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More Northern Ireland Golf – Portstewart

Fans think the opener at Portstewart is the world's best first hole. It certainly is a great one.

I think almost every golf travel pundit would agree that Portstewart is the third best course in Northern Ireland, after... Read more »

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The Ultimate Dream 18

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How about a round of golf that starts on the Scottish coast, finishes on the California coast, and visits Australia... Read more »

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Cordial CordeValle

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Just minutes from the high-tech circuitry California’s Silicon Valley, CordeValle Resort and Golf Club presents an island of tranquility isolated... Read more »

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Wild Horse Golf Club-Doing Design the Right Way

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This is the story of how a few people in a very small town in the middle of Nebraska, who... Read more »

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Winging it at Louisiana’s Oak Wing

The par 4 11th, with its bulkheaded green across a pond, is but one of the many faces of Oak Wing.

I can imagine Jim Lipe, who occasionally steps away from the Nicklaus studio to take on solo projects, taking... Read more »

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Dugmar: The curious story of a golf course submerged

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[This piece is from May 26, 2010. See more of Hal’s writing at his website, Small-Batch Journalism & Comment] The Swift River... Read more »

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Forrest Richardson Redesigns Phoenician Resort

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As part of a major redesign in conjunction with its new Camelback Ballroom, Starwood’s flagship Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.,... Read more »

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Royal County Down: Irish Golf’s Dark Star

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We worked our way up Ireland’s eastern coastline from Dublin toward Belfast with one of the world’s big boys, Royal... Read more »

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Nothing Conservative About The Conservatory at Hammock Beach Resort

The Conservatory is as busily shaped and contoured as any course in Florida.

The Tom Watson-designed Conservatory Course and its elaborate “Crystal Palace” clubhouse, amenities to the Hammock Beach Resort, a few... Read more »

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Harbor Club at Lake Oconee: Dulcet Tones

Scenery and simplicity are implicit in the Harbor Club design.

The question of how to shape courses in mountains or otherwise heavily wooded properties is an interesting one, I... Read more »

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Alabama’s Rock Creek Rolls On

The wild second hole has a little of everything.

This development course southeast of Mobile is less than a mile inland from Mobile Bay, but it might as... Read more »

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Valderrama Golf Club, Spain (Recommended by Bill Hogan)

The 17th green at Valderrama, site of frequent architectural re-interpretations.

For the last decade Club de Golf Valderrama, near the southern tip of Spain, has been widely considered the finest... Read more »

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PGA Golf de Catalunya (Green), Spain (Recommended by Gene A. Holland, Jr.)

The view from behind the green on the 13th at PGA Cataluna, Tour Course (formerly known as Green).

Sometimes golfers find interesting new courses in slightly roundabout ways. Gene Holland’s quest for fine wine – or at least... Read more »

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St. Andrews Old Course, Scotland

The Hell Bunker on the par-5 14th.

One story regarding the birth of golf goes something like this: a group of shepherds watching over their flocks along... Read more »

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Royal Dornoch,Scotland (Recommended by Lorne Rubenstein)

The 14th at Royal Dornoch, dubbed "Foxy."

Many visitors to Scotland – whether they have 3 days or 3 weeks – try to squeeze in as many... Read more »