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  Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: RAF Gailes R8 GCI Rotor radar station
Gailes was promoted to No. 8 on the fitting list with the standby set house due for completion by April 1953 and the station on line by 1954.
Gailes was No 1 in order of priority of six stations awaiting production of Stage1A (T80) radar but despite this the Type 80 was deleted from the programme in November 1953 before the station was completed even though its modulator building had already been finished.
In 1962 the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) moved in to the redundant buildings at Gailes with the installation of the first Scottish area control radar on the Ayrshire coast, this involved an extension to one of the buildings to house the CAA radar.
www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/g/gailes   (791 words)

  
 Daily Freeman - News - 03/21/2005 - Proposed center to focus on water
The project was later moved to Arkville when, according to Gailes, the Delaware County town of Middletown made the group "an offer we couldn't refuse" on 44 acres between state routes 28 and 30 on the east branch of the Delaware River.
What they found, Gailes said, was that to build a first class museum and education center, the board would have to raise more money than would be available locally, and that bringing in big-time donations would require an expansion of the project's scope to include more education and a global focus.
Gailes said he would welcome Dean Gitter's help with the project, but said the developer is busy with the resort plan.
www.dailyfreeman.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1769&dept_id=74958&newsid=14185853&PAG=461&rfi=9   (675 words)

  
 ::: The DRAMBUIE AYRSHIRE Classic 2004:::
The Gailes course was opened on the 19th May 1892 making the Glasgow Club unique in having two courses - 30 miles apart.
As a designated Open Championship qualifying course, the condition and playing characteristics of the course are monitored by the R and A. At Glasgow Gailes, just as at Carnoustie, St. Andrews, Troon and Turnberry, each hole presents a challenge.
Gailes lies in the heart of Scotland’s Ayrshire Golf coast with all of the celebrated courses within easy driving distance: Royal Troon - 5 miles, Prestwick - 8 miles and Turnberry - 20 miles.
www.scottishgolfclassics.com /ayrshire/glasgow_gailes04.htm   (733 words)

  
 RedRaiders.com - Track - Sole Mates 06/05/05
Gailes quickly made a name for himself as a sprinter, finishing second in the 100 meters at the state meet in a time of 10.38.
Nothing much has changed this season as Johnson and Gailes still are two of the top competitors in the country in their respective events.
Gailes will run both the 100 and 200 meters at the national meet next week, while Johnson will defend his national title and also run on the 1,600-meter relay.
www.redraiders.com /stories/060505/tra_060505039.shtml   (1106 words)

  
 WESTERN GAILES GOLF CLUB
Western Gailes is situated in the north of Ayrshire, and although a links golf course, it has many features which are semi-inland.
Western Gailes is one of the most enjoyable of the lesser-known courses.
Scottish golf writer, Sam McKinlay, said of it: "Western Gailes occupies a place in the affections of Scottish golfers that cannot be explained solely on the grounds of its undoubted quality, its superb situation, or the creature comforts which it furnishes.
classic-golf.com /Scotland/westerngailes.htm   (251 words)

  
 Changes of Heart: Astonishment
Gailes noticed the sais on Gabrielle’s boots so she opted for a more ‘traditional’ and ‘old school’ weapon, something she was sure the young woman would be unfamiliar with.
With Gailes trying to regain control of the staff, Gabrielle let loose and whacked her clean across the face.
Since a bet was a bet Gabrielle snatched Gailes change purse that was on her waist and filled the bag with the rest of the dinars she’d earned from the townspeople.
www.ausxip.com /fanfic11/astonishment.html   (1786 words)

  
 Scotland Golf Courses.
Western Gailes is as fine a true links course as can be found almost anywhere in the British Isles.
When the wind blows at Gailes, the long stretch from the 6th to the 13th is not only a trial of skill and strength, but something of an endurance test as well.
Less than an hour from Glasgow, Gailes is a challenging links course — tough and traditionally Scottish — consistently selected by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as a final qualifying venue for the Open Championship.
www.sghgolf.com /scotland/golf_courses.html   (1758 words)

