Award Winning Courses Throughout The World
Outstanding Design

The Robert Trent Jones name is unrivaled among golf course architects in the global marketplace, from the Americas to Europe to Asia. In South Africa, in Kashmir, in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam; in the Caribbean and Mexico; and anywhere else in the world that grass grows, Robert Trent Jones II sets the standard for quality golf course design.

RTJ II golf courses have hosted tournaments on every major golf tour in the world, as well as special events such as the World Cup of Golf, The Skins Game, The Grand Slam, and many others. More than 100 of our courses have played host to such tournaments and events. We’ve also received countless awards and accolades, including the following . . .

 

Award Highlights

    Worldwide
  • 33 courses among Golf Digest’s Best Courses in 184 Nations
    Including the #1 course in 10 nations, and 28 courses in the top 10
  • Best Course Architect in Asia for multilple consecutive years
    As voted by the readers of Asian Golf Monthly
  • 13 Top 10 Courses in Asian Countries
    As voted by the readers of Asian Golf Monthly
  • 4 of Golf Digest’s Top 10 Courses in China
  • 12 Top 100 Courses in Japan
  • 15 Certified Cooperative Sanctuary Courses
    1 CERTIFIED CLASSIC SANCTUARY COURSE
    5 Certified Bronze Signature Sanctuary Courses and
    2 Certified Silver Signature Sanctuary Courses
    from Audubon International
  • 14 courses rated among Europe’s Top Courses
    by Peugeot Golf Guide
    In the United States
  • 35 courses among Golf Digest’s Top 20 in each state
    Including the #1 course in 10 states
  • 26 Best New Course awards from Golf Digest
    Including 6 #1 Best New Courses
  • 29 Courses in 16 States Among Golf Magazines's Best Courses in Each State
  • 9 courses among Golf Magazine’s Top 100 in the US
  • 5 Golf Magazine Gold Medal, 5 Golf Magazine Silver Medal
    2 Golf Magazine Green Medal, 1 Golf Magazine Platinum
    Medal Resorts
  • 9 courses among Golfweek’s Top 100 Modern Courses
  • 11 courses among Golfweek’s Top 100 Resort Courses

 

 
 
Recent Awards
Onyria Palmares Golf Resort Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
  • Golf World—Top 100 Course in Continental Europe
  • Golf World—Top 3 Course in Portugal

Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (Stadium Course), Stockholm, Sweden
  • Site of 2009 Scandinavian Masters
  • Golf Digest Sweden—#1 Course in Sweden

Chambers Bay, Pierce County, WA, USA
  • Site of the 2015 US Open and the 2010 US Amateur
  • GOLF Magazine—#1 Best New Course
  • GOLF Magazine—Top 100 Course You Can Play
  • GOLF Magazine—#1 Course You Can Play in Washington
  • Golf Digest—#1 Best New Course
  • Golfweek—#1 Best New Course
  • Golfweek—Best New Daily-Fee and Municipal Course
  • Golfweek—#2 Best New Course
  • Travel & Leisure Golf—#1 Best New Course
  • Golf Inc.—Development of the Year
  • Golf Course Industry—Builder Excellence Award, Best New Course
  • Audubon International Certified Silver Signature Sanctuary Course

The Founders Club, Sarasota, FL, USA
  • Travel & Leisure Golf—Top 100 Golf Course Community
  • Met Golfer—Top 4 Up and Coming Golf Communities in the US

Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort, Donnelly, ID, USA
  • GOLF Magazine—Top 10 New Course You Can Play
  • GOLF Magazine—Top 100 Course You Can Play
  • GOLF Magazine—#2 Course You Can Play in Idaho
  • Golf Digest—#1 Best New Upscale Public Course
  • Golf Digest—#1 Public Course in Idaho
  • Golf Digest—#2 Course in Idaho
  • Golfweek—Top 50 Best New Course
  • Robb Report—Best of the Best Course
  • Men's Journal—Best New Golf Course
  • Zagat Survey—Top Course in America
  • Seattle Metropolitan Magazine—Best New Course in Region
  • Audubon International Certified Cooperative Sanctuary Course

Skjoldenæsholm Golf Center (Trent Jones Jr. Course), Jystrup, Denmark
  • GOLFmagasinet Denmark—#3 Course in Denmark
  • www.teetime.uk—First World Class Course in Denmark

Sunday River Golf Club, Bethel, ME, USA
  • Golf Magazine—Top 100 Course You Can Play
  • Golf Magazine—#2 Course You Can Play in Maine
  • Golf Digest—Top 10 Best New Upscale Public Course
  • Golf Digest—Top 5 Course in Maine
  • Golfweek—#1 Public Course in Maine
  • Travel & Leisure Golf—Top 10 New Course in the World / Course of the Month
  • GolfStyles New England—Public Course of the Year
  • GolfStyles Boston—Top 100 Must-Play Course in New England

Three Crowns Golf Club, Casper, WY, USA
  • Golf Magazine—Top 5 Course You Can Play in Wyoming
  • Golf Digest—#3 Course in Wyoming
  • Golfweek—Best New Course
  • Golfweek—#2 Public Course in Wyoming
  • American Consulting Engineers Council Grand Award 

The Golf Club at Rainmakers, Alto, NM, USA
  • GOLF Magazine—Top 10 Best New Private Course

Lübker Golf Resort, Djursland, Denmark
  • GOLF Magazine—#1 Best New International Course
  • GOLFmagasinet Denmark—#1 Course in Denmark