The Best Open Venues
This week we're reporting on the best venues to have hosted the Open Championship. There are in total with it having been at 8 courses in Scotland, 6 in England and Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
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Dunbar, Celtic Manor, Marriott Worsley
Dunbar, The Twenty Ten at Celtic Manor, and Marriott Worsley sit a long way apart on the Pindex table. Their total scores are 737, 723, and 490 respectively. On the surface, that looks like a clear ranking. Read across the five categories, though, and three very different stories emerge, none
The Solheim Cup's Venue Problem
The Solheim Cup exists to showcase women's golf at its highest level, to inspire participation, and to grow the game. So when we scored the courses that've hosted the Solheim Cup, we found ourselves asking, 'Why do the powers that be keep choosing venues that
What St Andrews Gets Right
Anyone who plays golf knows St Andrews. The Old Course, the Swilcan Bridge, the queues at the ballot office, the enthusiasts in matching waterproofs posing for photographs they'll frame and hang in the den. It is, as the marketing never fails to remind us, the Home of Golf.
Lessons from Scotland's Golf Coast V2
East Lothian's 17 links courses reveal a digital paradox: 10 achieve perfect online scores yet media engagement lags at 39.6/100. Analysis shows infrastructure without content, affordability gaps, and £millions in untapped heritage value.