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A links golf course, sometimes referred to as a seaside links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The word comes from the Scots language and refers to an area of coastal sand dunes, and also sometimes to open parkland. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. It also retains this more general meaning in the Scottish English dialect. Scottish English is the variety of English spoken in Scotland, also called Scottish Standard English. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of It can be treated as singular even though it has an "s" at the end, and occurs in place names that precede the development of golf, for example Lundin Links, Fife. Lundin Links is a small village in Fife, Scotland. The village is best known for its two golf courses Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland

Many links – though not all – are located in coastal areas, on sandy soil, often amid dunes, with few water hazards and few if any trees. This reflects both the nature of the scenery where the sport happened to originate, and the fact that only limited resources were available to golf course architects at the time, and any earth moving had to be done by hand, so it was kept to a minimum.

At Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh, Scotland, the course (a considerable distance from the coast) is still used for pitch and putt golf, and boasts a sign erected by the City Council which asserts that golf may have been invented there. Bruntsfield Links is of park in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows, which it adjoins Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Pitch and putt is an amateur sport similar to Golf but organized as an independent sport played and developed mainly in Ireland since the 1940s The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council

The challenges of links golf fall into two categories. Firstly the nature of the courses themselves, which tend to be characterised by uneven fairways, thick rough and small deep bunkers known as "pot bunkers". Secondly, due to their coastal location many links courses are frequently windy. This affects the style of play required, favouring players who are able to play low accurate shots. As many links courses consist literally of an "outward" nine in one direction along the coast, and an "inward" nine which returns in the opposite direction, players often have to cope with opposite wind patterns in each half of their round.

Links courses remain most common in Ireland and also in the United Kingdom, especially in Scotland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Open Championship is always played on links courses, even though there are some celebrated courses in the United Kingdom which are not links, and this is one of the main things which differentiates it from the three major championships held in the United States. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There are well known links courses in other countries, including in North America: Pebble Beach Golf Links in California (on the Pacific Ocean) and Whistling Straits in Wisconsin (on Lake Michigan) in the U. Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of several well known courses in Pebble Beach California and probably the most famous Golf course in the Western United States California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Whistling Straits is one of two golfing destinations associated with The American Club, a luxury Resort located in nearby Kohler Wisconsin, Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. S. ; and, in Canada, Harmon Seaside Links (in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Stephenville ( 2006 est pop 6500 is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the

Links courses tend to be on, or at least very near to, a coast, and the term is typically associated with coastal courses. However, links conditions can be duplicated on suitable ground, even hundreds of miles or kilometres inland. One especially notable example of an inland links-style course is Sand Hills Golf Club, a much-acclaimed early-2000s layout in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. The Sand Hills is a region of mixed-grass Prairie in north-central Nebraska, covering just over one quarter of the state Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and

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Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is a complex of three Golf courses located just north of the city of Bandon, Oregon, United States. Carnoustie Golf Links in the town of Carnoustie, Angus, in the east of Scotland is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation Chambers Bay is a Scottish links -style Golf course in University Place Washington. Muirfield is a Golf course in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, which is one of the courses used in rotation for The Open Championship The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest Golf course in the world. Onwentsia Club is an 18-hole golf course It is located at the Onwentsia Club facility in Lake Forest, Illinois, U Portstewart Golf Club consists of three 18-hole courses situated in the town of Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Prince's Golf Club Sandwich is a links Golf course located in Sandwich in Kent in South East England, on the same stretch of coastline Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest Golf club in the world Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the town of Southport, England, is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation Royal County Down Golf Club is a Golf club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. The Royal Dublin Golf Club is a long-established club with an 18-hole links course on the Clontarf part of Bull Island, Dublin. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a leading Golf club in Merseyside in North West England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland is the only Golf club outside of Great Britain which has hosted The Open Championship The Royal St George's Golf Club is one of the premier Golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation Royal Troon Golf Club is a links Golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is in the town of Deal in the County of Kent in Southern England (the course is often known simply as Deal Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is a prestigious links -style Golf club located in the hamlet of Shinnecock Hills in the town of Southampton on
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