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Tralee The
links at Tralee is home to some of the best holes in Ireland , as well as some of the most dazzling scenery . From the high clubhouse most of the 18 holes are on show and they will take your breath away . Beyond the edges of the course , the dunes , beaches , mountains and seascapes led Golf Channel to nominate Tralee as a top ten ‘ Best Ocean Courses ’ in the world . ( The list includes Ballybunion and Old Head .) This is a golf experience you will be unlikely to forget . Tralee was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay , despite Palmer ’ s protestations that “ surely God designed the back nine .” Certainly the perfect landscape of towering , twisting dunes and deep hollows left little for the designers to do . The green settings couldn ’ t be more perfect … but they are steep and swaying so expect approach shots to slip away . The par five 2nd doglegs sharply above and around the beach and proves to be the favourite of many , but the run from 12 to 17 is one unbelievable hole after another .
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