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Awards

Golf's Most Influential Architects: Golf Inc., Spring 2016

"Ike Grainger" Award Recipient: USGA, 2011                                                                              
Golf's Most Influential Architects: Golf Inc., Spring 2011

The Games Leading Architects: Golf World Special Report, 1998                                                                                   
Architect of the Year: iGolf, America Online, 1996
Leading Architect of The Next Generation: Golf World Special Report, 1994


Courses of Distinction

Blue Heron Pines East, Atlantic County, New Jersey

No. 7 America's Best in New Jersey: Golfweek, 2005
Site of United States Golf Association Public Links Championship, 2003
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Butterfield Country Club, Oak Brook, Illinois

No.22 Top State Golf Courses in Illinois: Golf Digest, 2017

Top 200 Courses in America: Golfweek, 2012
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Chart Hills Golf Club, County Kent, England

Host to European PGA Qualifier site annually

Featured as a Great Golf Course of the British Isles: Links Magazine, 1998

Best Inland Course in the British Isles: Following the Fairways, 1996

Site of European LPGA Ford Ladies Open, 1995

Best New Course in the British Isles: Golf World (UK), 1993
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Cypress Lakes Golf & Country Club, Pokolbin, N.S.W., Australia

“Australia’s Best Golf Hotel”: World Golf Awards, 2017

Top 20 Resort Golf Course in Australia: Australian Golf
No. 96 Australia's Top 100: Australian Golf Digest, 2003
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Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

Home of The Evian Championship (LPGA’s 5th Major)
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Grande Pines Golf Course, Orlando, Florida

Top 100 "America's Best Resort Courses": Golfweek

Renovation of the Year: Golf Inc., 2004

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Heartland Crossing Golf Links, Indianapolis, Indiana

Top 200 Courses: Golf Digest, 2003

Site of Indiana Golf Association Mid-Amateur
Site of Better Ball Championship, 1999
Site of United States Golf Association Mid-Amateur Qualifier, 1999

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Isleworth Golf & Country Club, Windermere, Florida

No.20 Top State Golf Courses in Florida: Golf Digest, 2017

Site of The Hero World Challenge, 2014

Site of Tavistock Cup, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Home to the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

Top 100 Residential Courses in America: Golfweek, 2004

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Kokopelli Golf Club, Marion, Illinois

No. 10 Americas Best in Illinois: Golfweek, 2002

No. 2 Best Buys in Public Access Golfing: Sports Illustrated, 2001
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LochenHeath Golf Club, Traverse City, Michigan

No.11 Top State Golf Courses in Michigan: Golf Digest, 2017

Site of U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier, 2005

No. 7 America's Best in Michigan: Golfweek, 2002
No. 2 Top 10 Places You Can Play: Golf Magazine, 2001
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The Members Club at Four Streams, Maryland

No. 6 Top State Golf Courses in Maryland: Golf Digest, 2017

No. 5 Top State Golf Courses in Maryland: Golf Digest, 2005

No. 8 Top State Golf Courses in Maryland: Golf Digest, 2004

Site of Mason Dixon Challenge Matches, 2003
Site of USGA Mid-Amateur Qualifier, 2003

Site of Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship, 1999
Site of Professional Golf Association Toyota Challenge, 1999
Site of Mid Atlantic Section, 1999
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Old Memorial Golf Club, Tampa, Florida

Home of the Gary Koch Invitational

No.10 Top State Golf Courses in Florida: Golf Digest, 2017

No. 55 - 100 Best Modern Courses in America: Golfweek, 2000

Recognition for Recreation/Natural Environment: The Planning Commission 2000
Featured as a Modern Classic Course: LINKS Magazine, 1999
No. 68 Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: Golf Magazine, 1999
No. 7 Americas Best New Private Courses: Golf Digest, 1998
Resource Regulation Design Excellence: Southwest Florida Water Management Dist.
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Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois

No.10 Top State Golf Courses in Illinois: Golf Digest, 2017

Site of the US Amateur, 2015

Site of the Western Amateur, 2013

Top 200 Courses in America: Golfweek, 2012

Site of PGA Junior Ryder Cup, 2012

Site of USGA Girls Junior Championship 2012

No. 125 US "Best Classic Courses": Golfweek, 2011

No. 2 Best New Renovations: Golf Digest, 2010

Renovation of the Year Award: Golf Inc., 2008
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Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, Ormond Beach, Florida

Top 50 Florida Golf Courses: Golfweek
"50 Most Distinctive Courses in the Southeast U.S."

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Royal Harare Golf Club, Harare, Zimbabwe

No. 1 Top Courses in Zimbabwe: Golf Digest, 2005-2017

Site of Zimbabwe Open
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Royce Brook Golf Club, Hillsborough, New Jersey
West Course No. 4 America's Best in New Jersey: Golfweek, 2005
East Course No. 8 America's Best in New Jersey: Golfweek, 2005
West Course No. 4 America's Best in New Jersey: Golfweek, 2002
East Course No. 9 America's Best in New Jersey: Golfweek, 2002

2nd Best Daily Fee Course in New Jersey: 1999

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Southern Dunes Golf Club, Orlando, Florida

No. 6 Americas Best Florida Public Access Courses: Golfweek, 2005

No. 4 Americas Best Florida Courses: Golfweek, 2002

No. 78 - 100 Best Modern Courses in America: Golfweek, 2000

Top 50 Best Public Courses in the US: Golfweek, 1999

Top 10 Most Influential Courses Built in the Last Ten Years: Links Magazine, 1998
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Tamahka Trails Golf Club, Marksville, Louisiana

No. 5 Americas Best Louisiana Courses: Golfweek, 2002
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TwinEagles Golf Club (The Eagles), Naples, Florida

"Design Excellence" recognition: ASGCA, 2013

Site of CME Group LPGA Titleholders Tournament, 2012

Best New US Private Course of the Year: Golf Magazine

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Wolf Run Golf Club Indianapolis, Indiana

No. 5 Top State Golf Courses in Indiana: Golf Digest, 2017

No. 3 Top State Golf Courses in Indiana: Golf Digest, 2005

Site of USGA Qualifier, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004

No. 4 Top State Golf Courses in Indiana: Golf Digest, 1995, 1996, 2004

No. 16 - 100 Best Modern Courses in America: Golfweek, 2002

No. 15 - 100 Best Modern Courses in America: Golfweek, 2000

No. 5 Top State Golf Courses in Indiana: Golf Digest, 1997, 1998

No. 6 Top State Golf Courses in Indiana: Golf Digest, 1998

Top 50 - 100 Best Modern Courses in America: Golfweek, 1997

Featured as a Modern Classic: LINKS Magazine, 1996
No. 28 - 100 Best Modern Golf Courses: iGolf, America Online, 1996

Site of PGA Indiana Sectional Championship, 1991
First Golf Course sanctioned by: The Audubon Society
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