The joys of Golf

If played at least 80 golf courses in Ireland - from top-rated Royal Portrush, to lesser-known gems such as North West, in county Donegal; nearly 50 in England and Scotland, including the Old Course at St Andrews, the home of golf; and more than 50 in France, including the 2018 Ryder Cup course at Le National.  Memorable courses I've played in other parts of the world include Alta Gracia (where Che Guevara played in his youth) and, also in Argentina, one of my particular favourites, Golf de Yacanto (flocks of bright parrots fly overhead and lynx watch you from the rough).  I've teed off on the slopes of Mount Etna at Il Picciolo in Sicily. I've even played Snow-Golf in Megève. 

Golf gets a mention in every one of my novels. (My crime novel, 'Bogman' begins on a golf course in Denmark.)

 The latest gem I played was Macrihanish, designed by Tom Morris, rated one of the world's best links with a memorable first drive across a beach. Arthritic knees mean I use a buggy at the moment. (I'm determined to walk and play as soon as possible.) The buggy ride was bumpy! Definitely one for walking next time. The rough was punishing ( I lost five balls!) the bunkers cavernous, the views magnificent. Lucky me.