{"id":1454,"date":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:54:20","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\" width=\"440\" height=\"246\" title=\"Creature courses\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"Creature courses\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Creature-courses_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">Our recent visit to the cow and cattle strewn course of <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/iona\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">Iona<\/font><\/a><font 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; <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/exploringanimals.com\/golf-gone-wild-crazy-animal-encounters-you-have-to-see\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">Golf Gone Wild: 13 Crazy Animal Encounters You Have to See &#8211; Exploring Animals<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\">), but more residents (like these<i> &#8211; <\/i><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golf365.com\/courses\/top-7-golf-courses-for-wildlife-encounters-around-the-world\"><i><font color=\"#008000\">Top 7 golf courses for INCREDIBLE wildlife encounters around the world<\/font><\/i><\/a><font color=\"#008000\">).<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">I\u2019ve already reviewed the following UK examples:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">\u00b7 <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2020\/07\/20\/new-forest\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">NEW FOREST<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\"> \u2013 Horses<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">\u00b7 <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/iona\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">IONA<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\"> \u2013 Sheep<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">\u00b7 <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2018\/06\/04\/richmond-park\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">RICHMOND<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\"> \u2013 Deer<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">Bit of research uncovered the following additions to the menagerie:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font 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.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\">ANGLESEA, Victoria, Australia \u2013 Home to over 300 eastern grey <b>kangaroos<\/b>.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\">HANDARA, Bali, Indonesia \u2013 Long-tailed <b>macaques<\/b> who are not shy about searching golf bags for snacks.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\">TPC SAWGRASS, Florida, USA \u2013 <b>Gator<\/b> land which is popularly featured on many Instagram posts<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font 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>.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font 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).<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font 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.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font 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.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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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