Keeping your mind off the scenery and on the game may be difficult.
20 November 2012
Many courses around the world are conserving water, preserving natural habitats and limiting – or even eliminating – chemical use when maintaining their manicured landscapes.
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31 May 2012
Extensive global television coverage and keen pricing are helping golf tourism bounce back from the global economic downturn.
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07 May 2012
With golf returning to the Olympics in 2016, the rules have been globally standardized for the first time in history – but cultural conventions still vary by destination.
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06 April 2012
Thanks to the economic downturn, it is possible to play all day on a championship course and sleep all night in a luxury holiday home, just steps from the emerald green fairway.
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06 April 2012
Six courses that offer far more than just 18 holes, from tracking big game in South Africa to hunting for dinosaur bones in Denver.
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05 April 2012
The best links in Scotland, New Zealand and the US can be your own backyard.
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04 April 2012
Robert Trent Jones designed a 468-hole paradise in Alabama that puts golfers through their paces. The courses can be as beautiful as they are difficult.
02 April 2012
Match your wits — and your nine iron — against the game’s greatest architect on 32 devilish courses in Alabama.
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02 April 2012
Tee off at these extreme golf spots where you dodge guards in Kabul Golf Club, conserve oxygen in La Paz and play the long ball in Australia’s outback.
02 April 2012
A selection of these Golf articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.
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