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Campestre San Jose Golf Club

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Undisputedly the best conditioned golf course in Los Cabos, Campestre San Jose Golf Club is a good place to tee up. It initially opened to the public in 2005 but officially opened in 2007 to offer the guests with higher quality of features and amenities. Since then, this golf club has been host to thousands of golfers annually. Spending a golf vacation at this place is a sure way to experience fun and excitement.

Jack Nicklaus is the person behind the greatness of Campestre San Jose Golf Club. Therefore, players should expect challenging yet rewarding rounds of golf. The 18-hole, par-71 championship course features 6,966 yards of golf on Paspalum grass that flourishes in extreme climates with salt water – “it’s like playing on carpet, the density of the grass is so sick”, golf professional Adrian Salum said of it. The 7th hole has the most magnificent view among the other holes, accenting the beautiful contrast between the desert and ocean. A golf trip to this club offers the guests with picturesque scenery as well as challenging golf rounds.

Having a golf vacation at Los Cabos gives the guests with extraordinary enjoyment at a very affordable price – they get what they pay for.The club includes a fantastic club house, beach club, locker rooms, spas, restaurants, bars, tennis courts, pools, Jacuzzis, and a lot more amenities – everything is here. Campestre San Jose Golf Club is a world class golf spot with quality service and amenities.

Eagle’s Landing Golf Course

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As Maryland’s first member of the Audobon Cooperative Sanctuary, avid golfers and nature lovers alike would understandably have high hopes for Eagle’s Landing Golf Course. Fortunately, or rather naturally, it delivered. It is home to various species of birds and other wildlife, and has taken well care of the natural ecosystems in the area. It is bringing nature at its best, while serving as one of Maryland’s top golf vacation destinations.

Apart from being a perfect retreat for golfers of all handicaps, the natural inhabitants of the Assateague Island National shore, along the picturesque Sinepuxent Bay, finds retreat in this nature-friendly course. The management of Eagle’s Landing Golf Course has taken up rapid measures in keeping it as eco-friendly as possible without jeopardizing the quality of game the golfers could get here. Testament to it is the extremely challenging, sweat-inducing par-4 closing hole. It’s monicker, “Beast of the East” says it all. It’s surrounded by marshes, and has a small landing area off the tees. Nothing can get more perfect a finale for a golf trip than this.

If that was the perfect finishing touch, the surrounding scenery are the perfect backdrop. It is a cornucopia of sea, sand and sky. The beautiful, well manicured greens go with it just as perfectly too. And with its 4 sets of tees, fairly challenging game, hospitable service, and world-class amenities, the Eagle’s Landing Golf Course is a natural at making the best and most lasting memories out of every golf vacation here.

Ocean City Golf Club – Seaside Course

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Surrounded by the relaxing sound of the sea waves,teeing up at Ocean City Golf Club – Seaside Course is a good way to give the body a break from daily stress. This course offers marsh and bay views. This is one of the classic layouts of the Eastern Shore that opened in 1959. A golf trip to this place will prove the visitors why it’s one of the favorite vacation spots in Ocean City.

The combinations of its traditional design, widely open fairways, and classically guarded greens continue to make Ocean City Golf Club – Seaside Course the first choice of people when planning to have a golf vacation in Maryland. Seaside course is an 18-hole regulation course that features 6,604 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 73. It has a course rating of 70.9 and has a slope rating of 115 on Rye grass. William Sass, III manages the course as the President to maintain its traditional vibe. Playing on the course must not be taken so easily because even though it is old, its holes and sand traps can be as tough as those of modern golf courses.

Ocean City Golf Club – Seaside Coursenot only boasts of its epic golf field. It also has 250-seat clubhouse, practice range, pro shop and restaurant to serve the guests better. Talented architect William Gordon has done a great job designing the course’s layout to last for several decades. This is the reason why this course has consistently been one of the most popular courses for both the local residents and visitors. A golf trip to Seaside Course brings out the best golf experience for every visitor.

Bay Club – West Course

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Bay Club – West Courseis nestled amid the scenic woodlands and natural wetlands of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This place is the original golf course of Bay Club. It was designed by Russell Roberts and made available to the public in 1989. Since then, many skilled golfers have gained interest to have a golf trip to this course because many say that each hole is extremely demanding, thus, challenging.

