Courses and Travel

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Rustic Canyon Golf Course, California (recommended by Geoff Shackelford)

The hilly terrain of Rustic Canyon comes quietly into play on many holes.

This essay profiles Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Ventura County, California. Though a municipal course with very reasonable green fees, the course encapsulates many of the classic notions of golf course design — the result, in part, of golf architecture journalist Geoff Shackelford’s efforts on the boards as a co-course designer.

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Chantilly and Fontainebleau, France

This essay profiles two world-class courses outside of Paris — Chantilly and Fontainebleau as eloquently described by James Dodson. Though these courses are private, they are fairly accessible to international visitors.

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Arabian Ranches, United Arab Emirates

The ninth hole at Arabian Ranches.

This essay profiles the Arabian Ranches Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the evolution of golf in Dubai. The course was recommended and described by British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch.

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Jasper Park Golf Club, Alberta

The approach to the sixteenth.

This essay is a chapter from Fifty More Places To Play Golf Before You Die, published in September 2009 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang. It profiles Jasper Park Golf Club, as recommended by Bob Weeks, editor of Score Magazine.

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