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Links Golf Tips

Practical advice for playing links golf: shot selection, course management, reading links greens, and matching yourself to the right course for your handicap.

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Sefton Coast Golf in Spring: Conditions, Green Fees and What to Expect in April

April on the Sefton Coast is genuinely one of the best times to play. The courses are quieter, green fees are lower, and the conditions are as good as they get: firm turf, clear air, manageable wind. Here's what to expect.

13 Apr 2026Read
7 min read

Links Course Management: How to Actually Score When the Wind Is Blowing

Most golfers lose strokes on links courses because they play the wrong shots, not because they hit them badly. Strategic course management on links is a different skill to parkland golf. Here's what actually works.

12 Apr 2026Read
6 min read

Reading Links Greens: Why Everything You Know About Putting Doesn't Apply

Links greens are fast, firm, sloped in ways that aren't always visible from the fairway, and affected by wind in ways that inland greens aren't. Most golfers arriving from parkland courses take at least a full round to adjust. Here's how to shorten that learning curve.

18 Mar 2026Read
5 min read

How to Book a Tee Time on the Sefton Coast: What Actually Works

Six courses. Six different booking processes. Some you can call on a Tuesday for the same week. Others need three months and a handicap certificate. Here's the honest guide to getting on each of the Sefton Coast courses.

15 Mar 2026Read
7 min read

Which Sefton Coast Course Is Right for Your Handicap?

Six championship links courses within ten miles. Very different difficulty levels, visitor policies and price points. Playing the wrong one for your ability is expensive and occasionally humiliating. This is the honest guide to matching yourself to the right course.

18 Feb 2026Read
6 min read

Links Golf for Beginners: What Nobody Tells You Before Your First Round

Playing links golf for the first time? The wind, the bouncing ball, the gorse, the blind shots: none of it works like inland golf. Here's what to expect and how to actually enjoy it.

10 Feb 2026Read