What you are about to read underscores why it’s so important to “consider the source” when researching your golf vacations. On a recent trip to play several Maine golf courses, we were met with a few unpleasant surprises at the venerable Sugarloaf Resort and its Sugarloaf Golf Course, which some mainstream golf publications have placed on their top-100 lists. For one thing, we discovered that it’s really only the back nine holes — not the entire 18 — that make this Maine golf course memorable. More disturbing, however, was that its greens were in horrible condition, particularly on the front side. This, despite the fact that the “Course Report” on the Sugarloaf Golf Course website proudly proclaimed that, “the fairways are in the best shape of the year.” It made no mention whatsoever of the damage to the greens caused by the harsh winter. (continued at www.GolfVacationInsider.com)

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Our regular readers know that we often provide insider tips on how to access private golf courses while taking golf vacations. Today, we’d like to let you in on another great one.It’s called TOUR GCX, and if you’re someone who enjoys the private golf club experience at home or during your golf vacations — but you’re not quite ready to join a country club — it may be a perfect solution for you. (continued at www.GolfVacationInsider.com)

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