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Donald Trump Organisation Refute “Sleaze” Claim by the former Scottish Deputy 1st Minister over Menie Estate application

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Donald Trump’s right hand man has hit out at accusations of sleaze surrounding his organisation’s application to build a £1 billion golf resort in Scotland.

Above, Carricature of former Scottish Deputy 1st Minister Nicol Stephen MSP who was dissatisfied with Scottish Government interference with planning application

bookings being accepted for new Castle Golf Course at St Andrews

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The Castle Course: the seventh course at the Home of Golf

The Castle Course from the seventeenth tee

Scottish golf is the genuine article and has no equal so get yourself organised for a visit to the Home of Golf

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There probably isn’t a golfer around who hasn’t dreamed of someday playing the great championship courses of Scotland, the home of golf. The very thought of playing a few, centuries old links layouts or tackling a British Open course or two and walking in the footsteps of the greatest names the game has ever known, is enough to bring goose-bumps to even the most jaded player.

Above, Turnberry

Downfield Golf Club - One of the finest inland courses in the U.K

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Downfield Golf Club in Dundee is recognised as one of the finest inland course in the United Kingdom. It has played host to many events over its long history and is within travelling distance of St Andrews (20-30 minutes), Muirfield (1-1 1/2 hours) and Carnoustie (20-30 minutes).

South Uist Askernish: A long-lost gem of a golf course by the legendary old Tom Morris

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By ROBERT PHILIP
FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Come with me, if you will, to paradise: to South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, with its 20 miles of white shell beach washed by the sometimes aquamarine, sometimes inky black waters of the Atlantic to the west and the ruggedly stunning peaks of Beinn Mhor and Hecla to the east.

Protest March Held against Donald Trump’s Menie Estate Plans

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A protest march against Donald Trump’s plans for a £1 billion golf resort has been held.

Organisers said about 200 people took part in the event near the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire.They are unhappy at the US property tycoon’s proposed development, which is due to be considered by councillors tomorrow, Tuesday 20 November 2007. This is because part of it would be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest which includes protected sand dunes.

Murcar Links Voted Golf Tourism Scotland’s 2007 Course of the Year

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Voted as the Golf Tourism Scotland “Course of the Year - 2007″; the Murcar Championship Golf Links has a par of 71 and a standard scratch rating of 73 (USGA rating 72.6 and USGA slope rating 138). Murcar frequently features in the Top 100 courses in the UK, and the Visit Scotland Top 40 Great Scottish Links Collection.

Jack Nicklaus Reveals New Course Design Planned for Stonehaven, Scotland

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A new championship golf course has been mapped out by golf legend Jack Nicklaus.The 18-time Major winner and his design team were in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, to inspect a site on a £40 million leisure development.

It includes an 18-hole championship course which designer Nicklaus says will provide a “memorable golfing experience”.