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I Finally Visit The South-West Ireland Club That Has Gone From Humble Origins To Worldwide AcclaimDooks Golf Links has morphed from a local nine-holer into a magnificent full-length links that is now firmly on the radar of travelling golfers from around the globe
By Jeremy Ellwood Published
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Is This The Most Visually Dramatic Course Ever To Host The Irish Open?Jeremy Ellwood returns to magical Doonbeg to see the latest changes to the 1st and 18th holes on the links that hosted this year's Irish Open for the first time
By Jeremy Ellwood Published
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I Stayed In The Golf Club Dormy House Right On The Beach On England's Famous North Norfolk CoastJeremy Ellwood heads back to Royal West Norfolk on the north-Norfolk coast for the first time since it converted part of its clubhouse into a wonderfully convenient dormy flat
By Jeremy Ellwood Published
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Nine And Dine - Five Lovely 9-Hole Courses With AccommodationNot everyone has time for a full 18 each day on a golfing trip, so these nine-holers where you can also stay offer an excellent alternative
By Rob Smith Published
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Go West - The Golfing Venue On The Edge Of The WorldRob Smith feels completely at home on and off the course at this charming golf resort, idyllically situated not far from mainland England's westernmost point at Land's End
By Rob Smith Published
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How Augusta National's Designer Stamped His Mark On Southern Ireland 100 Years AgoAfter a trip to Cork Golf Club, Jeremy Ellwood discovers that the bulk of Alister MacKenzie's work in Ireland took place in and around this southern city
By Jeremy Ellwood Published
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Is This Western Ireland's Most Dramatic Course? It's certainly in with a shout...Enniscrone has one of the best back nines in the country, but could the overall course be the most dramatic in western Ireland, despite very fierce competition for those honours?
By Kevin Markham Published
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This Course Has 'One Of The Most Dramatic Stretches Of Closing Holes' In EnglandCarly Cummins enjoys the challenge of the championship Cheshire Course at Carden Park Resort
By Carly Cummins Published
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100 Not Out - Five Lovely Golf Clubs Celebrating Their CentenariesCongratulations to every club celebrating its 100th birthday, including these five spread from the English Midlands up to the southern reaches of Scotland
By Rob Smith Published
