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Prince Edward Island Golf

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Canada GolfMiles of sandy beaches, red sandstone cliffs, and the vivid colors of the island’s gently rolling landscape are some of the best qualities that Prince Edward Island boasts about. The island has also been considered as Canada’s lone island province and is the smallest in terms of area and population. Aside from being dubbed as the “Garden of the Gulf”, it is also known as the “Birthplace of Confederation”. Being a lively place with endless opportunities for endless recreation and entertainment, Prince Edward Island has been catering to an increasing number of guests coming from the different parts of the globe. The island also takes pride on some of the world’s finest golf courses including the Andersons Creek Golf Club, the Brudenell River, the Dundarave, the Eagles Glenn Golf Course, and the Glasgow Hills Resort & Golf Club.

Andersons Creek Golf Club

Designed by the famous golf layout architect Graham Cooke, the Prince Edward Island GolfAndersons Creek Golf Club has been considered as the island’s all-time favorite. This amazing course features the undulating greens, water hazards, four Par 3s, ten Par 4s, and four Par 5s. The course has also been cited by John Gordon as one of “The Greatest New Courses in Canada” as well as among the “Top 100 Courses in Canada” by Globe & Mail.

 

Brudenell River

The Brudenell River has been recognized as the island’s most popular golf course. The layout features the numerous picturesque gardens, manicured greens, broad fairways, as well as lakes and ponds. Since its opening in 1969, the course has already hosted some professional golf matches and numerous Canadian Tour events. Among the many citations that the layout received includes the 4-star rating of Golf Digest and SCORE Golf Magazine’s “Top 6 Best Golf Resorts in Canada”.

Dundarave

The Dundarave is an 18-hole championship layout that was Prince Edward Island Golfdesigned by two famous architects Dana Fry and Dr. Michael Hurdzan. This layout which is considered as the newest member of the Golf Links PEI features the expansive fairways, memorable bunkering patterns, and the contemporary architectural designs in a natural setting. Dundarave was also cited as one of the “Top 6 Best Golf Resorts in Canada”.

 

Eagles Glenn Golf Course

The perfect balance of beauty and challenge is what the Eagles Glenn Golf Course is all about. The layout which meanders through the 300-acre beautiful countryside area was designed by Graham Cooke, a famous Canadian golf course architect. This 18-hole golf facility features the Bent grass greens, Kentucky blue grass tees and fairways, 5 distinct teeing areas, and the modernized practice facility. While on play, golfers can also take the island’s awe-inspiring views at each hole.

Glasgow Hills Resort & Golf Club

Dubbed as a “World Class Signature Golf Course”, the Glasgow Hills Prince Edward Island GolfResort & Golf Club is a par-72 layout that can provide challenging rounds to all golfers with various skill levels. The course, which was designed by the famed Les Furber, offers the spectacular setting that features plenty of elevation changes as well as spectacular views. Ever since the course opened in 2001, it continuously receives accolades for course condition and customer service.

Phoenix/Scottsdale Golf

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The Phoenix and Scottsdale area of Arizona has been considered as Arizona Golfa top vacation destination for both the local and foreign guests who are looking for a quiet respite away from the busy city life. Phoenix, which has been dubbed as the “Valley of the Sun”, and Scottsdale, which was described as “a desert version of Miami’s South Beach”, are both ringed by majestic rugged mountains and the Sonoran Desert. Aside from the vast adventure opportunities that Phoenix and Scottsdale’s great outdoors offer, golfers of all ability levels also flock these places in order to experience some of the world’s finest greens. The Golf Club at Eagle Mountain, the Sunridge Canyon Golf Club, the Saguaro Course of the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, the Sanctuary Golf Club at Westworld, and the Rancho Manana Golf Club are some of the best golf courses where all sorts of golfers can put to test their swinging skills.

The Golf Club at Eagle Mountain

Phoenix GolfCited by the 2009 Readers Poll of GolfWorld as one of the “Top 50 Public Courses in the Country”, The Golf Club at Eagle Mountain has been considered as the perfect blend of nature and man’s ingenuity. This magnificent layout meanders through Arizona’s rolling hills, lush desert valleys, and the natural box canyons providing guests with the majestic views of the area’s landmark mountains, downtown cityscapes, as well as the picturesque valleys.

