{"id":47433,"date":"2026-05-14T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/?p=47433"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:28:09","slug":"mike-strantz-golf-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Strantz Golf Courses \u2013 The Maverick Designs Every Golfer Should Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Strantz golf courses are regarded as some of perhaps the most creative and memorable golf layouts in America. Mike Strantz was an architect of the game of golf but also an artist\u2014making natural areas into dramatic golfing experiences. The golf courses are well-known for their aesthetically pleasing design, rolling fairways, massive bunkers, and radical shaping. Today, golfers from all over the United States come to this location for his legendary work. Strantz did not use a computer to design the golf courses like most architects\u2014he preferred to work out the layouts on paper. This artistic approach means that each course is truly one of a kind.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Location\" >Location<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Design\" >Design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Membership_Structure\" >Membership Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Course_Layout\" >Course Layout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Best_Mike_Strantz_Golf_Courses\" >Best Mike Strantz Golf Courses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Tobacco_Road_Golf_Club\" >Tobacco Road Golf Club<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Caledonia_Golf_Fish_Club\" >Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#True_Blue_Golf_Club\" >True Blue Golf Club<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Royal_New_Kent_Golf_Club\" >Royal New Kent Golf Club<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Jordan_Spieth_and_Mike_Strantz_Courses\" >Jordan Spieth and Mike Strantz Courses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#The_Maverick_Legacy\" >The Maverick Legacy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/mike-strantz-golf-courses\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location\"><\/span><b>Location<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the locations of Mike Strantz golf courses are an important factor in their popularity, as the majority are constructed in aesthetically pleasing areas. The majority of his famous courses are in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The scenes set in these states were ideal for Strantz&#8217; imaginative mind. When he designs a golf course, he uses rolling hills, sandy ground, marshland, forests, and even the coastline to create golf landscapes unlike normal golf courses and designed to get the best out of the greenest rendition of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Location Details<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Information<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main Region<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolinas and Virginia, USA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous States<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional Projects<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California, USA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular Golf Destinations<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pawleys Island, Sanford, Asheboro, Providence Forge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Course Environment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal areas, sand quarries, rolling hills, natural forests<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, such sites are good for golfers due to nearby parks for nature, and world-class golf experiences. A lot of golf masters take holidays and even arrange full holidays around their visits to multiple Mike Strantz Golf Courses. The use of the natural landscapes continues to be a central element to what makes his courses so memorable and so spectacular in his productions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design\"><\/span><b>Design<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of following the golf courses of Mike Strantz is still one of the most strange concepts ever in the golf history. Strantz thought that golf should be a thrilling, emotional and artistic experience rather than repetitive, predictable ones. As a result, he developed amazing waste intermediation centres, strange angles, hazardous shots, sweeping elevational changes and colourful green complexes. Each hole has a different tale that keeps players never letting down their guard all round the round.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Design Feature<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Description<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massive Bunkers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large sand areas create dramatic visuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blind Shots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players must trust strategy and instinct<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elevation Changes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adds challenge and excitement<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artistic Fairways<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural-looking flowing layouts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Greens<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demands careful putting and approach shots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two congressional districts include Pawleys Island, Sanford, Asheboro, Providence Forge.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Membership_Structure\"><\/span><b>Membership Structure<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The membership list of Mike Strantz golf courses may differ based upon the public or private club being a part of the membership. Some courses cater to all golfers, and others are private clubs. This variant gives various sorts of gamers the chance to experience Strantz&#8217;s renowned work. Golf enthusiasts from all over the world come into the region to play public courses such as Tobacco Road and Tot Hill Farm which are readily available.