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AMERICANWAY
MoonPalace
Why Play It?
Any combination of the three
signatureninesbyJackNicklausmakes this
one of the top courses in the fast-booming
Mayan Riviera.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Excellent for Palace Resorts guests; good
for outside players.
Peak Greens Fees:
$260
(includes round-trip transportation from
anywhere in Cancún).
Contact:
Carretera
Chetumal-CancúnKm. 340, Cancún; 011-
52-99-8881-6088;www.palaceresorts.com
PlayaParaiso
Why Play It?
This recent design from P.B.
Dye,carved fromthick jungleand limestone
ledge, is great fun from beginning to end.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Good. You need
to stay at one of the Iberostar hotels to get
a tee time, butwith awhopping six sharing
the layout, that shouldn’t be difficult.
Peak
Greens Fees:
$182.
Contact:
Carretera Chet-
umal-CancúnKm. 309, PlayaParaíso;011-
52-98-4877-2847;www.iberostar.com
ChICAgo
CogHill
Why Play It?
Course No. 4 is the award-
winning “Dubsdread” and home of the
BMW Championship.
Your Chances of Get-
ting On:
Good, especially if you book far in
advance (up to 90 days).
Peak Greens Fees:
$138 (much less for courses 1 through 3).
Contact:
12294 Archer Avenue, Lemont;
(866) 264-4455;www.coghillgolf.com
TheGlenClub
WhyPlay It?
A
GolfMagazine
“Top 100You
Can Play” by master architect Tom Fazio,
this course oozes golf tradition right down
to the caddies.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Hit ormiss; public tee times canbebooked
within seven days of play.
Peak Greens Fees:
$113 to $165.
Contact:
2901West Lake Av-
enue, Glenview; (847) 724-7272;
glenclub.com
DAllAs/FoRtWoRth
Bear CreekGolf Club
Why Play It?
No airport in the world is as
golf-friendly as American’s main hub at
DFW InternationalAirport,whichhasa36-
hole resort that has been ranked among the
state’s top 10.
YourChancesofGettingOn:
Very
good.
Peak Greens Fees:
$50 to $69.
Contact:
3500 Bear Creek Court; (972) 456-3200;
CowboysGolf Club
Why Play It?
The world’s first NFL-themed
course is challenging, immaculately condi-
tioned, and thebestpublicgolf in theDallas
area.
YourChancesofGettingOn:
Verygood, if
youbookclose to theallowed30days inad-
vance.
PeakGreens Fees:
$180.
Contact:
1600
Fairway Drive, Grapevine; (817) 481-7277;
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las
Colinas
Why Play It?
This five-star hotel is home to
theTournamentPlayersCourse,whichhosts
thePGATour’sannualByronNelsonCham-
pionship.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Excel-
lent forhotel 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
NorthMacArthur Boulevard, Irving; (972)
717-0700;www.fourseasons.com/dallas
hoNolulu
ChampionshipCourse, Hawaii Kai
Why Play It?
Pacific views from every hole,
a setting beneath the slopes of KokoHead
Crater, andashortdrive fromWaikikimake
El CameleònatMayakoba, Cancún
