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The Golf Pilgrim Top 100

The Golf Pilgrim Top 100

Written by: Neil White and Ian Woods
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This is the essential podcast for those planning to play the world's top golf courses.


We now have dozens of reviews from Top 100 courses in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, the USA and Australia…and the library is building every week. All the episodes are stand alone - you don't have to listen to them in any particular order.

In 2020 Neil White began a challenge to play all of the world's top courses. You can read his reviews at www.thegolfpilgrim.com. Now you can listen to his reviews, as he gives an honest account of the courses, the practice facilities, and the food available. Is it value for money? Will you be made to feel welcome as a visitor?

There are champagne and comedy moments to discuss, in the company of his fellow journalist and pal Ian Woods. Ian's a former Sky News and BBC Correspondent, who's now working for ITV. He's played a lot of great courses too, and is a former Captain of the Press Golfing Society.








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Episodes
  • Belvoir Park, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Belvoir Park, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Sep 25 2026

    A parkland course in the suburbs of Belfast, Belvoir Park takes you on a roller-coaster ride through tree-lined valleys, on a routing that has changed little since Harry Colt designed it a century ago. Peter Alliss called it the "Augusta of Northern Ireland."

    Belvoir Park is so popular that the club has 1,200 members, and it hosts 50,000 rounds of golf every year.

    https://www.belvoirparkgolfclub.com/

    This episode is supported by cmon.golf

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    32 mins
  • Swinley Forest, Berkshire, England

    Swinley Forest, Berkshire, England
    Sep 18 2026

    For decades, Swinley Forest was in a world of its own: an ultra-private members' club in a secluded area on the Berkshire/Surrey border, with few outsiders able to enjoy a course rightly rated one of the best in the world.

    And while some traditions remain - you can pick and place your ball all year round, and your WHS index isn't recognised - it now welcomes visitors.

    Harry Colt designed it, and golf historians believe it was his favourite of all his many great courses. If you play here, you will understand why.

    https://www.swinleyfgc.co.uk/



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    44 mins
  • Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland

    Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland
    Sep 11 2026

    "It's in the hole!!"

    Yes, the moment every golfer dreams about… but was it Neil or was it Ian who celebrated a hole-in-one?

    It was a perfect sunny day with barely a hint of a breeze, and Ardglass was looking at its most spectacular. Perched on cliff-tops with views of the Irish Sea from every hole, this course has become a favourite destination for golfers who also play at nearby Royal County Down.

    Former US PGA winner Rich Beem is an honorary member of the club and tells us why Ardglass is so special.


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    50 mins
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