Golfing oases everywhere

ith overnighters taboo earlier in the year, it came as a welcome relief finally to be able to travel a little further for golf. Early trips-related, but I also managed an off-duty visit to Cheshire with a handful of friends from my home club, Tandridge. We went to visit a friend and fellow member who has migrated there and played a couple of courses new to me, the first of which was The Mere. This tree-lined James Braid design is perfectly enjoyable and concludes with a tumultuous four holes that will thrill as many golfers as they confound. For the record, I am in the latter camp.