{"id":1454,"date":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:48:38","slug":"creature-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/creature-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Creature Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Creature-courses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Creature courses\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Creature-courses_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Creature courses\" width=\"440\" height=\"246\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Our recent visit to the cow and cattle strewn course of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/iona\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Iona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> made us wonder just what other creatures besides dogs shared the fairways with golfers around the world. Not just serendipity encounters (like these &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/exploringanimals.com\/golf-gone-wild-crazy-animal-encounters-you-have-to-see\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Golf Gone Wild: 13 Crazy Animal Encounters You Have to See &#8211; Exploring Animals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #008000;\">), but more residents (like these<i> &#8211; <\/i><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golf365.com\/courses\/top-7-golf-courses-for-wildlife-encounters-around-the-world\"><i><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Top 7 golf courses for INCREDIBLE wildlife encounters around the world<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"color: #008000;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">I\u2019ve already reviewed the following UK examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2020\/07\/20\/new-forest\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">NEW FOREST<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> \u2013 Horses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/iona\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">IONA<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> \u2013 Sheep<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2018\/06\/04\/richmond-park\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">RICHMOND<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> \u2013 Deer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bit of research uncovered the following additions to the menagerie:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">SKUKUZA, Kruger Park, South Africa \u2013 No fences so <b>lions, elephants, baboons, hippos, crocodiles, and antelope<\/b> roam the fairways and you must sign a waiver before playng.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ANGLESEA, Victoria, Australia \u2013 Home to over 300 eastern grey <b>kangaroos<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">HANDARA, Bali, Indonesia \u2013 Long-tailed <b>macaques<\/b> who are not shy about searching golf bags for snacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">TPC SAWGRASS, Florida, USA \u2013 <b>Gator<\/b> land which is popularly featured on many Instagram posts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ELEPHANT HILLS, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe \u2013 In addition to its eponymous <b>elephant<\/b> residents, you will also encounter <b>warthogs, impala, baboons, and guinea fowl<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS, Alberta, Canada \u2013 <b>Elk<\/b> (don\u2019t expect quiet from them during your putting or driving during the rutting season).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">MAUNA LANI, Hawaii, USA \u2013 Protected <b>green sea turtles<\/b> (honu) bask on lava rocks near the 15<sup>th<\/sup> hole.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FAIRMONT CHATEAU WHISTLER, British Columbia, Canada \u2013 <b>Black bears and grizzlies<\/b> are known to pass though in the summer especially near wooded areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">And, perhaps maybe a course (or hole) that is less &#8220;dog-friendly&#8221; is this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd9th7YhoOS\/\">resident creature<\/a>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd9th7YhoOS\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1527\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing-248x300.jpg 248w, http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing-846x1024.jpg 846w, http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing-768x930.jpg 768w, http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing-500x605.jpg 500w, http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-golfing.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recent visit to the cow and cattle strewn course of Iona made us wonder just what other creatures besides dogs shared the fairways with golfers around the world. 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