The Professional Grounds Management Society has recognized two golf courses in the Golf Course category of the Society's 2011 Green Star Awards competition.

PGMS awards golf courses with top honors

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has recognized two golf courses in the Golf Course category of the Society’s 2011 Green Star Awards competition.


Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio and Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Ga. were both presented with Grand Awards, the highest honor.


These sites were honored during the Society’s 2011 Awards Dinner held Oct. 28 in conjunction with the School of Grounds Management & GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 26-29.


The Green Star Awards program brings national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence, complimenting other national landscape award programs that recognize outstanding landscape design and construction. This year’s program acknowledged the nation’s top grounds in settings ranging from resorts and institutions to athletic fields. Overall, PGMS presented six Grand Awards, its highest honor, as well as seven Honor Awards and two Merit Awards in seven categories of competition. To view a complete list of winners please visit www.pgms.org/2011GreenStarWinners.htm.