It’s a royal engagement! At the greens that is. At the Queenstown Harbor Golf Course, there is always a place and time – tee time – for great golfing fit for a queen (and king!). Its two courses are amongst Maryland’s most famous; not so much for being so exquisite but for being able to grant the quality of game that even the most noble of citizens would look up to. As to what makes this golf vacation destination so grand, the Lakes Course is a good place to start.
The Lakes Course measures more than 6,500 yards from the
longest tees, par 71, with four sets of tees. This 18-hole beauty has a great variety of holes to make such a dynamic layout. There’s the peninsular green on 6th that is just about as beautiful as it is challenging. There’s also the bunker-laden par-4 18th that couldn’t get more room for anything else other than accuracy. But on the overall, this course has more room for a lot of other things too – fun things – that make golf vacations extra exciting.
These things include picturesque views of the nearby Chesapeake Bay and a well-preserved wildlife sanctuary surrounding it. It is well preserved that, in fact, it has received a most prestigious recognition: A certified sanctuary from the Audubon International. That makes a roomful of beautiful things all packed in the same Lakes Course. Guests must expect that at the end of their golf trips here, the engagement will have been consummated and sealed in eternal bond: a royal wedding!
Oakley and Chris Adkins, takes care of the pre-game needs at their natural putting and chipping areas. The game per se is made fun, exciting with the right kick of challenging thanks to the 12 water holes present in the golf course. All 6,400 plus yards of the
The post-game delights are well taken cared of, thanks to a very impressive grille, the Blue Heron Grille. Golfers are treated here to what could only be described as proper pampering, whether to relax or fill in oneself with some well-deserved gastronomic indulgence. Although, this post-game implement is questionable as a post-game. Others get on it head-on, even before the game starts! But that does not matter, though. That just further proves that at the
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This golf course in Salisbury, MD is located 50 miles off of Ocean City. And Ocean City area being itself, water is an indispensable part of golf course layouts. Thus, what
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mountain terrain and dramatic elevation changes of the Cascades, this course is actually a little more open. This makes this course notoriously deceptive – appearing to be a less difficult for being challenging on many parts of the game. Golfers tend to forget the fact that this is an Robert Trent Jones creation – apart from the signature wide fairways and large greens, it also bears his penchant for risk reward play. The higher the risk, the bigger the rewards. That makes for
The Homestead Resort has three superb courses in it. But of the three, one of them stands out as its prized jewel – Virginia’s beloved classic
part of Whistler, BC, Canada. It enjoys magnificent mountain vistas and features, to which Nicklaus weaved his signature course features all too perfectly. His trademark par 3s and bunkering are well placed around ancient firs, glacier fed streams, and the beautiful Green Lake. The course was designed to test out every golfers’ skill while optimizing the natural setting of the property – to make it work well with the layout and the play and go beyond the aesthetics. Views, layout playability – these are enough to call the course a true golfers’ haven. The on-course amenities only do so much as to cement this course into the
Pro Shop, full service practice facilities and driving range, the pre- and post-game needs are surely covered. With close to 7000 yards of golf from the longest tees, par 71, and five sets of tees,
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one of British Columbia’s most beautiful mountains, Coast Mountain Ranges. With Jones making the most of what nature has gifted it with, golfers are in for a delight both in playability and scenery. All Jones did here was make sure his hazards and holes are placed where the natural mountain features are exposed just right. And with something as beautiful as this, nothing is ever too much. Hazards include crystal clear mountain streams and deep ravines; breathtaking views of the surrounding valley are a two-faced feature: they could be a treat to the senses or a distraction. With features as varied and as dynamic as that, not to mention beautiful,
And speak of satisfaction, it seems like golfers are not the only ones satisfies at how the