Sunridge Canyon Golf Club

The Sunridge Canyon Golf Club has been ranked by Golf Magazine as 42nd among the “Top 100 Courses you can play in the United States”. The layout also offers the #17 from the “Canyon” tees as the Valley of the Sun’s best par 3. Golfers are also faced with strategically placed green-side bunkers and fairways to add up to the challenge on the layout that has been created through time with nature’s own course.

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club – Saguaro Course

The Saguaro Course of the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is Ben Crenshaw Phoenix Golfand Bill Coore’s latest masterpiece. The layout features some interesting natural movements that would require the players to take various shots as well as discover solutions to overcome the course’s challenges. Crenshaw and Coore has already created several golf gems and the Saguaro Course, being their latest creation will surely test the skills even that of the professional golfers.

 

Sanctuary Golf Club at Westworld

Perfectly nestled on Scottsdale’s McDowell Mountains’ western slopes, the Sanctuary Golf Club at Westworld has been considered as Scottsdale’s premier golf course. Designed by Randy Heckenkemper, a famous golf course architect, this layout was carved and transformed from what was once a storm water retention area. This par-71, 6,624-yard layout is more than just a stunning golf course but also haven for the well-protected wildlife and native plants.

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Phoenix GolfThe Rancho Manana Golf Club is a par-71 championship layout that was voted by Golf Digest as among “Arizona’s Most Scenic Layouts”. The layout features the dramatic elevation changes in an unspoiled desert terrain. Golfers can also take advantage of the full-length driving range, practice putting and chipping greens, the fully-stocked golf shop, full service restaurant, and the locker rooms.

Ocean City Golf

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Ocean City is a popular oceanfront resort located on Maryland’sDelaware Golf coast that is also home to clean beaches, skyscraper hotels, restaurants, the boardwalk, and the array of amusement parks. Each year, the city caters to all kinds of visitors who want to take the more urbanized shore escape and enjoy the Atlantic Ocean’s natural beauty that pounds against the long stretch of sandy beaches. These days, the area in Ocean City continues to sprawl across the bay as the number of vacation goers flocking the city keeps on increasing. Along with the prominent shopping establishments, entertainment centers, and other recreational facilities are the award-winning golf courses that were designed by famous layout architects and designers. The Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club, the River Run Golf Club, the Eagle’s Landing Golf Club, the Bayside Golf Course, and the West Course of Bay Club are some of the finest greens that Ocean City boasts about.

Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club

The Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole championship masterpiece of the legendary golf figure Robert Trent Jones Sr. This well-designed layout that has been considered as East Coast’s most challenging course, features the heavily guarded greens, tree-lined fairways, and the putting greens with subtle undulations. Golfers can also take advantage of the double ended driving range, the two practice putting greens, or the sheltered driving area before putting their swinging skills to test at the challenging holes.

River Run Golf Club

Ocean City GolfDesigned by the legendary Gary Player, the River Run Golf Club is a 6,705 layout that meanders through a natural foliage and terrain. An area that was once a forest and farmland has now turned into one of the finest golf facilities in Ocean City that has been flocked by golfers from across the nation. The layout features the challenging 18 holes that will test every golfer’s swinging abilities even that of the professionals.

Eagle’s Landing Golf Club

An amazing golfing paradise that offers a sweeping vista of nature at its finest is what the Eagle’s Landing Golf Club is all about. The course features the variety of links style as well as the marsh land holes with the bent grass greens and the Bermuda fairways. In 1996, the course was cited among the “Top 75 Most Affordable Public Courses in America” by Golf Digest.

Bayside Golf Course

The Bayside Golf Course is an 18-hole signature masterpiece of Delaware GolfJack Nicklaus, one of the greatest golf champions. This 7,000+ yard par 72 championship layout features the woodlands and wetlands as well as the breathtaking coastline views that will greet golfers while on play. The course also offers a driving range, chipping green, putting green, and the multiple sets of tees that will challenge all sorts of golfers.

