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Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head, S.C.
10/20/2009
The Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort, voted the best in South Carolina by course owners in 2009, is trademark Hills. There is very little sand on the course, making the hazards a little harder to pick out. Beware the swales, tight fairways and lots of water. [...] more »
Jones course at Palmetto Dunes Resort - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
10/20/2009
The Robert Trent Jones course at Palmetto Dunes in Hilton Head makes great use of the resort's elaborate canal system to craft a watery course. Holes skip to and fro from No. 11 to 15. The golf course combines a lot of challenges - trees, bunkers, doglegs and ocean breezes - to create a round that is anything but boring. [...] more »
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course in Jasper, Canada
09/16/2009
Considered one of master architect Stanley Thompson's finest works, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course has one of the best natural settings and hole-by-hole designs anywhere in the world. [...] more »
Best of golf and Lyon in France's Rhone-Alps region
08/10/2009
France's Rhone-Alps region is one of 33 regions in the country and the second most golf rich. Located in France's southeast, it's made up of the lowlands and river bed of the Rhone, as well as the French Alps, anchored by Grenoble, home to Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s Grenoble International Golf Club. [...] more »
Hilton Head National Golf Club in Bluffton, South Carolina
08/03/2009
Even Hilton Head National Golf Club can't stop progress, and that progress, a new road, is going to take three holes of its Gary Player-designed course, leaving it with a hybrid of Player and Bobby Weed-designed holes. It's a public golf course, pure and simple. No housing development, no memberships, just 18 holes of enjoyable golf. [...] more »
Best of golf and travel on Spain's Costa Del Sol and Andalucia
04/17/2009
Spain's Costa Del Sol in Andalucia is one of the world's most coveted golf vacations, thanks to scores of golf courses dotted along the scenic and mountainous Mediterranean coastline. Brandon Tucker offers up a collection of his favorite photos from a recent trip to the area. [...] more »
Oyster Bay Golf Links north of Myrtle Beach
03/04/2009
Oyster Bay Golf Links in Sunset Beach, N.C. is one of the Grand Strand's most scenic and dramatic rounds. The course plays through scenic marsh and wetlands, all within a whiff of the Atlantic Ocean. [...] more »
Long Point course at Amelia Island Plantation in northeast Florida
02/09/2009
Finding a favorite hole or stretch of fairways and greens on the Long Point course at Amelia Island Plantation isn't easy. Designer Tom Fazio works through three distinct natural settings in his signature layout here, giving Long Point a special identity at Amelia Island Plantation. [...] more »
Northwood Golf Club in Sonoma County, California
11/11/2008
Northwood Golf Club is an Alister MacKenzie course deep in the redwoods of Northern California. It's not so easy to find this golf course in Sonoma County, but the man who designed Augusta National and Cypress Point made his way here back in the 1920s. [...] more »
Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada
10/13/2008
Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is 6,000 feet above sea level at South Lake Tahoe, ringed by the High Sierras and hard by the deep-blue and turquoise waters of Lake Tahoe. In the mornings and afternoons, sunlight slants through the pines like the setting of a novel. [...] more »
Best of Northern Michigan golf in pictures
10/03/2008
Northern Michigan's golf courses are rated as high nationally as any other destination from Myrtle Beach to Phoenix/Scottsdale. Resorts such as Treetops in Gaylord, Garland Resort, Grand Traverse, Boyne Highlands and the Inn at Bay Harbor are among it's most reputable. [...] more »
The Grand Golf Club in San Diego
09/11/2008
The Grand Golf Club at the new Grand Del Mar resort weaves through the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, giving golfers plenty of up and down shots and dramatic looks. The closing stretch is particularly impressive, including an 18th hole that ends with a new $1 million waterfall flowing off the green. [...] more »
Circling Raven Golf Club in Northern Idaho
09/11/2008
If you're sick of golf courses with houses along the fairways - or anything near the course for that matter - Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho can be your salvation. This course is nothing but nature. As far as the eye can see. And them some. [...] more »
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon
06/23/2008
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
06/04/2008
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
05/21/2008
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
05/06/2008
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
05/05/2008
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
04/25/2008
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
04/21/2008
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.
04/14/2008
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
02/25/2008
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
12/10/2007
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
12/06/2007
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
11/20/2007
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
11/15/2007
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
09/06/2007
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
08/08/2007
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
08/07/2007
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
07/10/2007
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
03/16/2007
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
03/11/2007
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
12/06/2006
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
10/31/2006
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 »
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