I've posted a few times about the relationship between Geography and Golf...
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The Open Championship is played on a links course - this year it is the Royal St. George's course on the Kent coast. I originally started this on Thursday when the Championship had just started, but turns out I'm finishing it off just as Darren Clarke is on the 12th hole on the final round...
The links land is land which links the coastal fringe with the better quality agricultural land further inland...
A good book in this regard is Lorne Rubenstein's 'A Season in Dornoch', which is excellent.
The links land tended to be too sandy for some land uses, and too salty for most agriculture apart from some grazing. (There are some sheep next to St. George's I've just seen...)
Also recently blogged about the controversy over Donald Trump's plans for development of a new golf resort.
Also good links to Geography of Sport type units, perhaps towards the end of the summer term, when there's also the Tour de France.
Angus Willson also pointed out that although there is an iPhone app for the Open Golf, you can't actually take your mobile in if you're spectating...
The Open Championship is played on a links course - this year it is the Royal St. George's course on the Kent coast. I originally started this on Thursday when the Championship had just started, but turns out I'm finishing it off just as Darren Clarke is on the 12th hole on the final round...
The links land is land which links the coastal fringe with the better quality agricultural land further inland...
A good book in this regard is Lorne Rubenstein's 'A Season in Dornoch', which is excellent.
The links land tended to be too sandy for some land uses, and too salty for most agriculture apart from some grazing. (There are some sheep next to St. George's I've just seen...)
Also recently blogged about the controversy over Donald Trump's plans for development of a new golf resort.
Also good links to Geography of Sport type units, perhaps towards the end of the summer term, when there's also the Tour de France.
Angus Willson also pointed out that although there is an iPhone app for the Open Golf, you can't actually take your mobile in if you're spectating...
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