Implementing a database of 1000 Best Places to Retire, U.S. News created a Top 10 list of best places to retire for golfing fans.
- Sun City, AZ, is ranked in the esteemed list because of its proximity to 220 public and private courses. That's enough variety for even the most intrepid duffer.
- Mount Pleasant, SC, comes highly considered for retired golfers. The year-round temperature is sunny and warm. Thirty top-notch golf courses are in the vicinity. Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head are a few miles' drive away and provide a bevy of golfing greens.
- Charlotte, NC, was a top vote-getter in the U.S. News poll, especially because of it's famed PGA's Wachovia Championship course, and other numerous courses.
- Bonita Springs, FL, is within reach of more than 135 courses in Lee County. A 20-minute drive away is Naples, one of the country's golf meccas.
- Rancho Mirage, CA, a resort community, is home of the LPGA's Kraft Nabisco Championship only 7 miles from the golfing mecca, Palm Springs.
- Auburn, AL, university community is a top spot for golfers-in-retirement. It is positioned at the base of Grand National, one of eleven sites designed by golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones.
- Chicago suburb, Lemont, IL, is home to the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, which biennially hosts the PGA's BMW Championship. It is surrounded by 140 courses in Cook County. It's a hardier choice for retired golfers; the links unavailable during winter. But the Windy City offers its cosmopolitan charms.
- Georgetown, TX, is the favored choice in the Lone Star State for retired inveterate golfers. A Del Webb retirement community, it possesses two 18-hole courses, and is a half-hour drive to the state capital and golfers' heaven, Austin.
- St. George, UT, houses the Red Rock Golf Trail, eight courses assembled within a radius of a 15-minute drive.
- Portland, OR, makes U.S. News top ten because of its damp climate keeping the links lush.
Now, retired golf fans -- Go Nuts!
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