LedgeStone Championship Golf Course is, for all intents and purposes, a mountain course with sweeping, distant views and steep, rocky hills rising above the fairways, Tim McDonald writes. It is an excellent course, consistently ranked among the best in the state by golf magazines.
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In just over 40 years of operation, Tokatee Golf Club has earned quite the reputation in Lane County, Oregon. The Ted Robinson design is set at the base of the Cascade Mountains and weaves through tall pines with the Sisters Mountains as a backdrop. It remains a Eugene-area favorite, thanks to its scenic views of the Sisters Mountains and value.
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Stonebridge Golf Club is a convenient little New Orleans golf course that, in a way, is the perfect neighborhood golf club. It's literally minutes from downtown New Orleans, it's cheap, and it's run by a bunch of friendly folks, National Golf Editor Tim McDonald writes.
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Aspen Lakes Golf Club in central Oregon has become a successful answer to the name-brand golf course designer who builds showy courses but usually demands a high fee, which of course gets passed on to the golfer. Not here. Aspen Lakes is a real bargain and a knockout golf course in central Oregon, located in the village of Sisters, just around the corner from Bend.
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Belle Terre Country Club in La Place, La. is a straightforward layout with not many doglegs, with the exception of No. 18 which wraps around a lake, daring you to go for it. Belle Terre is a Pete Dye work, without the eccentricities for which he is knows, Tim McDonald writes. It's an enjoyable course, more so when you consider the very reasonable green fees.
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