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2008 AWARDS SUMMARY

TRAVEL AWARDS


• American Automobile Association (AAA)
• Four Diamond Status (1995-2008)
• World Travel Award
• Texas’ Leading Spa Resort (2006)
• ClubCorp

        Silver Circle of Excellence (2004)
        Gold Circle of Excellence (2005)
• Golf For Women magazine
        Top 25 Family Resorts Where You Can Actually Play With Your Kids (June 2007)
• Luxury Golf & Travel:
        Top 50 Diamond Golf Resorts (2006)
• Travel + Leisure:
        100 Best Golf Resorts in the U.S. (2005)
        500 Greatest Hotels in the World (2004)
        World’s Best Golf Resorts Southwest Category (2003)
        Best Resort for Buddy Trips – No. 1
        Best Family Trip in Southwest – No. 5
        Best Service, Food, Rooms and Other Non-golf Facilities – No. 7
• Condé Nast Traveler:
        Top 100 Golf Resorts (2007)
        Top 100 Golf Resorts – No. 39 Internationally (2006)
        Readers’ Choice - Gold List: The World’s Best Places to Stay (2005)
        Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World (2004, 2005)
        Award of Excellence
        50 Best Golf Resorts
• Zagat Survey of U.S. Hotels, Resorts and Spas
        Best Value & Best Hotels – “Excellent” rating
• Lodging Hospitality
        Top 400 Performers

MEETINGS AWARDS


• Meetings & Conventions:
        Gold Key Award (2007, 2006)
        Gold Key Award Hall of Fame (2006)
        Gold Tee Award (2005)
        Gold Platter Award
• Successful Meetings:
        Pinnacle Award (1997-2006)
        ACE Award
• Corporate & Incentive Travel:
        “Award of Excellence” (2004)
        Greens of Distinctions (2004)
• Meetings South: Planners’ Best Bets (2004), Stars of the South
• Meetings South: “Planner’s Best Bet” - Best Golf Resort (2003)
• Convention South: “The Best of the Best” Readers’ Choice Award (2005, 2006)
• Meeting News: Planner’s Choice Award (2004, 2005)
• Insurance Meetings Management Magazine: World Class Winner
• Corporate Meetings & Incentives: Paragon Award - Top Ten Conference Centers
• Meetings in the West: Best of the West Awards
• Sales & Marketing Management: Executive Choice Awards Best Small Corporate Meetings

SPA AWARDS


• Condé Nast Traveler, 2008
        Reader’s Choice Awards: Top 54 Spas: North America, Caribbean and at Sea”
        Overall Score: Number 2 Resort Spa
        Number 4 in Programming
        Number 4 in Service

CULINARY AWARDS


• American Automobile Association (AAA)
        Four Diamond Status – The Hill Country Dining Room (2005-2008)
• Wine Spectator
        Award of Excellence - Best Restaurants in the World for Wine Lovers (2005, 2006)
• Meetings & Conventions Gold Platter award

