Awards & Recognition
Golf course architecture awards won by Lester George
 
Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin-Sabot, VA
Hosted US Senior Amateur in 2011 
Best New Private Course of 2001, Golf Digest 
#1 Course in Virginia, Golf Digest, Every Year of Eligibility  
#4, Readers’ Choice Awards - Overall, Golf World 
#1, Readers’ Choice Awards – Course Condition, Golf World #1, Readers’ Choice Awards – Practice Facility, Golf World #1, Readers’ Choice Awards - Service, Golf World 
# 9 - # 23, 100 Greatest Modern Golf Courses, GolfWeek 
#13, Top 100 Modern Courses, GolfWeek 
#33 of 100 Greatest Courses, Golf Digest 
#48, Top 100 in America, Golf Digest 
Top 18 One-Time Collaborations in Golf Course Architecture, Links Magazine 
Top 20 Premiere Clubs in American Golf, Links Magazine America’s Most Important Courses, Golf Digest 
 
The Old White Course at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WVBest New Public Remodel of 2007, Golf Digest  
Host Annual PGA Tour Event, The Greenbrier Classic Best Restoration, Golf Course Builders Association  2006 Legacy Award 
#12 Resort Course, Conde Nast Traveler  
One of 100 Greatest Classic Golf Courses, GolfWeek 100 Greatest Classic Golf Courses, GolfWeek 
#29 Greatest Resort Courses, GolfWeek 
#3 Greatest Casino Courses, GolfWeek 
Providence Golf Course - Chesterfield, VA 
Rated 4 ½ Stars by Golf Digest  
Rated Second Best Golf Course in Richmond Area,  Richmond Times Dispatch 
 
Independence Golf Club – Midlothian, VA  
Top 30 New Courses and Renovations, Golf Digest, 2014 #1 Place to Drink Beer and Play Golf, Golf Digest 
One of the 9 Most Friendly Golf Courses in America, Golf Digest, 2015 
Environmental Sustainability Award, Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association 
Award for Innovation and Leadership, National Golf Course Owners Association  
ASGCA Award for Design Excellence, 2015 
Ballyhack Golf Club - Roanoke, VA 
#3, Best New Private Course of 2009, Golf Magazine  
Top Ten Best New Courses, Golf Magazine  
Top Ten Best New Courses, Links Magazine 
Top 20 Premiere Clubs in American Golf, Links Magazine #6 Course in Virginia, Golf Digest, 2015 
Hosted the State Open 2014 & 2015 
 
Rock Manor Golf Course, Wilmington, DE
Best Public Golf Course, Delaware Today, 2009
 
The Colonial Golf Course, Williamsburg, VA
The Top Ten You Can Play, Golf Magazine, 1996
One of The Best New Courses in America, The Golfer Magazine, 1996
Top 100 Reasons to Play Golf, The Washington Golf Monthly, 2000
 
Newport Bay Course at Ocean City Golf & Yacht Club, Berlin, MD
Top 100 Reasons to Play Golf, The Washington Golf Monthly, 2000
 
Sundance Golf Course, in New Braunfels, TX
One of the Best Practice Facilities in the Southwest Region, Golf World Magazine, 1995
 
The Country Club of Virginia, James River Course, Richmond, VA
#5, Best New Remodel, Golf Digest Magazine, 2005
 
Willow Oaks Country Club – Richmond, VA
#8, Best New Remodel of 2008, Golf Digest Magazine
 
Lamberts Point, Norfolk, VA
Infinity Award for Environmental Stewardship, 2005
 
Lakeview Golf Course, Harrisonburg, VA
Best Places to Play, Golf Digest, 2008/2009
Vally’s Best Golf Course, Daily News Record, 2008
 
Lester George
One of the Course Architects of Year, The Board Room Magazine, 1999 and 2001
Achievement in Golf Course Design, ING Industry Honors, 2001-2002
One of the Leading Young Architects in the Country, Golf World Magazine, 1997