The Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park's Mary Ran Oaken Lodge, built of limestone and timbers, sits high atop a bluff overlooking the 28,000-acre Dale Hollow Lake and surrounding woods. The private balconies of the 60 rooms showcase the cliffs, as does the restaurant. There are also 145 campsites and cabins. Popular activities are typical of the…
Lake Lawn Resort is set upon 250 wooded acres on the shores of Delavan Lake in the Lake Geneva vacation region of Wisconsin. Revived by new owners after a brief closure in 2011, the historic property has been entertaining guests for more than 130 years. Its 271 rooms offer either a patio or balcony to bring the outdoors to guests. Resort amenities…
The White Lake Beach Resort in central Wisconsin brings families, vacations and business associates together near 600 feet of private beach on the lakeshore. The resort is open seasonally from April through October. Although hotel rooms are available for nightly rental at any time, returning guests are given priority for the week-long bookings of…
Set in the Ozarks near the entertainment mecca of Branson, Missouri is Big Cedar Lodge, a 4,600-acre natural playground owned by Bass Pro Shops Founder and Ozarks native Johnny Morris. Since originally opening as a small riverfront resort in the 1920s, today Big Cedar Lodge is one of the largest U.S. golf resorts with three regulation-length…
The Alpine Lake Resort is a resort community of almost 2,000 acres of wooded land and 35 miles of paved roads leading to nearly 2,300 lots. A 35-room hotel, a 150-acre lake and golf course with six par 3s, par 4s and par 5s are the draw for visitors. Resort activities and amenities include boating, fishing, a beach, hiking and biking trails, an…
The Wilderness is the premier golf and waterpark destination in the Wisconsin Dells. The Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort features 444 guest rooms, 40 vacation villas, 76 condos and 35 cabins. Nearby, the Wilderness on the Lake includes 108 luxury two- and three-bedrooms overlooking Lake Delton, and Glacier Canyon Lodge features 460 upscale condo…
The Washakie Golf & R.V. Resort in North Branch attracts a unique mix of golfers and RV campers. One small 'Camper Cabin' offers a full bed and a set of twin bunk beds, a small table and chairs, heat and air conditioning, a TV with cable and a microwave, small fridge and coffee pot. No tee times are required on the par-72 course. The cozy…
Sunny Hill Resort and Golf Course is an all-inclusive resort in the Catskill Mountains. Home to more than a dozen lodging options, Sunny Hill caters to a guest's individual needs. Three family-style meals are prepared every day to feed visitors when they aren't out playing in the resort's 600 acres of golf, playgrounds, wooded trails, 5.5-mile…
The 36-hole Boyne Mountain Resort is the most family-friendly of the three Boyne Resorts properties in northern Michigan. The Avalanche Bay waterpark and beach at Deer Lake are perfect for children and families. There's also an events lawn with a putting course, tennis courts, villas and tiki bar adjacent to the beach. The Grand Mountain Lodge is…
Innsbrook is a 7,500-acre golf resort and vacation home community located 45 minutes west of St. Louis in eastern Missouri. Within the community there are over 100 lakes, nature trails, horse stables and the 18-hole golf course. Official development accommodations for guests include lakeside condos with access to beaches and A-Frame chalets in the…
Spider Lake Golf Resort in Hayward, Wisconsin, is a family-friendly nine-hole course of 3,300 yards among the tall pines of Wisconsin’s northern woods. Spider Lake’s accommodations include two-bedroom condos with full kitchens, satellite TV and gas fireplaces. Spider Lake Golf Resort offers one private dock on the lake and is near a public boat…
The Houston area is set to be home to Tiger Woods Design's first U.S. golf course. Bluejack National, built on the site of the former Blaketree National, may open as early as 2015.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Oaks course at Tan-Tar-A Resort, making the Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge design one of the most mature golf courses near the Lake of the Ozarks. It's also one of the best. Dense woods, multiple water hazards and a near-complete lack of flat lies demand precision from tee to green. A par-71 layout, it measures only 6,432 yards from the back tees, writes Kiel Christianson, but The Oaks plays longer than it appears.
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri is famous among anglers and boaters as an almost year-round mecca of aquatic fun. But golfers, especially in the Midwest, should consider it as an almost year-round golf destination, too. With some 15 courses dotting the countryside, there are as many golf holes to explore as there are fishing holes. And if non-golfing family members tag along, they'll have just as many off-course attractions to explore, Kiel Christianson writes.
A picturesque setting unfolds at Geneva National Golf Club in Lake Geneva. With courses designed by Lee Trevino, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer, Geneva National is the second-largest golf facility in the state. The Player Course is the most fun to play. The Trevino plays tough because of its narrower fairways and hard-to-read greens. While the Palmer takes advantage of its Lake Como setting.
In Palm Desert, Calif., The Classic Club was the top course of the week as rated by GolfAdvisor reviewers. See the rest of the top 10 in overall and value categories.
