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Say "island golf" to someone and they’ll probably picture Hawaii or
some other tropical destination. But the word “island” doesn’t always
equal swaying palms and surfers hanging ten a sand wedge away from the
fairway. After all, golf was invented on an island where weather is
anything but balmy.
In recent years, new golf courses have sprung up in non-traditional
destinations. Consider Bandon Dunes in Oregon, which opened in 1999. It
(and its sister courses, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails) turned an
otherwise sleepy Oregon coastal town into a golfing mecca.
Don’t worry Augusta isn’t the Southeast’s only exclusive layout. If you crave manicured fairways and first-class facilities (that are open to the public), then tee it up on one of these top-notch Southeast resorts. After all they’re just a short drive from Augusta National and a heck of a lot easier to get on.
30 miles south of Myrtle Beach the vibe is "mint-julep and rocking chairs." And the golf is just as enticing.
I’m willing to bet everything in my meager Roth IRA that about as many
people know that Alabama has a scenic shoreline on the Gulf Coast of
Mexico as know how to spell “Kyrgyzstan” (which has to be one awesome
play in Scrabble).
If the Okanagan Valley of Canada’s British Columbia is considered the
best place in the country for winemaking, then consider the golf in the
area to be the perfect filet mignon. Located just an hour by air from
Seattle with the beautiful town of Kelowna serving as its anchor, the
Okanagan Valley has become a wonderful retreat for both fans of
exciting golf and delectable wine.
A resort on Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand? Absolutely. Join Travel Editor Charlie Schroeder as he takes you on a tour of this fine
resort.
In our modern times, unless your last name is Trump, Kaiser (Bandon
Dunes) or Kohler (Whistling Straits), chances are good that a new
course with killer views will, eventually, sprout homes alongside its
tightly mown fairways. After all, building golf courses ain’t cheap,
and many new public access layouts are conceived with real estate in
mind. Recently, however, that model has been changing.
St. James’ legacy lives on in many forms. Numerous churches, hospitals
and even a Broadway theater have been named after the patron saint of
equestrians (among other things). There aren’t any horses at St. James
Plantation in Southport, N.C., but there’s plenty of wide-open space, a
nature trail and Waterway Park contained within the private community’s
5,000 acres.
Combining two distinctively different experiences into one that the consummate golfer and traveler will appreciate is a difficult challenge. Then again, this describes The Grove so naturally, you’d assume anything is possible… 
