The 23-year-old, who won the world super combined title on the Khandahar course at the venue in 2011, clocked a time of 1 minute 20.43 seconds while Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch finished 0.20 seconds back.

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Of course, the showcase venue for animal encounters is the Pittsburgh Zoo, and the adjoining PPG Aquarium.

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Hanse has also been commissioned by American tycoon Donald Trump to re-work the famous 'Blue Monster' course at Doral, the venue for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championships.

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The good news is that every public US Open venue is a very good golf course worth seeking out to play, which is not the case with courses that have hosted some of the other Majors.

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The darling music venue of the city is, of course, the Vienna State Opera House in the 1st District.

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The venue is covered with snow and clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson was pessimistic about the chances of the fixture beating the elements.

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Of course, there are some subtle changes that need to be made by speakers depending on the venue.

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Every venue must be considered: TV and radio, traditional print ads, and, of course, the Internet, including the social media.

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The likes of Carnoustie - the venue for the 2007 Open - St Andrews and Muirfield fall into the category of a links course while the Belfry, for example, does not.

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