The Dunes Golf & Beach Club was named to the 2010 Golf World Reader's Choice Awards, just announced in the magazine's September 28 issue. The Robert Trent Jones design was recognized in the Top 50 Resorts category and is the only Myrtle Beach area course to be honored in this category in the annual ranking. Dunes Club was also honored in the inaugural 2009 Reader's Choice Awards.
"We are excited to once again be recognized as one of the top 50 resort golf courses in the United States," said Dennis Nicholl, Dunes Club's head golf professional. "We strive to provide a superior golfing experience to our members and guests and this award confirms our success at this objective."
Golf World invited readers to evaluate the best public, private and resort facilities in the country using 12 criteria established by the magazine's editors that included the quality of the course, the condition of the course, the course's reputation and prestige, golf practice facilities, speed of play, clubhouse/locker rooms, hotel accommodations, caddie program, golf pro shop, food/dining; off-course activities/amenities, service, and overall value. More than 48,000 individual facility ratings and 600,000 criteria evaluations were received in the second year of the reader's choice awards.
To arrive at an overall aggregate score for each facility, Golf World calculated the average ratings received in all applicable criteria. The raw scores were weighted to reflect different levels of significance for each of the criteria, with the formula varying based on the category. The overall total then was recalculated to a 100-point scale so a perfect score on every ballot yielded an aggregate of 100.
About The Dunes Golf and Beach Club:
The idea to build the Dunes Golf and Beach Club was formed in 1947 by the area's local businessmen. Since its inception, it has proved to be a world class course, offering the best in golf and service. It was the host to the prestigious Energizer Senior Tour Championship for 1994-1999. The Robert Trent Jones course has been named one of the nation's "Top 100 Courses" by Golf Magazine, Golf Digest and Golfweek, and the famed 13th hole, known as "Waterloo", has been selected by Golf Digest as one of the "Best 18 Holes in America." The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, the premier golf course in Myrtle Beach, is located at 9000 North Ocean Boulevard. For more information, visit TheDunesClub.net.
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