Best Country / State to Play golf

[krutt]

Okay i am biased here but my favourite is Kerry in Ireland Great mix of courses and fabulous scenery. I'm sorry to say i have only played Golf in Florida in USA and can't say that it was that memorable. I also enjoy Portugal, and would love to go to South Africa and New Zealand to play.
Interested to hear other comments

[NCGolfer]

I haven't done a lot of travel for golfing purposes so I, like krutt, am biased to my home state of North Carolina. There are some great courses and good golf for very reasonable rates.

[rydaddy]

I thought everyone knew, Northern California is where it's at!! Just tune in to the Pro-Am and you'll see.

Of course, I may be biased.

[pom]

Have not played overseas but S.E Queensland has plenty of good quality courses in a fairly small area, including the one Karrie Webb is playing this weekend.

[walk18]

Haven't traveled a whole lot for golf, but I think golf in the midwest as a whole is very overlooked. We may not have oceans, palm trees or year round golf like FL or CA, but we do have things they don't have. Especially here in the Chicagoland area, there are so many great courses, and it's not all flat like you might think, it's very green, hilly, and 100 year old Oaks that other areas just don't have. www.oakgrovegolfcourse.com is my favorite, and I highly recommend it to anyone. Plus the people here are friendly, down to earth, and just as fanatical about golf as anyone else.

[Big_M]

Northern Michigan... glaciers carved out some seriously rolling terrain. Also, most course are carved out of the woods and you feel like each hole is alone, very few parrallel fairways. Absolutely beautiful in the fall, but can be a little chilly. Price is great because of competition. We also have some nice links like courses near Lake Michigan. Good architects too...

The courses I have played in NC are very nice as well...

Florida is not memnorable, I agree with the above poster.

[g-funk13]

Haven't traveled a whole lot for golf, but I think golf in the midwest as a whole is very overlooked. We may not have oceans, palm trees or year round golf like FL or CA, but we do have things they don't have.

I agree, and I am planning to discover that KENTUCKY (which I surmise is both Midwest AND Southern, since it is coined "the gateway to the south") has the best golf in the Nation. Because I am moving there. Next Month! YESSSS!!

Until I do discover that. . . my favorite state to play golf in is New Mexico. Specifically Black Mesa, Paako Ridge, and Las Campanas, both sides.

[tm22721]

- New Zealand (anywhere)

- Barbados esp. Sandy Lane 'Green Monkey' course

[Richie3Jack]

I'll give my bias to NY. From the glitzy courses on Long Island to the vastly underrated in the Rochester area (many Rochester area golfers won't put Oak Hill in the top 3 courses in the Rochester area) and the solid selection of course in the Central NY area. You can find a variety of courses from links style to parkland and from hilly to flat.




3JACK

[brad jacobs]

I give my vote to NC. I was at Pinehurst last year and there were so many golf courses and they weren't that expensive.

[Golf_Academy]

I travelled out to British Columbia, Canada last year and they had some beautiful courses. But I guess just the ability to play golf anywhere is great. I am sure every country and every state has their own gem.

[mgolfer]

I really like spain, the good weather and amazing golf courses :)

[Soxx22]

I've played all up and down the East Coast of the US and my vote would have to go to South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Kiawah to Hilton Head --just for shear volume it needs to get serious consideration.

[Lefty39]

Western Pennsylvania has many golf courses at cheaps prices, and there good greens at cheep courses.

[PooZilla]

All I can say is Don't come to Oregon, We have the absolute worse courses and weather, Rains all the time and they charge outrages fees to play, So Stay away at all costs, You will thank me later, Go to like Kentuky or Georgia maybe, I hear they have great courses at great prices,

[Richie3Jack]

All I can say is Don't come to Oregon, We have the absolute worse courses and weather, Rains all the time and they charge outrages fees to play, So Stay away at all costs, You will thank me later, Go to like Kentuky or Georgia maybe, I hear they have great courses at great prices,

Depends on Georgia. If you're near Atlanta, forget about it. To play decent courses in the Atlanta area you will pay a premium $$$ and fight terrible traffic. It's one of the biggest reasons why I'm looking to move this year.

YAKUZA

[g-funk13]

All I can say is Don't come to Oregon, We have the absolute worse courses and weather, Rains all the time and they charge outrages fees to play, So Stay away at all costs, You will thank me later, Go to like Kentuky or Georgia maybe, I hear they have great courses at great prices,

I am suspicious of this post, Like PZ is trying to hide the goods from the rest of us. . . what's REALLY going on in OR?? Bikini-clad hotties serving beer and and pizza at every hole? Someone should second Poo's words-or rebut them!

[PooZilla]

No No I am being honest, Bend has crap courses, The coast has crummy courses like Bandon Dunes and Sand Pines, Worthless tracks if ya ask me, Runnin Y is a joke, And don't even get me started on Portland golf, Geez Louise