Management Company manages more top 100 courses
than anyone in industry
NORTHBROOK, Ill., January 27, 2015 – KemperSports, which manages more top-100 golf courses than any other management company, announced today that many of their golf courses were recognized in Golf Digest’s list of the top-ranked golf courses in the country. The three lists, which include 100 Greatest Public, 100 Greatest in the U.S., and Best in State appear every other year in the February issue of the publication. The courses are ranked by a prestigious group of golf writers, industry veterans and raters.
“We are very fortunate to work with so many great properties and clients throughout the country,” said KemperSports Chief Executive Officer Steve Skinner. “To be recognized as among the best is a testament to the vision of our clients and the quality of our staff that manages each facility.”
KemperSports-managed properties that were honored include:
100 Greatest Public:
• No. 2 – Pacific Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 7 – Bandon Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 12 – Old Macdonald – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 14 – Bandon Trails – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 18 – Streamsong (Red) – Streamsong, Fla.
• No. 24 – Streamsong (Blue) – Streamsong, Fla.
• No. 26 – Chambers Bay – University Place, Wash.
• No. 35 – Prairie Club (Dunes) – Valentine, Neb.
• No. 57 – The Wilderness at Fortune Bay – Tower, Minn.
• No. 75 – Prairie Club (Pines) – Valentine, Neb.
100 Greatest in the U.S.:
• No. 18 – Pacific Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 37 – Bandon Dunes – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 55 – Old Macdonald – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 74 – Bandon Trails – Bandon, Ore.
• No. 100 – Streamsong (Red) – Streamsong, Fla.
All four 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which has been managed by KemperSports since opening in 1999, were featured on both the 100 Greatest as well as the 100 Greatest Public – the only destination in the country with that distinction.
In addition, KemperSports courses continued to be listed among the best in their state.
Florida – Streamsong Red (4), Streamsong Blue (6)
Illinois – Bull Valley (15), Cantigny (22)
Maryland – Whiskey Creek (12)
Minnesota – The Wilderness at Fortune Bay (8)
Nebraska – Prairie Club Dunes (3), Prairie Club Pines (6)
Oregon – Pacific Dunes (1), Bandon Dunes (2), Old Macdonald (3), Bandon Trails (4)
Pennsylvania – The Ace Club (19)
Washington – Chambers Bay (2)
For more information on KemperSports, visit www.kempersports.com.
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