OVERALL GOLF AWARDS


• USA TODAY
• Top 10 places to go for the green and be green (2008)
• Golf For Women magazine (June 2007)
• Top 25 Family Resorts Where You Can Actually Play With Your Kids
• Condé Nast Traveler:
        Top 100 Golf Resorts- No. 50 Internationally (2007)
        Top 100 Golf Resorts – No. 39 Internationally (2006)
• Links Magazine: Best of Texas (2006)
        59% of readers voted “Texas Resort Most Like to Visit” (2006)
• Keep Austin Beautiful
        Industry Leader Award (2004, 2005)
• Golf Inc.
        Director of golf named One of top 20 “Most Admired Operators” (2006)
• Avid Golfer Hill Country Edition: “Best of Private” (2005)
        Best Overall Country Club (2006)
        Best Pro Shop
        Best Fitness Facility
• GOLF Magazine
        Silver Medal (2005, 2006)
• Southern Texas Professional Golfers Association
        Resort Merchandiser of the Year, Western Chapter (2005)
• Texas A&M University
        Special Service Award from Department of Soil & Crop Sciences/ Director of Golf Course Maintenance (2006)
• Golf Digest
        75 Best Golf Resorts (2005, 2006)
• Travel + Leisure Golf
        2003 World’s Best Golf Resorts Southwest category
        Best Golf Resort - No. 3
        Most Underrated Golf Resort – No. 6
        Best Resort For Course Conditions, Golf-Staff Attitude & Pace of Play – No. 3
• The Dallas Morning News:
        Road Trips/Best Golf Resorts – Top 9 (2006)
        Best in Texas Golf Survey (2004)
        Top 10 Pro Shops – Crenshaw Cliffside (2004)
        Top 10 Clubhouse – Fazio Foothills (2004)
• Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
        National Environmental Steward Award for Resort Courses
• Golf World Business
        100 Best Golf Shops
• American Express Golf Guide
        Finest Golf Resorts of the Southwest
• Audubon International:
        Certified Audubon Cooperative Signature Sanctuary (2003—2006 )
        Cooperative Sanctuary Environmental Planning Achievement Award (2004)
• The Austin Chronicle
        Best of Austin – Best Golf Course
• Corporate Meetings & Incentives
        Golden Links Award
        Top 100 Golf Resorts Quality Golf and Meeting Facilities
• The Golfer
        The Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World
• Golf for Women
        List of the Country’s 100 Most Women-friendly Golf Courses
        “Top Fairways”
• USGA & Golf Course Superintendents:
        National Environmental Steward Award
        Mid-Continent Regional Award

FAZIO FOOTHILLS COURSE


• Golfweek:
        Best Courses You Can Play
• No. 8 in Texas 2008
• 2007
        America’s Best Golf Courses - Best Public Access Courses
• No. 5 (2005)
• No. 3 (2004)
        Top 100
• (2003)
        50 Best Courses in Texas
• No. 2 (2003)
        Best Daily Fee/Resort Course
• No. 1 - (2003)
• 18 best: 12, 4, 9, 16, 10 & 18 (2003)
        America’s 40 Best Resort Courses
• No. 26
        America’s Top 100 Golf Resort Courses
• No, 50 (2007)
        Best Course in Texas
• The Dallas Morning News:
        Best in Texas Golf Survey
        Top 25 Expensive Courses ($71 and above)
        No. 3 (2008)
        No. 2 (2005)
        50 Best Courses in Texas
        No. 25 (2008)
        No. 11 (2006)
        No. 12 (2005)
        18 Best – Holes
        19 (2008)
        9, 18 (2005)
        18 Most Beautiful Holes
        9, 10, 16 & 18 (2008, 2006,2005)
        Top 100 Courses You Can Play
        No. 3 (2008)
        Top 50
        No. 25 (2008)
        Dream 18 Holes
        #3, Hole No. 16; #4, Hole No. 9; #15, Hole No. 18 (2006)
        Best Resort Course in Texas (2004)
• Avid Golfer Hill Country Edition: “Best of Private” (2005)
        Most Scenic Course
        Best Overall Golf Course
        Best Finishing Hole
• Frontier Airlines In-Flight
        Top 18 Holes – Hole 9
• Houston Chronicle:
        Best Course in Texas
        Best Course in the Hill Country
• Travel + Leisure Golf
        Rated Course in Texas - No. 2
• Audubon International
        Bronze Signature Sanctuary Certification (2005)
• Golf Digest:
        Best In Texas
        No. 29 (2007-08)
        No. 19 (2006, 2005)
        Readers’ Choice Best Course to Play in Austin, 4.5 Rating (2006, 2005)
        Best Resort Course in America
        America’s 500 Best Courses to Play - No. 94
        America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses – No. 60
• Golf Digest’s Places to Play Course Guide
        4 ½ Star Award Winner Rating
• GOLF Magazine:
        Top 100 You Can Play (2006)
        The 500 Best Holes in the World – No. 16
• Gulf Coast Golfer:
        Overall Favorite
        Best Private – No. 2
        Toughest Courses
• Southern Links
        Best of the South – Course Conditioning and Presentation
• San Antonio Express-News:
        Best Overall Course in South Texas
        Fourth Best Private Club in Texas

