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| Subject | Course Information |
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| Busiest Golf Course in the World | * Ala Wai Municipal GC/Waikiki,HA (500 rounds a day) |
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| Celebrity Owned Golf Courses | * Mirage Golf Club/Terrebonne,QC (Celine Dion & Rene Angelill) |
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| Celebrity Owned Golf Courses | * Tehama Golf Club/Carmel,CA (Clint Eastwood) |
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| Celebrity Owned Golf Courses | * Pedermales Golf Course/Travis County,TX (Willie Nelson) |
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| Corporation Owned Courses | * Old Memorial/Tampa,FL(Outback Steakhouse) |
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| Corporation Owned Courses | * Nemu No Sato Golf Club/Japan (Yamaha Corp) |
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| Corporation Owned Courses | * Hershey Country Club/Hershey,PA (Hershey Chocolates) |
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| Expensive Built Golf Course | * Liberty National Golf Club/Jersey City,NJ ($130 Million) |
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| Expensive Green Fees Ireland | * The K Club/Straffan,Ireland ($400.00) |
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| Expensive Green Fees USA | * Pebble Beach Golf Links/Pebble Beach,CA ($450.00) |
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| First 18 Hole Golf Course in Russia | * Le Meridien Moscow Country Club/Moscow,Russia (1994) |
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| First British Open Played | * Prestwick Golf Club/Prestwick,Scotland (1860)(Willie Park Sr.) |
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| First Canadian Open Played | * Royal Montreal Golf Club/Montreal,QC (1904)(John H.Oke) |
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| First College Course to have a U.S. Golf Association National Open | * The Orchards Golf Club/South Hadley,MA |
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| First Golf Course to Allow Under The Age of 18 Year Olds to Play | * Spring Creek Golf Course/Hersey,PA (1931) |
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| First LPGA Tournament Played | * Orchard Ridge Country Club/Ft.Wayne,IN (1955)(Beverly Hanson) |
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| First Masters Played | * Augusta National Golf Club/Augusta,GA (1934)(Horton Smith) |
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| First Par 3 Island Green (Recognized) | * Ponte Vedra Inn & Club/Ponte Vedra Beach,FL (1928)(9th hole) |
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| First PGA Championship Played | * Siwandy Country Club/Bronxville,NY (1916)(Jim Barnes) |
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| First Tour Victory for Jack Nicklaus | * Oakmont CC/Oakmont,PA (1962 U.S.Open) |
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| First Tour Victory for Tiger Woods | * Las Vegas National GC/Las Vegas,NV (1986 Las Vegas Invitational) |
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| First U.S. Open Played | * Newport Country Club/Newport,RI (1895)(Horace Rawlins) |
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| First U.S.Amateur Tournament Played | * Newport Country Club/Newport,RI (1895)(Charles B. McDonald) |
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| Highest 9 Hole Golf Course in the World | * Gyamchchona Golf Course/Kashmir,India (4968 metres) |
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| Highest Golf Course in Canada | * Kananaskis Golf Club/Kananaskis,Alberta(5,000) |
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| Highest Golf Course in North America | * Mt Massive Golf Club/Leadville,Colorado (9,680) |
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| Highest Golf Course in the World | * La Paz Golf Club/La Paz,Bolivia (10,800) |
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| Hottest Golf Course in the World | * Furnace Creek Golf Course/Death Valley,CA (115 degrees, August noon) |
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| Largest Bunker in the World | * Pine Valley Golf Club/Pine Valley,NJ (7th Hole) |
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| Largest Club House in the World | * Mission Hills Golf Club (Shenzhen,China (680,000 sq.ft.) |
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| Largest Golf Complex in Europe | * St.Andrews Links/ St.Andrews,UK (6 Courses) |
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| Largest Golf Complex in the World | * Mission Hills Golf Resort/Shenzen,China (10 courses) |
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| Largest Golf Green in the World | * Sebring Resort/Sebring,FL (47,000 sq. ft.) |
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| Largest Golf Scorecard Collection in the World | * Don Biebel/California (38,458 cards,128 countries as of May 2006) |
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| Longest Carry of a Golf Ball | * Highlands Ranch/Colorado (458 yds.)(418.78m)(Jack Hamm) |
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| Longest Course in a Major Championship | * Medinah Country Club/Medinah,IL (7,508 yds) |
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| Longest Course on PGA Tour | * Castle Pines Golf Club/Castle Rock,CO (7559yards) |
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| Longest Drive Recorded in a PGA Tournament | * Winterwood Golf Course/Las Vegas,NV (515 yds)(Mike Austin) |
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| Longest Golf Course in Australia | * Hills International GC/Jimboomba,Australia (6773 meters) |
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| Longest Golf Course in the World | * Jade Dragon GC/ Lijiang,China (8,450 yds) |
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| Longest Golf Drive on an Airport Runway | * London City Airport/London,England (720 yds)(Paul Slater) |
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| Longest Hole on any Open Championship Course in Britain | * St Andrews Old Course/St.Andrews,Scotland(Hole 14-618yds-par5) |
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| Longest Hole-in-One for a Woman | * Furnace Brook Golf Club/Quincy,MA (393 yds)(Marie Robie) |
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| Longest Hole-in-One on a Par 5 | * Green Valley Ranch Golf Club/Denver,CO (517 yds)(Mike Crean) |
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| Longest Par 3 Hole in the World | * Grenfell Country Club/NSW,Australia (266 metres)(290.9 yds) |
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| Longest Par 5 Hole in the USA | * Wake Forest Country Club/Wake Forest,NC (711 yds) |
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| Longest Par 6 Hole in Canada | * The Nursey G&CC/Lacombe,AB (782 yds) |
