National Golf Day 2024 is on Thursday, April 18, 2024: 3 day trip from San Fran- golf preferred- not Napa?
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Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verde, Ca. on the high end and Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach at the other. Then you also have the El Dorado Park Golf Course in Long Beach, as well as the San Juan Hills Country Club in San Juan Capistano all in the same general vicinity.
Golf courses to play in scotland?
Kingsbarns Golf Links
With views of the ocean and the high tide foaming over the rocks below, one quickly realises that this links is special and while nothing can replace the Old Course at St Andrews, Kingsbarns Links is infinitely more scenic and is a worthy spiritual descendant of its historical neighbour. more
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2 The Westin Turnberry Resort
While the worldwide recognition commanded by Turnberry is due mostly to the Ailsa Course, it should not be forgotten that the Kintyre Course is also a fine test of golf. With a par of 72 and a championship yardage of 6,583, it is definitely worth playing. more
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3 Muirfield Golf Course
There are just a few golf courses in the world that convey everything by their very name. Augusta National, Ballybunion and St. Andrews are three of these courses and there is no doubt that Muirfield is another. more
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4 Gleneagles Golf Club
The PGA Centenary Course, created by Jack Nicklaus, has five different tees at each hole, building up to the ultimate 7,088 yard championship test. The famous 6,741 yard King's and the challenging 5,965 yard Queen's were both designed by James Braid. As the first man to win five Open Championships, he knew a thing or two about the perfect course. more
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5 Royal Troon Golf Course
Consistently ranked as one of the best links golf courses in the world, Royal Troon was created by the hand of Willie Fernie, one of the great early British golfers in 1878. Today, the Old Course at Troon presents a stiff golfing examination and the inward half is recognised as the most demanding of any of the courses on the Open Championship rota. more
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6 Royal Dornoch Golf course
However good Brora, Nairn or Golspie may be, the jewel in the Highland golfing crown is definitely Royal Dornoch Golf Club. Universally rated as being in the world's top 20 golf courses, Royal Dornoch is unique among the great links of Scotland in that it has never hosted the British Open. Not a reflection of its quality, this is solely because of Dornoch's remote location. However remote it may be though, this links is a must play course on any golfing trip to Scotland. more
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7 St Andrews Old Course
Though the championship credentials of the Old Course hardly require justification, the venue has played host to 25 Open Championships and many other events over the years. And while it measures almost 7,000 yards from the championship tees, the visitor is more likely to take on the 6,566-yard challenge. more
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8 Royal Aberdeen Balgownie Links
Set alongside a picturesque shoreline featuring sweeping sand dunes, Royal Aberdeen is a highly rated traditional links course. Possessing many eye-catching features, most notably the quality of the opening and closing holes, it boasts a balance of long and short par 4's, testing par 3's and tricky par 5', which due to wind speed and direction, play differently each day. more
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9 North Berwick Golf Club
Set alongside a picturesque shoreline featuring sweeping sand dunes, Royal Aberdeen is a highly rated traditional links course. Possessing many eye-catching features, most notably the quality of the opening and closing holes, it boasts a balance of long and short par 4's, testing par 3's and tricky par 5', which due to wind speed and direction, play differently each day. more
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10 Ladybank Golf Club
On teeing off at Ladybank, the golfer quickly becomes aware of the challenge about to be presented. The mature woodland channels the wind in such a way that the aspect of each hole changes. The dogleg first hole is typical of many at Ladybank, when having carried the rough to the fairway the golfer is left with a tight second to the green
Carnoustie
The course as it was in 1937 is much as it is today and the challenge the modern golfer takes on is the one which confronted the player nearly 70 years ago.
Carnoustie is a public links, and the opportunity is there for everyone to play the Championship course. There are many local golf clubs, all of which have playing rights over the course and the clubs themselves have a proud and interesting history
Death Valley National Park-best way to visit in one day?
Badwater Basin is the lowest point, worth it for the salt flats.. Devil's golf course... the dunes in the central part of the park are neat. Definately doable in a day. Lots of pretty mountains and views, there are many different parts to the park itself too, but the main valley is where you get the most exceptional views.
Be prepared to see lots of RVs, I was surprised that most of the visitors were old retirees in RVs and not tent campers (tent space is limited). The visitor's center has lots of cool maps and stuff you should go there before heading out to other parts.
Just driving around in there is fun, if you love geology and earth sciences you'll have a blast! Hope you have good weather.
