Claudia Laurent
Golf writer, Golf Handicapp · 30 July 2026
200 yards to a circular island green ringed by a perfect moat, with the bunkers cast out into the water on their own little islands, each linked back to the green by a slender path. The only way in is one winding causeway from the back. Miss, and there is no sand to save you, just a long look at your own reflection.
This hole is not real. Like every hole in the collection it was conjured with AI, a golf daydream rather than a course you can go and play. The thousands of courses in the Golf Handicapp app, however, are very real.
This one is make-believe. The thousands of courses in the app are not.
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Claudia Laurent · Golf writer, Golf Handicapp
Claudia writes about the World Handicap System, golf scoring and getting more from every round for Golf Handicapp. She is a mid-handicap golfer who logs every card, the good ones and the ones she would rather forget.
This image is AI-generated. Published 30 July 2026.
