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23-26 November 2017 La Manga Club, Spain

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ROYAL BIRK ROYAL BIRKDALE PLAYED HOST TO THE OPEN FOR THE TENTH TIME IN JULY 2017 AND WELCOMED THE WORLD’S GREATEST GOLFERS TO ONE OF THE SPORT’S MOST RENOWNED AND CHALLENGING VENUES.

The course was first established in 1889, but was extensively redesigned in 1922 by Fred Hawtree and JH Taylor to create the current layout, which winds its way through the sand dunes towering over each of the fairways.

Since first hosting The Open in 1954, the course has been (alongside Royal Lytham) the most regular venue for the Championship other than St Andrews. At Birkdale’s first Open, Peter Thomson won the first of three in succession; he returned to the same course in 1965 to add his fih and final title.

In recognition of the growing challenges facing our natural environment, The Open is commied to conserving the natural links landscapes which play host to the Championship. Taking into account specific site sensitivities and wildlife considerations, great care is taken to protect nature throughout the entire event staging process. Working closely with an appointed ecologist and the host venue, The Open ensures that the links is safeguarded for the enjoyment of future generations.

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KDALE The GreenLinks programme also addresses the broader sustainability considerations around staging a major sport event. In catering for hundreds of thousands of spectators during the week of the Championship, The Open is implementing sustainable procurement policies which focus on ethically produced food and drink from local suppliers. To minimise the volume of waste material sent to landfill, The Open is collaborating with partner organisations to deliver effective waste segregation and recycling initiatives.

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US MASTERS 2018 | APRIl 5- 8

AUgUSTA NATIoNAl gEoRgIA

Bobby Jones builds his dream course, Augusta National Golf Club, and the first Masters is played in 1934. Gene Sarazen helps put the tournament on the map on the map with his double eagle, and playoff win, in 1935. www.augusta.com

PLUS US MASTERS 2019 | APRIl 11- 14 and US MASTERS 2020 | APRIl 9- 12

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US oPEN 2018 | JUNE 14-17

ShINNECoCk hIllS loNg ISlANd, NEw YoRk

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, founded in 1891, is one of the historic golfing institutions in the United States. It is the oldest incorporated golf club and was one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA. The Clubhouse, built in 1892, was the work of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White.

While in character it remains substantially the same as a century ago, it has enjoyed several expansions and renovations in the intervening decades, before undergoing a major restoration completed in 2016. www.shinnecockhillsgolfclub.org/

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BRITISh oPEN ChAMPIoNShIP 2018 | JUlY 19-22

CARNoUSTIE golf lINkS SCoTlANd

We look forward to warmly welcoming you to play our fantastic three courses, all of which are rated in the top 50 Links courses in the UK and Ireland. The Championship Course has recently (2016) been ranked as number one course in Scotland by the general public. The Championship Course has hosted seven Open Championships, one Ladies British Open and two Seniors Open making it one of the very few to have done so in the UK.

It is one of the three courses used for the annual Dunhill Links, the others being Kingsbarns and the Old Course in St Andrews and in 2018 The Open Championship will return to the course. www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/

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BEllERIvE CoUNTRY ClUB ST loUIS, MISSoURI Bellerive Country Club began in 1897 in north St. Louis as a nine-hole course with 166 members, and was known as the St. Louis Field Club. In 1910, the membership incorporated as Bellerive Country Club, naming the club aer Louis St. Ange De Bellerive, the last French commander in North America. That same year, Scotsman Robert Foulis designed the “new Bellerive” in Normandy where the club remained for 50 years.

Led by Hord Hardin and Clark Gamble, the membership decided to move west in 1955, and allowed renowned architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to pick a prime farm location for the new site. The “Green Monster of Ladue Road” opened on Memorial Day, 1960. www.reesjonesinc.com/bellerive/

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US oPEN 2019 | JUNE 13-16

PEBBlE BEACh MoNTEREY CoUNTY, CAlIfoRNIA

The Monterey Peninsula’s breathtaking landscape of coastal bluffs, sandy beaches, nature trails and a forest of pine and cypress trees create the pictureperfect seing for an outstanding array of adventures. www.pebblebeach.com/activities-andsightseeing/monterey-county/

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RoYAl PoTRUSh NoRThERN IRElANd Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, the Dunluce Links, and the hidden gem, the Valley Links. The only club in Ireland to have hosted The Open Championship, Royal Portrush is a members club which welcomes visitors all year round to face the challenges of its courses and to brave the testing conditions. www.royalportrushgolfclub.com

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BEThPAgE BlACk loNg ISlANd, NEw YoRk The Black Course at Bethpage State Park needs no introduction. Home of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championships, Bethpage Black is the crown jewel of public golf on Long Island and one of the most feared and revered courses -- public or private -- in the country. www.golfonlongisland.com/teebox/bethpage/

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wINgEd fooT golf ClUB MAMARoNECk, NEw YoRk

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Winged Foot Golf Club is a private club with two 18hole golf courses located in Mamaroneck, New York.

The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol (Lower), Bethpage Black, Suburban Golf Club, Shackamaxon Country Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Toronto and Wykagyl Country Club. Winged Foot Golf Club was founded in 1921, by a consortium

consisting mainly of members of The New York Athletic Club. The club gets its name and logo from the NYAC's logo, but the two have never had any direct affiliation. Opened in June 1923, application for membership to Winged Foot G.C. is by invitation only. www.wfgc.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS =HP

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BRITISh oPEN ChAMPIoNShIP 2019 | JUlY 18-21

RoYAl ST. gEoRgE'S ENglANd

One of the world’s great sporting events will return to the south east of England in 2020 when The 149th Open is played at Royal St George’s. The Open will return to the historic Kent links for the 15th time. It was last played at Royal St George’s in 2011 when Darren Clarke showed his mastery of links golf in challenging weather conditions to hold off Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to become Champion Golfer of the Year. The club has a distinguished golfing history and is proud to have hosted amateur and professional tournaments since the 1880's.

The club is one of England's finest links courses, and has played host to The Open Championship fourteen times. Visitors are greeted with a warm, friendly welcome in the historic clubhouse. The undulating fairways and fast, true greens will prove a test to all amateur and professional golfers alike. Tee times can be requested online by following the book a tee time link and by contacting the Office directly. The Office is available for enquiries between Monday and Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. www.royalstgeorges.com/visitors_home

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The 18-hole, par-72 Harding Park Course is situated on a gently rolling peninsula surrounded by the shores of Lake Merced in San Francisco. The championship layout hosted many prestigious golf tournaments such as the San Francisco Open and the Lucky International Professional Golf Championship. The TOUR has since returned to TPC Harding Park for the 2005 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship, The Presidents Cup in October 2009, Charles Schwab Cup Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and was Host of the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play. hps://tpc.com/hardingpark/golf/

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BallyBunion old Course

“If sheer pleasure is the yardstick, then Ballybunion’s Old Course gets my vote as the No. 1 in the world.” So said Peter Dobereiner, the famous English golf writer.

Dobereiner was doing no more than reflecting the views of the locals who somehow knew through all of their struggles for survival since the day the club was founded way back in 1893 that Ballybunion Links Golf

in Ireland was an unknown treasure waiting for the outside world to come and discover it. . www.ballybuniongolfclub.com/courses/the-oldcourse/#sthash.Y0f7fuqH.dpuf

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TurnBerry resorT ailsa Named aer the third Marquess of Ailsa, who owned the land on which it was built, this par-71, 6,474-yard Championship course is one of golf's storied places.

Home to four Open Championships, Ailsa has shaped some of the most remarkable moments in the tournament's history. Set alongside the glorious Ayrshire coastline, with Arran and Ailsa Craig as a stunning backdrop, it is one of the finest golfing destinations in the world. www.trumpturnberry.com/ailsa

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PaCiFiC dunes Designed by Tom Doak and opened in 2001, Pacific Dunes is remarkably different in character and shot making requirements than our other courses. Pacific Dunes doesn't feel like it was built as much as it was discovered. Rippling fairways remain just as they were found and natural bunkers line the landscape as they have for centuries.

The course emerges from shore pines to spectacular 60-foot sand dunes. When the wind blows, precise approach shots are a necessity. Pacific Dunes is short enough to give you hope, but rugged enough to test every facet of your game. www.bandondunesgolf.com/golf/golfcourses/pacific-dunes

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Gone are all the Norway Spruce that once squeezed every fairway of Winged Foot West. It's now gloriously open and playable, at least until one reaches the puî…&#x;ing surfaces, perhaps the ďŹ nest set of green contours the versatile architect A.W. Tillinghast ever did, soon to be restored to original parameters by architect Gil Hanse.

The greens look like giant mushrooms, curled and slumped around the edges, proving that as a course architect, Tillinghast was not a fun guy. Winged Foot West will host the 2020 U.S. Open. www.wfgc.org/club/scripts/section/ section.asp?NS=HP

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sand Hills golF CluB

Sand Hills Golf Club was established in 1996, and is located 10 minutes south of Grand Bend on Highway 21 at Port Franks Road. This exciting golf facility has 18 challenging holes of golf, an Old Western style clubhouse, and a practice facility that includes a puing and chipping green and a practice bunker.

Sand Hills is the perfect golf course for the novice golfer as it is modest in length, but it offers all of the challenges and hazards of a championship golf course.

