Louisiana--Loving It!
by Ron Smith

Audubon Park Golf Club

Audubon Park Golf Club is the country's only course accessible by street car. The first thing you notice about this oak tree lined course is the urban feel as people are jogging, riding bikes, rollerblading along their respective paths. At first I thought it a distraction, but after playing the 1st hole, realized that the activity complimented to the course.

Atchafalaya at Idlewild

Atchafalaya at Idlewild is designed by Robert Von Hagge. The 7,533 yard course contains five lakes and ten native wetland areas and the hazards are a challenge. This course offers five sets of tees. It’s also Louisiana's most unique golf experience with a design grafted to showcase its magnificent wildlife and incredible beauty.

The Wetlands

The Wetlands is Lafayette's newest golf course. It’s a favorite of local golfers with its beauty, scenery and relaxed feel. But I was forewarned about how the winds come into play on this Frank Burandt design. So, I had to reach for an "extra club" to overtake the humidity and wind which slowed my ball.

Gray Plantation

Gray Plantation at Lake Charles has over sixty acres of lakes, 94 bunkers, and beautiful pines at every turn. Two island greens grace this course along with small alligators that occasionally come out to greet golfers.

San Antonio: Truly The Heart of Texas
by Rochelle Smith

To many it’s the “Lone star State” and to others it is “cattle country”. Either way it is home to one of America’s best tourism cities boasting a warm climate, rich culture, southwest hospitality, great golf and a vibrant historical atmosphere. In fact, San Antonio has become a prime vacation spot for the whole family to enjoy.

Join me as I share my experience with you during a visit to The Westin La Cantera Resort, located just outside the downtown district of San Antonio and its Resort Course is home to the PGA Tours Valero Texas Open at La Cantera. This course greets you with breathtaking views. The most famous being the 7th tee which has an 80ft drop to the fairway that overlooks the roller coasters at Six Flags Fiesta Texas Theme Park in downtown San Antonio.


La Cantera Clubhouse

While at The Westin La Cantera you can also enjoy the Palmer Course. This 71 par 6,926 yd course was especially designed by the famous golfer Arnold Palmer. This course is very unique with its rock cropping and green folige. The Palmer course is known for its “signature” holes. The most amazing being the 4th hole with a waterfall and pond.

Other must-see sites while in San Antonio include the Mision San Antonio de Valero, or as it is commonly known as The Alamo; the famed Paseo Del Rio, the River Walk; the famous Boudro’s: A Texas bistro on the River Walk that serves your meal on one of their special river barges as you enjoy a fine glass of wine and prime rib and cruise along the river by candlelight.

San Antonio definitely is the “Heart of Texas.”
(...read more in the Summer 2010 issue)

Death Valley's Low-Level Course Challenges Golfers Year-Round
by Debert Cook, CMP

Golfers are guaranteed to reach unprecedented lows when they play the Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort’s Furnace Creek Golf Course located in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California. At 214 feet below sea level, the 18-hole championship course is the lowest golf course in the world.

The AAA Four-Diamond-rated resort has been welcoming guests since the 1930”s. The golf course was developed in 1927 with three-holes and expanded to nine holes in 1931.

At 6,236 yards, the course is short by today’s standards with the advent of oversized clubs, composite heads and long-flying balls.

Furnace Creek Inn

In 1997 architect Perry Dye redesigned the course, and a high-tech irrigation system was installed to ensure the course remains in good playing condition year-round. Dye’s changes included completely rebuilding five holes, adding fairway bunkers and mounds to better define holes and rebuilding greens and tee boxes.

Furnace Creek Inn Hole #12

Open year-round, the Furnace Creek Ranch is situated adjacent to the golf course and features 224 rooms in a casual setting, general store, spring-fed swimming pool, tennis courts, horseback riding and the historic Borax Museum.
(...read more in the Spring 2008 issue.)

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Where Luxury Meets Vitality
by Debert Cook, CMP with Kim Rojas

Beyond elegant, the white sand beaches of the Dominican Republic are calling select travelers with a spirit of adventure. Accomplished travelers will appreciate golfing in the island’s opulence. Luxury golf in such a setting can only be described as world-class. Experience the Roco Ki resort, one of many choices in on the island; the Allegro Punta Cana; the Majestic Colonial and The Hotel Sanctuary Cap Cana Golf Suites are very many first-rate choices. is the only place on the globe with three Jack Nicklaus Signature courses.
(...read more in the Winter/Jan. 2008 issue)


Cap Cana Golf Course

Tanzania is a traveler’s delight. Whether one is there for business or pleasure, it’s nearly impossible not to be awed by the lavish beauty of the land and its people. Tee off at the Gymkhana Golf Course in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’s ocean side capital.
This medium challenge course has the same amenities that the top international courses have, with the added benefit of being a fifteen minute plane ride away from the island paradise of Zanzibar.
Gymkhana Golf Course hole #4

All around, people stroll under indigenous neem, baobab and wild mango trees. A warm breeze lifting off the Indian Ocean creates an idyllic scene. The lure of teeing off in this incredible place provides more than enough incentive to keep the avid golfer coming back for more.(...read more in the Fall 2007 issue.)

Golfing South Africa
by Debert Cook, CMP

With rising tourism, South Africa offers many top-notch golf courses which remain to be explored.

Read our expansive article about several provinces throughout South Africa which offer "Million Dollar" tournaments, exquisite courses and unique golf packages for golfers of all handicaps.
(...read more in the Spring 2003 issue.)

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