Quail Heights Country Club

Enjoy golf in the “Gateway to Florida” with today's feature: $24 for a Two-Round Pack with Cart, Two Buckets of Range Balls and Two Lunches at Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City ($104 Value. Includes Tax. Expires August 1, 2012.)

Right off of I-75, between Gainesville and Jacksonville, you will find the exquisite Quail Heights Country Club. The 27-hole championship course is riddled with challenges which reward golfers for smart play. You will find yourself enveloped in the region's typical topography, surrounded by a healthy mix of slow rolling hills, reaching pine trees, and peaceful water.

Quail Heights has three separate nine-hole layouts, each with their own name that describes in one word what challenges lay ahead. "Creeks" lives up to its name with water coming into play on over 75 percent of its nine holes. "Dunes" features challenges of the dryer variety and is the newest addition to Quail Heights since its opening in 1996. "Ponds" — surely, you can guess by now — features water on nearly every hole, making it a true example of classic Florida golf.

All three layouts are par-36, making for a standard par-72 round of 18. Creeks is the shorter side, measuring just 3,330 yards from the back tees, down to 2,857 yards from the front. Dunes is the longest layout, measuring in at 3,412 yards and down to 2,920 yards, and finally, Ponds sits in the middle with 3,392 yards.

Be sure to get some practice in beforehand on Quail Heights Country Club’s practice facility, which are are well-maintained and feature driving range targets that are frequently changed to mix up the shot distance variety. Be sure to improve your short game on the chipping and putting greens as well. Quail Heights also has a pro shop stocked with all the best brands, and if you're hungry, do not forget to pick up lunch or dinner at the "Café at the Club."

So stop hunting — your best shot awaits at Quail Heights Country Club!