About two and a half hours west of New York City and three hours north of Philadelphia, in tiny Hawley, PA, Woodloch does merit the moniker "destination": With the exception of local-area activities such as kayaking, tennis and golf (the lauded Woodloch Springs Country Club course is directly across the road), all its amenities are offered on-site, with fitness center, spa facility, indoor pool, dining and lodging under one roof.

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In the summer of 2011, he purchased two vacant half-acre lots with large oak trees that overlook the Dallas Country Club golf course.

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"Guangzhou's a big city with less than 10 golf courses so they're always very busy, " said Guan, whose home course is Lion Lake Country Club.

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"One chip, one putt, that's his game, " said John Ho, an owner of Guan's home course in Guangzhou, Lion Lake Country Club.

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More recently, just two weeks ago top industry publication Golfweek reported that the choice is narrowed, between an existing private country club, Itanhanga, which would reportedly need a full overhaul, or a new course built on a piece of land already located by the IOC.

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This exclusive 450 acre country club community in South Florida, has 700 estates, many on deep-water and golf course lots.

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I've never been, but frankly, it sounds like my sort of a place, with its relaxed country-club ethos, its pool and tennis courts and food, which is apparently as good as the course.

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