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Mike Wagner

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2024, 06:04:00 PM »
Creek Club


Anguilla

Ira Fishman

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2024, 06:15:27 PM »
Assuming access not an issue, Santa Monica beach with plenty of great golf close by

And most of the year temps will accommodate actually getting in the water


Assuming access is not an issue, Carmel.

Paul Jones

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #27 on: October 31, 2024, 06:25:10 PM »
Elie


St Andrews


Bamburgh


Goswick


Crail


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I should have specified a beach that my wife can relax all day in a bathing suit and in the sun :-).  We have been to Casa de Campo and Mauna Kea/Nanea and she loved them both but difficult to get too.
Paul Jones
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Mike_Clayton

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2024, 06:40:02 PM »
Seven Mile Beach in Hobart is a beautiful beach - as is the beach at Barnbougle.
The latter was essentially a private beach until the course was built and the only way to it now is through the golf course.

mike_beene

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #29 on: October 31, 2024, 08:17:15 PM »
Nevis Four Seasons is up there

Daryl David

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2024, 08:36:33 PM »
Seven Mile Beach in Hobart is a beautiful beach - as is the beach at Barnbougle.
The latter was essentially a private beach until the course was built and the only way to it now is through the golf course.


Wow. I had no idea the beach at Barnbougle was that much private. No wonder it was deserted on my visits there. It is an awesome walking beach. It’s a gem.

Chris Hughes

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #31 on: October 31, 2024, 08:57:33 PM »
Hermosa Beach.
"Is it the Chicken Salad or the golf course that attracts and retains members ?"

James Bennett

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #32 on: October 31, 2024, 09:00:49 PM »
Daryl David - I think the tunnel through the Dune by the clubhouse of Lost Farm was built by the club.
I expect the public could get to the beach, but it is a long walk, eg from Bridport along the beach.
Otherwise, access requires crossing farmland.


Paul Jones - did you see the beach at Adelaide when you visited?  It is a very long way of course.
Bob; its impossible to explain some of the clutter that gets recalled from the attic between my ears. .  (SL Solow)

Mike_Clayton

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #33 on: November 01, 2024, 03:58:13 AM »
Daryl David - I think the tunnel through the Dune by the clubhouse of Lost Farm was built by the club.
I expect the public could get to the beach, but it is a long walk, eg from Bridport along the beach.
Otherwise, access requires crossing farmland.


Paul Jones - did you see the beach at Adelaide when you visited?  It is a very long way of course.


James,


The tunnel to the beach at Lost Farm - a classic case of the old mantra "better to ask for forgiveness than permission"

Tommy Williamsen

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2024, 10:09:22 AM »
Lake Michigan on the Michigan side has some of the nicest beaches in the country. Pick your spot.
Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
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George Smiltins

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #35 on: November 01, 2024, 01:09:30 PM »
A week at the Tryall Club in Jamaica was probably the best week of my life. Andrew Green did some work there recently so it's probably one of the more polished courses in the area. Has to be one of the more architecturally significant golf courses with it's own private beach. I'm not even going to try to post a picture here but google "seve ballesteros nick faldo tryall club" and you'll get a good sense of the vibe there.
« Last Edit: November 01, 2024, 01:12:18 PM by George Smiltins »

Tim Martin

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #36 on: November 01, 2024, 03:29:45 PM »
The Jersey Shore in the Atlantic City or Spring Lake areas. Terrific Atlantic coast beaches and plenty of worthy courses. For me salt water is the defining characteristic of a “beach” so I wouldn’t reference a lake for this question.

Paul Jones

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #37 on: November 01, 2024, 03:30:45 PM »
Daryl David - I think the tunnel through the Dune by the clubhouse of Lost Farm was built by the club.
I expect the public could get to the beach, but it is a long walk, eg from Bridport along the beach.
Otherwise, access requires crossing farmland.


Paul Jones - did you see the beach at Adelaide when you visited?  It is a very long way of course.


I did not see the beach, great excuse to come back... although my wife will never fly that far.
Paul Jones
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Lou_Duran

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #38 on: November 01, 2024, 05:49:16 PM »
A week at the Tryall Club in Jamaica was probably the best week of my life. Andrew Green did some work there recently so it's probably one of the more polished courses in the area. Has to be one of the more architecturally significant golf courses with it's own private beach. I'm not even going to try to post a picture here but google "seve ballesteros nick faldo tryall club" and you'll get a good sense of the vibe there.


