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Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings may have warned “Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys,” but if they’d seen The Ranch at Rock Creek in Philipsburg, Montana, they’d be singing a different tune... It’s Montana, so of course there are cowboys, but it’s also the only Forbes Five Star Guest Lodge in the world, a charter member of the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World, and a Relais & Chateaux property, so while this is cowboy country, its cowboy luxe.     Despite the ultra-luxurious all-inclusive accommodations, the Ranch at Rock Creek still manages to look and feel the way you expect the American West would-expansive, rugged, real, and with a sense of solitude that comes with having over 2,500 hectares of pristine mountain and valley land to relax and play on.     While the Ranch draws most of its visitors during summer, I went in winter, when it turns into a snowy playground for outdoor and wellness enthusiasts. What I traded in degrees on the thermomete

It’s Carnoustie’s turn to host the oldest Major of them all. Armed with a pioneering spirit and a sense of adventure, Mark Alexander looks at this year’s Open venue and what lies beyond... The advantage of taking turns is that everyone gets a chance to shine; everyone gets their moment in the sun. There’s a fairness to that idea which provides opportunity and parity. It is a model of inclusion that all too rarely is deployed in our busy world. In golfing terms, The Open rota provides an orderly schedule that shifts the circus of the world’s oldest Major - and the attention of the world’s media - around a series of coastal locations that might otherwise remain detached. Carnoustie is one such venue that periodically appears on our radars seeping into collective consciousness with a seductive mix of nostalgia and pure sporting joy. And with good reason. For many, Carnoustie is the ultimate links experience and the sternest test on The Open rota. Given its clever layout, inviting

With over 25 years on the European Tour and a life-long love for the game, Robert Karlsson knows his golf. David Singh catches up with the man at the 2018 BMW Championship… Robert Karlsson hails from Sweden, where his father was a greenskeeper at the local golf club, thus exposing Karlsson junior to golf from an early age. Turning professional in 1989, Karlsson qualified for membership of the European Tour in 1990. One of the highlights of his career so far came in 2008 when he won the European Order of Merit, he has also finished in the top 20 seven times throughout his career. In addition, Karlsson has won another 11 events on tour. We meet up with the Swedish legend.   So Robert, you travel the world, stuck on a plane for hours on end, what do you do to relax and keep yourself sane? “I listen to books – any that I think that I can learn from. I like books that are going to help me evolve as a person and also as a player.” When you arrive at a place, are you a stay-in-the-