Eleven KemperSports properties listed among top-50 public, private and resort courses
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 5, 2009 – KemperSportsTM announced today that 11 of its properties have been honored by Golf World in its 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards. The list, which was published in the Sept. 28 issue of the magazine, utilized a six-month online voting period that was completed by Golf World readers to determine the top-50 golf courses in the public, private and resort categories.
More than 46,000 votes were cast and more than 600,000 criteria evaluations were made to compile the second annual list. Voters were asked to provide a number value based on the following criteria: quality of course, condition of course, reputation/prestige, practice facility, speed of play, clubhouse/locker room, hotel accommodations, caddie program, pro shop, food/dining, off-course amenities, service and overall value.
“It is a true honor to have such a large number of our facilities listed by the Golf World Readers’ Choice Awards,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “The awards are made more meaningful by the fact that this is the people’s vote.”
KemperSports-managed properties that were honored include:
Public:
No. 3 – Independence Golf Club – Midlothian, Va.
No. 8 – Sand Creek Station – Newton, Kan.
No. 9 – Hiddenbrooke Golf Club – Vallejo, Calif.
No. 17 – Falcon Ridge Golf Club – Lenexa, Kan.
No. 25 – Desert Willow Golf Resort – Palm Desert, Calif.
No. 28 – Bolingbrook Golf Club – Bolingbrook, Ill.
No. 29 – Chambers Bay – University Place, Wash.
No. 38 – Heron Lakes Golf Club – Portland, Ore.
Private:
No. 50 – The Glen Club – Glenview, Ill.
Resort:
No. 2 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort – Bandon, Ore.
No. 23 – The Wilderness at Fortune Bay – Tower, Minn.
Seven additional KemperSports properties received recognition by receiving a high number of points including: Black Gold in Yorba Linda, Calif., The Crossings at Carlsbad in Carlsbad, Calif., Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., Chalet Hills in Cary, Ill., Heron Glen in Ringoes, N.J., Whiskey Creek in Ijamsville, Md., and Harding Park in San Francisco, Calif., host of The 2009 Presidents Cup, Oct. 6-11.
For more information on KemperSports or for a complete list of managed properties, visit www.kempersports.com.
About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Harding Park, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. Affiliate KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a sports marketing, events and public relations agency, has produced and managed major national and international events, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament. For more information, visit www.kempersports.com.
Contact:
B.R. Koehnemann
847.291.6740, brkoehnemann@kempersports.com
