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Golf pranks are fun—especially if you’re the one playing the prank or watching it unfold. Those who are being pranked may have a differing opinion.

Today we highlight a few of the favorite pranks in golf and tell you how to pull them off. While you may not need the steely nerves and artistry of… Read the rest

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Back in the day, not that long ago, relatively speaking in the annals of golf, if you wanted to know your yardage to the middle of the green, you looked for a sprinkler head on the course.

At almost any golf course, those sprinkler heads had a number on it. So you would take that… Read the rest

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Perhaps no sport can be more intimidating for beginners than golf. If you’re fortunate, you have a mentor to help you in the beginning, to walk you through some of the basics of golf etiquette, like how and where to stand on the tee and the green, how to keep up pace of play, and… Read the rest

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Sacramento, the state capital of California, isn’t the state’s golf capital by any means. Without any ocean frontage, how could it even attempt to compete with San Diego or the Monterey Peninsula? While it may lack features of some of the more famous California golf destinations, that doesn’t mean the best golf courses in Sacramento… Read the rest

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The 7th hole of the Resort Course at La Cantera Hill Country Resort personifies the best golf courses in San Antonio: a dazzling elevated tee that shows off not only natural limestone rock outcroppings and hill country horizon, but the Six Flags Fiesta below. The Alamo City is the number one family destination in Texas… Read the rest

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While Churchill Downs plays host each year to the Kentucky Derby – the “greatest two minutes in sports” and the equivalent to the Super Bowl in the thoroughbred racing world – there’s so much more to Louisville than just horses.
Located along the Ohio River, Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky,… Read the rest

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It’s no secret that San Diego has arguably the best weather for golf in the continental United States. Fortunately, this little slice of Southern California heaven also offers an impressive portfolio of courses. From U.S. Open venues to ocean-view resorts and courses with spectacular elevated tees, the best golf courses in San Diego area has … Read the rest

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When you think of Florida golf, the Tampa-St. Petersburg area on the Gulf Coast may not be the first area that comes to mind. But the best public golf courses in Tampa have become one of the best scenes for golf; it offers affordable options, and it features a wide range of golf courses right… Read the rest

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Pittsburgh’s proud identity is forged around its beloved sports teams (Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins), its abundance of bridges, its collection of art museums, and homegrown products such the Heinz ketchup. This underrated, highly livable city may not seem like a hotbed of golf, but it holds an exalted place in golf history. Arnold Palmer, “The King,”… Read the rest

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Orlando is not only home to world-class theme parks including Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios; it may very well be the capital of golf in the United States. As the headquarters of Golf Channel and the annual PGA Merchandise Show—one of the industry’s largest events—hosted at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando is… Read the rest

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The best golf courses in Phoenix are often ranked as some of the top in the country.
Most of the best golf courses in Phoenix & Arizona can be found in the Valley. And while the area has its share of great private clubs like Estancia Club, Whisper Rock Golf Club and Desert Mountain, the Phoenix-Scottsdale… Read the rest

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Few if any states have as illustrious a history in the sport of golf as Texas, so it should be little surprise that its capital city, Austin, has plenty to boast about. Legendary instructor and University of Texas golf coach Harvey Penick, author of the worldwide bestseller, The Little Red Book, helped mold local phenoms… Read the rest

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Smart snowbirds put southwest Florida on their migration path every winter to play the best golf courses in Naples. It is one of America’s most sought-after golf destinations when the cold takes hold up north and the snow begins to fall. Naples has all the fine dining, boutique shopping, glamorous resorts, sandy beaches and golf… Read the rest

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Like all of the southwestern desert destinations in the U.S., a round of golf in Las Vegas is generally not cheap, especially during the peak spring and fall seasons. But affordable tee times at the best golf courses in Las Vegas can be found around Sin City and beyond if you know where to look.… Read the rest

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Good public golf isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Los Angeles, the city of Angels. Hollywood, college and pro sports, sunny weather and traffic jams hog the headlines. But you can find golf’s green pastures among LA’s sprawling neighborhoods, twisting highways and high-rise buildings.
The best golf courses in Los… Read the rest

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Prestigious golf resorts line south Florida from Palm Beach to Miami. Several of them have hosted the PGA Tour. Others are historic hotels that remain as luxurious as ever. What do they all have in common? The possibility of delivering great golf under sunny skies while the rest of the nation deals with winter. All but one… Read the rest

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From the TPC Sawgrass (home of THE PLAYERS Championship and PGA Tour HQ) to swanky country clubs and top quality public golf courses, the best golf courses in Jacksonville area offer a variety of golf for any level of player and every budget.
Of course, any talk of the best golf courses in Jacksonville has to start with the Ponte… Read the rest

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Tucson may not be the golf mecca that nearby Phoenix/Scottsdale is, but Arizona’s second city offers its own treasures. Ringed by mountains and a national park on its doorstep, the best golf courses in Tucson are top-flight courses by renowned golf architects surrounded by natural beauty. Like Phoenix, Tucson boasts 350 sunny days a year, but… Read the rest

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Refresh Your Round Sweepstakes

Official Rules

February 14, 2023 — March 16, 2023

Refresh Your Round Sweepstakes

Official Rules

This holiday season we’re celebrating 24 days of QUIZmas by testing your golf course knowledge! We’re posting questions on Instagram daily now through December 24! Drop your best guess to the comments and be sure to give us a follow us here to enter. We’ll choose one random winner each day who will take home… Read the rest

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