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Barona Creek Golf Club: Challenge Your Game, Challenge Your Senses

Barry Berndes — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:58:16 +0000

Carefully architected and meticulously landscaped, the natural features of the Barona Creek Golf Club complement a course designed to challenge, satisfy, and reward players of every skill level. Its natural elegance, with gently flowing creeks, hardy California oaks, and native sods and grasses, lends a simple charm and rustic beauty, but its distinctive course design elevates it to championship caliber.

Over 100 bunkers and strategically placed natural obstacles, including an oak that splits the first fairway, contribute to a challenging championship course. This innovative architecture is matched by the unparalleled sophistication of the club’s equipment, including an uplink GPS system on every cart, and our outstanding staff of golf professionals.

Blending beautifully with the natural landscape of San Diego’s rolling foothills, Barona Creek Golf Club is one of California’s most inviting golf course. They offer a championship layout from the Black Tees which boasts a course rating of 74.5 and 139 slope and it is ranked as one of California’s top courses, in company with Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill. Whether you enjoy a little vacation golf or are a pro golfer, Barona Creek Golf Club provides a challenge for all.

The Sycuan Golf Resort: San Diego’s Favorite Golf Course & Resort in East County

Barry Berndes — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:44:00 +0000

For the third consecutive year, the Sycuan Golf Resort Courses were the number one pick by readers of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Their course features nearly 425 acres of natural beauty just 25 minutes northeast of downtown San Diego make up the two 18-hole championship courses designed by Ted Robinson. The site of numerous PGA, LGPA, USGA and SCGA championships, Sycuan Golf Resort also offers a challenging and fun 18-hole par-3 golf course. That’s 54 four holes of the finest golf in San Diego for golfers of every age and ability.

The Sycuan Golf Resort is well-known for some of the finest PGA golf instruction and formal golf schools in San Diego… especially for it’s unique golf school “Exclusively For Women.” Generous practice facilities with all the latest instructional techniques and equipment support their top-notch, award-winning PGA Instructors.

The 100 course-side guest rooms and the Primrose Spa at the Resort; and the Sycuan Casino just a few miles up the road from the resort provide day-time golfers with rest, relaxation, fine dining and entertainment…the ultimate spot to unwind.

The Sycuan Golf Course, Resort & Casino is owned and operated by the Sycuan Tribal Development Corporation, and was formerly known as the Singing Hills Golf Resort.

Torrey Pines Golf Course: A World Renowned Golfers Paradise

Barry Berndes — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:32:28 +0000

Situated atop cliffs towering above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, California, golfers marvel at the views of the coastline and deep ravines. Nature lovers can spot wildlife and the famous Torrey Pines trees that are indigenous to the area. It was recently home to the PGA tour and is also the site of the annual Buick Invitational Golf Tournament.

Torrey Pines is long recognized as one of the nation’s foremost municipal golf facilities and it is truly a “golfer’s paradise”. Bounded by mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west, the seaside courses are often swept by sunshine or by rain, fog and chilling winds.

It boasts two 18-hole golf courses, the North and South Courses. Along with fabulous golf, the facility offers one of the largest on-course golf shops in the nation, advance golf reservations, expert instruction, driving ranges and first class lodging and dining nearby.