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Oasis Golf Club – Canyons Course

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Some golfers play for competition – they live to win every single round and make an oath to be the next Mickelson or Nicklaus. Some play for fun. Others, to relax and unwind, taking epic golf vacations every now and then. For whatever reason a golfer plays, there is room to play for everyone at the Canyons Course of the Oasis Golf Club.

This beautiful course in Mesquite, Nevada, is the remodeled Vistas nine of the Oasis Golf Club. The golf vacation destination is an 18-hole par-71 spectacle that stretches to 6,408 yards from the longest tees. It having 5 sets of tees makes it a perfect choice for golfers of any handicap. The fast Bermuda greens and the views of the Mesquite mountainscape make it a refreshing and scenic treat to the golfers. Its brand of difficulty is complex; it stands somewhere between refreshing and challenging. Simply put, the Canyons Course of the Oasis Golf Club is a player friendly course – regardless of the player’s purpose or ability.

Its designer, David Druzisky, incorporated the old nine of the Vistas with the newer Arroyo nine to build the Canyons Course of the Oasis Golf Club. He modeled the course layout in such a way that it not only is beautiful on its own but is a perfect compliment to its natural setting. It was built to compliment its more difficult sibling course, the Palmer. For players on golf trip, this is a perfect stopover where they can choose to be a champion or a king just lounging up for a day at the greens.

Glasgow Hills Golf Club

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The recipe for a good golf vacation destination is simple, but not everyone achieves it all too perfectly. A great location, an excellent designer, and a passion for bringing out the best golf course anyone could possibly experience – what could be so hard in that? Most others have found the ingredients, but not everyone got the right mix of it. Fortunately, though, there are those who have perfected the recipe, and have been bringing the best golfing experience to countless golfers. One perfect example is Prince Edward Island’s Glasgow Hills Golf Club.

Located in New Glasgow, a few minutes from Cavendish, the Glasgow Hills Golf Club features backdrops of the scenic St Lawrence Gulf, the River Clyde, and the picturesque rolling hills of Prince Edward Island. Famous Canadian architect, Les Furber, carved out the layout of this golf vacation hotspot. The course features highly dramatic elevation changes and fast greens that make for a challenging round for golfers of every ability. It has four sets of tees and could stretch from 5,279 yards to 6,915 yards. Since its opening in 2001, it has been hailed as one of Canada’s best, thanks to precise and meticulous conditioning.

Among those who have recognized its supreme quality as a golf course are Golf Digest (which awarded it a four-star rating on Best Places to Play) and Globe and Mail News (List of top 70 Golf Courses in Canada) – they, along with so many other happy golfers who have spent memorable golf trips at the Glasgow Hills Golf Club. And that is the secret ingredient that makes this truly great.

 

Dundarave Golf Club

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Spending a golf vacation in a peaceful and quiet island where the atmosphere is so relaxing is a good way of rewarding one’s self from the sweats of everyday life. Located at Prince Edward Island, Dundarave Golf Club is an excellent destination that gives the guests a solemn yet challenging golf vibe. This place is just steps away from the Callaway Golf Performance Centre of Atlantic Canada and The Callaway Golf Divine Nine. Designed by architects Dana Fry and Dr. Michael Hurdzan, this red sandstone golf course opened in 1999.

Dundarave Golf Club mixes traditional and modern designs to attract both old and fresh golfers. The signature red sand traps frame almost all shots. Each green is guarded by bunkers of different sizes and shapes. The par-4, eighth hole heads towards the river with a deep ravine, guarding the left portion from tee to green. This course is not so long from the back tees at 6,606 yards. It is also not a pushover with a slope rating of 135. The natural setting, tough holes, and other amenities of this place ensure that every golf trip here is one that will be long remembered.

Dundarave Golf Club was the host of the 2006 Legends of Golf that featured Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. ScoreGolf Magazine recognized the club as the 43rd most underrated courses of the country. Golf Digest gave this place a 4-star rating. This golf club is a world-class layout that should be included on every golf vacation at Prince Edward Island.

La Belle (The Beauty)

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Said to be the oldest course in the Laurentians, the front nine of La Belle (The Beauty) was built in 1920s. Golfers love to visit this place because of its great views. This charmingly classic course offers the players with great challenge especially with its sloped greens. It is renowned for its fair conditions, beautiful scenery and traditional mountain layout. La Belle remains a favorite golf vacation destination because of its charismatic looks and playability for golfers of different skill levels.

