Crandon
Park is
one of
the best
deals in
South
Florida,
when you
combine
price
and the
quality
of the
experience.
The
course
can be a
handful,
especially
if you
play it
from the
back
tees,
with the
near-constant
wind
that
comes
sweeping
over the
unprotected
layout.
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Mississippi
was the
home of
riverboat
gamblers
in the
Old
West,
floating
casinos
in the
modern
era and,
in
post-Hurricane
Katrina,
land-based
casinos.
As the
state
has
developed,
so have
its golf
courses
and golf
resorts.
It's one
of the
few
states
where
you can
mix golf
and
gambling,
though
all the
resorts
mentioned
here
don't
have
casinos.
Here is
our list
of the
best
golf
resorts
in
Mississippi.
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Tampa's
newest
boutique
golf
resort,
Emerald
Greens
boasts
27 holes
of Dan
Maples-designed
golf
(and
positively
decadent
air-conditioned
golf
carts!),
plus
luxury
villas,
a spa,
restaurants,
tennis
and
aquatic
centers,
and
more.
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Cleveland
Heights
Golf
Course
is a
little
oasis in
the
middle
of
bustling,
growing
Lakeland,
with
lakes,
ponds
and the
sort of
critters
you
don't
normally
associate
with a
downtown.
Peacocks,
alligators,
geese
and
hawks
look at
home
amid the
water
and the
moss-draped
oaks.
There is
a
noticeable
lack of
urban
noise.
"This is
probably
the
nicest
piece of
property
in Polk
County,"
said
course
general
manager
Brock
Witmyer.
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There's
nothing
like a
brand
new golf
course,
especially
when you
know
it's
going to
grow up
to be a
star.
The Golf
Club at
Bridgewater
is
younger
than new
? it
hasn't
even
been
born
yet.
Actually,
that
isn't
technically
true.
The
course
itself
is
raring
to go,
it just
needs
someone
to play
it.
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You
won't
find
many
settings
more
beautiful
than
where
Robert
Walker
laid out
Regatta
Bay Golf
and
Country
Club in
that
strip of
vacation
land
that
lies
between
the
rolling
dunes of
the Gulf
of
Mexico
and the
languid
waters
of
Choctawatchee
Bay.
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In the
Florida
golf
scene,
there's
a need
to stand
out from
the
crowd.
Highlands
Reserve,
like
several
Sunshine
State
courses
lucky
enough
to be
above
the
fray,
literally,
likes to
highlight
its
elevation.
The
course
sits
high
atop
what is
essentially
a big
sand
hill,
more
than 100
feet
from top
to
bottom,
making
for an
atypical
Florida
golf
experience.
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Kelly
Plantation
in
Destin
is an
interesting,
if
fairly
straightforward,
golf
course,
with
most of
the
hazards
easy to
spot and
not much
nasty
stuff
lurking
unseen.
"It's
not set
up to be
hard for
the
average
golfer,"
Assistant
Professional
Trey
Childs
said the
last
time I
visited,
and that
hasn't
changed.
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Southern
Louisiana
and
Mississippi
offer
more
than
just
great
golf
courses.
Anglers
know the
fishing
action
here is
world
class
too.
Golfers
can fly
fish the
flats of
the
Chandeleur
Islands
or rent
a
charter
boat to
go
fishing
in the
waters
near
Biloxi.
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Located
in the
heart of
the
glorious
Texas
Hill
Country,
Barton
Creek
Resort &
Spa
combines
impeccable
service
with its
classic
brand of
Austin
casual
elegance
set in
luxurious
surroundings.
Barton
Creek
has
something
for
everyone
and
offers
superior
dining
experiences,
72 holes
of
nationally
acclaimed
championship
golf,
and much
more.
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