Golf has been called a nice walk ruined, and the vistas enjoyed from the fairway--or the rough, as it may be--certainly contribute to the playing experience.
Chances are that the views at your local course don't quite compare to what you'll find at El Camaleon at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.The Yucatan Peninsula has become a favorite escape for winter sun-seekers, and it's rapidly becoming a golf hot spot. This is in part thanks to El Cameleon, a Greg Norman design that's home to the Mayakoba Golf Classic (the only PGA event in Mexico). Encompassing three distinct landscapes--tropical jungle, mangrove swamps and seaside beaches--the course is further distinguished by the limestone canals that punctuate the layout. The diminutive 125-yard par-3 seventh lets you fly one of the canals; fly too far, you'll find the Caribbean!
Another great course? Bandon Trails in Bandon, Ore. The course is an epic journey through dunes, rambling meadows, forests of Douglas firs and spruce, with a dramatic conclusion back in the dunes. Despite the absence of crashing surf found at its sister courses (Bandon Dunes and Pacific Dunes), the scenery on Bandon Trails is every bit as inspired--the contrast of architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw's gaping waste bunkers with towering conifers on this rolling terrain is both startling and exciting. The par-3 17th is a microcosm of Trails' visual delights.
Source : Forbes
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