Colorado AvidGolfer
Best Colorado Stay & Play
Reader’s Choice
1. The Broadmoor
2. Keystone
3. Red Sky
Staff Picks
Broadmoor
Red Sky
Rollingstone Ranch
Pictured: The Broadmoor
Pictured: Red Sky, Fazio Course
Best Phoenix/Scottsdale Stay & Play
Reader’s Choice
1. Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North
2. We-Ko-Pa Resort, Ft. McDowell
3. The Boulders, Carefree
Staff Picks
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge/Wildfire Golf Club
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess/TPC Scottsdale
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Pictured: Troon North Golf Club
Pictured: The Boulders
Best Golf Experience – Tucson
Reader’s Choice
1. The Gallery Golf Club
2. The Lodge at Ventana Canyon
T-3. Ritz-Carlton-Dove Mountain
T-3. Westin La Paloma
Staff Picks
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
Sewailo Golf Club at Casino Del Sol
Tubac Golf Resort
Pictured: Sewailo Golf Club
Pictured: Lodge at Ventana Canyon
Best Golf Experience – New Mexico
Reader’s Choice
1. Paa-Ko Ridge, Sandia Park
2. Sandia Golf Resort, Albuquerque
3. Piñon Hills Golf Course, Farmington
Staff Picks
Black Mesa Golf Club, Santa Fe
Paa-Ko Ridge
Sandia
Pictured: Paa-Ko Ridge
Pictured: Sandia
Best Golf Experience – Mesquite/St. George
Reader’s Choice
1. Wolf Creek Golf Club, Mesquite, Nev.
2. Coral Canyon Golf Course, Washington, Utah
T-3. Conestoga Golf Club, Mesquite
T-3. Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane, Utah
Staff Picks
Conestoga
Entrada at Snow Canyon, St. George
Falcon Ridge Golf Course, Mesquite
Pictured: Wolf Creek
Pictured: Conestoga
Best Golf Experience – Las Vegas
Reader’s Choice
1. Shadow Creek Golf Club
2. The Wynn Golf Club
3. Paiute Golf Resort
Staff Picks
Cascata, Boulder City
Coyote Springs Golf Club, Coyote Sgs.
Shadow Creek
Pictured: Paiute Golf Club
Pictured: Cascata
Best Golf Experience – Mexico
Reader’s Choice
1. Cabo del Sol, Los Cabos
T-2. Diamante, Cabo San Lucas
T-2. One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
3. Estrella del Mar, Mazatlán
Staff Picks
CostaBaja, La Paz
Diamante
Punta Mita, Puerto Vallarta
Pictured: Diamante
Pictured: Cabo del Sol
Best Overall U.S. Golf Experience
Reader’s Choice
1. Pebble Beach, California
2. Bandon Dunes, Oregon
3. Pinehurst, North Carolina
Staff Picks
Bandon Dunes
Kapalua, Hawai’i
Kohler, Wisconsin
Pictured: Bandon Dunes
Best Overall U.S. Value
Reader’s Choice
1. RTJ Golf Trail, Alabama
2. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3. Branson, Missouri
Staff Picks
Alabama Coast/Florida Panhandle
Mesquite/St. George
Tucson
> Best Overall U.S. Golf Value (Reader's Choice) The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Alabama
Proving Colorado golfers do travel east of the Mississippi, you voted Alabama’s 22-year-old, 468-hole golf gauntlet the best bang for your buck. The trail’s 26 courses run from Muscle Shoals in the north to Mobile in the south, and there isn’t a dog track in the bunch. You want value? A round at Grand National in Opelika, which hosts a PGA TOUR event this July, starts at $65 during high season. Factor in perpetual specials, many including luxurious lodging and multiple rounds, and you can’t beat it. Flights into nearby Atlanta rather than Birmingham also keep down the price. 800-949-4444, rtjgolf.com
Pictured: Lakewood Golf Club, Azaela No. 1, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
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