LOCAL GOLF
Sometimes a golf getaway is not feasible unless there is a spouse involved. With fall just around the corner, here are a few amorous destinations for you and your significant other:
Crystal Springs – Only 47 miles from Manhattan, this resort boasts four courses – Ballyowen, Black Bear, Crystal Springs and Wild Turkey – in New Jersey’s northwest corner. For a variety of “stay and play” packages, call 973-827-5996.
Atlantic City – Who needs the Boardwalk when you can play courses like Twisted Dune, Blue Heron Pines, Harbor Pines and the Seaview Marriott? Call 800-465-3222.
Sagamore – Located on Lake George, this venerable hotel offers a classic Donald Ross course and the “Four The Merrier” package. Two couples, two nights, unlimited golf and daily tips from resort pro Tom Smack for $293 per person. Call 800-358-3585.
Catskills – At the Concord, after some tough love on the Monster, the International or over at Grossinger’s, there’s the Monster Golf Academy, where you get accommodations and two five-hour sessions of instruction starting at $649 per couple. Call 888-448-9686.
Chesapeake Bay – Feeling frisky? The Tides Inn in Irvington, Va., is host of the TaylorMade Couples Tournament Oct. 24-26. The 36-hole event offers three rounds of golf, meals and waterfront accommodations for $995 per couple. Call 800-843-3746.
World Golf Village – Visit golf’s Hall of Fame near St. Augustine, Fla., and experience the “romance package,” which includes three nights, golf, spa treatments for two and other goodies for $954 per couple. Call 800-948-4653.