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A golfer takes in the early morning scene at Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Club , Northumberland , UK - a great seaside links with the castle always in view .
A player checks his course guide-Badlands Golf Club , Nevada , USA . ly to make par or better . 28 . Coming from a few shots back to win a match with your mates and sealing victory by holing a long putt on the 18th green . 29 . Seeing an attractive cart girl driving towards you when you really fancy a cold drink out on the course . 30 . Having a bit of luck while playing , such as your ball hitting a tree and bouncing back on the fairway or coming up just short of a lake or bunker . 31 . Going on a golf tour or holiday with your mates - no girlfriends , no wives , no kids and no distractions . Talking about golf , playing golf and taking about playing golf . Time spent discussing such vital issues as ‘ who had the most birdies of the round ’ and ‘ the best par-3 of the trip .’ 32 . Heading out to your local links on a warm summer evening for 9-holes with only a pencil bag , a handful of clubs and your own thoughts . 33 . Devising new match formats and wagers when playing with your friends , for example including some ‘ beer holes ’ ( closest to the pin on a par-3 everyone buys you a 19th hole beer ), or playing Split Sixes ( a golf format for three golfers where six points are at stake on each hole ). 34 . Discovering a no-frills local gem of a course on your travels , that ’ s every bit as good as the more hyped ones in the area at a fraction of the cost . The kind of course where there ’ s hardly anyone around and you simply pop your green fee in an honesty box . 35 . Appreciating the wonderful scenery and landscapes as you play . It could be volcanoes and lava in Iceland , brooding mountains in Scotland or Arizona desert dotted with cacti . 36 . And finally , the 19th hole experience has to be one of the best things we love about golf . After walking off the final green , enjoying a drink or two in the clubhouse bar or terrace overlooking the course , to check your scorecard and discuss the highs and lows of the round .

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