Judgment Day: Grading Your (and our) 2018 CAGGY Travel Picks

The stunning coastline at Cape Kidnappers (New Zealand) is a must-play bucket list course for the avid golfer

Our Travel Expert, Chris Duthie, weighs in.

By Chris Duthie

[easyazon_infoblock align=”right” identifier=”B074KCKDKP” locale=”US” tag=”coloradoavidg-20″]Each year I eagerly await the 2018 CAGGY Awards, which, despite being a bit of a stomach punch to snowbound Coloradans, does offer a joyous reminder that the state’s 2018 golf season is just a month or two away.

Snow has finally started blanketing the high country and lowlands, which in turn provides time to examine this year’s lucky CAGGY winners. No doubt you’ve already drooled over the list of best out-of-state experiences, but just in case you’d like to double dip into last week’s candy-laced bucket, here it is again:

Your (and our…) 2018 CAGGY Travel Picks – GRADED:

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2018 CAGGYs: Travel

2018 CAGGY Awards Slider Image and Feature

See 2019 CAGGY Winners | Home | Public/Resort | Instruction | Travel   Best Golf Experience – Arizona Reader’s Choice 1. Troon North Golf Club, Scottsdale 2. Desert Mountain, Scottsdale 3. TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale Staff Picks* Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa The Boulders Club, Carefree We-Ko-Pa, Fort McDowell Best Golf Experience – New Mexico Reader’s Choice 1. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, … Read more

Mesquite is Fabulous in February

Conestoga - Mesquite, Nevada

Conestoga - Mesquite, Nevada

Nevada’s Mini Destination is Big in All the Right Places

By Chris Duthie

If there is any upside to this winter’s veritable no-show of snow, it’s that Colorado’s nearby Desert Southwest neighbors are basking in glorious temperatures, the kind that reward and restore recreationalists of every sort and persuasion.

That’s especially true in Mesquite, Nevada, where blissful climate is a cherry topped enticement for a mid-winter escape. In fact, Mesquite’s February forecasts are calling for bluebird SPF-30 days ranging from the mid-60s to mid-70s — temps that just scream for sleeveless shirts and knee-high Bermudas.

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Vegas’ Top 5 Girls Weekend Attractions

It may be the Year of the Rooster, but don’t suggest that to women visiting Las Vegas. In Sin City, one highly recognized trend is the ever-increasing number of Girls Weekend groups who are feasting upon the infamous destination’s inimitable and high-energy lifestyle. Be it for eye-candy entertainment, casino gaming, spoiling spas, swanky stays, celebrity … Read more

Mesquite Golf & Hotel Packages from $137/person

Sand Hollow Resort

You won’t believe the low green fees available on courses such as Coyote Springs, Coral Canyon, Sand Hollow Resort, Falcon Ridge or the 36-holes at the Oasis Golf Club during these Golf Mesquite Nevada winter season specials. Check out our website for fantastic winter month offers on all of our championship courses. Golf & Hotel … Read more

Mesquite’s Conestoga GC is Magical

Conestoga in Mesquite Nevada

Earning a Top 10 Best Golf Courses You Can Play in Nevada ranking is, by anyone’s measure, a daunting undertaking. After all, this is a region where designers named Fazio, Dye, Nicklaus and Jones already have orchestrated numerous world-class routings, making it that much more difficult for newcomers and wanna-be’s. Yet in mini golf mecca … Read more