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Thursday, September 1, 2011

My Top 5 U.S. Trophy Courses


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Check out my top 5 envy-inducing U.S. trophy courses.


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A Florida resident, Edward Schmidt Jr. is a full-time, independent writer with more than 2,000 articles and columns published in international, national, regional and local publications, including the Robb Report, Travel & Leisure Golf, PGA Tour Partners Magazine, Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Golf for Women, Stratos Magazine, Private Clubs Magazine, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine, Successful Meetings, The Meeting Professional Magazine and Travelmuse.com, Shark.com and PGA Tour Partners online. Widely recognized as one of the industry's foremost experts on golf travel, Schmidt is the author of three books, Florida Golf Getaways, 52 Great Florida Golf Getaways and Central Florida Visions. He's a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and the International Golf Travel Writers Association. In a twenty-four year career Schmidt's research treks for golf travel stories have taken him to exotic locales around the world like China, Kenya, Tunisia, the Canary Islands, Bermuda, Argentina and Yugoslavia.
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My Favorite Golf Courses

  • Banff Springs, Banff, Canada
  • Bay Hill, Orlando, Florida
  • Blue Monster, Doral Resort, Miami, Florida
  • Camp Creek, Panama City, Florida
  • Jasper Lodge, Alberta Canada
  • Kingsbarns, Scotland
  • Lafortune Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Mission Hills Olazabal Course, China
  • Mount Kenya Safari Club, Kenya
  • Pinehurst No. 2
  • Pinehurst No. 8
  • Royal North Devon, SW England
  • Southern Hills, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • St. Enodoc's Church Course, SW Eng
  • Teeth of the Dog, Casa de Campo, Domincan Republic
  • The Grove, England
  • TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
  • Vale do Lobo's Royal Course, Portugal
  • Victoria Hills, Deland, Florida
  • Windsor G&C, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Winter Pines, Winter Park, Florida
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The Ultimate Golf Travel Blog


GREETINGS GOLF TRAVEL LOVERS,

I'M HERE TO BE YOUR GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF GOLF TRAVEL. I'VE SPENT THE PAST 24 YEARS OF MY LIFE WRITING ABOUT GOLF DESTINATIONS AND COURSES AROUND THE WORLD. MY ARTICLES HAVE APPEARED IN A WIDE RANGE OF NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING GOLF MAGAZINE, TRAVEL AND LEISURE GOLF, GOLFWEEK, GOLF FOR WOMEN, LINKS MAGAZINE AND PGA TOUR PARTNERS MAGAZINE.

IN ADDITION, I'VE WRITTEN NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON CORPORATE GOLF TRAVEL FOR PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS CORPORATE MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES, MEDICAL MEETINGS, INSURANCE CONFERENCE PLANNER, AND THE MEETING PROFESSIONAL SO I CAN LEND SOME EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

YOU NAME IT AND I'VE PROBABLY PLAYED OR WRITTEN ABOUT THE GOLF DESTINATION. I'VE TEED IT UP ON FIVE CONTINENTS AND PLAYED THE OBLIGATORY GOLF MECCAS LIKE ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND, PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PHOENIX-SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AND MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA.  I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED AND PLAYED IN PLACES LIKE CHINA, KENYA, MOROCCO, CANARY ISLANDS, ARGENTINA, CANADA AND FRANCE. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I'VE DONE LOTS OF "RESEARCHING" ON GOLF COURSES AROUND THE WORLD AND I'VE GOT THE BOGEYS ON MY SCORECARDS TO PROVE IT.

ON MY REGULAR POSTINGS, I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH UNBIASED INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR NEXT GOLF GETAWAY OR CORPORATE GOLF OUTING.

AGAIN, WELCOME, AND LET'S ENJOY GOLF TRAVEL TOGETHER.

HIT'EM STRAIGHT?

ED SCHMIDT