2012

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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Royal Liverpool – Hoylake

April 27, 2012
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After a few wrong turns in Liverpool we are met by a warm welcome in the reception. A light meal and it is of to the first tee. The old horsetrack lies right in front of us. With a little bit of wind the teeshot might feel a bit “dangerous” out to the right and […]

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Formby

April 25, 2012
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When the rain takes a short brake we tee up on Formbys first hole. It´s lined with pine trees and railway on the right side, you have to focus directly, second and third continue in the same style. Formby, a links course largely surrounded by pines and firs. Clearly, a course with a sense of […]

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KLM surprise!

April 18, 2012

New adventures for LINKS75. The upcoming weekend we will accomodate the Dormy House at Formby GC. With Formby as a base, a couple of courses will be explored in the Liverpool vicinity. Flights are booked with KLM, after a phonecall the other day, we realized that our destination changed from from Liverpool to Manchester, interesting! […]

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