Billy Casper Golf (“BCG”) capped an incredibly successful 2005 by recently giving corporate awards at the company’s annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida to critical staff for their stellar performances last year.

The legendary Billy Casper was on-hand for the awards ceremony and distributed each honor to the recipients.  Sharing his gracious wit and unique perspective on the game and industry, Casper’s participation was a remarkable highlight of BCG’s annual meeting.

For the first time in its 17-year history, BCG held its annual meeting and awards ceremonies outside of the Washington, DC area, where its corporate headquarters are located. The firm’s geographic scope was illustrated by the decision to host the hundreds of key BCG personnel working for golf facilities in every region of the United States. In 2005, the number of courses operated by BCG grew to 61, making it the fifth-largest golf course management firm in the country.

The success of Billy Casper Golf is a result of the incredible staff we hire to work at our owned and operated facilities,” said BCG Chairman and CEO Peter Hill. “The talent and know-how assembled in Jacksonville was incredible and the annual award winners are both leaders among their BCG colleagues and throughout the entire golf industry.”

Awards were issued for peerless achievement in 14 diverse categories that included Facility of the Year, General Manager of the Year and Top Performer – which goes to the most successful facility based on financial performance.

The coveted Chairman’s Award – honoring outstanding performance, leadership and commitment by a member of the BCG staff – went to Jason Lenhart, an eight-year veteran of the firm who currently holds two critical roles. As BCG’s Northeast Regional Manager and the General Manager of Maple Moor Golf Course in White Plains near New York City, Lenhart manages a critical facility and directs operations at other courses in New York and New Jersey. Lenhart’s dedicated and energetic contributions also greatly factored into Maple Moor winning BCG’s 2005 Service Award for the facility that best made customers feel welcome and offered “above and beyond” service.

“Jason Lenhart typifies the level of service and excellence we strive for on behalf of our clients and our customers,” said Hill. “He is a consummate professional, a tremendous leader and an asset to our firm and our game.”

Other winners of BCG’s 2005 annual awards were:

“All of the winners – as well as their fellow nominees – made a tremendous impact in 2005,” said Bob Morris, BCG’s Vice Chairman and co-