Play from the back tees, and even the advanced golfers will have their work cut out for them. Our longer hiers have to hit well executed tee shots as some of our shorter par 4’s are reachable, but one of the 7 interconnected ponds are waiting to grab your golf ball. If you are skilled enough to find the green on your tee shot, don’t think an easy birdie or eagle is

flying your way. There are no flat, straight to the hole pus on the course. Subtle undulations are everywhere on these always fantastic greens. If that is not enough of a challenge for you, there are even some two-tiered greens that will make club selection that much more important. One and two pus will have you smiling, three pus will have you ready for more. Following your round of golf, the staff welcomes you to our beautiful clubhouse. The clubhouse was designed to look like a saloon from the “Old West” Drop into the bar for something to drink or some food you can sink your teeth into prepared fresh and tasty by our food and beverage team. You’ll find our prices, food, and service cannot be beat. hp://www.golfsandhill.ca/

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The sport of golf is at its worldwide best at Pebble Beach Resorts. Whether you want to play the most exciting closing hole in golf, finally master the toughest hole on the PGA TOUR or simply anticipate walking in the footsteps of golf’s greatest names, we invite you to become a part of the incomparable experience that is Pebble Beach. hps://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/

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royal PorTrusH golF CluB dunluCe linKs Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, the Dunluce Links, and the hidden gem, the Valley Links. The only club in Ireland to have hosted The Open Championship, Royal Portrush is a members club which welcomes visitors all year round to face the challenges of its courses and to brave the testing conditions. hî…&#x;p://www.royalportrushgolfclub.com/

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PineHursT no. 2 Pinehurst No. 2, the centerpiece of Pinehurst Resort, remains one of the world’s most celebrated golf courses. It has served as the site of more single golf championships than any course in America and hosted back-to-back U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships for the first time in 2014. The U.S. Open will return in 2024. Opened in 1907, No. 2 was designed by Donald Ross, who called it “the fairest test of championship golf I have ever designed.” Ross was associated with the course for nearly a halfcentury, improving the course continually until his

death in 1948. No. 2 is best known for its crowned, undulating greens, which are some of the most complex and widely hailed in the world. Ross believed in providing golfers with strategic choices, and Pinehurst No. 2 was intended to epitomize that philosophy. hp://www.pinehurst.com/golf/courses/no-2/

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Merion golF CluB easT Course Championship golf and champion golfers have long been intertwined with the mystique of Merion Golf Club’s East and West Courses. Designed by Hugh Wilson, Merion’s East Course has played host to more USGA Championships than any course in America and is home to some of its greatest moments. From Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.'s completion of golf’s elusive

Grand Slam at the 1930 U.S. Amateur to Ben Hogan’s awe-inspiring performance and now legendary oneiron on the 72nd hole during the 1950 U.S. Open, the sculpted greens, fairways and treacherous bunkers of Merion have shaped the game. hp://www.meriongolfclub.com/

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The National was founded in 1908 under the leadership of Charles B. Macdonald. The golf course was constructed with the assistance of Southampton engineer, Seth Raynor. Aer studying many of the courses in Scotland and England, Mr. Macdonald set out to build a first class course in the United States which would incorporate many of the beer qualities of golf courses in the British Isles. Among the famous holes represented at the National are the Road Hole and Eden from St. Andrews, Alps from Prestwick, Redan from North Berwick and Sahara from Sandwich. The National has inspired a number of golf architects who have made frequent visits to study some of its challenging and enduring features. hps://ngla.us/

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MuirField

This web site introduces you to one of the oldest clubs in golf and its world famous course. In the pages that follow you can learn of the Club's colourful history from its first beginnings in Leith in 1744 to its later move to Musselburgh and finally in 1891 to Muirfield in East Lothian. Today Muirfield is a renowned host to major championships amateur and professional, international and national, men and ladies - all of which have produced worthy champions of whom more later.

Eleven Amateur Championships have been played over the course and 16 Open Championships. hp://www.muirfield.org.uk/

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royal MelBourne golF CluB easT Course

The East Course starts and finishes on the main site and is highlighted by seven ‘home paddock’ holes. The bunkering is superb while the greens, though smaller than the West’s, are as beautifully constructed and sloped.It incorporates some of the most dramatic undulation on the course, the short four, long four, and mid four start is brilliant with clear risk and reward options from the tee and birdie to double bogey possibilities. The closing stretch starts with the short

par 4 15th and the heavily bunkered 16th, which is the flaest ‘home paddock’ hole of either course but one of the best and most underrated par 3s in Melbourne.

The final two holes are famously used on the worldrenowned Composite Course. hp://www.royalmelbourne.com.au/cms/eastcourse/

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Footjoy DNA Helix The latest version of the very successful D.N.A. (DryJoys Next Advancement) franchise launches today with the introduction of the all-new D.N.A. Helix. Featuring a wider platform and a structured, lightweight construction to create power from the ground up, DNA Helix is available on footjoy.com and wherever FJ golf shoes are sold.

Originally launched in 2014, the DNA category has been widely adopted at every level of play, including on the worldwide professional Tours.

Inspired by that heritage of success, DNA Helix was developed from the ground up based on specific feedback from the world’s best players who value the combination of flexibility and comfort but requested more platform stability, particularly in the heel area of the shoe.

“I’ve worn every version of DNA and this is by far the best for me,”said Sco Stallings. “The additional support they built in, especially laterally as I move back and through the ball, is fantastic."

The new NitroThinTM 3.0 TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) outsole foundation in DNA Helix was developed to deliver the additional stability requested by Tour players. In fact, DNA Helix is 38% more stable than its predecessor. This was achieved by increasing the width between the cleat receptacles in the heel by 13% for more surface coverage underfoot. In addition, a new fitbed was developed with more lateral stability and the integration of a 3D FoamCollar also helps to lock the player’s foot in place.

The new outsole also features strategically placed cut-outs in the TPU to expose more of the soer midsole which contributes to this outsole being 23% lighter than the previous version as well as being more flexible.

“While it was certainly a challenge to improve upon a shoe as successful as D.N.A., the continued dialog we have with our Tour staff revealed there was an opportunity to improve the overall performance of the category,”said Keith Duffy, Senior Product Manager, Footwear. “But this isn’t just an update for us. D.N.A. Helix is a completely new golf shoe built from the ground up to deliver Tour-level performance and lightweight comfort for all players.” www.footjoy.com

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Footjoy StaSof Glove Experience the ultimate in tour-proven performance! The StaSof men's golf gloves provides optimum feel, unmatched grip, exceptional moisture management and long lasting soness in all climates and conditions of play.

SECURE CLOSURE Proprietary 3-Directional ComforTab™ closure is strategically positioned for a precise fit and stress-free comfort.

MOISTURE CONTROL Breathable elasticized PowerNet™ Mesh along the fingers and knuckles, creates cool comfort while improving fit and flexibility.

OPTIMUM FEEL Exclusive to FJ, Taction2™ Advanced Performance Leather®, by Piards® of England, provides a powerful grip, exceptional moisture resistance and the finest feel, engineered to stay soer longer. www.footjoy.com

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Introduced in 1903 by designer Henry Fownes, Oakmont Country Club has hosted more combined USGA and PGA championships than any other course in the U.S., including eight United States Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three PGA Championships, and two U.S. Women's Opens. Oakmont remains perhaps the most difficult course in North America, with 210 deep bunkers (personified by the Church Pews), hard and slick greens that slope away from the player, and tight fairways requiring the utmost precision. Oakmont was the site of "the greatest round of the 20th century": Johnny Miller's final round 63 at the 1973 U.S. Open.

Golf Digest ranks Oakmont #5 in its most recent version of America's Top 100 courses. hp://www.oakmont-countryclub.org/

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royal dornoCH golF CluB CHaMPionsHiP Course The curving bay of the Dornoch Firth and its magnificent white broad beaches are backed by a narrow strip of soly contoured dune land rising in two distinctive levels, providing just enough room for parallel fairways. The ridges, hillocks, dunes and undulating links land have all the characters of the best of links courses, and most of the difficulties. The first eight holes follow the ridge and the remaining ten

holes played in the opposite direction are bounded, except the 17th and 18th on the le by the sandy beaches of the firth. hp://royaldornoch.com/courses/championshipcourse

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royal CounTy doWn golF CluB The Royal County Down Golf Club was founded in 1889 by a group of influential business and professional men from Belfast. There is some evidence to suggest that even before then a rudimentary form of golf was being played by the townsfolk on the rabbit warren at Newcastle.

However, it was the development of a railway line from Belfast to Newcastle by the Belfast & County

Down Railway and the emergence of Newcastle as a desirable seaside resort in Victorian times which provided the impetus for the first formal golf course. hps://www.royalcountydown.org/

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sHinneCoCK Hills golF CluB Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, founded in 1891, is one of the historic golfing institutions in the United States. It is the oldest incorporated golf club and was one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA. The Clubhouse, built in 1892, was the work of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. While in character it remains substantially the same as a century ago, it has enjoyed several expansions and renovations in the intervening decades, before undergoing a major restoration completed in 2016. hp://www.shinnecockhillsgolfclub.org/

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CyPress PoinT CluB Amongst the world of golf, few courses are as revered as Cypress Point. Cypress Point Golf Course was created by the well renown designer Alister Mackenzie and opened in 1928. Extraordinary and timeless, Alister Mackenzie masterpiece is consistently rated as one of the top 3 golf courses ever created by all major publications. Cypress Point oers natural beauty that is unmatched anywhere.

The clandestine approach to Mackenzie's achievement is the reality that he did not over power the natural terrain, allowing the course to take shape organically. hî…&#x;p://www.montereypeninsulagolf.com/CypressPoint-Club

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Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts on the site of the former Fruitland (later Fruitlands) Nursery, the course was designed by Jones and Alister MacKenzie[1] and opened for play in January 1933.

