Our take

The wind does most of the defending at Isle of Purbeck, a proper links course on Dorset's south coast with views to match.

• Serious golfersMake your score going out, because the back nine plays to a par of 34 and gives very little back. Around the greens the humps, bumps and clever bunkering ask for a genuinely soft touch.
• Higher handicapsAn unfussy Harry Colt layout where you can open the shoulders on several tees, but the breeze up here rarely lets up, so take an extra club and swing easy.
• Buddy tripsTwenty seven holes means the group can go again after lunch without repeating themselves, and the views give the day a sense of occasion the scorecard cannot spoil.

Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.

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