In a previous life I designed a number golf courses, but I've never played a round of golf.
• Vidago Palace, Portugal •
Architectural Digest 'One of the 8 most beautiful golf courses in the World'
Conde Nast Traveller Magazine 'One of the 5 best golf resorts in Europe'
Golf Monthly 'a final 4 holes which rank among the best closing holes anywhere'
Lonely Planet 'Vidago Palace...has become one of the premier golfing destinations in Portugal'
• Furnas Golf Course, San Miguel, Azores •
Brandt Travel Guides 'One of the world's most intimate & exquisitely beautiful golf courses'
Pocket Guide to Golf Courses 'The joint best golf course in Iberia'
Top100GolfCourses 'You must fly to the middle of the Atlantic but to play this course just once is worth it'
Golf Digest Magazine 'The #2 course in Portugal'
• Batalha Golf Course, San Miguel, Azores •
PGA EuroPro Tour 'One of the finest golf courses in Europe'
World Golf 'Golf doesn't get much better than this'
VisitPortugal.com 'Unforgettable golf in an environment of pure nature'
PortugalGolf.net 'Almost perfect golf'

30+ years ago I dabbled in watercolour painting but when semi-retiring to the glorious Jurassic Coast of East Devon, I took up oil painting for the first time and was fortunate to come across an artist named Mike Skidmore, who is probably the best tutor you could wish for...look him up, you won't regret it.