San Diego Spotlight: Steele Canyon Golf Course
Steele Canyon Golf Club is one of the few select San Diego golf courses honored by Golf Digest with its prestigious 4.5 Star Rating. Only 20 minutes from downtown San Diego, Steele Canyon features three distinct golf courses, each offering an environment and type of play for every level of golfer. Here, in a San Diego location abundant with natural beauty, you’ll be rewarded with an exceptional golfing experience at a great price.
A special thanks to GolfGal for the Steele Canyon video review (below) from January.
In the tradition of golf’s greatest courses, Steele Canyon Golf Course has attained what we believe to be a perfect combination of scenery and challenge. Golfers at this San Diego golf course will stand in awe of the panoramic views from several of the tees and enjoy the challenge of dramatic shot-making on the beautifully sculpted fairways and the smooth, true greens. The gentle sea breezes that caress the hillsides of this golf course will provide a reminder of golf’s historic origin.
Gary Player, a champion who embodies the integrity, values, passion, and traditions of the game, designed Steele Canyon’s three distinct 9-hole golf courses. Each layout offers a unique natural environment and type of play for all levels of experience. The rugged Canyon 9 provides dramatic shot-making challenges and breathtaking elevations. The Ranch 9 winds through the picturesque fields of a working ranch, and the Meadow 9 drifts along a pastoral valley enhanced with scenic woodlands, streams, and native wildlife. Any combination presents one of 3 distinct 18-hole golf courses; which will provide a truly memorable golf experience. Use our free service to book online now!
Talk about a Tough Par 3….
If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s worth your time (it’s only 1 minute and 45 seconds).
The 19th Hole at the Legend Golf and Safari Resort in South Africa is a one-of-a-kind: a 900 yard shot from a 1,410 foot mountaintop to a green shaped like the continent of Africa. A ball hit from this mountain would take nearly 30 seconds to reach the green.
In the video, Padraig Harrington and Raphaël Jacquelin take their shots at the hole, with Harrington actually making par.
California Lawmakers Looking to Extend the Sales Tax to Golf – Again!
The California Tax Commission is re-examining a proposal to extend the sales and use tax to golf play and services.
The golf tax was a near certainty at one point during the budget discussions in the beginning of the year; and was successfully stopped with the power the golf industry and individual golfers like you working together to protect our great game.
Such a proposal was not included in this year’s budget agreement and for good reason: It would impose a risky and inequitable burden on a golf industry in California that has been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. An additional tax on playing golf and golf-related activities would cause significant harm–reducing play, slashing golf and service economy jobs, and shutting down courses that are already operating on slim margins.
Moving forward, we will be calling on you again to help defeat this unfair tax, and with your support, we know we can achieve success. Please stay tuned to the website for news updates, and possible calls to action. Continue to spread the news to your fellow friends and golfers, getting them to join the coalition if they haven’t already.
California’s broken budget system will not be repaired by breaking the state’s golf industry. As the Governor’s Executive Order creating the commission rightly said, “California’s long term prosperity requires that employers and entrepreneurs invest, remain and grow in the state…” A tax on golf will do just the opposite, reducing jobs at golf courses and in the hotel, restaurant and service industry.
For more information visit www.forecalifornia.com.
Palm Springs Golf Special: SilverRock Golf Course
Showtime Golf highlights one of our favorite courses in the desert; SilverRock Resort. For a limited time only, Showtime Golf is offering a $15 discount per player, that’s a $60 savings per 4-some on your next round of golf at the beautiful SilverRock Resort in La Quinta! Simply enter “ROCK” in the promo code area when booking online to receive your savings!
SilverRock Info: Home of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and recently voted by Golf Magazine as a top 10 new course in America that the public can play; the Arnold Palmer Classic Course at SilverRock Resort is a challenging 7,578 yards from the tips, yet enjoyable for all skill levels with six tee boxes on each hole. With breathtaking views, a professional and friendly staff, a grill and outdoor patio area with majestic views, and GPS golf carts, your experience here at SilverRock Resort will be one that you will never forget.
Use our free golf service NOW to book your golf reservations at SilverRock Resort - Arnold Palmer Classic online in real-time!
SG’s Las Vegas Spotlight: Badlands Golf Course
The Badlands Golf Club, one of Las Vegas’s best, is located only 15-20 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. The Johnny Miller-designed Badlands Golf Club has three distinct nines: the Desperado, Diablo and Outlaw courses that will challenge your golf game at any level. This Las Vegas golf course offering 27 holes of breathtaking beauty is set against majestic Red Rock canyons. The background to Badlands Golf Club is patterned with The Red Rock mountains, creating a spectacular view. Deep-flowing arroyos, canyons, and natural washes surrounding this desert treasure and scenic views of the entire valley, are unequaled by any golf course in Las Vegas.
Designed by Johnny Miller with consultation from Chi Chi Rodriguez, Badlands Golf Club is desert style golf at its best. This Las Vegas golf course paths it’s way through canyons, arroyos and washes, and places a premium on shot accuracy.
Badlands Golf Club, the epitome of a target desert golf course, sits amid the natural desert habitat. With four sets of tees to choose from, the Badlands offer an exciting challenge to the casual golfer as well as the experienced player.
Simply enter ‘BAD25‘ (or mention when calling in) to receive $25 off your next tee time of 2 or more players (super twilight times excluded) at the beautiful Badlands Golf Club. Use our FREE golf service NOW to book your golf reservation at The Badlands Golf Club online in real-time or call 760-471-6023.
The Badlands Golf Club was voted 1997 Best of Las Vegas by the Review Journal readers poll and was ranked among the 1997 and 1999 Top Ten Best Courses in Nevada by Golf Digest. Locals also voted Badlands Golf Club as the best Las Vegas golf course.
Badlands Golf Club is open to the public and features a full-service clubhouse with restaurant, bar and, a full-line pro shop. Use our free golf service now to book Badlands Golf Club online.
