Top 5 golf cities...

[d373rm1ned]

I recently posted a topic about looking for a place to live that could offer year round golf. http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24934

I received a lot of great answers from that thread and noticed there was a "top five golf states" thread and thought there should also be a top five golf cities thread to sum things up even better. So, please post your top 5, 3, 1, 10 (or any # you feel like typing up) golf cities that are in the Continental US. Mine are...

1. Orlando, FL
2. Phoenix, AZ
3. New York, NY
4. Charleston, SC
5. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

[DaCus3]

Myrtle Beach has to be #1 because there are like 9 million courses

[uttexas]

I took into account other things to do (professional and or university sports teams, water sports, skiing, ability to golf year round, economic diversity and stability)

Austin, Texas
PHX, Arizona
San Diego area
Salt Lake City, Utah
South and North Carolina cities just missed my list
I suppose I have a western US bias.
also considered kawaii and maui

Anywhere in the world.
Cairns, Australia
Andalucia region of Spain
Capetown, South Africa
Faro, Portugal
Buenos Aires, Argentina

[jorruss]

My list, in terms of the quality of the golf courses:
(not in any particular order)

Las Vegas, NV
San Francisco, CA
Orlando, FL
Bend, OR
Dallas, TX

[AmenCorner]

Do they have to be public? Naples, FL is literally back to back with incredible golf courses. I would say every notable architecht has multiple tracks there. Seriously, it is amazing.

Why, very popular seasonal retirement spot for big money executives. Unfortunately, it's probably not as well known as a destination spot b/c most places are private, and 100,000 plus initiation fees.

[jrjones]

The Greater Houston area has 147 golf courses that are playable year round.

[quobius]

Well, I'm obviously Western-biased but, in no particular order, I'll go with:

Las Vegas, Nevada
Monterey, California
Newport Beach, California
Palm Springs, California
Bend, Oregon

[PiustheDrGolf]

1. San Diego, CA
2. Myrtle Beach, SC
3. Orlando/Tampa, FL
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. Scottsdale, AZ

[Jax]

Las Vegas is the best imo cus i live here and have only played here lol but Desert Pines Golf Course is were i go every week great course and great driving range

[chipper2]

Let the mid-west be heard from.

Myrtle Beach, SC
Gaylord, MI
Nashville, TN
Grand Rapids, MI
Lansing, MI