How does a destination win the soubriquet “Best Golf Resort in the World”? Charles McLaughlin travelled to the award-winning The Resort at Pelican Hill near Los Angeles to see for himself
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Written by Charles McLaughlin
Photography by Courtesy of The Resort at Pelican Hill
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