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West Linton Golf Club: tranquility in the Pentland Hills

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West Linton Golf Club may not spring immediately to mind when you’re planning an golf trip to this part of Scotland.  Edinburgh and the wider East Lothian region boasts an embarrassment of riches when it comes to golf. The likes of Muirfield, Gullane, Royal Musselburgh and North Berwick are world-famous and understandably popular. But they are also not cheap and not always easy to play so if you are prepared to venture off the beaten track, West Linton Golf Club is a place that will give you a warm welcome, a wonderful test of golf and have you coming back…

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Hebden Bridge Golf Club among the best views in Yorkshire

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Hebden Bridge Golf Club is a place wonderfully untroubled by the march of time.  Golf, at times, feels barely recognisable: where once it was played with wooden clubs, now it’s played by super athletes, capable of reducing 600-yard par 5s to a thunderous drive and an easy 7-iron. Golf courses are changing too – they’re getting longer, both in yardage and the time it takes to play them. More expensive too. It’s still the game we all fell in love with but it’s important to remember that there are courses, if you look hard enough, that can take you back…

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