Latest articles by Rob Smith
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The Carolinas Are Home To 1,000-plus Courses: We Pick Out Three Of The Very Best In This US Golfing Hotbed
With more than 1,000 courses in North and South Carolina, you will never run out of somewhere new and exciting to play
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One Golf Club, Two Very Different Courses - We Tour The UK In Search Of Clubs With Wonderfully Contrasting Layouts
Despite their shared location, each of these clubs has two very pleasingly different courses
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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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Are These The Most Beautiful Holes In The UK&I Top 100?
Visual delight is a small but significant factor in the Golf Monthly rankings, but the most beautiful holes in the Top 100 are sensationally good looking and photogenic
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6 Highest New Entries Of All Time In The Golf Monthly Top 100
The six Top 100 highest new entries of all time combine history, reinvention and genius new design to brilliant effect
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I’ve Played 690 Golf Courses In England - These Are The 10 I Can't Wait To Go Back To
Golf Monthly’s most travelled golf course reviewer picks 10 English courses he is very keen to play again
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10 Oldest Golf Clubs in the World
Dating back to the 18th-Century, these 10 historic clubs are widely recognised as the oldest in the world
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Famous East Lothian Links Is Already Sold Out For 2023
One of Golf Monthly’s most popular Top 100 courses has already put up the Sold Out signs for the whole of next year
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What Happens At A Top 100 Courses Panel Meeting
Rob Smith heads up to Wallasey and Hillside to meet up with some of the dedicated golfers on the Golf Monthly assessment panel
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£30K Raised By Playing Golf, A Reader's Incredible Effort
Reader Alistair Collin has raised a fantastic £30K for the British Heart Foundation by playing every course in the Golf Monthly Top 100
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Royal Dornoch Plans Dramatic Changes To Championship Course Hole
Following the redesign of its 7th hole, Pier, the Championship Course is about to receive a further upgrade
