Paul kicks off the episode playing the 15th Hole at Enniscrone, with its sweeping views of Scurmore beach and the beautiful Ox Mountains, in 400 acres of magnificent links. As he’s taking that shot, Chris is travelling down to Waterville, where he plays the dramatic par 5, 18th Hole. With wild red hares racing in and out of the dunes, the course is truly wonderful. They then travel to Royal Portrush to play the 5th hole before heading to Royal County Down. The final step on the journey is the fantastic Luttrellstown Golf Club, a course that means so much to Paul.
From Montego Bay, Jamaica, we're down to the final four teams of Altered Course: Montego Bay and head to head matchups will determine which teams stamp their ticket to Stage 7.
Snap hooks can be contagious. Next time you catch a case of the hooks, try these three tweaks from John Montgomery to the setup and swing to start finding the fairway again.
Mike Tirico joins Anna Whiteley to reflect on golf’s return to the Olympics in 2016 at Rio. Plus, they look ahead to next year at Tokyo and Tiger’s chances at making the Unites States team.
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.
The Wilderness Club unfurls across 550 acres near the Kootenai National Forest. The resort community is stocked with a Nick Faldo-designed golf course, a 21-acre lake for fishing and recreation, a spa, Horse Park, Water Park and Sports Park. The luxury accommodations of cabins, cottages and suites provide comfortable outdoor/indoor living. The…
Get in on the action at more than 440,000 square feet of gaming at Jackpoint Junction Casino Hotel in Morton in Minnesota’s River Valley. The hotel rooms range from standard to pool and VIP suites. An indoor pool, arcade, fitness center, multiple restaurants and a 30-site RV Park are part of its amenities. More than 1,200 slots and table games…
The Montage Big Sky will open in 2021 with access to the adjacent private Spanish Peaks Mountain Club. The 150 rooms and suites, along with 39 Montage Residences, are nestled within Big Sky’s 3,530-acre Spanish Peaks community. When guests aren’t being spoiled with 5,800-skiable acres in winter, they can enjoy the Tom Weiskopf course, fly-fishing,…
Minnesuing Acres is more an executive retreat than a resort for a group buddies trip, but it has components of both. It is located on the shores of Lake Minnesuing with all sorts of activities: archery, boating (pontoons, fishing and skiing), canoeing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, mountain biking, and golf on a par-3 course and…
Located just south of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Legoland Discovery Center and the city of Tempe, Arizona Grand is a AAA Four Diamond Resort and among the Phoenix-Scottsdale area's largest golf resorts with 744 total guest rooms. Set on 164 acres, the highlight of the property is the 18-hole golf course that winds into desert foothills of the…
The Traditions at the Glen marries the charms of the past with the convenience of the present. Guests can stay in rooms and suites in a historic mansion tied to some of the greatest names in U.S. politics, sports and business. The classic golf course, played by legends like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Bing Crosby, also offers Footgolf. Hiking and…
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 35-room Winter Clove Inn is a unique all-inclusive resort in the Catskill Mountains set on 300 acres at the base of North Mountain. The 11-room Oaks Lodge and three-room Carriage Lodge offer more accommodations. Resort activities and amenities include a heated indoor pool, outdoor pool, antique bowling alley, an indoor game room, a lighted…
Located 150 miles west of Chicago, the Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa is a 6,800 acre recreational, residential and resort community six miles southeast of the historic town of Galena, Ill. Golfers come for the challenge of 63 holes on four courses and accommodations at a charming inn or more than 250 villas and distinctive homes. The 15,000 square feet…
The Powder Horn is a private club managed by Troon Prive Golf that offers stay and play packages in vacation homes on property. The luxurious 27-hole club is a welcoming place where members and guests can combine recreational activities such as golf, hiking, cycling and fishing with the chance to soak up the fresh mountain air. The 900-acre…
Get a taste of an Old West dude ranch with the comforts of a golf resort at the Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort. This 10,000-acre ranch is tucked into the Santa Ynez Valley 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara. It is home to 50 miles of riding trails, a 100-acre spring-fed lake, two courses, tennis courts, pool, spa and fine dining. Just minutes away…
Sprawling out across 2,750 acres, Palmas del Mar is one of the largest master-planned resort and real estate developments in the Caribbean. The gated community, located in southeast Puerto Rico roughly 35 miles from San Juan, is stocked with shopping, spas, 20 restaurants, an English-language Palmas Academy (Pre-K through 12th grade), a 60-acre…
The 1,720-acre Cumberland Mountain State Park sits on the Cumberland Plateau around Byrd Lake, a man-made lake created by the impoundment of Byrd Creek in the 1930s. The park provides endless recreational activities, including hiking, swimming, picnicking and interpretive programs. The park also features a popular area restaurant and separate…
Deerfield Resort is a gated resort community with a golf course, airstrip and home rentals/condos on 1,000 acres on Norris Lake. The mountainous terrain of the 6,700-yard course comes to fruition on the 16th, which drops more than 300 feet from the tee to the fairway. The lake views are the course's signature and can also be enjoyed from The…
The Cliffs Resort on Possum Kingdom Lake is a nearly 1,200-acre master-planned resort community by Double Diamond Resorts on the shores of the lake located west of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Inn at the Cliffs is the main lodging compound with guest rooms, while there are also villa and cabin rentals, not to mention RV spaces as well.…