  
 Newhouse A1
Back in the real world, Gailes is chief of campus police at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
Gailes said the primary mission of his battalion is to train and coach Iraqi police officers.
The affable and mannerly Gailes, often seen in the chow hall chatting with younger soldiers, said he spends most of his days dealing with the Iraqi police leadership and visiting their stations in Baghdad.
www.newhousenews.com /archive/marshall061504.html   (1058 words)

  
 Real Estate at Ford's Colony - Western Gailes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Gailes is 125 gently rolling acres of Virginia woods and pleasant ponds scattered with 141 natural homesites.
The distinction of a Western Gailes address is evident the moment you or your guests arrive at the entrance with its impressive brick and wrought-iron boundary walls.
Your new home might overlook Western Gailes preserve property, a quiet pool of water or shelter among the maples, oaks and pines.
www.fordscolony.com /realestate/gailes.html   (97 words)

  
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If not for its more famous neighbours, Western Gailes would be renowned across the globe as being one the finest links courses in Scotland.
A frequently used venue for British Open qualifying, Western Gailes is generally accepted as a difficult course.
And when the wind blows, which is of course not uncommon, the test becomes tougher still with the long stretch between the 6th and 13th becoming somewhat of an endurance test.
members.lycos.co.uk /prestwick/western_gailes.html   (301 words)

  
 Gailes Golf Club Details | iseekgolf.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gailes Golf Club is west of Brisbane on the road to Ipswich and may be accessed by road or train.
Gailes has ample sealed car parking and is accessible by driving west from Brisbane City down Ipswich Road, past the Centenary Highway/Western Freeway intersection, and taking the Wacol Exit.
The Gailes Golf Club is situated on Ipswich Road as you head West towards Toowoomba and is approx 40 minutes from the Brisbane CBD.
www.iseekgolf.com /courses/course_detail.php?c_id=659   (672 words)

  
 Gailes, Johnson Earn Individual All-American Honors :: Texas Tech leaves Fayetteville with six All-American honors
Fayetteville, Ark. - Jonathan Johnson, Tyree Gailes and the men's 4x400M relay were among those crowned All-Americans on the final day of competition at the NCAA track and field championships.
Gailes finished seventh in the finals of the 60M dash, running a time of 6.72.
Gailes was a three-time All-American while competing at Garden City C.C. Gailes ran a personal-best 6.70 in the prelims and finished sixth overall, ahead of Big 12 Champion Dusty Stamer of Nebraska, who finished in seventh place.
texastech.collegesports.com /sports/c-track/recaps/031205aab.html   (370 words)

  
 Gailes History
The similarity between the twelfth green at Gailes and the sixth and eleventh at Brisbane is striking.
Straddling the western perimeter of the city of Brisbane, the Gailes Golf Course is beside the main western railway line, thirteen and a half miles from the centre of Brisbane.
Gailes has more than once been requisitioned at short notice for major events when other courses are unplayable or unsuitable.
www.gailesgolf.com.au /gailes_History/gailes_history_word_doc.htm   (16281 words)

  
 Western Gailes remains hidden gem among Scottish highlights - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Barassie, Glasgow Gailes, Irvine and West Kilbride are certainly on the list of links courses in the area that are well worth playing.
The mystery designer did a remarkable job, and today the classic Scottish links he produced at Western Gailes is considered to be one of the finest in the entire country.
It was at Western Gailes in 1903 that the great Harry Vardon won his first major championship, and the course is a regular British Open qualifier whenever The Open is being held at Turnberry or Royal Troon.
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,6190963,00.html   (787 words)

  
 Scotland's Holy Gailes? | Travel + Leisure
While the classic moonscape links of Western Gailes and the lesser-known treat Kilmarnock are its immediate neighbors, this level parcel (not dissimilar to the rough grazing land for cattle and sheep that became Kingsbarns) had produced only the mediocre, long-dormant Dundonald.
Southern Gailes could join the legends, but if it does it may be in spite of its guardians.
Southern Gailes is unquestionably a great design, but it will have to work hard to avoid accusations that it is a great walk spoiled.
www.travelandleisure.com /tlgolf/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=21C74882-D8B1-4DFC-A279CA75623A26B5   (584 words)