Many years ago, Ran Morrissett reached out to me after visiting Tryall and being greatly impressed with the course.  He learned that it was designed by Texan Ralph Plummer, and knowing that I've played most courses of consequence in the state, he asked me to write an opinion piece covering the architect's approach to golf course design.  The deal was that he would then add a detailed analysis of the course as only he can do, proof the document, and upload the completed piece in the "In My Opinion" section.  To my horror (it has mistakes that I can't directly correct), he just "published" it "as is" and, despite my attempts to shame him privately, he has not fulfilled his side of the bargain (the man was quite busy then and probably even more so today).


Anyways, I've not played Tryall.  My wife and I are looking for a winter get-away, a week or two, and perhaps this might be a good spot.  I spent a week at Casa de Campo- 5 rounds of "the Teeth...", 1 each on the other two, and had a great time despite being thrown of a horse on our second day and only able to make half swings the rest of our time there.  I'm told by a good golfer that Punta Cana has some commendable courses and a variety of things to do on and off the beach.  I'm gratefully open for suggestions.

Jason Topp

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #39 on: Yesterday at 09:33:09 AM »
High End Cabo is my favorite although the changes to Cabo Del Sol Ocean Course and my lack of excitement over the new courses that have opened have tempered my enthusiasm to return.

Mark Pearce

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #40 on: Yesterday at 09:49:29 AM »
Paul Jones - did you see the beach at Adelaide when you visited?  It is a very long way of course.
I probably told you this when you took me down to the beach in Adelaide 8 years ago but a good friend of mine has a wife from Adelaide.  When we visited San Diego on holiday years ago she commented that San Diego reminded her of Adelaide more than any city she had visited.  I can see that.  Adelaide has pretty much everything going for it other than being a "big" city.  A warm, sunny version of Newcastle, perhaps....
In June I will be riding the first three stages of this year's Tour de France route for charity.  630km (394 miles) in three days, with 7800m (25,600 feet) of climbing for the William Wates Memorial Trust (https://rideleloop.org/the-charity/) which supports underprivileged young people.

Robert Kimball

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #41 on: Yesterday at 02:19:37 PM »
Don't sleep on Virginia Beach --


Great beaches and family activity plus:


Princess Anne CC
Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club (Lester George reno)
Public - Red Wing
Va Beach National
Hell's Point

Not too shabby!   

John Foley

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #42 on: Yesterday at 02:36:15 PM »
Kiawah by a mile!!
Integrity in the moment of choice

Alex_Hunter

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #43 on: Yesterday at 03:57:35 PM »
My contribution to this discussion is likely one you've never heard of. I'd like to say Cabot Links but the Atlantic Ocean is too cold to actually enjoy a swim.


Waskesiu Golf Club - Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan


One of Canada's best golf courses is situated in a pretty incredible boreal forest setting just a quick walk from the nearby Waskesiu Lake. The lake gets nice and warm in the summer and it is a really nice spot.
Originally designed by J.H Atkinson and Albert Kim with some modifications by Stanley Thompson in the 1940's.
@agolfhunter

James Bennett

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #44 on: Today at 12:48:35 AM »
Paul Jones - did you see the beach at Adelaide when you visited?  It is a very long way of course.
When we visited San Diego on holiday years ago she commented that San Diego reminded her of Adelaide more than any city she had visited.  I can see that.  Adelaide has pretty much everything going for it other than being a "big" city.


Mark


Perhaps Adelaide is the 'small city' version of Los Angeles (Geography wise) with San Diego beaches.


PS Mike Clayton.  I didn't know that about Lost Farm.  It is a great tunnel though.
PPS Paul.  Pay the money and put your wife in the front of the plane. Fly through Qatar if you want good service.  :)


James B
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Bob; its impossible to explain some of the clutter that gets recalled from the attic between my ears. .  (SL Solow)

Wayne_Kozun

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Re: Favorite beach and golf destination?
« Reply #45 on: Today at 11:49:19 AM »
St Lucia.  There are great beaches at the north end of the island in close proximity to Cabot St Lucia.

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