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Oasis Golf Club – Palmer Course

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A true classic never gets old even when placed next to hundreds of other new golf vacation destinations. Proof to this is the Palmer Course of the Oasis Golf Club in Mesquite, Nevada. Even its newer sibling course could not drown out the beauty that is the handiwork of Arnold Palmer’s genius and the naturally stunning setting of Southern Nevada.

This splendid desert course, formerly known as the Oasis Golf Course, was built in 1995. But it does not have any evidence of wear and tear and to this day is still considered one of the best in North America. Arnold Palmer worked it in such a way that the course highlights some of the best desert views hereabouts, at the same time gives an extra spunk to any golfer’s game. The contoured greens, rugged canyon fairways, and water hazards all combine to make this a highly difficult course to play. Golfers would find it hard to decide on whether their golf vacation at the Palmer Course of the Oasis Golf Club was easy and relaxing or a little too heartbreaking.

Not meant to be daunting though, this 18-hole, par-71 golf trip favorite has five sets of tees to accommodate players of various skill levels. It has more than enough challenge to force a player to step his game up, but makes it up for him with a rewarding view of the Nevada desert landscape. It has all the makings of something that patrons would love for a very long time that even when these golfers find fun on newer courses, they will always go back to the Palmer Course of the Oasis Golf Club.

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.

The Links at Crowbush Cove

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A golf vacation at Prince Edward Island couldn’t get any better than visiting The Links at Crowbush Cove. The pot bunkers, water holes, undulating fairways, and challenging greens provide the guests with a great golf experience. Designer Thomas McBroom stretched his creativity to make the course unique while preserving its natural surroundings. This astonishing course is a combination of nature and imagination.

Debuted in 1993, The Links at Crowbush Cove is the toughest among the other Prince Edward Island golf courses. It plays over 6,900 yards and comes with lots of long water carries. The 11th hole demands a long shot over a pond between the fairway and green. The 15th hole has a traditional links look that heads straight for the sea. Providing the signature view at Crowbush, the 16th hole continues along the beach and looks back from the green towards the dunes. The most controversial 17th hole is just a pitching wedge over no-man’s land to an elevated green that is guarded by deep pot bunkers. Furthermore, the course’s location makes it subject to most of the island’s higher wind. So scoring in this place on a windy day is even more challenging. Taking a golf trip to this course is a good way of improving any golfer’s skills.

The Links at Crowbush Cove integrates eight dunes holes, nine water holes, and greens built to USGA specs. This is just some of the factors why this course has earned a five-star rating from Golf Digest. Aside from that, because of its tough holes and beautiful surrounding, it was also recognized as Canada’s Best New Course in 1994 by Golf Digest. A golf triphere will be the centerpiece of every guest’s visit to Prince Edward Island.

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.

Brudenell River Golf Club

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Aging may be an inevitable part of life and there’s no way to counter it – unless there exists a real-life Benjamin Button. The only thing to be done with it is to accept it, and for the rare few and blessed ones, they age rather gracefully. This is how the Brudenell River Golf Club is. The 4-decade old golf vacation destination has long since been on the top list of the most beautiful golf courses in the scenic Prince Edward Island in Canada.

The island is a place known for having some of the best courses in Canada and in North America and Brudenell River Golf Club is just one of them. The garden and river course has all the makings of a classic paradise of sorts. It has broad fairways, perfectly manicured greens and many picturesque gardens, lakes and ponds. The river comes into play on several holes, making the game both fun, challenging, and of course, scenic. Proof to its excellence is its being host to Canada’s first ever women’s “skins” game (Lorie Kane Island Challenge 2008) and a number of other Canadian Tour events. This further proves that this course is not only perfect for golf vacations but for golf championships as well.

The 18-hole, par-72 course which stretches to over 6000 yards has a 4-star rating from Golf Digest’s Places to Play and is in SCORE Golf Magazine’s Top 6 Canadian Resorts. Since 1969 when it first opened to this very day, the Brudenell River Golf Club has not failed to make precious every golf trip spent here. And it continues to be one of the best, age regardless. The last 40 years has seen its prime, and another 40 would surely not faze it.

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 Diable Golf, Mont Tremblant

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Even the meanest of all devils in golf would find it hard not to soften up and fall head over heels in love with Le Diable Golf Course in Mont Tremblant in Canada. With the breathtaking views of the ancient Laurentian Mountains, the pristine natural splendor and one of the best golf layouts ever made, it’s not surprising how this has become one of the highly favored golf courses (and a celebrated, well awarded one at that). But if a love affair made in heaven is what golfers are looking to find here, they must keep in mind this golf vacation destination is not called The Devil for nothing.

Everything may look heavenly in this Arizona-style golf course – and it is, undoubtedly – but the games here require bracing the many obstacles natural and not. Its creators have done a lot of good in making this one exciting challenge; the perfect irony to its breathtaking beauty. The Le Diable Golf Course is an 18-hole par-71 course created by the genius duo of Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry. One of the most notable features of this golf trip favorite are the red bunkers that outline the greens, making it both picturesque and challenging.

And as with anything that is easy to fall in love with, the Le Diable Golf Course has found its way to the hearts of the meticulous and quite picky golf publications. It has been awarded the Best Golf Destination Outside Ontario in 2008 by the Toronto Sun, and the 28th Best Golf in Canada by Globe Golf, Globe and Mail in 2005. It’s also on of Golf Style’s Top 10 Golf Courses in Canada (2005). For something named after the devil himself, there’s too much heaven on golf vacations here.

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 Country Golf Club – Mt Kidd Course

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And so the old pop song goes, “too much of something is bad enough…” This line definitely finds untruth on the Mt Kidd Course of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club in Banff, Alberta, Canada. That, or “too much” is this golf vacation destination‘s definition of “just right”. Either way, nothing comes short or lacking in this paradise in the Canadian Rockies. There’s too much for a golfer to take in, so many things to do, and so much fun to take home they might as well not do anything fun for weeks for it could suffice.

Opened in 1983, this Robert Trent Jones Sr. design sits on a mountain surrounded by majestic granite formations, one from which it was named. Together with its sister course, Mt Lorette, the Kidd Course of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club boasts of breathtaking views and even better playing layout. The valley type course features few elevation changes and crushed granite bunkers. The whole course winds throughout the scenic Kananaskis River and several glacial creeks that both serve as picturesque backdrops and epic natural water hazards. This golf vacation favorite shares the 18th hole with its sister course, and stretches to over 7,000 yards of golf.

For a country like Canada that has been blessed by nature with countless fascinating wonders turned into some of North America’s best golf courses, the Mt Kidd Course of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club does not fall low on the list. And there’s nothing surprising about it, considering how generous it is in challenge, fun, and scenery. With a course this outstanding, there’s not a thing called “too much golf trip” this way either.