Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Green Resort Awards

Environmental awareness among golfers is almost a given these days. We practically demand it now from our top resorts. Still, there are a select few properties that lead the way in resource conservation and protection. We applaud the following three resorts for their efforts, and congratulate them on becoming the newest members of Golf Magazine’s Eco-friendly Green Hall of Fame. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Mike Keiser has long preached—and practiced—to leave a place you’ve visited better than you found it. His latest statement is the 13-hole, par-3 Bandon Preserve course, a Coore-Crenshaw design opening in 2012. Profits will be directed strictly toward conservation projects, among them fish habitat creation and restoration. The Resort at Pelican Hill Newport Coast, Calif. 949-467-6800 pelicanhill.com Pelican Hill actually has a Green Committee, with department volunteers who focus on environmental stewardship, recycling and sustainability. Perhaps most impressive is the resort’s state-of-the-art water management plan, implemented in consultation with Orange County Coastkeeper, which emphasizes conservation—up to 50 million gallons per year—as well as reducing debris through filters and capturing and recycling runoff. Kingsmill Resort & Spa Williamsburg, Va. 800-832-5665 kingsmill.com In 2010 Kingsmill committed 40 percent of its 2,900 acres overlooking the James River to eco-friendly initiatives. All three of its courses are Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries, its marina landscaping uses no fertilizers or pesticides, rain water and irrigation runoff are funneled into irrigation ponds and re-used; even the sauces in the kitchen are cooled with cool sticks instead of running water. These resorts join 2010's inaugural Green Resort Award winners Amelia Island Plantation Amelia Island, Fla. 888-261-6161 aipfl.com Barton Creek Resort & Spa Austin, Tex. 800-336-6158 bartoncreek.com The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colo. 866-837-9520 thebroadmoor.com Kapalua Resort Maui, Hi. 800-527-2582 kapaluamaui.com Kiawah Island Golf Resort Kiawah Island, S.C. 800-654-2924 kiawahresort.com Mauna Lani Resort Big Island, Hi. 808-885-6622 maunalani.com Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, Calif. 800-654-9300 pebblebeach.com Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, N.C. 800-487-4653 pinehurst.com Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Ga. 706-467-0600 reynoldsplantation.com Turning Stone Resort & Casino Verona, N.Y. 800-771-7711 turningstone.com Get out the vote These resorts generated medal-winning numbers but garnered insufficient votes to meet our minimum threshold for consideration. Fairmont Orchid Hawaii Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, Miss. Eseeola Lodge Linville, N.C. Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch/Red Sky Avon, Colo. Inn at Entrada St. George, Utah Omni Mt. Washington Resort Breton Woods, N.H. Four Seasons Resort Nevis Nevis, West Indies Sandy Lane Resort St. James, Barbados Inn at Palmetto Bluff Bluffton, S.C. Sun Valley Resort Sun Valley, Idaho Sandals Emerald Bay Great Exuma, Bahamas Giants Ridge Biwabik, Minn. Omni Bedford Springs Bedford, Pa. Banyan Tree Mayakoba Quintana Roo, Mexico Fairmont Mayakoba Quintana Roo, Mexico The Otesaga Cooperstown, N.Y. More Resorts: Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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