Hilton Sedona Golf Resort and Spa

The Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa hotel is amidst the spectacular beauty of the magnificent red rock formations surrounding Sedona, Arizona, and offers guests the opportunity to experience Sedona The Most Beautiful Place in America. The hotel is just 90 minutes north of Phoenix with the Grand Canyon two and a half hours away. . The hotel is within minutes of shopping, dining, hiking, mountain bike trails, and over 40 art galleries. Guests can enjoy horseback riding, mountain biking, take a jeep tour or even drift through the turquoise blue skies in a hot air balloon.

Sports enthusiasts visiting the hotel can take advantage of the onsite 18-hole championship golf course with the award winning clubhouse, or can enjoy tennis, fitness classes, salon services, and body treatments at the Hilton Spa. This resort features over 20,500 square feet of meeting space, two ballrooms, and four new state-of-the-art executive meeting rooms. Guests at the hotel can enjoy great Southwestern specialties at the Grille at ShadowRock or poolside at the Blue Water Cafe, open seasonally. One can rejuvenate with a light breakfast, lunch, or an energy snack at the Compass Cafe in the Spa.

Playa Azul, Golf, Scuba, SPA Hotel

On the Northern Shore of Cozumel lies Playa Azul Beach and Golf resort, a moderately priced vacation destination located approximately ten minutes from the Cozumel International Airport and three miles from downtown. The white sands of the beach are right at the resort's doorstep. The inviting outdoor pool beckons guests to cool off in its sparkling waters. The hotel also has a hot tub, free snorkeling equipment, bike/moped rentals, and tour arrangement. Just across the street is the Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course offering hotel guests FREE UNLIMITED GREEN FEES.

For cool drinks, the Playa Azul offers La Palapa Bar located at the beach. Enjoy a FREE BREAKFAST at the oceanview Palma Azul restaurant which is also an ideal setting for lunch. Chan Kaan is the resort's indoor, air-conditioned dining room. To suit guests' needs, the hotel offers laundry services, a gift shop, library, bike rentals.

Every room features Mexican decor, air-conditioning, private telephone, hairdryer, television, and balcony. Most of the rooms offer a view of the ocean.

Barcelo Bavaro Golf All-Inclusive

Barcelo Bavaro Golf All-Inclusive is one of the five properties that comprise the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort complex, located on the Southeast coast of Bavaro Beach, approximately 15 miles from Punta Cana International Airport.

Resort dining throughout the five-property resort includes the four buffet restaurants, Los Pinos (Italian a-la-carte restaurant with oceanview and roofed-over terrace), Mexico Lindo, Steakhouse, La Uva (a grill with a palm-tree roof, directly on the beach), and La Fuente (Spanish a-la-carte gourmet restaurant; not included in all-inclusive-package). In addition, the resort area has four pool- and two beach-bars, two takeaway pizza stations, and hamburgers and sandwiches outside the international Disco Bavaro. Other facilities throughout the complex consist of theaters, casino, bingo, two discos, beauty center, spa, medical center, and the Plaza Dominican shopping center.

Specific to the hotel are the two restaurants, children's and adult pools, kids' disco, shops, jeweler, game room, ATM, barber/beauty shop, barbecue grills, breakfast service, Internet cafe, laundry facilities, pool table, private beach, kid's club, full-service spa, and par-72, 18-hole golf course with clubhouse, cart, club, and shoe rentals, caddy service, club storage, pro shop, practice range, and a clinic. Hotel services include 24-hour front desk service, currency exchange, babysitting, free parking, limited room service, medical services, porter, and concierge. The all-inclusive rate covers all meals at applicable restaurants (some gourmet venues are not included), snacks at poolside bars, local drinks, lounge chair and towel service, and daily/nightly activities programs for children and adults. Also included are free entrance to the three discotheques and the Tropicalisimo Show, access to all hotel facilities, and free shuttle around the five hotels via Bavaro Express mini-train.

All rooms have balconies, two bathrooms, complimentary toiletries, desk

Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort All-Inclusive

Located on Cancun's south shore, approximately 5 miles south of Cancun International Airport, this all-inclusive resort houses a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, 2 oversized swimming pools, 6 outdoor Jacuzzis, 2 fitness centers, 6 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, mini-golf, 10 restaurants, late night snack bars, 7 bars, including 4 swim-up bars, disco and a Golf House with 2 restaurants & outdoor pool.

