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Golfing next to the Pyramids

By Ben Morales-Correa

In this country dominated by desert, there are, fittingly, 34 bunkers. Nevertheless, it’s a relatively easy course: nine holes that if you play them twice measure about 5,300 yards long, with only one dogleg. In many ways, it was a familiar golf experience: the greens and the grass on the fairways are similar to... »



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