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Posted at 11:39 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Hawai'i golf courses get high marks from Conde Nast

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i ranks high in the recent Condé Nast Traveler Golf Poll 2007, dominating the top three positions in the list and a total of seven of the top 25 golf courses in the world.

Readers gave the highest ranking to golf resorts on Lana'i and the Big Island.

The magazine asked 4,300 Condé Nast Traveler readers to evaluate 339 golf resorts that they had visited in the past three years. Properties were rated on seven criteria — course design, speed of play, pro staff, accommodations, service, food/dining, and facilities.

Readers used a five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. Each score represents the percentage of respondents who rated a particular feature excellent or very good. Only properties that received a required minimum number of responses were included in these rankings.

The magazine ranks the top destinations each year.

1. FOUR SEASONS RESORT, THE LODGE AT KOELE

Lanai, Hawaii, 94.7

2. FOUR SEASONS RESORT HUALALAI

Big Island, Hawaii, 94.5

3. FOUR SEASONS RESORT AT MANELE BAY

Lanai, Hawaii, 94.3

4. DROMOLAND CASTLE

County Clare, Ireland, 93.8

5. RITZ-CARLTON, REYNOLDS PLANTATION

Greensboro, Georgia, 93.1

6. GLENEAGLES

Auchterarder, Scotland, 93.0

7. FAIRMONT CHATEAU WHISTLER

Whistler, British Columbia, 92.3

8. RITZ-CARLTON GOLF & SPA RESORT, ROSE HALL

Montego Bay, Jamaica, 92.0

9. AMERICAN CLUB

Kohler, Wisconsin, 90.7

9. THE HOMESTEAD

Hot Springs, Virginia, 90.7

11. WESTIN TURNBERRY RESORT

Ayrshire, Scotland, 90.5

12. THE GREENBRIER

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 90.4

13. CORDEVALLE, A ROSEWOOD RESORT

San Martin, California, 90.3

13. WYNN LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas, Nevada, 90.3

15. RITZ-CARLTON GOLF RESORT

Naples, Florida 90.0

16. RITZ-CARLTON KAPALUA

Maui, Hawaii, 89.7

17. HYATT REGENCY HILL COUNTRY RESORT

San Antonio, Texas, 89.4

18. FAIRMONT ST. ANDREWS (*FORMERLY ST. ANDREWS BAY GOLF RESORT AND SPA)

St. Andrews, Scotland, 89.2

19. FOUR SEASONS RESORT AT WAILEA

Maui, Hawaii, 89.0

20. MAUNA LANI RESORT

Big Island, Hawaii, 88.9

21. GRAND HYATT KAUAI RESORT AND SPA

Kauai, Hawaii, 88.8

22. PEBBLE BEACH RESORTS

Pebble Beach, California, 88.6

23. CABO DEL SOL RESORTS

Los Cabos, Mexico, 88.5

24. RITZ-CARLTON GRANDE LAKES

Orlando, Florida, 87.9