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Golf Clockwise: Streamsong's Rooftop bar, Sunriver biking, and the spa at Crystal Springs. STREAMSONG IS A WORLD APART, A LITTLE CHUNK OF SCOTLAND OR IRELAND DROPPED BETWEEN ORLANDO AND TAMPA AND AN EASY DRIVE FROM EITHER. 38 MARCH 2014 usairwaysmag.com tered telescopes. There's also a new, state-of-the-art aquatic facility with a lazy river and waterslides, a luxurious spa, a marina, first-rate restaurants, and hotels and rental homes, all connected by more than 35 miles of car-free paved bike paths. It's a perfect family destination with summer-camp flair that also happens to have excellent golf: three 18-hole courses by Robert Trent Jones II, Bob Cupp, and John Fought; a child-friendly 9-hole par-3; and a rare natural-grass, 18-hole putting course (think mini-golf on steroids). The marquee Crosswater course has been included on Golf Digest's Top 100 list and is an exceptional layout full of meandering trout streams; in June, it hosted the PGA Professional National Championship for the third time. There's a reason most people haven't heard of Streamsong : It's brand new. There's also a good reason everyone will soon know about Stream- song: It's home to what are arguably the two best public courses in Florida, the state with the most courses. Because nearly all of Florida is flat, its golf courses skew toward the artificial, lined with fountains and condos. Streamsong is a world apart, a little chunk of Scotland or Ireland dropped between Orlando and Tampa and an easy drive from either. The 16,000-acre site was a phosphate mining operation in the 1960s and has more than 1,000 acres deeply covered in sand. Not coincidentally, the world's very best courses, from St. Andrews to Pinehurst to Pine Valley to Bandon Dunes, are all built on sand. After driving a long, rural, winding road, Streamsong suddenly appears as PHOTOS COURTESY OF STREAMSONG, SUNRIVER RESORT, AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS where visitors can receive the same high-tech custom club fitting the leading manufacturer on the PGA Tour offers its sponsored pros. Reynolds spans more than 12,000 acres, and lodging choices run the gamut from rental condos and homes to the cozy seven-room Landings Inn to a luxurious Ritz-Carlton. Reynolds Plantation is easily one of the top ten golf resorts in the country by any measure, but very likely the least-known member of that elite list. Once Oregon's legendary Bandon Dunes resort took over the top spot in golf rankings, the rest of the Pacific Northwest fell off the map. But familyfriendly Sunriver Resort, just south of Bend, has many incredible features, including a huge nature center and the Oregon Observatory. There's an impressive collection of telescopes for public viewing, and guests can do daytime sun viewing with special fil- http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - March 2014

US Airways - March 2014
Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
From the Editor
Making It Happen
Wine & Dine: Irish Whiskey
Connections: Everybody's Business
Great Escapes: Manchester, England
Great Escapes: Lisbon, Portugal
Adventure: Skiing in Alyeska, Alaska
Style Spotlight: Tee Time
Diversions: It's Just Lunch
Golf: Five Great Resorts
Gear Up: Going Green
Travel Feature: Winter Park, Florida
US Airways Feature: The Sky Is the Limit
University Spotlight: University of Dayton
Great Resorts: Phoenix
Special Section: Atlantic 10 Conference
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot & Ankle Surgery
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - March 2014