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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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Short-game researcher and instructor Dave Pelz may have a few detractors, but the former NASA scientist is arguably golf's most influential short-game expert of our time. Two best-selling instruction books, a successful network of short-game schools and the trust of world's best players, including Phil Mickelson, have certainly validated his methods. I caught up with Pelz at his headquarters near Austin overlooking beautiful Lake ...
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Major championship golf venues in the United States are more accessible than ever. No, Augusta National isn't going public, but you can play many recent and upcoming U.S. Open and PGA Championship host courses - as long as you know how to get a tee time, and can afford it. Brandon Tucker offers a bucket list of big-time courses for which you don't need ...
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Topographically, No. 7 is the most severe of the golf courses at Pinehurst Resort and demands many uphill approach shots to elevated greens, while there are also numerous elevated tee shots as well. Originally built in 1986, the course reopened in 2003 after a 10-month closure to renovate the golf course, which included rebuilding green complexes and adding bunkers and length. ...
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