Platinum Medal Resorts
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Golf Magazine's best resorts rankings, which are chosen by our most trusted group of travel experts: our readers. To celebrate, we've created a new category—Platinum Medals—that honors golf's finest properties.

The American Club
Kohler, Wisc.
800-344-2838, destinationkohler.com
Just call it "Le Grand Fromage." This dairyland resort was actually the top vote-getter in our reader survey for the quality of its golf. And who could argue? Its four Pete Dye courses—two each at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run—offer superior designs, stirring settings, and stern challenges. The American Club itself is no slouch either. The Kohler Waters Spa has no equal in the Midwest, and the Immigrant Restaurant & Winery Bar is a star in its own right (check out the unique regional cheese room after your round). Despite its remote location, the American Club is proof that if you build it they will come, and they'll tell others to come, too!

Credit: Larry Lambrecht