Robert Trent Jones Jr Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert Trent Jones, Jr. was chosen by Golf Inc. to receive its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. Golfers on Kauai are familiar with Kiahuna, Poipu Bay, Prince Course, and Makai Course that were designed by the island’s resident. In announcing the new award, Golf Inc. wrote, “With more than four decades of golf course design excellence, approximately 250 completed courses and countless accolades for the quality of his work, Robert Trent Jones Jr. is eminently qualified to be the recipient of Golf Inc.’s first Lifetime Achievement Award. From his design debut working with his famous father Robert Trent Jones Sr. at Spyglass Hill to such recent designs as Chambers Bay and Lubker Golf Resort, Jones has created golfing canvases throughout the world. One of the first American architects to branch out to Europe and Asia, and a steward of the environment before it was fashionable, Jones is truly a legend in golf course design the world over.”

Among his best-known works are The Prince Course at Princeville Resort on Kauai and two courses at Wailea in Hawaii; Sugarloaf Golf Club, in Maine; The Links at Spanish Bay, in California; Le Meridien Moscow Country Club in Russia; Cabo Real Golf Course in Mexico and Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in China. Just last year, Jones also received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian Pacific Golf Summit for his contributions to the growth of the game in Asia. You can visit the website at RTJ II and see the commitment to working in harmony with nature to craft the best golf course on each unique site.