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Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon In less than a decade of operation, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has built a worldwide reputation as North America's top pure links experience. The resort's flagship course, Bandon Dunes, debuted in 1999. Since then, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails have built upon the storied legacy. [...] more »
The Marshwood Course at The Landings on Skidaway Island in Savannah, Georgia The Marshwood Course at The Landings on Skidaway Island combines many of the best elements of the other five courses at the sprawling golf community, just south of Savannah. [...] more »
Ireland golf in pictures: A tour of the Emerald Isle's top links courses Few golf vacations can compare to that of the island of Eire. Ireland and Northern Ireland blend charming hospitality and world-class golf courses for an unbeatable tour. Here is TravelGolf.com's look at some of the best of Ireland and Northern Ireland in pictures. [...] more »
The best of Myrtle Beach golf courses in pictures No destination can match the variety and sheer quantity of golf courses quite like Myrtle Beach, S.C. The "Grand Strand" still consists of over 100 golf courses, most of which are public. Here's TravelGolf.com's look at Myrtle Beach golf in pictures. [...] more »
St. Andrews to Turnberry: The best of Scotland golf in pictures Today, Scotland is one of the most golf saturated countries in the world. There is at least one club in every village. Around St. Andrews and the Kingdom of Fife, golf is the lifeline. It makes for an unforgettable links getaway and for many remains their ultimate golf pilgrimage. [...] more »
Hawaii's best golf in pictures: A look at Kauai One of the smaller islands of Hawaii boasts a big reputation as one of its finest for golf: Kauai. Kauai currently has only nine golf courses, but three of them are often ranked among Hawaii's top 10. Its complimentary set is also worthy of a play. Here's a look at some of the incredibly photogenic Kauai golf courses. [...] more »
The Deer Creek course at The Landings in Savanah, Georgia Like Oakridge at The Landings in Savannah, Ga., the Deer Creek golf course is about more than just the short game. There are a number of outstanding holes, like No. 5, a drivable par 4 if you dare try to carry the water that runs all the way to the green. [...] more »
Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation in North Myrtle Beach is one of the Grand Strand's prettiest golf courses. It features a collection of holes along the Intracoastal Waterway - as well as several other marsh holes. [...] more »
The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course - Maui, Hawaii The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course throws a number of up and downs and sometimes twists all around at golfers because of its rare sand dunes. Dunes at Maui Lani is also the closest golf course to Maui's main airport and it is on the way to most of the major resorts, from South Maui to Kapalua. [...] more »
Bear Slide Golf Club near Indianapolis Bear Slide Golf Club, located 30-minutes north of Indianapolis in Cicero, Ind., has gathered numerous accolades since opening 15 years ago. Bear Slide devotees consider it the premier public layout in Indianapolis - a city with a wealth of excellent, accessible golf courses. [...] more »
Baneberry Golf and Resort in Tennessee Baneberry Golf and Resort was built back in the 70s and has been through several changes of ownership. The Kammann brothers took it over in the mid-80s, and conditions have steadily improved to the point where it is now one of the more popular golf courses in the area. It is definitely a resort course, not overly taxing, though its version of "Amen Corner," Nos. 11, 12 and 13, will make even the best golfers focus. [...] more »
Indian Bayou Golf Club in Destin, Florida Indian Bayou Golf Club is a 20-year staple of the Destin golf scene, and if it's been around that long, it must have something going for it. It does. The course is indeed set back in a pretty bayou off the main road, U.S. 98, that runs through the heart of Destin. Those familiar with Destin know that you can be in the heart of the thriving, vacation city and still find relative solitude, since the area is situated on a thin strip of land between the yawning Gulf of Mexico on one side and the big Choctawatchee Bay on the other. [...] more »
Egwani Farms Golf Course in Rockford, Tennessee Egwani Farms Golf Club is in Rockford, just a tad outside of oh-wow viewing range of the Great Smoky Mountains. It does have some moderate elevation, and nice views of the surrounding hills, and it is a very picturesque layout, with its open interior, mounding, weeping willow trees and year-round color. [...] more »
Blue Tip Golf Course at the Ritz-Carlton on Grand Cayman The Blue Tip is a private course designed by Greg Norman, aka the Great White Shark, available only to guests of the Ritz-Carlton here on sunny Grand Cayman, an increasingly popular tourist destination in the eastern Caribbean, north of Jamaica, south of Cuba and east of Eden. [...] more »
Clinchview Golf Club in Bean Station, Tennessee Clinchview's golf course is built on the site of an old dairy farm and has some very nice, gentle, rolling terrain. Like most golf courses in this part of east Tennessee, it has some inspiring views of the surrounding hills and the Great Smoky Mountains. [...] more »
Britannia Golf Club at the Hyatt Regency on Grand Cayman Anyone who has ever lived on a Caribbean island knows that improvisation and flexibility are important, if you want to keep your sanity. The people at the Hyatt Regency knew this when they hired Jack Nicklaus to build the first golf course on Grand Cayman, the Britannia Golf Club. [...] more »
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - Maryland golf photos Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort features a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in the beautiful mountains of western Maryland in the Rocky Gap State Park. [...] more »
Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club, Vietnam Chi Linh Star is generally regarded as the best course in northern Vietnam - admittedly something of a back-handed complment in a country not exactly overflowing with golf. But even if it was, this is a beautiful course with a succession of memorable holes. [...] more »
Dalat Palace Golf and Country Club - Vietnam After eight decades that saw it twice abandoned and restored, Dalat Palace is now one of Vietnam's must-plays, a beautiful, serene course where almost every hole opens on to city and mountain views and fairways twist, bend and slope with the terrain. [...] more »
Ocean Dunes Golf Club - Phan Tiet, Vietnam Designer Nick Faldo calls Ocean Dunes a "tropical links" course, and it is links-like, with the wind whipping off the East Sea sculpting the sand dunes. If it isn't a true links, it IS a gorgeous layout. [...] more »
Vietnam Golf and Country Club - Ho Chi Minh City The east course at the exclusive private Vietnam Golf and Country Club's is 6,922 yards from the tips, and will play much longer in soggy conditions. Located about 35 heart-stopping minutes from the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, it's a very pleasant golf course, with non-penal rough. [...] more »