Along the way, they pause for everything from safari expeditions to world-class golf.

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The PGA argued that walking the 72 holes while playing world-class golf was a significant factor in tournament play.

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The STUC had criticised the scheme for attracting "middle-class golf fans" rather than providing jobs for local people.

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Investment, consulting and project management company Vicon wants to redevelop the castle itself as the "centrepiece" of a development that proposes "a world-class championship-standard 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and educational golf academy, new whisky distillery, homes, retail and a food and drink centre of excellence".

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About 360, 000 kids were actively involved last year, a number that balloons to 2.4 million if you add the elementary school students who were taught golf in a First Tee-designed gym class.

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At The Resort at Pelican Hill, amid the hillside bungalows and private villas that overlook the world class Tom Fazio-designed golf courses, kids will find a retreat of their own at Camp Pelican Clubhouse.

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Over the past decade, however, Costa Rica's fastest-growing crop has been a collection of opulent hotels and resort communities, complemented by marinas, golf courses, gourmet restaurants, hot springs and other world-class facilities.

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Jenkins took up golf at age 8, on a nine-hole course with oiled-sand greens near his working-class home on the South Side, and came of age just as Nelson and Hogan were hitting their stride.

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