| Call them the best of the best, the elite, or the Green | | | | you can expect temperatures over 100. For more |
| Berets of U.S. golf cities.The ten cities on this list all | | | | information, visit Maui, HawaiiAside from the lush |
| have one thing common. They occur on more top-ten | | | | beauty one normally associates with Maui, the |
| golf destination lists than all other cities in the U.S. How | | | | Hawaiian island also offers the state's only 54-hole |
| do I know this? By way of research ... lots of tedious, | | | | courses, Wailea and Kapalua. According to |
| time-consuming but totally thorough research.Building | | | | VisitMaui.com, there's plenty of availability to go around: |
| the Ultimate ListI began the process by gathering all the | | | | "Although Maui hosts several well-known professional |
| lists of popular U.S. golf destinations I could find. This | | | | tournaments tee times are rarely hard to come by." |
| journey led me from to Golf Digest, from travel | | | | Learn more at Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaI went on |
| websites to sports websites and everything in | | | | family trips to Myrtle Beach each year for over a |
| between. I read lists by golfers, journalists, travelers | | | | decade. I recall how eager my siblings and I would be |
| and even historians.The Envelope PleaseWhen the | | | | to play a round of Jungle Golf, miniature golf with all the |
| dust settled, I had 15 lists of popular golf destinations in | | | | animal props you could shake a club at. But Myrtle |
| the country. Then I began cross-referencing to | | | | Beach has plenty of golf for "big kids," too. Popular |
| determine which cities occurred on the most lists. So | | | | courses include The Legends, Grand Dunes, Wild Wing |
| here you have the best of the best ... the elite ... the ten | | | | and Tidewater. Learn at Orlando, FloridaOrlando |
| most popular golf cities in the United States.(I've listed | | | | conjures images of Disney World, Universal Studios |
| these cities alphabetically, because anything else would | | | | and similar attractions. But it also attracts plenty of |
| have required way too much math.)1. Hilton Head, | | | | golfers to its more than 20 courses. Popular stops |
| South CarolinaThe readers of Golf Digest put South | | | | include Orange County National, Bay Hill and Disney. |
| Carolina's Hilton Head Island at number 10 on a list of | | | | Where else can you golf with Mickey Mouse? Learn |
| the world's best resorts. Do I really need to say any | | | | more at Palm Springs, CaliforniaIf you like the idea of |
| more than that? Okay, here's more. You can choose | | | | golfing on lush green courses with plenty of palm trees |
| from more than 20 golf courses that wind around | | | | and a backdrop of rugged mountains, Palm Springs is |
| marshes, lakes and lagoons. For more information, visit | | | | the place for you. Within the Coachella Valley, there |
| Las Vegas, Nevada Say "Las Vegas" to most people, | | | | are more than 100 courses. According to |
| and gambling usually comes to mind. But Las Vegas is | | | | GolfDigest.com, "PGA West, La Quinta and Mission |
| also a premier golf destination with more than | | | | Hills North are the three big resorts in town." Learn |
| two-dozen courses. Popular choices include Reflection | | | | more at Phoenix / Scottsdale, ArizonaI'm aware that |
| Bay, Royal Links and The Canyons. Just be mindful of | | | | Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona are two different |
| the time of year -- if you travel there in the summer, | | | | cities. |