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Tue 10 Oct 2007Moving in the right directionCourse Development: Philip Reidtakes a visit to Dun Laoghaire Golf Club's new home in the foothills of the Dublin mountains and has a hard time picking his jaw up off its pristine pastures and state-of-the-art clubhouse facilitiesRarely, if ever, has word of mouth travelled around the golfing community with so many kudos attached. For those on the outside, there is perhaps a touch of the green-eyed monster; for those on the inside who are members of Dun Laoghaire Golf Club - and British Open champion Pádraig Harrington is one of them, having taken his cheque book out of his back pocket to join as a full member rather than accept honorary status - there is a touch of satisfaction, and a little relief, that the club's brave move from its former land-locked home to a new facility at Ballyman Glen in the foothills of the Dublin mountains has been so seamless.