The first stop in our series is Castro Marim, in the East of the Algarve. This beautiful course is played by Paul and Chris on their tour of the Southern part of Portugal. Chris and Paul play the fifth hole, a tricky par 5, with danger right of the fairway. Can Chris’ new and improved skills get the better of Paul? Next up, Chris visits Quinta da Ria, a very popular course about forty-five minutes from Faro airport. At this beautiful course, right by the sea, Chris plays the 12th hole, a par 3. Chris doesn’t travel far to the next course, Pestana Gramacho, where he plays the 10th hole, a par 3. This tranquil place, full of ancient trees and wonderful wildlife, offers Chris a chance to relax and unwind. To conclude the episode, Paul plays the 16th hole, at the world-famous Quinta do Lago South, one of the most prestigious golf courses in all of Portugal.
The Morning Drive crew analyzes Justin Thomas’ chances of overcoming a 3-shot deficit to win the Tour Championship. Can Thomas claim his second FedExCup title at East Lake?
Rory breaks down his upcoming trip to Asia and what he's looking forward to most ‑ hint: it may not be the golf. Carson begs him to MAKE SURE there's more smack talked at The Challenge than Tiger and Phil's showdown in Vegas last year.
Having multiple “pitches” with the driver allows you to keep the ball in play consistently. Try Devan Bonebrake’s North, South, East, West drill on the range to fine-tune your shot shaping with the big stick.
Tiger Woods starts the FedExCup Playoffs ranked 49th in the standings. The Morning Drive crew debates whether he will make up enough ground to get into the top 30 before East Lake.
Paul starts at Adare Manor where he tees off next to the magnificent Manor House, and takes on the 16th Hole which is a par-3 over water. Chris is off to the North West of the island of Ireland to play at Lough Erne Resort, featuring two championship golf courses. He plays the 10th Hole, which could be fantastic or a real disaster! Next up, the pair are off to Rory McIlroy’s home club, Holywood. Paul and Chris play the 13th Hole, with beautiful views of the city of Belfast. County Louth is on the East Coast of Ireland by the sea, and the breeze over the cliffs causes some challenges for the golfers. Finally, Paul plays the tricky Hole 14th at Ballyliffin, a par 3 playing into a strong breeze.
The Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge sits on the east side of Zion National Park, a convenient midpoint between Zion, Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon North Rim. Its amenities include a restaurant, gift shop, outdoor pool and hot tub, laundry facility and gas station. Its nine-hole executive course is 1,905 yards, plus a driving range.
Founded in 1918, The Broadmoor is one of the west's great golf hotels and among the Historic Hotels of America. It is located in Colorado Springs, about an hour's drive south of Denver and along the front range of the Rocky Mountains. This expansive property was laid out by the Olmsted Brothers and features gardens, ponds, multiple buildings…
The Inn at Eagle Mountain is a small, 37-suite boutique hotel in Fountain Hills, set in the East Valley of Phoenix-Scottsdale. This property is located adjacent to Eagle Mountain Golf Club, a Scott Miller-designed golf course that opened in 1996. There are three suite types, but each features a small fireplace with sitting area, patio or balcony…
In the East Valley of Phoenix-Scottsdale, We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, located on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation tribal land, features 246 guest rooms adjacent to We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, one of the best 36-hole golf clubs in Arizona. The resort features a large conference center and casino with live table games, plus an outdoor pool, fitness center and…
The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort is located just east of the Texas Capital City of Austin, Texas, and only 10 miles east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Located on the banks of the Lower Colorado River, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines features 18 holes of championship golf designed by Arthur Hills that highlights a wide assortment of ways…
Georgia's Hard Labor Creek State Park is located on Lake Rutlege east of Atlanta off I-20. This state park facility features a range of accommodations from camp sites and RV sites to 20 2-bedroom cottages. Amenities here are highlighted by the 18-hole golf course designed by Denis Griffiths and features a pro shop, full driving range, grill and…
Located in Mesa, Arizona, Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort has 76 guest rooms and 1 and 2-bedroom villa accommodations that sleep up to six guests. It is located next to Painted Mountain Golf Resort, a 6,021-yard, par-70 design. The hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and outdoor pool, laundry facilities, barbecue grills, volleyball, picnic…
Victoria Bryant State Park in Georgia is home to the Highland Walk 18-hole golf course. This state park has one four-bedroom Bluebird cottage, as well as 27 tent, Trailer & RV campsites. The state park is located off I-85 east of Atlanta and in addition to the golf course and driving range has three playgrounds, boating, fishing, hiking and an…
The White Pines National Golf Resort is a backwoods getaway on the east "sunrise side" of northern Michigan near Hubbard Lake. Two on-course home rentals are available, but there are also vrbo rentals offsite promoted on the course website. The Roadhouse restaurant is located inside the clubhouse. The 6,762-yard course is set among majestic pines…
The Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club is located in a rural outpost125 east of San Diego just north (15 miles) of the Mexican border. There's golf and a convention center with a nearby mall and outlet shopping.
