Featured On:    Golf Vacation: Southern Spain

Named for the fragrant orange groves it winds through, Los Naranjos’ classic layout features elevated greens, shapely bunkers and tantalizingly large, sloping greens.

• Robert Trent Jones Sr. design, located in the famous Marbella “Golf Valley”
• Perennially ranked as one of the best courses in Spain
• Host of the Spanish Open

Featured On:    Golf Vacation: Highlights of Scotland

The Old Course, an eight-time host to the Open Championship, has boasted such famous winners as Tom Watson and Arnold Palmer.

• Notable players: Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Ian Poulter
• Site of the Postage Stamp, the British Open’s shortest and arguably most difficult hole
• One of Golf Digest’s “100 Best Courses Outside the U.S.”

Featured On:    Golf Vacation: Southwestern Ireland

A study in contrasts, championship course’s opening holes feature gently rolling dunes, while the finishing three are so close to the Atlantic you’ll hear the crash of the waves.

• Ranked Ireland's number two course by Golf Digest in 2012
• Originally designed by Eddie Hackett
• Used by PGA Tour pros as a warm-up venue for the British Open

Featured On:    Golf Vacation: Dublin & Northern Ireland

Royal County Down (or “RCD,” as the locals say) is situated in the Dundrum complex, one of the largest dune areas in all of Europe.

• Ranked the number one course in the UK by Golf Digest in 2012
• Hosted the Irish Amateur, Walker Cup & Curtis Cup
• Part of the Murlough Nature Reserve

Featured On:   Golf Vacation: Highlights of Portugal

A striking blend of pristine beaches, craggy seaside cliffs and rolling pine forest, Praia D’El Rey is a combination links-parkland course with spectacular views of the Atlantic and the Berlengas Islands.

• Ranked among Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Golf Courses in the World” & “50 Greatest Courses of the Last 50 Years”
• Has hosted 11 professional tournaments since 2001
• Named a Certified Gold Audubon Signature Sanctuary