Since 1934, it has played host to the annual Masters Tournament, one of the four major championships in professional golf, and the only major played each year at the same course. It was the number one ranked course in Golf Digest's 2009 list of America's 100 greatest courses[3] and is currently[when?] the number ten ranked course on Golfweek Magazine's 2011 list of best classic courses in the United States, in terms of course architecture. hp://www.augusta.com/

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Pine Valley golF CluB

Established in 1955, Pine Valley Country Club is nestled in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Pine Valley Country Club’s beautifully designed 18hole private championship golf course is enjoyed by golfers of all skill levels. For over 60 years, Pine Valley Country Club has been providing the finest facilities exclusively for the full enjoyment of it’s members and their guests. We are commied to creating a family oriented friendly atmosphere. Pine Valley’s southern hospitality always provides an elegant environment for members and their guests. hp://www.pinevalleycountryclub.com/

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sT. andreWs old Course The oldest and most iconic golf course in the world.

The Swilcan Bridge and Hell Bunker are recognised across the globe, yet the greatest feature of the Old Course is that despite its grand status it remains a public golf course, open to all. hî…&#x;ps://www.standrews.com/Play/Courses/Oldcourse

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CaPe KidnaPPers neW Zealand Designed by legendary golf architect Tom Doak, the Cape Kidnappers par 71 golf course measures 7,119 yards (6,510 meters) and will challenge golfers of all skill levels. Completed in 2004, our spectacular New Zealand golf course has been hailed as one of the great modern marvels in golf. See below for the interactive course guide or click here for our Hawke's Bay golf course green fees. hî…&#x;p://www.capekidnappers.com/luxury-golfcourse/course

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royal CounTy doWn norTHern ireland The Royal County Down Golf Club was founded in 1889 by a group of influential business and professional men from Belfast. There is some evidence to suggest that even before then a rudimentary form of golf was being played by the townsfolk on the rabbit warren at Newcastle.

However, it was the development of a railway line

from Belfast to Newcastle by the Belfast & County Down Railway and the emergence of Newcastle as a desirable seaside resort in Victorian times which provided the impetus for the first formal golf course. hps://www.royalcountydown.org/

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Innovative architectural and landscaping techniques ensure that the Leopard Creek golf course and living areas are naturally protected from animals, while lakes and small streams have been diverted through the development to create scenic vistas and interesting golf strategies. hî…&#x;p://www.leopardcreek.com/

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Pebble Beach Resorts is renowned for some of the best golf instruction and services in the world. The Pebble Beach Golf Academy & Practice Facility is of unsurpassed quality, offering revolutionary technology and innovative training, while our handpicked PGA- and Pebble Beach-certified instructors can elevate every physical and mental aspect of your game. hps://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/

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green MonKey BarBados The Green Monkey, designed by Tom Fazio, is an ultraexclusive 72 par, 7,343-yard golf course in Barbados.

Carved from an old limestone quarry, the exposed rock faces form dramatic contrasts to the lush, rolling greens of the fairways and oer tremendous

elevation change - a once in a lifetime experience that is simply not to be missed. hî…&#x;p://www.sandylane.com/barbados-golf/greenmonkey-golf-course/

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TurnBerry sCoTland

Over the years, Turnberry's Ailsa course came to welcome, challenge, disappoint and thrill illustrious players and their devoted fans in a variety of tournaments that culminated in the hosting of The Open for the ďŹ rst time in the late 1970s. Four of the most spellbinding Opens have been played at Turnberry: the 106th in 1977, the 115th in 1986, the 123rd in 1994 and the last one in July 2009. hî…&#x;p://www.turnberry.co.uk/

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doMaine de sPerone CorsiCa The Golf of Sperone is considered today one of the most beautiful in the world, especially thanks to hole number 16 which proposes to play over a dazzling turquoise sea. Located on the island of beauty, in Bonifacio, the Golf of Sperone reserves you a breathtaking view. hî…&#x;p://www.golfdesperone.com/

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Canouan THe grenadines An exhilarating and challenging Jim Fazio designed 18 hole championship golf course, set on dramatic sloping hills and along the ocean edge. This is the game at its very best, deemed by Robb Report (June 2005) “Best Golf Course”. This is a most distinctive course of unique character and playability. The Grenadines Estate Golf Club with spectacular, panoramic views from every hole overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Cooling north-easterly trade winds enhance the challenge and the clubhouse awaits your return and beverage service buggies are never far

away. This is a most distinctive course of unique character and playability. Non-residents pay a daily US$ 350 (per person including Service Charge & Applicable V.A.T.) includes golf cart and clubs rental.

Residents pay a daily US$ 250 (per person including Service Charge & Applicable V.A.T.) and can take advantage of complimentary green fees, golf cart and clubs rental. hp://www.canouan.com/pink-sands-club/golfclub/

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doonBeg ireland

Welcome to Trump Doonbeg, regarded as one of the top golf resorts anywhere in the world! Situated on over 400 acres of Ireland’s most spectacular links overlooking the majestic Atlantic Ocean, Trump Doonbeg has been named the #1 Resort in Europe by Conde Nast Traveler, a World’s Best by Travel + Leisure, and many, many more. hp://www.trumpgolfireland.com/

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royal MelBourne ausTralia The Club was founded in 1891 and has been host to numerous national and international tournaments. We have a proud reputation of providing Members and guests with a friendly, welcoming and inclusive experience. Our golf courses and renowned

hospitality provide Members with world class facilities for golf whilst enjoying fellowship and camaraderie with their guests. hî…&#x;p://www.royalmelbourne.com.au/cms/

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TaylorMade P750 Tour Proto Irons RESERVED FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL The Tour demands perfection, P750 delivers. P750 Tour Proto irons are reserved for the best ballstrikers—players who prefer a more compact, forged clubhead for precise shotmaking and immediate feedback through impact.

The face and grooves are CNC milled for high precision, as is as the back cavity of the iron. The extra step of milling the cavity ensures that the face thickness, CG position, and weight distributing are maintained to the highest standard demanded by the best players.

P750 raises the standard by providing superior performance and feel in a design that delivers optimum workability. This true forged blade with shallow cavity, made of 1025 carbon steel, is created using a new, multi-step forging process that culminates with a high tonnage strike—three times more forceful than a standard forged press.

This process ensures perfect, near-net head shaping that requires minimal hand polishing, resulting in a pure players iron with so feel.

P750 irons feature a thin topline (thinner than the P770) and minimal offset for a blade-like look preferred by our Tour players. Additionally, the P750 irons incorporate a narrower sole and tighter leading edge for improved turf interaction.

Similar to the P770, P750 includes tungsten weighting (5 grams precisely located in the sole) in the 3-7 irons that allows for perfectly positioned CG for optimal trajectory and shotmaking. taylormadegolf.eu

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TaylorMade M1 Driver BETTER EVERYTHING. The all-new M1 driver takes multi-material construction to the next level to deliver distance, forgiveness and complete personalization.

Featuring a new 6-layer carbon crown and additional carbon toe panel, the 2017 M1 driver has 43% more carbon than last year’s model. The additional focus on multi-material construction saves weight to enable lower CG for beer launch conditions and allows for an expanded T-Track for improved adjustability.

Additionally, the iconic two-tone crown of the M1 driver is precision-fit to the skeletal titanium body using an FF2FF process—a breakthrough engineering technique that results in crasmanship of the highest quality with manufacturing repeatability for a consistent, aggressive appearance and undeniable performance.

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TaylorMade engineers relied on proven internal acoustic management techniques and modified them as necessary to meet the demands of new materials and shaping. The result: the redefinition of best-in-class sound by controlling vibration and pitch at impact. Combined with external performance technologies, TaylorMade has delivered maximum distance and forgiveness through multi-material construction and complete personalization for every swing.

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CyPress PoinT We are a semi-private golf course featuring our Grill Restaurant and venue for private events and banquets, operated by Traditions Catering and Events. We are pleased to invite the public to enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner in our Grill. We are located at the intersection of Wesleyan Drive and Cypress Point Boulevard in the Cypress Point community in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Club is constructed on a large portion of the Sajo Farm, nestled in a quiet, outof-way, golf and country club community adjoining Lake Lawson and Lake Smith. Please feel free to

peruse our restaurant menus, make a tee time here or at any of our three other sister golf courses, and consider Cypress Point Country Club for your next private engagement. Looking to become one of our privileged members? Many membership opportunities are available! hî…&#x;p://www.cypresspointgolf.com/

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Pine Valley

Established in 1955, Pine Valley Country Club is nestled in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Pine Valley Country Club’s beautifully designed 18hole private championship golf course is enjoyed by golfers of all skill levels. For over 60 years, Pine Valley Country Club has been providing the finest facilities exclusively for the full enjoyment of it’s members and their guests. We are commied to creating a family oriented friendly atmosphere. Pine Valley’s southern hospitality always provides an elegant environment for members and their guests. hp://www.pinevalleycountryclub.com/

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sHinneCoCK Hills Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, founded in 1891, is one of the historic golfing institutions in the United States. It is the oldest incorporated golf club and was one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA. The Clubhouse, built in 1892, was the work of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. While in

character it remains substantially the same as a century ago, it has enjoyed several expansions and renovations in the intervening decades, before undergoing a major restoration completed in 2016. hp://www.shinnecockhillsgolfclub.org/

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royal CounTy doWn CHaMPionsHiP Course The Royal County Down Golf Club was founded in 1889 by a group of influential business and professional men from Belfast. There is some evidence to suggest that even before then a rudimentary form of golf was being played by the townsfolk on the rabbit warren at Newcastle.

