Where the West Meets the Highlands

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EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- A golfer playing The Ranches Golf Club, looking over the rolling fairways while a steady breeze blows the tall grasses side to side, can't help but feel a taste of Scotland in his round.

It's not clear whether course designer Ron Garl was simply using the natural makeup of the land when he plotted the layout or if the Scottish flavor was added by one of the project's original consultants -- who happened to be a native of Scotland. But all golfers agree that The Ranches links design, with rolling and mounded fairways lined by the tall native grasses, is somewhat unique to Utah.

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Where the West Meets the Highlands

"Every hole here is a little bit different and has something that adds nice variety to a round of golf," head professional Jared Barnes said.

The course's 127 bunkers and tight fairways make eve...

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