For the resort golfer looking for those Hawaii coastline money shots, Princeville at Hanalei's Makai Golf Course has more oceanfront holes running along the North Shore. Both the Ocean and Lakes' nines weave out to the coast, and the Ocean's par-3 seventh hole, playing on rugged coastline 200 feet above the ocean, is among Kauai's most famous.
Located in West End, N.C. near Pinehurst, 7 Lakes Country Club is a local favorite that has earned great reviews all year long. It tops this week's edition of the Power Rankings.
Remember when Tiger Woods enlisted nine fans from the raucous gallery to move a boulder on the 13th hole at the 1999 Phoenix Open? It won't happen that way for you at the TPC Scottsdale, but the Stadium Course still offers plenty for the everyday golfer. Visit and you'll find anything but a typical desert golf course, Mike Bailey writes.
For the second consecutive week, Tranquilo Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida finished atop Golf Advisor's overall Power Rankings. It also topped the value category.
Just northwest of Orlando, Mission Inn Resort & Club's El Campeon was the top-rated course on Golf Advisor for the week of Dec. 14. View the complete top 10.
Three of Minnesota's best golf resorts nestle up to the shores of Gull Lake near Brainerd, a major reason why Golf Digest considers this area among the top 50 golf destinations in the world.
The Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses have been a part of Chicago's south side for more than a century. A new plan to build an 18-hole championship course by Tiger Woods from their footprints is slowly taking shape.
Finding a golf course in the rapidly growing Hampton Roads area with no surrounding homes isn't easy. But Stumpy Lake Golf Course in Virginia Beach fits the description, and then some. Situated on a lake in a wooded, swampy wildlife preserve, Stumpy Lake is a secluded oasis amid the bustle of Virginia Beach. Opened in 1953, this Robert Trent Jones design is the oldest of the municipal courses under the umbrella of Hampton Roads Golf.
The allure of Lake Oconee makes Reynolds Plantation tick. Georgia's second-largest lake serves as the lifeblood of this resort and golf community halfway between Atlanta and Augusta in so many ways. The lodge's terrace overlooks the shore, and each of the golf courses skirt the water and are filled with many scenic and memorable moments.
The Martis Camp Club is one of the Lake Tahoe area's newest upscale residential golf communities. Located in Truckee, Calif., about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe, the development spans 2,100 acres in the Martis Valley and at the base of the Northstar at Tahoe Ski Resort. It also features a private Tom Fazio-designed course open since 2008.
Coyote Moon Golf Course sits on 250 heavily wooded and rolling acres in Truckee, California. The golf course, which was designed by former PGA Tour player Brad Bell and opened in 2000, features plenty of elevated greens and is among the many new spectacular mountain golf courses of the past decade.
Wairakei International Golf Course served as the forefather to Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers in attracting international golfers to New Zealand. Golfers will appreciate the natural setting of streams, ponds and bunker faces lined with wood (almost like Pete Dye's railroad ties) at Wairakei.
The Woodlands course sits in the shadow of its sister course, Lawsonia Links, a nationally ranked classic course. However, it delivers a few surprises along the way.
Picking the most scenic courses in Scottsdale is an impossible task. Not because there's so few courses from which to pick. Because there's too many. With that said, here are some camera-ready classics.
Brainerd is full of great golf courses in Minnesota, but The Classic at Madden's on Gull Lake might be the signature experience thanks to the service, caddies and a wonderfully scenic and challenging golf course.
Ranked among the best casino courses -- and arguably among the best three public courses in Washington -- Salish Cliffs is a Gene Bates design carved out of a Pacific Northwest forest with stunning views of the Kamilche Valley.
The Palmer Ryder Cup Course at the K Club, located 30 minutes outside Dublin, will always be a historic parkland playground for golfers. The 2006 Ryder Cup venue is stocked with water on 14 holes, but it's well worth losing golf balls to play a real Ryder Cup course. Jason Scott Deegan shows us more in this photo gallery.
At first glance TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course looks pretty much the same. But following a $15 million renovation project by Tom Weiskopf last summer, there's more to it than meets the eye -- much more.
Sea Oaks Golf Club is one of the Jersey Shore's premier public golf facilities and sprawls across hilly terrain with five holes that are particularly dramatic. On these lofty holes, you can enjoy views that stretch to Long Beach Island and the Atlantic City skyline. Mature oaks and pines line the fairways, and dozens of strategically placed bunkers frame the greens.
2020 PGA Championship host TPC Harding Park is a rare championship venue that's friendly for any handicap. There's really no water to contend with, just a steady dose of doglegs through spectacular trees.
El Tigre Golf Club, a splendid Robert Von Hagge design at Paradise Village Resort, got its name from the tigers kept in cages next to the 17th tee. These beasts are just a sideshow to a stout, 7,239-yard course that can bite back as well.
The golf is grand in Quebec, no doubt, but it might be the dining experiences that leave the biggest lasting impression on visitors. The heavy French influence in the province leads to a higher standard in the kitchen of every cafe and restaurant. My six-day golf trip felt more like a culinary tour than a golf adventure.
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