Designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary is awarded upon meeting environmental management standards in six areas. Achieving certification demonstrates leadership, commitment, and high standards of environmental management. Our dedication to environmental stewardship has been supported by Audubon International with the recognition of 25 of our courses with its “Certified Sanctuary” designation. See our collection of certified courses below.
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What Makes An Audubon Course
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP) is an environmental education and certification program helping golf courses protect the environment and preserve the natural heritage of the game of golf. ACSP provides guidance to enhance natural areas and wildlife habitats that golf courses provide, improve efficiency, and minimize potentially harmful impacts of operations, the program serves an important environmental role worldwide.
Featured Audubon Courses
11000 Cragun's Drive
Brainerd
MN
56401
United States
With a distinguished career in golf course design, Robert Trent Jones II stands as an industry luminary, known for his innovative and environmentally responsible approach to golf course architecture.
39700 N. Lewis Avenue
Beach Park
IL
60099
United States
In the spring of 1999, ThunderHawk Golf Club in Beach Park, Illinois, took its place alongside Prairie Landing (in West Chicago) and Crystal Tree (in Orland Park) as the culminating member of an exceptional trio of legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones II-designed golf courses in
5218 Patrick Road
Verona
NY
13478
United States
Located 30 miles east of Syracuse in upstate New York, Kalúhyat Golf Club presents a classic golf course design in a natural setting on Oneida Nation land. Kalúhyat means “the other side of the sky,” and this golf course does provide a taste of heaven.
2099 W. Mtn. Road
Donnelly
ID
83615
United States
Nestled among high meadows and ponderosa pine forests close to Idaho’s vast Frank Church Wilderness, the Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort is an integral component of the first all-season resort permitted in the U.S. in over two decades.
3500 N. Victory Blvd.
Portland
OR
97217
United States
Located on Columbia River lowlands just minutes from downtown Portland, and offering clear views of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens, Heron Lakes is a flagship of urban public golf. At Robert Trent Jones II we believe that golf courses can serve as the lungs of a city.
6320 Grandview Dr W
University Place
WA
98467
United States
Located 35 minutes from Sea-Tac International Airport in University Place, Washington, Chambers Bay Golf Course is both a world-class golf links and the key element of an environmentally responsible public w
