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Lahinch
Take Old Tom Morris , add plenty of Alister MacKenzie and stir with some Martin Hawtree … spread liberally over a boisterous Co . Clare dunescape and leave for generations to come . Lahinch is one of the most revered links on the west coast . MacKenzie is the chief architect , with Hawtree working hard to restore MacKenzie traits which had been lost – around greens most notably . Today , even with Old Tom Morris ’ s Klondyke and Dell holes left untouched , there is a perfect rhythm that drives you into and through what feels like a ridge of dunes clinging to the coastline . And yet the variety is spellbinding with blind shots , long and short par fours and utterly deceptive approaches . Please be brilliant around greens .
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