The resort's all-inclusive package includes all meals and snacks, unlimited domestic & imported beverages, non-motorized water sports, daily & nightly entertainment, 24 hours room service and taxes and gratuities. Guests may also use the facilities at other Palace Resort properties; a free shuttle operates daily from Moon Palace to Cancun's hotel zone.
Guestrooms have double whirlpool tubs, balconies, coffeemakers, mini-bars, hairdryers, safes, telephones, satellite TV and liquor dispenser.

The all-inclusive golf package includes one round of golf daily, round trip transportation to and from hotel, snacks & beverages at the course, and shared golf cart. Suites located in golf course don't have ocean view.

Georgia Golf Resorts: The Frog

Less than one hour west of Atlanta is where you’ll find one of America’s purest golfing experiences. Welcome to The Frog Golf Club, designed by famed course architect Tom Fazio, who has created an unspoiled masterpiece remarkable for its pristine bentgrass greens.

Recognized among the top golf courses in Georgia, The Frog has earned four and a half stars from Golf Digest, and has hosted many notable events including the Georgia Open, CEO Jaguar Tour, The Five Star Celebrity Classic and the John Smoltz Celebrity Players Tournament.

Reserve a tee time at The Frog Golf Club.

Camelback's Escape Golf Package

Scottsdale, Arizona

Details
Test your mettle! Challenge your game on one of Camelback's two championship golf courses while enjoying the luxuries of Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa. The Escape Golf Package includes a casita style room, $25 dinning credit(s) and 18 holes of golf for two players at Camelback Golf Club. Rates vary depending on dates of reservation.

Booking
Please call 1-800-835-6205 or go to www.camelbackinn.com and click on Specials and Packages (promotional code GOF).

Terms & Conditions
Rates and rooms are subject to availability and restrictions may apply. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Other restrictions may apply.

Valid Until
12/31/2008

Escape Golf Package in Marco Island, Florida

Naples, Florida

Details
The Rookery at Marco Golf Club, a recently redesigned 18-hole executive golf course where golfers can experience a world-class stay and a supreme golf experience on the Gulf of Mexico.

Package includes:
Deluxe coastal view guest room with balcony
Breakfast for two
One or two rounds of golf per stay including golf cart
Complimentary range balls for the driving range
Golf gift

Booking
Be sure that the promotional code GOF appears in the Corporate/Promotional code box when making your online reservation, or call 1-800-438-4373 in the US and ask for promotional code GOF. For toll-free numbers outside the US please click here.

Terms & Conditions

Valid seven days a week through 12/31/08. Limited number of rooms are available for this promotion. Tax is additional. Offer does not apply to groups of 10 or more rooms. Offer cannot be combined with any other promotions. Blackout dates may apply. Advance reservations required. Other restrictions may apply. Rates are per room, per night and based on availability at the time of reservations.

Valid Until
12/31/2008

California Golf Resort: Winchester Country Club

MEADOW VISTA, Calif. –Winchester Country Club, a private, equity-based golf and country club located just east of Sacramento, was recently ranked #54 nationally in Golfweek Magazine’s Top 100 Best Residential Courses for 2007. Winchester ranked ahead of other notable clubs including Reynolds Plantation - Great Waters (#66), Desert Mountain - Chiricahua (#64), Old Greenwood (#67), and Desert Highlands (#70), to name a few.

Winchester Country Club is no stranger to such accolades having garnered an impressive list of awards since its opening in 1999. For example, the clubhouse placed first in Golf Inc. magazine’s 2006 clubhouse competition in the over 22,000 square-foot category. It made Golf Magazine Living’s (sister publication to Golf Magazine) list of the “50 Best Golf Communities in America” and has also repeatedly been selected by Links magazine’s as one of “America’s 100 Premier Properties.”

Winchester Country Club unfolds over a densely forested pocket of the Sierra Nevada foothills. The 385 estate homesites range in size from one to six acres, making for a low-density, spacious community that preserves Winchester Country Club’s tree lined high-country experience. Also available are 24 custom cottages with every amenity, ranging from 2,500 sq ft to 4,500 sq ft adjacent to the clubhouse which provide another exciting life style choice for those who are often on the move. At the community’s centerpiece is an 18-hole championship golf course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr. So seamlessly integrated are the golf course and dwellings with the forested property that it prompted Jones, Jr. to say, “At first glance, it was obvious that the golf course would take on a natural look and feel. The trick was to marry the fairways and greens to the surrounding terrain, and, much to our delight, we accomplished this goal with flying colors.”

For more information about Winchester Country Club call 530.878.3000, or visit www.winchestercountryclub.com.

Winchester Country Club is professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.

