If you are planning a vacation to Cuba, and you are insisting on bringing along your golf clubs, then you're going to have to book yourself a tee time at the world famous Varadero Golf Club, Cuba's only professional, 18-hole par golf course.

Designed by architect Les Furber, the Varadero Golf Club was designed to meet the highest international standards for golf courses. Golf experts consider consider this golf course to be counted among the best-planned courses on the Caribbean golf circuit. The Varadero golf course combines a perfect mix of easy bogeys with challenging pars, in addition to other numerous design attractions including clever sand traps, island-shaped fairways, and well-placed inside lakes. The wide, well-protected greens, with difficult slopes can test the skills and makeup of even the most experienced golf. Although measuring a total distance of 6,850 yards (par 72) can be a true test for beginners, there are plenty of opportunities to earn back strokes with its long stretches.

The Varadero golf course starts at the San Bernardino Hill, known as the highest point at Varadero beach, all the way down, and includes pristine views, a glimpse of the Xanadu mansion, and other interesting sites. This golf course is said to be divided into two distinct sections. A first round from holes one to nine, that can be slightly easier to golf, and the back nine, from holes 10 to 18, where holes 11, 15. 16. 17 and 18 have a distinct and individual complexity. This mixture of holes allows golfers to apply all the technical elements of the game while still enjoying the beauty, peacefulness and quiet of the beautiful Cuban surroundings.

Recreational golfers are keen on improving their golf scores, but they often save all of their practicing for when they're on the actual golf course, which isn't always the best place to hone your golf skills. People often forget that driving ranges are more than just a big yard with a giant net where you can whack the snot out of golf balls. Golf driving ranges are actually a practical venue for improving your golf shots, because it allows you to work on your skills by taking the same shots over and over.

Don't underestimate the value of hitting 100 golf balls. If you consider that the average golfer is going to hit a hundred times on a full-size golf course anyhow (even though many of those are putts), you're going to still gain the benefit of the exercise, and you will be able to identify weaknesses in your golf swing and take immediate action by correcting those actions.

Driving ranges are relatively inexpensive and are a great excuse to get out and work on your golf swing. You don't need to make a big time commitment, as you can generally hit a bucket of balls in under an hour, and you usually don't need to make reservations or plan your golf practice time in advance--driving ranges will usually have plenty of available spots, or the wait will be short as other golfers finish their swings.

Golf Timeshare

One of the most popular attractions at vacation resorts today is a golf course. Individuals - as well as families - that enjoy golf getaways, have a wide variety of timeshare resorts to choose from when looking for quality accommodations that come with quality courses. Some timeshares even have more than one golf course available for vacation club members to use. With so many resorts and destinations out there it seems only fitting that there are some specifically aimed at the golfing demographic. Places such as Scottsdale, Arizona and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina have become golf havens.