Bay Club – West Courseis an 18-hole regulation course that features 6,956 yards of golf from the longest tees. This is the home of the club’s infamous hole, the par-3 island green “Devil’s Island”. The “Green monster” is also one of its signature holes that serve the 9th and 18th holes. These holes give the players the “I will not stop till I overcome this hole” urge. But once they have successfully finished these tough holes, they will feel superb satisfaction. The course’s field was amusingly crafted with fair elevations, rolling greens, and spacious fairways. Experienced players will never regret selecting this course as a place for their golf vacationsbecause of the rewarding experience it gives.

This par-72 course has a rating of 73.1 and has a slope rating of 126 on Zoysia grass. Carl Freeman, together with Rob Bailey, maintains the place as the course’s managers. A golf trip to Bay Club – West Course requires the players to plan carefully before striking. Professional golfers’ advice is to simply pick the right club, feel the wind, relax the nerves, and let it rip.

 

The Links At Lighthouse Sound (Ocean City, MD)

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For one person to work to bring out another’s best is impressive; to successfully do it is exemplary. The designers of the Links at Lighthouse Sound have toiled to bring out the best of Mother Nature in its layout, and the best in each golfer that comes to play. The result is both impressive and exemplary. This golf vacation destination is a testament to the breathtaking beauty of almost uninterrupted nature, all the while bringing endless rounds of golf fit for the true lovers of the sport.

The Links at Lighthouse Sound is surrounded by several natural water features including the Assawomen bay, St. Martin’s river and a tidal marshland that all provide not only a challenging game, but a scenic one as well. The 18-hole par 72 golf vacation favorite is home to the longest cart bridge in the United States at 1,500 feet – and this bridge stretches all the way from the bay side holes to the marsh side ones. All 7,031 whooping yards of golf at the Links offer a quality of game that is not made for the faint of heart: the water comes into play on several holes and they were made not to serve as passive backdrops for a photo op; they were carved for the extra spunk. The signature par-3 fifth hole plays directly over the marsh towards a water-surrounded green. If water is not the golfer’s element, then perhaps the metal could do the trick.

When the designers came up with the Links at Lighthouse Sound, they brought out a lot of bests: best in nature, the best golf game, and the best location for a golf trip – and in the process, golf lovers have seen they are among the best course architects. It figures, best creators equal best results.

Glen Riddle Golf Club – War Admiral Course

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Glen Riddle Golf Club’s War Admiral Course is one golf vacation destination that pays homage to the great origin of golf and to the breathtaking Maryland scenery. It brings out the best of both, and the best and most memorable of games for every golfer who comes its way.

 Stretching to over 6,868 yards of pure golfing goodness, the 18-hole, par-72 War Admiral Course winds through a mature forest and has a whole array of wild and rugged bunkers. While its sibling Man of War course takes the golfers to a British Isles golf experience and they have to brave the eastern shore winds, this course at the Glen Riddle Golf Club has a calmer atmosphere. But that shouldn’t make it any easier than the other. The trees that grow abundantly in the forest surrounding it will give golfers a head- and heartache sooner or later in the game. But the scenic views around the tidal marsh – which comes into play on five of the eighteen holes – are just so breathtaking they have the power to neutralize whatever pains a bad score card can give. Golf trips here are made of beautiful views and game-winning (or heartbreaking!) shots – nevertheless, memorable.

 To whatever it pays homage to, the War Admiral Course clearly has given justice to it. And it would give all its worth for every mile that a golfer would go through to spend a golf vacation here. If this isn’t the best golf course hereabouts, then the best must be unborn yet.

Baywood Greens Golf Club – (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

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Augusta is Augusta, an almost invincible institution in the world of golf. It has an unmatched beauty and brand of play that has been legendary – the kind that even legends are fazed. To be compared to it is an honor that is worth perhaps a hundred recognitions from the country’s top golf publications. And this is exactly what the Baywood Greens Golf Club has become: a golf vacation destination that is by all means worthy of being called the Augusta of the North.

Baywood Greens Golf Club is an 18-hole championship course in Longneck, Delaware that is the perfect fusion of nature and human creativity. It is a whooping 27 acres of man made ponds, 2 tunnels and over 200,000 varieties of flowers, plants, trees and shrubs. They all combine to create the scenic paradise that it is today. Golf vacation packages here are made of fun and exciting rounds of golf on two superb nines – waterside and woodside, picture perfect moments amidst a plethora of flora in various colors, and the best memories.

