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Golf Travel Guide To Hon-Dah Resort Casino

An Interview With Kathleen Kasey, Group Sales

By Brian Weis

Looking to plan the perfect golf trip to Hon-Dah Resort Casino? Planning a buddies trip or a romantic golf getaway can be a full time job not to mention pressure filled to deliver a memorable experience. Below is an interview with Kathleen Kasey, Group Sales who shares some insider information about golfing and traveling to Hon-Dah Resort Casino, must play courses, a sample itinerary and where you can go for more planning tools.

Give our readers an overview of your destination and why they should consider it for their next golf trip?
Hon-Dah Resort Casino is the White Mountains' vacation destination. We have 128 over-sized rooms with a year-round pool and spa. Our Indian Pine Restaurant prepares fine dining from a menu or hosts daily buffets including Friday's Seafood buffet, Saturday's Prime Rib Buffet and Sunday's Champagne Brunch.The Timbers Showroom schedules Vegas-style entertainment six nights per week including Monday Funday's stand-up comedy show. Love the nightlife? Hon-Dah Casino boasts over 800 of the hottest slots in Arizona. Relax and play the slots while our servers bring cocktails right to your machine. Our snack bar stays open until 2am...no other restaurant on the mountain is open that late!

Hon-Dah has everything you need on property to enjoy a relaxing, carefree vacation. Then, when you are ready to golf our shuttle will take you to one of two top-rated White Mountain Golf Courses, where you can golf in the cool mountain air.

What are the must play courses in Hon-Dah Resort Casino?
Hon-Dah Resort Casino partners with the Pinetop Lakes Country Club, which is a beautiful course that is located approximately 3 miles from Hon-Dah, or Silver Creek Golf Course, which is located just south of Show Low.

What is the hidden gem and/or best value course?
Both of these courses are top-rated courses in the White Mountains. Pinetop Lakes has more par 3s and is much closer.

Can you provide our readers with an ideal itinerary for a long weekend?
Arrival: Friday, 3pm check-in.

* Unpack and put feet up after long drive...
* Stop in the Indian Pine Restaurant for the Seafood Buffet with crab legs and shrimp or call room service for a fantastic meal.
* Hit the slots and play, drink and snack until Midnight...or go to Timbers showroom and dance the night away.
* or...Hit the sack for an early tee-off Saturday morning.
* Play golf all day.
* Hike, fish, bike, shop or go
* Back to Hon-Dah for Prime Rib.
* Hit the slots, do some more dancing and hit the sack.
Departure: Sunday, 12am

After golf, what are the "must do" things or attractions to see?
Hon-Dah is surrounded by the great outdoors. When you are done golfing, there is fishing, hiking, biking, chairlift rides at Sunrise Park Resort and many other outdoor activities.
Use your imagination, Hon-Dah's Outdoor Sports Shop has everything you need to go exploring.

What is the best time to travel?
The best time to visit Hon-Dah is when the heat turns up and you need somewhere cool to relax and enjoy some fresh air.

Anything else you would like to share about the Hon-Dah Resort Casino?
The White Mountains are home to the largest stand of Ponderosa pines in the United States. There are hundreds of miles of trails to hike or bike, lakes and streams to fish, quaint shops to go shopping, and a peaceful atmosphere. At night billions of stars fill the skies and the air is fresh and clean. Get out of the heat and check out one of Arizona's best kept secrets.

Where can golfers go for more information to research and plan their trip?
Hon-Dah Resort Casino
928-369-7620
www.hon-dah.com

White Mountain Apache Tribe
www.wmat.us

Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce
www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA) and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.