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Type “golf travel” into a search engine and more than 45 million web sites are at your fingertips. Obviously, that’s a lot of surfing and it would take a few lifetimes to sort through them to find the few that are genuinely helpful. But the sheer number of sites combining golf with travel means there is an incredible amount of information, bargains and ideas available. You can look at a traditional golf site like pgatour.com or visit a discounted ticket site like cheaptickets.com. Perhaps travel sites — like Travelocity.com or Orbitz.com — will be more to your liking. It’s up to you. But remember: few golf sites are entirely subjective. Some are owned by media publications and others may steer you toward properties or booking agents they work with. Here are three sites that are good first steps toward planning your next golf vacation: • Worldgolf.com touts itself as one of the best 20 golf-related sites on the Internet, and it’s hard to disagree. It’s the on-line version of “World Golf Magazine” and is part of travelgolf.com’s extensive Internet network. But along with the blogging and subjective opinions, there’s a wealth of information on the site. If you’re planning a trip anywhere — from South Africa’s Skukuza Golf Course, where lions, elephants and rhinos hang out, to the equally wild Las Vegas — there’s likely to be some information about the region and its golf courses available. The site also has a virtual community where travelers can post their own reviews, and a link to usatoday.com posts reviews and information of what the site claims is every course in America. • If you want to travel to one of golf’s most venerable destinations, golflinktravel.com is a good site for U.S., Irish and Scottish excursions. It allows you to customize your vacation and provides a price quote. This site is for someone who cares mostly about experiencing golf, with extensive coverage of courses and accommodations in Ireland, Myrtle Beach and Florida’s diverse golfing universe. • If you’ve been saving for a vacation and really want to live it up, visit travelwizard.com’s golf page. The site specializes in what it calls “custom luxury golf travel” and has extensive information on the best resorts and hotels in the world. It offers concierge services that allow you to customize your vacation in exotic locations such as France or Jamaica, or perhaps a long cruise where great golf is available at some of the stops. |
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