The Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., Tullymore Golf Club in Stanwood, Mich., and Moon Valley Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., are the 2009 winners in Golf Inc. magazine’s annual Clubhouse Competition.
“We are pleased to honor these outstanding clubhouses, ” said Katina Cavagnaro, publisher of Golf Inc. “The quality of the entries was exceptionally high.”
Golf Inc. will honor all the winners and contest finalists at the upcoming Golf Inc. Spring Conference at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla., April 12-14, 2010.
The winners also will be featured in the Winter issue of Golf Inc.
The Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain was honored as the top finisher in the private club category. Runner-up was Westwood Country Club in Rocky River, Ohio. Additional finalists were Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Liberty Natonal Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., and Vellano Country Club in Chino Hills, Calif.
Tullymore was the winner in the daily fee category. Runner-up was DeBell Golf Course in Burbank, Calif. Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, Ariz., Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in Dinuba, Calif., and Yocha Dehe Golf Club in Brooks, Calif., were the other finalists
Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix was judged best in the remodel/renovations category. Runner-up was TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Md. Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C., and Golf Club at South River in Edgewater, Md. were the other finalists.
Judges for the contest were Bryan Webb, director of design/principal at MAI Design Group, Andre Landon, design director/principal at EDI Architecture and Jim Richerson, general manager/director of golf at Kohler Co.
Complete details about the contest and full profiles of the winners will be included in the Winter print issue of Golf Inc.