  
 Glasgow Gailes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Lying less than an hour from Glasgow, Glasgow Gailes is a supremely challenging and traditionally Scottish links and is regularly used as a qualifying venue for the Open Championship.
While the course generally plays approximately a half-mile from the shore, rest assured that this does not protect the golfer from the usually strong, swirling and often Machiavellian, firth winds.
The inherent challenge of Glasgow Gailes is stiffened by its heather-lined fairways, which when in full bloom during summer months often results in heartbreak for the less than accurate strike.
www.holiday-lakeland.co.uk /webgolf/glasgow_gailes.htm   (267 words)

  
 Michigan Golfer ON-LINE - Hockey was Aldridge's first love - By Jack Berry
Hockey's loss is golf's gain in the case of Kevin Aldridge, the designer and builder of two of the most distinctive courses in Michigan, the award-winning links-style Gailes and certain award-contender Pine Valley-flavored Blackshire which just opened on May 31.
That artistic flair is evident in Blackshire and The Gailes.
That trip resulted in The Gailes and it was named Best New Resort Course in America in 1993 by Golf Digest, a stunning achievement for a brand new designer.
www.webgolfer.com /sept01/aldridge.html   (1877 words)

  
 Glasgow Gailes qualifies as a tough links course - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Glasgow Gailes is a part of the galaxy of golfing gems on Scotland's western shores -- one of the richest concentrations of links courses in the world.
Located on the coast between the towns of Troon and Irvine, Glasgow Gailes is actually the second course associated with the ninth oldest golf club in the world, Glasgow Golf Club, founded in 1787 by a group of wealthy merchants from Scotland's largest city.
The rough at Glasgow Gailes is the kind only presented by a links course -- made up mostly of heather and gorse that's pretty to look at from a distance when it's blooming, but impossible to deal with up when you are trying to find or extricate your ball.
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,6944067,00.html   (729 words)

  
 RedRaiders.com - Track - Red Raiders' confidence hasn't waned on eve of regional 05/28/04
Junior college transfer Tyree Gailes is one of them.
Gailes struggled with injury throughout the season but was the healthiest he's been this season at last month's Big 12 meet.
Gailes finds himself in a similar situation this weekend.
www.redraiders.com /stories/052804/tra_052804021.shtml   (647 words)

  
 Tech track team looks to continue success in Wes Kittley Classic ::
Tyree Gailes, a sprinter, said he currently is ranked in one of the polls, which has surprised people.
After missing part of last year's season because of injury, Gailes said he is focused on starting this season off right.
Kittley said even having Gailes on the track at this point in the season is an improvement.
www.cstv.com /sports/c-xc/uwire/012805aak.html   (521 words)

  
 Golf Scotland - Golf Courses Scotland - Turnberry Golf, Royal Troon Golf, Prestwick Golf Club, Western Gailes Golf ...
The whole coastline of Ayrshire is virtually one continuous golfing ground divided up into the eighteen holes of some of the most famous places on the world's golfing map: from Royal Troon in the north to Turnberry in the south.
With the well-sheltered holes winding through low dunes, the Gailes is long and testing enough to have played host to some significant championships including the Curtis Cup- it's also a regular Open qualifying venue.
Western Gailes is a course of great variety that is at once challenging for the experienced player and a test for the able beginner.
www.linksgolfstandrews.com /scotland/west_play_main.htm   (684 words)

  
 Craggallan Guesthouse, Ayr, Scotland
One not to miss is Prestwick Golf Club, which has the distinction of being the founder of the Open in 1860.
It was about to open as Southern Gailes, which would have been apt as it is next to Western Gailes and Glasgow Golf Club's Gailes links.
As the late Sam McKinlay said, "Western Gailes occupies a place in the affections of Scottish golfers that cannot be explained solely on the grounds of its undoubted quality, its superb situation, or the creature comforts which it furnishes.
craggallan.com /golfnews.asp   (1370 words)

