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- noun UK A coastal zone of topsoil-covered sand between the
beach sand and mainland soil. - noun golf A
golf course near the sea, particularly one with terrain resembling linksland.
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Links: The term for a course built on linksland, which is land reclaimed from the ocean.
unknown title 2009
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Links: The term for a course built on linksland, which is land reclaimed from the ocean.
unknown title 2009
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Links: The term for a course built on linksland, which is land reclaimed from the ocean.
unknown title 2009
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Links: The term for a course built on linksland, which is land reclaimed from the ocean.
unknown title 2009
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Golf, in fact, was originally played on linksland because the ground wasn't good for much anything else.
The Madness of Royal St. George's John Paul Newport 2011
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It's not surprising that the rules makers have all this figured out, however complicated it may seem, because the game as we know it was first played on linksland in Scotland riddled with rabbit holes (free drop if the ball goes in) and teeming with grazing animals that often came into play.
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In 1901, Willie Park Jr. unshackled golf from the linksland by forging the first excellent inland courses, Huntercombe and Sunningdale, outside of London.
History of Golf Course Architecture Steve Sailer 2005
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Almost 10 years to the day after Norman fashioned one of the great closing rounds in British Open history, he conjured up one of the better ones on the same piece of linksland to open the latest installment of golf's oldest championship.
USATODAY.com - Norman surprises everyone, especially himself, with 69 2003
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In 1901, Willie Park Jr. unshackled golf from the linksland by forging the first excellent inland courses, Huntercombe and Sunningdale, outside of London.
Archive 2005-04-10 Steve Sailer 2005
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On the same linksland that Old Tom Morris nurtured and Jack Nicklaus conquered, along came a 24-year-old with a keen eye for history.
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