Pelican Hill Resort: Riviera in the OC

It's the closest thing California has to a Riviera.

Orange County is located along the famed PCH Highway defined by Newport Beach to the north and Dana Point to the south. With TV series like Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County and MTV's Laguna Beach defining its reality, it's not difficult to see why the OC is home to some of America's grandest and most expensive resorts.

It's newest is The Resort at Pelican Hill, a five-star resort property along a world-class, 36-hole, Tom Fazio-designed golf course that is luring destination golfers to a dramatic bluff above Crystal Cove along the Newport Coast. ...