Linden Hall touts itself as "one of Pennsylvania's best secrets". This 785-acre estate is home to a historic 74-room lodge and a 6,405-yard golf course that winds up and down the region's rolling hills. The 8,720-square-foot Linden Hall mansion contains 35 rooms, 27 fireplaces, 13 baths, an indoor bowling alley and walk-in clothes dryer. An…
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…
Oglebay is a 2,000-acre public park to some and a four-season resort to others. Guests can choose to stay in the Wilson Lodge or in cottages and estate homes. The park is a family-oriented place with the Good Zoo, Schenk Lake, gardens, hiking trails, horseback riding, an aerial challenge course and museums. The resort adds amenities such as tennis…
The Lodges of the Lakes was Nekoosa’s original golf resort before the nearby Sand Valley Golf Resort burst onto the national scene in 2017. Located 35 miles north of the Wisconsin Dells, the Lodges of the Lakes offers golf-course accommodations and 36 holes on the semiprivate, member-owned Pines and Lakes courses. The 300-acre Lake Arrowhead is…
Once upon a time the Golf Club at Fox Acres was an exclusive private retreat so remote only a few were lucky enough to spend time here. But now, with a move to public, anyone can play in the solitude and peacefulness of ponderosa pines, sandstone rock outcroppings, scampering marmots and 15 trout-filled lakes.
More than ever, posh golf resorts are offering sports and golf massages, while other kinds of treatments - such as yoga for golfers and exercise to develop core strength and flexibility - are also being integrated into the spa programs. Here are some of the resorts in the western U.S. that do a great job of combining the golf and spa experience.
The onset of the recession and the rise of smart phones have forever changed private golf clubs. To grab and retain members, modern private clubs must offer amenities for the all ages and interests, not just golfers.
Built on 500 acres in Conway, S.C. near Myrtle Beach, The Witch meanders through wetlands without disturbing the habitat. Some 4,000 feet of bridges see to that, and the holes bump against the natural lakes that often come into play. The holes are all fairly memorable. The Witch is one of the best mid-priced golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area, period.
Sand Valley's second 18-hole course, Mammoth Dunes, is spread across 500 acres. Brad Klein on the ambitious and technical project in central Wisconsin.
Great weather, coupled with three excellent golf courses, make the Suncadia Resort in Washington the premier golf resort in the state and one of the best in the entire Pacific Northwest. The 6,400-acre, master-planned community blends seamlessly into its secluded natural settings. There's no shortage of fun -- and sun -- at Suncadia Resort, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
The transformation of the old Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course into the Baylands Golf Links has taken nearly seven years since the city approved the project in 2011. Jason Scott Deegan toured the course with architect Forrest Richardson.
News that Steve Wynn may transform Wynn Golf Club's 137 acres into an elaborate water attraction has golfers lamenting the demise of this luxury course on the Las Vegas Strip.
Puerto Rico's Bahia Beach Golf Club and St. Regis Resort, set on 483 acres, let nature do the talking. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the golf course is a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sanctuary, the only such course in Puerto Rico to receive the designation -- and it shows. Difficult without being penal, Jones Jr. found a way to plot a design that would be accommodating to all types of players.
The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines and Wolfdancer Golf Club -- in Lost Pines, Texas -- hangs its 10-gallon hat on displaying the best of what makes the state unique, from numerous dining venues that celebrate Texas cuisine to offering outdoor fun of all sorts. Activities are especially family-friendly, with petting zoos, horseback riding and a large pool area and a water park large enough to accommodate 495 occupied guest rooms on a summer day.
Take a left on Perfect Drive. Then imagine following a perfect drive, striped about 250 yards, and you will have arrived at PGA Golf Club, the PGA of America's flagship property, located on Florida's Treasure Coast. Proclaimed as one of the "75 Best Golf Resorts in North America," the club's reputation comes from its three championship courses by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye, and is bolstered by its 35-acre practice facilities and the PGA Museum of Golf.
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.
Kayak Point Golf Course, a Ronald Fream design that opened in 1977, is ready for a rebirth. Located 50 miles north of Seattle in Stanwood, Wash., there are plans to invest $500,000 into the 260-acre property over the next three years. What doesn't need upgrading is a scenic and serene routing that roams through some of the tallest trees in the Pacific Northwest, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
While the 1996 closure of Fort Benjamin Harrison in the suburbs of Indianapolis caused pain, 1,700 of its acres were transformed into the magnificent playground that is Fort Harrison State Park. And the centerpiece is a stunning golf course designed by Indiana native Pete Dye with help from his son P.B. called The Fort Golf Course, which gets high praise from GolfNow.com reviewers. Kevin Dunleavy has more.
Three hours south of Atlanta, Georgia's personality transforms into a different world.There's none of the hustle and bustle of Atlanta, one of the nation's hippest cities. None of the commercialism, either. And thankfully, none of the gridlock that makes Atlanta traffic legendary.