 

Bay Course – West Club

The West Course of Bay Club is an original island green, 18-hole championship layout that is home to the 100-yard “Green Monster” wide double green. This layout has the greens and tees that are perfectly nestled in the area’s natural woodlands with the gentle hills that slope back all the way into the water. If golfers want to experience the challenge and make it through the tough holes, all they have to do is pick the right kind of club to use.

Palm Springs Golf

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A desert city that lies within the Coachella Valley of California, Palm Springs is home to the vast land areas that provide endless outdoor adventure opportunities. With the perfect blend of modern architecture and nature’s finest beauty, both the local and foreign guests flock this resort city for a casual relaxation. Aside from its breathtaking sceneries of canyons and mountains, Palm Springs is also home to amazing golf courses that were designed by famous golf course architects and designers. Some of the pristine greens that have been attracting all sorts of golfers include the North Course of Indian Canyons Golf Resort, the Golf Club at La Quinta, the Cathedral Canyon Golf Club, the Palm Course of Desert Springs, and the Valley Course of Desert Springs.

Indian Canyons Golf Resort – North Course

Palm Springs GolfThe North Course of the Indians Canyons Golf Resort is a 36-hole layout designed by the renowned golf course architect William P. Bell. This classical 6,943-yard par-72 layout also features the 6 challenging water hazards, the historic Walt Disney fountain, thousands of native trees, and the majestic mountain views that greets every golfer while on play.

Golf Club at La Quinta

In the beautiful natural California desert landscape lies the Golf Club at La Quinta, an 18-hole championship golf course. Being home to various PGA Tours including the LG SKINS GAME in 2006, this well-designed layout has been tested by golf champions over time. The sand perils and dramatic water features that complement the layout’s fairways all the way to the rolling greens are among the noticeable features that makes this course different from the rest.

Cathedral Canyon Golf Club

Palm Springs GolfDesigned by the California golf course specialist David Rainville together with the renowned golfer Billy Casper in the early 1970’s, the Cathedral Canyon Golf Club offers the challenging courses for golfers of all handicaps. The golf course also features the rolling hills with strategically placed bunkers and the tree-lined fairways that meander through the array of lakes. While taking the exciting tee times, guests will also have their fair share of the San Jacinto Mountains’ breathtaking views.

Desert Springs – Palm Course

The Palm Course of the Desert Springs is an 18-hole layout that was designed by the famous golf course architect Ted Robinson. This modernized golf facility features the state-of-the-art computing systems that even from the cart; golfers can already monitor the pace-of-play or compute the exact yardage all the way to the pin. The Wedge and the Sand Trap will serve as the means to end the great round of swings.

Desert Springs – Valley Course

Palm Springs GolfThe Valley Course of the Desert Springs is another exceptional Ted Robinson masterpiece. Like the Palm Course, this 18-hole championship layout features the modernized navigational and computing systems. While on board the carts, golfers can use the onboard computer to solicit golf tips from a course professional while playing a particular hole, or view the graphic layouts of the course’s holes. To end the round, golfers are also allowed to order lunch or snacks as they tee off from the final 18th hole.

Punta Cana Golf

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Dominican Republic GolfCovering about 1,100 acres of a fairly deserted area, Punta Cana is a region in the Dominican Republic that boasts of its coastline of white beaches facing the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Both the local and foreign guests visit the place to take advantage on one of natures’ finest. Aside from the array of water activities, Punta Cana also serves as the haven for fine dining, relaxing spas, and prestigious golf. With the tropical climate that is mildly windy, golfers of all ability levels can have the best tee times at the well designed golf courses that meander through the lush and tropical grounds. Some of Punta Cana’s finest greens include the Roco Ki – Faldo Legacy Course, the Punta Espada Golf Course at Cap Cana, the La Cana Golf Club, the Cocotal Golf & Country Club, and the Corales Golf Course.

Roco Ki – Faldo Legacy Course

Considered as one of Caribbean’s uniquely dramatic course, the Roco Ki – Faldo Legacy Course is perfectly nestled in the contrasting environment of pristine white sand beaches, sea grass meadows, tropical mangrove forests, and the elevated headlands. With the majestic panoramas of headlands, ocean, and the mountains at the first tee, guests will have the equally spectacular tee times and nature watching.

