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

 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

 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

The 2011 Builder Excellence Creative Award for Best New Construction is presented to…

 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.

The 2011 Builder Excellence Heritage Award for Best Reconstruction is presented to…

 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.

The 2011 Builder Excellence Affinity Award for Environmental Achievement is presented to…

 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.

The 2011 Builder Excellence Legacy Award for Best Renovation is presented to…

 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.

The 2011 Builder Excellence Legacy Award for Best Renovation is presented to…

 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.

Congratulations to Our Winners!