
Readers of GolfWorld magazine have awarded the Top 50 Resort Golf Courses for 2010, based on a variety of criteria, including quality and condition of courses, reputation, practice and clubhouse facilities, restaurants, accommodations, pro shop and more. Here are the top ten; find the rest on the GolfWorld web site.
1. Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC
2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, OR
3. Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY
4. Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur D'Alene, ID
5. Whistling Straits GC, Haven, WI
6. Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA
7. Sea Island GC, St. Simons Island, GA
8. Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
9. TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
10. Mauna Kea Beach Golf Club, Kamuela, HA
Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She follows the little white ball around the world and blogs golf travel at bestgolf.typepad.com/blog/