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Mother Nature’s Course
With four 18-hole courses onsite, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort offersbrvariable course layouts and a variety of scenic backdrops. However,brwhile Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails and Old MacDonaldbrmay be the main golfing attractions at the Bandon, Oregon, resort, ownerbrMike Keiser wants to do more than provide golfers with the ultimatebrexperience; he wants to create a resort “where nature is embraced, notbrconquered.”br
Focused on making sure the natural habitats of flora and fauna arebrnot disturbed, Keiser had something unique in mind when he developedbrBandon Preserve, a 13-hole, par-3 course. All net profits from the greenbrfees for the preserve go directly to Wild Rivers Coast Alliance (WRCA).brKeiser founded WRCA in 2010 to fund grants supporting conservation,brcommunity and economy on the southern Oregon coast.
The Bandon Dunes course opened in 1999. Designed by ScotsmanbrDavid McLay Kidd, the course sits on a bluff above the PacificbrOcean. The course is completely natural, giving golfers a uniquebrexperience each time as they conquer the ever-changing layout ofbrthe dunes and surrounding vegetation. The other three courses,brthe preserve, the Punchbowl (a 100,000-square-foot puttingbrcourse), and a 50-acre practice center round out the rest of whatbrBandon Dunes Golf Resort has to offer.
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As an overnight guest of the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in CapebrCod, Massachusetts,
you’ll have full access to the Cape Cod National Golf Club, a championship, 6,954-yard, par-72 course. Lead architect Brian Silva of design firm Cornish, Silva and Mungeam, made sure to use the natural landscape of the Cape in course design. Each of the 18 golf holes has four sets of tees, allowing players of all levels to enjoy the gently rolling hills and bordering cranberry bogs.Come for the golf, and stay for the luxury. The Wequassett Resortbrfeatures 120 guest rooms and suites. Take your pick from junior suites,brwaterside or water view rooms, or book the round cove suite—there’sbronly one on the entire property for a true one-of-a-kind stay. Whenbryou get hungry, there are four restaurants onsite, each with its ownbratmosphere and flavor. From four-star dining at Twenty-Eight Atlanticbrto casual cuisine at Outer Bar & Grille, the resort has your taste budsbrcovered.
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Championship Courses
Mayakoba, a master-planned resort community located 40 miles southbrof Cancún near Playa del Carmen in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, is homebrto El Camaleón, an 18-hole golf course designed by PGA icon GregbrNorman. With mangrove-lined fairways, the course offers a uniquebrscenic backdrop for the OHL Classic. In 2007, this contest became thebrfirst PGA TOUR event held outside of the United States and Canada,brand still remains Mexico’s only PGA TOUR event.br
The Fairmont Mayakoba resort is situated within the 240 acresbrof tropical forest that comprises the Mayakoba master-plannedbrcommunity that includes the course. The Fairmont resort offers 401brrooms and suites, with most of them having private entrances and spa-brstyle bathrooms. The furnished balconies or terraces allow guests tobrtake in the tropical forest sights and sounds. Fairmont Mayakoba hasbrpartnered with chef and restaurateur Richard Sandoval to redesign thebrtastes and atmospheres of each of the four restaurants, Lobby Lounge,brEl Puerto, Brisas and La Laguna, located at the resort.
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Across the Atlantic
If you’re the type of golf enthusiast who travels the world in searchbrof the perfect course, plan your next round at the K Club Golf Resort.brThe Kildare Hotel, Spa & Country Club, located in Kildare, Ireland,bris located on 550 acres of picturesque countryside. Designed bybrArnold Palmer, the two courses—The Palmer Ryder Cup Coursebrand The Smurfit Course—offer golfers 36 of the most exciting andbrdramatic holes. These courses were designed with top-level playersbrin mind.br
Located 30 minutes from Dublin, sitting along the banks of thebrRiver Liffey, the original French Château style house that was tobrbecome the K Club Hotel in 1991, dates back to 1832. The present-brday hotel has retained many of the original antiques and artworks ofbrthe home, and has used these pieces to uniquely design each guestbrroom, of which no two are alike.br
A long day of golf may have you seeking a bit of relaxation. ThebrK Spa offers a wide array of treatments for both men and womenbrin a variety of settings: a secluded outdoor hot tub, aromatic herbbrgarden, seven treatment rooms, two private suites, a Hamam, abrhydrobath, a Vichey Shower and an exotic Rasul Chamber