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| France and Portugal may be the most popular | | | | The Boulders |
| destinations for UK golfers looking to play abroad but | | | | The Boulders is a truly unforgettable place to visit on |
| golf holidays in the USA have an appeal all of their | | | | a golf holiday in America. There are two courses, |
| own…Great courses, great service and a very | | | | North and South. They aren’t the most |
| attractive exchange rate are just three reasons why. | | | | intricate or lengthy of courses, but both offer a good |
| Most of the best courses are concentrated on the | | | | challenge (with South being the superior course in my |
| East and West coasts but you are spoilt for choice | | | | opinion) and it’s all about the setting here. |
| when it comes to choosing where to go. The USA is | | | | Located in the Arizona desert, both courses offer |
| so vast, it’s like 50 different countries all | | | | amazing desert views and a liberal scattering of |
| rolled into one! And every state has its attractions | | | | boulders and cacti around the course. It isn’t |
| (and super courses). Here’s my list of the | | | | often that desert cacti are one of the hazards that |
| five finest golf courses in America - each has its own | | | | you’ll face while playing a round of golf! |
| standout feature; whether it’s the ocean or | | | | CordeValle |
| course condition or brilliant design or service. | | | | Another great Californian golf course, Cordevalle was |
| So, if you do go on a golf holiday in the USA, make | | | | designed by Robert Trent Jones Junior and features |
| sure you play a round or two at one of the following | | | | many of his trademarks – protected, |
| courses… | | | | undulating greens and the perfect placement of trees |
| Pebble Beach | | | | and fairways. A nice twist on this course is the |
| Pebble Beach in California is perhaps the most iconic | | | | unusual hazard at the 7th hole – wine tasting! |
| golf resort in America. The main course, Pebble Beach | | | | It makes for the perfect refresher (or much needed |
| Links, overlooks the ocean and is a “must | | | | solace!). Trent Jones says this is his best piece of |
| play” for anyone on a golf holiday in America. | | | | work – and that is saying something. |
| With astonishing views and a variety of challenges | | | | The Seaside Course |
| offered on every hole, it definitely shouldn’t | | | | On what is voted the Best Golf Resort in North |
| be missed. | | | | America, The Seaside Course is Sea Island’s |
| A less well-known course in the resort is the superb | | | | “piece de la resistance!” There are |
| Spyglass Hill, believed by those in the know to be | | | | plenty of highlights awaiting you on a golf holiday to |
| one of the best courses in the world. Each hole is | | | | America’s East Coast but this is the one you |
| named after a Treasure Island character but | | | | must not miss. If ever a golf course deserved to be |
| don’t be fooled into thinking that this | | | | called a work of art, it would be this one. |
| isn’t a serious golf course – this | | | | Immaculately laid out with a brilliant design and |
| beautiful and brilliantly laid out course can cause | | | | impeccable condition. Simply breathtaking. |