Butterfield Trail and Sand Creek Station win respective category; eight other properties finish as runner-up
NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 4, 2015 – KemperSports announced today that ten of its properties were honored in the annual NGF (National Golf Foundation) Awards while Sand Creek Station took home top honors in the “less than $70” category for the second consecutive year and Butterfield Trail won the “more than $70” category.
The awards were given to facilities with the highest customer satisfaction index scores based on surveys fielded through NGF’s Golfer Survey Program in both categories based on the price of green fees
“Our people believe strongly in the power of great customer service,” said KemperSports Chief Executive Officer Steve Skinner. “We are proud to share this honor with the dedicated staff at these wonderful properties.”
KemperSports-managed properties that were honored include:
More than $70 category:
• Winner – Butterfield Trail – El Paso, Texas
• Runner-up – The Wilderness at Fortune Bay – Tower, Minn.
• Runner-up – Cantigny Golf – Wheaton, Ill.
• Runner-up – Heron Glen – Ringoes, NJ
• Runner-up – Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Course – Dinuba, Calif.
Less than $70 category:
• Winner – Sand Creek Station Golf Club – Newton, Kan.
• Runner-up – Shoal Creek Golf Course – Kansas City, Mo.
• Runner-up – Riverside Golf Course – Janesville, Wis.
• Runner-up – Cape Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course – Lewiston, NY
• Runner-up – Blackhawk Golf Course – Janesville, Wis.
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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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B.R. Koehnemann
KemperSports
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