A player takes aim on the Al Ghazal course in Abu Dhabi, regarded by some experts as a world class sand course.
A player takes aim on the Al Ghazal course in Abu Dhabi, regarded by some experts as a world class sand course.
Al Ghaza
Padraig Harrington of Ireland putts on the 17th hole during the Abu Dhabi World Sand Golf Championships at Al Ghazal in 2004.
Padraig Harrington of Ireland putts on the 17th hole during the Abu Dhabi World Sand Golf Championships at Al Ghazal in 2004.
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The lack of grass on the greens and fairways means the landscape looks vastly different to a traditional golf course.
The lack of grass on the greens and fairways means the landscape looks vastly different to a traditional golf course.
Al Ghazal
Colin Montgomerie, Michael Campbell, Retief Goosen and Adam Scott line up in front of sand sculptures of themselves at Cottesloe Beach, Australia, before the 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic.
Colin Montgomerie, Michael Campbell, Retief Goosen and Adam Scott line up in front of sand sculptures of themselves at Cottesloe Beach, Australia, before the 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic.
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A Libyan boy tees off on one of the main beaches in Benghazi, the country's second city, in September 2012.
A Libyan boy tees off on one of the main beaches in Benghazi, the country's second city, in September 2012.
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Emiliano Grillo hits a bunker shot during the final day of the BMW Shanghai Masters golf tournament at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in 2014.
Emiliano Grillo hits a bunker shot during the final day of the BMW Shanghai Masters golf tournament at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in 2014.
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