Grand Traverse features a second resort course, and is now building a third, this one designed by Gary Player.

The Gold Coast has over fifty private and public golf courses including several outstanding resort courses.

Bohicket Country Club is a resort course, and tomorrow was just another business day.

The Challenge will be Lanai's second resort course.

An additional advantage for me on resort courses is advanced tees designed to give female players a hitting edge on almost every hole.

"I was apprehensive coming out today just like I am most of the time on these resort courses," Verplank said.

Three of them are very tight resort courses lined closely with houses and condominiums.

Afterward, the resort courses are open until twilight to test your skills on your own and, therefore, come running back for help the next morning.

So on a trip to the Bahamas, we took what is known as a resort course.

Beware resort courses that tend to value money above safety.