The 6,359-yard Northwood Hills Golf Course in Garrison, Minn., was known as the Hardwoods Golf Course from 1969 to 2014 before it was purchased by the Appeldoorn family and rebranded in 2015. The Appeldoorn’s Sunset Bay Resort offers year-round accommodations in 1- to 3-bedroom cabins on the other side of the lake roughly 30 miles away. The family…
The Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club -- in Sunset Beach, N.C., just north of Myrtle Beach -- is literally surrounded by its competition. But as golf developments have sprung up around it, the 27-hole club hasn't gotten lost in the shuffle. In fact, it was named the 2010 course of the year by the Myrtle Beach Golf Course Owners Association after finishing a major three-year renovation. Sandpiper Bay isn't cruel and conniving like so many modern layouts, and there's something to be said for straight-forward, well designed holes.
The new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill County Resort is out to offer a taste of pure Texas. Blending Hill Country charm with Lone Star State bravado, it's the largest in the world of the JW Marriott Resorts with 1,002 guest rooms on 600 acres. The resort offers four-star dining, a spa and two great TPC courses: AT&T Oaks and AT&T Canyons.
The best golf courses in North Carolina in 2016, according to your ratings and reviews, feature courses from the Carolina Sandhills, Outer Banks, Asheville and much more.
If you're a sun-starved, land-locked Northerner headed down to Myrtle Beach and want to be smothered in postcard-worthy golf holes, Oyster Bay Golf Links is a more than worthy selection. It's got island greens, lakes, marshes and plenty of gators lounging along banks. Some of the holes will have you standing on the tee for a moment and marveling.
With Harbour Town under the knife for a summer renovation, its sister course at Sea Pines Resort -- Heron Point -- has picked up the slack, topping the latest Golf Advisor Power Rankings.
Based on your ratings and reviews in 2016, these were the top 25 course layouts in the United States. See which courses and architects made the ranking.
Tee off early in the mountains above Malibu, then head down the Pacific Coast Highway for a second round of golf that will afford amazing sunset views.
With just one course -- Royal St. Kitts G.C. -- St. Kitts isn't a true golf destination yet. There are two more courses currently in construction, but they aren't likely to be ready for several years, leaving golfers no choice but to find other ways of entertainment. From resorts to casinos, spas to great restaurants, St. Kitts has a lot to offer.
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