Ballybunion Golf Club - Ireland

In an American list of the top 100 courses Ballybunion sits at number 8 and the reason, it represents the ultimate links on as wild a stretch of land as you will find. The Atlantic can be heard and felt on many holes, with crosswinds and breathtaking views this course is an experience you will remember.

Traditions Golf Club - Surrey

Operated by American Golf-UK, Traditions is a blend of tree-lined holes and parkland varieties. Four lakes scatter the course and 40,000 new trees have been planted to line the fully irrigated fairway's. The first nine holes are in wooded country and some are quite tight, the back nine are on more open parkland but there are four lakes to contend with. Some holes have undulating greens which require thought of where to put the ball if a par is to be made.

Banbury Golf Club - Oxfordshire

Banbury is a new 27 hole course where each of the loops of nine are very different. The blue course has water features on it, the yellow is quite open and the red is undulating and tree-lined.

The blue course lies on the flood plain, so during winter months it is often under water as it was when I visited.