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The Gallery restaurant & Puffin Bar serve Italian classics in the Main Lodge and feature incredible panoramic views of the original Bandon Dunes golf course. Ghost Tree Grill is a Pacific Northwest inspired steakhouse and raw bar named after the fabled Ghost Tree on Old Macdonald’s third hole. This Scottish-style setting serves traditional hearty pub fare, Pacific Northwest microbrews and classic single malt scotches accompanied by a look into the resort’s history on the walls. Whether you’re looking to enjoy locally-sourced Pacific Northwest cuisine accompanied by an award-winning wine list, or prefer kicking back after a full day of golf and soaking in a Scottish-style setting with traditional pub fare and local microbrews, there is something for everyone. Play with its numerous drive modes and there is a noticeable improvement in response from the chassis to the powertrain, when opting for sportier calibrations. Thankfully, the touch sliders beneath the improved 12.9-inch central infotainment display are now backlit, but the HMI still has plenty of room for improvement.

New elements such as the illuminated front badge certainly aren’t to our taste, and neither are the R centre caps, but the new 19-inch multi-spoke forged Warmenau wheels they sit in (20 per cent lighter than the alternatives) provide a visual uplift. He traveled to the birthplace of the game to absorb the traditions and heritage of the last 500 years of golf and to play in the elements where the game was invented. Proving that the golf comedy wasn't invented by Harold Ramis or Adam Sandler, this was a vehicle for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis way back in 1953. It's one of their better ones too, with Lewis the instructor (son of a pro golfer) who can't play due to his fear of choking on the green, and Martin his student who gets good enough for the tournament circuit and drags Lewis along as - you guessed it - his caddy. This was only bettered by the PGA Championship, a tournament which actively targets a high strength of field rating. The world rating value and home tour rating value are added together to give a "Strength of Field" value. Many of these units survive today, and are the prized possessions of proud owners, restorers, and collectors worldwide.

If you are not satisfied with this and also seek to more, you are suggested to travel to the nearby islands of Indonesia. On the other hand, Darrell's two secrets are SIMPLE and actually ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW if you want to hit the ball long and straight -- and with very little effort. In other words, when their eggs hatch, they start off as plankton before growing into octopuses we know. Mercedes-AMG A35 review: a fast and effective hot hatch, but is it exciting? The £46,000 Mercedes-AMG A35 hatchback is the R’s closest rival, with 316bhp sent to all four wheels for a 4.7sec 0-62mph time, with its near identical Audi cousin, the S3 costing £47,520. For context, the R hatchback is now said to hit 62mph from standstill in 4.6sec, custom Bridgestone a tenth quicker than before and ahead of its Mercedes-AMG A35 hatch rival. Multiple interior finishes can be specified for the interior, but the cars we tried featured R-specific faux-carbonfibre fabric on the seats, which is now looking a bit naff a decade on from when it was first introduced; we much prefer the grey Alcantara and chequered fabric option.

Our first drive in the R on track saw us accidentally activate a 39mph speed limiter (not ideal on the high speed Lausitzring), with the heated steering wheel is also easily activated when all you want to do is turn a corner. The Pro Soft has been optimised for distance for serious amateurs who have a medium-to-fast swing speed. The Mk8.5 Golf R doesn’t have many direct rivals in 2024, but the few that do exist will all cost you more. A brief drive in the estate also confirmed that its increase in weight doesn’t noticeably impact its turn of pace. With drive to all four wheels and an additional 89kg to haul, the Golf R feels noticeably less keen to rotate than its front-drive GTI Clubsport relative. The all-wheel drive and new torque vectoring systems work well to provide more rotation and positivity mid-corner, but it will never be able to replicate the pure, satisfying feel of a lighter, front-drive model. At £43,895 (£45,145 for the Black Editon), the R carries a £1740 premium over the front-drive only GTI Clubsport, but costs a whole £4200 less than the R 20 Years special edition it shares many of its specs with.