GRAA Ranks KemperSports Practice Facilities and Teaching Professionals Among the Best in Golf

Thirteen (13) KemperSports-managed and partner golf properties and one KemperSports staffer have been recognized with 2021 Golf Range Association of America (GRAA) Awards for their contributions to growing the game of golf.

KemperSports practice facilities and staffers featured on the GRAA’s lists include:

Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals (see full list)

• Ryan Young, Chambers Bay (University Place, WA)

Top 50 Private Facilities (see full list)

• The Country Club of St. Albans (St. Albans, MO)

Top 50 Public Facilities (see full list)

• Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon, OR)
• Big Cedar Lodge (Ridgedale, MO)
• Black Gold Golf Club (Yorba Linda, CA)
• Bolingbrook Golf Club (Bolingbrook, IL)
• Cantigny Golf (Wheaton, IL)
• Chambers Bay
• Deerpath Golf Course (Lake Forest, IL)
• Desert Willow Golf Resort (Palm Desert, CA)
• Forest Creek Golf Club (Round Rock, TX)
• Galloping Hill Golf Course (Kenilworth, NJ)
• Harborside International Golf Center (Chicago, IL)
• Paradise Valley Golf Course (Fairfield, CA)

Every year the GRAA honors the top 50 ranges and practice facilities that cater to the public golfer, the private facilities that serve an exclusive membership, and those that offer a stand-alone experience. Criteria for the top 50 looks at each facility’s amenities and services, technology integration, clinics and workshops, revenue and more. A separate ranking list also recognizes the top 100 teachers who have proven themselves through their dedication to growing the game throughout the year.