Tiburon Golf Club – Gold Course

Tiburon Golf Club is known throughout the Florida golfing scene as amongst those that give the best quality golf experiences in the state. This gem of a golf vacation destination in Naples isn’t simply “just one of the many”. Its pair of 18-hole championship courses, not to mention best caliber services and amenities, make it a standout no matter how stiff the competition. One of its courses, the Gold Course, could very well tell its own story.

Both courses on the Tiburon are Greg Norman designs, the Gold Course being the longer one at 7,217 yards, par 72, in comparison with its sibling Black Course. Both the courses are not located beach front, but Norman created them links style in a rather convincing fashion that it feels as if the ocean is but a stone’s throw away. The Gold Course features a lot of water – on thirteen holes to be exact, with more than 50 well placed coquina shell-lined bunkers to compliment them. While it shares this same feature with the Black Course, the former was made with wider fairways and more generous landing areas making it the easier, more player-friendly course of the two. This makes golf vacations here more appealing for more golfers, a more open prospect for the lower-skilled players.

But golf trips isn’t all there is to the Gold Course. This would not be a championship course without creating real champions. And it does, December of each year, at the Merrill Lynch Shootout or more fondly called the Shark Shootout. Looking at this course alone, it is easy to understand why the Tiburon Golf Club is a favorite choice when Florida presents golfers with a thousand other options.

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Old Corkscrew Golf Club

There is nothing old about the in Lee County, Florida, but this golf vacation destination has reaped more awards since it opened in 2007 than most other older golf courses built through the years. This course is indeed like a corkscrew that opens a bottle of wine that adds a different flavor to compliment whatever good this part of Sunshine State already has on its plate.

That shouldn’t be surprising. As a Jack Nicklaus Signature, the course makes it one of the most unique layout in the area. That alone is an answer suffice enough to reply to the few people who are puzzled –this was created to have both playability and challenge to make for unforgettable golf trips. The Old Corkscrew Golf Club measures 7,400 yards from the longest tees, playing for par of 72. Nicklaus created it in a way that the contemporary additions would simply flow naturally on the terrain using the indigenous features of the area as main attraction and guide for direction. The final picture is a huge golf course dotted with mature oaks, slash pines and native vegetation where the careful wins loads of chances for a neat scorecard. And just as easily as fun reveals itself , the awards and recognitions came in pours.

Now nearing its fifth year of giving happy golf vacations, the Old Corkscrew Golf Club has gathered prestigious awards surpassing those before it. Under its namer are:‘Best Course That You Can Play That You Have Never Heard Of’(Golf Magazine, 2011); ‘Southwest Florida’s # 1, ‘Best Course You Can Play’ (Golf Magazine 2010); ‘One of America’s Best New Courses in 2007’(Golf Digest) – plus a Silver Signature Certification from the Audubon International. When it is a huge breakthrough for a new course, it would not be surprising to see this become a classic in the future; like fine wine that simply gets better as it gets older.

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Palm Aire Country Club – Mighty Oaks Course

Every golf course developer knows how important it is to be praised by both professional golfers and tournament organisers. Having amateurs consider their course as a prime golf vacation destination is one thing, but when the elephant in the room says something awesome about it, the course immediately steps a level up from its previous reputation. The Palm Aire Country Club – Mighty Oaks Course at Southern Florida surely tickles the preference of all these golf enthusiasts as it contains the right ingredients to transform those people into genuine advocates.

Developed in the 1970s, the 18-hole, playing for par-71 course, shows a classical and sophisticated layout which is favored by majority of the community near Pompano Beach. Because of the magnificent landscape here, this golf vacation location stands out among the finest in Florida. The Palm Aire Country Club – Mighty Oaks Coursesister course, the Cypress, which is also a collaboration of architects Tom and George Fazio, complements with the Mighty Oaks in successfully forming the four-course golf facility. The multi-million dollar overhaul project in 1998 enhanced the originally wonderful design of this area where rolling greens, highlighted TifEagle Turf and marvellous bunkers abound. Towering mighty oaks and impressive water features installed here also add to the awe inspiring atmosphere.

Aside from playing golf, the Palm Aire Country Club – Mighty Oaks Course is also equipped with sumptuous food and beverage services. The restaurant offers a range of golf vacation packages including a hearty breakfasts, delightful lunch and lavish dinner that any player deserves after a heart stopping game at this most memorable golf course of Palm Aire Country Club. 

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Silverado Golf Resort – North Course

Standing as the centerpiece for the Napa Valley experience is the Silverado Golf Resort – North Course which is just among the two 18-hole championship golf courses in the resort. Designed by the legendary golf vacation destination architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the courses exhibit a sight of enormous water crossings, unparalleled elevation changes, and impressive routing through oak trees that has outmatched the tests of times. Manipulation and direction of the layout exhibits challenge and a visual sensation that tickles a unique ambiance set by the place’ own standards. Here, golfers search for an authentic Napa golf experience and constantly return to the place to make the memory tangible.

