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Golf Word Art

Here’s a cool image created at Wordle.net using the text found on this blog: Remember, now more than ever it pays to plan your own golf trip to Ireland and Scotland rather than pay a tour operator to do what you can easily do yourself.

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Book Tee Times Easier Online

Finally, an online tee-time booking system for tons of great golf courses across Ireland and the UK! Brought to you by the good folks at BRS Golf. In the past I have been hesitant about using online booking systems run by many of the golf clubs across Ireland, Scotland, and England. Why? Well, let’s just […]

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Scotland Guide Updated for 2007-08

The Scotland Golf Adventure Guide has been updated for 2007-08. All new purchases (immediate download and printed) will receive the updated version effective immediately. Customers who have purchased a previous version of the guide can download a free update to this latest version. This is just one of the many advantages of purchasing one of […]

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Live it. Visit Scotland.

Come on, admit it. You’ve been thinking about taking that “once in a lifetime” golf trip to Scotland with a few of your buddies. Now is the time to take the first step towards making it a reality. Best of all, it’s free. Go to VisitScotland.com and request a free copy of their The Official […]

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St. Andrews — The American Golfer (1908)

This article is from the December 1908 issue of The American Golfer and is “A Critical Description of the Characteristics and Qualities” of St Andrews. Prices and yardages have changed a bit since then. Golfers who have not been to St. Andrews are often sceptical about the praises they have heard sung to its glorification. […]

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How to Create a Golf Trip Itinerary

This article is excerpted from the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide. An itinerary is not just a list of courses to be played. You must assemble them in chronological order and in a sequence that works geographically. Course visitor policies and holidays influence which days of the week you can play a particular course. The sequence […]

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Cruden Bay GC

Playing Cruden Bay GC in a driving rainstorm — and I mean a torrential downpour accompanied by gale-force winds — has got to be one of my most memorable Scotland golf experiences. I’ll never forget pulling into the empty gravel parking lot, making my way into the deserted pro shop, and asking the pro if […]

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New Muirfield Web Site

Muirfield, the Home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, has a new web site. I’ve just updated the Scotland Golf Adventure Guide to include the URL of the web site as well as their improved procedure for requesting tee times. From the Visitor Tee Times section of the web site, the club states: We […]

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Free Demo Versions of Guides

OK, it’s not like I’m giving away any really good stuff for free but I am now providing free demo versions of both the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide and the Scotland Golf Adventure Guide. The demo versions are PDFs of the main guide and include all of the pages in the actual guide. The catch […]

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Aidan Bradley Golf Course Photography

Aidan Bradley has a new and improved web site for his stunning golf course photography: As you may know, I use many of Aidan’s images (thanks Aidan!) in my golf slideshows for Ireland and Scotland, which are intended to inspire you to start planning your golf trip. Aidan has a fantastic portfolio of images, including […]

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