Once home to the most ground-breaking restaurant of the modern era, the food scene on the Costa Brava, host destination of the first-ever Golf & Gastronomy experience, has benefited from the ripple effect of El Bulli ever since, as Jo Davey explains.

In East Lothian, south of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh, you’ll find a land rich in golf history, and here resides your new favourite store, the Jack White shop, a home of hickory. Neil Davey heads to Scotland to meet its founder, Boris Lietzow.

Known as The Grand Old Man of Golf, Tom Morris wasn’t just a brilliant golfer and a hugely influential course designer, he also made golf balls, clubs and even invented tee boxes.

As it takes centre stage for the 30th time at the 150th edition of The Open, St Andrews historic Old Course remains at the very top of every golfer’s bucket list. This is why…

With more than 400 courses connected to his name, including Pinehurst No.2 and East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, Donald Ross was one of the most respected and prolific golf architects of his generation.

Royal Liverpool has played a huge role in the development of golf, whether it’s been through innovative championships to its production of golf’s early superstars. The pedigree of Hoylake is without question.

A timeline of one the world’s most famous golf destinations. Willy Fernie, winner of the 1883 Open Championship and four-time runner-up, designed the original 6,248-yard No.1 course, along with a 1,690-yard nine-hole ladies course. They opened in 1901.

The Northern Lights, the Arctic Circle, Viking heritage, otherworldly landscapes and one of the finest links courses on the planet. This is why Lofoten needs to be your next golfing destination.

Famed for creating Brazil’s Olympic Golf Course, Gil Hanse has been designing golf courses for almost 30 years. His creations include the recently opened Streamsong Black in Florida and The Cradle Short Course at Pinehurst. He talks to Golf Traveller about his life in golf architecture.

Journalist, architect, pioneer – the story of Ohio-born Albert Warren Tillinghast is a fascinating one. John Yerger of The Tillinghast Association gives Golf Traveller an insight into a true legend of the game.

Australian golf architect Tim Lobb has been designing golf courses in Europe for more than 20 years, and has restored some of the most famous names in golf. Previously working with Peter Thomson, he’s recently founded Lobb and Partners following his partner’s retirement. He talks exclusively to Golf Traveller about his life in golf and how courses are starting to respect their heritage…

As one half of Mackenzie and Ebert (Martin Ebert being the other), golf architect Tom Mackenzie has been responsible for not only creating some of the world’s finest new courses, but also ensuring heritage courses such as Royal Troon, St George's, Carnoustie, Trump Turnberry (the list goes on) remain truly timeless. Here, he talks exclusively to Golf Traveller…