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Hot Springs Village is the largest gated community in the United States — with a population approaching 15,000 — and is home of nine challenging golf courses, including four of the top-rated public-access tracks in the “Natural State.”

Barton Creek offers the most bang for the buck and the best four-day overall experience in Texas, especially for those visitors to the Austin area – mainly because you will have a hard time finding a golf trip where you can play four great courses and still be so close to a city like Austin, one renowned for its nightlife, entertainment and quality of attractions. 

When one thinks about golf in Mississippi the focus is most often on the state's Gulf Coast region and the casinos and links offerings around Biloxi. But there is plenty of other great golf in Mississippi, and — from this view — a period spent at Dancing Rabbit and the Pearl River Resort rivals golf trips anywhere in the South.

From the well-known Pinehurst No. 2 and it's accompanying nine courses, to a plethora of options including Mid South, Talamore, Mid Pines, Pine Needles, Southern Pines and Tobacco Road, this area of North Carolina is truly the home of American golf.

This feature will outline five of those courses — San Lameer Estate GC in Margate, Zimbali Coastal Resort in Dolphin Coast, Durban Country Club in Durban, and the Links and Montagu courses at the Fancourt Resort in George, considered by many to be the “Pebble Beach of South Africa.”

From Gamble Sands in Washington to Innisbrook in Tampa Bay to FarmLinks in Alabama, there are three fantastic deals you can't miss this holiday season.

From the Ocean and Conservatory courses at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa, to the Palm Harbor Golf Club, the Travel Caddie takes a trip to Florida's Palm Coast to experience incredible golf and plenty of sightseeing.

The Scottish Highlands are impeccable when it comes to golf, from Royal Dornoch to Castle Stuart to Nairn to Lossiemouth to Brora, a trip across the pond will not only pay off with incredible golf, but also local attractions that will make this a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

On a recent trip to Orange County, we played two of the region’s most famous and highly ranked resort facilities — the two courses at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach and the Monarch Beach Golf Links at the eponymous resort in Dana Point. Then we teed it up at three of the county’s top-ranked public courses — Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda, and Strawberry Farms Golf Club and Oak Creek Golf Club, both in Irvine.

Davis Love III, Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Harris English, Brian Harman, Patton Kizzire, J.T. Poston, Hudson Swafford and Michael Thompson all call Sea Island home — and for good reason, as the trio of golf courses and incredible amenities help it stand out from the rest.