California Golf Resort: Indian Wells Golf Resort's Players Course

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The John Fought-designed Players Course opens for public play on November 27, 2007. The 18-hole, par-72, 7,376-yard, golf course is the second of two new golf courses (Celebrity Course opened November 2006) to be built at the Indian Wells Golf Resort located in Indian Wells, California.

“We are simply thrilled with the upcoming opening of the new Players Course,” said Roger Behling, General Manager. “As the Players Course comes together, it is obvious that it will not only meet our expectation, it will exceed them. With its complete package of golf and hospitality offerings, Indian Wells Golf Resort certainly will provide an ideal golf experience to vacationers looking for a premier destination golf resort.”

Conceived in the spirit of a classic American design style, The Players Course features wide playing corridors, traditional rectangular tee boxes and sculpted bunkers. Most of the holes are oriented to take full advantage of jaw-dropping views of the surrounding mountain ranges and majestic Eisenhower Mountain to the south. As a “core golf” layout, no roads or homes intrude into the golf courses, and each hole is designed to be somewhat sheltered from the others to elicit a feeling of solitude. Uniquely, Fought was able to utilize many of the mature trees found on the original East Course property to impart the feel of a venerable facility while at the same time delivering a modern approach to golf course design. But to be clear, the mature tree cover and geographical location are about the only two things that the original East Course (opened in 1986) and the new Players Course have in common. By design, the Players Course is completely different than the original golf course.

“The Players Course has an interesting classic strategy developed in harmony with a host of wonderful aesthetics,” said John Fought. “The sand face bunkers are reminiscent of the work of George C. Thomas at Riviera. The mature trees, the California barrancas and stunning mountain views all combine to compose one of the finest new courses in the western United States.”

The Indian Wells Golf Resort has been a popular golf travel destination for nearly 20 years, offering two golf courses and four hotel/resorts (Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa, Indian Wells Resort Hotel, Miramonte Resort & Spa and Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa). The City of Indian Wells, owner of the golf resort, decided to invest in the future of the resort by embarking on an ambitious facility-wide project that has already yielded two new golf courses. Plus the spectacular Douglas Fredrikson-designed clubhouse (IW Club), lighted putting course, sprawling practice facility and a host of other amenities will soon follow in the spring of 2008.

For more information about Indian Wells Golf Resort call 760.346.4653 or visit www.indianwellsgolfresort.com.

Although the opening of the Players Course is certainly creating a buzz in the golf world, many eyes will be on the Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Celebrity Course, as it hosts the 2007 LG SKINS GAME. Clive Clark's much-anticipated Celebrity Course, which opened in November 2006 to rave reviews, features many risk/reward challenges that will set up well for the distinctive Skins format. Clark’s design will require tour players (Fred Couples, Stephen Ames, Brett Wetterich and Zach Johnson) to think their way around the golf course instead of simply overpowering it. For more information about the LG SKINS GAME, visit www.indianwells.com/lgskinsgame.

Indian Wells Golf Resort is professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. Orrin Vincent, the CEO and Founder of OB Sports, had this to say about the new Players Course. “The new Players Course will provide a unique contrast to the already popular Celebrity course and create two must plays for golfers visiting Indian Wells,” said Vincent. “The courses are different in both style and substance - both in the way they play from a strategic standpoint, and in how they are presented visually for the golfer.”

OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.

Vietnam Golf: Dalat Palace Golf Club

A French architect imagined this layout in 1922, but it took stimulation from the country’s most prominent golf supporter (Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam) to spur its ultimate construction later in the decade

Today, it’s the top-rated course in Vietnam — for its classic design chops, for the incredible rise and fall of its terrain and for its flawless bentgrass conditions. Indeed, Dalat Palace is one of the few bentgrass layouts in SE Asia, thanks to Dalat’s cooler, 1,500m-high climate.

The course itself, measuring 7,009 yards (6,409 meters) from the tips, is an uninterrupted string of inventive, demanding golf holes. Its twists and undulations are breathtaking and the landscaped outlying areas are a flower maven’s delight, with bougainvillea, red salvia, impatiens, mimosa and hydrangeas.

The course was abandoned after WWII and revived in 1959. In early 1966, several months before he beat Arnold Palmer to win the U.S. Open at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, Billy Casper played the course on a tour of Vietnam organized by the U.S. State Department. The course was abandoned again in 1975, after the reunification of Vietnam, and initiated its second comeback in 1993 with a multi-million dollar restoration and expansion by a group of American investors.

