Fergus Bisset
Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.
He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.
Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?
Latest articles by Fergus Bisset
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Can You Visit The Masters?
It’s one of the most sought-after tickets in sport but it is possible to visit The Masters. We look at the options to become a patron.
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Nairn Golf Club Championship Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Gorse-lined, criss-crossed by burns and pockmarked by perilous pot bunkers, Nairn delivers superb Scottish links golf
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Ganton Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Ganton is a great course blending heathland with a feel of the links that will test the very best players.
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Walton Heath Golf Club Old Course: Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
A classic heathland golf course with a great heritage where firm fairways and smooth greens demand good ball striking and a delicate touch.
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Hillside Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
A superb links course with an incredible back nine, mature pines alongside many holes at Hillside add great definition and character
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Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort Sandy Hills: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort Sandy Hills course is a tremendous modern links carved through impressive dunes. It’s challenging but fair – a real thinker’s course.
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Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg is a striking layout set amidst towering dunes. A fabulous modern links in a beautiful location.
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Lahinch Golf Club Old Course: Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Lahinch is a wonderfully natural links showcasing the very best in design. It’s a must visit for golfing purists.
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Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
A very natural layout with a selection of highly memorable holes, S&A is a welcoming club with a rich and interesting history.
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Worplesdon Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Impressive renovation work at this classic heathland course has elevated the offering. The club has a great history and heritage.
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Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort St Patrick's Links Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key info
Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort St Patrick's Links is a stunning new Tom Doak creation over incredible terrain delivering expansive and memorable golf
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County Louth Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
County Louth is a traditional and classic course that delivers fair and honest links golf, a subtle and understated, true championship layout.
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Gullane Golf Club No.1 Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Gullane Golf Club No.1 is a unique and characterful links offering fabulous views of the Firth of Forth.
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Rye Golf Club Old Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Rye Golf Club Old Course is a historic links with fast-running, rumpled fairways. It's playable all year round and always maintained in excellent condition.
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Moortown Golf Club Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Moortown Golf Club has a classic urban heathland course offering a fascinating history and one of the most characterful clubhouses you’ll find.
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Trump International Golf Links Scotland: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times, Key Info
Sheer golfing exhilaration on this superb links, blending traditional features with modern styling
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Royal Troon Golf Club Old Course: Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
A high quality, traditional links that delivers the experience you would expect from a course on The Open rota.
By Fergus Bisset Published
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Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Balgownie: Course Review, Green Fees, Key Times and Key Info
A high-quality course at an historic club that the links purist will love. It’s rugged and rumpled but carefully thought out.
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Hunstanton Golf Club Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Hunstanton Golf Club is a classic out and back links where wind is always a factor and the scenery is stunning.
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Kingsbarns Golf Links: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Information
A very special course, Kingsbarns is a fabulous modern take on a traditional Scottish links set on a beautiful section of the Fife coastline.
By Fergus Bisset Published
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Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Royal Lytham is the thinking man's links and is as much a test of strategy and mental strength as it is of skill
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Royal Liverpool Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Host to The Open Championship on 12 occasions and again this summer, Royal Liverpool or Hoylake is one of the most historic clubs and courses in the country.
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Royal St George's Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Royal St George's is a challenging yet fair, windswept links and one of the strongest layouts in England.
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Sunningdale Golf Club New Course: Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info
Sunningdale’s New Course delivers a complete examination of the game. It’s an inland masterpiece.
By Fergus Bisset Published