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Jeffrey Stein

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Great golfing towns
« on: February 10, 2010, 04:11:53 AM »
Where are the great golfing towns in the world?  Would you be attracted to more difficulty or more fun and quirk in a daily play?

Last year I lived in Bandon for 10 months and I am currently enjoying Cape Kidnappers on a daily basis.  You can't beat Bandon for variety although you really have to love your golf and the outdoors to live there.  Kidnappers on the other hand has great golf and a great town in Napier to back it up.  I also visited Pasatiempo this summer, Santa Cruz is a nice area and I wouldn't mind playing that course everyday.

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Sean_A

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2010, 04:23:41 AM »
Well, St Andrews has to be the grand daddy of them all.  Others I really like are

Sandwich, Rye, St Ives, Sligo and Padstow. 

Lahinch, Dornoch, Harlech, North Berwick, Malahide and Belmullet aren't bad. 

Of course London isn't a a town like we can call even the city of St Andrews, but it is a great city for golf. 

In the States I really like Charelston and it has good golf nearby.

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Kevin Pallier

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2010, 04:29:17 AM »
St Andrews is the obvious choice for me in GB&I then North Berwick and Prestwick

Can's go past 'Sandbelt - Cheltenham' region in Australia - Bridport will become a better one with Lost Farm

Southampton, Monterey and Bandon were the highlights for mine in the USA

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Jordan Wall

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2010, 04:53:12 AM »
Monterey, Southampton, and St. Andres have to be the eptiome of this (only having been to Monterey)...

For most people on the planet who play golf I would say Myrtle beach should probably be thrown in as well.
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Brian Walshe

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2010, 05:06:52 AM »
Dornoch
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Jamie Barber

Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2010, 05:10:46 AM »
Troon? I've heard it described as the "Hackney Marshes" of golf... This is more for the number of muni's rather than the Royal...
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Mark Pearce

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2010, 05:14:28 AM »
As Sean said, it's difficult to look far beyond St Andrews.

I really like Elie as a golf town since the course sits right in the heart of town, the town life seems to rotate around the course and the 9 hole childrens' course makes it a family thing.

Southport might be worth a shout (Birkdale, Southport and Ainsdale, Hillside) and Hoylake's aanother town where golf seems to have greater than usual significance, though just the one course of note.
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Mark Chaplin

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 06:19:17 AM »
If we are talking about places with a relationship with the golf course then Woodhall Spa and Deal are pretty good as are Brora and Dornoch.
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jeffwarne

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 07:26:53 AM »
Quote from: Sean Arble on February 10, 2010, 04:23:41 AM
Well, St Andrews has to be the grand daddy of them all.  Others I really like are

Sandwich, Rye, St Ives, Sligo and Padstow. 

Lahinch, Dornoch, Harlech, North Berwick, Malahide and Belmullet aren't bad. 

Of course London isn't a a town like we can call even the city of St Andrews, but it is a great city for golf. 

In the States I really like Charelston and it has good golf nearby.

Ciao


Agreed with the above.
I'd give Aiken the nudge over Charleston as it's about 1/3 the price.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2010, 08:09:28 AM »
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2010, 08:10:14 AM »
Southport
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Jeff Spittel

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2010, 08:35:34 AM »
A little place called New York City. Throw a rock in any direction and you hit one of the world's best courses. You've also got dozens of lesser known gems.
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Jamie Barber

Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2010, 08:52:02 AM »
Do you regularly see folks walking down the street carrying their clubs? The only place I know where you do is St Andrew's...
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KBanks

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2010, 09:12:03 AM »
Golf pervades Gullane, with its links that fan out from the village, and the great ones nearby. And because of the children's course in the village.

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Jason Tetterton

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2010, 09:25:51 AM »
Pinehurst
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Mark Pearce

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2010, 09:28:18 AM »
Quote from: Jamie Barber on February 10, 2010, 08:52:02 AM
Do you regularly see folks walking down the street carrying their clubs? The only place I know where you do is St Andrew's...
Jamie,

All the time in Elie.  In fact one of the great delights there is the number of children seen on their bikes with clubs over their shoulders.  The sight is all the better in Elie for the fact that very fewnone are foreign tourists (though many may be holiday makers with connections to the town).
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jeffwarne

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2010, 09:29:32 AM »
Quote from: Jeff Spittel on February 10, 2010, 08:35:34 AM
A little place called New York City. Throw a rock in any direction and you hit one of the world's best courses. You've also got dozens of lesser known gems.

How far can you throw a rock ??? ???
Name a course you can reach in less than 30 minutes door to door.
Find one person in a bar who's heard of the course you just played ?
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George Freeman

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2010, 09:36:06 AM »
The greatest:  Hands down St. Andrews.  Heaven on earth for the golf loving soul.

Other good ones: 

The greater Charleston, SC area

Obviously Bandon-by-the-Sea

Traverse City, MI - Hard to beat summer time in Northern Michigan for golf and other activities.
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Mike Sweeney

Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2010, 09:39:37 AM »
Quote from: jeffwarne on February 10, 2010, 09:29:32 AM

NYC!

How far can you throw a rock ??? ???
Name a course you can reach in less than 30 minutes door to door.
Find one person in a bar who's heard of the course you just played ?

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Calling Southampton a great golf town is a big stretch too. Way back when, Dr Gene was ready to kiss me when I was the first person he ever met at The Publick House that knew about Sand Hills. It is a great place to play golf IF you have access but not many do. Believe it or not, most people go to The Hamptons for the beach!
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Jamie Barber

Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2010, 09:53:25 AM »
Quote from: Mark Pearce on February 10, 2010, 09:28:18 AM
Jamie,

All the time in Elie.  In fact one of the great delights there is the number of children seen on their bikes with clubs over their shoulders.  The sight is all the better in Elie for the fact that very fewnone are foreign tourists (though many may be holiday makers with connections to the town).
That defines a "golf town" for me; a place where golf is somehow part of the fabric of the town, not just a town which happens to be near some very good golf courses.

Troon is a little like that because of the three muni's, and St. Andrew's of course, but in my limited travels I haven't seen anywhere in England like it.
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Jud_T

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2010, 10:00:08 AM »
St. Andrews, period.....Pinehurst is pretty good stateside, even though there's only 1 great course at the main resort  ;D....Lahinch is more of a surfing town, no? 
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Tiger_Bernhardt

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2010, 10:03:12 AM »
I think there are a number of great golfing communities. Carmel, St Andrews, Gullane/Berwick, Troon, Pick a western suburb of London, Liverpool, Nairn,  Myrtle Beach and Orlando for massive amounts of average golf, Pinehurst, Southampton, NY for the well connected, Pick a suburb in NJ for same well connected types, Austin, Scotsdale and Tuscon.
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Ron Csigo

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2010, 10:06:54 AM »
I would also say Killarney in Ireland.  It is the gateway to a lot of great courses in the region ie Waterville, Ballybunion, etal.  Some of these courses may not be in close proximity to the town, however, Killarney is a wonderful hub.
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Jason Topp

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2010, 10:10:00 AM »
Melborne - combo of golf, city and weather - nothing comes close
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Rory Connaughton

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Re: Great golfing towns
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2010, 10:11:10 AM »
Portstewart/Portrush
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