The Country Club of Whispering Pines falls under the radar of most golfers traveling to Pinehurst. Its 36 holes by Ellis Maples are just minutes from the village. The longer Pines Course is an "inland links", while the River Course requires more accuracy. Guests can stay in condo suites or in a standard hotel-style room with access to a fitness…
The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Siouix Community, is the largest casino in Minnesota. With 766 new and renovated rooms just 25 minutes south of the Twin Cities, the resort features endless entertainment of outdoor concerts, gaming 24 hours a day, stylish bars and restaurants and special events. The…
The Inn of the Mountain Gods, the only AAA four diamond-rated resort in southern New Mexico, is situated high in the cool climate and tall pines of the Sierra Blanca range in the Sacramento Mountains. With 273 luxury rooms and suites in Mescalero, the tribal-owned inn features numerous dining options; 38,000 square feet of action-packed gaming; a…
Not your traditional golf resort, the Cabins at Pinehaven feature 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom cabins, treehouses and a four-bedroom lodge and conference facility. Each treehouse is equipped with its own private hot tub, front and back deck and grill. Perhaps the biggest draw for golfers is the two-bedroom, golf-themed cabin called "The 19th Green". It…
Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, was founded in 1914 as an exclusive country club. It has a long history of hosting professional golfers, presidents, rock stars and celebrities. In 1942, Sam Snead won the PGA Championship on a combination of holes of what is now Seaview's Pines and Bay courses. The Bay course, a regular host of the LPGA Tour, delivers the…
The Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, inspired by a Spanish colonial hacienda, indulges guests with 49 private casitas with private patios and fireplaces. The Forbes five-star resort and spa aims to rejuvenate with wellness, fitness and pampering. Two signature restaurants, Veladora and The Pony Room, serve distinctive Coastal Ranch cuisines. Tennis…
The Bethel Inn Resort calls itself the “best golf and ski” destination in Maine. The 200-acre resort offers miles of hiking/biking trails, an outdoor heated pool, eating in the Millbrook Tavern & Grill or Main Dining Room, and a popular 6,663-yard golf course created by Geoffrey Cornish. The Guaranteed Performance School of Golf boasts a 4-to-1…
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.
Blue Heron Pines Golf Club, located 15 miles from downtown Atlantic City, is experiencing a rebirth of sorts under the new ownership of Ron Jaworski, the former NFL quarterback turned TV analyst who bought the facility in 2012. Jaworski gobbled up the 6,810-yard course to create a perfect Jersey shore golf getaway. It's a rock-solid round of golf that won't disappoint, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
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.
Ocean City has become a bona fide golf destination, with enough stellar public courses to fill even a weeklong trip. And one of them is Ocean Pines Golf & C.C.
Like many other private country clubs, the International Golf Club & Resort 45 minutes west of Boston is in the midst of a transition. Once only a private club, the International has gotten creative in attracting new members and new business. While the Pines Course remains exclusively private, the club recently began offering public tee times after 9 a.m. on the Oaks Course, its newer, more forgiving Tom Fazio golf course.
In southwest Florida, Heron Creek Golf & Country Club received the highest overall ratings for the week. View the top U.S. courses in value and conditions.
Myrtle Beach is a relatively new golf destination, with many of its courses not coming around until the 1980s and 1990s. That said, there are a handful of historic designs that were built with the game's traditional design traits in mind. Here are Myrtle Beach's top 10 best bets for design traditionalists.
Imagine the plains as they once were when American settlers drove through riding wagon trains. There are large stretches of the drive to The Prairie Club in Nebraska that still look and feel the same. Sometimes, it's not the destination but the journey that makes a trip memorable. The Prairie Club delivers on both accounts, Jason Deegan writes.
World Woods Golf Club's location is remote, and its entrance is humble. But the golf, as the name implies, is nothing short of world class. Tom Fazio brought his artful eye to this large, untouched piece of wooded and sandy property and delivered two very different courses that are among the most accessible and affordable course in his entire portfolio, not to mention among his best works in the U.S.
According to the National-Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of making a hole-in-one for a mid-handicap golfer is about 12,000 to one. The odds of recording two aces in the same round by one player are around 67 million to one. And the chance that two players in the same group ace the same hole during the same round is around 16 million to one.
Like many parts of the U.S., San Diego really beefed up its golf scene in the 1990s and early 2000s, building sparkling new resorts and courses set among the mountains and residential communities. Classic design from the game's past eras can certainly be found among San Diego County's 90-plus tracks, however. And golf travelers in search of the classics can take solace in the fact that many of San Diego's grand old walks are highly affordable.
