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Golf in Spain One of the biggest tourist attractions to Spain is its large variety of golf courses. Spain is special as the weather there is suitable for golf play nearly all the time whereas in Ireland we get awful weather regularly throughout the year meaning that days out playing golf here are often ruined by wind and rain. Spain has many resorts in which the main attraction is a golf course on the grounds. Most of the golf courses in Spain are located in the South as this is where there is the best weather. There is also a lot less wind in Spain then there is in Ireland as they are not on the front of the Atlantic as we are. Some of the top courses in Spain include Sotogrande, Valderamma, Real Sevilla, San Gual and Santander. In Spain, 13% of the population are members of golf clubs which makes golf a very popular sport in Spain. Spain also boasts some of the worlds best golfers in the world. These players include Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Manuel Pinero and Seve Ballesteros. I wo
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Golf in Ireland For such a small country Ireland has a strong presence in the world of golf. We have some of the worlds best golf players and courses. Golf in Ireland has become more and more popular over the last 20 years. More golf clubs are being setup around the country to supply the Irish demand for the game. We have some of the best courses in the world to which Americans regularly come over to play in on holidays. Some of our most prestigious clubs include Portmarnack, Lahinch, The Island and Royal County Down. Ireland is such a popular golf spot in the world that even Donald Trump setup a course here called Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg. The cost of being a member in this club can be as much as 27,000 euros per year which is typical for a lot of the best Irish clubs. Some of our best golfers include Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry, Paul Dunne and Paul McGinley. Around 800,000 Irish people are currently members of golf clubs and 10,000 people are employed in Irela
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Golf in America Golf is an extremely popular sport in the United States of America with nearly 10 per cent of the population playing. 29 million Americans are members of golf courses. Some of the most prestigious golf clubs have been setup in America. These include Augusta National Club, Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach Golf Links and Oakmont Golf Club. There are over 13,000 golf courses in the United States. Florida boast the most courses with Michigan close behind. There are so many golf courses in Florida due to a large retired population. There are 32,000 golf courses in the world which means that America has nearly half of them. There are four of the most prestigious international golf tournaments held in America every year.      America is home to the largest golf retailer in the world called American Golf. America's top golf gear brands are Footjoy, Ping, Taylormade, Nike and Srixon. America makes up a huge portion of the international gold industry consider
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GOLF                        My name is Robert Fearon and this is my blog on the geography of golf. I chose to do golf as the subject of my geography blog as I really enjoy the game. I am a member in The Grange Golf Club. It is a club that has a lot of members and it is located beside Marlay Park. The game of golf as we know it was first played in Scotland. It was started in Scotland towards the end of the Middle Ages. The first ever golf course to be setup was called St. Andrew's Course. It was setup in Scotland and only had ten holes. The greens on this course were the same consistency as the fairway. There is a photograph in the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine Florida which shows the course of St. Andrews. The drawing was done in 1436 by government surveyors. Other great courses that were setup around this time include Brora and Royal Dornach. Golf became popular in the 15th century and was originally played with a feather stuffed ball. The ball was hit by play
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