“Enough said” is saying the least when talking about the La Costa Resort. Adjectives would only prove insufficient. Its many achievements alone would be more than enough to tell the tales of its being accomplished, having been one of the best golf vacation destinations in the San Diego area for the past three decades.
To start with, the La Costa Resort is the home of the World Golf 
Championships – Accenture Match Play Championships for several years. It is also the home of 2 PGA Championship 18-hole courses; each one as celebrated as the other. Both courses are designed by Dick Wilson and feature traditional layouts. The North Course is slightly longer at 7,021 yards with a par of 72 compared to the South Course which stretches at 7,004 yards from the longest tees. North Course contains more of the lakes and has larger landing areas. The South Course, though, is deemed more difficult with its signature narrow creek that comes into play on 12 of the 18 holes. There’s no telling which course is better – the North Course allows golfers to tee off the same first tee as legends the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods; the South Course has PGA Tour’s “longest mile” in its closing five holes that has broken the hearts of many a PGA Tour champions. Needless to say, it offers golf vacations of superstar caliber.
To add to that stellar status, La Costa Resort is also a favorite golf hangout of Hollywood greats like Frank Sinatra among many others. If that is not enough yet, the South Course is ranked among the Top 100 Golf Courses in the US by Golf Magazine. “La Costa” in itself might as well be synonymous with “golf trips”. Enough said.
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Mesquite, Nevada is blessed to have one of the most naturally stunning desert landscapes in the United States. The golden sand and the canyons look like they’re glittering under the sun. The stunning views and the rugged landscape are two characteristics of this desert terrain that golf course developers love about Mesquite, making it a highly favored location for golf courses. They pair it with a powerful course layout, an even better conditioning team, and the results are some of the best desert 
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 
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natural inhabitants of the Assateague Island National shore, along the picturesque Sinepuxent Bay, finds retreat in this nature-friendly course. The management of 
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guests to a totally different world, you’ll never at all think it’s part of Dacula. Looking at the 
Golfers become famous for their excellent plays. Golf course designers, for their excellent golf designs. Memorable and top caliber golf course designs are characterized mostly by its playability – the challenge it poses to players regardless of handicap, and scenic quality – how the design works through the natural settings of the land to make it picture-perfect. Amazing, so to speak. One example of a golf course of this caliber is the 
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longest tees but the golfing adventure at the 
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