While many of the courses challenge the avid golfer, Marriott Vacation Club is designed with the family in mind. Many families are taking advantage of Marriott Golf’s “Kid’s Golf-4-Free,” a program allowing those 15 years and under to play for free after 3:00 p.m. when accompanied by a full paying adult. In addition, “Kids Rent-4-Free” provides junior golfers with a free rental set of Accu-Length clubs for use during their round at a Marriott course. Special advantages for Marriott Vacation Club Owners include preferred tee-times and discounted green fees at most area courses.

Combining access to some of the most sought-after golf destinations and courses in the world with the quality, services and amenities of Marriott, golf enthusiasts enjoy a vacation lifestyle tailored to individual golf and travel desires with Marriott Vacation Club. Below are three courses representing the diversity of the collection, all of which are members of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.

•       In breathtaking Kauai, adjacent to Marriott’s Kauai Beach Club and Marriott’s Kauai Lagoons resorts, golfers enjoy a beautiful Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Club consisting of the Kiele front nine and the back nine of the former Mokihana Golf Course. Golf Magazine recently named the Kauai Lagoons Golf Club a prestigious “Gold Medal Golf Resort.” The 7,000-yard course is immaculate, featuring drives through mango forests and a half-mile stretch of oceanfront golf opening in May 2013.

•       Named one of Golfweek’s Top 100 “America’s Best Resort Courses,” Marriott's Shadow Ridge Golf Club is set against the beautiful backdrop of the snow-capped Santa Rosa Mountains in Palm Desert, California. As the first American course designed by six-time major champion, Nick Faldo, the 18-hole course boasts over 350 days of sunshine and blue skies annually. Marriott’s Shadow Ridge is also home to the Faldo Golf Institute by Marriott, which is a must-experience, highly acclaimed golf school for those striving to improve their game.

•       In Orlando, Marriott’s Grande Pines Golf Club is located at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades among soaring pines, oaks and palms. Also named one of Golfweek’s Top 100 “America’s Best Resort Courses,” and designed by renowned architect Steve Smyers in partnership with Nick Faldo, each hole at Grande Pines provides exciting challenges that will bring out the best in a player’s game. Marriott’s East Coast Faldo Golf Institute is conveniently located at the adjacent Marriott’s Grande Vista resort.

Marriott Vacation Club is a worldwide leader in vacation ownership. In 1984, Marriott became the first branded hospitality company to enter the timeshare industry, adding its signature quality, service and hospitality expertise. After more than 25 years of innovation and evolution, the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program was introduced in 2010 offering unmatched experiences and unparalleled flexibility through the use of Vacation Club Points in four Collections that can be tailored to fit an Owner’s travel needs. For more information, please visit www.marriottvacationclub.com. For nightly Marriott villa rentals, please visit www.marriott.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MarriottVacClub.