With the Open just played and the PGA to finish this weekend, the win of Darren Clarke invoked a spirit of a 'man of the people' but there have been other Open Champion's who were people that the watching public took to their hearts - as did the media.

With a wonderful year round climate, it is no surprise that Tenerife has become one of the most popular golf destinations for the golfers of Northern Europe. The opportunity to play golf in good weather, the average temperature is 23 degrees, on a superb collection of golf courses, is just four hours travel by air, with a modern airport to receive them close at hand.

Buenavista Golf , which was designed by Seve Ballesteros, sits majestically on the rugged rocky coastline in the north west of the island, and is forty five kilometres from the resorts of Las Americas and Los Christianos. The name could not be more apt, for this is a truly beautiful location, and even tourists stop in the car park to look out of the course and the sea crashing onto the rocks below.

Golf Del Sur is set near to the airport, and since it opened in 1987 has been a regular favourite with visiting golfers. It has hosted the Tenerife Open on the European Tour on a number of occasions, with winners that include Ryder Cup players Jose Maria Olazabal, Mark James and David Gilford. In 1995 it hosted Shells Wonderful World of Golf battle between Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson, a recommendation indeed.

Its been more than a decade since my last visit to Las Vegas and in that time the World has seen its ups and its downs. Las Vegas is a 'young city', a place now known across the Globe through featuring in The Godfather movies and even more known now from CSI. It is a place to gamble, it is the entertainment capital of the World, and after this trip, I can thoroughly recommend it as a place to 'golf' and explore the natural beauty of its surroundings.

'Two Tribes - The rebirth of the Ryder Cup' by Gavin Newsham - If you like golfing stories, then the Ryder Cup is as big a provider of golfing folklore as any other. Its heroes (and villains) are many but this years has been all the more poignant with the passing of Seve and a look back at all he did to change the Ryder Cup into the third biggest Sporting event in the World.

Dubai (UAE): With yet another all-star line-up for the third staging of the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World, tickets are now available online for the US$15 million finale of The Race to Dubai.