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FOR THE GOLF CONNOISSEUR
BY JOHN STEINBREDER
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
UNITED
KINGDOM
www.globalgolfpost.com NOV. 28, 2011
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND | When it comes to picking venues for its tournaments, the R&A knows what it is
doing. Not only for its flagship event, the Open Championship, but also for its other competitions, such as
the Walker Cup or the Amateur. To be sure, the organization always goes for great golf courses. But the
quality of the layout is the only real consideration when it considers its less prominent contests, as the R&A
doesn’t have to worry in those cases about having enough hotel rooms, for example, or plenty of space for
parking and hospitality. The choice is purer, as a result, because the criterion is all about the golf.
That’s why discerning golfers seek out courses and clubs that host those sorts of events. They know
those spots are among the finest in the British Isles. And they understand that one of the best places to find
them is in Northeast Scotland. A