The Dallas Morning News recently published its list of the 100 best golf courses in Texas, as well as its "Top 50 You Can Play" list. Longtime Texas golf writer Mike Bailey breaks down the rankings, including a few key changes he'd make.
The Grand Strand can span as long or short as you want it to be on your golf trip. But if keeping your drive time (and fuel bill) down is a priority, it's easy to do here. If you're staying in the center of the Strand, you shouldn't have more than a 10-15 minute drive from your condo to one of the following courses ...
The Sandhills region of North Carolina continues to up its golf game, from the iconic Pinehurst Resort to Mid Pines and Talamore to new lodging at Tobacco Road.
Longleaf Golf & Country Club in Southern Pines, N.C., sometimes gets lost in the shuffle sandwiched between the Mid Pines/Pine Needles complex and Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. The holes along Midland Road may look a bit pedestrian, but hidden inside the white fences at Longleaf is a dynamite back nine.
Desert Pines Golf Club makes the most of limited land to create the feeling of a traditional country club nestled into the pine-forested hills of North Carolina rather than Las Vegas. But Desert Pines isn't just any country club. With a two-tier practice range and beautiful female caddies -- AKA Parmates -- it's got bling, like everything else in Sin City.
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.
Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Cologne, N.J. might be the best of Ron Jaworski's budding four-course golf empire. Jaworski, a former NFL quarterback and current TV football analyst, bought the 6,810-yard Stephen Kay design in 2012. His commitment to excellent conditions and fast greens has re-energized this Jersey Shore favorite.
Ocean Pines Golf & C.C. sits across the bay from the resort town of Ocean City, Maryland. Now open for public play, this Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design boasts tight, tree-lined fairways and heavily guarded greens.
Located in the foothills overlooking Reno, Montreux Golf and Country Club is one of the area's finest upscale private courses. Opened in 1997, this Jack Nicklaus design weaves through both open high desert areas and tall pines, which makes some parts of the course susceptible to winds, while other holes are dead calm.
The Pet Shop Boys taught us to appreciate "West End Girls." Beacon Ridge Golf & Country Club sells the virtues of "West End Golf." Beacon Ridge feels miles away from the expensive resort golf of Pinehurst and Southern Pines, although geographically it's just down the road. The golf course delivers a value-oriented and unpretentious round in peaceful Carolina surroundings.
If the Luxor can create a resort to mimic an Egyptian pyramid, Bill Walters figured he could create three distinct golf courses built around different themes that would be unique and set them apart in southern Nevada. And he succeeded with Bali Hai Golf Club, Royal Links and Desert Pines.
The 2014 U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2 marks the 14th time the tournament has teed up on a public/resort course. Take a look at the other host courses you can play.
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.
Jack Nicklaus won 73 times on the PGA Tour, third all-time behind Sam Snead and Tiger Woods. Many of those victories came at some of golf's most famous public courses, including La Costa, Torrey Pines, Doral and Harbour Town. Take a walk down memory lane.
After several incarnations of the old Tennwood Country Club (later Houston Oaks Golf Club, which was open to the public), Houston Oaks has 18 premium holes to compete with the best in the Houston area.
Honey Bee Golf Club has thrived as a modestly priced, well conditioned municipal golf course in the Virginia Beach area. Rees Jones, the famed "Open Doctor" who is known for his severe treatments of U.S. Open courses such as Torrey Pines and Bethpage Black, built Honey Bee, and his influence is especially evident in the course's elaborate bunker complexes. What's more, the course is one of the Tidewater area's best bargains.
Bye holes" -- an extra par 3 traditionally built at the end of an 18-hole routing -- are a great bonus perk. They help settle bets and give golfers one more shot at an ace. Here are some of North America's best.
Sycuan Golf Resort, located just northeast of downtown San Diego in El Cajon, features three courses: Oak Glen, Willow Glen and Pine Glen. Pine Glen, which is often called the fun par-3 course, is ideal for beginners, while Oak Glen and Willow Glen are 18-hole, well managed championship courses.
The Schaffer's Mill Golf & Lake Club is the one private club in Lake Tahoe that offers non-members a taste of its course. The Johnny Miller/John Harbottle III course is open to the public on Mondays.
One of the greatest joys of staying at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club is its intimacy with the charming village. Pinehurst incorporated into a municipality in 1980 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The golfer-friendly vibe is apparent wherever you turn. "It feels like a little village you don't see anymore," one recent golf pilgrim remarked. "It reminds you of a town from the 1930s.
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