*Pictured above: 2021 CGCOA For the Good of the Game Award Recipient – Joe Guerra, Turf Star Western
Below are members who have received our CGCOA Awards for their demonstrations of excellence and service to the golf industry in the following categories:
2021 (Awarded at Coyote Hills Golf Course, Fullerton)
Course of the Year – Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, Encinitas
Community Environmental – Metropolitan Golf Links, Oakland
For the Good of the Game – Joe Guerra, Turf Star Western
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – George Kelley
Employee Excellence – Asa Jennings, Ancil Hoffman Golf Course/CourseCo
2020
Course of the Year – Silverado Resort, Napa
Community Environmental – Ancil Hoffman Golf Course, Sacramento
For the Good of the Game – Michael Lautenbach, Golf Manager, Anaheim City Golf Courses
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – David Kramer, Los Serranos Golf & Country Club
Employee Excellence – Michael Block, Head Golf Professional, Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
2019 (Awarded at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach)
Course of the Year – Indian Wells Golf Resort
Community Environmental – Corica Park
For The Good of The Game – Jeff Jensen (GCSAA)
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Bill Aragona (Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club)
Employee Excellence – Toby Todd (Dad Miller Golf Course)
CGCOA Goodwill – Steve Hall (former Los Serranos employee)
2018 (Awarded at Chardonnay Golf Club, American Canyon)
Course of the Year – Skylinks at Long Beach (American Golf), Long Beach, CA
Community Environmental – The Ranch at Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA
For The Good of The Game – David Kramer, Los Serranos Golf Club, Chino Hills, CA
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Ed Smilow, Golf Course Law
2017 (Awarded at Angeles National Golf Club, Sunland)
Course of the Year – Dad Miller Golf Course, Anaheim, CA
Community Environmental – Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells, CA
For the Good of the Game – Johnny Hakim, Greenskeeper.org
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Ron Zraick, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, San Jose, CA
Employee Excellence – Matt Muhlenbruch, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, CA
2016 CGCOA Awards (Awarded at Summitpointe Golf Club, Milpitas)
Course of the Year – Presidio Golf Club, San Francisco, CA
Community Environmental – Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, San Jose, CA
For the Good of the Game – Tom Addis III, CEO/Executive Director of the Southern California Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association (SCPGA)
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Dawn Prebula, Senior Vice President for VGM Club, Resorts & Gaming
2015 CGCOA Awards (Awarded at Black Gold Golf Club, Yorba Linda)
Course of the Year – Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach, CA
Community Environmental (North) – Yocha Dehe Golf Club, Brooks, CA
Community Environmental (South) – Olivas Links Golf Course, Ventura, CA
For the Good of the Game – Mike Huck, Irrigation and Turfgrass Services
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Steve Plummer, Championship Golf Services
2014 CGCOA Awards (Awarded at Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa)
Course of the Year – Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells, CA
Community Environmental – Dairy Creek Golf Course, San Luis Obispo, CA
For the Good of the Game – Craig Kessler, Southern California Golf Association
Ted Horton Distinguished Service – Scott Hoyt, Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, CA
2013 CGCOA Awards (Awarded at Indian Canyons Golf Resort, Palm Springs)
Course of the Year – Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, Sacramento, CA
Community Environmental – Little River Inn, Little River, CA
For the Good of the Game –Emmy Moore-Minister, Doctors Orders: Play Golf
Ted Horton Distinguished Service (Inaugural) – Ted Horton, Ted Horton Consulting