Dreams Estrella del Mar Mazatlán Golf & Spa Resort, located in the “Pearl of Mexico’s Pacific Coast,” is a stunning property with all-inclusive amenities. The resort offers over 350 suites with ocean views, in-room mini bars and 24-hour room service. Some rooms even come with swim-out pools and private terraces. The resort features eight dining…
The Vidanta Grand Mayan and Mayan Palace are neighboring beachfront resorts in Puerto Peñasco that offer spacious accommodations designed for comfort and style. Each room and suite features a private terrace, kitchen, living area and Jacuzzi tub, creating a perfect home-away-from-home atmosphere. Guests can enjoy room service or choose from a wide…
Las Hadas by Brisas overlooks the picturesque Santago Bay and promises beauty and luxury in paradise. Guests can relax in private suites that are bright, clean, and include private terraces with views of the ocean. The resort’s private beach is perfect for adventure or relaxation, with complimentary paddleboards, kayaks, paddleboats, snorkeling…
If you want to play the best golf course in the area, resist the temptation to follow the crowd into the Mont Tremblant village and instead head for the nearby Gray Rocks resort.
If you play golf in the Tampa/St. Pete area, you're rewarded with amazing land diversity encompassing everything from abandoned rock quarries to pine-dotted, North Carolina-style terrain and quintessential palm and palmetto-studded terrain. For those who've never visited the area, however, it's sometimes befuddling to get around as you navigate long bridges over bays and state and county roads that lead to smaller towns with great golf courses.
The 45-hole Lansdowne Resort and Spa in the heart of the Virginia wine country will change what you think you know about golf in the Washington D.C. area.
New Zealanders certainly love golf. That's apparent in the quality of their resorts that cater to people who play the game. From Kauri Cliffs to Cape Kidnappers -- and other places you may never have heard of before -- Jason Scott Deegan highlights the best resorts for golfers who plan to tee it up in New Zealand.
What could be better than a golf getaway in Florida? How about golf and a cruise. The Sunshine State's major cruise ports are situated near a superb selection of golf courses, making it easy and convenient to fit in a round or two before or after a sailing. Veteran Florida golf writer Ed Schmidt offers up some suggestions.
Lake Taupo, a touristy region in the heart of New Zealand's North Island, offers something not even the great Lodge at Kauri Cliffs and the Farm at Cape Kidnappers can deliver -- two Golf Digest top 100 courses outside the U.S. Jason Scott Deegan has more on where to play, where to stay and what to do off the course at Lake Taupo.
Forest Greens Golf Club in Triangle, Va., may seem like a private club, but in reality, it's a daily-fee track with perks like on-course beverage services and a large practice area. It's a fair course, without a whole lot of tricky drama or hidden treachery. With big, welcoming fairways and huge, modestly fast greens, this is a golf course you can enjoy again and again.
All the trimmings of a vintage Tom Fazio design are on display at the Barefoot Resort's Fazio Course, one of four gems at the star-studded Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fazio had a massive palette to work with, and the result is few parallel holes, quiet confines and little residential development.
Wyndham Extra Holidays specializes in delivering more comfortable places to stay at prices competitive with hotel-room rates in some of golf's hottest vacation destinations.
Golf vacation accommodations come in a bunch of different configurations. For buddy trips, we're partial to standalone cottages. These are our favorites.
The Bear Trap. The Green Mile. The Snake Pit. We rank the 17 best collection of holes in America and the Caribbean from least favorite nickname to the most iconic.
There is golf beyond Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach and Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Plenty of it, in fact. And while it's not quite on the level as the aforementioned famous destinations, it's a great value and probably worth considering if you're looking for a laid-back buddy or weekend trip. These are the mostly unsung courses of the Gamecock state and well worth exploring.
Fabulous food, paired with New Zealand's most popular wines, creates wonderful dining experiences throughout the country, especially after a rousing round of golf. Golf writer Jason Deegan recently spent five days each on the North and South islands, tasting his way through multiple golf destinations without a single bad meal.