The newest addition to the golf scene in Texas is a big one: The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort, home to the TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks and AT&T Canyons courses. This is the largest JW Marriott Resort in the world, set on 600 acres and featuring 1,002 rooms, a 28,000-square-foot spa, six-acre water park, seven dining options and four large conference rooms.
One of America's oldest golf destinations has a brand new golf layout, the Dormie Club, located in West End, North Carolina, four miles from the Village of Pinehurst. The Dormie Club is set on 309 acres and will be the centerpiece of a 1,000-acre residential community that is kept well off the golf course.
Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, the first course designed by Rees Jones in northern Michigan, is set amid 1,000 heavily forested acres next to Black Lake, one of the state's largest inland lakes. The course spans 7,030 yards and is undoubtedly one of Jones' best original designs. With plenty of wetlands, a variety of bunkers, large greens and doglegs through the forest, the course is interesting and challenging.
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.
The Legend golf course is the original 18 at Giants Ridge resort, located an hour north of Duluth in the heart of Minnesota's Iron Range. Set on more than 250 acres, the Jeff Brauer design plays alongside the base of the resort's ski mountain and features gentle up-and-down undulations.
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers leaves a lasting impression simply by passing through the front gate. It's an isolated nine-kilometer drive to reach The Farm, a luxury lodge built in 2007 atop the summit of the 6,000-acre working farm. This five-star resort destination is not like most farms, though. It's all play -- and no work -- for guests.
Wolf Point Ranch, a private estate course built by Al Stanger and designed by Mike Nuzzo, is for sale. We received an exclusive peek at the 1,600-acre property, which features not only 18 holes of links-inspired golf, but a private runway and airplane hanger, livestock and much more.
You can count on one hand the number of Mexican resorts that reach the level of service and splendor of the Rosewood Mayakoba along the Riviera Maya. The entire Mayakoba complex (home to three resorts and the El Camaleon Golf Club, which hosts Mexico's only PGA Tour event) is paradise. This posh 1,600-acre retreat 40 minutes south of the Cancun International Airport is committed to luxury.
At The Grand Golf Club, an amenity of the Fairmont Grand Del Mar resort in northern San Diego, Tom Fazio used his signature bunkering to frame holes and protect greens.
On clear days you can see the snow-capped peak of Mount Rainier from many of the holes at Druids Glen Golf Club, which has the reputation for being of the toughest golf courses in the entire state of Washington. The 230 acres is littered with trouble -- thousands of evergreen trees, 60 bunkers, nine lakes and poa annua greens faster than most public clubs in the Pacific Northwest.
California is full of luxurious golf resorts, and CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, is right at the top of the list. CordeValle, located near San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, is set on 1,700 remote acres and is home to a beautiful Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course that can play more than 7,300 yards from the back tees.
The Crossings at Carlsbad, located just north of San Diego, is one of California's more ambitious municipal golf courses. It's one of the area's newest courses, opening in 2007, and is plotted out on 1,000 acres of very severe mountain landscape that features wetlands at its lower points. Brandon Tucker shows us more in this photo gallery.
The Witch Golf Club casts its spell on golfers with a secluded, natural setting without a single home or condo in sight. Architect Dan Maples used 500 acres halfway between Myrtle Beach and Conway to craft something special. It might be priced like a middle-tier course along the Grand Strand, but The Witch looks and plays like one of the big boys.
The Black Forest Course at Wilderness Valley in Gaylord is set on 400 acres of native Michigan evergreen and hardwood forests and cuts through the land naturally. The Tom Doak design gets golfers on the greens and in the bunkering (there are more than 100 bunkers here, and no two look alike). The greens have that classic look, like they were crafted by hand. The bunkers, meanwhile, are true hazards, so they are to be avoided at almost any cost.
The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, located just west of Portland, Ore., is one of this area's top semi-private golf clubs, featuring 36 holes set on 350 scenic acres. The South Course, designed by John Fought, has a reputation of being a little tougher than the Bob Cupp-designed North Course, having hosted the JELD-WEN Tradition and the Fred Meyer Challenge.
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.
Broad Run Golfer's Club, located just outside of West Chester, Pa., is a Rees Jones-designed gem that was carefully sculpted from 372 acres of rolling hills. The expansive golf course is not what you would expect to find so close to downtown Philly. The dramatic terrain serves as the centerpiece of the course, providing the holes with plenty of movement and stunning views that stretch across the surrounding countryside.
Saddlebrook Resort, set on a scenic 480 acres just north of Tampa in Wesley Chapel, is home to two 18-hole golf courses. The original Saddlebrook Course, which opened in 1976, features gentler, flatter land compared to the more sculpted Palmer Course, and the result is a more traditional, old-Florida feel.
La Paloma Country Club is among the top desert courses in Tucson, Ariz. Set on 800 acres in the Catalina foothills and designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1984, the golf course features three nine-hole loops, the Hill, Ridge and Canyon courses, all set on dramatic desert terrain with each fairway its own island.
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