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I have lived in many regions of this beautiful country for golfing.
Here are some courses highly recommended.
I lived near Phoenix, Arizona and would like to go back and play "The Monument" at Troon North, Scottsdale; The original We Ko Pa course at Fort McDowell, now called "Cholla"; Boulders Resort in Carefree, either course is awesome; Grayhawk in Scottsdale, either ditto; and a hidden gem, "Apache Stronghold", San Carlos, Az.
I am originally from the Chicago area, which has too many great courses. I frequented these: "Cog Hill #4" (Dudsdread), Lemont, Il; "Golf Club of Illinois" in Algonquin; "George W. Dunne National", Oak Forest; "Kemper Lakes" (you will have to know someone), which has hosted a PGA Major, in Kildeer, Il.; and in Stevens Point, Wi., the "Sentry World" course.
I now live in Oregon. The best so far are: Any of the Bandon Dunes Resort courses, of course; "Running Y" in Klamath Falls; "Crosswater", Sunriver Resort; "Ghost Creek" at Pumpkin Ridge, in the Portland outlier of North Plains.
Northern Michigan has some of the best courses, due to a short season. I favor "The Donald Ross Memorial Course" in Harbor Springs; "The Legend" at Shanty Creek in Bellaire; "Masterpiece" at Treetops Resort in Gaylord; and a Nicklaus design in Acme (near Traverse City), "The Bear".
The Interstate 70 corridor in Colorado is loaded with golf, through the desert and mountains. When I lived in the area I loved "Redlands Mesa", Grand Junction, Co.; "Battlement Mesa", near Parachute; "Beaver Creek" in Avon; Jack Nicklaus designed "Breckenridge" in the same named town; Pete Dye's "Cotton Ranch" in Gypsum is great.
The best courses for the money, in my opinion (and two year stay) in the Four Corners area are: "Rio Grande" in South Fork, Co.; "Dalton Ranch" in Durango, Co.; "Pinon Hills" in Farmington, N.M.; "Black Mesa" in Espanola, N.M.; and the almost unknown "The Hideout" in Monticello, Ut.
Well I never lived in Hawaii or the Las Vegas area, but played plenty of golf there. Hawaii boasts these beauties: "Makalei", Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island; The "Francis I'i Brown" (South Course) at Mauna Lani Resort, on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island; another Big Island course, "Kings Golf Course", at the Waikoloa Resort; and on the island of Kauai, "The Prince" at Princeville is awesome; the best value in all of Hawaii is "Wailua" in Lihue, Kauai. These are great, within driving distance of Las Vegas: "Entrada" in St. George, Ut.; "Green Springs" in the same town, which boasts the hardest hole in the state; The "Palmer Course", which is the original course at the Oasis Resort in Mesquite, Nv.; and the obscenely difficult and beautiful "Wolf Creek" in the same town. Leave your clubs in the car, or maybe try "Palms" instead if you want a score; and in Las Vegas, I like the courses at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort.
Let's see, how about Arizona in December or January? As for Hawaii, I like to be there during the Ironman Triathlon (October), but any time is great. Illinois and Wisconsin have good weather in May and September. October then for Oregon golf. The desert in Nevada and Utah would be good in February or March. The summer or early fall is my pick for Michigan golf. I like Colorado mountain golf in the summer. Grand Junction is a little hot though. The Four Corners area can be accessible much of the year, other than South Fork and Monticello in the winter.

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