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Golf Travel Blog Golf in Ireland - A Brief History There is a brief history of golf in Ireland reprinted from "The Encyclopedia of Ireland" at Golf-Around-The-World.com According to this account, golf was introduced to Ireland by the Scots of Ulter, who formed the first golf club, the Royal Belfast Golf Club, in 1891.
Canadian Golf History Sources Golf was played in Scotland as far back as the 1600s. But it wasn't until the early 1800s that we hear of golf being played in North America. The first recorded mention of golf in Canada was in 1826 when the Montreal Herald ran a notice of a game to be played on December 25. According to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, the first organized golf club in North America was the Royal Montreal Club in 1873. This club was organized by a few expatriate Scots. It was soon followed by a club in Quebec City. Scottish migration to Canada accelerated after Confederation in 1867. According to "An Early History of Golf in Canada" by Karen Hewson, during the 1870s and 1880s Scottish bankers, doctors, engineers and business men spread golf through Ontario. Several clubs were formed in this era, including Toronto, Brantford, Kingston, Niagara, and Ottawa. However it was during the 1890s that golf really took off with clubs springing up in every province and territory across Canada. The expanded railway system made inter-club travel possible. And the invention of the bicycle along with the gradual "emancipation" of women led to a great influx of women golfers. This was a decisive point in the development of the game -- the point at which many golf clubs were turned into family-oriented social gathering places. For more on the early history of golf in Canada see: RCGA website This post sponsored by InternetGolfReview.com.
Boat of Garten in the Scottish Highlands Just off the road running to Grantown on Spey, you'll find Boat of Garten golf club. We had the privilege of playing "The Boat" twice on our last trip to Scotland. This course is a very interesting inland layout with stunning views of the nearby Cairngorm mountains. In particular I remember the hard, fast fairways, and the serious elevation changes. The setting is very beautiful, and the golf challenging. For more information see Boat of Garten Golf Club at http://www.boatgolf.com/ Boat of Garten Golf Club, Nethybridge Road, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, PH24 3BQ Katepwa Beach Golf Club, Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan After spending a few days at the Moose Mountain region of Saskatchewan, we headed towards Regina to stay the last two days in the Qu'Appelle Valley near the Katepwa Beach Golf Club. To reach the course you drive up the hill past a camp ground and RV park. It has a little par 3 course with lots of families and kids enjoying the golfing experience. Drive a bit further and there is the clubhouse, perched on the hill overlooking the valley where you can see the course spread out before you. Built on more than 100 acres of land, Katepwa is only a 9 hole course, but doesn't feel like it. The holes have enough variety and tee positions that they don't seem repetitive at all. In fact I found myself wanting to get back to a couple of the more challenging holes to give them another crack. The middle holes are higher, built on the upper areas of the valley. This makes them more exposed to the elements, and offers great views of Katepwa Lake. The 5th hole is a short but tough par three with an uphill tee shot and a vista that conjures up the Saskatchewan motto "Land of the Living Skies." Number 7 is another great par 3 - 212 yards -- which I almost managed to birdie the first time around. According to the card, it can also be played as a par 4. It is followed up by a challenging par 4 - 474 from the back tees. From the elevated tee you can play your biggest drive to the right side of the fairway and have a shot at running it up with a long iron or 3 wood. This course is a real gem. If you're ever in the Regina area, and don't mind driving an hour or so, it is worth a visit. The Course: 9 holes, 3233 yards Dakota Dunes Called Best New Canadian Course I notice that Golf Digest just selected