Punta Espada Golf Course

The Punta Espada Golf Course at Cap Cana is considered as the first Dominican Republic Golfamong the three Jack Nicklaus Signature layouts in the area. This 18-hole course features the par72 7,000 yards of play along with stunning views, miles of white beaches, and the most complete and modernized marina in the Caribbean. While testing those swinging skills, golfers will also enjoy spectacular sea views.

 

La Cana Golf Club

The La Cana Golf Club serves as P.B. Dye’s first solo masterpiece in the Dominican Republic. The Course features the long 7,152 yards of play from the tees and superb 12 holes that offers the magnificent sea views. Golfers can also improve on their swinging skills by taking golf lessons with the golf pro Kim Jensen or have the 5-day clinics before taking the challenges of this world-class beachfront layout.

Cocotal Golf & Country Club

Dominican Republic GolfDesigned by the renowned golf course architect and six-time Spanish Champion Jose “Pepe” Gancedo, the Cocotal Golf & Country Club is perfectly created using the area’s natural terrains. The course also features the strategically-placed trees, mounds, bunkers, gently rolling terrains, and the generous fairways. With the four sets of tees designed for the low-handicapped golfers, beginners and intermediate players will have their fair share of the course’s challenge.

Corales Golf Course

Set between the expansive Caribbean Sea, coral reefs, and rocky cliffs, the Corales Golf Course offers the golf adventure that is beyond compare. Designed the famed Tom Fazio, the layout features the variety of long and short holes that are bordered by lush vegetation and trees as well as the holes that are playing along the crashing waves and oceanfront cliffs or beside the crystal blue lakes.  The layout’s 16th, 17th, and 18th holes are considered the world’s most scenic and toughest finishing holes.

Orlando Golf

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Florida GolfBeing home to the famous Walt Disney World, Orlando is now a city that is already heavily urbanized with the array of industries. Aside from the famous world of Mickey Mouse, the city also boasts of its other major tourist attractions including the Universal Orlando Resort, the SeaWorld Orlando, and Lake Buena Vista. These all-time favorite vacation spots served as the backbone of the city’s tourism industry that sees over 50 million annual visits from both the local and foreign vacation goers. But amidst the vast urban sprawl and theme parks are the finest championship golf courses that were designed by top golf course architects and designers. The International Course of Championsgate Golf Resort, the Stoneybrook West, the Disney’s Palm Golf Club, the Bella Collina Golf Club, and the Harmony Golf Preserve, are among the pristine greens that the Orlando golf industry boasts about.

Championsgate Golf Resort – International Course

World-class golf with unmatched golf facility designed by the Orlando Golffamous golf champion Greg Norman is what the International Course of the Championsgate Golf Resort is all about. Just minutes off from the famous Disney World, golfers can now take challenging rounds of golf in a layout that reminds of the British Isles’ great golf courses. The entire layout features the thick and gnarly rough, fairways with mounding and waste areas on either of its sides, and the deep bunkers to add up to the challenge.

Stoneybrook West

The Stoneybrook West has been considered as one of the finest greens in Central Florida that offers the best tests in golfing. A layout that stretches out 7,101 yards of play from the back tees, will allow each golfer to decide how much challenge would fit to make the best of their rounds. Designed by Arthur Hills, the course features the legendary greens that are seeded with Tif Eagle and the true rolling features. Golfers can also take warm ups on the layout’s full practice range equipped with fairway bunkers and greenside.

Disney’s Palm Golf Club

Rated among “America’s Top 75 Resort Courses”, the Disney’s Orlando GolfPalm Golf Club offers the fourth-toughest 18th hole that the PGA Tour has. It also features the numerous tree-lined fairways, elevated greens and tees, 94 bunkers, and the fair share of sand and water with 9 water holes. The course was also cited by Golf Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Resorts in the United States”.

 

 

Bella Collina Golf Club

Exclusively designed by Nick Faldo, the Bella Collina Golf Club serves as the masterpiece of the of an all-time leading Ryder Cup point scorer. Set in the rolling terrain Highlands of Tuscany, the course features the sweeping dunes, the open fairways, and the majestic views overlooking the lush orange groves and two lakes.

