May 2012

West Cornwall in mist

May 24, 2012
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Aim for the curch! First up par 3 – straight up against a medieval church with overgrown graves that’s scarier than two shanks. An opening between two dunes, noisy trains and balleating gorse. The ocean hits us at second tee and displays a wonderful landscape seen only during low tide. Suddenly it’s classic links, split […]

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Perranporth next right

May 23, 2012
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Without compass we began our search for the next tee. The longing for a challenge is here and the idea of how to defeat a linkscourse is humble. All of a sudden someone have offered us climbing skins, a detailed map och 12 holes with markerposts out of 18 possible. We throw ourselves out in […]

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Vacation in Trevose

May 23, 2012
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All of a sudden everything feels so wide. We get lost in a maze of Beauty Salons, Laundry Room and Competition Office, before we reach first tee and a starter who thoroughtly explains that we actually are not good enough to play from back tee but that we can do it anyway. We chose yellow. […]

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One shotter at Burnham and Berrow

May 22, 2012
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After driving through tunnels of trees we arrive at Burnham & Berrow. the course that in 1896 had to add Berrow as new ground would happen on the church’s expense.   The first five are scary.  The first hole is hard no matter what you do, As an introduction hole it is a punch under […]

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3 Iron

May 17, 2012
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In hard wind, against a distant aim, with its low ball flight iron 3 is the perfect weapon for links. It is a weapon of precision, in the right hands… It was Seve Ballesteros first club. as a 10 year old he spent his days with the club down at the beach. There he learned […]

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Bristol & Wales

May 17, 2012

LINKS75 tar sig vidare i Donald Steels fotspår. Nästa anhalt är sydvästra England och Wales. Närmsta två veckorna kommer 15 fantastiska links banor att beträdas, varav 12 tillhörande Donalds favoriter. Vi inleder med Burnham & Berrow och fortsätter enligt följande: Perranporth, Trevose, West Cornwall, Royal North Devon, Bude & North Cornwall, Saunton, St Enodoc, Royal […]

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The British Amateur at Formby

May 8, 2012
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British Amateur is a historic event,  the competition has been played four times at Formby. In the picture above you see the only winner of the British Amateur and a professional major event. In 1984 the man with the cool hat played Colin Montgomerie, Olazabal’s won 5/4.

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