With five tees, Tiburon Golf Club provides a great golf experience for all levels. And just because Gold is used for Greg Norman's annual "Shootout" on the PGA Tour, doesn't mean it's the best course to play. It just depends on what your game is all about. If you like to think your way around and be challenged by some tight, tricky placements, then Black might be your best bet. Our advice: Play them both.
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Ready for the 19th hole? We're talking about extra golf, not the bar. A handful of golf courses around the world feature 19 holes. Jason Deegan offers up some of the best bonus holes at public and resort courses from Vancouver Island to Florida, from Michigan to Myrtle Beach, from Mexico to South Africa.
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The Miami area is a veritable cornucopia of daily-fee golf courses, but that overflowing horn of plenty can be confusing for first-timers. Therefore, let's suppose you have a week at your disposal and desire well conditioned layouts, good greens and superior service. These seven courses will meet all your requirements and keep you coming back to Miami for more.
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If you don't have the time, inclination or money to play golf in the Caribbean, Florida's many islands offer a superb alternative. Course architects like Pete Dye, Bobby Weed and Robert Cupp Jr. worked diligently to design courses that blend easily with their surroundings. Many of the island courses are minimalist designs that take full advantage of the spectacular, naturally beautiful terrain.
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Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus each have impressive golf courses at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla. Whose is better? Well, if this were a rematch of "The Duel in the Sun" -- an epic battle between the two golf titans during the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry -- Watson might upend Nicklaus again, Jason Deegan writes from the First Coast of Florida.
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Everything about Streamsong golf resort's Blue Course, which plays 7,176 yards, feels grand in scale, from its bold bunkering to the panoramic vista off the elevated first tee. Gigantic greens -- slick with MiniVerde Ultra Dwarf Bermudagrass -- remain open in front, allowing run-up shots. Firm and fast fairways spill in all directions, intertwined with the resort's Red Course by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
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