MALE ONLY GOLF CLUBS? KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT!

The over-blown row about the all-male Augusta National Golf Club generated almost as much

editorial mileage as the Masters' Championship staged there. As usual it gave me a pain where I should have pleasure: political correctness always has that effect on me. I tend to switch off when such misguided campaigners use major events to climb aboard a hobby horse but in this instance, because golf is involved, a response is appropriate.

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Searching for The Perfect Links? Look no further...

Those golfers aspiring to a deeper knowledge of course architecture should read what will probably become the Golf Book of The Year for 2012. It's a visual and intellectual delight that will open the eyes, lift the spirits and bring a new interpretation to what most players regard as golf course management.

Entitled "The Perfect Golf Links" and written by Pat Ruddy, Ireland's foremost golf writer and course architect, it provides a technical insight into his design masterpiece that is the links of The European Club at Brittas Bay, near Dublin.

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A Guide to Lytham and the 2012 Open Championship

First class golf is only one of the attractions of Lytham St Anne’s. To visit this quintessentially English resort on the Lancashire coast is to experience the best of domestic tourism. It wants for nothing in terms of facilities, services and ambience. Solid, peaceful and unchanging, it is easy to imagine life here in a pre-war era, when families and golfers would arrive by train for their annual holidays by the seaside.

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Try Lisbon for a golfing holiday with a difference.

Lisbon has long been one of our favourite cities -- and that is discounting the great golf to be found there. Scenic, historic and enchanting are three adjectives that sum up the capital of Portugal. With top class golf resorts hidden away along the Lisbon coast-line, and only a short drive from the city centre, there's something for everyone here.

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Think golfing holidays; think Cyprus and two of the best

It's that time of year again, when golfers start pondering upon sunshine holidays and other pleasures of the flesh. If you are  one of this lucky group we have a suggestion that will leave you smiling in eager anticipation. We're talking about Cyprus, a grand resort and two peerless golf courses. Read more here.

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