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The Best Deal In Golf? Highland Golf Links Stay & Play Review
The phrase “the best deal in golf” is overused. But when it comes to the Scotland's Highland Golf Links Stay & Play package, I can’t think of any other way to describe it. So let’s go on the record: The Highland Golf Links Stay & Play is the best deal in golf. And...
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Shake Hands With Timelessness at Scotland’s Brora Golf Club
Okay, this is going to be something different: a review of a golf course that doesn’t talk about the course. Why? Because when talking about Scotland’s Brora Golf Club, I think the course itself is almost irrelevant. Which is not to say it’s not good — it is — but...
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Two Thousand Words on Why Cruden Bay is a Special Golf Course
A few minutes ago — right before I started this review —I walked over to my local grocery store wearing my Cruden Bay Golf Club hat. While there, a man approached me and started gushing about Cruden Bay. Turned out he played the course nearly 20 years ago and was...
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What’s the best way to get to Bandon Dunes?
There are a lot of ways you can get to Bandon Dunes, none of which are easy, fast or convenient. Unless you live in Bandon, it's going to take you the better part of an entire day to get there. Don't be discouraged; the journey IS worth it. Below, I outline all your...
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You can fly round trip to Ireland for less than a greens fee at Ballybunion
For the longest time, I wanted to golf in Ireland and Scotland. For a nearly as long I didn’t because I assumed it was just too expensive. Transatlantic airfare isn’t cheap, everybody knows that. Except, that’s not always the case.
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Why I Love Washington’s Elk Ridge Golf Course
We all have our own “hidden gem” courses we love, and will advocate for to the end. This is the story of mine.
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