Dakota Dunes near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as the "Best New Canadian Course" for 2005. See the Golf Digest Article. Having had the privilege of playing there this summer, I'm not surprised. In my own review I said "this course is as nice a "links" style layout as I have played anywhere." See my review of Dakota Dunes. How did I miss Moray? Two interesting articles at WorldGolf.com caught my eye tonight. The first was an article about Moray Golf Club, up in the Scottish Highlands in a small seaside town called Lossiemouth near the entrance to the Moray Firth (near Inverness.) I guess this is one of those "hidden gems" you are likely to miss if you are not familiar with the territory. But I was a bit surprised I hadn't heard of it, since I've been to the area twice... Anyway, it sounds intriguing. The other article worth checking out is called Speyside Golf Whiskey Trail. Put your product or service here === Power Listings. Links to Canadian Golf Courses GolfMax has an extensive list of golf courses across Canada. For instance, say you are traveling to Calgary, Alberta, and you want to play some golf while in that area. Here is a list of golf courses in the Calgary area. ------------------ See our Travel-Canada blog Visit the Cayman Islands Apr 21, 2006 - Linknet Places - All About the Cayman Islands - from Cayman123.com - What can we call the three little islands that offer so much to the visitor? We call it a "Heaven on Earth", "Tourist’s Paradise" or a "Financial Heaven"! Small and calm. Bursting with activities, offering so much to the visitor. Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, three little island close to each other separated by a few miles: From Miami, Cayman Islands is just 480 miles (to the south) and Grand Cayman is 89 miles to the north of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. George Town is the capital of Grand Cayman and is the hub of Government, banking and business activities. Travel to Pantanal in Brazil Imagine a region almost twice the size of England; imagine it as an African savannah, at the height of the summer, and as an infinite water lake, with no signs of human presence and very few signs of vegetable life, most of the year. Imagine a place with 650 species of birds, 260 species of fish (such as the catfish, weighing up to 260 pounds), an unknown number of species of butterflies, and caimans, anacondas, capybaras (the largest rodent in the world), agoutis (other rodent), tapirs, peccaries, jaguars, pumas, giant anteaters, ocelots, giant otters, armadillos, several species of monkeys, including the capuchins, and dozens of other unusual species of animals. This world is not fiction. It exists, it shelters the hugest concentration of animal life in America. It is called the Pantanal, and is located in Brazil, 1,000 miles from Sao Paulo. By its own right, Pantanal ranks very highly in the adventure tourism business. The concentration of animal life – especially big birds: macaws, parrots, toucans, egrets, crakes, eagles, owls, oropendulas… - is unique in the world. But... you should also understand the nature of Pantanal, and the reason why it is largely unknown... Pantanal doesn’t have any shopping malls or air conditioning. It’s a place of mud, most of the year. It’s not necessary to face a high discomfort to visit it, but some discomfort is unavoidable. The Pantanal is a place with too much water and mud, and plenty of mosquitoes (insect repellent – lots of it - is indispensable) where trips may be difficult, and may have to be made on horseback, or special trucks and jeeps, or by boat. Pantanal is a place for those who love nature and are ready to make some sacrifices to see it at its best. If you are a bird and nature lover, and if you like adventure travel, you will love the Pantanal. Avoid the rainy season (from December to March). It’s not the ideal period to travel, unless you just want to have only a very partial view of Pantanal. It’s much better to visit the Pantanal in the dry season (July to September).
Eduardo Reisinho is the publisher of Brazil-Travel-Guide.com Brazil Travel Guide, a website where you can look for more information on golf, and other themes and travel information involving Brazil.