The Official Resorts of Hersheypark attract families and golfers with a variety of attractions and two main lodging properties, the Hershey Lodge and the historic Hotel Hershey. Its East and West courses are private only accessible by resort guests. The "Sweetest Place On Earth" entertains with amusement and water parks, live concerts, multiple…
The Bent Creek Golf Village offers relaxation in the Great Smoky Mountain foothills of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The 80 one- and two-bedroom rentals and four cabins come equipped with kitchens, at least one bathroom, laundry facilities and other comforts of home. Guests can stay on property for the indoor and outdoor pools, game room and fitness…
The Stewart Lodges at Steelwood are located in Loxley about 20 minutes outside of Mobile. Each of the fully furnished lodges feature private guest rooms and baths, screened-in porches, TVs and a fireplace room with billiards and card tables. A large screen movie theatre/conference room is stocked with a collection of movies. The kitchen has a…
The 304-room MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center sits at the base of Bays Mountain in Kingsport. It is a short drive from East Tennessee State University, Bristol Motor Speedway and Domtar Park. The Meadows Restaurant at the hotel and Horse Creek Lounge at the golf clubhouse mix casual and elegance. A fitness center, indoor pool and…
With generous views of the Gulf of Mexico from many of its 474 rooms and suites, the Naples Grande Beach Resort is one of Southwest Florida's most sought-after vacation destinations. Recently renovated in 2017, the resort offers stylish accommodations and gracious service. Golfers have the opportunity to venture just east to play the Naples Grande…
The Lykens Valley Golf Resort features 6,300 yards of rolling Pennsylvania countryside just east of historic Millersburg. Elevation changes and streams create a nice backdrop for golf. The Lodge off of hole 9 is home to two separate buildings with 27 total guest rooms. Overnight guests get continental breakfast and can use a swimming pool and…
Located just east of Fort Myers in the community of Lehigh Acres, Lehigh Resort Club offers more than 150 rooms, suites and 2-bedroom units, plus a list of amenities including a 9-hole golf course, tennis and an outdoor heated pool. Situated on 65 acres, it is a popular destination for active families.
Located just east of the Central Florida town of Lake Wales, Westgate River Ranch & Rodeo ia rustic retreat whose accommodations range from campsites to glamping tents to multi-bedroom villas. The family-oriented resort provides a host of amenities, including a 9-hole golf course.
The Salt Creek Golf Retreat is off-the-beaten path just minutes from quaint Nashville, Indiana, and the Brown County State Park. This natural setting is perfect for golf and an overnight stay in condo-style lodging. A sports bar, seasonal pool and hot tub and meeting space for events and weddings make this a versatile retreat. The 6,308-yard golf…
The Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center overlooks the 27-hole Brooks Golf Club between the shores of West and East Okoboji Lake in the heart of Iowa’s Great Lakes Region. There’s an indoor water playland and outdoor pool, volleyball and croquet courts for the children and the Village Salon and Mineravas Restaurant and Bar for all. The original…
From East Lothian's historic coastal towns of Musselburgh to Dunbar, you're never far from a fabulous links golf course, not to mention a complementary 19th hole nearby. Here are some of East Lothian's best 19th holes ...
