Cold water therapy for golfers — the evidence base, protocol and practical options for ice baths, cold plunges and open water immersion as part of the golf recovery routine.
Course Reviews
Discover expertly curated reviews of championship golf courses, luxury resort layouts and unforgettable golfing destinations around the world. From historic links and renowned tournament venues to emerging must-play courses, we evaluate every aspect of the experience, from course design and conditioning to scenery, service and stay-and-play appeal.
The best foam rollers for golfers in 2026 — TriggerPoint GRID, Hyperice Vyper 2.0 and Blackroll compared for IT band, thoracic mobility and piriformis recovery.
The best massage guns for golfers in 2026 — Theragun Pro, Elite and Mini, Hypervolt 2 Pro and Renpho R3 compared for golf-specific recovery from the thoracic spine to glutes.
The best golf simulators and launch monitors of 2026 — Garmin R10, Rapsodo MLM2PRO, FlightScope Mevo+ and SkyTrak+ compared by price point and intended use.
The best golf training aids of 2026 — alignment sticks, putting mats, swing trainers and speed training systems that produce measurable improvement on the course.
The best golf gloves of 2026 — cabretta leather, all-weather and rain grip options reviewed for British conditions. FootJoy Pure Touch, WeatherSof and RainGrip pair compared.
The best golf shoes of 2026 — spiked, spikeless and waterproof boots reviewed for British conditions. FootJoy Tour Alpha, Ecco Biom C4, Pro SL and G/Fore Gallivanter compared.
The best golf GPS watches of 2026 — Garmin Approach S70, S62, Shot Scope V5 and Bushnell Ion Elite compared for the serious UK golfer.
The definitive guide to the best golf clubs of 2026 — drivers, irons, wedges and putters editorially selected for the serious UK golfer, with current Amazon pricing.
The Mere Golf Resort is one of the North West’s most complete Stay · Play · Recover destinations — a mature lakeside parkland in Cheshire with a four-star hotel, a full spa, and a course that demands more than it initially promises.
The Point Golf Course above Polzeath Beach is nine holes of clifftop Cornwall at its most atmospheric — a short card, an immense setting, and a round that pairs perfectly with St Enodoc on the Camel Estuary.
Purbeck Golf Club sits on chalk downland above the Jurassic Coast with views across Swanage Bay and Old Harry Rocks — one of the most dramatically positioned courses in the South of England, where the wind and the landscape define the game.
East Dorset Golf Club delivers two contrasting heathland courses in the Dorset countryside outside Verwood — the Lakeland Course in particular is a serious and underrated test, consistently well-maintained and outstanding value.
Worcester Golf & Country Club is a mature, well-respected parkland set within beautiful grounds on the edge of Worcester — a classic English members’ club with century-old character and a city worth exploring post-round.
Lansdown Golf Club occupies elevated downland above Bath — a course of real character and genuine difficulty, where the views are exceptional, the wind is ever-present and the history of the ground goes back centuries.
Leckhampton Golf Club offers an intimate, characterful hillside round on the edge of Cheltenham — elevated fairways, Cotswold escarpment views and a genuine members’ atmosphere that rewards the visitor willing to seek it out.
Brickhampton Court is Gloucestershire’s most accessible 36-hole complex — two courses of genuine character set in parkland outside Churchdown, offering excellent value and a warmth of welcome rare at this scale.
Royal Birkdale is England’s greatest links course — ten Open Championships, the finest natural turf in English golf, and a Lancashire setting between the great sandhills that is unmatched in the North West.
Stoke Park is the most storied golf course near London — Harry Colt’s 1908 parkland masterpiece that inspired Goldfinger, set within a Grade I listed mansion estate 25 minutes from central London.
Addington Palace Golf Club is one of London’s finest hidden gems — Abercromby’s 1931 woodland heathland layout within the Greater London boundary, as characterful and atmospheric as any course in the capital.
Hanbury Manor combines a Jack Nicklaus II championship parkland with a Jacobean manor house hotel and spa in Hertfordshire — one of the most reliably excellent Stay · Play · Recover golf resorts near London.
The Grove Golf Course is a Kyle Phillips masterpiece within a five-star country house hotel and spa, 30 minutes from London — the most complete Stay · Play · Recover destination in the Home Counties.
Royal Blackheath is the oldest golf club in England — founded in 1608, housed in a Grade I listed manor and carrying four centuries of golf history in its remarkable clubhouse collection.
The London Golf Club delivers two championship courses in the Kent countryside — the Heritage Course a Nicklaus design of real distinction, both accessible from central London in under an hour.
Saunton Golf Club offers 36 holes of dune links on the Braunton Burrows — the East Course is the finest links in the South West and one of England’s most underrated championship venues.
Perranporth Golf Club is Cornwall’s most authentic clifftop links — wild, exposed and above one of the county’s finest beaches, delivering honest golf at outstanding value in a setting of natural drama.
The Nicklaus Course at St Mellion is the South West’s most challenging parkland — Jack Nicklaus’s signature design on the Cornwall/Devon border, a former European Tour venue of dramatic American character.
Boringdon Hall Golf Club combines an enjoyable Devon parkland with a five-star country house hotel and the acclaimed Gaia Spa — the South West’s definitive Stay · Play · Recover destination.
Trevose Golf & Country Club is Cornwall’s finest golf resort — a championship links above Constantine Bay with Atlantic drama, hotel accommodation and the restaurants of Padstow on the doorstep.
St Enodoc is Cornwall’s most characterful links — John Betjeman’s beloved course by the Camel Estuary, where a Norman church sits beside the 10th and the Himalaya bunker has humbled golfers for over a century.
Brora Golf Club is James Braid’s Highland gem — a natural links grazed by livestock, threaded with burns and set between the Sutherland mountains and the North Sea, offering some of Scotland’s most honest and affecting golf.
Royal Troon is an Open Championship links of dramatic contrasts — home of the Postage Stamp, ten Open Championships and one of the most strategically demanding courses on the entire rota.
Royal Dornoch is Tom Watson’s favourite golf course in the world — a natural Highland links of breathtaking quality where the journey north is part of the experience and the golf at the end of it justifies every mile.
The Ailsa Course at Turnberry is Scotland’s most visually dramatic links — Ailsa Craig rising from the Firth of Clyde, the lighthouse on the promontory, and four Open Championships written into its fairways.
Muirfield is Scotland’s most technically perfect links — sixteen Open Championships, two concentric loops of genius design, and a fairness that distinguishes it from every other major venue in world golf.
The Old Course at St Andrews is the most famous golf course on earth — a links that evolved over centuries, carrying a weight of history that no other sporting venue can match and a round every golfer must complete.
Fulford Golf Club is York’s finest parkland course — a former European Tour venue of mature elegance, made exceptional by its proximity to one of England’s most historically rich cities.
Ilkley Golf Club sits on the lower slopes of Ilkley Moor above one of Yorkshire’s most desirable towns — panoramic Wharfedale views, moorland character and outstanding post-round options in a single visit.
Rudding Park Golf offers two courses within a 300-acre Harrogate estate, anchored by a rooftop spa of genuine distinction — Yorkshire’s definitive Stay · Play · Recover golf destination.
Moortown Golf Club is Alister MacKenzie’s Yorkshire masterpiece — a moorland course above Leeds that hosted the first Ryder Cup on British soil in 1929 and remains one of England’s finest tests of golf.