However, it was the development of a railway line from Belfast to Newcastle by the Belfast & County Down Railway and the emergence of Newcastle as a desirable seaside resort in Victorian times which provided the impetus for the first formal golf course.

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augusTa naTional

In a Masters Tournament final round that wasn’t for the faint of heart, Spain’s Sergio Garcia rallied to win the 81st Masters Tournament in a titanic bale with England’s Justin Rose on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club. hp://www.augusta.com/

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royal MelBourne WesT Course

West Course highlights include bold bunkering while the rough areas around the tees and bunkers are a mix of native grasses which naturally frame each hole, providing great definition and contrast. The greens are brilliant and for decades have consistently provided the finest puing surfaces in Australia. They are large and beautifully contoured they are built to accommodate approaches from a number of angles with each progressively more difficult the further the tee shot strays from the perfect line.

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royal dornoCH CHaMPionsHiP Course The curving bay of the Dornoch Firth and its magnificent white broad beaches are backed by a narrow strip of soly contoured dune land rising in two distinctive levels, providing just enough room for parallel fairways. The ridges, hillocks, dunes and undulating links land have all the characters of the best of links courses, and most of the difficulties. The first eight holes follow the ridge and the remaining ten

holes played in the opposite direction are bounded, except the 17th and 18th on the le by the sandy beaches of the firth. hp://www.royaldornoch.com/courses/championsh ip-course

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Introduced in 1903 by designer Henry Fownes, Oakmont Country Club has hosted more combined USGA and PGA championships than any other course in the U.S., including eight United States Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three PGA Championships, and two U.S. Women's Opens. Oakmont remains perhaps the most difficult course in North America, with 210 deep bunkers (personified by the Church Pews), hard and

slick greens that slope away from the player, and tight fairways requiring the utmost precision. Oakmont was the site of "the greatest round of the 20th century": Johnny Miller's final round 63 at the 1973 U.S. Open. Golf Digest ranks Oakmont #5 in its most recent version of America's Top 100 courses. hp://www.oakmont-countryclub.org/

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Bandon dunes PaCiFiC dunes Designed by Tom Doak and opened in 2001, Pacific Dunes is remarkably different in character and shot making requirements than our other courses. Pacific Dunes doesn't feel like it was built as much as it was discovered. Rippling fairways remain just as they were found and natural bunkers line the landscape as they have for centuries. The course emerges from shore pines to spectacular 60-foot sand dunes. When

the wind blows, precise approach shots are a necessity. Pacific Dunes is short enough to give you hope, but rugged enough to test every facet of your game. hp://www.bandondunesgolf.com/golf/golfcourses/pacific-dunes

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KingsTon HeaTH ‘Can’t imagine Kingston Heath looking beer … dare I nominate it as the best looking and best playing course we saw in tournament golf this year?’ hp://www.kingstonheath.melbourne/

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CrysTal doWns Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club and lakefront community in Lake Township, Benzie County, near Frankfort, Michigan, in the United States.

Designed by golf course architects Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell in 1929, the par-70, 6,518-yard (5,960 m) course oers views of Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore lies just to its east. The country club and

surrounding housing comprise the "Crystal Downs Country Club" census-designated place (CDP) for federal statistical purposes. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 47. hî…&#x;p://www.golfdigest.com/story/crystal-downscountry-club

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TruMP TurnBerry ailsa

A volcanic island half a billion years old, Ailsa Craig has borne witness to countless events throughout history and prehistory from its station in the Firth of Clyde. Once a haven for Roman Catholics during the 15th century Scoish Reformation, the island was quarried for its rare stone in the 19th and 20th centuries. Long ago disused and uerly uninhabited, Ailsa Craig still stands eleven miles out to sea, presiding over the links at Turnberry, another of its mysteries. hp://www.turnberry.co.uk/ailsa-golf-coursescotland

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FisHers island

Designed by Seth Raynor and opened in 1926, our 18 hole links style golf course is one of the true untouched beauties of the East Coast. Our Golf Course Superintendent, Donald Beck has worked diligently with his staff to keep the course true to Raynor's original design. The course blends beautifully with the landscape of the east end of the island. Our members believe that the only way to play Fishers is with the wind blowing salty sea air in your face. Golf Digest rated Fishers Island Club #10 of the best courses in the country in 2014. It is a joy to see, play and work on. hps://www.fishersislandclub.com/

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Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in Wheaton, Illinois, in the United States. The course is the oldest 18-hole course in North America, and was, in 1894, one of the five founding clubs which of the United States Golf Association.

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royal sT george's golF CluB

One of the world’s great sporting events will return to the south east of England in 2020 when The 149th Open is played at Royal St George’s. The Open will return to the historic Kent links for the 15th time. It was last played at Royal St George’s in 2011 when Darren Clarke showed his mastery of links golf in challenging weather conditions to hold off Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to become Champion Golfer of the Year. hp://www.royalstgeorges.com/

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CarnousTie CHaMPionsHiP Course

The Championship Course has hosted seven Open Championships, one Ladies Open and one Seniors Open making it one of the very few to have done so in the UK. It is one of the three courses used for the annual Dunhill Links, the others being Kingsbarns and the Old Course in St Andrews. The Open Championship will return to the Championship Course in 2018. Generally regarded as the toughest of the Open venues for those who understand the game a lile more will know it is probably the fairest too.

Without doubt though Carnoustie Championship

Course does have the toughest closing stretch of holes anywhere and those finishing the final four holes with no more than a bogey should be suitably content with their play. hps://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/course/cha mpionship-course/

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Druh Belts & Buckles Druh Belts & Buckles is the brainchild of Touring Professional Simon Hurd. The Englishman, known as Hurdy on the European and Asian Tours, was known for the distinctive and colourful pork pie hats he donned on the golf course, but is now beer recognised for his distinguished belt range.

“Even as a golf pro, I have always taken an interest in fashion both on and off the golf course, so it seemed a natural progression for me to go into the fashion world,” says Hurdy, a smart dresser with well-tailored aire. “In fact I have been dressed by William Hunt of Savile Row, London, in the past and I soon realised that looking smart means playing smart.”

Druh’s designs in classic black and browns and funky pastels and metallics have fast become the professionals’ style secret, with the likes of Lee Westwood, John Daly, Robert Karlsson, Paul McGinley and Thongchai Jaidee joining 100s of European and Asian Tour players, as well as LPGA and LET players, in choosing Druh belts.

"Golf gear has always been perceived as rather staid and dull so I wanted to have a bit of fun designing belts and buckles that were a lile bit funky, yet stylish, and certainly they have been an instant hit with pro golfers all over the world. And now it is the chance for all those amateurs out there to smarten up their golf look with one of my Druh belts!”

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Each belt is handmade using the finest in sustainable and natural materials. Leather and snakeskin straps are matched to Druh’s unique range of interchangeable buckles, which gives Druh customers the opportunity to create their own customised belt to look smart on or off the golf course.

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Druh db Classic Polo A golf shirt designed specifically to compliment the Druh belt collection. A distinctively styled, darted technical golf shirt that has high moisture wicking properties. Finished with a 4 buon placket, signature pink top buon and embroidered 'db' logo at le collar and back neck. www.druhbeltsandbuckles.com

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Prairie dunes Prairie Dunes is an American original and one of the most scenic courses anywhere. You could never mistake photographs of it for any other American course, although it has been confused with the very best of the British Isles. The center of the United States might be the last place one would expect to ďŹ nd a links-style course with rolling hills reminiscent of the seaside courses in Scotland. But that's just part of what makes Prairie Dunes a Kansas treasure and unique opportunity for golfers worldwide. hî…&#x;p://www.prairiedunes.com/

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seMinole golF CluB

Whether you are a seasoned golfer or just starting out, the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course is the perfect arena for you to hone your skills. We provide comprehensive practice facilities, a challenging 18hole championship course, and on-site PGA-certified staff that can help you learn the basics of the game, or assist you in taking it to the next level. hp://www.seminolegolfcourse.com/

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sunningdale old Course

Sunningdale’s Old Course was designed by Willie Park Junior and opened in 1901. It was laid out in the last days of the guy ball, over a mixture of hills, heath and woodland that had hitherto not been considered as suitable for golf course construction. Urns containing fourteen iron-age Skeletons were excavated during its construction. The course was considered extremely long and its popularity owed much to the development of the Haskell ball, initially imported from the United States. Willie Park’s design was considered revolutionary at the time, and within a few years Harry Colt, the Club Secretary, had modified several holes and drastically altered others.