 

The golf trip haven is only a few minutes from Delaware’s scenic Rehoboth Beach, and the Indian River Bay. This, its perfect conditioning and serving of world-class amenities like its clubhouse and pro shop all make the Baywood Greens Golf Club one good golf course. Too good in fact, that it has been awarded the #1 Best in the State for 2011-2012 by Golf Digest. With this recognition and more to come, it is carving its own name that could very well stand next to Augusta, among other legendary courses.

Reynold’s Plantation – Oconee Course

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The Reynold’s Plantation in Georgia is home to 7 of the best courses in America. And the designs are not made by just any architect. These top caliber golf vacation destinations bear the names of some the industry’s best the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, and Pete Dye. However, among the seven best, there will always be one that stands out; and in this resort, it is the Oconee Course designed by no less than the legendary Rees Jones himself.

The 18-hole par-72 Oconee Course, which stretches to 7,299 yards from the longest tees was named after the picturesque Lake Oconee which makes an appearance on most of the course’s 18 holes. Its layout is characterized as dramatic, challenging, and playable and has been the venue of countless memorable golf vacations. Lake Oconee and several other water features make or break any golfer’s game and it requires excellent strategy and shot-making skills to come out of this course as pristine as the majestic lake.

It has not only been praised but has been the choice host of some of the most prestigious events. Since it opened in 2002, the Oconee Course has already played host to the 2007 PGA Cup and the 2007 Chik-Fil-A-Bowl Alma Mater tournaments. It has also been listed as one of America’s Top Golf Courses by Zagat Survey (2007), as well as one of the Best Residential Golf Courses (Golfweek Magazine 2007). It was also ranked among the 100 Best Golf Shops in America by Golf World Business Magazine in 2006 and one of the Best Courses for Women by Golf for Women Magazine in 2006. With a portfolio this highly-awarded, it truly deserves the top spot at the Reynold’s Plantation – it proves to be the best golf vacation destination in its line of best golf courses.

Reynolds National Golf Club

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The center course of Reynolds Plantation, Reynolds National Golf Club is one great course to spend a week of golf vacation in. Also known as “The National”, this is Tom Fazio’s third masterpiece for Reynolds Plantation. The course is sandy, with 115 bunkers. According to Assistant Professional Ryan Frisch, the key ingredient for this course is shot-making. The golf balls do not hit the front and roll onto the green; they embed into the side of the hill and stay within inches of where they landed. To fully enjoy every game, golfers must able to control their forces on each strike.

As expected from a Fazio creation, the bunkers are not just oval, but consist of tentacles in every direction. This style is worthy of being considered as a product of modern art. Reynolds National Golf Club features breathtaking views and extraordinary elevations. The 27 holes skirt the shores of Lake Oconee. In 2006 and 2007, the intense forests of hardwoods, flowering wild dogwoods, and pleasant-looking pines helped the club garner many prestigious awards that include “America’s Best Resort Courses” by GolfWeek Magazine and “100 Must Play Courses of Georgia” by Golfstyles Magazine. This is the reason why The National is a place worth spending a golf vacation or two in.

“It’s no surprise that The National turned out as well as it did because the Reynolds folks have the patience and commitment to do things right,” Fazio said. The recognitions and awards that Reynolds National Golf Club has received only make up a small part of the reasons why guests should have a golf trip to this place. And it takes an actual trip to be convinced.

Cuscowilla Golf Club

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Most golf clubs find it hard to achieve playability with the low marker’s interest round and round throughout the years. Cuscowilla Golf Clubis a rare modern example of achieving this balance. Across the lake from the well-known Reynolds Plantation, this place has won different types of recognition from almost all of the major golf publications since its opening in 1997. Every golf trip to this club offers picturesque scenes as well as challenging rounds of golf.

From each of the club’s tee, there is a choice to be made – either to play safe or take a more aggressive angle to the hole. Bunkered heavily down the left and backed by deep native grasses, the challenge of Cuscowilla Golf Club begins at the 6th hole because it requires precision off the tee. The 9th hole is monstrously long while the 10th hole is a wonderful example of well-designed cape hole with the tee perpendicular to fairway. The remaining holes vary differently from one another that also require wise decision on how they will be played. The varying difficulties and styles of every hole is what golf enthusiasts look for in a golf trip. This club sure grants the kind of game that is desired by avid golfers.

Featuring 6,847 yards of golf from the longest tees, Cuscowilla Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-70 golf course that has a rating of 72. 2 and has a slope rating of 132 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, every golf vacation spent at this place certainly gives what golfers want – either a golf round that’s as easy as a, b, c; or a game that requires a player’s full game face on.