“I have a few days off the week after next with no commitments (wife/daughter/ dog are all away) so I’m keen to play some golf! I’ve not really given ‘where’ a lot of thought, but are you guys around?” So read the email from GM editor Mike Harris on Sunday July 31 to me and my courses colleague, Rob Smith. As it transpired, Rob couldn’t make it but I had a relatively clear week. So, ten days later Mike and I found ourselves heading to the Cotswolds for a whirlwind two-day, 72-hole tour of some of the hilliest courses around in some of the very hottest weather this country is ever likely to ‘enjoy’.
Why the Cotswolds? Well, from a shortlist of three or four different areas within a couple of hours, the final choice was driven largely by Mike’s desire to see what all the fuss was about with regard to recently saved Cleeve Hill, plus the