Harmony Golf Preserve

The Harmony Golf Preserve is a complete golf course facility Orlando Golfdesigned by Johnny Miller, the 1973 U.S. Open Champion. The course is conveniently located between Lake Nona, Melbourne Beach, and the airport in Central Florida that is home to diverse animal and plant life. This award-winning layout also features the complete practice facility comprised of a putting green, chipping area, and a driving range.

Fayetteville Golf

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Named after the French General Lafayette, Fayetteville is home toNorth Carolina Golf military bases that include Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg. The city’s metropolitan area is considered as the 5th largest in the state in terms of population. What was once the home of the Highland Scots as well as the active Patriots has now turned into a favorite vacation destination with an array of museums that hold Fayetteville’s rich history. The great outdoors also provide endless opportunities for exciting adventures including rounds of challenging golf at some of the world’s finest golf courses. Some of the best layouts include the Baywood Golf Club, Carolina Lakes Golf Course, Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Gates Four Golf and C.C., Kings Grant Golf Club, Anderson Creek Golf Club, and the Tobacco Road Golf Club.

Baywood Golf Club

The Baywood Golf Club is an 18-hole premier golfing facility that features the TifEagle greens and the Tifton 419 fairways set in a 140-acre area. Golfers of all ages and ability levels from across the globe can have the challenging tee times with friends all year long. Aside from the generous fairways, the layout also provides the elevated greens to compliment good shot making, the 15-acre practice area, a fully-stocked golf shop, and a bar and grill where guests can chill after the rounds of golf swings.

Carolina Lakes Golf Course

North Carolina GolfDesigned by the famous golf course designers Roger Rulewich and Jim Hickey, the Carolina Lakes Golf Course offers the undulating greens that emphasize approach shots and shot placements. Ever since the golf course opened in 1981, it was then flocked by golfers of various skill levels to enjoy great rounds of fast golf. Tee times at Carolina Lakes are all about fun and lots of fun.

Cypress Lakes Golf Course

Considered as one of North Carolina’s finest residential golf communities, the Cypress Lakes Golf Course is all about natural and unspoiled beauty tucked on a quiet 700 acres of refuge. The layout also served as the personal retreat for the Highsmith-Rainey Hospital co-founder Dr. W.T. Rainey. Along with the thriving turkey farm, the doctor also cultivated camellias and azaleas which were later preserved by business leaders and the resort’s long time residents.

Gates Four Golf and C.C.

North Carolina GolfThe Gates Four Golf and C.C. is a private championship course designed by Willard Byrd which was later renovated in 1999 by Dan F. Maples, a renowned golf course architect. This unique course features the bent grass greens with wooden bridges and winding streams. The layout also offers the array of tees that will serve as the perfect challenge for the seniors, ladies, as well as the low handicap players.

Kings Grant Golf Club

Right in the heart of the city of Fayetteville is the classic King’s Grant Golf Club. Voted as Cumberland County’s Best Golf Course for 3 consecutive years, King’s Grant is set through the city’s beautiful cypress trees and majestic pines. With the active membership for any individual, families, and even corporations as well as the daily fee play, golfers of all sorts can experience the best tee times at one of the state’s best layouts.

Anderson Creek Golf Club

North Carolina GolfThe Anderson Creek Golf Club was Davis Love III first signature layout in North Carolina. The course features the longleaf pines that line the rolling emerald fairways, the large roll-off areas on the greens, and the significant undulations that make Anderson Creek a must-play and visit layout. This award-winning layout was also cited as the “Best New Course in North Carolina” in 2001 and was rated with 4 ½ stars in 2008 by Golf Digest.

Tobacco Road Golf Club

The Tobacco Road Golf Club is considered as one of the most talked about and celebrated golf courses in the world. Designed by the famed Mike Strantz, the course was uniquely carved through an aged sand quarry. With 6,500 yards of play all the way from the ripper trees, Tobacco Road Golf Club was rated as 2nd in slope in the Carolinas.

