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24 | FLORIDA HOMES MAGAZINE Waterlefe Golf and River Club the naples area As the self-proclaimed "Golf Capital of the World," Naples delivers the premier level of destination luxur y golf to the Southwest Florida area. In addition to fine shopping , dining and world-class hotels, the ritzy resort destination is best known for its award-winning golf courses. Our tour begins with the Talis Park Golf Club, ranked by Golf Digest as one of Florida's top 20 courses. Locals have known about this hidden treasure for years, and word is quick ly spreading about the fair ways, regarded as one of the nation's premier experiences for golfers. e exclusive, private course is a hidden treasure of 7,000 yards of meticulously- maintained SeaDwarf Paspalum fair ways and greens. Designed by top golfer Greg Norman and Pete Dye, the acclaimed course is one of only two in the world designed by the pair. Rolling hills with lush Florida vegetation greet golfers on the front nine, with a contrasting pictur- esque landscape on the back nine filled with stone hedges and flowing water, reminiscent of a valley in Tuscany. It is an unforgeable experience that is nothing like your father's golf club. Two of the biggest luxur y resorts in Naples also offer the ultimate play on the greens. For those golfers who favor a British Open-style course, the famed R itz Carlton Golf Resort is the winning ticket. e public Tiburon Golf Club, an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuar y also designed by Norman, features two courses beautifully designed on 800 acres of pristine natural Florida set- tings. Both the Black and Gold courses feature a combination of stacked sod-wall bunkers and coquina waste bunkers, seing up a firm, yet fast play for golfers. e golf club is also home to the annual Frank lin Templeton Shootout hosted by Norman, as well as the TaylorMade Performance Lab and the PGA Tour Academy Tiburon. Over at the Waldorf Astoria Naples, the private Naples Grande Golf Club was voted one of the "10 Best New Golf Courses in Florida" by Travel + Leisure and ranked one of North A merica's Top 100 Resort Courses by Golfweek magazine. e Rees Jones designed par 72 course offers exceptional elevations and unique water features to create a challenging , yet deser ving experience for players. e Bay Colony Golf Club is a private course that harkens back to the days of unhurried, uncrowded play on an 18-hole championship course. Exclusive membership is limited to 300 with no tee time access. e award-winning Robert von Hagge designed course, strategically lined next to the Cocohatchee Strand Nature Preser ve, features awe-inspiring beauty of rolling fair ways, lush greens and tropical flora that is both fragrant and mesmorizing for players. e course's signature fair ways, elevated greens and challenges features make exceptional play for both first time and seasoned golfers. Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples is a Five-Star Platinum Private Club that boasts over 300 years of PGA mem- berships among its golf staff, offering unsurpassed knowledge and advice for golfers. ree challenging , yet uniquely designed courses, offer a variety of

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