6 Golf Courses with Stunning Views

Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay, Lanai, HI

Only a short ferry ride from Maui, the Manele Golf Course at Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay offers heavenly views of the Pacific from everywhere on the Jack Nicklaus signature design. Named one of Golfweek magazine’s list of Best Resort Courses, Manele’s breathtaking layout is built on lava outcroppings and features three holes on the cliffs. Its signature hole is No. 12, a par 3, where the tee area is 150 feet above the crashing surf, challenging golfers with a dramatic shot to the green. Other standout holes include No. 10 and No. 13 along Hulopoe Bay, featuring holes that play along 200-foot (60-metres) cliffs with the Pacific Ocean. Following a round of golf, guests can grab a bite to eat and take in the breathtaking scenery at VIEWS, the clubhouse restaurant at the Manele Golf Course, which offers a prime vantage point to see Puu Pehe, Lanai’s famed landmark also known as Sweetheart Rock, as well as Hulopoe Beach. The resort is offering a new Summer Golf Package that is an ideal way to see it all and experience the best of Hawaii golf. Included are 18 ocean-view holes, club rental, prix fixe lunch at VIEWS and transportation to and from the harbour, all for only $325. Perfect for a day on Lanai’s greens, morning tee times are available at Manele Golf Course Wednesdays through Sundays, in time for a beautiful return trip back to Maui.



Park City Mountains Resort, UT

Brand new this season, Canyons Golf is an innovative 18-hole, 6,246-yard par-70 golf course winds through 97 acres in the heart of Park City. The course boasts more than 550 feet of elevation change with spectacular views of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains and surrounding valleys. Designed by renowned golf course architects Gene and Casey Bates, the brand new course offers challenging, yet enjoyable golf characterized by memorable shots with dramatic views. Canyons Golf is built on the side of the mountain, offering drastic elevation changes and distinct holes. The 10th hole presents a huge 250-foot elevation drop allowing guests to potentially hit a 400-yard drive. The signature 4th hole has unrivaled vantage points and will be known as one of the most picturesque locations on property, offering panoramic views of Park City.



The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Henderson, NV

Reflection Bay Golf Course - This astonishing course possess five distinctive holes that strech along a mile and a half of glistening shoreline and a 200-yard, par-3 eighth hole, that presents the breathtaking view of a peninsula projecting out into Lake Las Vegas. A mere 25-miles away from Las Vegas' hectic strip, you will find this gem of a resort that shines brighter than all of the combined glitz and glam Sin City has to offer. Covering 3,600-acres in total, this large piece of luxury property was desinged to be as an outlet for relaxation and worry elimination. Just like several other fabulous vacation making features the property has to offer, its golf scene is definitly not subpar. Reflection Bay Golf Course is encompassed by imperial red rock mountain vistas; each hole boasts an individually stunning view of the pristine desert oasis that is Lake Las Vegas. Although the course isn't owned by the resort, guests there recieve preferred pricing. Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine have both deemed Reflection Bay to be amongst the top 100 courses. Jack Nicklaus designed Moon Bay to embody a champion like legacy, amongst the presence of exquisite scenery, fostering a golf experience that is unparalleled by any hotel golf course.



Fairmont Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen

A ecological and CSR focused, master planned luxury resort located within 240 acres of tropical forest intersected by transparent waterways and surrounded by a pristine Caribbean shoreline, Fairmont Mayakoba offers a Mayan paradise for golf enthusiasts. Winding under a forest canopy and through the tropical landscape, El Camaleón golf course in Playa del Carmen is unique, not just to Mexico but to the entire world of golf. Like the chameleon from which it takes its name, the over 7,000 yards (6,400 meters) course designed by golf great Greg Norman, El Camaleón golf course offers up ever-changing challenges and alluring vistas: fairways lined with sand dunes and mangroves, distinctive hazards such as cenotes (subterranean caves) and crystal-clear lagoons, and greens perched on the edge of the Caribbean Sea.



Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, MI

Mission Point Resort boasts a waterfront 18 hole putting course with beautiful views of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Additionally, it is alongside Bistro on the Greens, the al fresco restaurant, allowing guests to visit the bar and carry around a cool cocktail during their round. The 239 room property is set on 18 acres of lakefront property and is a classic Midwest escape where transportation comes in the form of horse drawn buggies and bikes; where bright Victorian mansions sit happily overlooking a town that’s seemingly changed very little in the last century; where children scamper to try favorite fudge flavors at renowned candy shoppes; where adults stroll leisurely taking in the local arts, culture and spirit. Some might say the tale is of a destination somewhat untouched by time.



Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

Grand Geneva is home to two championship golf courses both of which sit in the beautiful Lake Geneva countryside and have scenic views of the lake on property. The Brute golf course is over 7,000 yards and has one of the most challenging layouts in the Midwest. The second course, The Highlands, is a Scottish style course originally designed by Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye.

Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is a Four-Diamond, award-winning all-seasons resort set on 1,300 acres in the legendary southeastern Wisconsin community of Lake Geneva, just 90 minutes from Chicago. The property features 355 guest rooms, WELL Spa + Salon, two championship 18-hole golf courses and three restaurants.