FAZIO CANYONS COURSE


• Audubon International
• 1st resort in Texas designated as a certified Audubon International Signature Sanctuary course (2003-2008)
• Golfweek:
• Top Resort Courses
• No. 24, (2007)
• Best Courses you Can Play
• No. 2 in Texas (2008)
• (2007)
• Travel + Leisure Golf:
• 2003 World’s Best Golf Resorts Southwest category
• No. 2 Best Public/Resort Course: Barton Creek’s Fazio Canyons
• America’s Best Golf Courses
• Top 100 Modern Golf Courses - No. 100 Fazio Canyons Course (2005)
• Top 100 Resort Courses – No. 21 Fazio Canyons (2005)
• America’s Best Golf Courses
• Best Public Access Courses
• No. 2 (2005)
• No. 1 (2004)
• America’s Best Top 100 Resort Courses - No. 21 (2004)
• Best Modern Golf Courses - No. 86 (2004)
• No. 1 Course in Texas
• America’s Best Resort Courses - No. 17
• The Dallas Morning News:
        Best in Texas Golf Survey
        Top 50, No. 31 (2008)
        Top 100 Courses You Can Play, No. 20 (2008)
        Top 25 Expensive Courses ($71 and above) – No. 5 (2008) No. 4 (2005),
        Most Beautiful – Holes 10 & 18 (2005)
        50 Best Courses in Texas - No. 20 (2005); The Third 10 (21-31) (2006)
        Best Resort Courses - No. 7
Top 10 New Courses (2001)
• Golf Magazine
        Top 10 New Courses Honorable Mention
        Top 100 Golf Courses You Can Play (2006)
• Golf Digest:
        America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses
        No. 83 (2007-08)
        Best in Texas
        No. 19 (2007-08)
        No. 25 (2005, 2006)
        Readers’ Choice Best Course to Play in Austin, 4.5 Rating (2006,2005)
• Houston Chronicle: Texas Golf Guide
        Best Course in the Hill Country - No. 10
• Travel & Leisure Golf
• No. 1 in Texas
• Avid Golfer
• Hill Country Edition: “Best of Private” – No. 2 Best Overall Golf Course (2005)
• Texas Co-op Power Magazine
• Best Golf Course in Texas (2005)


CRENSHAW CLIFFSIDE COURSE


• Audubon International
        Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary (2003-2008)
• Dallas Morning News Best in Texas Golf Survey:
        Top Ten Best Pro Shop
        Best 50 Courses in Texas
• Golf Digest
        Readers’ Choice Best Places to Play, 3.5 Rating (2005)
        Readers’ Choice Best Course to Play in Austin, 4.0 Rating (2006)
• Golfweek:
        America’s Best Golf Courses - Best Public Access Courses No. 15 (2005)
• Gulf Coast Golfer
        Toughest Course

PALMER LAKESIDE COURSE


• The Dallas Morning News:
        Best in Texas Golf Survey
        Top 25 Expensive Courses ($71 and above) No. 15 (2008)
        Top 100 Courses You Can Play, No. 20 (2008)
        The Next 50, No. 71 (2008)
        18 Most Beautiful Holes, No.11, (2007)
        50 Best Courses in Texas (2006, 2005)
• Audubon International: Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary (2003)
• Golf Digest
        Readers’ Choice Best Course to Play in Austin: 4.0 Rating (2006, 2005)
• Golfweek
        America’s Best Golf Courses – Best in Texas
• Gulf Coast Golfer
        Overall Favorite in Texas

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