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Author: Chris Bertram

Chris Bertram

Chris Bertram is a specialist in all things golf courses.
He was born and brought up in Dumfriesshire and has been a sports journalist since 1996, initially as a junior writer with National Club Golfer magazine.
Chris then spent four years writing about football and rugby union for the Press Association but returned to be Editor and then Publisher of NCG.
He has been freelance since 2010 and spends the majority of his time playing golf and writing about the world’s finest golf courses.

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Prince's

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The golf courses in GB&I you need to play this year

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Bude golf course review

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The best affordable golf courses in GB&I

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Aroeira

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Resort focus: Aroeira, Portugal

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The brave renaissance of Woodhall Spa

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The brave renaissance of Woodhall Spa

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Prince's

Courses and Travel

The golf courses in GB&I you need to play this year

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Bude golf course review

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The best affordable golf courses in GB&I

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Aroeira

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Resort focus: Aroeira, Portugal

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The brave renaissance of Woodhall Spa

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The brave renaissance of Woodhall Spa

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Resort focus: Address Montgomerie, Dubai

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Resort focus: Address Montgomerie, Dubai

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Classic course: Al Mouj Golf, Oman

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saadiyat

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Is this the ultimate winter getaway?

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Mike Clayton on architecture

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Mike Clayton on architecture: ‘The views soon fade if the golf isn’t stimulating’

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Anfi Tauro

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20 for ’20: The affordable overseas courses you need to play this year

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royal melbourne

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20 for ’20: The overseas courses you need to play this year

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Troia golf course review

NCG’s Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe

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Sperone golf course review

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Continental European Top 100: The categories, marks and factors

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NCG Top 100s Wales highlights

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Top 20 courses in South Wales

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Prince's himalayas

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Just look at the revamped Prince’s!

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DJ Russell

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‘Length is not the answer’: Meet the brains behind the Machrie and Archerfield

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St Mellion

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Resort focus: St Mellion, Cornwall

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Top golf courses in Fife

Courses and Travel

Is there a better place in the world to play golf?

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San Lorenzo Dona Filipa

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Golf in the Algarve: Dona Filipa

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Golf in the Algarve: Penina Hotel and Golf Resort

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la manga

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Why a new era beckons for the original ‘super resort’

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la cala

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Resort spotlight: La Cala, Spain

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The Roxburghe

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Resort focus: The Roxburghe, Scotland

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Caddie at Adare Manor

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Hands up who considers having a caddie as hell on earth?

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korineum

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Resort spotlight: Korineum, Cyprus

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adare manor

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Is Adare the best Ryder Cup host for half a century?

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Royal Birkdale golf course review

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The top 10 courses in Liverpool

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almouj golf

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From Oman to East Lothian via Denmark: Just a standard month for our travel man

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best golf courses in Turkey

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Seven reasons to book a golf break in Belek

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Berkhamsted

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Course focus: Berkhamsted, England

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Royal Dornoch

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‘I went to Dornoch and suddenly realised what golf was all about’

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Al Zorah

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Resort spotlight: Al Zorah, Ajman

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Castlerock

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Top 10 courses in Northern Ireland – where does the Open host fit in?

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NewGiza and Pyramids

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Classic Course: NewGiza, Egypt

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Martin Ebert Turnberry

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‘I’d like to build a course with the character of St Andrews’

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Tbilisi Hills

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Course spotlight: Tbilisi Hills, Georgia

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porto golf travel

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Area guide: Porto, Portugal

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Ever been skiing and played golf in the same day?

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La Reserva de Sotogrande

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Course focus: La Reserva Club, Spain

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David McLay Kidd

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‘Plagiarism is part and parcel of golf course architecture’

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The inside story of Dumbarnie, Scotland’s new world-class links

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Former Open venue to get a facelift

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Former Open venue to get a facelift

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best golf courses in new york

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The 10 best courses in New York (trust us – you want to play these)

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Tim Lobb NewGiza

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‘What’s my career missing? I want to design a links from scratch’

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Golf Valley

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Area guide: Munich, Germany

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An expert’s guide to following your football team on a golf trip

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golf in New Zealand

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Why it’s time to put New Zealand on your bucket list

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Ayla

Courses and Travel

For your bucket list: Ayla, Jordan

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Golf in Turin

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City break: Turin, Italy

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Jack Nicklaus courses in Portugal

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Portugal to get another Nicklaus design

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Golf in Morocco

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Area guide: Marrakesh, Morocco

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Dubai Desert Classic

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No-look snubs, blatant lies, and the odd hero: A week trying to talk to the stars

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Oman Open course

Courses and Travel

Course spotlight: Al Mouj, Oman

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Abu Dhabi Golf Club review

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Course spotlight: Abu Dhabi Golf Club

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Trump Aberdeen

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City guide: Aberdeen, Scotland

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Resort spotlight: Gorki Golf, Russia

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Resort spotlight: Gorki Golf, Russia

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Ross McMurray

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‘I was two hours late – they must have been desperate!’

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amendoeira

Courses and Travel

Area guide: Central Algarve, Portugal

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Royal Porthcawl

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Course spotlight: Royal Porthcawl, Wales

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east renfrewshire golf

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City break: Glasgow, Scotland

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Finca Cortesin

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Resort spotlight: Finca Cortesin, Spain

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Braid Hills

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City break: Edinburgh, Scotland

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USGA course rating

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City break: Leeds, England

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Gorki, Russia

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Crashing weddings, crazy Russians, and some golf: A year playing round the world

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Resort spotlight: Mottram Hall, England

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Resort spotlight: Mottram Hall, England

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Meet the Godfather of golf resorts

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Royal Birkdale

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Area guide: Southport, England

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Olesen on his career mulligan, superstitions, and his favourite shot of all time

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Olesen on his career mulligan, superstitions, and his favourite shot of all time

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Gleneagles PGA

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Resort spotlight: Gleneagles, Scotland

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Utrecht de Pan

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City guide: Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Palazzo Arzaga

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Resort spotlight: Palazzo Arzaga, Italy

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Royal Belgium

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City break: Brussels, Belgium

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best golf courses in Bulgaria

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Area guide: Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria

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palazzo arzaga

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City break: Milan, Italy

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Resort spotlight: Adare Manor, Ireland

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Resort spotlight: Adare Manor, Ireland

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Waterville review

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Course spotlight: Waterville, Ireland

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City break: Barcelona, Spain

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Costa Navarino review

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Course spotlight: Costa Navarino (Bay), Greece

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Machrihanish Dunes

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Course spotlight: Machrihanish Dunes, Scotland

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