BOSTON, Mass. – Troon Golf, a golf course management, development and marketing company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has 37 of its affiliated courses featured in Golfweek’s newly published “Ultimate Guide” of “Best Courses” for 2019.
The list includes the best in resort, residential, and the Caribbean/Mexico. Troon is the world’s largest golf management company, providing services in 35 states and 30 countries at more than 360 locations, including 280 golf courses at 246 facilities.
Nineteen Troon-affiliated golf courses are represented on the “Best 200 Resort Courses” list, led by Kapalua’s Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii at No. 16; Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada at No. 51; Pronghorn’s Nicklaus Course in Bend, Oregon at No. 52; and Princeville Makai Golf Club on Kauai is ranked No. 54.
Fifteen Troon-managed facilities are included in the “Best 200 Residential Courses,” led by Pronghorn’s Fazio Course in Bend at No. 12; Quintero Golf Club in Peoria, Arizona, at No. 64; Champion Hills in Hendersonville, North Carolina at No. 67; Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona at No. 79; and Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club in Wickenburg, Arizona at No. 86.
Three of Troon’s facilities are ranked in the “Best 50 Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico,” including Port Royal Golf Club in Southampton, Bermuda at No. 25, Ocean Club in the Bahamas at No. 40 and Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club in Puerto Rico at No. 45.
The 37 Troon-managed or affiliated courses that received recognition by Golfweek include:
Best 100 Resort Courses
No. 16 Kapalua (Plantation) – Maui, Hawaii
No. 51 Cascata Golf Club – Boulder City, Nevada
No. 52 Pronghorn (Nicklaus) – Bend, Oregon
No. 54 Princeville Makai Golf Club – Kauai, Hawaii
No. 89 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes – Maricopa, Arizona
No. 95 Troon North (Monument) – Scottsdale, Arizona
No. 96 Troon North (Pinnacle) – Scottsdale, Arizona
Next Best 100 Resort Courses
No. 112 Turtle Bay Resort – Oahu, Hawaii
No. 113 Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino – Brooks, California
No. 135 Indian Wells Golf Resort (Celebrity) – Indian Wells, California
No. 138 Lake of Isles (North) – North Stonington, Connecticut
No. 142 Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players) – Indian Wells, California
No. 149 Silverado Resort & Spa (North) – Napa, California
No. 153 Boulders Resort (North) – Carefree, Arizona
No. 162 La Cantera Resort (Palmer) – San Antonio, Texas
No. 165 Kapalua (Bay) – Maui, Hawaii
No. 178 Boulders Resort (South) – Carefree, Arizona
No. 183 Grand Bear – Saucier, Mississippi
No. 184 Mauna Lani (North) – Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i
Best 100 Residential Courses
No. 12 Pronghorn (Fazio) – Bend, Oregon
No. 64 Quintero Golf Club – Peoria, Arizona
No. 67 Champion Hills – Hendersonville, North Carolina
No. 79 Troon Country Club – Scottsdale, Arizona
No. 86 Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club – Wickenburg, Arizona
No. 92 Pine Canyon Club – Flagstaff, Arizona
No. 94 The Powder Horn Golf Club – Sheridan, Wyoming
Next Best 100 Residential Courses
No. 113 Belfair (West) – Bluffton, South Carolina
No. 121 Red Ledges – Heber City, Utah
No. 130 Club at Porto Cima – Sunrise Beach, Missouri
No. 139 Seven Canyons Club – Sedona, Arizona
No. 148 Belfair (East) – Bluffton, South Carolina
No. 156 Saddle Creek – Copperopolis, California
No. 160 The Peninsula Golf & Country Club – Millsboro, Delaware
No. 187 Winchester Country Club – Meadow Vista, California
Top 50 Best of the Caribbean and Mexico
No. 25 Port Royal Golf Club – Southhampton, Bermuda
No. 40 Ocean Club – Paradise Island, Bahamas
No. 45 Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club – Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Every year, Golfweek’s elite team of course raters, which currently boasts more than 850 evaluators, surveys more than 3,600 courses – grading each nominated course on the basis of Golfweek’s 10 strict standards of evaluation. Collectively, these knowledgeable raters have turned in more than 75,000 votes to compile Golfweek’s Best Courses lists.
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