Meatballs Go Great When Golfing Apr 10, 2006 - Linknet Entertainment - This doesn't have much to do with golf, but it sounds like a great recipe anyway! Great before golfing, after golfing, or even if you never play golf. == Gourmet Sauces and Seasonings == by Paul Altobelli - Looking for a great Italian meatball recipe? Wrap your lips around this one. The First Rules of Golf The Gentlemen Golfers of Leith (1744) was the first organized golf club and was formed to promote an annual competition with a silver golf club as the prize. Duncan Forbes drafted the club's rules, which were: - You must tee your ball within one club's length of the hole. - Your tee must be on the ground. - You are not to change the ball which you strike off the tee - You are not to remove stones, bones or any break club for the sake of playing your ball, except on the fair green, and that only within a club's length of your ball. - If your ball comes among water, or any watery filth, you are at liberty to take out your ball and bringing it behind the hazard and teeing it, you may play it with any club and allow your adversary a stroke for so getting out your ball. - If your balls be found anywhere touching one another you are to lift the first ball till you play the last. - At holeing you are to play your ball honestly for the hole, and not to play upon your adversary's ball, not lying in your way to the hole. - If you should lose your ball, by its being taken up, or any other way, you are to go back to the spot where you struck last and drop another ball and allow your adversary a stroke for the misfortune. - No man at holeing his ball is to be allowed to mark his way to the hold with his club or anything else. - If a ball be stopp'd by any person, horse or dog, or anything else, the ball so stopp'd must be played where it lyes. - If you draw your club in order to strike and proceed so far in the stroke as to be bringing down your club; if then your club shall break in any way, it is to be accounted a stroke. - He who whose ball lyes farthest from the hole is obliged to play first. - Neither trench, ditch or dyke made for the preservation of the links, nor the Scholar's Holes or the soldier's lines shall be accounted a hazard but the ball is to be taken out, teed and play'd with any iron club. ---------------------- Cancun Mexico Golf Feb 23, 2006 - Linknet Travel News - Playing Mexican Caribbean Golf is like playing golf in paradise. The Cancun area, part of the Mexican Caribbean Golf Association, has lots of golf facilities. The largest, most famous courses in the Hotel Zone are the Pok ta Pok Golf Club and the Hilton Cancun Golf Club. There are also other courses with excellent services in the Riviera Maya. See here for more information. These courses have been designed by world-wide renowned architects like Jack Nickalus, Robert Trent Jones Jr., P.B. Dye, Greg Norman and Robert Von Hagge among others. Also, fine grass like Paspalum and Bermuda has been used in Cancun and Riviera Maya golf courses' construction which guarantees the optimal conditions of their surface. Cancun Mexico Hotels and Resorts Golf Digest Top 10 U.S. Public Courses 2005 Linknet Places in the News - January 11, 2006 If you're looking for something to do, here is a list of the Golf Digest top 10 public golf courses for 2005, with phone numbers and links. Playing these courses should keep you busy for a while. 1. Pebble Beach Golf Links 2. Pinehurst No. 2 3. Shadow Creek 4. Pacific Dunes 5. Whistling Straits -Straits 6. Bandon Dunes 7. Bethpage State Park (NY) - Black 8. The Ocean Course 9. Spyglass Hill 10. Arcadia Bluffs Cell Phones for Kids - How Young is Too Young? Mar 20, 2006 - Linknet Product News - by DiscussWireless - New cell phones are hitting the market designed exclusively for the untapped tween market, kids age 8-12. == Save on Mobile phone calls == Is it appropriate to send young kids, or in this case customers, away with the handset of their choice? This article touches on some of the pros and cons of this new trend. == International prepaid phone cards == Take a random tween, age 8-12, place them in front of a rotary phone and observe at the blank stare of bewilderment. Yes, gone are the days of the landline, pushed aside by the next wave of technological advancement. Read the Rest of Cell Phones for Kids - How Young is Too Young?
Brora Golf Club, Brora, Scotland During our visit to the Dornoch area of Scotland in 2001 we had the opportunity to explore some of the local points of interest. A trip up the coast to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie, half way to Brora, was well worth it. The falconry exhibition was outstanding. In the afternoon we played the golf course at Brora, further up the coast another 15 miles or so. It was perfect Scottish golfing weather. The gusty wind was blowing in off the Firth bringing short burst of light rain punctuated by sunny breaks. This was one of those rounds you never forget. Brora is the only course I've played where neighbouring sheep and cattle are free to roam the links and the greens are fenced off with electrical wire. The course features lots of interesting shots over rugged grazing terrain. A fairly decent round can easily be ruined by a miscalculation at 18. It's a longish par 3 (190) with a huge catchment area in front of the elevated green sitting right up beside the club house. I've been short every time I've played it. After a thoroughly enjoyable round we visited the dining room in the club house for an early dinner. Then we headed back to Linlithgow to prepare for the next leg of our trip -- our trip out past Loch Lomond and down the Kintyre peninsula that juts out into the Irish Sea. Visit InternetGolfReview.com for Golf Stories. Web Promotions and Golf articles from Linknet Articles. |
