Carriage Hills Resort is located one hour north of Toronto in picturesque Horseshoe Valley. The resort is within driving distance of Toronto, Niagara Falls, and the historic Huronia region. All guests must check-in at Carriage Hills Resort.
On a bluff high above the Columbia River Gorge the 100,000 square foot Cascade Putting Course is a wildly shaped, pure fescue putting course inspired by the ancient and famed Himalayas Putting Course at St Andrews.
The Check-In facility is in the red building at the end, closest to the outdoor pavilion. The Carriage Hills Owners Association does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, timelines, or completeness of the information contained herein.
Situated at the base of the Niagara Escarpment, this 18-hole, par-67 putting course is landscaped with a limestone backdrop, waterfalls and inspiring features that highlight the beauty of the natural surroundings and panoramic views. Closed for the season. Admission includes 18 holes of Putting Course.
Rather than featuring just one height of grass throughout, the putting course at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, has two—a shorter cut that creates a continuous loop of 15 holes, and a longer cut that defines the putting corridors.
Streamsong’s two-acre putting course, located behind the Black Course clubhouse, has its own bar, The Glove Bar, for any player whose putting game might benefit from a “wee sharpener.”
Doak has designed several putting courses in his time, beginning with the one at his very first course, High Pointe, and including the Punchbowl at Bandon Dunes. Doak notes that the putting course concept doesn’t make sense for every course.
The current trend among golf resorts to add expansive putting courses to their offerings has its roots in the Home of Golf, where the St. Andrews Ladies Putting Club was created in the 1860s to give respectable ladies a place of their own to enjoy the game. Better known as “The Himalayas,” the enormous, undulating green just a few steps from the St. Andrews Links Clubhouse still hosts annual member competitions and welcomes players from around the world to test their skill for the princely sum of £4. It’s mini golf on a grand scale—and its humps, hollows, and devilish slopes don’t need windmills to make it challenging. They offer all-out fun from beginning to end—and it’s that fun factor that today’s golf resorts are looking to capitalize on.
An 18-hole reversible putting course from Dan Hixson, who designed the Oregon resort’s Craddock and Hankins courses, is expected to open in June 2021. Along with Tiger Woods’s new short course, The Hay, will come a putting course with sections with names like Elephant’s Back, Speed Slot, and Whale’s Tail.
Guests of a growing number of golf resorts don’t have to be satisfied with a daily round (or two) of traditional golf anymore. Now, they can play their golf, enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner, grab a cocktail in a go-cup, and challenge each other for flatstick bragging rights. Or put in some practice time on a seriously large practice green.
Whether you're practicing your game or having fun with a beer or margarita in hand, the Dunes Putting Course is always a fine time!