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ALBANY GOLF CLUB

I have no doubt the great Dr Alister MacKenzie would like the links at Albany Golf Club.

Not only does it fit the accepted definition of a links course – a strip of gently undulating, sandy terrain linking the sea with farmland or a town – but it also meets many of the 13 principles of course design he championed.

The course should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. Check.

There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes, two or three drive-and-pitch holes, and at least four one-shot holes. Check.

The greens and fairways should be sufficiently undulating, but there should be no hill climbing. Check.

Every hole should have a diffierent character. Check.

There should be a minimum of blindness for the approach shots. Check.

The course should have beautiful surroundings and all the artificial features should have so natural an appearance that a stranger is unable to distinguish them from nature itself. Check.

The course should be so interesting that even the plus man (scratch) is constantly

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