GOLF & THE EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
Top 75 Places to Entertain Clients |
Here are the top public courses for combining business and golf |
One of these "country-club-for-a-day" places is bound to be near you (or your client). But to make your search a little easier, we've compiled a list of 75 of the best. Numbers 1 to 18 are all the public-access courses that appear on Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The rest of the list was generated by combining Golf Digest's Places to Play reader-rating scores for "overall experience" and "service."
Some of these courses require overnight accommodation at their affiliated resort to be able to play, so call ahead for details, availability, fees, and reservations. Where facilities have more than one course, the ranked course is listed in parentheses:
| 1 | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
Pebble Beach | California | 831-624-3811; 800-654-9300  |
www.pebblebeach. com |
| 2 | Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2) |
Pinehurst | North Carolina | 910-295-8141; 800-795-4653 |
www.pinehurst. com |
| 3 | Shadow Creek | North Las Vegas | Nevada | 866-260-0072 | www.shadowcreek. com |
| 4 | Spyglass Hill Golf Course |
Pebble Beach | California | 831-625-8563; 800-654-9300 |
www.pebblebeach. com |
| 5 | Bandon Dunes | Bandon | Oregon | 541-347-4380; 888-345-6008 |
www.bandondunes golf.com |
| 6 | Bethpage State Park Golf Course (Black) |
Farmingdale | New York | 516-249-0700 | www.nysparks. state.ny. us/golf |
| 7 | The Homestead Resort (Cascades) |
Hot Springs | Virginia | 540-839-1766; 800-838-1766 |
www.thehomestead .com |
| 8 | Princeville Resort (Prince) |
Kauai, | Hawaii | 808-826-5070; 800-826-1105 |
www.princeville. com |
| 9 | Whistling Straits Golf Club (Straits) |
Haven | Wisconsin | 920-457-5653; 800-618-5535 | www.destination kohler.com |
| 10 | TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium) |
Ponte Vedra Beach | Florida | 904-273-3235; 800-457-4653 | www.tpc.com |
| 11 | Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (No. 4) |
Lemont | Illinois | 630-257-5872 | www.coghillgolf. com |
| 12 | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina | 843-363-4485; 800-955-8337 | www.seapines. com |
| 13 | Kiawah Island Resort (Ocean) |
Kiawah Island | South Carolina | 843-768-2121; 800-576-1570 |
www.kiawahgolf. com |
| 14 | Blackwolf Run Golf Club (River) |
Kohler | Wisconsin | 920-457-4446; 800-618-5535 |
www.destination kohler.com |
| 15 | Mauna Kea Golf Course | Kamuela, | Hawaii | 808-882-7222; 800-882-6060 |
www.maunakeabeach hotel. com |
| 16 | Pasatiempo Golf Club | Santa Cruz | California | 831-459-9155 | www.pasatiempo. com |
| 17 | Sunriver Lodge & Resort (Crosswater) | Sunriver | Oregon | 541-593-6196; 800-547-3922 | www.sunriver- resort.com |
| 18 | World Woods Golf Club (Pine Barrens) |
Brooksville | Florida | 352-796-5500 | www.worldwoods. com |
| 19 | Bulle Rock (South) | Havre de Grace | Maryland | 410-939-8887; 888-285-5375 | www.bullerock.com |
| 20 | Raven Golf Club at South Mountain | Phoenix | Arizona | 602-243-3636 | www.ravengolf.com |
| 21 | Primm Valley Golf Club (Lakes) |
Nipton | California | 702-679-5510; 800-386-7867 | www.primadonna. com |
| 22 | Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course |
Coeur d'Alene | Idaho | 208-667-4653; 800-688-5253 | www.cdaresort. com |
| 23 | Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort |
Biwabik | Minnesota | 218-865-4143; 800-688-7669 | www.giantsridge. com |
| 24 | Grayhawk Golf Club (Talon) |
Scottsdale | Arizona | 602-502-1800; 800-472-9429 | www.grayhawk. com |
| 25 | Turnberry Isle Resort & Club (South) | Longwood | Florida | 305-933-6929; 800-327-7208 | www.turnberryisle. com |
| 26 | Blackwolf Run Golf Club (Meadow Valleys) | Kohler | Wisconsin | 920-457-4446; 800-618-5535 | www.destination kohler.com |
| 27 | Troon North Golf Club (Pinnacle) |
Scottsdale, | Arizona | 602-585-5300 | www.troonnorth golf.com |
| 28 | PGA Golf Club (South) | Port St. Lucie | Florida | 800-800-4653 | www.pgavillage. com |
| 29 | Grand Cypress Golf Club (North/South/East) | Orlando | Florida | 407-239-1904; 800-835-7377 | www.grandcypress. com |
| 30 | The Neuse Golf Club | Clayton | North Carolina | 919-550-0550 | www.neusegolf. com |
| 31 | Ford's Colony Country Club (Marsh Hawk) | Williamsburg | Virginia | 757-258-4130 | www.fordscolony. com |
| 32 | The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel (Panorama) |
Dixville Notch | New Hampshire | 603-255-3400; 800-255-0600 |
www.thebalsams. com |
| 33 | Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 8) |
Pinehurst | North Carolina | 910-295-8141; 800-795-4653 | www.pinehurst. com |