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| Longest Par 6 Hole in the USA | * Meadow Farms Golf Club/Locust Grove,VA (841 yds) |
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| Longest Par 6 Hole in the World | * Chocolay Downs GC/ Marquette,MI (1007 yds) |
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| Longest Par 7 Hole in the World | * Satsuki GC/ Sano,Japan (964 yds) |
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| Lowest Golf Course in the World | * Furnace Creek GC/ Death Valley,CA. (214 ft below sea level) |
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| Most Bridges over Wetlands | * The Shattuck Golf Club/Jaffrey,NH (33 in 18 holes) |
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| Most Remote Golf Course in America | * Bear Valley Golf Course/Kodiak Island,Alaska |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Tubac Golf Resort/Tubac,AZ (Tin Cup Movie) |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Colleton River Club/Bluffton,South Carolina (The Legend of
Bagger Vance movie) Thanks to Bev J. |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Kanawaki GC/Kanawaki.QC (The Greatest Game Ever Played Movie) |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Jekyll Island Club/Jekyll Island,GA (The Legend of Bagger Vance) |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Rolling Hills Country Club/Davie,Florida (CaddyShack Movie) |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Cypress Point/Pebble Beach,CA (Follow the Sun Movie) |
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| Movies Filmed at Golf Courses | * Furry Creek G & C C/Furry Creek,BC (Happy Gilmore Movie) |
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| Northern most Course in America | * North Star Golf Club/Fairbanks,Alaska (64 degrees,53.78') |
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| Northern most Course in the World | * Akureyri GC/ Akureyri,Iceland |
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| Oldest 9 Hole Golf Course in the USA | * Dutcher Golf Course/Pawling,NY (1890) |
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| Oldest 9 Hole Golf Course in the World | * Cupar Golf Club/Fife,Scotland (1855) |
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| Oldest Golf Club on the Same Site in North America | * Niagara-on the Lake Golf Club/Niagara-on-the Lake,ON (1875) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Argentina | * The San Andres GC/Buenos Aires,Argentina (1892) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Australia | * Bothwell Tasmania GC/Tasmania,Australia (1830) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Bermuda | * Riddell's Bay Golf & Country Club/Warwick,Bermuda (1922) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Florida | * Ocean Trails GC/Palm Beach,FL (1896) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Illinois | * Chicago Golf Club/Wheaton,IL (1892) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in India | * The Royal Calcutta GC/Calcutta,India (1829) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Israel | * Caesarea G&CC/Haifa,Israel (1961) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Italy | * Rome GC/Rome,Italy |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Kentucky | * Middlesboro CC/Middlesboro,KY (1889) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Maine | * Kebo Valley GC/Bar Harbour,ME (1888) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Nevada | * Washoe County GC/Reno,NV (1934) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in New Jersey | * Essex CC/West Orange,NJ (1887) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in North America | * The Royal Montreal GC/Ile Bizard,QC (1873) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Ohio | * Oberlin GC/Oberlin,OH (1899) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Oklahoma | * Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club/Oklahoma City,OK (1911) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Russia | * Moscow Golf Club/Moscow,Russia (1987) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Saskatchewan | * Royal Regina Golf Club/Regina,SK (1899) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Texas | * Hancock Golf Course/Austin,TX (1899) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in the USA | * Oakhurst Links/Sulphur Springs.W.VA (1884) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in the USA in Continous Use | * Foxburg Country Club/Foxburg,PA (1887) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in the World | * St.Andrews GC/St.Andrews,Scotland (1754) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Vermont | * Woodstock Country Club/Woodstock,VT (1895) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Virginia | * Oakwood Country Club/Lynchburg,VA(1914) |
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| Oldest Golf Course in Wisconsin | * Tuscumbia CC/Green Lake,WI (1896) |
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| Oldest Golf Course West of the Mississippi | * Mare Island Golf Course/Vallajo,CA (1892) |
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| Oldest Golf Resort in America | * Poland Spring Resort/Poland Spring,Maine (1893) |
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| Oldest Major Golf Tournament | * British Open Tournament (1860) |
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| Oldest Major US Tournament | * The US Open (1895) |
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| Oldest Minature Golf Course in the World | * Ladies Putting Club/St. Andrews,Scotland (1867) |
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| Oldest Minature Golf Course in USA | * Whispering Pines Minature Golf/Rochester,NY (1930) |
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| Oldest Private Country Club West of the Mississippi | * Tacoma Country and Golf Club/Tacoma,WA (1904) |
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| Oldest Public Golf Course in USA | * Van Courtlandt GC/Bronx,NY (1895) |
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| Only Free 9 Hole Golf Course Anywhere | * Buhl Farm Park Golf Course/Hermitage,PA |
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| Only Public Golf Course in Hong Kong | * The Jockey Club Sai Chau Public Golf Course/Hong Kong,China |
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| Southern Most Course in China | * Yalong Bay National Resort/Sanya City,China |
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| Southern Most Course in the World | * Ushuaia GC/ Ushuaia,Argentina |
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| Top Rated Course Canada 2004 | * Hamilton G&CC/Ancaster,ON (#1) |
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| Top Rated Course USA 2006 | * Cypress Point Club/Pebble Beach,CA (#1) |
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