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The phrase "municipal golf" often conjures up images of patchy or bald fairways and greens - not plush, PGA Tour-ready conditions. But your muni probably isn't in the Coachella Valley city of Indian Wells, Calif. At the heart of it all are two municipal courses that fit right in among the area's top resort courses: the Indian Wells Golf Resort's Players and Celebrity courses....
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Many of the most storied golf courses in the Valley of the Sun feature its most difficult greens, including Troon North, the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale, and Grayhawk Golf Club. To two-putt is a dream on some of these Phoenix/Scottsdale-area putting surfaces. What makes them so tough? Mike Bailey explains. ...
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Collegiate golfer Ben Martin to provide daily diary entries throughout his Masters Tournament experience
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Austin holds its own with the bigger cities of Texas on the golf course. Whether you're in town for the Golf Channel World Am Tour or the South by Southwest music and film festivities, the capital city offers a flurry of Hill Country golf options in March.
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After playing a handful of upscale courses in Scottsdale, Ariz., a round at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa can provide a visual letdown. But like others around Mesa, it's one-half to one-third the price of Scottsdale's finest. Longbow offers good playing conditions and variety that offsets the wow factor of others. And it deserves its ranking among Arizona's top public courses, Brandon Tucker writes....
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The North Carolina Sandhills are golfing country, anchored by the Pinehurst Resort, home to eight courses built between 1897 and 2004. Few visitors have time to play them all on one trip, especially if you plan on tackling some off-property courses like Pine Needles or Tobacco Road G.C., so we've compiled a briefing on each to help you decide which to include in your ...
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Pinehurst No. 7's greens are some of the resort's largest, but hitting them is tough for another reason: about half of them are elevated. It makes for dramatic, demanding golf on the most severe terrain of Pinehurst's eight courses, Brandon Tucker writes.
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Planning your next Myrtle Beach golf vacation? Maybe your group is just coming off a winter hibernation, or maybe it's made up of couples who golf together. Maybe you want to play as much as possible, or maybe you're seniors looking to go slow and easy. Looking for a high-end experience, or are you on a budget? For any of these categories (and more), ...
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Perhaps the fiercest of the Big Cat courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation, Leopard's Chase opened to the public in 2007. Designer Tim Cate promised the course would take the Ocean Ridge challenge to another level. Based on the reputation the course has gained, Josh Hoke writes, it's safe to say he achieved that goal. ...
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The Players Course at Indian Wells was designed by John Fought and plays a brawny 7,376 yards from the back tees. Its terrain isn't as dramatic as the resort's Celebrity course, but it features beautification in every spot and there is no residential development lining any fairways. Both Indian Wells courses are rated among some of the best public and municipal courses in both ...
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