Our series opener starts at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, home of the 148th & 153rd Open Championships. Located on the North coast of Ireland, the Royal Portrush is a fun course with a great variety of holes. Paul and Chris start at the first hole, “Hughies”, a challenging opener where winds can easily push shots out of bounds. Chris takes on hole 6, “Harry Colt’s”, joined by former Open Champion, Darren Clarke. Located cliffside on lush, rolling hills, hole 6 offers stunning views of the ocean. Venturing onto Hole 4, “Fred Daly’s”, the hardest hole on the course, Chris is joined by actor James Nesbitt. Framed by lush greenery and trees, hole 4 leads to a breathtaking view of the water as you approach the final stretch. Off the course, James and Chris meet for a drink and discussion at Harry’s Shack, the beachside coastal snug, along the Northern Ireland shore.
The Heritage Hills Resort in York, Pennsylvania, lies just off Interstate 83, featuring recreation and meeting facilities for all types of travelers. A spa and salon, multiple dining experiences and golf are at the heart of it all. All of the roughly 100 rooms and suites feature mini-fridges and microwaves. A full athletic club is more than just…
The Chapel Creek Plantation is home to 12 villas located on the first fairway of the Santee National Golf Club. Each villa is decorated with a Southern architectural theme that includes two bedrooms (4 total beds), two baths, laundry and a kitchen. Its golf packages with golfsantee.com can be customized to include breakfast at Clark's Restaurant…
Located only 90 minutes from Santa Fe and 50 minutes from Toluca, Hacienda Cantalagua combines timeless architecture with modern amenities to create a peaceful and inviting retreat. There are 126 suites on the property, each with rich wooden floors, historic architecture, and a distinct sense of “home” in every detail. Guests can unwind by the…
Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora, Colo., an Arthur Hills-designed layout, rolls through hilly terrain with elevation changes, 62 strategically placed bunkers, lakes, streams and rugged native areas. The fairways are wide and forgiving, but you are going to be challenged with a variety of tricky lies, and if you find the bluegrass rough, that presents another problem.
Two of the largest and most reputable golf resorts in Texas can be found just west of Austin. But if you want something more low-key, there's a new option for golfers visiting the city check out.
The PGA Tour really begins to ramp it up each spring when they roll into Florida for the annual four-week "Florida Swing" leading up to the Masters. It's the most publicly accessible stretch of schedule the tour plays all year long. Here's a look at following the path of the pros -- where you won't need a sponsor's exemption to create your own Florida Swing.
River Hills Golf & Country Club is one of your better bang-for-your-buck courses on the Grand Strand, thanks to rolling, scenic terrain and a very fair Tom Jackson design. It's not as flashy as some of its more renowned (and expensive) neighbors, but there are some three-figure courses in Myrtle Beach that aren't kept up as well.
SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills has all you search for in a scenic Arizona setting: rugged canyons, and views of Four Peaks and Mazatzal Mountains.
The Texas Hill Country -- home to rolling hills, ranch lands, wineries, a smattering of charming small towns and an assortment of golf courses for every budget -- is the most unique little sliver of the Lone Star State, located west of Austin and north of San Antonio. Here are some affordable, yet all-too-charming ways to tee it up in the Hill Country.
In Palm Desert, Calif., The Classic Club led the U.S. for golf course rankings for the past two weeks. View more top courses in overall and conditions categories.
With four courses and several options to choose from, Cog Hill Golf & C.C. near Chicago -- home of the the famous Dubsdread Course -- offers package deals to fit every budget.
If you think you are going to roll shots up on the greens at Dalton Ranch Golf Club, you better know how to thread a needle. Demanding might best describe this popular Ken Dye design in Durango, Colo.
It's a good idea to get the swing dialed in before heading onto the 6,810-yard, par-71 Desert Pines Golf Club in Las Vegas. Opened in 1997, Desert Pines pinches narrow in a number of spots. It's just a short cab ride (each way) from the Vegas Strip, but it feels miles away thanks to a setting reminiscent of the rolling hills of the Carolinas.
Golfers who've never had a hole-in-one should take a trip to beautiful Turtle Hill Golf Club in Bermuda which consists of 18 par-3 holes. If you're thinking "pitch-and-putt" or an undemanding "executive par 3," think again.
With so many golf courses to choose from, the Grand Strand delivers -- from ritzy resort layouts to local favorites that won't break the bank. Many of the most affordable courses in Myrtle Beach have been around for decades, adding to their legacy of providing a good round for a tremendous value.