| 33 | Raven Golf Club at Sabino Springs | Tucson | Arizona | 520-749-3636 | www.ravengolf .com |
| 35 | The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club (Fought) |
Aloha | Oregon | 503-649-8191 | www.reservegolf. com |
| 36 | The Challenge at Manele | Lanai | Hawaii | 808-565-2222 | www.manele bayhotel.com |
| 37 | Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor) |
Scottsdale | Arizona | 602-502-1800; 800-472-9429 | www.grayhawk. com |
| 38 | Draper Valley Golf Club | Draper | Virginia | 540-980-4653 | www.drapervalley golf.com |
| 39 | TimberStone Golf Course | Iron Mountain | Michigan | 906-776-0111 | www.timberstone golf.com |
| 40 | Grand View Lodge Resort (Preserve) | Pequot Lakes | Minnesota | 218-963-2234; 800-432-3788 | www.grandviewlodge. com |
| 41 | Troon North Golf Club (Monument) | Scottsdale | Arizona | 602-585-5300 | www.troonnorthgolf. com |
| 42 | Primm Valley Golf Club (Desert) |
Nipton | California | 702-679-5510; 800-386-7867 | www.primadonna. com |
| 43 | Cambrian Ridge Golf Club (Loblolly/Sherling/Canyon) | Greenville, | Alabama | 334-382-9787; 800-949-4444 |
www.rtjgolf.com |
| 44 | Highland Oaks Golf Course (Highlands/Marshwood /Magnolia) |
Dothan | Alabama | 334-712-2820; 800-949-4444 | www.rtjgolf.com |
| 45 | Bay Harbor Golf Club | Bay Harbor | Michigan | 231-439-4028; 800-462-6963 | www.bayharbor. com |
| 46 | PGA Golf Club (North) | Port St. Lucie | Florida | 800-800-4653 | www.pgavillage. com |
| 47 | La Cantera Golf Club | San Antonio | Texas | 210-558-4653; 800-446-5387 | www.lacanteragolf. com |
| 48 | The Experience at Koele | Lanai | Hawaii | 808-565-4653 | www.lodgeatkoele. com |
| 49 | Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course | El Paso | Texas | 915-821-2122 | www.painteddunes. com |
| 50 | The Boulders Club (South) | Carefree | Arizona | 480-488-9028 | www.wyndham.com /boulders |
| 51 | Pinon Hills Golf Course | Farmington | New Mexico | 505-326-6066 | www.farmington.nm. us /depts/parks/golf/ phills.html |
| 52 | Golf Club at Whitehawk Ranch | Clio | California | 530-836-0394; 800-332-4295 | www.graeagle. com/whitehawk |
| 53 | Las Vegas Paiute Resort (Tav-ai Kaiv Cse/ Sun Mountain) |
Las Vegas | Nevada | 702-658-1400; 800-711-2833 | www.lvpaiutegolf. com |
| 54 | The Moors Golf Club | Milton | Florida | 50-995-4653; 800-727-1010 | www.moors.com |
| 55 | Walt Disney World Resort (Eagle Pines) |
Lake Buena Vista | Florida | 407-939-4653 | www.disney.go. com/disneyworld |
| 56 | Walt Disney World Resort (Osprey Ridge) | Lake Buena Vista, | Florida | 407-939-4653 | www.disney.go. com/disneyworld |
| 57 | Mauna Lani Resort (North) | Kohala Coast | Hawaii | 808-885-6655 | www.maunalani. com |
| 58 | The Peninsula Golf Resort | Lancaster, | Kentucky | 859-548-5055; 877-249-4747 | www.peninsulagolf. com |
| 59 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek) |
North Plains | Oregon | 503-647-9977; 888-594-4653 | www.pumpkinridge. com |
| 60 | WeaverRidge Golf Club | Peoria | Illinois | 309-691-3344 | www.weaverridge. com |
| 61 | Wild Wing Plantation (Wood Stork) |
Conway | South Carolina | 843-347-9464; 800-736-9464 | www.wildwing. com |
| 62 | The Boulders Club (North) |
Carefree | Arizona | 602-488-9028 | www.wyndham. com /boulders |
| 63 | Reynolds Plantation (Great Waters) |
Eatonton | Georgia | 706-485-0235; 800-852-5885 | www.reynolds plantation.com |
| 64 | Old Works Golf Course | Anaconda | Montana | 406-563-5989; 888-229-4833 | www.oldworks.org |
| 65 | Magnolia Grove Golf Club (Crossings) |
Semmes | Alabama | 334-645-0075; 800-949-4444 | www.rtjgolf.com |
| 66 | Greystone Golf Club | Walworth | New York | 315-524-0022; 800-810-2325 | www.greystonegolf. com |
| 67 | Reynolds Plantation (Plantation) |
Greensboro, | Georgia | 706-467-3159; 800-852-5885 | www.reynolds plantation .com |
| 68 | Grand National Golf Club (Lake) |
Opelika | Alabama | 334-749-9042; 800-949-4444 | www.rtjgolf. com |
| 69 | Chestnut Ridge Golf Club (Chestnut Ridge) | Blairsville | Pennsylvania | 724-459-7188; 800-770-0000 | |
| 70 | The Links at Spanish Bay | Pebble Beach | California | 408-647-7495; 800-654-9300 | www.pebblebeach. com |
| 71 | Club at Hidden Creek | Navarre | Florida | 850-939-4604 | www.hiddencreek. com.au |
| 72 | Hartefeld National Golf Club |
Avondale | Pennsylvania | 610-268-8800; 800-240-7373 | www.hartefeld.com |
| 73 | Grand View Lodge Resort (Pines) |
Nisswa | Minnesota | 218-963-2234; 800-432-3788 | www.grandviewlodge. com |
| 74 | Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge (Crooked Cat) |
Winter Garden | Florida | 407-656-2626; 888-727-3672 | www.ocngolf.com |
| 75 | Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge (Panther Lake) |
Winter Garden | Florida | 407-656-2626; 888-727-3672 | www.ocngolf.com |