East Lothian, Scotland, just east of Edinburgh, is small but it packs quite a punch with not only golf but plenty of off-course activities as well. Here are a few ideas for a rainy day on your next trip to Scotland, including checking out Bass Rock, touring the Belhaven Brewery, and chatting with local legend Archie Baird at the Heritage of Golf Museum.
Saunton Golf Club is 36 holes of pure, championship links. Saunton has been labeled the best multi-course facility in the Isles outside of St. Andrews and was one of the first links courses Englishman Nick Faldo played early in his junior tournament career.
Famed golf writer Bernard Darwin once described the view from Gullane No. 1's seventh tee as among the best in golf. It's high enough to see the Bass Rock to the east, Muirfield next door and the city of Edinburgh. That view, of course, varies depending on the weather, but at least one thing is constant about Gullane No. 1: it's East Lothian's top championship test not called "Muirfield.
Yes, it's home to Muirfield. But East Lothian locals adore a more understated, classic links in Aberlady: charming Kilspindie Golf Club. The club stakes its claim as the world's 35th oldest, having been founded in 1867. The opening stretch of holes at Kilspindie is as good as it gets in East Lothian.
Kilspindie House Hotel owner Malcom Duck's vision for the inn is of a cozy, comfortable spot that caters to golfers' tastes. That makes good business sense given the wealth of golf courses close by, including the famed North Berwick, Muirfield and Gullane's three courses.
Local golfers and the D.C. Preservation League have sued the Trump administration over an alleged attempt to 'destroy' Washington's keystone public golf course.
If you've got Craigielaw Golf Club on your Scotland golf itinerary -- or you're looking to add a golf course between North Berwick, Muirfield or one of the region's 20-plus other courses -- don't get scared off by its tough reputation at home. That's just the local Scots giving the new kid on the block a hard time. Claims that it's unfair are false.
East Lothian, otherwise known as "Scotland's Golf Coast," features a collection of links as good as anywhere in the world. St. Andrews might be the "Home of Golf," but this region that hugs the southern shores of the Firth of Forth just 30 minutes east of Edinburgh remains steeped in the history and tradition of the game. There are 22 courses along the Golf Coast, many of them links. If you seek their dunes and wind-swept fairways, here are the five best to play.
Craigielaw Golf Club is still a baby compared to other nearby clubs. A handful of its closest neighbors along Scotland's Golf Coast date to the 1800s. Craigielaw might be 12 years young, but the course looks like it's been around for ages. Architect Donald Steel did a masterful job making a modern links fit into the flat landscape like it's always been there.
St. Andrews gets all the attention from most visitors, but East Lothian -- now marketed as Scotland's Golf Coast -- might be the best choice for your next overseas trip. How come? Jason Scott Deegan offers up 10 reasons to visit Scotland's Golf Coast.
An all-encompassing, 18-month restoration has breathed life back into Dorado Beach Resort & Club's East course. It officially opens Nov. 13, 2011 as the star of the four original Robert Trent Jones Sr. courses. What was previously little more than an overgrown jungle has been reshaped into a well manicured paradise that stands among the best courses in the Caribbean. The entire resort is in a state of transformation, actually.
Tom Doak, Gil Hanse and Beau Welling to advise National Links Trust on restoration and renovation of East Potomac, Rock Creek and Langston golf courses.
Located in East Lothian, Craigielaw Golf Club is one of Scotland's newer links courses, opened in 2001. It's next door to historic Kilspindie Golf Club, which sits right on the sea. Craigielaw plays farther inland but is still links style, and the Firth of Forth is always in view.
