Featuring two well-acclaimed golf courses is the The Gallery Golf Course at Tucson, Arizona. Providing a challenging layout on a picturesque sweeping view of the Sonoran desert landscape is the North Golf Course. On the other side, the South Golf Course offers gentle elevation changes on a view of thousands of giant saguaros coming from different directions. Both golf vacation destinations are set on an exuberant and natural desert surrounding that gives an exceptionally gratifying golf experience for golfers coming from various skill levels.

North Course of the The Gallery Golf Course, which was designed by John Fought and Tom Lehman (British Open Champion and 2006 Ryder Cup Captain), is ranked #1 in Southwest Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweek’s Top 100 Modern Courses. In this golf vacation spot, the nines meander through rugged canyons while the Sonoran views do more than amaze, it’s the tool to distract golfers and add to the demands, all together. Frankly, touring professionals would find the 18 holes tough, so it would seem more suitable for the higher handicap players.

Revealing into a more playable environment means going to the South Course of The Gallery Golf Course. Here, private clubs provide guests a place to sit back and relax with only the view to find hyperactive. The links style here is reminiscent of Donald Ross Pinehursts and its architectural scheme is more pleasing to the players who prefer a more classical atmosphere. This golf trip course, designed by John Fought, was nominated one of Golf Digest’s 100 Best. As a whole, the Gallery Golf Course received various awards and it became the highly celebrated host of the 2007 and 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture.

Looking at California and everything in it makes one believe that the sun has cast some sort of spell to it. Be it on the beach, on the mountains, or in the desert, everything under the California sun looks good. It could be that, or it could just be that this is one gorgeous place – every inch of it. But while the mystery remains as to what sort of magic binds California in a stunning spell, at the Dunes Course of the La Quinta Resort near Palm Springs, there’s no mystery. There was no magic, only pure genius. And it was that of Pete Dye that created one of the finest golf vacation destinations in California, creating another wonderland from the natural beauty that is California.

The Dunes Course is an 18-hole, par 72 golf vacation spectacle that is part of the 36-hole golf resort of La Quinta. It bears a Scottish-links style layout and takes its players up and down the sandy paradise. The scenery surrounding it are extremely stunning, its layout very, very enjoyable. Laid in comparison to its more difficult sibling, this course is much easier and more forgiving. Bad shots are not too punishing and create an easy recovery, although forced carries are almost a necessity at every hole. But that should not make golfers assume that they can take the course lightly.

While it is deemed a less difficult course, the 17^th hole of the Dunes Course is ranked among the 18 most difficult holes in America. Now, that gives this rather playable course a rather daunting twist. There is nothing mysterious or mystical about this golf trip favorite. There is only pure beauty and excellence that is befitting that of California.

Something so good could never get old. It ages, but will never be too old to be fun. That is the best way to describe and pay respect to one of Miami’s most beloved courses, the Senator Course at Shula’s Resort. The 1963 classic layout may have seen the best and worst of times, and may have gone through tweaking here and there but the glory and beauty that it has beheld all these years have remained. And yes, for almost half a century now, this course has remained on the Miami list of the most beautiful, most favorite golf vacation destinations.

The Senator Course features quite a variety of terrains and surfaces that makes games here very exciting. This also gives the feel of a long game despite the fact that the course is only a little more than 6,900 yards from the back tees. What begins as a rather open layout finishes off with tighter, tree-lined fairways on the 11^th onwards. There is a reason to think that the first ten holes are a beginner’s preparation for the tougher test ahead. The holes start easy until they get guarded a little heavily, both with sand and water as well as trees. These natural elements make for the biggest and most beautiful features of the golf vacation favorite.

And there is nothing surprising about that. This course was made to blend well with its environment, and be a safe haven for native wildlife as much as a paradise for golfers. The Senator Course and the people running it look after not only their beloved patrons but to Mother Nature as well. Perhaps it is for that reason that this golf trip favorite ages gracefully. It lets nature takes its course, and it goes well along with it.