JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort and Spa
Already planning your winter trip to the Arizona desert? Arizona will soon unveil its new $10 million Ambiente Golf Course. Designed with an eco-friendly focus, Ambiente (Spanish for “environment”) replaces the resort’s former Indian Bend layout and will provide a counterpoint to Camelback’s parkland-style Padre Course.
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
The iconic southern California getaway located 70 miles north of Los Angeles, is offering a series of Golf Academy programs for beginners and moderate-skill players through early December.
Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, S.C.
The most celebrated leisure destination, is offering a discounted “Getaway Package” through March 7, 2014. Highlighted by temperate Atlantic coast weather during the fall months, the three-night package starts at $149 per night in a two-bedroom deluxe villa.
Green Cities
Urban golf may seem like an oxymoron, but the truth is that most golf courses are concentrated around cities. For every far-flung masterpiece like Sand Hills, there are scores of in-the-middle-of-it-all gems like Pine Valley Golf Club, Winged Foot Golf Club, and Los Angeles Country Club.
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Azalea City Golf Course
Arrowhead Country Club
Alpine Bay Golf & Country Club
Moose Run Golf Course - Hill Fort Richardson, Alaska
- Among the "Top Ten" courses in the Armed Forces, Links Magazine (2011)
- #2 in Alaska, Golf Week's “Best Courses You Can Play” (2011)
- #1 in Alaska, Golf Digest’s “Best in State” (2009)
- #1 in Alaska, Golf Week's “Best Courses you Can Play” (2008)
- #49 in the United States, Golf Digest "America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses" (2007)
- #10 in the World, Travel and Leisure Magazine’s “Top Military Golf Courses” (2006)
- Golf Digest’s “Best New Courses in America” (2001)
- #5 in Alaska Golf Week's Best Courses you Can Play (2008)
- Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play"( 2008)
Eagleglen Golf Course
Fort Wainwright Alaska - Chena Bend Golf Course
Chena Bend Golf Course, the “Farthest North Military Course”, is a 6,476-yard, par-72, 18-hole course. It is nestled between the east end of the Fort Wainwright airfield and the Chena River, with several holes running along the river. The course was rated by “Golf Digest” as Alaska’s best for 1999, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and received a four-star rating in the 2008 and 2009 edition of Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play.” Chena Bend is challenging enough for experienced golfers and yet a welcoming and comfortable setting for beginning golfers.
Birch Ridge Golf Course
World Woods Golf Club
Scott Wyckoff – General Manager
For those who enjoy golf, World Woods must be on your list of courses to play. With two of the ‘top 10’ public access golf courses in Florida on the same property, it is a ‘golfers paradise’. The most recent rankings among top golf magazines are noted below:
Pine Barrens # 4
Rolling Oaks # 8
Golf Digest (2013 – 2014) America’s 100 Greatest Public Access Golf Courses
Pine Barrens # 76
Golf Digest (2013–2014) Best in the State of Florida (Public access facility)
Pine Barrens # 3
Both championship courses are in wonderful condition. In 2010, the Rolling Oaks greens were renovated with Tifteagle which has created wonderful putting surfaces. The Pine Barrens has a Floradwarf grass, a strand of dwarf grass that also provides consistent putting surfaces making an exceptional 36 hole experience.
The Nine Hole Short Course (1800 yards in length) is perfect for golfers of ALL abilities who wish to enjoy a leisurely nine holes of golf on a wonderfully conditioned golf course.
No matter which course you choose to play, the World Woods staff will do their best to make your experience truly ‘memorable’.
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort -
Camp Creek Golf Club