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The Vineyard at Escondido Golf Club

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Take a golf trip that is both challenging and inspiring. Playing at The Vineyard at Escondido Golf Club will challenge the golfers with its strategically-placed bunkers and demanding holes, as well as inspire them with its beautifully manicured layout. After each hole, they will certainly testify that the course is worth the play, giving them a rewarding feeling once they finish the game.

This David Rainville par-70 course features 6,531 yards of golf from the blue tees. The Vineyard at Escondido Golf Club boasts of its scenic layout that winds through acres of green wetlands with spectacular mountain scenery. This golf vacation destination also offers rolling fairways that mesh peacefully with the surrounding wildlife preserves, grape vineyards, and sparkling lakes. Water is abundant so chances are, they will get in golfers’ ways and nerves more often than not. In addition, this club consists of different back and front nines – the back nine owned by the city of Escondido while the front nine by San Diego City. The club’s characteristics speak to a golf experience as versatile as its environment and as vibrant as nature.

The Vineyard at Escondido Golf Club also offers the guests with a fully stocked pro shop, restaurant and bar, and a lighted practice area that features a driving range with target greens and putting green. With its features and amenities, as well as its challenging yet inspiring golf ambiance, this course has all the qualities that golfers look for in a golf trip.

Eagle Crest Golf Club

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Many golfers look for a golf vacation destination that has gorgeous surroundings and an even better layout that could test their skill. And Eagle Crest Golf Club offers just that. Located just minutes away from the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, this club is a golfer’s paradise. It has all the ingredients for a memorable round of golf – thick rough, tight fairways, and plush greens set in a stunning desert ambiance. Integrating waterfalls, wildflowers, and eight lakes into a challenging and dramatic layout, this golf club is an actual nature and wildlife preserve that winds through an isolated valley.

Opened in 1992, Eagle Crest Golf Club has been offering Championship-Quality golf to both local residents and visitors. It is created by master architect David Rainville for players of all skill levels. It offers a series of holes that are unique and unforgettable, requiring a full range of shot-making abilities – its signature hole, the par-5 sixth is the most difficult. The fairways are always in great shape and the fast greens are incredibly smooth – meticulously maintained to complement the nature preserve and numerous flowers that wind through this peaceful paradise. The spectacular setting that abounds in natural beauty and demanding holes helped the club garner a three and a half star rating from Golf Digest. A golf vacation spent here will give the players a memorable experience from all angles.

As the course continues to undergo renovations, the playing conditions are quickly enhancing along with its challenges. The addition and redesign of new and existing sand traps have improved the beauty and main challenge of the course. Having a golf trip to Eagle Crest Golf Club will fill the dreams of every golfer to play in a heavenly paradise because of its aesthetic appeal and great challenge that it offers.

Twin Oaks Golf Club

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A beautiful and challenging course makes for a memorable golf trip. If these two characteristics are achieved at the same course, guests should be on the lookout for something big in their game. Twin Oaks Golf Club possesses these attributes – from its stunning environment up to its tough holes.

Twin Oaks Golf Club is a very fun and interesting course to play – with its protected wildlife habitat, great layout, fast greens, elevation changes, and plenty of water challenges on some of its holes. A golf trip to this 18-hole championship course will bring great challenge but fair track for golfers of different skill levels. It may get very tight so golfers should be careful on their swings. But once they hit nicely, they will start to appreciate things more. High on the hill, the Garden Room, banquet venue, the Stixx Café that offers variety of delicious foods and beverages for breakfast and lunch, and full service Golf Shop overlook the golf course. Guests need not look anywhere else in the area for other vacation facilities; they got it right here. These features and amenities make it one of the finest golf courses in San Diego, and among the most highly favored by golfers – local and visiting alike.

This challenging yet beautiful Twin Oaks Golf Club was opened in 1993. It is always in fine condition – the greens and fairways are always in good shape. So no matter what the season is, golfers will surely enjoy the game. A golf vacation here will let the visitors experience both beauty and challenge at the same time.

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort – Aviara Golf Club

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A round of golf at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort – Aviara Golf Club gives the feeling of playing through a botanical garden. The club has an unparalleled beauty – with its variety and abundance of local vegetation. It was developed around the natural topography of three valleys and a lagoon. Officially opened in 1991, almost a decade was spent in completing the golf course due to the ecological fragility of the lagoon with sensitive San Diego environmental issues. It was meticulously developed to make sure that the wetlands were preserved. A golf trip to this San Diego golf course will give guests a certain inexplicable connection with nature.

