GOLF COURSES
Readers’ Choice Platinum List
Top 20U.S.
1. PebbleBeachGolf Links, California
(800) 654-9300, pebblebeach.com
2.MaunaKeaGolf Course, KohalaCoast,
Hawaii
(808) 882-5405,
princeresortshawaii.com
3. TorreyPinesSouthCourse, La Jolla,
California
(800) 985-4653,
torreypinesgolfcourse.com
4. ArnoldPalmer’sBay
Hill Club& Lodge, Orlando, Florida
(tie)
(888) 422-9445, bayhill.com
4. Harbour TownGolf Links, HiltonHead
Island, SouthCarolina
(tie)
(800) 732-7463, seapines.com
6. FazioCanyons at BartonCreek,
Austin, Texas
(866) 572-7369, bartoncreek.com
7. OceanCourseat HalfMoonBay
Golf Links, California
(650) 726-1800, halfmoonbaygolf.com
8. CuscowillaGolf Resort on
LakeOconee, Eatonton, Georgia
(800) 458-5351, cuscowilla.com
9. CogHill No. 4, Lemont, Illinois
(866) 264-4455, coghillgolf.com
10. TheChallengeatManele, Lanai,
Hawaii
(808) 565-2000,
fourseasons.com/manelebay
11. TheOceanCourse, Kiawah Island,
SouthCarolina
(800) 576-1570, kiawahresort.com
12. Blackwolf Run, Kohler,Wisconsin
(800) 344-2838,
americanclub.com
13. SpyglassHill Golf Course,
PebbleBeach, California
(800) 654-9300, pebblebeach.com
14. TheDunesGolf &BeachClub,
MyrtleBeach, SouthCarolina
(tie)
(843) 449-5236, thedunesclub.net
14.MonarchBeachGolf Links,
DanaPoint, California
(tie)
(949) 240-8247,
monarchbeachgolf.com
14. ThePlantationCourse,
Maui, Hawaii
(tie)
(800) 527-2582, kapaluamaui.com
17. BethpageBlack, Farmingdale, NewYork
(516)249-0707, nysparks.state.ny.us
18. TroonNorthGolf Club (Monument),
Scottsdale, Arizona
(480) 585-7700, troonnorthgolf.com
19. Pinehurst No. 2, NorthCarolina
(800) 487-4653, pinehurst.com
20. BandonDunes, Bandon, Oregon
(888) 345-6008, bandondunesgolf.com
CHALLENGE ATMANELE
, and
THE PLANTATION
COURSE
—all ofwhichhave sucha
dizzyingarrayof heroic, wind-blown
ocean carry-shots that it’s difficult topick
a favorite (although readers putMauna
Kea in theNo. 2 slot).
Further east, one of ourEditors’
Mentions,
ARCADIA BLUFFS
, has just
renovated its already elegant clubhouse
overlookingLakeMichiganandhas
added 15 guest roomswith enticing stay-
and-playoptions. Likewise,
THE DUNES GOLF
& BEACH CLUB
inMyrtleBeach extensively
renovated itshistoric clubhouse.
Though it has steadily climbed in
past-yearsballoting, theCrenshaw-Coore
designat
CUSCOWILLAGOLFRESORTON LAKE
OCONEE
neverquitemade it into the top
20—until thisyear,when it vaulted to
eighth. Resurfacing thegreens last year
mayhavehelped.
ARNOLD PALMER’S BAYHILL CLUB& LODGE
is celebrating its 50thanniversarywitha
GoldenAnniversaryPackage, including
79
celebratedliving.com
SUMMER 2011
Mauna Kea Golf Course
Boasting some of the
most breathtaking land-
scapes in the world,
these reader-selected
golf courses— includ-
ing perennial favorites
as well as a number of
newcomers— are as
much about the setting
as they are about the
pristine greens.
BY THOMASBEDELL
