Following the Fairways: A Distinguished Companion to the Golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
The 1998 edition of Following the Fairways is a comprehensive reference book on many of the finest golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland, plus a chapter on golf in France. The book is an easy-to-follow guide on "Where to Play- -Where to Stay" and has 30 chapters, each of which deals with a small geographical area.
An attractive, hand-drawn map at the start of each chapter shows the location of each golf club and the information is then given under three headings. First th..
For anyone travelling to a new area in Europe to play golf, it is superb. There are plenty of guides for UK & Ireland but few for Continental Europe. It passes the ultimate test; I agree with almost all the books views on courses I have already played...
This book is good to use as a general reference but is also frustrating to use because it lacks some critical details. On many remote hikes it lists major road junctions but not the mileages from the main road--i.e., is it 50 miles from the main road or five miles? Also, while the descriptions of th..
Having tried many golf guides in the past I found Golfing Gems to be head and shoulders above them all. This is an excellent book for the travelling golfer, giving a selection of first class courses which you might otherwise never visit. Every course has a large colour photo and an extensive write-u..
The 1998 edition of Following the Fairways is a comprehensive reference book on many of the finest golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland, plus a chapter on golf in France. The book is an easy-to-follow guide on "Where to Play- -Where to Stay" and has 30 chapters, each of which deals with a small geographical area. 
For anyone travelling to a new area in Europe to play golf, it is superb. There are plenty of guides for UK & Ireland but few for Continental Europe. It passes the ultimate test; I agree with almost all the books views on courses I have already played... 
This book is good to use as a general reference but is also frustrating to use because it lacks some critical details. On many remote hikes it lists major road junctions but not the mileages from the main road--i.e., is it 50 miles from the main road or five miles? Also, while the descriptions of th.. 
Having tried many golf guides in the past I found Golfing Gems to be head and shoulders above them all. This is an excellent book for the travelling golfer, giving a selection of first class courses which you might otherwise never visit. Every course has a large colour photo and an extensive write-u..