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Among Nicklaus’s latest projects
is the development of the first public
golf course to open in New York
for 52 years. But it should be said
immediately, that this is not a place
where you pick up your clubs and pop
by for an afternoon’s golf with the kids.
Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in
New York is the brainchild of Donald
Trump. Built on a 900 square metre
site in the Bronx, it has been 20 years
in the making, at a cost of US$269
million. It opened in April 2015, and if
you live locally, you will pay a green
fee of US$141 for a round. If you are
visiting New York, be prepared: it will
cost you US$215 for the privilege. For a
municipal course.
Playing golf has never been
cheap. But its popularity as a vacation
experience never ceases to wane. Name
a glorious destination for a holiday,
and the chances are you will