Bermuda Islands Golf

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Whitewashed stone cottages, beautiful beaches, quiet refuge, are some of the amazing things that suits the best description for Bermuda Islands. This British territory got its name from Juan de Bermudez, a Spanish sea captain who sighted the island. Bermuda then became a major navigational landmark for the galleons that are crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Since then, the island has become a tourist magnet. With the majestic sunset views, exotic reefs, breathtaking setting, and a ‘dolce far niente’ atmosphere, both the local and foreign guests can’t help but to keep on coming back. This quiet refuge is also home to some of the world’s finest golf courses. The Belmont Hills Golf Club, the Fairmont Southampton Golf Course, the Mid Ocean Golf Club, the Ocean View Golf Club, and the Port Royal Golf Club are some of the pristine greens that Bermuda Islands boasts about.

Belmont Hills Golf Club

The Belmont Hills Golf Club is an Algie M. Pulley Jr. masterpiece that exudes the island’s captivating beauty. This amazing golf layout features the intense bunkering, multi-tiered U.S.G.A greens, slender Bermuda grass fairways, water hazards, and many other challenges that will surely test every golfer’s ability level. To add up to the challenge, the layout has the bunkers that most of the Master’s players would want to avoid.

Fairmont Southampton Golf Course

Bermuda Islands GolfAwarded with the “Best place to play Golf” by Golf Digest in 2002, the Fairmont Southampton Golf Course is a 2,684-yard course that will take every golfer’s game to new heights. The course features the 18 challenging par-3 holes with dramatic elevation changes, myriad of bunkers, water hazards, and 3 tee offerings. Beginners can take advantage of the practice green or take golf lessons with highly qualified golf professionals.

Mid Ocean Golf Club

The Mid Ocean Golf Club is a Charles Blair Mcdonald signature masterpiece that offers “beauty, charm, and excellence of the links”. This Mcdonald legendary overseas course is set in a 600-acre challenging terrain where golfers of all ability levels can put to test their skills while enjoying great sceneries and exciting tee times with friends.

Ocean View Golf Club

Bermuda Islands GolfThe Ocean View Golf Club has been considered as Bermuda Islands’ premier 9-hole golf course. This meticulously manicured layout features the eighteen varieties of tee positions with the tricky par-70 as well as the mesmerizing scenery that will surely entice golfers to take another challenging round to complete an exciting day. After the whole-day fun under the sun, guests can have a relaxing chat while sharing a meal or two at the club’s restaurant.

Port Royal Golf Club

The Port Royal Golf Club has been considered as the finest Robert Trent Jones Sr. design outside the United States’ mainland. Being a premier golf facility that features fairways, tees, greens, and bunkers, this layout has been an asset to Bermuda’s tourism industry since it has been helping a lot in the promotion of the island as golf resort. In order to maintain the course’s prestige as well as improve its playability, Port Royal will undergo a major renovation.

Miami Golf

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Florida GolfA major city in Southeastern Florida’s Atlantic Coast and the 42nd largest in the United States, Miami is known to be “The Gateway to the Americas”. The city has served as a major center for finance, commerce, international trade, education, performing arts, and many more. The downtown area is home to numerous large national and international companies as well as the largest concentration of the United State’s international banks. Aside from being the country’s major financial center, Miami also boasts of its majestic beach resorts, bars, nightclubs, bohemian shops, restaurants, and the high caliber championship golf courses. Guests and golfers alike can have the exciting golf vacation packages that can access some of the finest greens in the area including the Blue Monster of Doral Resort, the Great White Course of Doral Resort, Miller Course of the Fairmont Turnberry, the Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, and the Normandy Shores Golf Club.

Doral Resort – The Blue Monster

Home to the World Golf Championships in 2007, the Blue Monster of Doral Resort is all about world-class golfing. The course was originally designed by the famed Dick Wilson and later underwent restorations under the supervision of Raymond Floyd. This historic layout also features the series of placed bunkers that were strategically arranged, the long fairways, a deep Bermuda rough, undulating green, and the assortment of unique water hazards. Its 18th hole that goes with a signature fountain was cited as among the “Top 100 Holes in the World” by GOLF Magazine.

Doral Resort Great White Course

The Doral Resort Great White Course is a par-72, 7,171-yard Greg Miami GolfNorman signature course. In 2000, the course served as the host to the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout of the PGA Tour and was cited by the National Golf Foundation as “The Best New Golf Course”. The course features the demanding fairways, the sporadic Scottish-style bunkers, hundred of palm trees, and the coquina crushed shells holes. To add to the excitement, water comes into play on most of the layout’s 18 holes.

