One of the best things about being a golfer is the opportunity to combine golf with travel.
The problem however is obvious: So many courses, too little time!
So how are you going to choose your next golf vacation experience? Some of my golf buddies first choose the overall vacation destination, be it California or South Carolina, Scotland or Mexico. But if you are as serious about golf as I am, you pickk the golf course first and fit the rest around it!!
To help you locate some really great golf resorts for your next trip, here are the top 10 golf resort courses in the continental United States, according to Golf Week. They range from modern to classic, from East Coast to West Coast and in-between.
1. Pacific Dunes. Located in Bandon, Oregon, the course was designed by Tom Doak in 2001
2. Pebble Beach Golf Links, in Pebble Beach, California, designed by Douglas Grant & Jack Neville, 1919.
3. Whistling Straits, inKohler, Wisconsin, designed by Pete Dye, 1997.
4. Pinehurst No. 2, in Pinehurst, North Carolina, designed by Donald Ross, 1903-1946.
5. Bandon Dunes. In Bandon, Oregon, designed by David McLay Kidd, 1999.
6. Shadow Creek Golf Club. In North Las Vegas, Nevada, designed by Tom Fazio, 1990.
7. Spyglass Hill Golf Club. Pebble Beach, California (note that this makes two in the same locale!), designedby Robert Trent Jones, Sr., in 1966.
8. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean). In Kiawah Island, South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye (the second one for Dye in this list), in 1991.
9. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) . In Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, designed Pete Dye (the third for him in the list!), 1981.
10. Bandon Trails. In Bandon, Oregon, designed by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw , 2005.
A few things stand out in this list. The first to grab my attention is that Pete Dye has been designing great courses, as there are three of his represented here. Dye, from a family famous for course design, also happens to be married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.
The second is that great courses seem to spawn more great courses, as can be seen in Bandon, Oregon, and the timeless classic, Pebble Beach. What this tells me is that I need to plan longer vacations so I can enjoy multiple courses in one area! Golf is like wine, better if it is not rushed!
I’ve also learned that the best way to plan is to go for a golf package from an experienced golf travel planner, because then someone else takes care of the details, leaving me more time to concentrate on my game and enjoying wherever golf takes me!
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