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  • May 30, 2026

    How to Plan a Golf Trip: The Complete Guide From Someone Who's Done It a Dozen Times

    A practical, step-by-step guide to planning a golf trip: picking the destination, booking tee times, resort shuttles, budgeting, packing, and more.

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  • May 29, 2026

    Best Resort Golf Destinations in the US 2026: The Definitive Bucket List Guide

    The 6 best golf resort destinations in the US for 2026: Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst, Pebble Beach, Sand Valley, Streamsong, and Kiawah Island. Plus what's new this year.

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  • May 29, 2026

    Best Golf Course Tracker: How to Track Every Course You've Played

    Compare scorecards, notebooks, spreadsheets, and golf course tracking apps to find the system you'll actually keep up with.

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  • May 26, 2026

    The Best Public Golf Courses in the Tri-State Area

    From Bethpage Black to Turning Stone, Atlantic City CC, and Great River: the best public golf you can actually book in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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  • May 26, 2026

    What Makes a Golf Course Prestigious? History, Architecture, and Exclusivity Explained

    Prestige is built from architecture, championship history, tradition, exclusivity, setting, and recognition, not from any single score or list.

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  • May 25, 2026

    Golf Course Ranking Systems Explained: Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and USGA Rating and Slope

    Editorial course rankings vs USGA Course Rating and Slope: how each system works, what "72.4 / 131" means, and how they shape a course's prestige.

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  • May 25, 2026

    How Many Golf Courses Are There in the United States?

    Roughly 16,000 golf courses across 14,000 facilities, per the National Golf Foundation, with about 68% open to the public.

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