Audubon Recertification

We are one of only 16 courses in the state of Ohio to be certified and 895 worldwide!!

Press release from Audubon International:

CONCORD TWP, OH - Quail Hollow Country Club has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International Program.

Participation is designed to help course personal plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts.  To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reducation and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.

"Quail Hollow Country Club has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program.  They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on golf course property," said Tara Donadio, Director of Cooperative Sanctuary Programs for Audubon International.

Quail Hollow Country Club is one of only 16 courses in the state of Ohio and 895 courses in the world to hold the honor.  Golf courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program.  The golf course was designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2011.  After designation the courses go through a re-certification process every three years.

This year the re-certification process, coordinated by Sam Leatherberry, Director of Golf Course Maintenance, required a visit by a local community representative.  Larry Napora, Audubon International Steward, was given a tour of the golf course and sent his observations to Audubon International. "Sam Leatherberry and the staff at Quail Hollow Country Club have done an outstanding job maintaining their golf course within the guidelines and philosophies of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.  The beauty of the course, the naturalization areas and wildlife are one.," Napora reported.

"We see the site visit as an important component of a courses's re-certification," stated Donadio.  "It provides an objective verification of some of the more visible aspects of the course's environmental management activities.  In addition, it offers an opportunity for golf course representatives to share publicly some of the voluntary actions they have taken to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife, and natural resources around them."