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Course<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Membership Type<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco Road Golf Club<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True Blue Golf Club<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bull\u2019s Bay Golf Club<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stonehouse Golf Club<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semi-Private<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private golf clubs like Bull&#8217;s Bay Golf Club feature less club access and extra amenities. Yet even the country course Mike Strantz golf courses remain of high quality and memorable experiences. Also, a few golfing resorts provide stay-and-play packages which will make it more convenient for visitors to be able to enjoy multiple Strantz golf courses during their golf getaway. This accessibility continues to keep his name alive amongst the general and also the serious gamer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Course_Layout\"><\/span><b>Course Layout<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Strantz&#8217;s artistic vision is clearest in the Course Design he has created on his golf courses. Strantz&#8217;s layouts are anything but conventional: They defy any conventional fairway and simple green. There are some holes with large dunes, as well as others needing risky &#8216;carries&#8217; across natural hazards. Each ball must be played carefully for players and even good, quick shots can be the cause of trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Layout Feature<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Player Experience<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narrow Angles<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires smart positioning<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi-Level Greens<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficult but rewarding putting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide Fairways<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourages creativity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural Hazards<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adds visual drama<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk-Reward Holes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creates exciting strategy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, each course has a slightly unique artistic feel even though sharing the same artistic attitude. For instance, Tobacco Road is full of rugged sand quarry images, where as Caledonia is more the elegant and Lowcountry images. It&#8217;s this variety that is part of what keeps golfers talking about Mike Strantz golf courses for years after he&#8217;s gone. His designs challenge players to be creative rather than continually hitting straight line shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Mike_Strantz_Golf_Courses\"><\/span><b>Best Mike Strantz Golf Courses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty, challenge and originality of several of the Mike Strantz golf courses make it a great reason for golf fans to become a legend on the course. The most well-known of his designs is the Tobacco Road Golf Club, which has been dubbed one of the strangest golf club experiences in America. The Course is located on the sand quarry and marked with huge dunes, impressive bunkers and memorable visuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club provides a whole different experience featuring magnificent oak trees, the marshes and the savvy shot placement. Meanwhile, golf club True Blue offers some large greens and broad fairways to gives players a more robust golf game. The rolling hills and rugged visuals of Royal New Kent provide a link to the Irish roots found in inspiration on Royal New Kent&#8217;s road to Virginia. In addition, Tot Hill Farm is soaring and challenging in terms of &#8216;going heights&#8217; and layout. The untarnished Strantz personality and artistic style is maintained in each of these Mike Strantz golf courses despite the distinct experiences they offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tobacco_Road_Golf_Club\"><\/span><b>Tobacco Road Golf Club<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco Road Golf Club is the most talked about Mike Strantz golf course and is highly visited around the world by golf travelers. The course is nestled in the hills of Sanford, North Carolina, and was laid out on a now-inactive sand quarry turned into a golf masterpiece by Strantz. The dunes can be massive, the tee shots formidable and blind, and the elevation changes in dramatic fashion, making this one of the most visually shocking golf experiences in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To many golfers, Tobacco Road is daunting on the first tee off due to some of the wild swing access it provides. After understanding the strategy, however, players are rewarded and will find the course to be a lot of fun! Also, each hole has a different kind of blind that makes it seem entirely different from previous and continuously keeps the round exciting. The visuals are also really close to impossible to miss at sunrise and sunset, making the course a hit among golf photographers. As a result of its boldness, Tobacco Road remains an one of the most discussed Mike Strantz golf courses in the contemporary golf discourse.