Camp Creek Golf Club, Panama City Beach, FL (850) 231.7600 www.stjoegolf.com  

Water Color Inn & Spa, Seagrove Beach, FL (866) 426.2656 www.watercolorinn.com  

One of Florida’s Top-10 courses and an internationally acclaimed boutique resort make Camp Creek and WaterColor combine to form a true gem of Florida’s Great Northwest. A Tom Fazio-designed masterpiece, Camp Creek features a unique “dunescape” appearance, contoured fairways, large landing areas and spectacular vistas. Course accolades include being named “Florida’s No. 1 course of the new millennium,” by Travel + Leisure Golf, and “Florida’s No. 8 course” by Golfweek.   Just minutes away, WaterColor is the perfect reward for golfers and their families seeking the ultimate in chic comfort. Accommodations include the delightful, 60-room inn designed by renowned architect David Rockwell, as well as vacation rentals to suit groups of any size. Amenities range from a new spa, private beach club and the heralded Fish Out of Water restaurant, to miles of trails for hiking and biking, as well as canoeing on pristine coastal dune lakes.   He likes: Muscular, stunning Camp Creek Golf Club. She likes: Luxurious digs and relaxing spa treatments at the WaterColor Inn & Spa.  

Circling Raven Golf Club and Coeur d'Alene Casino & Resort Hotel, Worley, ID www.cdacasino.com (800) 523.2464   

Easily accessible, yet just far enough from civilization, Circling Raven has already been awarded best-of status by GOLF, Golf Digest, Golfweek, Zagat Survey, and Men’s Health, in just its first full year of operation. A member of the brand-new Idaho Golf Trail and owned by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, this 7,189-yard Gene Bates-designed layout takes full advantage of its stunning setting, where pine-draped mountains, forested meadows and protected wetlands surround and the occasional elk or moose may ask to play through. PGA Tour member Rich Beem holds the course record, which he carded this season. The adjacent Coeur d'Alene Casino and its hotel offer top-notch entertainment, dining and gaming. Adjacent to the course and of which the course is part, the resort includes 202 hotel rooms, casino, events center, buffet, and restaurant, off-track betting and conference/convention facilities. He likes: Stunning scenery and spine-tingling challe! nge of Bates designed golf course. She likes: Playing 18 holes in the morning and hitt! ing the gaming floor by night.  

Gulf Shores (AL) Golf Association  www.golfgulfshores.com

With 10 superb public courses and a host of other attractions – from deep-sea charter boat fishing to 32 miles of sugar white sand beaches and mouth-watering seafood – Gulf Shores has rapidly become one of the best new golf destinations in the U.S. Kiva Dunes Golf and Beach Resort has the crown jewel of golf courses (designed by U.S. Open winner and Alabama native Jerry Pate, who often can be found fishing the lakes on Kiva Dunes) with first-class accommodations at Kiva Lodge. He likes: A steady diet of 36 holes a day capped by fresh seafood dinners at night. She likes: Mile after mile of sugar white sand beaches and lots of shopping options.  

Kaanapali Golf Courses www.kaanapali-golf.com 866-454-GOLF  

It’s easy to be distracted by the beautiful ocean vistas and lush Maui mountains, but keep your focus because Kaanapali Golf Courses boast one of only two layouts on the Hawaiian Islands designed by legendary course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. The Tournament North Course is an unmistakable Jones, Sr. creation with rolling fairways and undulating greens that have proven an ample test for legends of the game and aspiring U.S. Open hopefuls, alike. Just in time for the holidays, Kaanapali’s Resort South Course was reworked by prolific course designer Robin Nelson. After your round, there will be plenty of time to enjoy the myriad of spa, resort, shopping and dining options or snorkel for sea turtles in the warm, tranquil waters off Kaanapali Beach’s “Black Rock.” He likes: Championship-caliber layouts designed by the game’s best golf architects and snorkeling spots teaming with a dazzling array of marine life. She likes: Miles of soft sand ! and crystal wa! ters dubbed America’s Best Beach in 2003, watching whales enjoy the warm winter waters and a revamped Resort Course hailed by the readers of Golf for Women magazine.  

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