While the debate goes on as to who is the greatest golfer in history, the Hotel Villa Portofino is saluting all of the golf legends with the Great Golfer Package, which includes hotel accommodations, transportation aboard Catalina Express, taxi to the hotel, and a nine-hole package, per person with green fees, golf cart, rental clubs, balls and tees. Rates begin at $162.50 midweek, per person, depending upon accommodations. Guests will play the Catalina Island Golf Course, built in 1892, and acknowledged as the first golf course west of the Rocky Mountains. It was the site of the Chicago Cubs spring training, and what was once the Cubs� clubhouse is now the Catalina Country Club. In 1931, William Wrigley inaugurated the annual Bobby Jones Amateur Golf Tournament at the Catalina Golf Course and hosted it until 1955 with a brief break during the war. The nine-hole, 32-par course still remains a scenic and challenging course for low and high handicappers alike. For information and reservations, call the Hotel Villa Portofino, toll free at 888-510-0555 or 310-510-0555. Log on to www.hotelvillaportofino.com. For reservations aboard Catalina Express, call 800-481-3470 or 310-519-1212. Log on to www.catalinaexpress.com.

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