Bernard Darwin in “Golf Courses of the British Isles”, 1910 believed that several of the holes had been greatly improved by the Colt changes. hp://www.sunningdalegolfclub.co.uk/courses/old-course/

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laHinCH old Course In March 1892 Alexander Shaw, Richard Plummer and a number of officers from the Black Watch Regiment of the British Army went to the west coast of Clare in search of sand dunes that would be suitable for the development of a golf course. They discovered Lahinch and during a second visit in early April, laid out a links golf course. The first game of golf was

played at Lahinch on Good Friday 15th April 1892 between Lieutenant William McFarlane of the Black Watch Regiment and William F. McDonnell, a Limerick businessman. Feathers and sticks were used to mark out the course. hp://www.lahinchgolf.com

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MorFonTaine grand ParCours Simpson had from the design of the golf courses original ideas; He was a landscape artist as well as a sportsman. He made use of the accidents on the ground to make the game fun and varied, but he always managed to ensure that the necessary obstacles to the game were not perceptible to the walkers so that the route he organized was rather a park, English as sports field. hp://www.golfdemorfontaine.fr/

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BarnBougle dunes

Tasmania is renowned for its untouched wilderness, pristine coastline, cool climate wines and fresh local produce. The rugged north east coast of Australia’s island state is one of the most ideal places in the world for a links golf course. It’s on this coastal strip, where stark beaches fold into undulating farmlands, that Barnbougle Golf Links has been craed out of an extraordinary landscape. hps://barnbougle.com.au/

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riViera

Owning a legendary place on the American golfing landscape, Riviera’s famed George Thomas-designed golf course has hosted one U.S. Open, two PGA Championships and a U.S. Senior Open, in addition to serving as the perennial site of the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open. Legends like Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson have all tasted victory here, while celebrities like Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Dean Martin have long graced its fairways. Humphrey Bogart could oen be spoed watching the pros play from under the

Sycamore tree by the 12th green, and it was on these historic links that the fresh ocean breezes helped Howard Hughes while his handicap down to a four. hp://www.therivieracountryclub.com/Club/Scripts /Home/home.asp

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Hirono Hirono Golf Club is a private Japanese members club and originaly designed by architect C.H. Alison in 1932.

According to various rankings the Hirono Golf Club is the best course in Japan. The bunkers, called "Alison bunkers", are as deep as a persons height and the bunkers surround all greens. If your ball is in such a bunkers, saving par is very challenging. Strong course management is required to avoid the bunkers and the fast and undulated greens demand professional puî…&#x;ing skills. hî…&#x;ps://thegolfcourses.com/club/hirono-golf-club

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Pellevera Pro Sta 9.5" Genuine Italian Leather Golf Bag This handsome golf bag by Pellevera will carry any distinguished golfer's equipment in reďŹ ned style. It features an easy access outward compartment, matching leather hood cover, two capable pockets for balls, drinks, and necessaire, a tee holder and zippered pocket for scorecard and mobile phone, and towel and umbrella holder.

Made in Italy. www.uk.forzieri.com

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neW souTH Wales During his whirlwind 1926 Australian tour, legendary designer Dr Alister MacKenzie visited La Perouse and was enthused about the potential for building a great golf course. Clearly moved by the surroundings he declared that New South Wales would ‘present more spectacular views than any other golf course in the world, with the possible exception of Cypress Point.’

Today golfers continue to make the pilgrimage to this sacred site to tackle a course built by nature, framed by the Pacific Ocean and shaped by the greatest hand of all. hps://www.nswgolfclub.com.au/cms/

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los angeles norTH Course

We are pleased to welcome you to The Los Angeles Country Club. Since 1897, we have established a series of customs and traditions in order to enhance your experience at our Club. We take pride in making every one of our guests feel like a member during your visit with us. hî…&#x;ps://www.thelacc.org/

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THe CounTry CluB BrooKline (Clyde & sQuirrel) Nestled on 236 acres of land, just a few miles from Boston, The Country Club has approximately 1300 members. Our year-round club provides many facilities including 27 holes of golf, five indoor tennis courts, four outdoor tennis courts, paddle & squash courts, an olympic-sized swimming pool with a café,

curling, skeet shooting, skating, hockey and five guest rooms. hps://www.tcclub.org/club/scripts/section/sectio n.asp?NS=HP

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KingsBarns Our passion is to host you for a memorable round of traditional Scoish links golf. Kingsbarns Golf Links is situated 7 miles from St Andrews along 1.8 miles of picturesque North Sea coastline, where each hole embraces the sea. In addition to enjoying our Worldwide Top 100 ranked course, we hope lifelong memories of our comfortable, friendly and aentive service complete your “Kingsbarns Experience”. hp://www.kingsbarns.com/home/

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Founded in 1916, Oakland Hills Country Club has, and will continue to play a significant role in the history of golf in the United States. Walter Hagen, five time PGA Champion, was the club's first head professional. The South Course has played host to 16 Major Championships including: six U.S. Opens; two U.S. Senior Opens; U.S. Women’s Amateur; U.S. Men’s Amateur; Western Open; the Carling World Open; the 35th Ryder Cup in 2004; and three PGA Championships -- including the 90th PGA Championship in 2008. Some of the greatest players ever to play the game including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Ben Hogan have competed and won on the famed South Course, also known as "The Monster". The membership is proud of the heritage of their club and consider themselves stewards of a national golf treasure. hps://www.oaklandhillscc.com/

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PorTMarnoCK CHaMPionsHiP Course

Within a picturesque curve of coastline, 10 miles to the north of Dublin City and only a 15-minute drive from Dublin Airport, Portmarnock Golf Club sits majestically on a narrow tongue of shallow duneland.

And as a measure of its enduring quality, it remains one of the most respected venues in world golf. No

other Irish course has been graced by so many distinguished players in a rich history encompassing a broad sweep of significant events. hp://www.portmarnockgolfclub.ie/

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sunningdale neW Course Sunningdale’s New Course was designed by Colt and Morrison and opened in 1923, on heathland including small copses and broom. The first five holes were more or less as now, although the track of the first and eighteenth holes had to be reversed. Colts sixth hole played down the line of today’s ninth hole, though along its le hand ridge to a green over the path down to Valleys End and the Brickmaker’s Arms. Holes 7-10 were hilly and in today’s woods right of the tenth hole

on the Old. The tenth hole was played from the hill above, onto today’s tenth green, and the last eight holes were much the same as current, although the thirteenth was fiy yards longer, and other green locations have been altered. hp://www.sunningdalegolfclub.co.uk/courses/new-course/

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MuirField Village

Muirfield Village Golf Club was the dream and work of Jack, in association with Desmond Muirhead. The land was acquired in 1966, but construction did not begin until July 28, 1972. The golf course is situated on 220 acres, which includes an 11-acre driving range. The course was officially dedicated on Memorial Day, May 27, 1974, with an exhibition match between Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf. Nicklaus scored a six-under par 66, which stood as the course record until 1979. hp://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/

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Virtual Golf

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Virtual World is a virtual imaging service provider that delivers interactive solutions for a wide variety of applications in the travel and tourism sector. We combine expertise and technological wizardry to create stunning, award-winning virtual tours.

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BarnBougle losT FarM

Lost Farm’s 20 holes are all playable during any given round. Boasting spectacular holes that wind along the coast, adjacent to the Forester River and inland towards the Tasmanian hinterland, Barnbougle Lost Farm is a breathtaking golf course, dramatically different yet complementary to both the surrounding landscape and the Barnbougle Dunes. hps://barnbougle.com.au/play/lost-farm/coursetour/

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THe sTraiTs aT WHisTling sTraiTs Arguably the greatest championship course in the United States, the Straits at Whistling Straits® has hosted the 2004, 2010 and 2015 PGA Championships and the 2007 U.S. Senior Open, and it is the future site of the 2020 Ryder Cup. Whistling Straits offers two courses of dynamic contrast and world-class prestige.

Open, rugged and windswept terrain defines the Straits, sculpted along two miles of Lake Michigan

shoreline. Borrowing influences from Irish links courses, the Straits has fescue fairways and massive sand dune bunkers. Just inland, interspersed by four meandering streams, the grassland and dunes aspect of the Irish is a deceiving tranquil landscape. hp://www.americanclubresort.com/golf/whistlingstraits

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norTH BerWiCK WesT Course The West Links Course is a true links located on the edge of the Firth of Forth. It is a true championship course having hosted many events over the years.

Playing the course is all about imagination with the sea in play on 6 holes! The beach is just one long and sometimes wet hazard if the tide is in. You will find walls in the middle of fairways and in front of a green.

All of these hazards are an important part of our history charting the development of the course from a few holes through to the full 18 hole course. You will enjoy on your visit. hp://www.northberwickgolfclub.com/the-course/

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KiaWaH island resorT oCean Course

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort hosted the 2007 Senior PGA and the 2012 PGA Championships. It will also host the 2021 PGA. The Ocean Course is the fourth course to have hosted each of the PGA of America’s major championships.

Probably no other golf course in the world outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland is affected as much by the wind. From one round to the next, a player can experience up to an 8-club difference on holes

depending upon the direction and strength of the wind. Built in 1991 by Pete Dye, there are no prevailing winds on the course. Dye took this into account when designing the course. In fact, he designed two courses into one – one for an easterly wind and one for a westerly wind. hps://kiawahresort.com/golf/the-ocean-course/

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BeTHPage BlaCK Course The Black Course is a difficult and challenging course that should be played only by low-handicap golfers.

The course is for walkers only and its slope rating is one of the highest in the northeast. Anyone who has played will tell you it is a true test of golf skill and physical endurance. This was one of the last courses designed by master golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast, and is said by many to be his finest work.

The Black Course served as the site of the 102nd U.S. Open Championship in 2002, and again at the 109th U.S. Open in 2009. The Barclays is scheduled to be played here in 2012, adding another major event to the list played at Bethpage. The narrow fairways, high roughs, well placed bunkers and small greens help to make this an extremely difficult course. It regularly ranks among the best courses in the country.