Staying at one of the spacious guest rooms in Silverado Golf Resort – North Course means having the delightful treat of witnessing the Northern California’s wine country, which serves as both picturesque backdrop and lucky charm for the golf vacation location developers. Numerous recreational activities await at the area including tennis, biking and swimming. The 10,000-square-foot clubhouse also provides a place to unwind after a tiring and thrilling game. But ultimately famous among players is the largest resort spa in Napa Valley, which is the Spa at Silverado, where a wide variety of spa treatments are offered by skilled and experienced staffs.

The Silverado Golf Resort – North Course golf vacation package includes a wide range of amenities. Carts are available not only to ease a golfers transportation from one hole to another, it also brings them into the sought after cocktail lounge and clubhouse. New players would not worry about purchasing their own equipment as club rentals and free range balls are offered here. There are also lessons and practice facilities ready for those eager to develop skills before actual play. This course is undeniably unparalleled.

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Steele Canyon Golf Club

There is a classic golf vacation course in San Diego, California known as the Steele Canyon Golf Club. Considered a work of art of the legendary golf architect, Gary Player, this course is constructed from the natural arrangement of the terrain with the designs simply enhancing the orientation. Respect is the primary driving force while making this 27-hole championship course, since most of the indigenous beauty were retained while adding a few installments to make the course as inviting, challenging and demanding of a player’s skill.

The three nines in this golf vacation destination comprise of different environment with distinguishing atmosphere triggered by the unique establishments of every location. The rugged presentation of Canyon Course puts a player into the dramatic endeavor of pulling off a shot outmatching the highly challenging and breathtaking elevations. In the Ranch Course, on the other hand, players are offered a little breathing room as the strong cold wind touches the field caused by the fauna. The Meadow Course that stretches along the valley exhibits the magnificent view of woodlands and streams that tickles a sense of mystery and even magic to those contemplative guests. And to complete the entire museum of beauty in Steele Canyon Golf Club is the clubhouse that showcases a bar and a restaurant both indoor and outdoor. Twenty station driving ranges and a practice facility is also available.

The architecture, scenery and amenities display reasons why Steele Canyon Golf Club has received several accolades. This golf trip became the recipient of Golf Digest’s prestigious “4 ½ Star Award” and “Best Places to Play”. It is also one of only three golf clubs honored in San Diego County.

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Eastlake Country Club

Relax, play, and enjoy a golf vacation at Eastlake Country Club. This tranquil golf course blends with the beauty that surrounds Mt. Miguel, providing a picture perfect backdrop. It is a favorite choice of guests looking for a perfect course to hold a professional golf tournament or a fun golf outing. Its breathtaking scenery makes it an ideal place for a golf recreation.

Eastlake Country Club was designed by renowned architect Ted Robinson. It features 6,606 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. Having a golf vacation here will give players of different abilities an exciting challenge and fun with 1,800 trees, 6 lakes, waterfalls, and 72 bunkers that border the course. This is a challenging test of skills for experienced players from the tips. Conversely, from the shorter white tee boxes, this is a fun and forgiving course for players who just want to enjoy the game. It has no parallel fairways, making the golfers feel like they are the only players on the course. With a course rating of 70.1 and a slope rating of 116, the players will really enjoy their golf experience here.

Since its debut in 1991, Eastlake Country Club has been the favorite golf vacation destination of local and visiting golfers because of its ‘user-friendly’ layout and electronic yardage system on each cart. What makes it more favorable especially to novices are the practice areas that include natural grass tees, various distance markers, a practice sand trap, two chipping greens, two putting greens, and a PGA instructor. Playing this course will give a relaxed and fun round of golf to every player – beginning and expert alike.

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Oak Creek Golf Club

Like giving a clay artist a mountain to work on, Tom Fazio sculpted Oak Creek Golf Club meticulously and satisfyingly. The vast landscape provides a large space to work on and experiment on contemporary designs. And just as expected, Fazio turned the acreage into the most sought after golf vacation spot in the region.

As one of the most admired golf architecture geniuses in the world, Fazio has received extensive accolades including the “Best Modern Day Golf Course Architect” in Golf Digest magazine. This latest golf trip course in Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, California tops his many accolades with rewards of its own. Oak Creek Golf Club was named Best New Resort, Best Overall Resort, Best Daily Fee Course, and Best Private Course over the years by prestigious publications such as Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Golf World and Golf Week. Nevertheless, the awards only speak as official declaration of fame for this top notched golf course. The real acclamation lurks silently on the course which is the volume that speaks for a number of ways why this place has never failed to capture the taste of golfers around the world. Every year, more guests come in while the advocates continue with their habitual tee times.

