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Swimming in Circles with Tiburon

Swimming in Circles with Tiburon

Sod-wall bunkers with crisp upper lips. Wall to wall fairways. Sandy areas bleeding into the underbrush. Greens that bubble out like last gasps of the fairways. When this describes a course in Australia, our mouths water thinking of clubs like Commonwealth, Victoria or Metropolitan. When they describe a golf course in Naples you start thinking “gimmick.” I suppose there’s no…

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Silky Smooth Raptor Bay

Silky Smooth Raptor Bay

Raptor Bay, near Naples, begins with an interesting idea: there will be no bunkers. That’s the most notable thing about the course — and also its biggest flaw. Even that premise isn’t completely fulfilled. In lieu of formal bunkers are large sandy beaches running alongside fairways and greens, so there’s still sand, even if you’re allowed to…

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