Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Bandon Dunes Resort is the new No. 1

Twenty-four years after Golf Magazine began ranking the game’s greatest resorts, a true pioneer has reached the summit. Our new No. 1 resort in North America is Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, the realized vision of Mike Keiser. The golf purist dreamed of simple, perfect, public-access golf, with accommodations to match. According to the 7,252 votes cast at Golf.com, he delivered. Only one resort climbed the ladder to earn the coveted Platinum status for 2012-13, but it’s a stunner: the Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay in Hawaii. Newcomers populate the Gold and Silver categories, including newly gilded La Costa, in Carlsbad, Calif., fresh off a $50 million makeover, and the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., host of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Of course, many of us remain on tight budgets. Fortunately, every medal-winning resort offers some kind of deal or package. You can check out those bargains, winners by region, and category leaders — and visit our Eco-Friendly Hall of Fame, which features three properties newly honored with Green Awards. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Our new No. 1 isn’t resting on its laurels. Fresh off the successful debut of its Doak/Urbina– designed Old Macdonald, Bandon is slated to open a 13-hole par-3 course by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2012. Although Bandon’s inspired layouts, clifftop setting and walking-only policy have helped make it one of the world’s best golf experiences, the resort is definitely not a one-trick pony—it placed fourth in the Service category and in the top 12 in both Lodging and Food & Drink. More Resorts: Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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