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