Top Golf Resorts

There is no better way to unwind on a vacation than by playing golf. If you combine golfing with a series of other fun activities offered by a resort, your vacation will be one of the best you have ever had. British Columbia has some of the most affordable and attractive golf vacation packages available in Canada.

Whistler offers many different golf vacation options, some starting from just five hundred dollars. At the Big Sky Golf and Country Club, you can enjoy a variety of activities along with golfing at one of the top ten locations to golf in Canada. Services are outstanding and this has pushed Big Sky Golf and Country Club at one of the top places to golf in Whistler. Read the rest of this entry »

Set between the Purcell Mountains and the Rockies, the town of Kimberley boasts stunning views and attracts tourists from around the world. Visit the golfing capital of Canada and you might find not just eighteen holes, but even to a real estate agent. If not, just be happy with improving your game.

Golf courses here include Bootleg Gap. This twenty-seven hole course hires out pull carts and clubs if you travelled light. Look for junior rates and play a round with your teenager, or just use the driving range for some practice. Kimberley Golf Club dates back to the early twentieth century and continues to thrive among the competition. Find yourself some gear in the pro shop then stop for a meal after your game.

Shadow Mountain is the newest golf course in Kimberley. Enjoy eighteen holes or nine, with short breaks in between each hole to simply admire snow-capped mountains and lush green mountain forests. The gift shop sells clothing for men and women plus accessories and souvenirs. Arrange for group or private lessons with a certified instructor. Golfing classes have been broken down according to age, with some also set aside for ladies only. Even send the kids to golf camp so they can develop a passion for this popular activity. Read the rest of this entry »

With the economy struggling throughout the United States many businesses have also suffered the same problems. The Hualalai Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii has surprisingly stayed strong during these tough times. Hualalai is the most elite resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, which makes it more astonishing.

Hualalai is home to two world class hotels, Kona Village and the Four Seasons Hualalai. Both of these have rooms that average $500/night and the Four Seasons has a suite that is over $6000/night. Spread throughout the resort are spectacular private homes and villa vacation rentals. These properties are among some of the highest priced vacation rentals on the Hawaiian Islands.
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Some historians trace the sport of golf back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball; however, according to the most widely accepted account, the modern game originated in Scotland around the 12th century with shepherds knocking stones into rabbit holes on the current site of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The actual sport became officially recognized in 1754 when the Scots formed the organization known as the Society of St Andrews Golfers.

Since then, the game has grown in popularity to the point where there are currently more than 32,000 courses worldwide, of which approximately 17,000 are in the United States. Golf is now rapidly gaining popularity in the newly developing countries like China where there are currently less than 300 courses, however hundreds more are under contract; either in the design phase or under construction.
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