Arizona's resorts are as good as its golf

Tuesday February 10, 2009 | 08:50:56 pm 137 words, 2543 views

I knew all along the golf was pretty good in Arizona, but had no idea of the quantity of great hotels and resorts. As it turns out Arizona landed 15 properties on the Travel+Leisure magazine’s list of the 500 best around the world.

The top resort in Arizona, according to T+L’s readers? That would be the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix. To see the other 14 on the list, check out the story I wrote on GolfArizona.com.

By the way, only two states landed more on the list. California has a whopping 48 and Florida, 28. The highest ranked U.S. resort on the list wasn’t from any of the above states, though. Coming in at No. 5 in the world is Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana, one of five U.S. properties to make the top 25.

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The Accidental Golfer

The Accidental Golfer (AKA Mike Bailey) has spent more than 15 years writing about the game that has brought him unbridled joy and temporary bouts of insanity. Now on staff at WorldGolf.com, Bailey is a former senior editor for PGA Magazine, senior writer for Golfweek's SuperNEWS and Turfnet magazines and past president of the Texas Golf Writers Association. He has covered every facet of golf, including the PGA and LPGA Tours, equipment and course architecture, as well as the bane of his golfing existence: instruction. The last has led to at least 30 different golf swings, which all feel different but appear to his playing companions to be the same.