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Tim Pitner

Golf Hotels
« on: May 18, 2006, 01:48:58 PM »
The reference to the Gasparilla Inn and golf club in the Sarasota/Bradenton thread got me thinking--do any of you have recommendations for a low-key, older hotel that has a good golf course on its grounds or allows access to a golf club, particularly a classic era course?  

I'm not thinking of huge resorts or anything too golf-centric.  What I'd like to find is an older, estate-type hotel that would please the wife and offer a nearby course of interest for me.  Something along the lines of the Mt. Washington Hotel (but with a better golf course) or perhaps an Ojai (but maybe more low-key and less expensive).  

Thanks for any suggestions.  
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Scott_Burroughs

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2006, 02:22:40 PM »
Tim,

The Eseeola Lodge in the mountains of NC (Linville) allows access to the otherwise private Linville GC, a classic Ross design that has been on GD's Top 100 in the past.

http://www.eseeola.com/

Looks classicly rustic to me!


The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC is on the newly restored/renovated Ross design of the same name.  The golf course isn't "private", but the lodge is something to behold, somewhat of a tourist attraction itself, but I guess that isn't what you asked for (The Homestead and The Greenbrier included).

http://www.groveparkinn.com/
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Mike_Sweeney

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2006, 02:35:37 PM »
http://www.blackpointinn.com/

It is not advertised, but guest can play at Prouts Neck GC, which has been called "The Maidstone of Maine". I have not played it.

Also Leatherstocking in Cooperstown, NY sounds like it might fit, especially if she is a baseball fan.
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Tim Leahy

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2006, 02:37:32 PM »
Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz has a nice lodge and so does Torrey Pines in San Diego.
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David Kelly

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2006, 02:45:35 PM »
Also if you haven't been to Cooperstown before there is the Otesaga Hotel. Devereux Emmet's Leatherstocking Golf Course is right on the grounds and it is really a neat course with a lot of the original features still present.

If you have trouble selling your wife on Cooperstown, the hotel is very nice and there are a number of other museums beside's the baseball HOF in town as well. Also the Glimmerglass Opera is open every July and August.

http://www.otesaga.com/
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Paul Payne

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2006, 03:44:27 PM »
Tim,

If you are looking for something that is out of the way but run to the highest standards look at the Willcox Inn in aiken SC. It is a charming little town about 25 miles east of Augusta. They do not have a course on site but it is a wonderful old hotel that was completely rennovated about 3 years ago. Check it out at www.thewillcox.com. They carry a guest membership at Palmetto which is only about two or three blocks away. Palmetto has gotten a lot of ink in here before. They are both set within a beautiful old neighborhood with a lovely public garden. There is also a huge forest preserve between the two that is set aside for equestrian use, so if you or your wife like to ride it is a great opportunity.

There is also the Aiken CC or highland course ther to check out. It is a few blocks the other side of the hotel. I have mentioned both here before but only because I think together they become a real sleeper of a prime destination, and you can't beat the hotel.





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Paul Payne

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2006, 03:45:19 PM »
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Ken Bramlett

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2006, 03:46:36 PM »
High Hampton (Cashiers, NC) -- neat old golf course (very short; quite rustic.

Second the rec on Esseola Lodge and Linville Golf Club.

Pine Needles and Midpines in Pinehurst would also fit your bill

Good luck.
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Steve_ Shaffer

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2006, 04:47:48 PM »
The Hotel Hershey in central PA fits the bill. The East and West courses are gems- the East is a 1970 George Fazio and the West is a 1930s Maurice McCarthy- plus the clubhouse is full of Hogan memorabilia as he was their touring pro for awhile. The hotel is also a classic plus the factory is nearby.

www.hersheygolf.com

www.hersheycountryclubgolf.com

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Bill Gayne

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2006, 08:21:33 PM »
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Wayne_Kozun

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2006, 09:26:53 PM »
Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, Nova Scotia located right beside Highland Links.

The Millcroft Inn north or Toronto located very close to Osprey Valley with its three golf courses.

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Jordan Wall

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2006, 09:29:03 PM »
Banff?
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Bob_Huntley

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2006, 09:31:36 PM »
The Golf Course Hotel at Dornoch. If you are six feet four tall they have a very nice bed about five feet ten long. I know, my travelling companion got it.

What the hell, for 75 pounds a night with dinner bed, bed and  breakfast it was a hoot.

Bob
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Scott Coan

Re:Golf Hotels
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2006, 09:48:21 PM »
http://equinox.rockresorts.com/

My parents favorite getaway up in Manchester, Vermont...

from the website:
Hotel Overview
Situated on 2,300 acres, between the Green and Taconic Mountains, The Equinox dates back more than 200 years. The property, now featuring 183 rooms and suites, is home of the historic Equinox Hotel, the 1769 Marsh Tavern, and the intimately luxurious Charles Orvis Inn. Able to accommodate groups large and small, The Equinox offers spectacular views, the comforts of an authentic New England village, the world-class Avanyu Spa, and choice amenities.

Gleneagles Golf Course
Recent Accolades:
The Equinox was named one of America's Best Resort Golf Courses by Golf Week.
Ranked 35th in the 2004 Condé Nast Traveler reader's poll for "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America and the Caribbean"
A recipient of Golf Magazine's prestigious Silver Medal Award
Rated one of the Top 75 Resort Golf Courses in America by Golf Digest
Ranked 10th in New England Golf Journal's listing of the 100 Best Public Golf Courses in New England
Originally built in 1927 by the legendary Walter J. Travis, Gleneagles was restored by American golf-course architect Rees Jones in 1992. Following Travis's original routing and the course's rustic Scottish flavor, the new course meets modern standards with an environmentally friendly approach. In his honor, Gleneagles will be holding a hickory shaft tournament, June 5-6, 2006. Named after its famous sister resort in Scotland, Gleneagles is a par 71, 6,423-yard course with challenging play on every fairway, sand trap, and green.
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