Awards & Accolades

2025-2026 PGA WEST Golf Academy, Instructor John Battaglia Named Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America 2025-2026

2024 PGA WEST Golf Academy, Instructor Joe Hallett Named 2024 Teacher & Coach of the Year by PGA of America

2024-2025 PGA WEST Golf Academy, Golf Digest, Best Teachers in Every State

2024-2025 PGA WEST Golf Academy, Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers in America: Director Bryan Lebedevitch, Instructors Joe Hallett and Brady Riggs

2024 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golfweek Best 2024: Top 200 Resort Courses, Ranked 80th

2024 Nicklaus Tournament Course, Golfweek Best 2024: Top 200 Resort Courses, Ranked 134th

2024 Pete Dye Mountain Course, Golfweek Best 2024: Top 200 Resort Courses, Ranked 195th

2023-2024 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf Digest, America's 100 Greatest Public Courses, Ranked 49th

2023-2024 Arnold Palmer Private Course, Golf Digest, Best in State, Ranked 59th

2023 Senior Player of the Year, PGA Southern California Section, Desert Chapter: Geoff Dean, PGA, Director of Player Development, Private Clubhouse

2016-2017 Pete Dye Stadium Course, GOLF Magazine, Top 100 Courses to Play

2013 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Greenskeeper, Rated Best Playing Conditions 

2012 Nicklaus Tournament Course, Greenskeeper, Rated Best Playing Conditions

2007 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf Digest , 50 Toughest Courses in America, Ranked 4th 

2006 Southwest Desert Resort, LINKS Reader’s Travel Poll, Rated 1st

2005-2006 Pete Dye Mountain Course, Golf for Women, Top 50 Best Golf Courses, Ranked 9th

2003, 2004 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf for Women, Top 10 Best Golf Courses, Ranked 7th

2002, 2004, 2006 Pete Dye Stadium Course, GOLF Magazine, Top 100 Courses You Can Play

2002, 2004, 2006 Pete Dye Mountain Course, GOLF MAGAZINE, Top 100 Courses You Can Play

2002 Pete Dye Stadium Course, GOLF Magazine 500 Best Holes in the World: Holes #9 and #16

2002 Pete Dye Mountain Course, GOLF Magazine 500 Best Holes in the World, Hole #16

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Silver Medal Award , GOLF Magazine

2005 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf Digest 100 Greatest Golf Courses

2005 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf Digest, California’s 10 Best Public Courses

2005 Nicklaus Tournament Course, Golf Digest, California’s 10 Best Public Courses

2006 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golfweek, America’s Best Resort Golf Courses

2006 Pete Dye Mountain Course, Golfweek, America’s Best Resort Golf Courses

2004 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golfweek California’s Best Public Access Courses

2004 Pete Dye Mountain Course, Golfweek California’s Best Public Access Courses

2004 Top 75 Golf Courses in North America, Golf Digest, Ranked 46th

2004 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Golf Digest, Travel Digest, Four Stars

2002 Best Golf Facilities at a Spa Resort, Spa Finder Magazine, Resort Reader’s Choice

2004, 2005 Pete Dye Stadium Course, Celebrated Living, Readers Choice Top 20 Golf

2000 Pete Dye Mountain Course, Travel &_Leisure Golf Southern California Top Ten, Ranked 1st

2000 Pete Dye Dunes Course, Travel &_Leisure Golf Southern California Top Ten, Ranked 6th