Really great people are hardly flamboyant. They don’t talk about what they do, they don’t brag about how good they are, they keep a low profile and they end up always surprising others. This much is true, as well, with really great golf courses. These golf courses are hardly advertised, most times underrated, but those who have spent golf vacations here all testify of their greatness. They are like precious treasures waiting to be discovered just like the Georgia National Golf Club.

 The 18-hole, par 71 Dennis Griffiths design is laden with beautiful views of Georgia greens and views, coupled with a challenging but friendly medium length layout. The Georgia National Golf Club has three sets of tees to accommodate players of various handicaps and stretches to 6,874 yards from the longest tees. One game played here is enough to make players decide this is their favorite golf vacation destination.

Georgia National Golf Club, great as it is, is not only ideal for golf trips. It is also best for championship tournaments, already having hosted the Women’s US Open Qualifier in 2009, the Yamaha Atlanta Open , and the PGA Player Ability test in 2010. Despite all that, Georgia National never comes off parading its excellence. Like the true gem of Georgia that it is, it waits to be discovered, explored, cherished. Making it a favorite is a natural reaction, almost like reflex. It does not claim merits, it only delivers. And it’s the golfers who have experienced this paradise that named it one of the greatest, which in itself, is a true mark of true greatness.

Formerly known as the Raven Golf Club at Sabino Springs, Arizona National Golf Club is the finest desert golf in Tucson. Providing the course with panoramic mountain vistas and green forests of giant saguaros, the club has a unique location among the beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains as it follows the rugged natural flow of the land across shady mesquite-lined arroyos and skirts rocky outcroppings, next to the Coronado National Forest. Golf trips to the Arizona National will give golfers a perfect view of Tucson’s most stunning scenery, and a game of golf that gets embedded in the memory.

 Arizona National Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. masterpiece, is challenging with demanding uphill holes, forced carries over desert expanses and strategically bunkered greens. Its unique 6,776-yard layout will throw enough hard decisions and classic desert golf challenges to test the very limits of each player’s abilities. The elevated tees and natural water hazards add spice to make every round more difficult. Golfers would surely not forget the finishing hole. It is the most memorable on the course, with a 200-feet elevation teebox above the fairway and a lake along the left side. Games spent at this premiere golf vacation destination takes players to a rollercoaster ride of fun, challenge and awe at the wonderful vistas.

 Opened in 1996, this 18-hole, par-71 golf course has a rating of 73.2 and a slope rating of 144. Arizona National Golf Club is one of the newest high end daily fee and one of the best desert courses in Tucson. The par 3, 4^th hole overlooks the entire city and on a clear day, golfers can see all the way to Mexico looking south. This golf club is a favorite for golf vacations by locals and tourists alike.

How do you define beautiful when it’s flanked by equally gorgeous things? This is a question that could not seem to find an answer at the Tonto Verde Golf Club. Each course at this top Arizona golf vacation destination is a beauty in its own, and to define beauty according to the characteristics of one would be injustice to the others. So what makes the Ranch Course at the Tonto Verde Golf Club beautiful? How is it set apart from its sibling courses, the Peak and Vista Verde?

 Tonto Verde Golf Club’s Ranch Course is beautiful for quite a number of reasons. It could be the natural desert terrain that gives the course its elevation changes – fairly easy and forgiving, though with a touch of classy drama, thereby making the game challenging. It could also be the bunker placements, which – like the course’s elevation – are made to give that golfer’s heart skip a beat once in a while. Its length – stretches at 6,988-yards – could also be a reason for its being beautiful, perfect for those who love long shots. The scenery surrounding the Ranch Course is also a huge factor that makes it beautiful and ideal for golf trips, with an unparalleled view of the mountains around the course, including that of the majestic Four Peaks mountains.

So the question remains: what makes the Ranch Course at TontoVerde Golf Club beautiful? Its combined picturesque quality and fun but challenging layout makes it an ideal venue for the most memorable golf vacations – it’s one that everyone can enjoy. So maybe, the course in its totality makes it beautiful, as beautiful as its sibling courses.

History- and heritage-rich Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix,AZ has seen way too many good things in its long lifetime. It has witnessed the glory days, as well as the hey days of Old American West as the ranch of Dwight B. Heard. And today, it stands witness to countless glorious golf vacations spent here – all the while, having Arizona’s majestic South Mountain standing sentinel behind it to perfect the view.

Legacy Golf Resort‘s architects made sure that Dwight B. Heard’s legacy will be retained, even after it has transformed into one of the premiere golf resorts in the State. Some of the original Spanish-style structures remained untouched, adding only some amenities like the sparkling pool and health-spa facilities. Its 18-hole championship course was designed by no less than Gary Panks, and every little element of the course was strategically placed to capture the surrounding mountains’ views as well as each golfer’s heart. Its lush fairways, perfectly manicured greens, slight elevation changes and rough hazards all contribute to make the golf vacation destination a perfect breed of challenge and fun for players of all handicaps.

Because of its picturesque quality and excellent playability, Legacy Golf Resort has earned for its name not only a loyal following of avid golfers but of various golf publications as well. For one, it has been awarded one of the “Top 10 Places to Play in Phoenix” by Golf Digest. It has also proven itself competition worthy when it hosted the LPGA Standard Register Ping Classic in 2000. As it continues to improve itself, in the golf course and off with its world class roster of amenities, Legacy Golf Club will surely continue to be part of many more memorable golf trips in the future.