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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Golf Monthly  in Uk-and-ireland ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five Courses You May Not Know Designed By Golf’s Greatest Architect ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While Harry Colt's legacy of Top 100 courses is well documented, some of these original designs and major modifications are a little less well known ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lovely 3rd hole at Camberley Heath is the first of just two par 5s. It plays gently from right to left and up a slight incline.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Camberley Heath - Hole 3]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Recently Discovered This Excellent Location For A Golfing Break ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith enjoys a return to south-west Wales to sample the fine links and excellent new accommodation at Tenby, and more ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:13:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 8th and 9th holes at the far end of the links at Tenby]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tenby - Holes 8 and 9]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is This The Best Links In The North-East? You Decide… ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This beautiful and traditional but forward-thinking links is really moving with the times ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The par-4 12th at Goswick Links needs no bunkers for protection]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Goswick Links - Hole 12 - Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heart Of The Community: The Challenge Of Running A Small Nine-Hole Golf Club In The UK&I's Outer Reaches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood and Kevin Markham go in search of golf at the opposite end of the spectrum to that which many of us enjoy, and find much to commend and inspire... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:06:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lybster Golf Club in Caithness is enjoying its centenary celebrations in 2026]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of Lybster Golf Club in north-east Scotland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Stayed And Played At One Of The World's Most Famous Motor-Racing Estates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood pays a return visit to the excellent Golf At Goodwood set-up very close to where he spent his college days in the cathedral city of Chichester ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 06:52:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The excellent par-3 12th on the Downs course at Goodwood]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The excellent par-3 12th on the Downs course at Goodwood]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ My Five Favourite Courses With 'North' In Their Name ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You won't find all five of these golf clubs in the geographical north, as it is for more localised reasons that their names bear this point of the compass ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:20:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[North West Golf Club]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking back down the 4th hole at North West, the shortest par 4 on the course beautifully situated alongside Lough Swilly]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[North West - Aerial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Set Out To Find The Best 'Second' Courses At Our Leading Clubs - There's Real Treasure To Be Found If You Dig A Little Deeper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith recommends some fine second courses that are often missed due to the lure of their more famous siblings ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 08:36:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The nine-hole Bann course at Castlerock is set in the tall dunes where river meets beach]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Castlerock - Bann - Aerial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Home From Home - My Favourite Golf Resort In South-East England ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith always enjoys returning to Prince's, the former Open venue on the east Kent coast, to experience all that this 27-hole links with accommodation has to offer ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:46:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gary Lisbon]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Shore nine&#039;s new par-3 5th spotlights the sand scrapes that how adorn many holes]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Princes - Shore - Holes 4&amp;5 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Enjoyed A Few Days' In And Around Harrogate In England's Biggest Golfing County ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ventures up to Yorkshire for a few days, basing himself in the spa town of Harrogate and taking in other courses to the north and south ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daz Moffat]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking down on the par-3 2nd hole at Baildon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 2nd hole at Baildon Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Played The Lovely Course Near The Sussex Coast That Harry Colt Created In The Twilight Of His Design Career ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood revisits the grand clubhouse and Colt course at Ham Manor in the West Sussex village of Angmering not far from the sea ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:17:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:19:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking down on the 18th green and clubhouse at Ham Manor in West Sussex]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[18th green and clubhouse at Ham Manor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In At The Deep End - 10 Of The Hardest Opening Holes We've Played ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Much as Rob Smith and Jeremy Ellwood might like to ease themselves gently into a round, not all opening holes allow it, including these ten... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:19:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:42:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Portmarnock Golf Club]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking back down the opening hole at Portmarnock where right is most definitely not the place to go]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Portmarnock - Red - Hole 1]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Stayed On A Gorgeous Scottish Island Close To Some Spectacular Golf ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith picks the perfect location for visiting, exploring and of course golfing, on one of Scotland’s most beautiful islands ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:25:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kinloch Hotel in the foreground and Blackwaterfoot - the course at Shiskine is immediately beyond the village]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kinloch Hotel, Arran]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crossing the Line - 5 Golf Courses I Really Enjoy On The England-Wales Border ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are plenty of good courses to savour close to and along the England-Wales border, with these five all falling on the Welsh side... apart from just three holes ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:01:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The closing hole at St Pierre is a scenic but testing, long, do-or-die par 3 that plays over a lake to a green protected by sand on both sides]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[St Pierre - Hole 18 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Played Some Beautiful Parkland Golf In And Around Killarney In South-West Ireland. Here Are Some Highlights... ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ireland's famous south-west offers more than just links courses. Kevin Markham enjoys some of the beautiful parkland golf in and around the town of Killarney ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kevin@kevinmarkham.ie (Kevin Markham) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Markham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WBK8ennvGKGHQtbvywTxRD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The beautiful backdrop to Killarney&#039;s Killeen course]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Killeen course at Killarney]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Popular Belfast Club That Has Moved Home Four Times in 131 Years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Malone Golf Club in Belfast has moved about a bit since it was founded in 1895 but has been at its present beautiful home for 64 years now ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:41:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 9th green on the Drumbridge nine at Malone Golf Club]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 9th green at Malone Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Double The Holes, Double The Fun - Five Courses That Have Expanded From 9 To 18 Holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Each of these five less well-known and great-value courses has doubled in size within living memory ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:35:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The signature hole at Silverdale is the memorable 13th - Plateau - a short par 4 played into the valley before a spine-tingling pitch up over a limestone rockface]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silverdale - Hole 13]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Not One But Two New Courses In The Last Decade Near The Capital Of The Highlands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On his latest visit to Inverness, Jeremy Ellwood’s itinerary included Scotland’s newest course and another one less than seven years old ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:04:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Old Petty is a brand new Tom Doak course at Cabot Highlands]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Old Petty course at Cabot Highlands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 36-Hole Resort And Former Tour Venue Tucked Away In South-East England ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood pops 25 minutes down the road from home to revisit the hotel and two enjoyable courses at this popular resort just outside Uckfield in East Sussex ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[East Sussex National Golf Club]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[East Sussex National Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Yorkshire Golf Club That Helped To Produce The 2016 Masters Champion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood returns to the South Yorkshire club where Danny Willett played his golf as a teenager to see the fruits of recent course improvement works ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:23:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rotherham&#039;s Thrybergh Hall clubhouse forms the backdrop to three holes including the par-4 12th]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rotherham Golf Club and clubhouse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We Look At Five Fabulous Courses Designed By A Five-time Major Champion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As well as winning five Opens, JH Taylor was also a prominent architect with a legacy that includes these five assorted courses ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:24:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The par-4 9th at Hindhead is played back up the slope to a beautifully-sited green sitting in a natural amphitheatre]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hindhead - Hole 9]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Grand Former Railway Hotel Right Next Door To The UK&I's No.1 Golf Course ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood returns to this fabulous hotel, which is now part of the ever-growing Marine and Lawn empire, right next door to Royal County Down Golf Club ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Slieve Donard is a grand former railway hotel now under Marine &amp; Lawn&#039;s brand management]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The exterior of the Slieve Donard Hotel in Co. Down]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Royal Dublin's Less Well-Known Neighbour On The Tiny Island That's Home To Two Great Links ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The narrow Bull Island east of Dublin is home to two links stretching the length of its western shore. St Anne's is the more northerly of the two... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:17:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:20:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kevin@kevinmarkham.ie (Kevin Markham) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Markham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WBK8ennvGKGHQtbvywTxRD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking back up the 18th hole at St Anne&#039;s links in Dublin]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[St Anne&#039;s Golf Club Dublin - 18th hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moving Heaven And Earth - Should Golf Course Architects Move As Much Or As Little Earth As Possible? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith questions his own long-held belief that natural golf courses score heavily over more manufactured designs… ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:15:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:59:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The course at Cleeve Hill enjoys a glorious, pastoral setting]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cleeve Hill Aerial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Change For The Better - 5 Golf Clubs To Have Moved Home In Recent Times ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/uk-and-ireland/a-change-for-the-better-5-golf-clubs-to-have-moved-home-in-recent-times</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Each of these five long-estabished and very different clubs has enjoyed a relatively recent relocation ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:35:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Not long for a par 5, the 14th at Moor Allerton is still very tough with water in play every inch of the way to the well-protected green]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Moor Allerton - Hole 14 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One Of The World's Most Popular Golf Clubs Is Aiming To Take Things To A Whole New Level. Here's how... ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Royal Dornoch's new clubhouse opens its doors, Jeremy Ellwood talks to general manager Neil Hampton about the club's ambitious future goals ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:27:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:29:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Royal Dornoch future plans]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Royal Dornoch future plans]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Golf Club That Moved One Mile... But Also A Million Miles! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The story of a Hampshire golf club that relocated just a mile or so physically, but otherwise a million miles away ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:25:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The well-protected approach to the green on the par-5 fourth hole at Basingstoke]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Basingstoke - Hole 4]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I've Played 1,000 British Courses - Here Are Some Of My Favourites And The Lessons I've Learned From My Lifetime Journey... ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith reflects on an extremely fulfilling journey as he passes the major milestone of playing 1,000 British golf courses ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:36:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The penultimate hole at Tandridge, with (inset) Rob on the final green at Cuckfield in Sussex, his 1,000th British course]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tandridge - Hole 17 - and Rob Smith]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Finally... A Game At Rory McIlroy's Home Club On My Latest Golf Trip To Belfast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood enjoys a mix of courses in and around Northern Ireland’s capital, including a long-overdue maiden game at Holywood Golf Club ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:18:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The green on the testing par-3 10th at Holywood Golf Club]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The testing par-3 10th at Holywood Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The English Lake District Hotel With 11 Golf Courses Within 30 Minutes, Including Delightful Windermere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood discovers that Crooklands is the ideal golfing base for Cumbria’s southern reaches and enjoys a return visit to Windermere Golf Club ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:26:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Moorland Golf Provides More Fun, More Beauty And More Value For Money ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/uk-and-ireland/why-moorland-golf-provides-more-fun-more-beauty-and-more-value-for-money</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ While links and heathland golf dominate the rankings, moorland is a wonderful setting for atmospheric and engaging golf as these five courses prove ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:13:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Evening sun over the 16th green at Maesteg, the last of five very diverse short holes at this wildly attractive course]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Maesteg- Hole 16 - JE]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ England’s Best-Value Golfing Hotspot Made Me Head Straight Back There… Here’s Why! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having visited in the Summer, Rob Smith makes an enthusiastic and early return to England’s most beautiful county for golf ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:06:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The unique and wonderful par-3 fifteenth at Appleby]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Appleby - Hole 15]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Tale Of Two Harries: Vardon And Colt's English Midlands Masterpiece ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two of the very best 20th-century golf course architects helped to shape the fine course at Little Aston in the West Midlands ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:44:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking up towards the 17th green with water on the left]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 17th hole at Little Aston Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One Of Golf's Greatest Characters Also Has An Impressive Design Legacy, As These 5 Courses Prove ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five years after his passing, we look at five of the courses designed or revised by one of English golf’s greatest-ever characters, Peter Alliss ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:56:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking back from behind the green on the tough par-4 9th on the Brabazon, protected by the same lake as the famous closing hole]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Belfry - Brabazon - Hole 9 - GettyImages-172085055]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I’ve Played Most Of The Big Names In This Golf-Rich Area So Was Delighted To Discover This Beauty ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith plays a course that had long been on his hit-list and is very impressed with all that he finds ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:49:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking down where the second, seventh and fifteenth greens converge at Wilmslow]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wilmslow - Hole 15]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside The Annual Golfing Tradition That's Raised More Than £185,000 For Charity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Towards the end of 2025’s long, hot summer, the Golf Monthly Forum fundraising day for Help For Heroes took place at Blackmoor Golf Club in Hampshire ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:02:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The field gathers between the clubhouse and the eighteenth green at Blackmoor]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Help For Heroes Field - 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Revisited The Northerly Scottish County Blessed With Good Golf Aplenty Both On The Coast And Inland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ticks three more new courses off his list both right on the Moray Firth and a little way inland ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:30:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:31:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking down on the slender links strip at Spey Bay on the Moray Firth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Spey Bay]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Superb Hotel Right On The Very Doorstep Of One Of Scotland's Most Revered Links ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood heads back to the famous golfing town to stay at this superb hotel right beside Dornoch’s clubhouse and pay an overdue return visit to Tain ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:36:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:37:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The elegant Links House enjoys a superb location just yards from the 1st tee at Royal Dornoch]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Links House Dornoch in the evening light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Front Nine No Longer Lives In The Shadow Of The Much-lauded Back Nine At This Top-class Links ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Work in recent years to upgrade the front nine at Hillside in north-west England has balanced the visuals and drama much more between the two nines ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:36:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking down on the 3rd green and par-3 4th at Hillside Golf Club]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 3rd green at Hillside Golf Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Close