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I plan to spend a few days in Iceland mid-June. Any suggestions on courses to play.


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Well, we stopped at a course/ driving range west of Reykjavík, didn't play there b/c we did not have any clubs, borrowed a couple clubs, shot a bucket but time was limited. Where we did play in Iceland, was on Vestmannaeyjar island, in an old volcano and that was fun. There is a ferry that will take you there, that is maybe 30 miles east of the city. We made an 8am tee time and the check-in office was locked up. So we played, checked in on the turn, and they were fine, then we paid as we left. Some beautiful holes.

Enjoy,

iSank

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Hi, I live on a small island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Thank you for your post. I have a tee time booked for June 5. Will post after I play.

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Here's a shot from Vestmannaeyjar island from 2015. The course is in this crater with Puffin's all over the place. Good thing our cruise ship had clubs we could use.

 

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Hi, I live on a small island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Played Brautarholt about 45 minutes north of Reykjavik. Fantastic, beautiful, fun course. I am ready to go back and play more courses. For an 80-year-old man it was a job to walk up the course. I cannot remember walking down much, ha! ha!

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