Distinguished Golf Destinations - OFFICIAL LIST
Exceptional Golf Experience.
To be a Distinguished Golf Destination is to be one of only a few, highly select top resorts, semi-private, daily fee, and public golf courses that are recognized as providing a Golf Experience at a level attained by only the finest of such establishments in the world. Below is the current list of Distinguished Golf Destinations as determined by a thorough vetting and awarding process conducted by BoardRoom magazine’s Distinguished Golf Destinations team of industry specialists.
In order to be listed below, a club must be a Distinguished Golf Destination in “good standing,” which means, among other criteria, that the club has earned Distinguished Golf Destination award status in accordance with Distinguished Golf Destinations’ awarding methodology within the past 12 months.
Present Distinguished Golf Destinations listed in alphabetical order:
Jaouad Layachi, Cluster Golf Director
American Dunes Golf Club
Grand Haven, Michigan
Doug Bell, General Manager
Arroyo Golf Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thom Blinkinsop, Regional General Manager
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Bandon, Oregon
Don Crowe, General Manager
Bella Collina
Montverde, Florida
Kevin Baker, General Manager
Big Cedar Lodge
Ridgedale, Missouri
Johnny Morris, Owner/Founder
Birck Boilermaker
West Lafayette, Indiana
Tanner Ball, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Black Desert Resort
Ivins, Utah
Colby Cowan, General Manager
Boyne Golf
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Bernie Friedrich, PGA, SVP, Golf Ops & Resort Sales
The Breakers Palm Beach
Palm Beach, Florida
Tricia Taylor, President, President
Classic Club
Palm Desert, California
Greg Rubino, PGA, CMAA, General Manager
Desert Willow Golf Resort
Palm Desert, California
Derek White, PGA, CMAA, General Manager
Devils Knob Golf at Wintergreen Resort
Wintergreen, Virginia
Jay Gamble, General Manager
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Gavin Arsenault, CCM, General Manager
Fisher Island Club
Fisher Island, Florida
Michelle Simpson, General Manager
French Lick Resort
French Lick, Indiana
Chuck Franz, General Manager
Gamble Sands Resort
Brewster, Washington
Blake Froling, PGA, General Manager
Azzedine Chabi, Cluster Golf Director
The Grand Golf Club
San Diego, California
Eric Wilson, Director of Golf
Grandover Resort & Spa
Greensboro, North Carolina
Kelly Harrill, General Manager
Great River Golf Club
Milford, Connecticut
Jason Loomis, PGA, Executive Director
Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay, California
Oliver Javier, General Manager
Hammock Beach Resort
Palm Coast, Florida
Brad Hauer, General Manager
Harbor Shores Resort
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Joshua Doxtator, General Manager
Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort
Palm Harbor, Florida
J Michael Williams, Managing Director
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
William Lacey, General Manager
Kiva Dunes
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Mark Stillings, General Manager
The Club at Kukui`ula
Koloa, Hawaii
Brian Hallberg, General Manager
Lake of Isles Golf Club and Resort
North Stonington, Connecticut
Marc Guiseppi, General Manager
Lansdowne Resort
Leesburg, Virginia
Kevin Carter, CHA, Managing Director
Metamora Fields Golf Club
Metamora, Illinois
Matt Rogers, General Manager
Mission Inn Resort & Club
Howey In The Hills, Florida
Cindy Staley, General Manager
Monarch Beach Golf Links
Dana Point, California
Eric Lohman, PGA, General Manager
Mossy Oak Golf Club
West Point, Mississippi
Engin Tuntcay, General Manager
Nemacolin
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Trey Matheu, General Manager
North Palm Beach Country Club
North Palm Beach, Florida
Beth Davis, CCM, General Manager
The Ocean Club at Atlantis Paradise Island
Paradise Island,
Robbie Leming, PGA, CMAA, General Manager
Old Waverly Golf Club
West Point, Mississippi
Engin Tuntcay, General Manager
Olde Scotland Links
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Chris Anthony, General Manager/Director of Golf
Omni Barton Creek
Austin, Texas
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The Omni Homestead Resort
Hot Springs, Virginia
Mark Spadoni, General Manager
Omni PGA Frisco Resort
Frisco, Texas
Jeff Smith, Vice President & Managing Director
PGA Golf Club
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Jeremy Wiernasz, General Manager
PGA National Resort
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Cody Sherrill, Club Manager
Pinehurst Country Club
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Ben Bridgers, General Manager
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Michael Gordon, Vice President & General Manager
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences
Richmond, Rhode Island
Phil Santomaro, CCM, CCEAAS, General Manager
Rancho Bernardo Inn
San Diego, California
Jamie Lemon, General Manager
Red Rock Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thom Blinkinsop, Regional General Manager
Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club
Destin, Florida
Michael Giammaresi, PGA, General Manager
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, California
Gerard Widder, Managing Director
Royal Golf dar Es Salam
Rabat,
Hicham Berdai, General Manager
Jaouad Layachi, Cluster Golf Director
Royal Golf El Jadida
El Jadida,
Reda Bensalah, Golf Director
Salish Cliffs Golf Club
Shelton, Washington
Tyler Brown, PGA, Head Golf Professional
Sea Island Resort
Sea Island, Georgia
Scott Steilen, CEO, Chief Executive Officer
Seaview Golf Resort
Galloway, New Jersey
Rob Morgan, General Manager
Sequoyah National Golf Club
Whittier, North Carolina
Brad Adams, PGA, General Manager
Seven Canyons Golf Club
Sedona, Arizona
Cheryl Shipe, COO, Chief Operating Officer
Siena Golf Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thom Blinkinsop, Regional General Manager
Silverado Resort
Napa, California
David Karam, Golf Operations Manager
SilverRock Resort
La Quinta, California
Randy Duncan, PGA, General Manager & DOG
Sonnenalp Club
Edwards, Colorado
James Miller, PGA, CCM, General Manager
The Sports Club at Las Colinas
Irving, Texas
Auggie Barrios, General Manager
Stoney Creek Golf at Wintergreen Resort
Wintergreen, Virginia
Jay Gamble, General Manager
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, Florida
Kevin Kennedy, General Manager
Tazegzout Golf
Taghazout Bay,
Azzedine Chabi, Cluster Golf Director
The Links at Terranea Resort
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Marc Marini, PGA, Director of Golf Operations
Timber Banks Golf Club
Baldwinsville, New York
Amy Preble, General Manager
Treetops Resort
Gaylord, Michigan
Barry Owens, General Manager
Turning Stone Resort Casino
Verona, New York
Robert Diruzzo, General Manager
Verrado Golf Club
Buckeye, Arizona
Troy Thivierge, General Manager
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Ryan Fitzgerald, General Manager
Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Kyle Demeter, Head Golf Professional
Weaver Ridge Golf Club
Peoria, Illinois
Matt Rogers, General Manager
Whistling Straits
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
James Richerson, General Manager
The Woodlands Club
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Chris Anderson, Director of Golf Operations
The Country Club at Woodloch Springs
Hawley, Pennsylvania
Matthew Kiesendahl, General Manager
World Golf Village
St Augustine, Florida
Lon Grundy, General Manager