100 Best Golf Resorts of the World; Packed with Solid Advice on the Best Places to Play and Stay

by Karen Misuraca

• ISBN13: 9780762722228
• ISBN10: 0762722223
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

You love to play golf. You love to travel. The perfect vacation combines both in a splendid natural setting that has a fabulous hotel with great personal service, good food, and above all, a challenging and visually spectacular golf course. For every golfer who loves to travel, this is the ultimate guide to America's legendary golf resorts and to fairways worldwide, from the windswept moors at Gleneagles in the Scottish Highlands to cactus-bordered greens above the surf in Baja, California. Written by an avid golfer and seasoned writer, this full-color guide includes profiles of the 100 best golf resorts in the world. It also describes other courses in the vicinity of featured resorts as well as nearby historic sights, museums, shopping, and other outdoor recreation opportunities for nongolfers. PGA Tour pros offer advice, and the author gives tips for traveling with golf equipment in Europe, and how to make the most of your time on and off the course.

Author Biography

Karen Misuraca is a golf and travel writer whose golf-related articles have appeared in Golfweek, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Global Golfer, along with many other magazines and newspapers. She is the author of six regional guidebooks and lives in Sonoma, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vi
NORTH AMERICA
United States
Arizona
The Boulders	2	(2)
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess	4	(2)
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North	6	(2)
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort at Gainey Ranch	8	(2)
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon	10	(2)
The Phoenician	12	(2)
The Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa	14	(2)
California
Four Seasons Resort Aviara	16	(2)
The Inn and Links at Spanish Bay	18	(2)
La Quinta Resort and Club	20	(2)
Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa	22	(2)
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa	24	(2)
Pebble Beach Resorts	26	(2)
Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club	28	(2)
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay	30	(2)
Silverado Resort	32	(2)
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa	34	(2)
Westin Mission Hills Resort	36	(2)
Colorado
The Broadmoor	38	(2)
The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera	40	(2)
Florida
Amelia Island Plantation	42	(2)
Doral Golf Resort and Spa	44	(2)
Grand Cypress Resort	46	(2)
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa	48	(2)
Palm Coast Golf Resort	50	(2)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples	52	(2)
Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Beach Club	54	(2)
Turnberry Isle Resort and Club	56	(2)
Westin Innisbrook Resort	58	(2)
World Golf Village	60	(2)
Georgia
Callaway Gardens Resort	62	(2)
The Cloister at Sea Island	64	(2)
Hawaii
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea	66	(2)
Hilton Waikoloa Village	68	(2)
Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort and Spa	70	(2)
Kapalua Bay Hotel	72	(2)
The Lodge at Koele	74	(2)
The Manele Bay Hotel	76	(2)
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel	78	(2)
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel	80	(2)
Princeville Resort	82	(2)
Idaho
The Coeur d'Alene Resort	84	(2)
Michigan
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa	86	(2)
Nevada
Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort	88	(2)
New York
The Otesaga	90	(2)
The Sagamore	92	(2)
North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort	94	(2)
Oregon
Sunriver Resort	96	(2)
Westin Salishan Lodge and Golf Resort	98	(2)
Pennsylvania
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa	100	(2)
South Carolina
Hilton Head Resorts	102	(2)
Kiawah Island Resorts	104	(2)
Wild Dunes Resort	106	(2)
Texas
Barton Creek	108	(2)
The Westin La Cantera Resort	110	(2)
Vermont
The Equinox	112	(2)
Virginia
Williamsburg Inn	114	(2)
The Homestead Resort	116	(2)
Kingsmill Resort	118	(2)
Washington
Resort Semiahmoo	120	(2)
West Virginia
The Greenbrier	122	(2)
Wisconsin
The American Club	124	(2)
Canada
The Fairmont Banff Springs	126	(2)
Fairmont Chateau Whistler	128	(2)
Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello	130	(2)
Mexico
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita	132	(2)
Grand Bay Hotel Isla Navidad	134	(2)
Melia Cabo Real Beach and Golf Resort	136	(2)
Palmilla Resort and Golf Club	138	(2)
Westin Regina Golf and Beach Resort Los Cabos	140	(4)
EUROPE
France
Dolce Chantilly	144	(2)
Dolce Fregate	146	(2)
Royal Parc Evian	148	(2)
Ireland
Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort	150	(2)
The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club	152	(2)
Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links	154	(2)
Italy
Palazzo Arzaga Hotel Spa and Golf Resort	156	(2)
Scotland
Carnoustie Hotel Golf Resort and Spa	158	(2)
The Gleneagles Hotel	160	(2)
Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa	162	(2)
Westin Turnberry Resort	164	(2)
Spain
The San Roque Club	166	(2)
Westin La Quinta Golf Resort	168	(4)
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS & THE BAHAMAS
The Bahamas
Ocean Club	172	(2)
Our Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort	174	(2)
Barbados
Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf Club	176	(2)
Dominican Republic
Casa de Campo	178	(2)
Punta Cana Resort and Club	180	(2)
Jamaica
Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort, Rose Hall	182	(2)
Wyndham Rose Hall Resort and Country Club	184	(2)
Nevis
Four Seasons Resort Nevis	186	(2)
Puerto Rico
Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach	188	(2)
Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort and Golf Club	190	(2)
Wyndham El Conquistador Resort	192	(4)
AFRICA
South Africa
Sun City Resort	196	(4)
PACIFIC RIM
Australia
Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove	200	(2)
Indonesia
Amanusa	202	(2)
Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort	204	(2)
Thailand
Amanpuri	206	(6)
CENTRAL AMERICA
Costa Rica
Melia Playa Conchal All-Suites Beach and Golf Resort	210	(2)
About the Author	212