With a storied history hosting many of Texas' great legends such as Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Ben Crenshaw, San Antonio has a rich pedigree as a stage for some of the state's top shotmakers. A golf trip to the Alamo City will reveal who the true players are, especially if the Hill Country breeze is prevalent and your group books a tee time on one of these top courses for shotmakers.
Kentucky knows hoops and horse racing, but don't forget the golf scene, particularly in the city of Louisville and the surrounding area. From Jack Nicklaus' Valhalla to Fuzzy Zoeller's Covered Bridge to Heritage Hill -- the Bluegrass state has plenty of great golf.
Todd Creek Golf Club is a prairie-links routing that displays a Rocky Mountain panorama, rolls through creek wetlands and gives you generous, plush landing areas from the tee box. Challenging, that's Todd Creek. Arthur Hills said he approached the design with his known philosophy of beginning at the 18th green and working back to the first tee.
There are more than 200 courses available to the public in Nebraska, which is home to fewer than 2 million residents. And most public courses are meant for the wallets of the middle and rural class, making the Husker state one of the better value-golf destinations. Nebraska's lineup isn't as deep compared to Michigan. But you don't need a NetJets membership or Warren Buffett-type connections to access some great golf in Nebraska.
Virtues Golf Club, about a half hour outside Columbus, is one of Ohio's top rated golf courses. Ohio-based architect Arthur Hills built the course, and it's set on over 350 acres of open property, complete with rolling hills, ponds, marshland and open fields. Course conditioning and clubhouse facilities are all five-star.
All the signs of downtown municipal golf are there at Park Hill Golf Club in Denver. The classic course, dating to 1931, is short by modern standard and can be a bit noisy, surrounded by train tracks and a major road. But a potential career round at an affordable price makes it worth a trip to Park Hill.
Potomac Shores Golf Club, an upscale public course in Dumfries, Va., is set on rolling, forested hills on the banks of the Potomac. Almost every hole on this Jack Nicklaus design is encircled by dense forest, and very few holes are very flat. Most tee shots feature beautiful, elevated vantage points. Greens are large and undulating, so precision on approach shots is the key here.
Set in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania southeast of Pittsburgh, Latrobe C.C. is, of course, where Arnold Palmer learned the game. The golf course is more than a nostalgia trip, however.
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.
Located just off the banks of the Susquehanna River, Royal Manchester Golf Links transports you to the coast of the British Isles in south central Pennsylvania. Envisioned in the tradition of the Old Course at St. Andrews, this Tim Freeland design features rolling hills and generous bentgrass fairways and greens.
Erin Hills, like Chambers Bay in 2015, is a new, untested venue hosting the 2017 U.S. Open, a first for the state of Wisconsin. How will players like the nuances designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten?
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.
We've created golf's version of Frankenstein's monster, borrowing holes from some of the most famous courses across the country to create a 7,346-yard torture chamber where no bad shot goes unpunished.
Awbrey Glen Golf Club in Bend, Oregon, which opened in 1993, is an 18-hole semi-private course designed by Gene "Bunny" Mason. It's an amazing combination of golf, beautiful Oregon nature, fantastic mountain views, rolling hills, red rocks and blue lakes.
Prior to designing Erin Hills, architects Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed Wild Rock Golf Club, one of the top courses in the popular Wisconsin Dells destination. Tour the course in photos.
No city in Ohio boasts a better combination of good public golf courses and tourist attractions -- three pro sports teams and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- than Cleveland. The region's public golf scene goes deep. Simply put, the golf scene in Cleveland rocks.
At the Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, the PGA Tour host Copperhead gets most of the love. But the Island Course is also a worthy championship examination.
Millions of dollars have been invested in getting Rams Hill Golf Club into PGA Tour-caliber condition. It might be the most scenic round of golf in southern California not on the ocean.
The Craddock and Hankins courses at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in eastern Oregon join The Loop at Forest Dunes Golf Club in Michigan as golf's modern reversible golf courses.
Overlooking vineyards and Lake Apopka and Lake Siena, Bella Collina is positioned in a setting that more resembles Italy than central Florida. And it all starts with an enormous Tuscan-inspired clubhouse. The golf course befits the clubhouse with its elevated tees, wide fairways and rolling hills.
The Craddock and Hankins courses at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in eastern Oregon join The Loop at Forest Dunes Golf Club in Michigan as golf's modern reversible golf courses.
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