Purpose

To identify and recognize truly outstanding efforts by GCBAA-member builders in new construction, renovation and remodeling.

Creative Award◦ Best New Facility Construction

Heritage Award◦ Best Complete Reconstruction

Affinity Award◦ Environmental Achievement

Legacy Award ◦ Best Renovation◦ Tie – two awards

Categories

Tommy Sasser, past GCBAA president Gary Grigg, Grigg Brothers, Inc. Todd Voss, superintendent, Double Eagle Club Bill Prest, superintendent, Sweetbriar GC Chris Wilczynski, ASGCA, C.W. Golf Design Chris Schiavone, owner/operator, RDC Golf

2011 Judges

Outstanding entries overall Post-completion endorsement letters from

supers and owners were very important to the judges

Tie in the Legacy Award category again this year despite tie-breaking process

Establishing new International Award category for 2012

2011 Comments

The 2011 Builder Excellence Creative Award for Best New

Construction is presented to…

Creative Award

Creative Award

Project: The Prairie Club, Valentine, Neb. Cost: $5.8 million Term: May 12, 2008 to May 31, 2010 Architect: Graham Marsh (The Pines Course), Tom

Lehman and Chris Brands (The Dunes Course) Superintendent: Ross Buckendahl Notable: Overcame location, staffing and

timetable challenges to produce two world-class courses.

Creative Award

The 2011 Builder Excellence Heritage

Award for Best Reconstruction is presented to…

Heritage Award

Heritage Award

Project: Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr. Municipal Golf Course Reconstruction, New Orleans, La. 

Cost: $7.7 million Term: July 7, 2009 to Oct. 27, 2010 Architect: Garrett Gill, Gill Design Inc. Superintendent: Pete Carew Notable: Reconstructed a devastated course to its

original design, with improvements, all while keeping to Joseph Bartholomew's original vision. A true Katrina success story for New Orleans.

Hertitage Award

The 2011 Builder Excellence Affinity

Award for Environmental Achievement is presented to…

Affinity Award

Affinity Award

Project: The Golf Club at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor, Mich.

Cost: $12.1 million Term: September 2007 to June 2010 Architect: Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus Design Superintendent: Brad Fry Notable: Transformed a neglected, contaminated,

environmentally sensitive and challenging property into a first-class golf course.

Affinity Award

The 2011 Builder Excellence Legacy

Award for Best Renovation is presented to…

Legacy Award

Legacy Award

Project: Vesper Country Club, Tyngsboro, Mass. Cost: $ 1.4 million Term: August 24, 2009 to November 6, 2009 Architect: Brian Silva Superintendent: Chris Morris Notable: Upgraded greens for the first time in

the clubs' 134 year history, yet met the challenge of rebuilding the greens precisely to Donald Ross' original contours.

Legacy Award

The 2011 Builder Excellence Legacy

Award for Best Renovation is presented to…

Legacy Award

Legacy Award

Project: Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, Va. Cost: $5 million Term: Summer 2007 to June 2010 Architect: Richard Mandell, ASGCA Superintendent: Bob Wilbur Notable: Faced with a number of restrictions and

challenges, the builder split the project into three phases, kep the course open throughout the duration of the project and finished according to the original timetable.

Legacy Award

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