You never been to Bald Eagle Sportsman Association?
Just east of Oneka Ridge. Gun club, but not a game farm.
Have not. But that’s not far from Wild Wings either. St Paul gun club isn’t too far away. Have sighted rifles there.
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Adare Manor is a Trump course without his name on it.
so it’s not a Trump course because he always has to have his name on everything?
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This episode seemed incongruous with the rest of the season. I’d certainly love to spend a few days at Adare, but Irish golf is all about the dunes, the links, the marram grass and the wind. Can’t wait for next week at Ballybunion.
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Yes.
Adare Manor is basically a Trump course without his name on it. Overly luxurious accommodations with an overly manicured golf course.
JP McManus is a more subtle and sophisticated Trump.
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and Augusta is also a trump course then
(I agree with these narratives)
I mean, I likely wouldn’t go to Ireland and pay whatever a night at Adare Manor goes for. I’m sure I’d wince when I saw what dinner and drinks go for in that restaurant. The golf course, almost impossibly well maintained, looks like fun, but I’m sure the €395 would make me seek a more authentic Irish golf experience.
That said, if I was a part of a golf media company and they said I could come and do all this stuff for free, fuq with some falcons, and take home a leather journal to boot, I’d walk there like Tom Coyne if I had to.
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I’m all for the NLU guys going there and checking it out. That said, I’d love to see the alternate universe eps from Trump Adare Manor and Doonbeg.
Of course not. I just wonder if they’d feel the same way about falconry had it taken place at Trump Doonbeg.
remind me again are you playing Kingsbarns in April?
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My buddy played there this summer, I think he said he was stuck almost $2k for a round of golf, a night stay and food.
He said he wouldn’t play it again, something along the lines of “why play American golf in Ireland?”
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I am. The fact that 20 of you guys had signed up and my FOMO made me do it.
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This was one of my favorite episodes because I like when there’s a lot of off-the-course action included, and it was cool to envision the future Ryder Cup scenes on the closing holes. The score also had a Friday Night Lights episode vibe, which automatically gives me all the feels.
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“The big guy is gonna journal his balls off”
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I think this episode fits in well with the season. As much as we all like to play the links courses of Ireland, who wouldn’t want to spend a night or two at Adare, K Club, Dromoland, etc.
@Soly explained it pretty well that a place like this does not exist in the US that is open to the public
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It’s what Trump wishes his courses were.
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We got this far without a mention of @TomCoyne’s swing? That’s the Barry White of golf swings.
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This. I was watching the smooth rhythm. Plus for a guy my age-adjacent, he can move the ball impressively without the appearance of effort.
Of course he probably is technically a reinstated amateur and his peer group should be considered in light of that. 
I love @TomCoyne’s swing.
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I can’t be the only one who was reminded of this with all the aerials of Adare (Adare-ials?)
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