Pelican Hill Resort Named #1 California Golf Resort

  • March 20, 2011
Pelican Hill Resort Named #1 California Golf Resort
In its debut year on the magazine's "Top 125 Golf Resorts" list, the two-and-a-half-year-old Resort earned one of the top two overall scores in the world, as well as two perfect scores for its Course Design & Access, and Golf Staff & Services.

Published in Condé Nast Traveler's April 2011 issue, the "Top 125 Golf Resorts" list ranks golf resorts from across the world in regional lists by overall score, based upon ratings in eight specific categories. With an overall score of 96.6, Pelican Hill earned one of the top two scores worldwide. The only California golf resort to achieve perfect scores in the categories of Course Design & Access and Golf Staff & Services, Pelican Hill surpassed all California Golf Resorts in five of eight categories, including Food/Dining, Overall Design and Activities/Facilities.

Pelican Hill's top California Golf Resort ranking resulted from the Condé Nast Traveler 2010 Readers' Choice survey, in which 26,000 readers voted on more than 10,000 properties and destinations worldwide. In Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards announced last October, Pelican Hill ranked "top two" among mainland U.S. resorts and number 22 among the "Top 100 Best in the World 2010."

Pelican Hill Golf Club boasts 36 spectacular holes designed by Tom Fazio, with stunning ocean panoramas from nearly every hole, a luxurious 44,000-square-foot clubhouse with separate men's and women's locker rooms and lounges with a full array of appointments and amenities, the acclaimed Pelican Grill and lounge, Caffé II Italian coffee bar, a golf shop, and an intelligently designed, full-service practice facility conveniently located right outside the clubhouse door, featuring an expansive driving range, a complete practice tee and tour-event Nike Platinum One balls waiting for guests when they arrive.

The two 18-hole courses, Ocean North and Ocean South, are recognized by Golfweek's "Best Resort Courses" 2011 and "Best Courses You Can Play" 2009, 2010 & 2011; Golf Magazine's "Premier Resorts 2010" Readers Choice (Silver Medal); Golf Digest's "The World's Greatest Golf 2009/2010" (Ocean South); GolfWorld's 2010 Reader's Choice Awards "Top 50 Resorts"; and Andrew Harper's Readers' Choice Awards 2009, "Top Golf Resorts."

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