Travel & Resorts

It’s easy to gush about a place like Puerto Rico, especially if you are the guy who runs the island’s tourism division. But once Mario Gonzales -LaFuente starts talking about Puerto Rico, there’s no stopping him. Any why not? The place is literally an island paradise. With hundreds of miles of beaches, warm tropical temperatures, [...]

Pacific Northwest golf resorts were given some prominent mention when Golf Magazine came out with its list of the top resorts in the country, Leading the list for the first time is Bandon Dunes Resort, the resort which sits on the Southern Oregon coast. Bandon Dunes has four golf courses plus a new 13-hole Par-3 [...]

Map of Northwest Golf Resorts (PDF)

Here is a short description of each resort that we hope will help you when planning your visit. Suncadia: Outdoor paradise One of the newest resorts to come on the radar in the state of Washington – Suncadia Resort in Roslyn, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The first course, called Prospector, opened all [...]

Here is a list of interesting things to look for when you make your visit. Bandon Dunes: Now five When Bandon Dunes opened for play in 1999, the course with the scenic views of the Pacific Ocean in Bandon, Ore. was quickly voted among the best in the country. When Pacific Dunes opened in 2001 [...]

Langdon Farms Golf Club is known for many things from its farm motif to its award-winning tournament atmosphere to its manicured conditioning. Since opening for play in 1995, Langdon Farms has earned a reputation for the way it treats tournaments. Just ask Mahina Young, who has played the course for years and has watched his [...]

Don Barth, along with partners Lyn and Randy Anderson bought Desert Canyon Golf Resort in Orondo, Wash. last year and they are already making some nice changes on and off the golf course. On the course, conditions have improved from tee to green and areas around the holes have been cleaned up to help with [...]

If the re-opening of its Glaze Meadow Golf Course after a dramatic $3.75 million renovation wasn’t enough, Black Butte Ranch has unveiled an “Unlimited Golf Package” that if booked by April 30 includes a $100 dining card to be used at any restaurant on the Central Oregon-based destination family resort property. The package – with [...]

When Salish Cliffs in Shelton, Wash. finally opened for play in September, it was a place that was well worth the wait. Salish Cliffs, designed by Gene Bates, is a sure award-winner offering everything stunning views to dramatic elevation changes to plenty of water and sand. The course had hoped to open early, but a [...]

Golf is a year-round proposition at the Resort at Port Ludlow. And why not? With its location on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and frequent dry, sunny winter days, the Resort at Port Ludlow is a golfer’s playground anytime of the year. And besides that, there’s much more than golf at the resort. It’s place for golfers [...]

When you think of golf destinations, Southwest Washington doesn’t really roll right off the tongue. But when you think about it, why not. There are plenty of courses, and good golf at that. There are the tourist activities, including the Washington Coast, the Great Wolf Lodge just south of Olympia, the casinos as well as [...]

From the Washington Coast to the area around Vancouver, there are some special places you can play What’s not to like when it comes to Southwest Washington, an area that stretches from the DuPont the Pacific Ocean and down to include greater Vancouver area. Sight-seeing, fishing, hiking, camping . . . are all a part [...]

Green Mountain Golf Course, located on the border of Vancouver and Camas, wants to make each golfer feel special. That, said General Manager Kevin Coombs, is our goal. Three statements help: Warm welcome, magic moments and fond farewells. “It’s a way for us to make golfers feel special about being here,” he said. Green Mountain [...]

Tumwater Golf Course has several things that keeps golfers coming back – like the second and 17th holes, both par-3 holes. The second and 17th are unique in that they both have two greens. One green plays much shorter than the other, giving both the low and high handicap players different choices from the tee [...]

From Shelton to Olympia to the Washington Coast, there are nine-hole golf courses throughout this area that provide a wide variety of styles and difficulties. The Shelton area boasts two quality nine-hole courses in Bayshore and Lake Limerick. Bayshore, located along Highway 3, plays between stands of tall trees to challenging small greens. Lake Limerick [...]