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of the year.
Peak Greens Fees:
$120.
Contact:
1 North Jacaranda, Orlando; (407) 239-
4700;www.grandcypress.com
ThePalm,WaltDisneyWorld
WhyPlay It?
ThePalm is thebestof99holes
at the Happiest Place on Earth. It’s full of
waterand sand, and it’shome to the resort’s
PGATour event.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Excellent in summer; tough the rest of the
year, except for guests ofDisney’s dozens of
hotels.
Peak Greens Fees:
$89 to $99.
Con-
tact:
1950WestMagnolia/PalmDrive,Lake
BuenaVista; (407) 939-4653; disneyworld
.disney.go.com
Panther Lake, OrangeCountyNational
Why Play It?
One of the nation’s best high-
enddaily-feecourses, thiswas thefirst tobe
designedwith 18 signatureholes,whichare
alwayskept in topcondition.
YourChancesof
GettingOn:
Very good, especially if youbook
inadvance.Tee timescanbebookedmonths
out.
Peak Greens Fees:
$65 to $75.
Contact:
16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden;
(407) 656-2626;www.ocngolf.com
SANFRANCISCo
TheCourseatWenteVineyards
Why Play It?
With jaw-dropping views and
huge elevation changes, this GregNorman
design is the best of California’smanywin-
ery courses.
Your Chances of Getting On:
Sur-
prisingly good, as this is a bit of a hidden
gem.
PeakGreens Fees:
$85 to$105.
Contact:
5040ArroyoRoad, Livermore; (925) 456-
2475;www.wentegolf.com
HardingPark
Why Play It?
In 2002, a massive redesign
put this 75-year-oldmunicipal layout and
its bay views into the nation’s top 100. It
now hosts the World Golf–American Ex-
press Championship.
Your Chances of Get-
ting On:
Not good using the municipal
seven-day-in-advance automated system,
but,witha$10 surcharge, groups of twoor
morecancall andbookup to30days inad-
vance,making iteasy.
PeakGreensFees:
$135
to $155.
Contact:
99 Harding Road, San
Francisco; (415) 664-4690;
park.com
TokYo
KasuzaMonarch
Why Play It?
Built at the height of Japan’s
economic boom, this JackNicklaus course,
90 minutes from downtown, is among
the nation’s most exclusive.
Your Chances
of Getting On:
Good during the week, or on
weekends for overnight hotel guests. Tee
times must be reserved by fax (011-81-4-
3929-3999) or online. As withmany other
courses in Japan, singles are discouraged,
a strict dress code applies, and little or no
English-speaking staff is available.
Peak
Greens Fees:
$110 to $193.
Contact:
856–2
Yanashiroji Yasurozawa, Chiba;
net.net/kmcc/english/index.html
SakawaRoyal Golf Club
WhyPlay It?
Thisprivate club is a two-hour
train ride from downtown Tokyo and sits
in the shadow of the world’s most recog-
nizable peak, Mount Fuji, affording views
of Fuji-san from nearly every hole.
Your
Chances of Getting On:
Good, but only on
weekdays.
Peak Greens Fees:
$80.
Contact:
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