Today's Travel Tip |
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January 6, 2009 |
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By Craig Better | Topic: Hawaii Golf Courses
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The Kapalua Plantation Course is one of
the best Hawaii golf courses
you can play.
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Why is this week the one in which you'll likely have more in common with the guys on tour than at any other time of the year? For one thing, they, too, are getting back to work after some much needed holiday rest and relaxation. For another, they're kicking off the 2009 PGA Tour season this Thursday on a spectacular golf course that you can play on your very own Hawaii golf vacation: the Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii.
Unlike some PGA Tour courses, selected more because of deals with the sponsor or the availability of parking than on merit, the Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore-designed Kapalua Plantation Course lives up to every expectation. It is, hands down, the best of the Maui golf courses you can play, and some would say it's the best among all Hawaii golf courses. More... |
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Hawaii Golf Courses that Should Have Been Played on the Current Barack Obama Golf Vacation |
| Dec 30 | Topic:
Hawaii Golf Courses |
| | Ko'olau Golf Club is one of the Hawaii
golf courses we'd recommend for the
current Barack Obama golf vacation. |
I sure hope president-elect Barack Obama's future cabinet members advise him better than the person who recommended where he should tee it up on his current Oahu, Hawaii golf vacation.
On December 21, Obama played at Olomana Golf Links (olomanagolflinks.com), followed by two rounds at the private Mid Pacific Country Club (mpcchi.org); one on Christmas Eve and one yesterday. If you haven't seen the photos, you can view them
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See College Football Coaches Scramble at Reynolds Plantation |
| Dec 24 | Topic:
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Happy holidays from Golf Vacation Insider!
I'm visiting family down in Woodbridge, Va., this week, but I wanted to let you know about a made-for-TV event airing tomorrow (Christmas Day) combining two things that may be on your mind this time of year: golf and college football.
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Top Value Courses to Play on Pebble Beach Golf Vacations Re-Open Tomorrow |
| Dec 19 | Topic:
Pebble Beach Golf Vacation |
| | Bayonet and Blackhorse (above) are
top value courses to play on a
Pebble Beach golf vacation. |
Yesterday, we spread a little holiday cheer by sharing the secret of how you can play "the big three" Pebble Beach golf courses at up to 50 percent off their published green fees and, more importantly, without enduring the expensive hotels stays normally required to make advance tee times.
Today, we're following up on that theme to let you know about two more great values that, tomorrow, will fully re-open for play for Pebble Beach golf vacations.
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Pebble Beach Golf Courses Offering 50 Percent Discounts; No Hotel Stays Required |
| Dec 18 | Topic:
Pebble Beach Golf Courses |
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Even if you’re someone who could justify — or stomach — the $495 green fee at Pebble Beach Golf Course, the two-night-minimum hotel stay (which can run $700 per night) required to make advance tee times is often too much to bear.
Well, here’s a way to get around both, but you won’t find this unadvertised deal on the Pebble Beach Resorts website. It’s an offer to play its Spyglass Hill and Links at Spanish Bay courses at 50 percent discounts, and its Pebble Beach Golf Course for 30 percent off — all without required hotels stays.
Here's how you can do it:
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| Dec 11 | Topic:
Dominican Republic Golf Vacation |
| | The 17th at the Faldo Legacy Course: High
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| Dec 9 | Topic:
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If you're contemplating or actively planning golf vacations, you are about to read one of the most useful tips we'll publish all year.
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Why is it so coveted and useful for planning golf vacations? Well, in devising their list of 72 "Platinum Places," the editors of Golf Odyssey divided it into 18 sub-categories so it's more relevant to those with specific golf vacation interests and preferences, i.e. families, escapists, golf-aholics, food-lovers, gamblers, and value-seekers.
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