KemperSports Courses Honored Among Industry’s Best by National Golf Foundation

KemperSports sweeps top honors in all categories

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 4, 2026 – KemperSports, a leading golf, sports and hospitality experience company, announced today that 20 of its golf courses received 2026 GolfersVoice Customer Satisfaction Awards from the National Golf Foundation (NGF) based on achieving outstanding customer satisfaction and loyalty scores from their guests.

GolfersVoice is a customer experience platform used by golf facilities to collect survey feedback from golfers and evaluate the associated data against benchmarks of similarly priced properties. The 2026 awards celebrate public facilities with the highest customer-supplied scores on four key categories: Loyalty/Net Promoter Score, Course Conditions, Food and Beverage, and Staff and Customer Service. Each award category is segmented by two different price points for equitable peer evaluations.

“It’s a tremendous honor to receive these awards on behalf of our passionate and dedicated team members,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “Their commitment to unmatched customer service and memorable guest experiences make them the best in the industry.”

Twenty (20) different KemperSports courses took home awards, including the No. 1 spot in each award category. The Jewel Golf Club (Lake City, MN) and Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West (Jersey City, NJ) both were honored in each of the four categories, taking home four awards apiece, while Sand Creek Station (Newton, KS) and Skyway earned the distinguished honor of winning first place in two different categories. In total, 36 of the 48 awards were won by KemperSports properties.

These awards and the independent data behind them continue to cement KemperSports as the golf industry’s recognized leader for creating experiences that drive golfer happiness and engagement.

A full list of the honorees can be found below:

Loyalty/Net Promoter Score

• Top Premium Courses
  • 1^st – Heritage Shores Golf Club
  • 2^nd – Desert Willow Golf Resort
  • 3^rd – Heron Glen Golf Course
  • 4^th – The Jewel Golf Club
• Top Standard/Value Courses
  • 1^st – Sand Creek Station
  • 2^nd – Cypress Head Golf Club
  • 3^rd – Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
  • 4^th – Riverside Golf Course
  • 5^th – Boughton Ridge Golf Course

Staff & Customer Service

• Top Premium Courses
  • 1^st – The Jewel Golf Club
  • 2^nd – Desert Willow Golf Resort
  • 3^rd – Heron Glen Golf Course
  • 4^th – Apache Wells Country Club
• Top Standard/Value Courses
  • 1^st – Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
  • 2^nd – Cypress Head Golf Club
  • 3^rd – Sand Creek Station
  • 4^th – Shady Rest Golf and Country Club
  • HM – Colonial Park Golf Course

Course Conditions

• Top Premium Courses
  • 1^st – Desert Willow Golf Resort
  • 2^nd – The Jewel Golf Club
  • 3^rd – Heritage Shores Golf Club
• Top Standard/Value Courses
  • 1^st – Sand Creek Station
  • 2^nd – Tunica National Golf and Tennis
  • 3^rd – Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
  • 4^th – Cypress Head Golf Club
  • 5^th – Blackhawk Golf Course

Food & Beverage

• Top Premium Courses
  • 1^st – The Club at Sunrise
  • 2^nd – Old Tappan Golf Course
  • 3^rd – Black Gold Golf Club
  • 4^th – The Jewel Golf Club
  • 5^th – Towhee Club
• Top Standard/Value Courses
  • 1^st – Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
  • 2^nd – Blackhawk Golf Course
  • 3^rd – Boughton Ridge Golf Course
  • 4^th – New Albany Links
  • 5^th – Deerpath Golf Course

About KemperSports
KemperSports is a leading sports, entertainment and hospitality company that delivers operational excellence in property and experience management. Headquartered in Chicago with regional offices throughout the U.S., KemperSports manages more than 210 golf courses, private clubs, sports venues, and destination resorts nationwide. It has more golf properties named among the top 100 U.S. public and resort courses as rated by GOLF Magazine, Golf Digest and Golfweek than any other management company. For more information about KemperSports, visit www.kempersports.com.

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