Peak Greens Fees: $50 to $69.
Contact: 3500 Bear Creek Court; (972)
456-3200;
www.bearcreek-golf.com
Cowboys Golf Club
Why Play It? The world's first NFL-themed
course is challenging, immaculately conditioned, and the best
public golf in the
Dallas area.
Your Chances of Getting On: Very good, if
you book close to the allowed 30 days in advance.
Peak
Greens Fees: $180.
Contact: 1600 Fairway Drive,
Grapevine; (817) 481-7277;
www.cowboysgolfclub.com
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las
Colinas
Why Play It? This five-star hotel is home
to the Tournament Players Course, which hosts the
PGA Tour's annual
Byron Nelson Championship.
Your Chances of Getting On: Excellent for
hotel guests, as the course is limited to hotel overnight visitors
and their guests. It will reopen from renovations later this year.
Peak Greens Fees: $165.
Contact: 4150 North MacArthur
Boulevard, Irving; (972) 717-0700;
www.fourseasons.com/dallas
HONOLULU
Championship Course, Hawaii Kai
Why Play It? Pacific views from every
hole, a setting beneath the slopes of Koko Head Crater, and a short
drive from Waikiki make this a can't-miss.
Your Chances of Getting On: Very good;
tee times book up to two months out.
Peak Greens Fees: $110.
Contact: 8902 Kalanianaole Highway,
Honolulu; (808) 395-2358; www.hawaiikaigolf.com
Ko'olau Golf Club
Why Play
It? Put simply, masochism: Ko'olau is considered the
single most difficult golf course in the
United States, with a
rating and slope of 76.4/162 from the 7,310-yard tips.
Your Chances of Getting On: Very good;
book one month in advance.
Peak Greens Fees: $135.
Contact: 45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe;
(808) 247-7088; www.koolau golfclub.com
LAS VEGAS