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Travel FeaturesSt. Andrews
Considered the "Home of Golf," Scotland's St. Andrews has become mecca for many golfers. Apart from its six publicly owned golf courses, St. Andrews itself is a bustling university town with a medieval backdrop, easily walkable and full of pubs, restaurants, hotels and golf shops.
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Bermuda
Bermuda: The British territory that’s 22 miles long is just two miles wide at its thickest point. Warm air from the Gulf Stream keeps the climate mild in winter months, despite its northern locale 640 miles east of North Carolina in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Toronto
Toronto is one of the world's most multicultural and exciting cities to visit. While it is Canada's most populous metropolitan area, plenty of accessible golf can be enjoyed for any wallet size.
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California
Narrowing down your golf vacation destination to California hardly narrows it down at all. You can find just about every type of golf destination here, from the coastal golf of Monterey Peninsula to desert golf in Palm Springs and everywhere in between.
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Las Vegas
The lights, the Strip, the excess, the action - that's Vegas, baby! It's all here. Golfers know that Las Vegas has become one of the most exciting golf vacation spots in the world because, just like the mega spots on the Strip, Las Vegas' golf courses have been raising the bar for years. Add to that the shows and meals prepared by some of the top chefs on the planet, and you've got a serious vacation in the making.
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TravelGolf.com Spotlight
Palms Golf Club near Mesquite, Nev.: Play a resort course and a desert course in one 18-hole layout
The front nine at The Palms Golf Club near Mesquite, Nevada is a rolling, resort-style course with palm-lined fairways, numerous ponds and a plethora of bunkers to test golfers' accuracy. On the back nine, however, prepare for desert golf at its finest. The variety of holes, the challenges and the views make The Palms a course that will appeal to everyone in your group, Bill Bowman writes.
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USA East
Tom Fazio's TPC Myrtle Beach course brings a five-star challenge in Murrells Inlet, S.C.
Golfers looking for a top-shelf experience along South Carolina's Grand Strand may want to tee it up at the TPC of Myrtle Beach. The only Golf Digest-designated, five-star course in the Myrtle Beach area, it aims to give players of all abilities a taste of the tour. Just a year after its debut, this Tom Fazio design hosted the 2000 Senior Tour Championship, and it still plays up to that level.
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- Heather Glen Golf Links just north of Myrtle Beach, S.C.: A small slice of Scotland on the Grand Strand
- Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center in Sunset Beach, N.C.: A Myrtle Beach-area staple is back, and getting better
- Grand golf, idyllic strand: Farmstead Golf Links in Calabash, N.C.
- Indigo Creek Golf Club in Murrells Inlet, S.C. is on the comeback trail
- Boats, birdies and bogeys: Discover the best holes along the Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
USA West
Palms Golf Club near Mesquite, Nev.: Play a resort course and a desert course in one 18-hole layout
The front nine at The Palms Golf Club near Mesquite, Nevada is a rolling, resort-style course with palm-lined fairways, numerous ponds and a plethora of bunkers to test golfers' accuracy. On the back nine, however, prepare for desert golf at its finest. The variety of holes, the challenges and the views make The Palms a course that will appeal to everyone in your group, Bill Bowman writes.
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- Your stay-and-play reality: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Eagle Falls G.C. in the SoCal desert near Palm Springs
- NCAA basketball and Las Vegas golf: It doesn't get any better than March Madness in Sin City
- Take the straight-and-narrow path at scenic Desert Pines Golf Club in Las Vegas
- Coyote Moon Golf Course in Truckee, California will make you howl with delight
- Kauai Lagoons Golf Club returns to glory on Kauai
USA North
Kingsley Club: A one of a kind golf experience in northern Michigan
It may be the most interesting golf course in the state. Designed by Michael DeVries, a protege of Tom Doak, the 6,956-yard Kingsley Club in northern Michigan is a course where players have infinite options on how to play the holes. But if they hit in the wrong place, recovery can be at best difficult. It's a golf course you don't want to pass up if you have the opportunity.
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- An unforgettable Upper Peninsula triple play makes for a special Michigan golf trip
- Same place, new face: King's Challenge near Traverse City, Michigan becomes Manitou Passage Golf Club
- Belvedere Golf Club in northern Michigan has a history of excellence, legacy of fun
- Best of northern Michigan golf: Five unforgettable par 5s
- Bay Harbor Golf Club is still king in Northern Michigan
USA South
No sponsor's exemption needed to follow the path of the pros on the PGA Tour's Florida Swing
The PGA Tour really begins to ramp it up each spring when they roll into Florida for the annual four-week "Florida Swing" leading up to the Masters. It's the most publicly accessible stretch of schedule the tour plays all year long. Here's a look at following the path of the pros -- where you won't need a sponsor's exemption to create your own Florida Swing.
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- Don't miss the great golf between Orlando and Daytona Beach on the I-4 corridor in Florida
- Lots of ways to relax at Florida's Grande Lakes Orlando Resort and Ritz-Carlton golf course
- Texas-sized discovery: Hyatt Regency Lost Pines and Wolfdancer Golf Club in Lost Pines, Texas
- Photo gallery: Public-access golf courses can be found around Naples in southwest Fla.
- Hammock Beach Resort on Florida's Palm Coast offers sweet suites for golfers and families
USA Northeast
Photo gallery: Crystal Springs Golf Resort in New Jersey features so much more than just seven courses
Playing golf doesn't have to take center stage for vacation at Crystal Springs Golf Resort in northern New Jersey. You can avoid the resort's seven courses and still have a great time. A stay at the Grand Cascades Lodge will deliver special memories.
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- Crystal Springs Golf Resort delivers something for all in northern New Jersey
- Historic Seaview golf resort emerges from a multi-million-dollar renovation
- A mix of new, old and remote on the New York Golf Trail
- Photo gallery: Golf at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, N.Y.
- Seven Oaks Golf Club in Hamilton, New York: Colgate's home course offers a final exam in putting
International
Enchanting links: Royal Dornoch Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands
Royal Dornoch Golf Club was officially established in 1877, making it the third-oldest golf course in the world. Its location on the northeastern coast of Scotland can be a challenge to reach, but golfers from all over the world still come to play this classic Old Tom Morris layout.
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- Top shelf in the Highlands: Add a round at the exclusive Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle to your Dornoch, Scotland itinerary
- County Louth Golf Club is a can't-miss course near Dublin
- Fall in love with golf again in remote Machrihanish in Scotland
- Consider staying and playing at Craigielaw Golf Club, the new kid on the block in East Lothian, Scotland's Golf Coast
- Trump has big plans for Trump International Golf Links in Scotland
Simply select where you want to play, find a tee time deal, and golf now!
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