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Golf in France: A Moveable Feast

France

It would be criminal to plan a buddy trip to this venerable nation where the five senses, not just the desire to crack a drive or hole a putt, are fully engaged and satisfied. Centuries of refinement have made France what it is today: every life lover’s ideal destination.

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“Readers’ Choice Awards” a Populist Boondoggle

Forest Dunes is a first-rate test of golf. It could be placed among the top 20 public tracks in the nation. But better than Chambers Bay (No. 29), the epic new links in Tacoma, Wash., that was carved from a depleted gravel pit and will host the U.S. Amateur (2010) and the U.S. Open (2015)? No way.

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Santa Lucia Preserve: An Enclave of Old California

Architectural guidelines draw on the California traditions of Spanish Mission, Monterey Colonial, Arts and Crafts, even board-and-batten barns. The Preserve is one of the few places in America where a multi-millionaire would readily consent to build a glorified outbuilding for a second home.

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