AZORES, GOLF AND TRAVEL, BY GOLFING COUNTRY

Three championship golf courses await you in the Azores on San Miguel and Terceira islands. The Azores has 9 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and the flight to them is short, four hours from Boston Direct on Sata International. The food is mainly organic and very healthy - fish, vegetables, fruit - delicious. The Azores has its own unique ways, traditions, festivals, customs although part of Portugal, it is a special experience on its own.

David Haye in La Manga Club (Murcia-Spain)

una publicación de La Manga Club.

University Park Golf and Country Club - Sarasota, Florida

University Park Golf and Country Club - Sarasota, Florida 27 Holes of Championship Golf, outstanding clubhouse, gorgeous landscaping, country club lifestyle at it's best. View the homes for sale at: www.SuncoastGolfHomes.com

http://www.universitypark-fl.com

Photo Gallery: The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course

There is something magical about a visit to The Coeur d'Alene Resort... 

With idyllic landscape, year-round activities, and its spectacular setting at the shore of one of America's most beautiful lakes, it is no wonder Lake Coeur d'Alene has been christened the "Playground of the Northwest". 

At The Coeur d'Alene Resort we have mastered the art of relaxation. With luxurious accommodations, rejuvenating spa treatments, sumptuous cuisine, and breathtaking holiday displays, and world-class golf which includes the world's only floating green, this four-star resort continues to be the destination of choice for discerning travelers worldwide.

Coeur d' Alene Resort

115 S. 2nd Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814

Toll Free: (855) 999-7998

http://www.cdaresort.com/discover/golf

Arnold Palmer Talks Florida Historic Golf Trail

Florida's golf history is recognized as one of the earliest in the nation, dating back to the 1890s, when a number of early courses were created along with the development of railroads and hotels in the state.

The Florida Historic Golf Trail is a collection of historic courses throughout Florida, that golfers can still play on today.

Some of the courses on the Florida Historic Golf Trail have retained much of their historic character while others have been modified over the years. At each of these sites, golf has been played for more than a half century. 

The Florida Historic Golf Trail is a program of the Florida Department of State, designed to enhance public awareness of Florida's historic golf courses and increase an appreciation for historic preservation and Florida history.

100 Best Courses Outside The U.S. / 100 mejores campos fuera de EE.UU.

No 1.: Royal County Down in Northern Ireland repeats in the top spot.

1. Royal County Down G.C. Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
2. Royal Melbourne G.C. (West), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3. St. Andrews Links (Old) St. Andrews, Scotland
4. Royal Dornoch G.C. (Championship) Dornoch, Scotland
5. Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland
6. Cape Kidnappers Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
7. Turnberry Resort (Ailsa) Turnberry, Scotland
8. Hirono G.C., Hyogo, Japan
9. Kingston Heath G.C. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10. St. George's G. & C.C. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
11. Ellerston G.C. Hunter Valley, N.S.W., Australia
12. Portmarnock G.C. Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
13. Royal Portrush G.C. (Dunluce), Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
14. Barnbougle Dunes Bridport, Tasmania, Australia
15. Kawana Hotel G. Cse. (Fuji), Shizuoka, Japan
16. Carnoustie G. Links (Championship) Carnoustie, Scotland
17. National G.C. of Canada Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
18. G. de Morfontaine Mortefontaine, France
19. Kauri Cliffs Northland, New Zealand
20. Royal Birkdale G.C. Southport, England

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Interested in an international golf trip? North Korea is available

When considering an international golf trip, Scotland comes to mind. So does Ireland. Maybe Mexico or Canada. Even North Korea. 

 OK, just kidding about that last one. That said, the North Koreans are promoting travel to their country, including golf excursions.

“Under a new policy, North Korea has set a goal of luring 1 million tourists, although it has not set a time frame for doing so,” Anna Fifield, Tokyo bureau chief for the Washington Post wrote from North Korea earlier this week. “The handful of tour operators here are offering an increasingly diverse array of experiences — including skiing, cycling and golf.”

A Chinese tour operator, Ctrip, offers a “5-Day North Korea Leisure Golf Tour,” though “golf tour” is a stretch. Only one round of golf is included in the tour, on North Korea’s only golf, on the shores of T’aesong-ho Lake, where Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, shot 38-under par, including 11 aces, in the first round he ever played. The photo above (the only one available) was taken from the North Korean Amateur Golf Open website.

The trip does include a variety of tours, including one of the USS Pueblo, the U.S. Navy intelligence gather ship that the North Koreans captured ion 1968, and another of the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea. The cost for this tour, which starts in Bejing, is roughly $2,000.

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A strong word of caution, however. The Department of State, in its latest travel warning issued in May, “strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK)…Travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea is not routine, and U.S. citizen tourists have been subject to arbitrary arrest and long-term detention.”

"[T]our operators report that the number of Americans visiting the country has dropped noticeably since two American tourists, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, were detained in April," Fifield wrote. "Both have been charged with 'hostile acts' and Miller is set to go to trial Sunday."