World's Best Golf Destinations

6 days ago | worldsbestgolfdestinations.com | Andrew Wood

Most people think of Florida as high-rise beachfront condos, traffic, palm trees, crowded beaches, and Disneyland. But there is another Florida on the forgotten northwest coast. One where miles and miles of road wind their way just feet from the bays of the Gulf of Mexico with nothing more between you and the emerald water than a few rocks.

2 weeks ago | worldsbestgolfdestinations.com | Andrew Wood

As was the case with many of my resorts visits back in the ’80s and ’90s, the first place I ever saw the Boulders was a quarter-page ad in Golf Digest. It was 1985, and I’d just moved from Florida to Orange County, California. I was working as a gopher for a rich guy who would occasionally take me to play golf. I saw the ad with a giant boulder and knew at once I had to play there. The only problem was that an in-season room night, including a round of golf, was a third of my monthly paycheck.

3 weeks ago | worldsbestgolfdestinations.com | Andrew Wood

There are certain special places in the world that every time you visit, it feels like coming home. Pine Needles is one of those places: familiar, comforting, classic. The smell of the pine trees, dogwoods, and azaleas in the air. The view from the lounge balcony of the vast practice ground beckoning us range rats with its’ pristine turf and Titleist range balls. The huge putting green, the clock, the first tee, and the giant 18th green behind it.

1 month ago | worldsbestgolfdestinations.com | Andrew Wood

When it comes to golf resorts in Texas, Lajitas Golf Resort is the best. As a kid, I loved two things more than anything, golf and cowboy movies. I’d watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Magnificent Seven, The Spaghetti Westerns, and John Wayne. I watched the T.V. shows as well, Bonanza, Maverick, and all the rest. So, when I had the chance to visit Lajitas and combine some authentic Western history with world-class golf, I jumped at the opportunity.

1 month ago | worldsbestgolfdestinations.com | Andrew Wood

I discovered TorreMirona the same way I discovered many of my best finds by accident. A decade ago, while driving south from France towards Barcelona. I was tired, pulled into a rest area somewhere north of Girona, Spain, and typed “hotels near me” into my iPhone. This is how I roll when I travel, I just go with the flow. I eat when I’m hungry, I drink when I’m thirsty, and I book hotels when I want to sleep.  When it’s time to stop, I stop wherever I happen to be.