Located in Scotland's historic and golf-rich East Lothian region just east of Edinburgh, Longniddry Golf Club can get a little lost in the shuffle. Established in 1921, the golf course is an 18-hole, par 68 mix of parkland and more open, links-style holes overlooking the Firth of Forth. For it's shorter distance, it's a pretty demanding test of golf as a result of it's H.S. Colt and James Braid design, with more alterations coming later at the hands of Donald Steele.
Scotland's East Lothian region is Edinburgh's golfing coast. It is just a few miles east of the capital city and is home to more than 20 courses, including the Old Links at Musselburgh, the very influential North Berwick Golf Club, Gullane, Dunbar Golf Club, Kilspindie, Craigielaw and more. Here's a look at some of the area's top golf courses in pictures.
Bay Hill has Arnold Palmer. The Dorado Beach Resort & Club has Chi Chi Rodriguez. Golfers playing any of the four courses at Dorado will likely run into Puerto Rico's most famous player. Rodriguez has a long history with the resort, working at the famed East Course during its heyday in the 1960s. These days, the East looks and plays better than ever thanks to a renovation by Robert Trent Jones Jr. finished in 2011.
Some of the world's most iconic golf holes are found at North Berwick Golf Club, set hard against the Firth of Forth in East Lothian, Scotland. In many ways this historic club, dating to 1832, personifies all the oddities that golfers love about links golf.
Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course in East Lothian, Scotland is touted as the oldest golf course in the world. Its 2,954 yards are no match for modern golf balls and titanium drivers, but imagine playing this par-34 layout with a feathery ball and a brassie club.
Designed by Rees Jones, Charlie Yates Golf Course is a nine-hole executive course that serves as the home of The First Tee of East Lake program in Atlanta.
Prestwick Golf Club hasn't held an Open Championship in nearly 90 years, yet only the Old Course at St. Andrews has hosted more Opens than this venerable club. Prestwick might be too short and too quirky to host an Open today, but golfers shouldn't pass up the chance to play such a historic treasure. Old and Young Tom Morris, Willie Park and Harry Vardon have all won at Prestwick.
Too many golfers visiting Scotland chase a pipedream of playing all the great links -- St. Andrews, Muirfield, Turnberry, etc. -- in one trip. It's better to pick one region to stay a while. "Scotland's Golf Coast" along the southern shores of the Firth of Forth will charm and delight any golf group. There are 22 courses within close proximity to one another, providing convenience and variety. All of the links are easily found by following the coast roads from Musselburgh to Dunbar.
Gullane No. 1 is the first and most famous of three courses at Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, established in 1884. It's a championship-caliber course that hosts many of Scotland's top events, including Open Championship qualifiers when the Open is played at Muirfield.
Muirfield, the treasured links that anchors Scotland's Golf Coast, will host the Open Championship for the 16th time in July. The 7,209-yard course has been lengthened by roughly 158 yards since the 2002 Open, which was won by Ernie Els. Widely regarded as the fairest of the nine courses in the rota, the mostly flat fairways don't punish good shots with bad bounces like some links.
Featuring 10 holes from Donald Ross and eight from Robert Trent Jones Sr., the West Course at The Broadmoor is a scenic and historic round in Colorado Springs.
About 20 miles east of Austin, Texas is the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, home to the 18-hole Wolfdancer Golf Club as well as a slew of other outdoor activities to enjoy. The course makes up a small part of the resort, which is a great place to escape and enjoy.
From January through March the golf courses in Naples and the rest of southwest Florida fill up fast. While most of the Naples courses are private or connected to a resort, public golf is available on its outer fringes. Highlights include TPC Treviso Bay, Old Corkscrew, Arrowhead, Stoneybrook, Panther Run, TwinEagles and Bonita Bay East.
Located in the western highlands of Mt. Hood and less than an hour east of Portland, Oregon, the Resort at the Mountain is a 27-hole valley golf retreat that offers an unpretentious resort experience.
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