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I signed up for this forum as I am interested in golf in North America

It's an ambition of mine to play golf on every continent and have only five to go! I'll give myself  pass on Antarctica though

I pick my holiday destinations not solely for golf but for whatever else the place has to offer as well. Mission Hills in China for example has no interest for me.

I'd like to play in Iceland, the UK and Spain for Europe. South Africa and Egypt for Africa, Argentina and Peru for South America and Alaska and Las Vegas for North America.

I've actually been to the US half a dozen times but never played golf there. I played baseball all my life so I've been to most of the truly great baseball stadiums like the old Yankee Stadium (but not the new one) Fenway, Wrigley, Camden Yards. What's surprising to me is how many of the stadiums I've been to have already been torn down and I only started going there in 1990. The Kingdome, Three Rivers, Metrodome

I've seen approximately 80 MLB games live but the most enjoyable games I've seen were minor league ones, So when I go back to the US I'll pick towns with Double AA ball clubs play golf in the day and go to the ball park at night. I found AAA was very close to Major League standard but lacked the electric atmosphere so the games seemed flat  Double AA though, the players all threw bullets and hit the ball a mile but no routine play ever seemed routine, every play was an adventure and I really loved watching them.

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Anyway I have played golf extensively in Thailand namely in Kanchanaburi, Hua Hin Ayutthaya and Bangkok and I have played every public course in Cambodia. There are eight courses in total but one is strictly private so I didn't play that.

If anyone is interested in golf in either Thailand or Cambodia I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Thailand is fairly well known as a golf destination but Cambodia is waiting to be discovered

Thank you

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I'd like to play in Iceland, the UK and Spain for Europe. South Africa and Egypt for Africa, Argentina and Peru for South America and Alaska and Las Vegas for North America.

I've actually been to the US half a dozen times but never played golf there. I played baseball all my life so I've been to most of the truly great baseball stadiums like the old Yankee Stadium (but not the new one) Fenway, Wrigley, Camden Yards. What's surprising to me is how many of the stadiums I've been to have already been torn down and I only started going there in 1990. The Kingdome, Three Rivers, Metrodome

Had to chuckle when I read "Alaska" as a destination for golfing...

Welcome to TST and the many great things the site offers.

I would like to suggest considering the Southeastern part of the US as a destination for playing golf.

One can experience the roots of US golf heritage and the legacy of many of the greats.

Plus, people in the south are the friendly and loads of fun.

Their are tons of great courses, you also catch a B-Ball game in most areas.

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Thanks for your response

The South is a place I would like to visit properly. I have been to Atlanta twice in mid-summer to see the Braves, I'm not sure I'd like to play golf in that weather. It doesn't mean it can't be done, it just means I have to time the trip carefully The same as Las Vegas.  It would be literally impossible to fit in comfortably with a trip to Alaska that has only a short window where golf is possible. (the hottest time of the year elsewhere)

The appeal of going to Alaska is I would like to see the Midnight Sun baseball game they play in Fairbanks. They also have a handful of courses including North Star which has this on it's website...

North Star Golf Club may be the only golf course that includes an Animal Checklist on its scorecard. Our open terrain attracts a large variety of native Alaskan species. The red backed voles colonize the deep rough, attracting a host of small predators such as hawks, owls, eagles, and red fox. Sandhill cranes may watch you putt and trumpeter swans have been seen. It is rare to see a lynx. One was spotted in 2001 stalking ducks, in 2011 catching a snowshoe hare, and in November 2012 walking through the parking lot!

Moose are often seen in the wetlands near the back 9, usually late in the day or early morning.

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