Articles by Andrew Picken

Andrew Picken is a Golfshake ambassador and prolific golf traveller who writes course reviews, travel features, and destination guides. A passionate golfer for over two decades, he plays regularly across the UK and Europe and is involved in several golf societies and charity events. Andrew is committed to promoting the game and showcasing the variety of golfing experiences available to enthusiasts of all abilities.

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The ultimate Open experience at Royal Birkdale

The ultimate Open experience at Royal Birkdale

20 July 2026

 
Craghoppers golf clothing review

Craghoppers golf clothing review

27 March 2026

 
Viceroy at Ombria Algarve stay and play golf break review

Viceroy at Ombria Algarve stay and play golf break review

COURSES • 26 March 2026

The ultimate golf break in Northern Ireland

The ultimate golf break in Northern Ireland

COURSES • 26 March 2026

 
The experience of playing golf at Royal Portrush

The experience of playing golf at Royal Portrush

COURSES • 26 March 2026

 
What it's like to visit Rory McIlroy's childhood golf club

What it's like to visit Rory McIlroy's childhood golf club

COURSES • 26 March 2026

The best golf course in Northern Ireland you haven't heard of

The best golf course in Northern Ireland you haven't heard of

COURSES • 26 March 2026

 
Common Grounds by Richard Pennell book review

Common Grounds by Richard Pennell book review

26 March 2026

 
Matchless: Joyce Wethered, Glenna Collett and the Rise of Women's Golf review

Matchless: Joyce Wethered, Glenna Collett and the Rise of Women's Golf review

16 October 2025

A Fan's Experience of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage: When Passion Goes Too Far

A Fan's Experience of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage: When Passion Goes Too Far