The initial holes were carved out of Laurentian forest over 80 years ago with the use of both manpower and horses. These holes have matured into what is now an old-style mountain course, La Belle (The Beauty). The lushly tree-lined fairways, together with the pleasant panoramic views and several elevation changes, make this place an attractive golf vacation destination. The quirks consist of characteristics of the classic layout, shorter holes, and a few small greens. Despite the shorter length holes, the course still challenges the players because of the small greens – the seventeenth hole is an example due to its stamp size and sloped green. Players will enjoy hitting down into the valley from the lofty tees.

Having a golf trip to La Belle (The Beauty) during fall is best – this offers magnificent views! Also, the course is equipped with a driving range and practice greens, pro-shop, and three academy holes. These amenities reward the beginners as well as the experts with the chance to experience golf in its most excellent conditions.

La Bete (The Beast)

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This young yet defiant course is quickly becoming one of Canada’s best golf courses. La Bete (The Beast) is one tough course that always looks so ready for a fight with its perfectly situated holes, smartly positioned sand traps, and wide fairways. It is one of Mont Tremblant’s outstanding courses – always in good shape with the wonderful mix of manicured and natural landscape. The course layout will challenge even the lowest of handicaps. Spending a golf trip in La Bete will test the golfers’ patience due to its demanding holes, and will captivate them with its one of a kind beauty.

La Bete (The Beast) is an 18-hole championship course with four tee offs, including a gold tee that plays 6,840 yards. Just like its sibling course, the Beast also has La Belle’s natural scenic beauty – the flawless greens and sloping greenery. It shakes along the raised plateaus and showcases the godly mountains and lake views. It lives up to its name as the centerpiece of Mont Tremblant’s spectacular Gray Rocks Resort. If an ideal golf trip is what the golfers are after, then this is their place.

La Bete (The Beast) winds along the Riviere du Diable and the plateaus with splendid perspectives of the Laurentian Mountains. The challenge of this course is difficult but fair. Players must employ strategy and skill to score well. But it is well conceived so a good swing is always rewarded with a good view of the next shot. It has plenty of lefts and rights, ups and downs, and no two holes are similar. Having a golf vacation here will allow guests to truly discover unique holes that inspire strategic play with every shot. Booking a game at this Graham Cooke-designed course will leave the visitors with great memories of their toughest shot.

Le Geant Golf Tremblant

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A golf trip to a place that is surrounded by gigantic mountains brings an intense vibe to golfers. Sometimes known as “The Giant”,Le Geant Golf Tremblant is neighbored by hugely picturesque mountains. After the 18th hole, the whole golf experience will remain in the hearts of the players. The place is best for golfers who like to play along the giant, surrounding mountains.

 Le Geant Golf Tremblant has a truly monumental feel with the spectacular beauty of its setting. The course is designed to follow the natural elevation of the landscape. It ranges from elevated to plunging fairways. Every game played here serves as a big challenge – the strategically placed sand traps require great skill. Furthermore, every hole must not be overlooked; golfers need to play them strategically even though they may look so easy. There are two par-4 holes on the back nine – the 11th hole features a 90 degree dogleg while the 18th hole offers a 150 feet drop to the fairway. The gigantically glorious surrounding and the demanding game will make every golf trip of the visitors complete.

 Le Geant Golf Tremblant is an 18-hole regulation course. Because of its magnificent beauty and design, it has received awards that include “Best Course in Canada” and “Top 10 Best Courses in Canada”. This course has also received a rating of four and a half stars by Golf Digest. A golf vacation at this place will leave a BIG impacton the visitors from its epic features and amenities up to the friendly, world-class service of the staff.

 

Kananaskis Golf Club – Mount Lorette Course

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Every golfer wishes for their golf trip to be epic. Playing golf at Kananaskis Golf Club – Mount Lorette Course grants this desire. It is named after the towering limestone peaks that serve as its breathtaking backdrop. Since its opening in 1983, this golf course has been one of the most visited in Alberta due to its excellent amenities. It is an ideal place where players can fulfill their golfing pleasures.

A world class golf vacation destination, Kananaskis Golf Club – Mount Lorette Course is named one of the top 25 public courses in North America by Golf Digest. It features two holes that conclude each loop of nine holes. The 560-yard, par five 9th hole has two big bunkers left of the fairway at the landing area from the tee. Water comes into play down the left of the fairway from past this point which then cuts into the front left of the green. Threatening the tee shot, the 463-yard, closing hole has an enormous bunker left of the fairway. This hole doglegs slightly left and a creek lies in front of the green. Golfers must consider a three wood off the tee, lay-up in front of the water, and play an accurate wedge to the green followed by a single putt.