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort – Aviara Golf Club features 7,007 yards of golf that is shaped around native wildflowers, rolling hillsides, and lots of bunkers and water hazards. Spending a golf vacation in this 18-hole, par-72 course stimulates the senses of the players with the vibrant flowers and plants that surround it. The front nine holes are tight and meander through the canyons. On the other hand, the back nine is more open and this means that it is more exposed to the wind. So players must have the ability to easily shift their playing style in the half part of the game.

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort – Aviara Golf Club is the only San Diego golf course that is designed by Arnold Palmer. It was named one of the best resort golf courses in America by Golf Digest and Golf Magazine. It was also recognized by Conde Nast Traveler as the number one golf resort in Southern California. These recognitions are proofs of the greatness of its nature-like layout. A golf vacation at this club gives the players a relaxing experience because of its garden-themed environment.

 

Maderas Golf Club

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Zagat Survey is one of the biggest and most reputable ranking institution in the United States. When Zagat ranks it top, there is no reason not to believe that it indeed is the top. On another note, San Diego is home to some of the best golf courses in the country. Now, imagine the best among some of the best – what Zagat ranks highest among all of San Diego county’s roster of top caliber golf courses. This is the Maderas Golf Club. Now imagine what it feels like taking a golf vacation here.

The Maderas Golf Club has consistently ranked top in Zagat Survey since 2003. It has also never left the Top Courses lists of such huge golfing publications as Golf Digest as well as San Diego Magazine. Apart from that, golfers seek out this golf vacation destination that is gently tucked amid rolling hills and forests. Proof that there is something so special about it as golfers hungry for a quality game work hard to find this precious gem. The course is characterized by well-placed bunkers, stunning water hazards of three lakes and five waterfalls, a dramatic terrain, and 40 full acres of wildflower. All these combine to make the course as difficult as it is beautiful.

Course designers, Robert Muir Graves and Johnny Miller, worked their way to bring out the best layout in one of San Diego’s best locations for a golf trip haven. On top of all its beautiful characteristics, it also has complete amenities – from its Italian-style clubhouse to the state-of the-art practice greens. The Maderas Golf Club is by far the most popular course in the San Diego county, and is undoubtedly the best among the rest, as Zagat survey and almost every golfer have proven.

Rancho Bernardo West Course

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San Diego is, undoubtedly, home to many of California’s best golf courses. Its idyllic weather and scenic views make the perfect elements for golfing. Golfers are not the least bit surprised to find the best courses designed by the biggest names in the industry. Among San Diego’s most prized classic courses that never fail to amaze golfers is the Rancho Bernardo West Course. It does not take a genius to tell that golf vacations here are nothing but world-class and of championship caliber.

The Rancho Bernardo West Course is a classic course of traditional course layout that debuted in 1962. It has recently gone through a major renovation to keep it up to date and accommodate the new age golfers, but a lot of its original features are kept – hence the timeless feel to it. This golf vacation destination is characterized by meandering streams, fairways lined by large eucalyptus trees, and water features that play on ten of its 18 holes. It is a par-72 course that stretches to 6,631 yards from the longest tees.

Despite its being relatively older than the other courses in San Diego, the Rancho Bernardo West Course proves that time has only made it better. It holds a AAA Diamond rating as a resort. Its other amenities are also ranked as some of the best in the area; for one, its restaurant, El Bizcocho, has been ranked among the highest by no less than Zagat survey. It is also a favorite host of PGA and LPGA tours. Looking at this golf trip paradise, it is safe to say that it has raised the bar high for the newer San Diego courses. No wonder the newer ones are trying hard to be better versions of this classic.

Cross Creek Golf Course

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There can be many beautiful golf courses. But there can only be a few ones that offer a golfing experience untarnished by the presence of homes and the noise of the freeway. And fewer ones, still, offer a true wilderness golfing experience without being miles awat from civilization. Among these “fewer ones” is the Cross Creek Golf Course in Temecula. There’s nothing here for golfers to enjoy but golf and nature. And the golf vacation destination is just minutes off the highway. How they managed to keep it as secluded without necessarily being remote is a secret they would probably want to keep to themselves.

The Cross Creek Golf Course is like a world of its own. It is surrounded by groves of sycamores and age-old oaks and the wide wilderness. Golfers really need not be surprised if a coyote shows up; they are pretty much a commonplace around here. The Arthur Hills design was perfectly inserted into the natural setting that even natural wildlife could not tell there were some changes. This course treats the golfers on a golf vacation characterized by dramatic elevation changes, holes that play through natural creeks, and the sights and sounds of the great outdoors.