The Fairmont Turnberry – Miller Course

Nestled in the 300 tropical acres of South Florida, the Miller Course of The Fairmont Turnberry underwent a $100 million transformation paving the way for the new Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club. Redesigned by Raymond Floyd, golf Hall of Famer, the new layout now features the gently contoured fairways, spectacular water features, sharp doglegs, and the increased elevation changes. This challenging layout offers the par 70, 6,417 yards of play.

Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne

Miami GolfOn an island paradise in Key Biscayne lies the Crandon Park Golf Course, an 18-hole championship golf course that has been attracting all sorts of golfers. An original masterpiece of Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge that was later redesigned by Hagge in 1993, the course now features the largest tee in the world. The challenging sand traps, seven saltwater lakes, and mangrove thickets were also added to make each round more exciting. The layout was cited by Golf Digest as among “America’s Top 75 Upscale Courses”.

Normandy Shores Golf Club

The Normandy Shores Golf Club is considered as a hidden jewel that is set in a serene area of Normandy Isle. Designed by the famed Arthur Hills, the layout features the rolling fairways, bunkering in landing areas, water hazards, and the well protected greens. Both the professional and novice golfers can have the enjoyable tee times as they are pampered by the soothing breezes and the tropical wildlife backdrop.

Las Vegas Golf

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Also known as the World’s Entertainment Capital, Las Vegas is home to the array of casino resorts and hotels that offers gambling, fine dining, and upbeat shopping. Aside from the glitz and glamour that the downtown area brings, Las Vegas also serves as a quiet refuge for both the nature lovers and adventure buffs seeking for endless outdoor opportunities that the city’s vast outdoor offers. With the year-round of sunshine, Las Vegas is also a known golf Mecca where golfers from around the globe flock to experience one of the world’s best. Some of the best golf courses in the city include the Royal Links, the Bali Hai Golf Club, the Desert Pines Golf Club, the Legacy Golf Club, and the Silverstone Golf Club.

Royal Links

The Royal Links Golf Club is a British Open rotation inspired layout that features the deep and hidden hazards and bunkers. Being home to a rich golfing heritage, the course has numerous Las Vegas Golfmonuments erected at the layouts various points to indicate the spots of the British Open’s great moments. Names of the British Open Champions are also embed on an erected wall near the practice green. With the challenging holes and majestic sceneries, Royal Links was voted among the “Top Ten You Can Play” by Golf Magazine in 1999.

Bali Hai Golf Club

Recognized as the “Best Course in Las Vegas” by VegasGolfer Magazine as well as among “America’s Top 40 Resort Courses” by Golfweek Magazine, the Bali Hai Golf Club serves as every golfer’s tropical golf vacation paradise. The course features the vast acres of signature island green, water features, stands of towering palms and trees, and the thousands of tropical flowers and plants. The holes were perfectly designed to provide golfers an experience that is beyond compare.

Desert Pines Golf Club

Las Vegas GolfAlso dubbed as Las Vegas’ own rendition of “The Pinehurst”, the Desert Pines Golf Club was a Dye designed layout. The course features the undulating greens with white sand bunkers and water on the 9th and 18th holes. The fairways are also lined by thousands of well-grown pine trees which give the course the “Pinehurst” feel. The course was also cited as one of “The Best New Upscale Courses in the Country” by Golf Digest.

Legacy Golf Club

The Legacy Golf Club was desert jewel designed by Arthur Hills, a famous golf course architect. This 18-hole layout stretches at 7,233 yards with the large undulating greens and the multi-tiered fairways. The course also features the huge landing areas and well-spaced tee boxes as well as the famous Devil’s triangle comprised of the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes. The Legacy was cited by Golf Digest as among Nevada’s “Top Ten Courses You Can Play”.

Silverstone Golf Club

Designed by Robert Cupp, the Silverstone Golf Club is home to the Las Vegas GolfCelebrity Players Tour of Las Vegas. This magnificent layout features 3 challenging 9-hole layouts with bent grass greens and Ryegrass fairways. The layout three variations – the Valley, Mountain, and Desert courses have been catering to all kinds of golfer who wants to experience Las Vegas’ five-star golf.