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Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club near San Diego: Augusta of the West Coast
March 26, 2010
By David R. Holland, Senior Writer - WorldGolf.com
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Welcome to Augusta of the West Coast. That's the beauty found at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club, an Arnold Palmer design that measures 7,007 yards at par 72, just 30 miles from downtown San Diego.
No, Aviara is not a classic Alister MacKenzie design. And a round of April golf does not weave through the blooming hills of Augusta, with the whites and pinks of the dogwoods and the explosion of azalea reds.
Rather, Aviara features one botanical hole after another with trees, flowers and shrubs of yellows, reds and purples, a view of the Batiquitos Lagoon and a journey through three coastal canyons. Eucalyptus trees and Torrey pines line some fairways.
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Posted: March 26, 2010 01:18 PM