Kananaskis Golf Club – Mount Lorette Course is an 18-hole golf course that is designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones, Sr. According to Jones, it has the best setting he was ever given to work with. Situated in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, a golf trip to this course will give the guests the epic sports getaway that they long for.

Silvertip Golf Club

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“Golf on the Roof of the World” is the tagline of Silvertip Golf Club. A golf trip spent in this golf club is like playing with the clouds. It offers magnificent views with its par-72 course that has 600 acres of peaks grasslands, and valleys that are perched on the bench lands of Mount Lady MacDonald, and are soaked in warmth and sunshine. The club can be located on the sunny side of the Bow Valley, in a mountain wilderness setting near the alpine village of Canmore. It offers fantastic views of the surrounding Rocky Mountains, and stands at the edge of an immensely undamaged wilderness.

Silvertip Golf Club has a slope rating of 153. It features from 5,100 to 7,200 yards of golf depending on the tee placement. The golf course is very accurate, as every hole offers a unique, splendid, and unbelievable alpine scene. Course designer Les Furber made sure that the course carried various picturesque views within each walk, from the glorious Three Sisters to thick alpine woods and glimpses of the welcoming Canmore. Taking a golf vacation at this club is a great way to experience one of Alberta’s finest golf courses.

Silvertip Golf Club offers guests with a unique golf trip due to its natural environment and tough holes. Aside from that, other outdoor adventures like rafting, skiing, and mountain biking are also available in the club. The place is known throughout the area as a main locale not only for golfing, but also for different occasions such as wedding events, business meetings, and friends and family outings.

Banff Springs Golf Club

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Famous for its panoramic beauty, Banff Springs Golf Club has an attractive and challenging layout located in the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Although golf critics have different opinions when it comes to the greatness of a course, one characteristic that they agree upon is that a great course must have great holes. And as for those who have already witnessed the beauty of the place, the holes here are the kind that would urge – more like, pressure – the golfers to take their skills to their next best level. Every golf trip to this place offers breathtaking views from every direction and a magnificent layout that thrills every golfer.

Banff Springs Golf Club amazes both amateurs and professionals because of its challenging layout. This golf course will delight and tempt each player from the actual holes to the optical illusions created by the neighboring mountains. Designer Stanley Thompson designed this original 18-hole golf course that features 7,083 yards in 1928. The course winds along the Bow River under the snow-capped peaks of Mount Rundle and Sulphur Mountain. Like many traditional courses, some improvements have been made to this golf vacation destination to make sure it challenges longer hitters and to proved the resort golfers one fine golfing experience. Nine holes were added in 1989 resulting in 27 holes of championship layout.

Banff Springs Golf Club offers a golf academy and practice facility to assist the players in sharpening their skills before a day on the links. Spending a week of golf vacation in this club will help the players to dramatically enhance their golfing skills with the aid of the professional trainers.

Cabo del Sol – Desert Course

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Sun. Sky. Sand. Sea. And everything good in between. Top it off with championship caliber golf course, it becomes every golfer’s haven. For the unbelieving, this little piece of heaven could never be had except in dreams. But for the real deal golf lovers, this place is just south of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, in a paradise called the Desert Course of the Cabo del Sol Resort. With little doubt close to nothing, this could be the most perfect, most ideal golf vacation destination.

The par-72 18-hole golfing paradise is one of the two courses in the resort community of Cabo del Sol, the other one being the Ocean Course. The Desert Course of the Cabo del Sol was designed by no less than the Tom Weiskopf. In this layout, Weiskopf optimized the desert and the ocean to provide not only breathtaking backdrops but a challenging game. The result is a 7-100 yard golf vacation hotspot, with gently rolling desert terrain with stunning views of the Sea of Cortez from all holes.

This course is made of the fusion of every single element present in the nature-endowed land – ocean, desert, mountain. And Tom Weiskopf outdid his own reputation and did an unbelievably wonderful job of putting them together and coming up with the Desert Course of the Cabo del Sol. It is so good, in fact, that Golf Digest has listed it among Mexico’s top 10 Golf Resorts. It only takes a single golf trip here for the unbelieving to start believing: golf heaven does exist.