Golfweek rated it the #1 best municipal course for 0910, and again in 10-11, and it made their list of the top 100 classic American golf courses. It also made the Golf Digest's top 100 American public and private course list in 2005, and was number 7 on their Top 100 American Public Courses. Golf Magazine included it on their Top 100 Courses in the World, and ranked it 10th in the Top Courses Since 1959. Every serious golfer should test their skills, and what beer place to do it than the Black?

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diaManTe dunes The Dunes is more than just a prey course. As part of the Dunes experience, players enjoy state-of-the-art practice facilities, a Slider Bar with mini sandwiches and refreshments before tee time, and additional small plates and libations at Diamante’s signature course-side comfort stations. The golf is great, but the experience truly is something special. hps://diamantecabosanlucas.com/dunes-course/

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KaWana FuJi

Designed by C.H. Alison and opened in 1936,it is a distinguished course with long history and traditions.

Puing to good use the rich natural features of the area, the 18 holes of the course flanked by a variety of deep bunkers have earned considerable acclaim in

and outside the country, never failing to fascinate the golfers. hp://www.princehotels.com/en/golf/kawana/fuji/

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CasTle sTuarT Scotland, the home of golf. History and diversity make Scoish golf courses famous throughout the world.

As Turnberry is to Ayrshire and Gleneagles is to Perthshire, Castle Stuart has been conceived to be for the Highlands – a beacon reaching out to golfers throughout the world. The centrepiece for this Scoish destination golf resort is Castle Stuart Golf Links, a championship links course overlooking the Moray Firth and well-known landmarks that are synonymous with Inverness and the Black Isle –

Kessock Bridge and Chanonry Lighthouse perhaps the most notable. The resort will include a bespoke Golf Hotel, a small luxury Hotel & Spa, ‘resort-ownership’ Lodges & Apartments, plus a second Seaside Course.

Castle Stuart’s goal is to add to the rich fabric of golf in the Scoish Highlands – a fabric made rich by Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Brora, and many other fine Scoish golf clubs. hp://www.castlestuartgolf.com/

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World Golf News An invaluable guide to all the golf news from across the world WorldGolfNews aims to gather all the news on golf across the world and share this with golfers and fans of the great game under one site. Our content, posted every day, covers all the tournaments, the greatest players, their coaches, and the specialist equipment that supports them. Supported with strong imagery and video footage, we are here to provide you with all the golfing news in an easily digestible format through the google+ platform.

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Ballyneal Ballyneal is an expression of the land, the game and the player. It began with an 18-hole championship course that has since matured to become one with the native. With no tee markers, firm conditions and gusty winds, this course represents traditional links style golf in its purist form. Next came the addition of the Commons puing course. This is a one-acre puing course which is the center-piece of the Ballyneal Village. Golf at Ballyneal evolved further with the completion of the Mulligan Course. 12 greens with holes ranging from 85-190 yards provide our

Members and their guests with an opportunity to create their own unique path through the winding terrain that is the Mulligan Course. Golf at Ballyneal culminates to encourage the imagination, skill and finesse required to post a respectable score. The Ballyneal Experience is not meant to be rushed through or gulped down; it is best played oen and with friends, as the guarantee at Ballyneal is that no two rounds will ever be the same. hps://www.ballyneal.com/golf/

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royal aBerdeen BalgoWnie Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815. Until 1888 members played on the Queen's Links close to the city before moving across the River Don to the links at Balgownie. The Course was originally designed by the Simpson Brothers, Archie and Robert of Carnoustie

and later re-bunkered and lengthened by James Braid.

Hawtree & Company are now engaged as the Club's architects to ensure our classic links keeps pace with the modern game. hî…&#x;p://www.royalaberdeengolf.com/

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royal lyTHaM & sT annes The layout of Royal Lytham & St Annes has remained faithful to the original created by the Club's first Professional, George Lowe, over a century ago. The only significant changes were made in 1919 when the club asked Harry Colt, the pre-eminent Course Designer of the time to make recommendations for improvement. hp://www.royallytham.org/course

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sT george's golF & CounTry CluB onTario In 1929, Robert Home Smith had a vision – to build a fine course that would stand the test of time. There have been several enhancements to the club and course over its 85-year history. At the heart of every new project or improvement is respect for those who’ve come before, and a commitment to preserving

and honoring St. George’s storied past. We continuously look to the future to provide our members with a world-class course and excellent club experience that they can be proud of. hp://www.stgeorges.org/

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Come discover Garden City Country Club. A family oriented Club commied to providing superior facilities, quality programs and a variety of services for the benefit and enjoyment of the membership and their guests. GCCC boasts a Walter Travis designed golf course and amenities for the whole family. From amazing greens, exquisite cuisine in a beautiful seing, tennis courts and platform tennis, Garden City Country Club has something for everyone to enjoy.

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CaBoT linKs Cabot Links features 36 holes of exhilarating links golf and one of the best resort experiences in the country. With two acclaimed World Top 100 courses, 72 rooms of award-winning accommodation at Cabot Links Lodge, nineteen upscale Golf Villas and exquisite dining in three on-site restaurants, Cabot is designed to excite and inspire at every turn. hî…&#x;ps://www.cabotlinks.com/

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TPC saWgrass sTadiuM Course From the initial idea by former PGA TOUR Commissioner Deane R. Beman, the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass was built in 1982 to host THE PLAYERS Championship and be the permanent Home of THE PLAYERS Championship. As the first true “Stadium Course,” it was designed to improve the overall on-site fan experience. Finally, the Stadium Course would be a championship-caliber course accessible to all golf fans. hps://tpc.com/sawgrass/the-players-stadiumcourse/

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olyMPiC CluB laKe Course

The Lake Course was once called “the best in the west” by famed champion Bobby Jones. With forestlined fairways and spectacular views of San Francisco, the Lake course is one of the premiere courses in the U.S. The Lake Course has played host to

countless tournaments and championships, including five U.S. Opens. The Olympic Club looks forward to hosting its first U.S. Women’s Championship in 2021. hps://www.olyclub.com/

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TruMP inTernaTional golF linKs aBerdeen

The 7,400 yard, par 72 championship golf course is designed by renowned golf course architect, Dr. Martin Hawtree, and follows a classical paern of two out-and-back loops of nine holes. All 18 holes thread their way engagingly through The Great Dunes of Scotland; rising to find panoramic views of the North Sea and dramatic coastline, and plunging into secluded valleys. hp://www.trumpgolfscotland.com/

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Casa de CaMPo TeeTH oF THe dog Pete Dye’s signature course, the #1 course in the Caribbean, and the #39 ranked course in the world— Teeth of the Dog has a reputation that’s well deserved. Meticulously hand carved from the rugged rock and coral of the Dominican coastline, the hardfought and challenging creation of Teeth of the Dog is an apt description for what playing a round can be like. hp://www.casadecampo.com.do/golf/golfcourses/teeth-of-the-dog/

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Bandon dunes old MaCdonald

The fourth course at Bandon Dunes pays homage to golf course architect Charles Blair Macdonald by asking one simple question: What would Macdonald have created had the Oregon Coast been his canvas?

Inspired by Macdonald's iconic work, course architects Tom Doak and Jim Urbina craed a course that seeks the answer upon vast greens, among

myriad angles of play, and from the depths of fierce bunkers. By celebrating these classic concepts of design, we honor the traditions of this game we love. hp://www.bandondunesgolf.com/golf/golfcourses/old-macdonald

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royal PorTHCaWl

The course has a magnificent seing sloping down to the seashore. The absence of sand hills usually found on links courses enables the golfer to see the sea from every hole and to enjoy memorable views south to Somerset and Exmoor, and northwest across Swansea Bay to the Gower Peninsula. With holes facing into every point of the compass, the player is always tested by the wind and will probably need every club in the bag. hps://www.royalporthcawl.com/

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Bandon dunes aT Bandon dunes It began in 1999 with the opening of Bandon Dunes.

Designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd, the course is perched on a bluff high above the Pacific Ocean.

Bandon Dunes unfolds along pristine native dunes where expansive ocean views are revealed on nearly every hole. The course is completely natural and routed through an environment of indigenous vegetation. Beyond breathtaking scenery lies the

game of golf in its truest form. This is a thinker's course. Winds are ever-present, and the varying elements create a new experience each time you play. hp://www.bandondunesgolf.com/golf/golfcourses/bandon-dunes

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sWinley ForesT Located in Swinley Forest off Coronation Road, several miles southwest of Ascot, Berkshire, England.[1] It was established in 1909 and is ranked as the best golf course in the county by the website Top 100 Golf Courses.[2] The course measures a lile over 6,000 yards (5,500 m) and was designed by Harry Colt. hp://www.finegolf.co.uk/golf-courses/swinleyforest/

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easyGolf Worldwide travel & tours were awarded the prestigious title of “Australia’s Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator” in 2016 at the 3rd Annual World Golf Awards. Mr Richard Tessel CEO of easyGolf Worldwide travel & tours from Melbourne, Australia also received the coveted award for “Travel Personality of the Year 2016”.

in our mind. We pride ourselves on delivering a highly personalised service with the aim of exceeding our customers' experience. No maer

The World Golf Awards, part of the World Travel Awards, serves to acknowledge and reward excellence in golf tourism through their annual awards programme. They recognize world class service and customer experiences and set the benchmark for excellence. To be nominated for the award in itself is an amazing achievement.

where in the world you want to visit, we will make it happen. ”. easyGolf Worldwide travel & tours is a licensed travel company, capable of accessing the greatest golf courses of the world.