Despite its being located in the “outbacks”, golfers need not worry about amenities. The 18-hole par-71 course, that stretches to 6,940 yards, is complete with everything a golfer would need on a golf trip: a fully-stocked pro-shop, an excellent clubhouse that serves great meals, a good practice range and putting greens – not to mention 4 ½ stars from Golf Digest. A golfer needs to bring are good ball-striking skills, wise choice of tees, a sense of golfing adventure, and himself. Because nothing stands between the him and the Cross Creek Golf Course. Absolutely nothing.

Sycuan Resort – Willow Glen Course

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Art conservatives are usually wary of remakes. At best, the reaction is just plain scornful. At worst, they border on the outrageous. Many conservatives of golf design must have crossed their fingers when Ted Robinson and Dave Fleming handled the renovation of the William Bell design in what is now known as the Willow Glen Course of the Sycuan Resort in San Diego. But from the looks of it, the golf vacation destination looks rather pleasant that even the tightest of conservatives would be beckoned to agree and enjoy a round or two.

The Willow Course of the Sycuan Resort is part of a grand, 54-hole facility. The course is surrounded by a good helping of oaks, pines, eucalyptus and plane trees, and is secluded mostly from the rest of the course by a range of hills. This makes for rounds of golf that are serene at most, peaceful at best. In perfect contrast to the calm surroundings, golfers would have to battle inner turmoils from the rather difficult course layout. Playing on several holes, the Sweetwater River puts its own name in vain and gives golfers something to be bitter about along with several ponds on the course. The strategically placed bunkers and elevation changes also play their roles in making it hard to decide whether this course is easy or not. The bottomline is, it has the capacity to bring EPIC into every golf vacation.

It must have been difficult for old school artists to see the classic being remodeled. Good thing the Willow Course of the Sycuan Resort does not fall short of the glory days of its predecessor. The golf trip haven is every bit as amazing as the original, and conservatives need only give it a shot and they are surely in love.

Diamondhead Country Club – Pine Course

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Diamonds are forever. And the memories of a golf trip to Diamondhead Country Club – Pine Course will remain permanently on the hearts of the visitors. There are many golf courses out there that offer quality amenities. But there is something about this course that makes it very attractive – it could perhaps be its natural environment that gives the guests a peaceful feeling; or its uniquely excellent layout. For whatever it is that makes this course very appealing, it is best for golfers to expect lots of surprises and even more memories. Every swing and every shot, successful or not, will give great fun, challenge, and satisfaction to players.

Diamondhead Country Club – Pine Course is an 18-hole regulation course that features 6,817 yards of golf from the longest tees. Opened in 1970, this par-72 course was designed by Earl Stone. This course is a favorite among long hitters, with its narrow layout paired with rolling terrain and picture perfect scenery. The medium-length layout offers four sets of tee boxes and is characterized by well placed bunkers and water that plays on several holes giving the course an attitude. A golf trip to this course offers absolute pleasure and enjoyment because of the features and services of the place.

A golf vacation at Diamondhead Country Club – Pine Course will leave its mark on the guests. These memories may include their best or worst shots, the amazing views of the mighty pine trees, and the overall beauty of its layout. This makes for memories worth a lifetime’s treasures.

Diamondhead Country Club – Cardinal Course

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Some people hesitate to expect a lot from something because they are afraid of disappointments. But looking forward to the greatness of Diamondhead Country Club – Cardinal Course will never be frustrating. The place brings a lot of surprises from its environment up to its meticulously designed holes. This course will easily remove all feelings of anticipated disappointments; it is simply great, beyond anyone has ever expected. Having a golf vacation at Cardinal Course will never bring any guest down.

Diamondhead Country Club – Cardinal Course brought the standard of quality of Mississippi golf courses to new heights by combining layout excellence with great scenery. It plays 6,831 yards of golf from the back tees and features rolling terrain with no parallel fairways, and long sand bunkers. It has a course rating of 72.7 and a slope rating of 132. This semi-private golf course offers four sets of tees to make it playable for different types of golfers – not only the pro player could enjoy the place but also for someone who wants to learn or improve in golf. These attributes assure that it meets the standards of a golf trip that players seek.

As expected, Diamondhead Country Club – Cardinal Course has won the hearts not only of avid golfers but of several golf publications as well. It has been honored as the 4th “Best Public Course” in 1996. It would not be too much for anyone to expect this Earl Stone-designed golf course is to give a rather dramatic ending to Mississippi golf trips.