links course

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links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf

golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

bunker, sand trap, trap - a hazard on a golf course

course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"

hazard - an obstacle on a golf course

golf hole, hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"

golf links, links - a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

fairway - the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short

putting green, putting surface, green - an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"

rough - the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

tee, teeing ground - the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee"

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A must-play natural links course in the Scottish Highlands, the Championship Course at Royal Dornoch has been known for its beauty and difficulty of play since 1616.

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The 35-year-old, who is executive vice-president of development and acquisitions at the Trump Organisation, and the travelling party played a round at the links course at Menie Estate.

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It will be the 13th time the championship has been played over the Hoylake links course and the first since Rory McIlroy's wire-to-wire victory in 2014.

2022 Open to be held at Hoylake

It will be the 13th time the famous championship has been played over the Hoylake links course and the first since Rory McIlroy's wire-to-wire victory in 2014.

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I'm Dunne with links courses BY MICHAEL SCULLY PAUL DUNNE is happy he won't see a links course for the rest of the year.

I'm Dunne with links courses

It is a majestic, challenging course in a breathtakingly beautiful setting, and Rory was quite right about the challenge it presents - although he could arguably have added that it isn't even the toughest links course in Donegal.

THE ROUGH GUIDE; MARK THOMAS finds his lie is not as pretty as the surroundings on two of Donegal's most testing links courses

GOLFING legend Tom Watson is eager to renew his love affair with Royal Porthcawl this summer when he competes in his 16th Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex over a links course he describes as 'the complete package'.

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The 21-year-old reigning Philippine Open champion finally conquered the 7,128-yard links course of Olimpico de Golfe, thanks to a birdie at the par-5 last hole.

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PAUL McGINLEY thinks Jordan Spieth might regret his decision not to play a links course before St Andrews.

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A new links course, known for its sloping fairways and greens, tall rough and strong wind, is hosting a PGA Tour event for the first time which is expected to make scoring tougher.