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
# # #
Escape to Barton Creek Resort & Spa for the ultimate relaxing getaway - nestled within 4,000 acres of rolling hills in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Experience the grace of our AAA Four Diamond Austin resort, where luxury is unparalleled and the service unmatched. Book your reservations online for preferred rates.
|
