- Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 15:00
- Carousel, Featured, WorldGolf
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Southwest Ireland's two most famous 19th-century links, Ballybunion and Lahinch, hold tight as the region's top draws. But closely behind stands Tralee Golf Club, which holds the distinction as a 19th-century club with a relatively new location outside of town. And it boasts as many "wow" moments as its nearby rivals, if not more, Brandon Tucker writes.
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- Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 10:29
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If you looked into booking an Ireland golf vacation a few years ago but package prices were too high, it's about that time to check back in. In the last 12 months, the Emerald Isle has seen a massive "reset" of prices at many of its hotels and golf courses, especially the high-end niche that has taken a especially brutal beating in the travel ...
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- Thursday, September 3, 2009, 8:11
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The fourth 18-hole golf course to open at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort will be Old Macdonald, inspired by the great holes of legendary architect C.B. Macdonald, who built National Golf Links near Boston. Preview play on a 10-hole loop is being offered on Old Macdonald until it fully opens in the summer of 2010.
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- Monday, August 24, 2009, 16:33
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Chambers Bay was awarded the 2015 U.S. Open, Pacific Dunes is ranked as high as the best golf course in America. So which new northwest links is better? In our WorldGolf.com exit polls, those who review Chambers Bay have a tendency to compare the course to the courses down the coast at Bandon Dunes.
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- Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 4:00
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"Our primary objective was to make sure that the design and features of the course did not compete or overpower the site," said John Colligan, Principal of Colligan Golf Design.
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- Thursday, June 11, 2009, 16:15
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Fortunately for golfers, a new crop of unique and touching golf-related books has hit stores this year, just in time for the occasional rainy day or too-hot-to-play-golf Sunday. "Ancestral Links," "Golf Dads" and "Golfing Machine" are among the golf-related reads out this summer.
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- Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8:42
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Cougar Canyon Golf Links, an award-winning new Jack Nicklaus design has put a bull's-eye on the southern Colorado town of Trinidad for golf tourists. LINKS Magazine named Cougar Canyon one of "America's Premier Properties" 2008-2009, and Golf Digest placed it No. 3 on its 2009 list of Best New Public Courses, behind Chambers Bay.
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- Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 12:51
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Golf Digest recently announced its 2009 list of the "Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses Outside the United States" and five courses in St. Andrews (four Links Trust courses plus Kingsbarns Golf Links just down the road) grace the list. That's more Top 100 golf in one vicinity than anywhere else in the world. Here's a look at St. Andrews' fab five ...
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- Monday, April 13, 2009, 14:50
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Eight miles west of the coastal city of Swansea in Wales is Pennard Golf Club, a timeless links sure to garner strong opinions from any visiting golfer. Experiencing the one-of-a-kind links of Pennard toes the line between driving you mad and blowing you away.
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- Monday, April 13, 2009, 14:49
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Historically, there have been only two options when planning a European golf vacation: the links golf of the British Isles and Ireland or the sunny southern coasts of Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula. Then there's Europe's not-so-obvious golf trip: still raw in many ways and perfect for the more adventurous group. It's the golf courses in the former Eastern Bloc, or what I ...
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