Latest articles by Rob Smith
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Cape Cornwall Club - Stay and Play
Golf Monthly’s contributing editor, Rob Smith, greatly enjoys a stay at the most westerly golf course in England
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32 Of The Best Links Courses In The World
Links is the sport we love at its most elemental, the roots and foundation of the game. Here, we take an enthusiastic look at some of the best links courses in the world
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32 Of The Toughest Holes In Golf
While the sport is primarily played for exercise and fun, we all like to challenge ourselves from time to time and it’s a genuine thrill to take on some of the toughest holes in golf
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32 Of The Most Beautiful Golf Courses
From stunning clifftops to tropical gardens, and from rolling fields to rugged coastlines, golf is blessed with more outstandingly attractive arenas than any other sport
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32 Most Common Golf Expressions... And How To Use Them!
Golf is a game packed with fascinating customs, manners and rituals, and while most people know the basic terminology, there are still many expressions that might raise the odd eyebrow
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32 Reasons To Love Evening Golf
From the anticipation to the post-round refreshment, there are just so many reasons to love evening golf
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Peter Millar Winter Wind Gust Jacket
We put this gust-proof jacket to the test on a very wet, windy day to see how it performed.
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Peter Millar Rain Walker Pant Review
We put these stylish and comfortable pants to the test out on the golf course
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Peter Millar Rain Walker Jacket Review
We took this water repellent jacket out on the golf course to see how it would handle the conditions
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32 Of The Best Finishing Holes In Golf
Not every great golf course has the perfect closing hole, and here we take a look at plenty that do as well as a few that you may not yet know
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32 Essential Items To Take With You On A Golf Trip
Whether it’s simply an overnighter or a full-on golfing holiday of a lifetime, these are the items you have to take with you on a golf trip
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Golf Monthly Forum - Help For Heroes Fundraiser 2023
Staged at the excellent Hankley Common Golf Club in late August, the Golf Monthly Forum - Help For Heroes Fundraiser 2023 raised almost £10,000 for this brilliant cause. Rob Smith was there…
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Golfer Emulates Father By Completing Golf Monthly Top 100... For The Second Time!
Following in his father’s footsteps, reader Michael Howlett set himself the enviable task of playing every course in the Golf Monthly Top 100
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These 15 Courses Are All Within A Mile Of London Underground Tube Stations...
Rob Smith visits some of the best golf courses near the London Underground, all of which he has played and is happy to recommend
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Want To Be A Golf Course Rater? Join Our Top 100 Panel
Before the start of the new UK & Ireland course rankings process, we are looking to recruit a small number of readers to the assessment panel
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St Enodoc Golf Club: Church Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
The Church Course at St Enodoc Golf Club is one of the most distinctive and individual courses in the Top 100, packed with variety and views
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Hollinwell Golf Course: Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
The very fine routing at Hollinwell Golf Course has some delightful changes in elevation and many exceptional holes over a vast and very attractive heathland
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Swinley Forest Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
The brilliant heathland course at Swinley Forest Golf Club is an absolute jewel that has more than passed the test of time with flying colours
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The Berkshire Golf Club: Red Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
The Berkshire's Red Course is a heady blend of six short holes, six par 4s and six par 5s blessed with a sublime heathland setting
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Formby Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
With its extremely varied and classy course, Formby Golf Club delivers a brilliant mix of links and heathland - a perfect blend of styles packed with excellent holes
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Royal St David’s Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Royal St David’s is a traditional links with real strength in depth, characterised by strong par 4s and with a particularly challenging finish
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Silloth on Solway Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Silloth on Solway offers an idyllic and unspoilt outpost of wonderful links that will more than reward any effort made to get there
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Liphook Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Recent significant work at Liphook Golf Club has greatly improved what was already a classy, absorbing, and very pretty heathland design
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Saunton Golf Club: East Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
The East Course at Saunton was designed by Herbert Fowler and is a challenging links that has hosted many significant championships
