The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, Canoe Brook CC, Chi Chi Rodriguez GC and Poppy Hills Golf Course will vie for the award that will be presented at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando in February 2017.
The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has released its list of four golf and club properties that have been selected as finalists for the organization’s National Course of the Year honors.
The award honors a member organization that demonstrates excellence according to four criteria: exceptional quality of the golf course, exceptional quality of ownership and management, outstanding contribution to its community, and significant contribution to the game of golf.
The NGCOA has presented the award since 2003. Last year’s winner was Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon, Mich.
The 2017 winner will be announced at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando, Fla. on February 9, 2017, as part of the NGCOA’s annual Golf Business Conference and awards ceremony.
The four finalists for the 2017 award include:
- The Pete Dye Course at French Lick (Ind.) Resort, which “has become a destination venue in Indiana and a major economic driver, providing stability in the financially struggling Orange County,” the NGCOA noted.
- Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, N.J., which “recently completed a three-year, award-winning renovation project, makes frequent contributions to foundations and programs including Folds of Honor and Bunkers for Baghdad, while also hosting an annual outing for local police departments,” the NGCOA noted. (C&RB featured the Canoe Brook renovation in its October 2015 issue: http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2015/10/15/taking-it-all-in/)
- The Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club and Sports Complex, Clearwater, Fla., which “unites the public and private sectors to promote values, academics and social skills for at-risk children, doing so by using the golf course as a living classroom,” the NGCOA Noted.
- Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif., which “has hosted the PGA Tour’s First Tee Open since completing its own renovation in 2013 [and] is a cited as leader in both water stewardship practices and youth-targeted philanthropic endeavors,” the NGCOA noted.
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