Travel: Tee Time in Ireland ; Trevor Peake Follows in Greg Norman's Footsteps

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'IF I spend the rest of my life designing courses I don't think I'll find a comparable site anywhere," said Australian superstar Greg Norman after his first sighting of the dunes bordering Doughmore Bay, County Clare which were to become Doonbeg, a new jewel in the West of Ireland's golfing crown. "It's spectacular land made by God," he added.

A product of the creative genius of Norman and the development experience of Kiawah Development Partners from South Carolina in America, Doonbeg's rolling seaside dunes were identified as ideal for a links course back in 1892 by officers of the Scottish Black Watch Regiment, stationed in the area.

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Travel: Tee Time in Ireland ; Trevor Peake Follows in Greg Norman's Footsteps

Legend has it that Doonbeg was their first choice but nearby Lahinch was more accessible by road and rail services, so the fabled Lahinch links was born Destined to be no less fabl...

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