10 October 2025

 
An Englishman in New York: A Ryder Cup Adventure and City of Dreams

An Englishman in New York: A Ryder Cup Adventure and City of Dreams

13 October 2025

 
What The Ryder Cup Means to Me

What The Ryder Cup Means to Me

22 September 2025

Why Cascais Might Be The Best Golf Location in Europe

Why Cascais Might Be The Best Golf Location in Europe

COURSES • 13 August 2025

 
Quinta da Marinha Golf Course Review

Quinta da Marinha Golf Course Review

COURSES • 13 August 2025

 
Penha Longa Atlantic Championship Course Review

Penha Longa Atlantic Championship Course Review

COURSES • 13 August 2025

Oitavos Dunes Golf Course Review

Oitavos Dunes Golf Course Review

COURSES • 13 August 2025

 
What It's Like to Attend a LIV Golf Event

What It's Like to Attend a LIV Golf Event

1 August 2025

 
Craghoppers Golf Clothing With Insect Repellent & UV Protection Review

Craghoppers Golf Clothing With Insect Repellent & UV Protection Review

1 August 2025

Gladiators Star Takes on The Big Golf Race For Prostate Cancer UK

Gladiators Star Takes on The Big Golf Race For Prostate Cancer UK

1 August 2025

 
The Magic of a Golf Holiday in Tunisia

The Magic of a Golf Holiday in Tunisia

COURSES • 1 August 2025

 
Aphrodite Hills Golf Resort review

Aphrodite Hills Golf Resort review

COURSES • 2 July 2026

Minthis Golf Club Review

Minthis Golf Club Review

COURSES • 1 August 2025

 
The Remarkable Experience of a Golf Holiday in Cyprus

The Remarkable Experience of a Golf Holiday in Cyprus

COURSES • 1 August 2025

 
Elea Golf Club Review

Elea Golf Club Review

COURSES • 1 August 2025

Secret Valley Golf Resort Review

Secret Valley Golf Resort Review

COURSES • 1 August 2025

 
The Art of Scottish Golf by Martin Dempster Book Review

The Art of Scottish Golf by Martin Dempster Book Review

5 December 2024

 
Everything You Need to Know About PGA Aroeira Lisboa

Everything You Need to Know About PGA Aroeira Lisboa

COURSES • 5 December 2024

Edgbaston Golf Club Review

Edgbaston Golf Club Review

COURSES • 19 November 2024

 
Prescription Sports Glasses For Golf Review

Prescription Sports Glasses For Golf Review

5 December 2024

 
Bishop Auckland Golf Club Review

Bishop Auckland Golf Club Review

COURSES • 1 October 2024

Brancepeth Castle Golf Club Review

Brancepeth Castle Golf Club Review

COURSES • 1 October 2024

 
Discover The Ultimate Golf Break in Portugal

Discover The Ultimate Golf Break in Portugal

COURSES • 7 August 2024

 
Maesteg Golf Club Review

Maesteg Golf Club Review

COURSES • 10 July 2024

Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Review

Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Review

COURSES • 10 July 2024

 
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Review

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Review

COURSES • 28 July 2025

 
Coed y Mwstwr Golf Club Review

Coed y Mwstwr Golf Club Review

COURSES • 10 July 2024

The Derbyshire Golf Course That Inspired Augusta National

The Derbyshire Golf Course That Inspired Augusta National

11 April 2024

 
The Big Golf Race 2024 Launched to Support Prostate Cancer UK

The Big Golf Race 2024 Launched to Support Prostate Cancer UK

28 February 2024

 
Stanedge Golf Club Review

Stanedge Golf Club Review

COURSES • 8 November 2023

Grass Routes by Richard Pennell Book Review

Grass Routes by Richard Pennell Book Review

6 September 2023

 
Royal Cromer Golf Club Feature Review

Royal Cromer Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 2 August 2023

 
Sheringham Golf Club Review

Sheringham Golf Club Review

COURSES • 27 July 2023

The Perfect Base For a Norfolk Golf Break

The Perfect Base For a Norfolk Golf Break

COURSES • 7 August 2023

 
Esker Hills Golf Club Review

Esker Hills Golf Club Review

COURSES • 27 July 2023

 
Portumna Golf Club Review

Portumna Golf Club Review

COURSES • 27 July 2023

Glasson Lakehouse Golf Club And Hotel Review

Glasson Lakehouse Golf Club And Hotel Review

COURSES • 27 July 2023

 
Dromoland Castle Golf Club Feature Review

Dromoland Castle Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 18 May 2023

