Getting to Arrowhead Country Club from the heart of Myrtle Beach requires a quick drive on Highway 501 over the Intracoastal Waterway and past the entrance to the new Hard Rock Park theme park opened in the spring of 2008. So if you have some thrill-seekers in your group, drop them off on the way, and you'll have the rest of the day for some exciting golf at Arrowhead, Brandon Tucker writes.
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• Host Dave Berner talks to TravelGolf.com's Brandon Tucker about the quality golf courses in southwest England. The region ""has a great collection of courses," says Tucker.
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The first nine holes of Aberfeldy Golf Club were laid out in the level floodplain of the River Tay in 1895, making it one of the oldest courses in the Scottish highlands.
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Branson-area courses range from the superb Branson Creek to John Daly's Murder Rock, most with excellent views and all of them in close proximity to the shows and attractions.
Myrtle Beach is home to plenty of island greens and other memorable par-3 holes, writes Brandon Tucker. Here are some of the finest that stand to make your knees shiver ...
Also: Check out the Waccamaw Golf TrailThe Castle Course, designed by David McLay Kidd, is an intriguing and - dare we say it? - sexy addition to the six existing courses administered by The St. Andrews Links Trust.
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Coach Dennis Green may be famous for his "you can't crown things prematurely" rant, but go ahead and crown Chambers Bay now. "It's golf theater at its finest," Chris Baldwin writes.
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Thanks to the '02 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Grand America Hotel sprung up as a luxurious option for corporate sponsors. It remains the premier accommodation in the city.
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With three dozen breweries, Portland is known as beer central. But there's also great golf nearby, making for excellent beer/golf tours of the area, Brandon Tucker writes.
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