To walk close to the sea with a brisk breeze on your cheek and firm, sandy turf beneath your feet is to experience golf not only as it was hundreds of years ago but arguably as it should be today – a simple beguiling game in no need of embellishment Surely there is no more complete test of one’s skill or character. Standing up to the elements, handling good and bad bounces with equal grace, using mind over muscle to navigate a curious landscape – these are the challenges that give the pleasurable excitement of golf on the Caister links