Awards

Championship Course: Top Ten "Best in State" by Golf Digest Magazine 

Two seasons after a $13-million renovation, the Championship Golf Course at Incline Village has been named to the Best in State List by Golf Digest Magazine.  Long recognized as one of Lake Tahoe’s premier golf courses, the Championship Course can now proudly call itself the one of the top ten best coursesin the state of Nevada.  Click here for the press release.

The Golf Courses Win NVGCOA Golf Course of the Year Award

The Golf Courses at Incline Village were recently notified that the Nevada Golf Course Owners Association named them the NVGCOA Golf Course of the Year!

The NVGCOA has over 100 golf courses located in every region in the state of Nevada and the Golf Courses at Incline Village were in great competition with 50-55 other NVGCOA-member golf courses. It’s a great honor that the Golf Courses at Incline Village excelled above them all! 

“One of the big areas for judging [the golf courses] is growing the game and Incline Village really stood out this year as top-notch courses,” said NGCOA Executive Director Ted Tylman. The golf courses were judged based on the following criteria: exceptional quality of the course, exceptional quality of the ownership and management, outstanding contributions to the community, and significant contribution to the game. Tylman says that one of the big areas of judging rely on growing the game, and the Golf Courses at Incline Village had many different programs that help grow the sport of golf and contribute to the community. 

The Nevada winner will be recognized at a state meeting and at the annual NGCOA Solutions Summit.  The course will also be submitted to NGCOA for consideration for National Course of the Year.

Incline Village Golf Courses Ranked One of Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops

It was announced recently that the Golf Courses at Incline Village have been ranked as one of Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops in America. The Golf Courses at Incline Village are absolutely thrilled with this award and strive to make the Incline Village Golf Shop the best that it can be. This is the first national award recognition the Golf Shop has received.

One of the major contributions to receiving this award is the Golf Shop’s involvement with the golf professionals to grow the junior golf program. Over 100 junior golfers participated in the 2007 program and the Golf Shop added new vendors with products specifically for juniors, selling 31 sets of junior clubs, creating a trade-in/trade up program and adding excitement for future growth. The shop helped to encourage the parents and grandparents to join the juniors in family golf, getting many who have never played or visited the Golf Shop before to be more active participants and customers.

Championship Course is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

The Championship Course at Incline Village has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.  Jeff Clouthier, Course Superintendent, has led the effort to obtain sanctuary status on this course and is being recognized for Environmental Stewardship by Audubon International. 

To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.

Tahoe Traveler Magazine Names the Mountain Course Best Course for Women

The 2008 summer edition of Tahoe Traveler named the Mountain Course the Best Course for Women. It states, "Ladies will love Women's Golf Week June 6-15, featuring free clinics and a fashion show. Bring the next generation to Take Your Daughter to the Course Week, July 7-13, for free chipping clinics, play-wit

h-a-pro and other activities. Additionally, Wednesdays throughout the summer, women can enjoy "Six After 6", six holes and a short clinic, followed by appetizers at the clubhouse for only $29."

Tahoe Traveler Magazine Names the Championship Course Best Driving Range 

About the driving range, Tahoe Traveler states, "Space restrictions make it tough to find a practice facility in the mountains, but two stand out. Incline's Championship Course offers 28 often-occupied stalls."

Championship Course Named One of Golfweek's Best Courses to Play in 2008

Golfweek Magazine has recently named the Championship Course one of the Best Courses to Play in 2008. Golfweek readers vote on what courses are the best to play state-by-state and the number of courses chosen per state varies based on course supply, population, and level of play. 

Golf Courses at Incline Village Win Best Soft Goods Display Award by the Association of Golf Merchandisers

 On January 16, 2008 in Orlando, Florida the Association of Golf Merchandisers presented the Golf Courses at InclineVillage with the 2007 AGM Front Nine Award. "The AGM Front Nine Awards recognizes members' work and ideas that are creative, inventive, successful and most important, profitable," stated AGM President, Ken Morton, Jr.

The Golf Courses at Incline Village received the Best Soft Goods Display by creating eye-catching exhibits with soft goods professionally presented. The Soft Goods Display resulted in more pieces sold and a larger revenue from one style of product.

Mountain Course: Certified Audubon Sanctuary

Audubon International has designated the Mountain Golf Course a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.”  Superintendent, Shaun J. Riley, led the effort to obtain sanctuary status on the course and is being recognized for Environmental Stewardship.  The Mountain Course is the third in Nevada and 498th in the world to receive the honor.
 
“Mountain Golf Course at Incline Village has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program.  They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on golf course property,” said Joellen Zah, Program Manager for the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programs.
 
“To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas,” explains Zeh.  These categories include:  Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation and Water Quality Management.
 
“The Mountain Course enrolled in the Audubon Sanctuary Program to take an active role in responsible golf course maintenance as it relates to the environment,” stated Riley.  “We hope that through our efforts we can be a leader in educating the community about responsible environmental practices and their benefits.  I would like to thank all those individuals, both within and outside our organization who helped us achieve certification, especially my maintenance crew.”
 
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses is endorsed by the United States Golf Association.  It provides information and guidance to help golf courses preserve and enhance wildlife habitat and protect natural resources.  For more information contact Audubon International at (518) 767-9051 or visit their website at www.audubonintl.org

Mountain Course Named on "Top Short Courses in America" List by Golf Range Magazine

Golf Range Magazine recognized the Incline Village Mountain Golf Course as one of the “Top Short Courses in America” for 2008 - for the fourth consecutive year! The magazine published the top short course list in its May/June issue. The criteria for judging included layout and design, customer service, community outreach and community involvement. Golf Range Magazine editorial staff and freelance writers chose the winners from a pool of self-nominations and nominations that came from a variety of other Golf Industry resources.

Best In Tahoe Golf

The Incline Village Mountain Golf Course has also been nominated for many years as “Best in Tahoe Golf” by Tahoe locals in the North Shore and Truckee Action and has been recognized for customer loyalty by the National Golf Foundation for three consecutive years (2004, 2005, 2006).

PGA America Recognizes the Golf Courses at Incline Village for Supporting PGA Professionals (2006)

The PGA of America awarded The Golf Courses at Incline Village with a certificate of recognition for the support the golf courses have provided to the PGA professionals efforts to develop players in conjunction with the PGA Play Golf America campaign.

Play Golf America is a nationwide effort spearheaded by the PGA to grow the number of golfers. In 2006 the Golf Courses at Incline Village were one of the 6,725 facilities that served as host sites for Play Golf America Programs. Preliminary numbers indicate that 935,281 participants took group lessons throughout the country.

Some of these efforts include:

• Take your Daughter to the Course Week
• Women in Golf Week
• Aspiring Golfers series
• Golf in the Schools
• Junior Tees
• Nine and Wine

This recognition follows the individual regognition of our Mountain Course Head Professional Angie Rodriguez and Director of Golf Cathy Jo Johnson received last spring when they were named to the President’s Council on Growth of the Game.

TRPA Best in Basin Award

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 2006 Best in the Basin award for the Mountain Golf Course parking lot retrofit project. This project featured a more streamlined parking traffic design, utilized an infiltration gallery as well as a conventionally retentions basin, both for storm water treatment.  IVGID Engineering did the design & construction management and the Golf Grounds Department handled the landscaping which included re-planting a hundred trees.

2006 ELGA Chapter Winner

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA) recognized Jeff Clouthier, CGCS, for the Golf Courses at Incline Village. Click here for details.