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Whether its a mug of steaming hot tea and a tasty bacon and tomato roll at a British course
The par-4 7th at The European Club in Ireland is one of the world ’ s greatest 100 golf holes .
9 . Settling down for four days in April to watch the Masters , or in July to watch the British Open undisturbed for four days solid .
10 . Enjoying some friendly chat and banter with the starter before teeing off , with the added advantage that their tips and strategy to tackle the course may improve your score .
11 . Flushing a drive right down the middle from an elevated tee , striking a crisp iron on a par-3 within tap-in birdie range , holing a wedge shot for eagle , chipping in from off the green , making a long downhill snaking putt and reaching a par-5 in two shots using a driver then a 3-wood off the deck .
12 . Playing two balls on each hole , and getting in 36 holes for the price of 18 .
13 . Whether you are lucky enough to play the Old Course , or catch an Open Championship live , St Andrews , the Home of Golf is one of the things we love about golf .
14 . Finding your way to a new golf course is all part of the adventure ; you may make a few wrong turns along the way but nothing beats that sense of anticipation once the signpost appears and the club gates come into view .
15 . Whether its a mug of steaming hot tea and a tasty bacon and tomato roll at a British course , a varm korv ( hot dog ) with mustard in Sweden or a burger in the States , there ’ s nothing quite like the Halfway House . At some courses there ’ s even the extra bonus of ringing through your order before teeing off on the 9th hole .
16 . Buying a cup of takeaway coffee from the clubhouse and then heading to the practice putting green for a confidence boosting session with the flat stick .
17 . Buying something small and reasonably inexpensive from the pro shop , such as a magnetic ball marker , a sleeve of balls , a golf glove or a baseball cap with the club logo .
Treating yourself to a stay at a luxury golf resort , and after a sumptuous buffet breakfast strolling to the first tee . Inside the Hôtel du Golf Barriére , Deauville .
A golfer heads to the tee at Haninge Golf Club , ( near Stockholm ) with the 15th century castle - Årsta Slott a key feature of the club .

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Whether its a mug of steaming hot tea and a tasty bacon and tomato roll at a British course
The halfway house , in this case a kiosk in Sweden is always well anticipated . The Swedish thing to do after the 9th hole is grab a varm korv ( hot dog ) with mustard and tomato ketchup . Taby Golf Club .
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