| | | 7 Springs Inn & Suites is the rare hotel where a small entranceway and an unimpressive exterior does not reflect on the quality of the rooms. Indeed, by the end of your stay, you may be thankful that a trendy decorator would retch at the sight of the place, because that's surely what helps make 7 Springs one of Palm Springs' rare reasonable hotel finds. | |
| | | Plenty of modern golf courses in southern Nevada will dazzle with spectacular views, impeccable conditions and difficult holes, but few will give you a real sense of Las Vegas history. One exception is Las Vegas National, one of the few remnants of how life used to be in Sin City. | |
| | | For the resort golfer looking for those Hawaii coastline money shots, Princeville at Hanalei's Makai Golf Course has more oceanfront holes running along the North Shore. Both the Ocean and Lakes' nines weave out to the coast, and the Ocean's par-3 seventh hole, playing on rugged coastline 200 feet above the ocean, is among Kauai's most famous. | |
| | | If you like sand, you'll love the Arroyo Course at Red Rock Country Club. The Arnold Palmer signature golf course has close to 100 bunkers, but even more importantly, some 40 acres that used to be irrigated turf have been returned to the desert - ergo more sand ... and rocks and cacti. | |
| | | Confident about your game? If you've scored a few low rounds lately, take your golf clubs over to the Hawaiian island of Kauai and the Prince Course at the Princeville Resort. Trying to take down one of Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s most demanding courses can make for a maddening afternoon. | |
| | | It doesn't take a great deal of imagination at Royal Links Golf Club to get a feel for the history of British Open golf. Many of its holes were inspired by British Open host courses, including the revered St. Andrews. | |
| | | Golfers who want to play the top Las Vegas courses for the lowest green fees of the year plan their vacation in the summer months. "Golfers teeing off at first light can enjoy ... pleasant temperatures in the mid-70s," said Michael Levine, Director of Marketing for Walters Golf. And rates are much less in the summer. | |
| | | Partnering with the Grand Hyatt Resort on Kauai's south shore, and a host to the post-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Poipu Bay Golf Course has all the elements of a world-class resort course - one you'll be itching to re-play as soon as you walk off the 18th green. | |
| | | Many golf courses claim to be unique, and on some level, they all are, but there really is nothing like Desert Pines Golf Club. On what other golf course in Southern Nevada will you find thousands of Carolina pine trees? Where else can you find a two-tiered, climate-controlled practice center? And how many golf courses are just 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and 15 minutes from the airport? | |
| | | Boasting two first rate golf courses, the Catalina and Sonoran, the Omni Tucson National is set to become one of the finest golf resorts in Arizona after a nearly $100 million renovation - and that's saying something in a state known as a world class golf destination. | |
| | | Now that the Super Bowl is over Las Vegas golf courses are looking forward to their next sold out period, the NCAA playoffs. | |
| | | If you're in Surprise, Arizona to catch spring training game, check out Sun Village, a golf course less than five minutes from the stadium that's just too tempting to pass up. It may not be quite what you expect: Pass through the gate, and you've entered an adult-living community where no residents under 55 are allowed. All golfers are welcome to play, however. | |
| | | At Rio Secco Golf Club, you have to not only find the greens, but the right portion of the greens. Get above the hole, and a two-putt in many cases is almost impossible. Put it in a really bad place, and a four-putt is a possibility, even for skilled players. "It's a tough challenge, but fair," Head Golf Professional Charles Packard said. "The biggest challenge comes on the greens." | |
| | | Las Vegas golf course owner Billy Walters is a savvy enough amateur to know what was coming last month after his team won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by 10 strokes. "Any time you win a golf tournament that uses handicaps, the 'sandbagger' label is going to get thrown at you," says Walters. It just comes with the territory. So I don't take any of it seriously." | |
| | | Hotel Valley Ho offers Cactus League spring training pilgrims a more sophisticated scene, including fine dining and easy access to Scottsdale Stadium, not to mention tee times at Saguaro Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club Camelback Inn, Talking Stick, McCormick Ranch, Raven at South Mountain and ASU Karsten. | |
| | | Wailea Golf Club's Gold Course is a big, near bionic Hawaii golf course that doesn't rely on a few ocean looks to carry the day. Instead, it challenges your guts, especially on the back nine. There are shots up to greens, down through skinny driving alleys and lakes to clear. | |
| | | What do you get by combining the NCAA basketball tournament, sports books, and golf packages that include tee times on great Las Vegas golf courses like Red Rock C.C., SilverStone Golf Club and Bali Hai? March Madness, Vegas style! | |
| | | Forget Torrey Pines as you know it. Or heard about it. Or watched it on TV. It no longer exists. At least not for the next six months. | |
| | | Life is full of awkward moments. That's why The Island Hotel in Newport Beach is such a satisfying getaway. At this plush spot in the toniest of shopping neighborhoods (or complexes in this case), you feel cool, even if you're not one of the beautiful people in $500 jeans or form-fitting leather pants. | |
| | | They say the devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he didn't exist. In golf, the equivalent might be a master-planned community where players don't recall there were homes around the course. Such is the case at Siena Golf Club. Somehow, architects Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley managed to please not only its landlord, but the golfing public as well. | |
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