| nting championship-level golf courses throughout the | | | | Verizon Heritage. And for the extremist or purist at |
| world to our readers is not a task taken lightly at | | | | heart, there is the rugged Bandon Dunes, which is |
| LuxéMont. We know that our readers are | | | | above the Pacific Ocean along the coastal forest of |
| luxury purists and demand only the best in all pursuits | | | | Bandon, Oregon. Its courses rival those of 15th century |
| and endeavors | | | | Scotland. |
| The majority of recommended places are golf facilities, | | | | The Midwest of the U.S. is represented well by the |
| meaning that there are several great, challenging | | | | Treetops Resort. Its five-championship level courses |
| championship golf courses on the premises such as | | | | rank among the top three golf facilities of the U.S. A |
| the Carnoustie Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa on the | | | | second Midwest recommendation is Destination Kohler |
| eastern coast of Scotland. The luxury resort's | | | | of Wisconsin. It has two separate golfing facilities with |
| Championship Course will host the 2007 British Open. It | | | | four championship courses and a luxury resort. No list |
| is conveniently located near 200 (Yes, 200!) | | | | of great golf facilities is complete without including the |
| neighboring golf courses, including the vaulted Old | | | | site of the 2005 U.S. Open Championship, Pinehurst. |
| Course at St. Andrews and Kingsbarn. The Greenbrier | | | | However, it is somewhat odd that this legendary site |
| of Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is a national landmark | | | | did not even have a golf course on it originally. In 1895 it |
| with its first course dating back to 1913, while the | | | | was a luxury health resort. The landscape architect, |
| Broadmoor, which is located in Colorado, Springs, | | | | Frederick Law Olmsted, also designed the landscape |
| Colorado, hosted the 1998 PGA Cup Matches and has | | | | of NYC's Central Park. |
| a course with the highest elevation in the U.S. at 6,800 | | | | Obviously there are some other courses that also |
| feet. | | | | could have made our list, but keeping the list at 10 only |
| There are seven participating luxury resorts | | | | required discipline. It also serves as an indicator that |
| surrounding Vista Vallerta, which is located in Puerto | | | | more great golf facilities will be conveyed in future |
| Vallerta, Mexico. The courses, which were designed | | | | reports. All of our recommendations provide luxury |
| by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf, feature grassy | | | | accommodations and a wide assortment of amenities. |
| hillsides, dense forests of palm trees and natural | | | | Many of these facilities have more than one luxury |
| creeks and arroyos. The Barefoot Resort & Golf | | | | hotel on their sprawling resorts. Countless package |
| is located next to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway | | | | deals are available for both vacationers and business |
| of South Carolina's North Myrtle Beach. It has four | | | | travelers. A personal golf event or tournament at most |
| championship-level courses that are highly ranked by | | | | facilities can easily be arranged as well as social or |
| Another great golf complex in South Carolina is the | | | | business events. |
| Sea Pines Resort, having recently hosted the PGA's | | | | |