Orlando's Grand Cypress Resort is back on top of Power Rankings for the week of April 20. This time it's the Scottish-inspired New Course's turn to shine.
The New Course at Orlando's Grand Cypress Golf Club offers the closest thing to the Old Course at St. Andrews that many Americans will experience. The Jack Nicklaus design mimics the birthplace of golf, in particular with its feel for the game and enormous, shared fairways at the start and finish, Mike Bailey writes. Plus, there's Grand Cypress' Hell Bunker, the Valley of Sin and all the giant greens.
After checking out the newest addition at Streamsong Resort, Gil Hanse's Black Course, senior writer Mike Bailey pays a visit to Saddlebrook, Grand Cypress and Shingle Creek.
With spring in full blossom across most of the U.S., we decided to break out which courses received the most love from Golf Advisor reviewers during the first full month of the season.
Golfers know all about Fayetteville, North Carolina. After all, it's where you turn off I-95 to head east to Myrtle Beach or west to Pinehurst. But four outstanding tracks make Fayetteville a golf destination in itself. Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Bayonet at Puppy Creek and Gates Four Golf & C.C. have a lot to offer, Kevin Dunleavy writes.
We looked at Golf Advisor ratings to find the best resort courses in Orlando, Fla. Tranquilo G.C. at Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria G.C. and El Campeon at Mission Inn finished atop the leaderboard. Here are the best of the rest ...
Some of the most pleasant golf course experiences in the Tampa area come thanks to mature, mossy oaks shading the fairways. Pebble Creek Golf Club offers not only a preserve-like setting for golf but also a low-key, friendly environment that makes any golfer feel like they're at their home club.
In a nod to the golf industry's big week in Orlando, the PGA Merchandise Show, we've dug into recent ratings to find the top courses in Orlando so far this winter.
Go to the Gulf for golf. It's as simple as that. Alabama's Gulf Shores along the Gulf of Mexico is one of America's best bargain golf destinations. This solid collection of courses stretches from Mobile to Pensacola, Fla., just across the state line. There's a top 100-caliber course at Kiva Dunes to anchor the trip, along with several other high quality resort-style layouts. Here are the five best places to play right in Gulf Shores.
Come to Gulf Shores, Ala. to play golf, and you'll find one of the best bargains in the country. The area offers quality resort golf for less than half the price of some other parts of the country. What's more, the courses were designed by some of the biggest names in the business. It's hard to go wrong with any of them, but we've chosen six that you shouldn't pass up if you're in the Mobile/Gulf Shores, Ala., area.
Golfers in the Virginia Beach area are fortunate to have a place like Hampton Roads Golf Clubs, which features seven diverse golf courses for players of all levels and tastes. Golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones and his son Rees Jones are part of the lore here. From Cypress Point C.C., the priciest of the courses, to Owl's Creek Golf Course, the least expensive and ideal for seniors, women, children and players looking for a quick round, Hampton Roads Golf Clubs has you covered.
Quintero Golf Club, located just northwest of Phoenix, finished strong to sit atop the GolfAdvisor Power Rankings for the week of Sept. 15, finishing one spot above Orlando's Orange County National.
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.
The Golf Channel Am Tour's 2016 Major Championships schedule boasts gems like TPC Sawgrass, Pinehurst, Kiawah, Chambers Bay, PGA West, Blackwolf Run, Innisbrook and more.
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