Richard Tessel, CEO of easyGolf worldwide travel & tours was overjoyed and humbled at being named the Winner and stated “These awards are a reward for the hard work and dedication of all of us at easyGolf worldwide travel & tours. They reinforce the ideals that we hold dear, that our customer and their experience is always foremost

Enjoy access to some of the greatest courses and tournaments around the globe, whether it be patron access to the US Masters, The Open, securing a round at St Andrews or a private charter to land on the second fairway at Tasmania's Barnbougle Dunes, easyGolf Worldwide travel & tours can assist.

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ORLDWIDE easyGolf’s services include: • Access to golf courses and operators in 58 countries • As a licensed travel agent, they can assist with the booking of all domestic and international flight requirements, including private charter services • Hotel and private vehicle transfers.

• Vehicle rental • Golf course bookings and club hire • Passport and visa requirements • Multiple player and corporate / private group packages • 24/7 emergency assistance • Travel Insurance requirements

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oaK Hill easT Course The drive is the most difficult feature of the hole. A long carrying drive can take advantage of a fairway downslope at the 260-yard mark. If you carry to this point the ball should run another 30 to 40 yards leaving a short iron into a generous green. The danger off the tee is an out of bounds to the right and trees

on both sides of the fairway. So, the players first shot of the day will test his driving skills and set the tone for the rest of the round. hp://www.oakhillcc.com/Default.aspx?p=dynamic module&pageid=407132&ssid=328365&vnf=1

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sT george's Hill red & Blue Designed by Harry Colt in 1912 and carved out of heather and pine woodland, St George's Hill comprises three very individual 9 hole loops, all starting and finishing by the clubhouse. hp://www.stgeorgeshillgolfclub.co.uk/

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soMerseT Hills The club was formed in 1899 for social and recreational purposes. The founders were primarily New York City residents and,thus, the use of “country” in the name of their Club. The Club was originally situated along the Raritan River, partly in Bernards and partly in Bedminster Township. In 1918, the Club changed locations and the Club was built at its current site.The golf course was designed by A.W Tillinghast and is consistently rated one of the top 100 courses in the country. hp://www.somersetcc.org/

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Cruden Bay CHaMPionsHiP Course

A Unique and Unforgeable Experience scotlabdbestWelcome to the website of Cruden Bay Golf Club a traditional Scoish links golf course, originally designed by Tom Morris of St Andrews and Archie Simpson in 1899 and re-designed in the 1920’s by Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler. Click on the link to view fantastic footage of the semi final between Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in June 1914, one year aer they played in the US Open playoff v Frances Ouimet. hp://www.crudenbaygolfclub.co.uk/

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sHoreaCres Shoreacres is a throw back to the past and in this case that is a good thing. The course is relatively short by today's standard but features an excellent design and intimate feel. Players that appreciate Macdonald and Raynor designs won't be disappointed with what they ďŹ nd at Shoreacres as several template holes are well executed. Shoreacres has long been a staple on various Top 100 lists and while the course isn't as impressive as other Macdonald or Raynor designs such as National Golf Links of America, Fishers Island, or Sleepy Hollow, it is superior to Creek Club and Piping Rock and is worthy of Top 100 designation. hî…&#x;p://www.golfcoursegurus.com/reviews/shoreacr es.php

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royal Troon old Course One of the great links courses in Scotland, the Old Course is a challenging test of golfing ability. With the wind to contend with, and deep rough interspersed with gorse and broom, accurate shot making is essential. Players should make their scores on the outward nine, as the prevailing north-westerly wind can make the back nine extremely difficult. hps://www.royaltroon.co.uk/courses/old-course

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QuaKer ridge It was late October of 1776, in the early stages of the Revolutionary War. Sir William Howe, Commander-inChief of the British armies, marched his troops up Weaver Street on his way to White Plains. Howe and his troops camped for the night on land owned by Quakers, resting for bale the next day. As lore has it, a mile and a half away, through the woods, George Washington slumbered (near his beleaguered Continental troops) under a great oak – the same oak that grows to the right of Quaker Ridge's 10th hole. hp://www.quakerridgegc.org/

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WoodHall sPa HoTCHKin Course Ranked among the World’s Top 100 Courses by Golf World magazine (25th), The Hotchkin Course at the National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa, is consistently rated among the world’s finest heathland golf experiences and a favourite destination for golf breaks. For more than a century, golf travellers have been welcomed to this exquisite heathland course, famous for its natural beauty, dramatic bunkering and

distinct tactical challenge. Each of The Hotchkin Course’s 18 holes is individually memorable, while the joy of every drive and crisply struck iron shot from firm, heathland turf makes for an unforgeable experience. hp://www.woodhallspagolf.com/hotchkin_course

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old sandWiCH

Welcome to Old Sandwich Golf Club, a club and golf course dedicated to the rich heritage of New England golf. We hope that you enjoy your golf at this fine club with which we are honored to be associated. Our commitment at Old Sandwich was to create an interesting golf course of traditional character, a course that would reward thoughtful and skillful play and most of all, a course that would provide enjoyment on a long term basis to players of varying

abilities. Through time, we hope that Old Sandwich will be viewed as a compliment to its beautiful surroundings, to golf in general, and to the long and storied tradition of golf course architecture in Massachuses." hps://www.osgolfclub.com/Club/Scripts/Home/h ome.asp

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ganTon 

Ganton, in the Vale of Pickering between York and Scarborough, ranks among the very best of Britain's inland courses. It has played host to many Amateur and Professional tournaments. Following the staging of the Walker Cup, the Club has joined Royal Birkdale and The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers as being the only clubs honoured to have also staged the Curtis Cup and the Ryder Cup. hî…&#x;p://www.gantongolfclub.com/

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WalTon HeaTH old Course

The Old Course has played host to many of the golfing elite who have experienced countless thrills and disappointments, but it has captured their hearts as well as those of its members and visitors. It has something special to offer: an expertly craed heathland beauty with crisp turf giving it a links feel.

The bunkers are large and fringed by heather, the greens big and consistent in pace. hp://www.waltonheath.com/TheCourses/Old.aspx

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Wade HaMPTon “From our early planning days in 1982, the fond memories of its creation and maturity as one of the finest places to live and play golf, Wade Hampton has been and always will be a special place for me and my family.” hp://www.wadehamptongc.com/

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WaTerVille Waterville and Ballinskelligs Bay play an important part in the mythology of ancient Ireland. According to the “Book of Invasions” wrien about 1000 AD, Cessair, the granddaughter of Noah, landed in Ballinskelligs Bay and became Ireland’s first invader.

Here too, the last of the mythical invaders, the Milesians, seled in 700 BC and reportedly le behind many of the archaeological sites found in the area. hp://www.watervillegolflinks.ie/

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souTHern Hills CounTry CluB Founded in 1936, Southern Hills Country Club is a private, member-owned country club located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Southern Hills Country Club is best known for its golf courses, which are recognized among the top 100 courses in the world and have been the host to 15 Major Championships since 1946. hp://www.southernhillscc.com/

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Garia The Ultimate Golf and Leisure car With the largest cabin in its class, the Garia is designed for comfort. Fiî…&#x;ed with features such as a refrigerator option, golf ball and tee holders, air scoop, waste bin, cupholders and a charging port for your devices, everything you need is at your ďŹ ngertips.

Built to last, vehicles are made of only the highest quality materials. Standard features include aluminum rims, glass windshields, and hand-stitched seats.

The vehicles provide lockable storage space for your belongings, so your personal items can remain safe and secure. www.garia.com

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THe euroPean CluB

The links of The European Club was designed by Pat Ruddy who continues aer thirty years to calibrate the links to meet the challenges of the modern game allowing the champions of today to express themselves while demanding a cerebral approach for true success. Year aer year the work goes on with Ruddy directing design improvements. Few golf courses have had such prolonged aention from their

designers with Donald Ross at Pinehurst being an obvious equivalent. The result is probably the best links of them all as it is fied precisely to the modern game and is never allowed to grow old. It benefits from the constant inputs of one of the most astute designers the game has seen. hp://www.theeuropeanclub.com/

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MaidsTone The Club derives its name from the original name for East Hampton, which was Maidstone, named aer Maidstone in England. It was founded as a 7-hole course in 1894 and expanded to eighteen holes in 1899.[3] The Club was the summer retreat of New York City’s most wealthy and socially connected families.

Maidstone is considered to be the most elite, prestigious and difficult to get into of all the clubs in “The Hamptons. hps://www.maidstoneclub.org/

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royal liVerPool The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a golf club in Wirral in England. It was founded in 1869 on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club and received the "Royal" designation in 1871 due to the patronage of the Duke of Connaught of the day, one of Queen Victoria's younger sons. Robert Chambers and George Morris (younger brother of Old Tom Morris) were commissioned to lay out the original course, which was extended to 18 holes in 1871. Harry Colt, one of the world's leading golf course architects,

redesigned the course early in the 20th century, and it has since been tweaked periodically, mainly as a response to advances in equipment. hî…&#x;p://www.royal-liverpool-golf.com/

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BalTusrol loWer Course Since these words were penned by Jack Nicklaus on the occasion of Baltusrol’s centennial in 1995, the Club has continued to thrive and prosper. The courses have aained a level of conditioning and playability rarely seen in the world of golf. In 2000, the U.S. Amateur Championship marked the fieenth national championship played at Baltusrol. In all, seven U.S. Opens have been played on these grounds. In 2005, Baltusrol hosted its first PGA Championship, one of the most successful majors ever conducted at

Baltusrol, and in 2016 the PGA returned for its centennial. hps://www.baltusrol.org/club/scripts/section/sec tion.asp?NS=HP

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PasaTieMPo

Pasatiempo was designed by world-renowned golf architect Alister MacKenzie. Even though MacKenzie also designed Augusta National and Cypress Point, Pasatiempo was his favorite layout and where he made his American home, which still borders the sixth fairway. Today, this historic top 100 course is a semiprivate golf club that sets aside certain tee times each day for public play. hî…&#x;p://www.pasatiempo.com/index.php

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souTH CaPe oWners CluB

The South Cape project was the brainchild of ragtrade entrepreneur and golfing tragic Jae Bong Chung, who found his serene slice of paradise along a craggy peninsula on one of the many small islands to the south of Sacheon. The site was steep and the ridges abrupt, but on either side of the landforms, and in fact no maer where you went on the property, the views were remarkable. Chung knew the site had potential.

