Eight KemperSports facilities recognized in bi-annual list featuring best courses in the U.S. and world
NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 6, 2013 – KemperSports, the most trusted name in golf, announced today that seven of its properties were featured in GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and four properties were featured among the Top 100 in the World. The bi-annual list, which was published in the September issue of the magazine, utilizes a two-year rating system based on the input from a prestigious group on golf writers, industry veterans and raters.
“It is a true honor to have so many of our public golf facilities ranked among the best in the U.S.,” said KemperSports Chief Executive Officer Steve Skinner. “These honors are a true testament to the vision of our clients and the quality of the staff that manages each facility.”
KemperSports-managed properties that were honored include:
U.S.:
• No. 12 – Pacific Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 34 – Bandon Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 45 – Old Macdonald – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 49 – Bandon Trails – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 52 – Streamsong (Red) – Streamsong, Fla.
• No. 62 – Streamsong (Blue) – Streamsong, Fla.
• No. 64 – Chambers Bay – University Place, Wash.
World:
• No. 20 – Pacific Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 63 – Bandon Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 82 – Cabot Links – Inverness, Nova Scotia
• No. 88 – Old Macdonald – Bandon, Ore.
Both courses at Streamsong Resort launched in to the top-100 at nos. 52 (Red) and 62 (Blue) – the highest rankings for a new course on the list.
All four 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which has been managed by KemperSports since opening in 1999, were featured among the top-50 courses in the U.S. – the most of any one resort or destination in the country. Cabot Links, in which KemperSports is a part owner, debuted on the list at no. 82.
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About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs and lodging venues across the U.S., Caribbean and Central America. The company’s award-winning portfolio includes nationally-ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, named the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest and GOLF magazine; The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid; and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. For more information about KemperSports, please visit http://www.kempersports.com.
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Contact:
B.R. Koehnemann
KemperSports
847.480.4844
brkoehnemann@kempersports.com
