| It's easy enough to pack your suitcase with | | | | during the off season, you are much more likely |
| clothes and swimwear when you go on vacation. | | | | to get access to private clubs. |
| But if you're going on a golf vacation, it's | | | | Of course, areas like Arizona don't have an off |
| important to find the best way to bring your | | | | season, but temperate zones do. Call to find out if |
| clubs and equipment with you, and to do so | | | | traveling in the fall can gain access to prestigious |
| safely. | | | | clubs and make for the perfect golf vacation. |
| Usually, when you play the green at home, you'll | | | | Looking to hit the green for a golf vacation, |
| have your golf bag (a light stand bag if you walk, | | | | without spending green by traveling to another |
| or a bulkier cart bag if you drive the golf cart). | | | | country? The U.S. has plenty of stellar locations |
| But these, obviously, do not do well during travel | | | | for a golfing getaway. Here are 10 courses you |
| unless you drive. | | | | won't want to miss. |
| If you're flying or taking a train to your golf | | | | |
| vacation, you probably will want a travel bag for | | | | 1. Edgewood (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) |
| your clubs, and possibly a small trunk for your | | | | 2. Mahaka Resort (Oahu, Hawaii) |
| shoes and other gear. Travel bags come in hard | | | | 3. Red Sky (Vail, Colorado) |
| or soft covers, both with good padding to protect | | | | 4. Pine Valley (Clementon, New Jersey) |
| the clubs. And a locker makes it easy to keep | | | | 5. Calusa Pines (Naples, Florida) |
| your shoes, hats, tees, balls, and other gear | | | | 6. Bethpage Black Course (Farmingdale, New |
| organized and safe on the trip. | | | | York) |
| Some of the world's most prestigious golf | | | | 7. Oconee Golf Course (Reynold's Plantation, |
| courses are the ones you would most want to | | | | Georgia) |
| play on if you are taking a golf vacation. But | | | | 8. Cypress Point (Pebble Beach, California) |
| many of these courses are private courses, open | | | | 9. Bandon Dunes (Bandon, Oregon) |
| to members and prestigious guests only, and | | | | 10. Augusta National (Augusta, Georgia) |
| inaccessible (or expensive) to golfers visiting from | | | | Of course, there are dozens upon dozens of |
| out of town. | | | | other qualified U.S. courses befitting a golf |
| But don't let that stop you from enjoying some | | | | vacation. But it doesn't hurt to start somewhere, |
| of the country's best golf courses on your | | | | and any of the courses on this list would be a |
| vacation. If you are traveling during the peak of | | | | great place to play. Whether you're looking in your |
| the season (generally summer), you will likely miss | | | | own region, or across the country, the landscape |
| out. But if you are able to take your vacation | | | | of the U.S. is ideal for golfers of any stripe. |