It may not have the splendid ruggedness or dramatic and isolated landscape of nearby Cape Breton, but Prince Edward Island has become increasingly known as a premier golf destination and now has around 30 golf courses. The smallest province in Canada, PEI features such excellent golf courses as the Links at Crowbush Cove, Dundarave Golf Course and Brudenell River, Tim McDonald writes.
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North Carolina has the Appalachian Mountains and the Piedmont Plateau. But if it's island golf you're looking for, it has more than its share of that as well, Tim McDonald writes.
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It's only 350 miles long and Canada's second smallest province but in addition to gorgeous natural wonders, Nova Scotia has great golf.
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On the Divine Nine Road Trip you play two holes at nine different courses in one 12-hour-plus day. You travel between the courses on a bus full of other golfers like you - plus one hunking big cooler.
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If the high desert boomtown of Bend, Oregon isn't on your golf radar yet, it's sure to get your attention this year thanks to the addition of yet another new stunning golf course: Tetherow Golf Club.
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If you could build your own private course with no limitation on space, no worry about houses, and the budget of an oil sheik, Circling Raven is what you'd build, Chris Baldwin writes.
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Myrtle Beach is home to plenty of island greens and other memorable par-3 holes, writes Brandon Tucker. Here are some of the finest that stand to make your knees shiver ...
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