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5 Golf Trips You Should Book Right Now

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Cottages at Kilmarlick cost about $275 a night, roughly $70 a golfer, with rounds around $100 to $150.

1. The Golf Podcast Presented by Golficity ranks five golf trip destinations it expects to "explode in popularity": Streamsong, Cloudland, Sand Valley, the Outer Banks and Cabot Citrus. 2. Host Mike and his co-host draw on firsthand visits to most of these resorts, including preview play at Cloudland in fall 2024. 3. The central argument is that new courses and lodging are about to push these places toward Bandon-style waiting lists, so listeners should book early. 4. At Streamsong, a new course by David McLean Kidd, not yet named, is due for preview play later this year, and new cottages will join the hotel and the 12-room lodge above the clubhouse. 5. At Cloudland in northwest Georgia, architect Bill Bergen estimated two to three years for the course to grow in, and the property now has cottage-style houses, an infinity pool and a short course. 6. At Sand Valley, The Commons adds 12 holes with an expected play time of two and a half hours, alongside Sedge Valley's par-67 18 holes and the Sandbox short course. 7. The hosts note that Sand Valley rounds may run "300 plus maybe even 400 plus," though on-course food was about a dollar and stays in the Mammoth Suite were a highlight. 8. The Outer Banks pick centers on about 20 golf-themed cottages at Kilmarlick, at $275 a night split four ways, with October rounds at roughly $100 to $150 including a cart. 9. Cabot Citrus, the brand's only U.S. destination, sits within an hour of Streamsong near Tampa and offers The Wedge, a lit short course, and The Squeeze, an afternoon-style course. 10. Suited to golfers planning a buddies trip within the next one to two years.

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