In preparation for tomorrow’s 2011 U.S. Open Championship being held at Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland we’ve linked together 18 holes of public golf pleasure. From Hole #1 to #18, it is some of the most breathtaking or toughest holes you might have never heard of located throughout the country that you can actually pay to play. (We also have a surprise at #18. A diamond-in-the-rough.) Enjoy and get hacking.

1. Cantigny Golf Course

Woodside Hole #8 “Castle Keep”

Hole #8, 171 yds. Par 3

Greens Fees: $95.00/18, $35/9

27w270 Mack Road Wheaton, IL 60189

www.cantignygolf.com

Our Dream Golf Partner For This 18-Hole Adventure: UK golfer Sophie Horn!





2. COEUR D’ALENE (Idaho) RESORT Golf Course

Hole #14, 218 yds. Par 3

Stay And play packages starting at $189

Includes a ferry ride to the green and a group photo while on board.

The Floating Green

– Size: 15,000 Square Feet

– Weight: Up to 5,000,000 lbs. (dependant on moisture content)

– Movement: Playable Yardage 95-200 Yards (dependant on daily tee markers)

– Distance: Average of 147 yds. based on standard men’s tee (changes every day with distance controlled by computer)

www.cdaresort.com/golf

3. VENTANA CANYON GOLF AND RACQUET CLUB (Mountain Course)

Hole #3, 107 yds. Par 3

Greens Fees: $75-$99

This 107-yarder is tucked into desert rocks.

THE LODGE AT VENTANA CANYON

6200 North Clubhouse Lane

Tucson, Arizona 85750

Toll Free: (800) 828-5701

www.thelodgeatventanacanyon.com/golf.html

4. FARMSTEAD GOLF LINKS

Hole #18, 767 yds. Par 6

Greens Fees: $49.00-$84.00

So impossibly long–767 yards from the tips–you tee off in South Carolina and putt out in North Carolina.

541 McLamb Road

Calabash, NC 28467

(866) 749-7277

www.farmsteadgolflinks.com/

5. Wolf Creek Golf Club

Hole #10 477 yds. Par 4

Greens Fees: $175

403 Paradise Parkway

Mesquite, Nevada 89027

(866) 252.4653 toll free

www.golfwolfcreek.com

6. Gold Canyon Golf Course

Hole #3

Greens Fees: $85-$139

6100 S. Kings Ranch Rd.

Gold Canyon, AZ

(480) 982-9090

www.gcgr.com

7. The Wynn – Las Vegas Golf Course

Hole #18, 448 yds. Par 4 punctuated by a 37-foot waterfall behind the green.

Greens Fees: $500/18

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S.

Las Vegas, NV 89109-1967

Toll Free: (888) 320-7122

www.wynnlasvegas.com

8. Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes Resort

Hole #12, 529 yds. Par 5

Green Fee: $75 – $275

57744 Round Lake Dr

Bandon, OR 97411

888-345-6008

www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/pacific_dunes/50.php

9. Whistling Straights

Hole #11 “Sandbox”, 619 yds. Par 5

Greens Fees: $340 – $400

N 8501 County LS

Sheboygan, WI 53083

920-565-6050

www.americanclubresort.com/golf/ws/straits_detail.html

10. Blackwolf Run Golf Course

Hole #1 “Snake”, 610 yds. Par 5

Greens Fees: Resort, 36 holes, $230 – $258

1111 W Riverside Dr

Kohler, WI 53044-1633

920-457-4446

www.americanclubresort.com/golf/bwr/river_detail.html

11. Harbour Town Golf Links

Hole #14, 137 yds. Par 3

Greens Fees: $210-$260

32 Greenwood Drive

Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

1-866-561-8802

www.seapines.com/golf/harbour-town-golf-links.asp

12. Mauna Kea Golf Course

Hole #11, 250 yds. Par 3

Greens Fees: Resort, 18 holes, $155 – $250

62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Drive

Kamuela, Hawaii, HI 96743-9706

808-882-5400

www.princeresortshawaii.com/mauna-kea-golf-course/

13. Thundering Waters Golf Club (John Daly Signature)

Hole #4, 472 yds. Par 5

Greens Fees: $49.95-$99.95

6000 Marineland Parkway, Niagara Falls, ONT L2E 6XE

(905) 357-6000

1 (877) 833-DALY

www.thunderingwaters.com

14. French Lick Resort

Greens Fees: Resort, 18 holes, $380 – $380

The layout bludgeons players with more than 8,100 hilly yards, volcano bunkers and ridge-top fairways framed by steep, rough-choked drop-offs.

8670 West State Road 56

French Lick, IN 47432

888-936-9360

www.frenchlick.com/golf

15. Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes Resort

Hole #7, 363 yds. Par 4

Green Fees: $75-$275

Bandon, Oregon

6,978 yards, par 71

888-345-6008

www.bandondunesgolf.com

16. The Prairie Club (Dunes)

Valentine, Neb.

7,583 yards, par 73

Green Fees: $135-$240

888-402-1101

www.theprairieclub.com

17. Tallgrass Golf Course

Hole #15, 541 yds. Par 5

Greens Fees: $50.00-$79.00

24 Cooper Street

Shoreham, New York 11786

(631) 209-9359

www.golfattallgrass.com

18. Cazenovia Park Golf Course

Hole # 2, 305 yds. Par 4

Greens Fees: $9/9, $12/18

1 Willink Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14210

716-823-1517

www.bfloparks.org