FarmLinks Golf Club Earns ‘Top Resorts’ Accolades from Golf Digest

FarmLinks Golf Club at Pursell Farms has been ranked on Golf Digest’s 2011 list of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America, debuting at No. 39

The world’s only agronomic research and demonstration golf course is one of 30 resorts debuting on the list this year.

“We are so pleased that FarmLinks has earned a distinguished position among the best resorts in North America, from such a well-regarded national publication,” said FarmLinks President Erle Fairly. “This is exciting reinforcement for our team’s hard work and for our owner’s visionary leadership. We hope it inspires golfers everywhere to visit and experience FarmLinks for themselves.”

In describing FarmLinks’ “new and notable” features, Golf Digest focused on the resort’s PGA TOUR-quality putting green adjacent to one of the club’s lodging options.

“Feel like putting while your coffee’s brewing?” reads the description. “Five cottages and cabins on Masters Row offer access to practice greens in a courtyard right outside your door, stocked with balls each morning.”

In assembling its list, Golf Digest asked for feedback from more than 1,000 golfers throughout North America. The panelists rated each resort they’ve visited within the past three years on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 representing “absolutely perfect.” The scoring was based on the golfers’ overall impression of each resort’s quality. This year, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., was ranked first on the list.