 
The Case For Golf on Social Prescribing Day

The Case For Golf on Social Prescribing Day

9 March 2023

Trump Doonbeg International Golf Links Feature Review

Trump Doonbeg International Golf Links Feature Review

COURSES • 16 February 2023

 
Tom Williamson, The Complete Golf Professional - Book Review

Tom Williamson, The Complete Golf Professional - Book Review

15 February 2023

 
The Uncorrupted Pleasure Of An Old Bladed Putter Book Review

The Uncorrupted Pleasure Of An Old Bladed Putter Book Review

2 December 2022

What Makes Bamboo Golf Tees Ecologically Beneficial

What Makes Bamboo Golf Tees Ecologically Beneficial

7 October 2022

 
The Golf Club That Banned Plastic Tees

The Golf Club That Banned Plastic Tees

7 October 2022

 
An Introduction to Sustainable Golf Week

An Introduction to Sustainable Golf Week

3 October 2022

The Great English Golf Boom Book Review

The Great English Golf Boom Book Review

6 September 2022

 
Playing Golf With Paragolfer User Kris Aves

Playing Golf With Paragolfer User Kris Aves

19 August 2022

 
Early Golf Royal Myths And Ancient Histories Book Review

Early Golf Royal Myths And Ancient Histories Book Review

16 August 2022

Copper Tech Golf Gloves Review

Copper Tech Golf Gloves Review

26 October 2023

 
Golf In Scotland In The Black And White Era Book Review

Golf In Scotland In The Black And White Era Book Review

22 August 2022

 
Following The Drama of Regional Open Championship Qualifying

Following The Drama of Regional Open Championship Qualifying

23 June 2022

Review of The Long Golden Afternoon by Stephen Proctor

Review of The Long Golden Afternoon by Stephen Proctor

27 May 2022

 
The Manor House Golf Experience

The Manor House Golf Experience

COURSES • 31 May 2022

 
Mount Juliet Estate Golf Course Feature Review

Mount Juliet Estate Golf Course Feature Review

COURSES • 25 January 2022

Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club Feature Review

Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club Feature Review

COURSES • 25 January 2022

 
Rosslare Golf Links Feature Review

Rosslare Golf Links Feature Review

COURSES • 25 January 2022

 
Unforgettable Golf Road Trip to Ireland's Ancient East

Unforgettable Golf Road Trip to Ireland's Ancient East

COURSES • 4 February 2022

The Carrossa Hotel Spa Villas Review

The Carrossa Hotel Spa Villas Review

COURSES • 19 October 2021

 
Mannings Heath Melanoma Charity Golf Day

Mannings Heath Melanoma Charity Golf Day

5 October 2021

 
The Best Ever Gift For Father's Day

The Best Ever Gift For Father's Day

11 June 2021

The CaddyDaddy Claw Golf Glove - Initial Review

The CaddyDaddy Claw Golf Glove - Initial Review

2 March 2021

 
Eyewitness to The Death of a Golf Club

Eyewitness to The Death of a Golf Club

5 January 2021

 
Glimmer of Hope For Allestree Park Golf Course

Glimmer of Hope For Allestree Park Golf Course

14 December 2020

A Bitingly Bitter Day at Allestree Park

A Bitingly Bitter Day at Allestree Park

11 December 2020

 
Hidden in Plain Sight - Uncovering a Golf Treasure

Hidden in Plain Sight - Uncovering a Golf Treasure

1 December 2020

 
Prostate Cancer Awareness - Richard's Story

Prostate Cancer Awareness - Richard's Story

20 November 2020

Allestree Park Golf Course to Close

Allestree Park Golf Course to Close

20 November 2020

 
Without Municipal Courses - What Pathways Are There Into Golf

Without Municipal Courses - What Pathways Are There Into Golf

12 November 2020

 
Cumberwell Park Stay & Play Review

Cumberwell Park Stay & Play Review

COURSES • 3 November 2020

Prostate Cancer - Sparking Conversations to Save Lives

Prostate Cancer - Sparking Conversations to Save Lives

29 October 2020

 
There Is Still an Appetite for Golf To Continue at Cleeve Hill

There Is Still an Appetite for Golf To Continue at Cleeve Hill

30 October 2020

 
The Manor House Stay & Play Review

The Manor House Stay & Play Review

COURSES • 3 November 2020

Importance of Prostate Cancer Awareness - A Personal Story

Importance of Prostate Cancer Awareness - A Personal Story

15 October 2020

 
Playing a Mizuno Golf Pairs Tour Event

Playing a Mizuno Golf Pairs Tour Event

13 October 2020

 
Sir Nick Faldo Supports Campaign to Save Cleeve Hill

Sir Nick Faldo Supports Campaign to Save Cleeve Hill

9 October 2020

The Need to Save Cleeve Hill Golf Club

The Need to Save Cleeve Hill Golf Club

5 October 2020

 
Interview With Pro Golfer Holly Calvert

Interview With Pro Golfer Holly Calvert

29 September 2020

 
Interview With Amateur Champion Joe Long

Interview With Amateur Champion Joe Long

24 September 2020

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Feature Review

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 1 August 2022

 
St Annes Old Links Golf Club Feature Review

St Annes Old Links Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 23 September 2020

 
Hillside Golf Club Feature Review

Hillside Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 16 September 2020

Competitive Scoring Defines Faldo Series Midlands Championship

Competitive Scoring Defines Faldo Series Midlands Championship

14 July 2020

 
The Faldo Series Heads to Kedleston Park

The Faldo Series Heads to Kedleston Park

13 July 2020

 
Longcliffe Golf Club Feature Review

Longcliffe Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 9 July 2020

Worksop Golf Club Feature Review

Worksop Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 6 July 2020

 
Caddyboo Review

Caddyboo Review

29 June 2020

 
Falling in Love With Golf Again

Falling in Love With Golf Again

26 May 2020

The Positive Opportunities for Golf to Embrace

The Positive Opportunities for Golf to Embrace

4 May 2020

 
100 Things Every Golfer Should Do Just Once

100 Things Every Golfer Should Do Just Once

28 March 2023

 
SkyCaddie SX400 Review

SkyCaddie SX400 Review

1 April 2020

The K Club Makes Facilities Available in Pandemic Battle

The K Club Makes Facilities Available in Pandemic Battle

31 March 2020

 
Mizuno Golf Pairs Tour to Accept Golfshake Handicaps

Mizuno Golf Pairs Tour to Accept Golfshake Handicaps

21 February 2020

 
How Golfers Can Support Mental Health of Greenkeepers

How Golfers Can Support Mental Health of Greenkeepers

7 February 2020

Benefits of Recycling Your Golf Clubs

Benefits of Recycling Your Golf Clubs

4 February 2020

 
The Lodge at Prince's Golf Club Stay & Play Review

The Lodge at Prince's Golf Club Stay & Play Review

COURSES • 14 November 2019

 
Harleyford Golf Club Feature Review

Harleyford Golf Club Feature Review

COURSES • 8 November 2019

Now for the Back Nine Book Review

Now for the Back Nine Book Review

1 August 2022

 
Getting Inside the Fascinating Mind of Thomas Bjorn

Getting Inside the Fascinating Mind of Thomas Bjorn

11 September 2019

 
Mind Game: The Secrets of Golf's Winners Book Review

Mind Game: The Secrets of Golf's Winners Book Review

11 September 2019

A Journey With ECCO Golf Shoes

A Journey With ECCO Golf Shoes

11 September 2019

 
Forest Pines Stay & Play Report

Forest Pines Stay & Play Report

COURSES • 15 August 2019

 
Woodhall Spa Hotchkin Course Feature Review

Woodhall Spa Hotchkin Course Feature Review

COURSES • 13 August 2019

PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell Feature Review

PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell Feature Review

COURSES • 14 August 2019

 
The Birdie of Dreams at Hogan's Alley

The Birdie of Dreams at Hogan's Alley

8 August 2019

 
Carnoustie Golf Links is Superbly Traditional, Surprisingly Modern

Carnoustie Golf Links is Superbly Traditional, Surprisingly Modern

8 August 2019

The Experience of Playing the Old Course at St Andrews

The Experience of Playing the Old Course at St Andrews

1 August 2022

 
The Ultimate Lad & Dad Trip to Scotland

The Ultimate Lad & Dad Trip to Scotland

8 August 2019

 
St Andrews Eden Course Feature Review

St Andrews Eden Course Feature Review

COURSES • 7 August 2019

Carnoustie Buddon Course Feature Review

Carnoustie Buddon Course Feature Review

COURSES • 9 August 2019

 
What It's Like to Play in a Pro Am

What It's Like to Play in a Pro Am

5 August 2019

 
London Golf Club Attracts Stars to Staysure Tour Event

London Golf Club Attracts Stars to Staysure Tour Event

1 August 2019

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