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Trump's Scottish Escapade Remains on Hold Title: Trump's Scottish Escapade Remains on Hold
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on March 22, 2008

The Trump Golf International project in the northeast of Scotland - the one causing tremendous dispute and environmental concerns - is on hold at least until June. That's why there hasn't...

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Golf in Death Valley Title: Golf in Death Valley
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on February 19, 2008

Courtesy: Greg Hand It's now the halfway point in February. Only four weeks until Spring. Another eight weeks until Spring really arrives in the snowy North. Golf is back on network TV with...

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Trump Fights Charges of Sleaze Title: Trump Fights Charges of Sleaze
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on February 10, 2008

The latest chapter in Donald Trump's enormous Scottish golf resort project has been written and the conclusion doesn't seem in sight. Trump and his minions appeared before an all-party...

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Not Quite Yet Title: Not Quite Yet
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on January 02, 2008

There were some highly misleading headlines just before Christmas regarding Donald Trump's star-crossed mega-golf project for northeast Scotland. I have blogged about the project at some length...

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Scotland Lauches Inquiry Title: Scotland Lauches Inquiry
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 19, 2007

Donald Trump's Scottish golf project (or is it fiasco?) has taken yet another turn. You'll recall that the Scottish Parliament stepped in after the local infrastructure committee of the...

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Sweet Sounds of Siren Songs Title: Sweet Sounds of Siren Songs
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 12, 2007

The Dunes of Aberdeenshire Martin Ford has been fired, the first and probably not the last casualty in the Trump Scotland golf controversy. Ford was head of the planning committee for Aberdeenshire...

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Lord Trump and his Heavy Friends Title: Lord Trump and his Heavy Friends
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 07, 2007

My, my, what a surprise. The Scottish parliament has wrestled the massive Trump golf project out of the hands of the local Aberdeenshire Council whose planning committee rejected the proposal nearly...

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Sam's Favorite Holes Title: Sam's Favorite Holes
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 06, 2007

Courtesy: Western Gailes, Scotland We've been on a wee bit of a Scottish thing lately thanks to The Donald. I came across this story in the Scotsman newspaper written by Sam Torrance....

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"Brigadoonish...Kitsch" Title: "Brigadoonish...Kitsch"
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 04, 2007

Courtesy: PA Here's one more post on Donald Trump's star-crossed project to build what he calls "the greatest links golf courses in Scotland as part of a golf development that will become...

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The WalMart of Golf? Title: The WalMart of Golf?
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 03, 2007

Courtesy: Wyboo G.C., South Carolina There are a little less than three weeks left of autumn but if you're a Canadian this morning, you'd swear it was mid-January. We got whacked by an early...

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Farewell Wee Lassie? Title: Farewell Wee Lassie?
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on December 01, 2007

Aberdeenshire, Scotland Donald Trump has been narrowly rejected by a group of seven individuals who comprise the "infrastructure services committee" of the Aberdeenshire Council in...

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Trumped All Over Title: Trumped All Over
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on November 26, 2007

Courtesy: Trump Golf Michael Forbes was no one in particular until The Donald blew into his part of the world (see yesterday's post). Trump is planning a massive and massively expensive golf...

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Slippery Sam in Scotland Title: Slippery Sam in Scotland
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on November 25, 2007

Courtesy: WireImage.com In 1983, Burt Lancaster starred in a film called Local Hero. It was about an oil tycoon who wanted to buy a Scottish fishing village in order to exploit the offshore oil in...

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A Golf Course Double Cross? Title: A Golf Course Double Cross?
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on October 25, 2007

Thundering Waters, Niagara Falls, ON Very often when we hear about golf courses under threat from development, that development is coming from "outside", in other words, the threat comes...

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Short But Sweet: An English Gem Title: Short But Sweet: An English Gem
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on October 20, 2007

The 1st at West Hill In 1907, a Scottish professional named Cuthbert Butchart was commissioned to build a golf course just outside Guildford in Surrey, England. Butchart created West Hill Golf Club,...

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An Argument For The Ages Title: An Argument For The Ages
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on October 17, 2007

Courtesy: St. Andrew's Golf Vacations Dean Barnett wrote it but it was on Jeffrey Prest's fine site that I stumbled upon it: an article about the state of golf course architecture today that...

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London Calling Title: London Calling
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on October 16, 2007

The 7th at Strawberry Hill Courtesy: Strawberry Hill Golf Club How much do the English love their golf? A great deal, if the number of courses in a small geographical area is any indication. And when...

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Another One Bites The Dust Title: Another One Bites The Dust
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on October 09, 2007

Courtesy: Mount Oswald Golf Club, Durham, England It didn't take long for an eagleparbirdie.com reader to respond to my post about the impending demise of Golden West Golf Club in Edmonton,...

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Bowing To Royalty Title: Bowing To Royalty
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on September 26, 2007

Courtesy: AP Photo/CP When we think of royalty, we often think of history and tradition. History and tradition are two of the hallmarks in the world of golf. And those two chief characteristics of...

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Government Golf Title: Government Golf
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on August 26, 2007

Courtesy: Niagara Parks Commission There are many examples of government involvement in the private sector. There are also many examples where that involvement has not been productive. In Canada,...

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A Dastardly Par 5 Title: A Dastardly Par 5
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on August 14, 2007

Courtesy: North Granite Ridge, Port Sydney, Ontario There are many truths in the game of golf. But one stands out for me today. It's the maxim that you can leave the Big Stick in the bag and still...

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WhirlyBirds at Whirlpool Title: WhirlyBirds at Whirlpool
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Filed in archive Golf Courses by Chris Henry on July 20, 2007

Courtesy: Whirlpool Golf Club, Niagara Falls, Ontario I wrote a few months back about a golf course I had played in Germany many years ago that was alongside a runway used by F-104s for touch-and-go...

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