To Royal Portrush Is A Wealth Of Excellent Golf Including These Three Beauties ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/uk-and-ireland/close-to-royal-portrush-is-a-wealth-of-excellent-golf-including-these-three-beauties</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith enjoys golf’s fantastic strength in depth and variety not far from the host of the 2025 Open Championship ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:53:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kevin Murray]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Castlerock is blessed with some fabulous dunes and an idyllic setting]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Castlerock - Aerial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ On Top Of The World - Five Clifftop Courses To Make Your Spirits Soar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Natural beauty, bracing air and panoramic views define these five lofty layouts ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:53:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The short second is the signature hole at Cairndhu; a beautiful par 3 along the edge of the cliffs with spectacular views over the coastline and across to Scotland]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cairndhu - Hole 2 - RS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Water, Water Everywhere - Examining Golf's Inextricable Link With H2O ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beautiful to behold but fraught with danger, water is the stuff of both golfing dreams and nightmares ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:46:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Concra Wood Golf Club]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Concra Wood enjoys a glorious setting on the shores of Lough Muckno in County Monaghan, Ireland]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Concra Woods - Aerial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Luxury Devon Estate Where A Round Of Golf Is A Game Of Two Halves ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/uk-and-ireland/the-luxury-devon-estate-where-a-round-of-golf-is-a-game-of-two-halves</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood enjoys a stay-and-play visit to the boutique hotel at Bovey Castle set within the beautiful Dartmoor National Park in Devon ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:42:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Looking up to the hotel from the 3rd green at Bovey Castle]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bovey Castle from the 3rd green of the golf course]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I Travelled To Scotland's Highlands For The First Time To Visit A Rather Special Resort... It Blew Me Away ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Johnny Percival heads to Scotland to experience one of the most impressive golf resorts in the country, Cabot Highlands ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:54:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Johnny Percival ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hnQVBeFdA5pRueQdSkts6M.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[the old petty golf course at cabot highlands]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the old petty golf course at cabot highlands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is This England’s Most Natural And Wildest Course? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rob Smith heads to Shropshire to revisit a course packed with quirk and charisma offering spectacular panoramas and value ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:27:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The beautifully-sited third green at Church Stretton]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Church Stretton - Hole 3]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five Magnificent Courses That You May Not Know Have Hosted The Ryder Cup ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the biennial competition approaches its centenary, we look at five former hosts of the greatest team event in golf ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:49:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The closing hole at Royal Lytham &amp; St Anne’s is instantly recognisable both for its distinctive clubhouse and the 17 bunkers that stand guard]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Royal Lytham - Hole 18]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside One Couple's Quest To Play Every Golf Course In Scotland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood tees it up with Billy Low and Kenna Campbell at Glenbervie Golf Club near Glasgow to find out more about their quest to play every Scottish golf course... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:29:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Billy Low and Kenna Campbell ready to do battle at Glenbervie GC with GM&#039;s Jezz Ellwood]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Billy Low and Kenna Campbell with Jezz Ellwood at Glenbervie GC]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Top-Class Northern Ireland Resort That Has Hosted All The Main European Golf Tours ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood spends a couple of nights with courses colleague Rob Smith at Galgorm Resort, a fine Co. Antrim golf hotel with a rapidly growing reputation ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 07:16:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rivers and lakes come into play often on the lovely Galgorm Castle layout]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 4th, 5th and 14th holes at Galgorm Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Highly Acclaimed Fife Links That Recently Celebrated Its 5th Birthday ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stunning young links newcomer at Dumbarnie in Fife has now been open to visitors for over five years ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 17th is one of several risk-reward tests at Dumbarnie]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 17th hole at Dumbarnie Links]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fancy A Bargain? We Recommend Five Lovely 9-holers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As these selections prove, 9-hole courses often deliver a more relaxing, hugely enjoyable and satisfying game at bargain rates ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:46:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ r.smith896@btinternet.com (Rob Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQ8fRBuA2BbTGDfttq4wgk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The friendly club at Grange Fell is blessed with idyllic and far-reaching views over rolling hills and out over Morecombe Bay]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Grange Fell - Aerial ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Golf Club That Has Moved Twice And Changed Name Three Times In 127 Years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When Reading Golf Club moved home in April 2021 to the former Caversham Heath course, it took on its latest name of 'The Caversham, Home of Reading Golf Club'... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK and Ireland]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ellwoodgolfmedia@gmail.com (Jeremy Ellwood) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Ellwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXEoNfNHhqsZxaz5mLCSck.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Approaching the 7th green at The Caversham]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 7th hole at The Caversham]]></media:text>
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