Golf Inc. announces Clubhouse of the Year winners

This year’s clubhouse of the year winners show off the natural beauty of their environments. Golf Inc. awarded four winners in the New Pubic Clubhouse category, two winners in the New Private Clubhouse category and five winners in the Private Clubhouse Renovation category.

Springdale in Cruso, N.C., took first place in the New Public Clubhouse category. The golf course, built in 2018, sits amid rolling hills, creeks and dramatic scenery surrounding Cold Mountain. The owners wanted to preserve all of that and create what they described as a “secluded and peaceful mountain golf resort.”

It wasn’t this year’s only honoree that focused on openness and an embracing of the outdoors. Most of this year’s honorees sought to showcase the natural beauty of their environments with clubhouses that would be inviting and welcoming to everyone who walked through.

The other winners in the new private club category were Navarino Hills at Costa Navarino in Messinia, Greece, second place; and Dumbarnie Golf Links in Upper Largo, Fife, Scotland, third place. Capturing honorable mention was The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison, Ill.

Menlo Country Club in Woodside, Calif., took first place winner in the New Private Clubhouse category. Steven Gonzalez, general manager and chief operating officer, said the primary goal of the project was to expand and improve dining and social amenities, allowing for special events to take place without impeding members’ enjoyment of their club. The new facility has led to substantial renewed interest in the club as well as an influx of new members.

Sterling Grove Golf + Country Club in Surprise, Ariz., took second place in the new private clubhouse category.

Taking the first-place crown in the Private Clubhouse Renovation category was the Club at ArrowCreek in Reno, Nev. “Let the good times roll” has long been an unofficial slogan of Reno, but recently that idea has shifted to encompass four-season outdoor recreation, which new owner Ray Conrad wanted to capture with the renovation.

The other winners in the private clubhouse renovation category were Shadow Wood Country Club in Estero, Fla., second place; Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., third place; Estero Country Club, Estero, Fla., honorable mention; and The Country Club at Castle Pines in Castle Rock, Colo., honorable mention.

Judging for all categories was based on efficiency, aesthetics, vision and sustainability. Winners were chosen through blind judging.

For additional details on…