  
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“The decision was taken from the very outset of this project that everything about Southern Gailes would be in keeping with the true traditions and values with which golf, in general, and golf in Ayrshire, in particular, has been associated over a long number of years.
I think that what is created at Southern Gailes in terms of the uniqueness of the holes and overall layout will stand the test of time.
“Southern Gailes will be a place where the connoisseurs of golf can come from all over the world and feel that they are in a private club environment, and yet it will be accessible to everyone.
www.kylephillips.com /news_dd_headsupteam.html   (1572 words)

  
 Irvine hotel : The Gailes Restaurant and Hotel, Scotland hotel, Borders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Irvine hotel accomodation The Gailes Restaurant and Hotel in Irvine, Scotland, county of Borders.
Both The Gailes Lodge and The Old Loans Inn are in perfect locations for your visit to Ayrshire.
The Gailes lodge is situated on Marine Drive.
www.gaileshotel.lastminute-hotel.co.uk   (283 words)

  
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Obviously, since the links at Troon will be unavailable to play unless you have a PGA tour card, you'll have to be content to find your own game on nearby courses.
The fascinating thing is that each one of these courses...Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick, Western Gailes and all the rest...has its own personality and charm.
Western Gailes was founded in 1897, and the atmosphere here is OLD.
www.floridagolfing.com /forefl/may/holbrmay.html   (661 words)

  
 Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: Sites: RAF Gailes R8 GCI rotor radar station
In order to provide communication between the controllers at RAF Gailes and the intercepting aircraft, two VHF/UHF multi-channel radio transmitter and receiver blocks were built at remote sites at Dundonald.
It is believed that this was located on Wardlaw Hill, close to the Gailes VHF transmitter block.
These bases are for the two dishes and buildings of an air defence troposcatter station which opened in 1988 and remained operational for about ten years The station at NS35943274 was known as HTS Wardlaw Hill and was continuously manned by RAF personnel from Prestwick.
www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/g/gailes/index1.html   (523 words)

  
 Lakewood Shores Resort - The Gailes Golf Course
The Gailes was rated the #1 Best New Resort Course in the United States for 1993 by Golf Digest.
hole at The Gailes, a relatively short and seemingly simple 348-yard, par-4, captures the true essence of links golf.
Hidden hazards await all around, 7 deep sod faced bunkers are eagerly poised to pounce on less than perfectly placed shots to the fairway or green, thick gnarled mounds of knee high fescue stand ready to swallow their little white round foe and an innocent gently flowing meandering burn on the left.
www.lakewoodshores.com /gailes.htm   (223 words)

  
 ::: The DRAMBUIE AYRSHIRE Classic :::
Western Gailes Golf Club was founded in 1897 and is situated on the Ayrshire Coast, 4 miles north of Prestwick Airport.
As the par 71 and standard scratch score rating of 74 indicates, Western Gailes is never other than an excellent test of links golf but any change in the strength or direction of the wind provides new challenges.
Drambuie Nearest the pin was struck by Roy Burnett from Aberdeen.
www.scottishgolfclassics.com /ayrshire/event2003.htm   (2111 words)

  
 PGATOUR.com - Western Gailes: Scottish links at its finest
Founded in 1897 by a group of merchants from Glasgow, the thrifty membership saw no reason to hire an expensive, "known name" golf architect and instead took on an anonymous greenkeeper.
The mystery designer did a remarkable job and today, the classic Scottish links he produced at Western Gailes is considered to be one of the finest in the entire country, and many claim it's superior to both Royal Troon and Turnberry.
Bordered on one side by a railway line and the other by the sea, this is an exceedingly narrow layout, with an entire width no more than the two fairways permitted by the meager 130-acre site.
ww.pgatour.com /story/7576794   (927 words)

  
 Western Gailes Golf Club - Gailes, Ayrshire, Scotland
Western Gailes Golf Club, founded in 1897, is situated on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland where many of the finest Scottish golf links are located and is only 4 miles from Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.
It is recognised as one of the finest and true links courses in Scotland measuring 6714 yards from the championship tees.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our web site, that you find the information provided is useful and of sufficient detail and we look forward to welcoming you in the near future.
www.westerngailes.com   (175 words)

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