Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Ranked No. 1 by Condé Nast Traveler

Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, recognized as one of the world’s leading references for travel aficionados, have ranked The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples as the Best Overall Golf Resort in Florida. The Tiburón property is a WCI master-planned community that encompasses luxury homes and the resort’s 36 holes of golf operated by WCI’s amenities division.

June 10, 2010 - Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, recognized as one of the world's leading references for travel aficionados, have ranked The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples as the Best Overall Golf Resort in Florida. The poll results were announced in the June 2010 issue of the magazine, which reaches more than 825,000 readers monthly.

Tiburón and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples will host its ninth Shark Shootout December 8-12, 2010.

Thousands of readers participated in the poll by ranking golf resorts on a range of factors including the overall golf experience, resort, amenities, staff, restaurant quality and customer service.

Tiburón Golf Club, a joint venture between Host Hotels and Resorts and WCI Communities, is located at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. The Tiburón property is a WCI master-planned community that encompasses luxury homes and the resort’s 36 holes of golf operated by WCI’s amenities division. The resort, located at Airport-Pulling and Vanderbilt Beach roads in Naples, offers unique perks to resort guests, including complimentary rental clubs, two sleeves of golf balls and a golf glove. Guests also have access to the facilities and professional instructors at the onsite Rick Smith Golf Academy.

Both 18-hole courses were designed by legendary golfer and course creator Greg Norman, known as "The Shark" during his professional career. In fact, the community was named with a clear nod to Norman: Tiburón means "shark" in Spanish. The resort also hosts the PGA TOUR-sanctioned Shark Shootout each December.

Being named the Best Overall Golf Resort in Florida by Condé Nast readers is only the latest in a long series of accolades the resort has earned; others include being named in the Top 100 Golf Shops by Golf World Magazine seven out of nine years and in Golf Digest’s Top 75 Golf Resorts in North America in 2004 and 2007.

For more information about The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, visit ritzcarlton.com, or call 239-254-3340 for tee times and golf lessons.