Through four consecutive surveys (2001, 2003, 2005 & 2007), Golf Digest has hailed the Dalat Palace GC as the top course in Vietnam in its world renown Planet Golf Survey. Asian Golf Monthly, in its 2007 survey, recognized the course as one of the top-10 in all Asia. The club is also a member of the Finest Golf Clubs of The World (London).

A full practice facility complements the golf course, with an open 290-yard driving range, a putting green and practice bunkers.

Click here to view the article “The Story of Dalat Palace Golf Club - One of the oldest golf clubs in Asia” by Premier Golf Magazine.

Nationally recognized Bird Golf Academy selects international golf destination, The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, as its exclusive Las Vegas location.

Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort (The Paiute), an international golf destination composed of three Pete Dye original courses, and The Bird Golf Academy, a nationally recognized golf academy with corporate offices in Phoenix, Arizona, today announced that their golf school, known as "the ultimate golfing experience®," will bring its private, individual instructional strategies exclusively to this Las Vegas international golf destination. In addition to Nevada, The Bird Golf Academy offers their customized clinics in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Director of Instruction for The Bird Golf Academy, Jay A. Ewing, details why The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort was chosen as the exclusive location for Las Vegas stating, "Bird Golf is thrilled to announce its new partnership with The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. We have been looking for the perfect site for our students in Las Vegas, and we feel that The Paiute fits that description in each requirement we desired. With three spectacular Pete Dye signature courses, superb practice facilities, and their attention to the player's experience including their customer service, Bird Golf feels that The Paiute is the ideal location for our golf school students."

With other golf schools a student might be in ratios of 4 or more to each instructor. The Bird Golf Schools provide private, individual instruction for 60 minutes of each hour in either a 1 student to 1 instructor or a 2 student to 1 instructor ratio. The six or eight hour per day sessions allow students to take advantage of one-on-one concentrated instruction. Bird Golf teachers are world-class, widely-recognized golfing professionals who have a combined 400 years of teaching experience, hold Tour titles and are members of various Halls of Fame.

General Manager of The Paiute, Pat O.Hara, emphasizes the depth of instruction Bird Golf provides noting, "seven members of their staff are in one or more Halls of Fame. The Bird Golf instructors include a US Open winner and two-time LPGA Championship winner, the founding editor of Golf For Women magazine, PGA Master professionals the 1989 LPGA Teacher of the Year, and several multiple LPGA Tour winners."

Head Golf Pro at The Paiute, Greg Wickensimer, states .in my experience no one student or person has the same goals or needs when it comes to their golf swing. To learn this difficult game, players would benefit from personal one-on-one time with some of the best instructors in the world. The Bird Golf Academy allows students that rare experience, whether their focus is the short game, putting, full swing, or course management, through individual lessons that cater to a player.s personal game. Improving your golf swing and lowering your handicap is a near guarantee..

When students create their individual clinic through the academy at The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, they will enjoy accommodations following a day's instruction at The JW Marriot in Summerlin, which features deluxe rooms with whirlpool bathtubs, separate showers and luxury beds. The resort also has a Spa, seven restaurants on property, two 11,000 square foot swimming pools, shops and a casino.

For more information on The Bird Golf Academy including creating a customized, personalized clinic at The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, please visit www.birdgolf.com. For additional information on The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort and these events, go to www.lvpaiutegolf.com.

Falls Village Golf Club Wins 2008 Maggy Award

Durham, NC, January 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Marc Reynolds, general manager of Falls Village Golf Club (www.fallsvillagegolf.com), has announced that the club has received a Maggy Award for Best Golf Course. The Third Annual Maggy Award competition gave the community an opportunity to vote for the “Best Of” in more than 80 categories. The 2008 Maggy Award winners will be featured in the January/February issue of Cary Magazine and on CaryMagazine.com. Falls Village, an 18-hole championship golf course, is carved through scenic Carolina pines and offers a challenging golf experience for players of all abilities.

“We are pleased to announce that Falls Village Golf Club has won the 2008 Maggy Award for Best Golf Course,” said Reynolds. “It is an honor to be recognized by the community.”

About Falls Village Golf Club:
Falls Village Golf Club opened in 1999 and its 18-hole championship course is nestled in between scenic Carolina pines. The course stretches 7,072 yards with 48 white sand bunkers and rolling terrain that offers both beauty and challenging play for golfers of all skill levels. The course is easily accessible with its location just north of Raleigh-Durham Airport between I-40 and I-85. For more information, please call 919-596-GOLF (4653) or visit the Web site at www.fallsvillagegolf.com

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
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