The Golf Pilgrim celebrates its first anniversary by making a long overdue visit to Wales.

Aberdovey lies in the heart of Eryri National Park, or Snowdonia to give it its English name. We hear how the club was founded by a soldier whose first course consisted of nine flowerpots, embedded in Aberdovey Common.

It's come a long way since then - and you'll probably have a long way to come to play it. But it's well worth the journey…

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While everyone's talking about The Masters, we're talking (again) about the master architect behind August National. Moortown's neighbours at Alwoodley have first claims on Alister MacKenzie's designs - but there's no dispute that he honed his craft in Leeds.

And not content with having a link to The Masters, Moortown can also boast that it was the first British course to host the Ryder Cup.

So plenty of history - but the present-day course is hugely impressive too!

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If a golf course is named The Sea, you might expect to see the sea from the links. You’ll hear the waves crashing, and the bouncy fairways will certainly indicate you’re on a coastal course, but the English Channel (or La Manche) remains just out of sight.

But don’t let that put you off visiting another great value-for-money venue. Le Touquet has three courses at the resort, and La Mer has hosted the French Open, where Seve Ballesteros triumphed and Sam Torrance holds the course record.

And the drama didn't finish at the 18th…..

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It's Hardelot than you think….especially off the white tees.

The second of our northern France trilogy, and another bargain compared to the equivalent, and similar in feel courses in southern England.

Les Pins are the pine trees which line the course, but many have been removed in recent years to restore it to its original design.

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Travelling through the Channel Tunnel can be like entering a portal to an earlier era, where golf green fees are still reasonably priced.

Belle Dune is the first of three courses Neil played within easy reach of Calais, and they're around half the price you'd pay for the equivalent standard in the UK.

It’s a municipal course and it's a great example of how new courses can exist in harmony with nature.

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Rail passengers speeding from London to Edinburgh will catch a glimpse of this pure links course as they approach Berwick-upon-Tweed. Golfers heading to Scotland by road will need to make a short detour off the A1. It's well worth it.

Despite being highly ranked, Goswick's remote location means the club work hard to improve and promote the course to attract more visitors. It means it's great value for money.

Ian gets a guided tour of the changes being planned which should make it even better.

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Champagne corks are popping and why not? There are very few courses in the world that are as good as North Berwick, and are as much fun to play.

Other Scottish courses may host The Open and other major championshps — North Berwick isn't big enough to do that. But the number of top professionals who pay to visit when in the area is testament to how highly it is rated.

Neil describes his best ever round on a Top 100 course while Ian has to make do with comedy..but both of us left North Berwick with a huge smile on our faces.

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When doctor-turned-golf archietct, Alister MacKenzie unveiled the design for his very first course, even fellow members of this Yorkshire club were a little sceptical. They asked for a second opinion. Harry Colt took a look and gave it the thumbs up.

After that, MacKenzie was in demand designing courses which are still among the very best in the world. Cypress Point, Augusta National, Royal Melbourne…

Respect the history, but enjoy the present…because Alwoodley merits its place among the top courses in the UK.

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