The Spanish, for instance, were offended to have been left out of his G4 meeting, to which he invited only Britain, Germany and Italy.

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For instance, putting Laura Davies and Spanish rookie Paula Marti out top in both matches meant that they hardly had time to down a drink between the morning foursomes and afternoon fourball matches.

BBC: Plenty to smile about

The new building, opened last year, retains many original details (the Spanish Lounge, for instance, which was dismantled panel by panel and reinstalled in the new facility, and the ceilings supported by gnarled beams of ethereal pecky cypress).

FORBES: The Old South rises again at the Spa at Sea Island, Georgia.