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caledonia_Golf_Fish_Club\"><\/span><b>Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club is a more relaxed and understated experience of Mike Strantz golf courses. This course comes to you from the warm and inviting environment of Pawleys Island, South Carolina and skillful golf construction. The whole place is calm with moss-covered oak trees, flower gardens and pretty views of the marsh. Though the course is visually pleasing, it still requires careful shot shooting and course management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fairways are still perfectly enlined with natural features and the greens bid you a tricky challenge, allowing those slight slopes and angles. In addition the finishing hole close to the club house is regarded as one of the best finishing holes ever linked with American golf! It&#8217;s no surprise that many golfers feel that the beauty and difficulty of Caledonia is just right. As a result, it&#8217;s one of the most popular Mike Strantz golf courses with those that value artistry in their game and memorable views while they play.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"True_Blue_Golf_Club\"><\/span><b>True Blue Golf Club<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Caledonia, True Blue Golf Club is much larger and more action-packed golf club. In terms of Mike Strantz golf courses, it&#8217;s a plot that seems especially daring, from a design perspective, due to its spacious fairways, gigantic greens, and high drama which is provided by the extensive bunkering. True Blue, opposite Caledonia, in South Carolina, is completely a different genre, but no less indicative of Strantz&#8217;s creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players can hit some balls straight for play and drive the ball and make mistakes but these will still be penalised. Furthermore, the vastness of this course allows to project almost from any hole, in spectacular fashion. The layout at True Blue promotes creativity and confidence in shot-making and enables many players to enjoy the freedom of their shot. Often golfers will get both, Caledonia and True Blue, in the same vacation to enjoy two totally contrasting golf courses in one vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Royal_New_Kent_Golf_Club\"><\/span><b>Royal New Kent Golf Club<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major influence on Mike Strantz golf courses was the Royal New Kent Golf Club, which is strongly influenced by links golf from Ireland and Scotland. Spanning the Virginia landscape, the course offers life-like fairway, bunker, and wind conditions to reflect what links style golf is all about. Strantz created the course to be natural and untamed, not manufactured and artificial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagination is required with the layout, as many holes contain blind shots and odd angles. In addition, the fescue grasses and challenging areas add an overseas golf wonderland. For many Americans unable to travel to Scotland, Royal New Kent is their next best thing by providing them a similar experience nearer home. It is still a high one demanded but an outstanding course all around the round. For this reason, Royal New Kent remains one of the original Mike Strantz golf courses most heralded as original and innovative.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jordan_Spieth_and_Mike_Strantz_Courses\"><\/span><b>Jordan Spieth and Mike Strantz Courses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional golfer, Jordan Spieth, is a representative of modern creative golfers who would love Mike Strantz golf courses&#8217; creativity. Spieth is known for his creativity, recovery ability and strategy on tough shots and layouts. Many course fans think players of Jordan Spieth&#8217;s age are the type to enjoy the unique challenges that Strantz courses have to offer, given the courses&#8217; requirement for imagination and fearless golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, T&amp;A can see younger golfers finding ways to see the art of Mike Strantz golf courses via social media, YouTube golf travel videos and professional golf discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Maverick_Legacy\"><\/span><b>The Maverick Legacy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has earned Mike Strantz the nickname \u2018The Maverick&#8217; as he has not followed the usual rules of golf. Instead, he relied on creativity, natural beauty and artistic ability to construct the Mike Strantz golf courses. He has a background in art as well as turfgrass management that enabled him to combine beauty along with function, something most architects are unable to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He died at age 50, but his handful of courses had a profound effect on what golf courses look like. He continues to be a subject of debate for the golf fans for his designs, which evoke emotional responses that you don&#8217;t normally get when you&#8217;re playing golf. For some, the drama and unconventionality of the shots are a welcome change, while for others, the difficulty and drama pose a problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mike Strantz golf courses are still some of the most artistic, out-thrust, and memorable golf courses in the world. Every one of Strantz&#8217;s courses reveals her unerring imagination and creative brilliance, from the no-nonsense laid back vibe of Tobacco Road to the high-end beauty of Caledonia. His scores are not only high on the scoreboard but in the mind of the player as well, and he features spectacular scenery all around the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, his all-new design concept has influenced the approach to golf course creativity for many golfers and architects today. Although he only drew up a small selection of designs, his impact is still felt throughout the golf world. Mike Strantz golf courses are an absolute must-play for any golfer looking for adventure, strategical play and visual excitement. These courses are golf courses, but they are more than that; they are art in the wild.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read About :- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/tam-oshanter-golf-course\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tam O\u2019Shanter Golf Course: A<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Strantz golf courses are regarded as some of perhaps the most creative and memorable golf layouts in America. 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