Just how good is the Hoosier state golf scene? From metropolitan Indianapolis to downstate near Louisville. Here's a look at Golf Advisor's Top 15 Indiana courses in 2014.
The Dallas Morning News recently published its list of the 100 best golf courses in Texas, as well as its "Top 50 You Can Play" list. Longtime Texas golf writer Mike Bailey breaks down the rankings, including a few key changes he'd make.
Mobile, Alabama might be best known for its love of college football -- it hosts a bowl game and an all-star game stocked with seniors with NFL dreams -- but there's much to love about this intriguing Southern city at the mouth of the Mobile Bay. It's home to the original Mardi Gras celebration, an eclectic mix of downtown restaurants and shops and some really good golf. An LPGA Tour venue highlights a versatile golf scene. Here are the five best places to play golf around Mobile.
Jack Nicklaus has designed more than 200 golf courses around the world and his effort at Bay Creek Resort & Club in Cape Charles, Va. is definitely among his best. It is really part design and part Mother Nature, Mike Bailey writes. The natural backdrop of Chesapeake Bay and the landscape provided Nicklaus with a great canvas. You'll experience some pretty unforgettable golf holes and scenery.
Over a three-night stay in August, Jason Scott Deegan and his family experienced the gamut that the exclusive Beaver Creek community two hours west of Denver offers.
Shadow Creek just feels different. It's got an exclusive vibe that just can't be replicated, no matter how much money is thrown at the problem. While some of the top-flight golf courses in Las Vegas can be had for less money during off-peak times, Shadow Creek never wavers on its price tag, a cost that keeps its aura alive. That Tom Fazio, guided by the wisdom of Steve Wynn, transformed such a featureless site into a beautiful parkland course ranks among the top achievements of modern golf architecture.
The best golf courses in Wisconsin go beyond Whistling Straits and Erin Hills. Here are the top 20 courses of 2015, including courses in Lake Geneva and Wisconsin Dells.
Ghost Creek is widely considered Portland's top public golf course. It's also the most expensive, but features country club-like conditions and a walker-friendly layout. In fact, you're better off walking here, because carts are on paths only for daily play, which makes riding more of a nuisance than convenience. The result, however, is prime playing surfaces and thick rough - not to mention great hole variety in a traditional parkland setting.
Crow Creek Golf Club receives a fraction of the amount of ink and advertising space of some of the Myrtle Beach area's more dominating resort companies. You're probably only going to learn about the place by hearing about it from a friend or driving past its entrance on Highway 17 or simply by accident. You should check it out, Brandon Tucker writes from the Grand Strand.
The Texas Hill Country -- home to rolling hills, ranch lands, wineries, a smattering of charming small towns and an assortment of golf courses for every budget -- is the most unique little sliver of the Lone Star State, located west of Austin and north of San Antonio. Here are some affordable, yet all-too-charming ways to tee it up in the Hill Country.
One of the favorite daily-fee facilities in the Lake Geneva area, Hawk's View Golf Club not only offers a well conditioned and scenic 18-hole championship course, but an 18-hole short course as well.
Wild humps, hollows and mounds -- especially on the greens -- bring the challenge at Cobblestone Creek C.C. in Victor, N.Y. The greens might humble you, but chances are you'll enjoy every minute of the journey.
If the tough holes at scenic Beaver Creek Golf Club in Avon Colo., get the better of you, fresh chocolate chip cookies delivered by the ranger can take the edge off.
Check out photos of Greenhorn Creek Resort, in the foothills of the High Sierra mountains, features a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design with aid from Pam Sheehan.
Cascata, the lavish country club owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., is the most affordable, and probably most scenic, of Vegas' three bucket-list golf experiences. It's more than worth the 22-mile trip from the Strip.
The New Course at Grand Cypress Resort is Jack Nicklaus' tribute to the Old Course at St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf. While it's not a copy hole-for-hole, the feel of the golf course does indeed invoke the feel of the Old Course. Bring plenty of imagination and short-game skill, and you'll have a lot of fun.
Pine Canyon remains one of the most exclusive private clubs and master-planned golf communities in Arizona. Premium amenities abound and the golf course is a striking Jay Morrish design with dramatic elevation changes and backdrops of the San Francisco Peaks.
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