Twenty-three Troon-affiliated golf courses are represented on the “Best 200 Resort Courses” list, led by Gamble Sands in Brewster, Wash. at No. T20; Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii at No. 22; Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah at No. T30; Giants Ridge (Quarry) in Biwabik, Minn. at No. 35; Yocha Dehe Golf Clubin Brooks, Calif. at No. 39; Princeville Makai Golf Club on Kauai at No. T41; Tobacco Road in Sanford, North Carolina at No. T52; and the new Scarecrow at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington debuting at No. T73.
Eighteen Troon-affiliated facilities are included in the “Best 200 Residential Courses,” led by Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. at No. 4; Black Desert Resort at No. T28; Champion Hills in Hendersonville, North Carolina at No. T47; Pine Canyon Club in Flagstaff, Ariz. at No. T56; Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve(Fazio) in Bend, Ore. at No 61; and Fiddler’s Creek in Naples, Florida at No. T80.
Four Troon-affiliated facilities are ranked in “Golfweek’s Best Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic Islands and Central America” listing including Baha Mar (Royal Blue) in Nassau, Bahamas at No. T22; Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club in Puerto Rico at No. T35; Reserva Conchal in Guanacaste, Costa Rica at No. T37; and Ocean Club in the Bahamas at No. 40.
The Troon-managed or affiliated courses that received recognition by Golfweek include:
Best 200 Resort Courses
No. T20 Gamble Sands – Brewster, Washington
No. 22 Kapalua (Plantation) – Maui, Hawai‘i
No. T30 Black Desert Resort – Ivins, Utah
No. 35 Giants Ridge (Quarry) – Biwabik, Minnesota
No. 39 Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino – Brooks, California
No. T41 Princeville Makai Golf Club – Kauai, Hawai‘i
No. T52 Tobacco Road – Sanford, North Carolina
No. T73 Scarecrow at Gamble Sands – Brewster, Washington
No. T88 Mauna Lani (North) – Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i
No. 105 Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve (Nicklaus) – Bend, Oregon
No. T113 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes – Maricopa, Arizona
No. T116 Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean) – Palm Coast, Florida
No. 122 Ocean Course at Hokuala – Kauai, Hawai‘i
No. T123 Giants Ridge (Legend) – Biwabik, Minnesota
No. T132 Mauna Lani (South) – Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i
No. T140 Park Hyatt Aviara – Carlsbad, California
No. T144 Troon North (Monument) – Scottsdale, Arizona
No. T152 Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand) – San Diego, California
No. T156 Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory) – Palm Coast, Florida
No. T166 Seaview (Bay) – Galloway, New Jersey
No. T174 Troon North (Pinnacle) – Scottsdale, Arizona
No. T177 Links at Perry Cabin – St. Michaels, Maryland
No. T197 Silverado Resort (North) – Napa, California
Best 200 Residential Courses
No. 4 Panther National – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
No. T28 Black Desert Resort – Ivins, Utah
No. T47 Champion Hills – Hendersonville, North Carolina
No. T56 Pine Canyon Club – Flagstaff, Arizona
No. 61 Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve (Fazio) – Bend, Oregon
No. T80 Fiddler’s Creek – Naples, Florida
No. T112 Quintero Golf Club – Peoria, Arizona
No. T122 Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club – Wickenburg, Arizona
No. T122 Troon Country Club – Scottsdale, Arizona
No. 124 Dalhousie – Cape Girardeau, Missouri
No. T125 Belfair (East) – Bluffton, South Carolina
No. T133 Flagstaff Ranch – Flagstaff, Arizona
No. T136 Belfair (West) – Bluffton, South Carolina
No. T157 Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean) – Palm Coast, Florida
No. T176 Torreon Golf Club (Cabin) – Show Low, Arizona
No. T190 Black Bull – Bozeman, Montana
No. T192 Torreon Golf Club (Tower) – Show Low, Arizona
No. T199 Troon North (Monument) – Scottsdale, Arizona
Top 50 Best Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic Islands and Central America
No. T22 Baha Mar (Royal Blue) – Nassau, Bahamas
No. T35 Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club – Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
No. T37 Reserva Conchal – Guanacaste, Costa Rica
No. 40 Ocean Club – Paradise Island, Bahamas
“Congratulations to the teams of relentlessly dedicated associates and the ownership groups, who together with our teams are driving Top-100 and best-in-class experiences each and every day,” said Troon Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing Kris Strauss. “These facilities represent iconic locations and destinations that need to be on every golfer’s bucket list, or in the case of residential courses, on a ‘great places to call home’ list!”
Every year, Golfweek’s elite team of course raters, which currently boasts more than 800 evaluators, surveys courses around the world – grading each nominated course on the basis of Golfweek’s 10 strict standards of evaluation. Collectively, these knowledgeable raters have turned in more than 70,000 votes to compile Golfweek’s Best Courses lists.