Going down on the details of the landscape would lead guests into the secret of Oak Creek Golf Club‘s reputation. The truth evident here is that Tom Fazio’s architectural prowess arrived as a form of respect for the natural beauty that was already present in the area. Doing only a few to alter the presentation, and adding a little extra simply to accentuate the scenery was what Fazio did. The creek, of which the golf vacation destination was named, serves as the centrepiece of the place. Other lakes also enhance the luscious greens, narrow fairways and bull-nosed bunkers on the excellent area of 6,834-yard, playing for par 71. This place is undoubtedly brilliant!

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Pacific Grove Golf Links

A California golf vacation wouldn’t be complete without visiting Pacific Grove Golf Links. The course is very player-friendly – it’s not too long, no tough doglegs, blind shots, few waters, and wide fairways that parallel each other. The greens are well-maintained and the bunkers are manicured. It has a lot more surprises, like the stunning ocean views, that one can tell it’s a must visit golf destination.

Pacific Grove Golf Links is a public 18-hole course that was originally designed by Chandler Egan in 1932. Playing on the first nine will take the golfers through the forest of Pacific Grove, reflecting the charm of an English rural course made in old style. The back nine that is designed by Jack Neville is bordered by sand dunes and ice plants. The remarkable coastline features the views of Lover’s Point, Crespi Pond, Point Pinos, and the dunesland at Asilomar. A scenic tour to this golf vacation destination will enchant the guests with the abundance of its natural wonders like the seals, sea lions, Blacktail Deer, sea otters, gulls, and pelicans.

Pacific Grove Golf Links is the perfect place to end the golf vacation because of its great features, not to mention its newly built, award-winning Golf Shop and club house. Zagat Survey ranked this golf links as one of America’s Best Golf Courses. In addition to that, it was also recognized as One of the Nation’s Top 50 Golf Courses Under $50 by Golf Magazine. With these features, amenities, and awards, at a very affordable price, this golf destination will complete the golf adventure of every guest.

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Dove Mountain

Low density plan inspired by a true atmosphere of community and genuine respect for natural habitat is the main environment of Dove Mountain. Soaring from 2,700 to 4,300 feet, this golf spot offers magnificent views from all directions, with nearly 9 square miles given to open space. Ten miles of boundary from Arizona State Trust proves the integrity of this golf vacation destination‘s perimeter.

Dove Mountain is the home of the The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, which was designed by legendary golf architect, Jack Nicklaus. The high Sonoran Desert in the area provides a challenging attitude that integrates solidly into the variety of easy shot values. As a result, the golf vacation location invigorates an elite venue that different kinds of golfers can take advantage of, including golf legends. The lush desert mountain terrain of this 27 holes Nicklaus signature design presents a unique character that blends among noble saguaros. Beneath the surrounding Tortolita Mountain Range, this course requires shots that go beyond imagination. It calls players to perform their creativity on every area, even those that seem like plain fields.

Dove Mountain was obviously crafted to test every generation of champions. For that reason, it has received accolades from prestigious tour professionals and reviewers especially during the annual World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2009. The event expected the same number of ranked players in the when it returned in 2010. With view on the golf trip course from every angle on the accommodations, the residences have also grown through the years, here. Indoor and outdoor spaces are present all year round on the twenty custom estate home sites and award winning clubhouse complex that offers a homey atmosphere to both residents and guests.

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The Gallery Golf Course

Featuring two well-acclaimed golf courses is the The Gallery Golf Course at Tucson, Arizona. Providing a challenging layout on a picturesque sweeping view of the Sonoran desert landscape is the North Golf Course. On the other side, the South Golf Course offers gentle elevation changes on a view of thousands of giant saguaros coming from different directions. Both golf vacation destinations are set on an exuberant and natural desert surrounding that gives an exceptionally gratifying golf experience for golfers coming from various skill levels.

North Course of the The Gallery Golf Course, which was designed by John Fought and Tom Lehman (British Open Champion and 2006 Ryder Cup Captain), is ranked #1 in Southwest Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweek’s Top 100 Modern Courses. In this golf vacation spot, the nines meander through rugged canyons while the Sonoran views do more than amaze, it’s the tool to distract golfers and add to the demands, all together. Frankly, touring professionals would find the 18 holes tough, so it would seem more suitable for the higher handicap players.

Revealing into a more playable environment means going to the South Course of The Gallery Golf Course. Here, private clubs provide guests a place to sit back and relax with only the view to find hyperactive. The links style here is reminiscent of Donald Ross Pinehursts and its architectural scheme is more pleasing to the players who prefer a more classical atmosphere. This golf trip course, designed by John Fought, was nominated one of Golf Digest’s 100 Best. As a whole, the Gallery Golf Course received various awards and it became the highly celebrated host of the 2007 and 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture.

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