The Journal

England is not a country that shouts about its golf. There is no single defining landscape, no obvious centre of gravity. Instead, the quality lies in contrast. Along the coastline, links courses sit exposed to wind and tide, shaped as much by weather as by design. Inland, heathland courses run through pine and heather, their fairways folding naturally into sandy soil. Elsewhere, parkland courses stretch across old estates, where trees, water and long-established ground create a different kind of course.