated Links course at La Hacienda Alcaidesa

Double delight • Roderick Easdale flies to the Costa Brava to sample two fine but contrasting courses at Emporda Golf Resort – the Links and the Forest

Paradise in the Costa del Sol • La Cala, rated the best four-star golf resort in Spain in a recent world ranking, boasts three world-class courses and exceptional off-course facilities

Portugal’s fab four • Roderick Easdale bases himself in the Lisbon area and then the Algarve to savour a quartet of this famous golfing country’s finest facilities

As good as it gets • Nick Bonfield’s long-awaited Algarve debut sees him play all three excellent courses at the famous Quinta do Lago resort as it celebrates its 50th year

Scaling new heights • Costa Navarino in...