Without any experience at all in golf development he engaged Phillips to masterplan the project and

devote whatever resources needed to build him the best course possible. For Phillips the pressure was immense, but so too was the excitement. hp://www.southcape.co.kr/golf.asp

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The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra ‘Golf’ To celebrate its expanding presence in the world of golf, OMEGA created the Seamaster Aqua Terra "Golf". With distinctive green or blue and gold elements on its dial, the models in this collection fashionably identify with a truly global sport and reflect OMEGA’s commitment to promoting the global growth of the game.

This Seamaster Aqua Terra "Golf", with its green transferred "Seamaster" name and minute track, recalls the courses where golf’s great events are contested.

The minute track is complemented by the green varnished central seconds hand. The 41.5 mm stainless steel case is fied with stainless steel bracelet or a Novonappa leather strap craed.

The Seamaster Aqua Terra "Golf" is water resistant to 15 bar (150 metres / 500 feet).

The Seamaster Aqua Terra "Golf" is equipped with the OMEGA Master Co-Axial calibre 8500, a self-winding, anti-magnetic mechanical movement characterised by outstanding reliability and improved chronometric performance over time. It resists magnetic fields greater than 15,000 gauss.

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Rolex and Golf On the windswept eastern coast of Scotland, St Andrews, golf’s motherland, aracts golfers from around the world on a veritable pilgrimage. For more than half a millennium, this small university town, its people and the game of golf have been inextricably bound by history.

SKY-DWELLER THE OYSTER PERPETUAL For those who travel the world... The first Rolex with two time zones and an innovative annual calendar that marks the passage of the months.

SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION A distinctive technological masterpiece protected by 14 patents, the Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller provides the information global travellers need to keep track of time at a glance. Launched in 2012, the Sky-Dweller is a compelling timepiece of revolutionary design that blends to perfection mechanical sophistication and ease of use.

EVEROSE GOLD To preserve the beauty of its pink gold watches, Rolex created and patented an exclusive 18 ct pink gold alloy cast in its own foundry: Everose gold. Introduced in 2005, 18 ct Everose is used on all Rolex Oyster models in pink gold.

CHOCOLATE DIAL The dial is the distinctive face of a Rolex watch, the feature most responsible for its identity and readability. Characterised by hour markers fashioned from 18 ct gold to prevent tarnishing, every Rolex dial is designed and manufactured in-house, largely by hand to ensure perfection.

A LEATHER STRAP This Sky-Dweller is fied with a luxurious strap that uniquely combines the nobility of leather with the peerless security of a Rolex clasp that makes for secure closure and easy opening.

9001 MOVEMENT The Sky-Dweller is equipped with calibre 9001, a self-winding mechanical movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex. Introduced in 2012, it is one of the most complex calibres ever created by Rolex watchmakers. Nonetheless, it is engineered to ensure simplicity of use: a selector wheel on the outside edge of the 9001 ensures the interaction of the movement and the bezel of the watch to set the Sky-Dweller’s functions. Like all Rolex Perpetual movements, the 9001 is a certified Swiss Chronometer, a designation reserved for high-precision watches that have successfully passed the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) tests. Its architecture, in common with all Oyster watch movements, makes it singularly reliable.

DUAL TIME ZONE The two time zones are displayed simultaneously. Local time is indicated by the conventional centre hour, minute and seconds hands. It can be set quickly and easily by means of a mechanism that allows the hour hand to be adjusted independently in one-hour increments both forwards and backwards. Neither the minute and seconds nor the reference time in the second time zone are affected. And, since the watch is not stopped, accuracy is preserved. Reference time in the traveller’s usual place of residence or work is read on a rotating off-centre disc. A fixed inverted red triangle points to the wearer’s chosen reference time. The disc’s 24-hour display allows travellers to clearly distinguish daytime hours from night-time hours in the distant time zone (for example, 10 p.m. versus 10 a.m.). The date change is linked to local time and occurs within a few milliseconds at midnight. So the date displayed in the aperture is always the current date in the wearer’s local time zone.

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Situated on 300 acres in Southampton, NY, and neighboring the historic National Golf Links of America and Shinnecock Hills Golf Course, Sebonack has been carved out of land which seems to have been long-destined to become a golf course. USGA Logo Sebonack features holes that offer panoramic views of Long Island’s Great Peconic Bay and Cold Spring Pond. The visual impact of the water vistas competes for the golfer’s eye with the rolling fairways, expansive bunkers and waste dunes, and undulating greens that present tricky swales and burrows. Meant

to look as if manicured by time, Sebonack appears to have fashioned itself from the wild terrain. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak, two designers with dramatically different styles, have used the natural contours and features of the land to create a unique look. The result is that Sebonack looks quite different from its illustrious neighbors and provides a strong golfing challenge for players of all calibers. hp://sebonack.com/

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ViCToria golF CluB ausTralia The Victoria Golf Club gave architect Alister MacKenzie the perfect opportunity to create the finishing touches to a course of outstanding quality.

The greatest players in the game have always been aracted to the famed Sandbelt layout to test their skills across a palate of indigenous rolling topography.

Since the early founders, the course and its members have weaved a rich tapestry of history. The history and feel of Victoria is one that is unique and certainly one that is to be experienced and understood. hp://www.victoriagolf.com.au/cms/

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CaliFornia golF CluB oF san FranCisCo The California Golf Club of San Francisco (beer known as "Cal Club") was founded in 1918 and was originally located in Ingleside, southwest of San Francisco on land leased from the Spring Valley Water Company. Unable to obtain a long term lease from the water company, the club purchased approximately 425 acres down the Peninsula in 1924. The land was part of the original Baden Farm and its rolling hills, timbered land and views of the bay created an ideal seing for a world class golf course. hp://www.calclub.org/

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A world-renowned Jack Nicklaus Signature design stretching for more than a mile along a coastline of craggy rock outcroppings and sun-washed shores.

This championship layout is praised by Nicklaus himself for having the “three finest finishing holes in all of golf.” The 5th and signature 17th holes are currently ranked among “The 500 Best Holes in the World” according to Golf Magazine (January 2000). hp://www.cabodelsol.com/content/golf_ocean.ht ml

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HigHlands linKs The Cape Breton Highlands Golf Course is one of a kind. Conceived and constructed under the watchful eye of world-renowned designer Stanley Thompson, it is a classic 18-hole, par 72 course carved out of one of Canada’s most pristine wildernesses. Come experience golfing in a way you never have before! Our course has beautiful views around every corner, as well as nature being all around you while playing through the Cape Breton National Park. hp://kelticlodge.ca/golf/

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Tokyo Golf Club originated from a proposal by Junnosuke Inoue (later to become vice president of the club) in 1913 to found a golf club of and by Japanese nationals (heretofore all golf clubs in Japan were founded by expatriate foreign residents). Inoue learned to play golf in New York in the late Meiji era.

And his proposal for a new golf club, made aer his return from New York, received full support from Aisuke Kabayama (later to become vice president) and Shinjuro Arakawa, and with the participation of additional investors, Tokyo Golf Club opened in Komazawa, Tokyo in 1914. Many golf lovers, Japanese as well as foreign residents, gathered at the Komazawa course, and the golf club was to play a key role in the development of golf in Japan. hp://www.tokyogolfclub.jp/english/

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KoninKliJKe HaagsCHe The current course was designed in 1938, by the famous golf course architects Harry colt and C.H. Alison. Although Alison was responsible for most of the design, as evidenced by the slightly larger bunkers and more extreme nature, the course is still counted as one of the ďŹ nest Colt designed courses in Europe. hî…&#x;ps://www.khgcc.nl/en

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Arguably the most successful athlete-turnedbusinessman in the world, Greg Norman is known as much for his entrepreneurial spirit in the boardroom as his dominance on the golf course. The internationally renowned “Great White Shark” won more than 90 tournaments worldwide, including two Open Championships, and holds the distinction of defending his No. 1 position in the world golf rankings for 331 weeks. As one of the most prolific players in

the game’s history, his astounding career culminated in 2001 when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame with a higher percentage of votes than any other inductee in history. In 2009 and 2011, Greg served as the Presidents Cup captain of the International Team and his strong influence in the game continues today. hp://gngcd.com/ellerston/

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royal CounTy doWn golF CluB The Royal County Down Golf Club was founded in 1889 by a group of influential business and professional men from Belfast. There is some evidence to suggest that even before then a rudimentary form of golf was being played by the townsfolk on the rabbit warren at Newcastle.

However, it was the development of a railway line from Belfast to Newcastle by the Belfast & County

Down Railway and the emergence of Newcastle as a desirable seaside resort in Victorian times which provided the impetus for the first formal golf course. hps://www.royalcountydown.org/

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