Scottsdale, Ariz. (October 8, 2024) – Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, has been honored as being one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies for 2024 by AZ Business magazine and BestCompaniesAZ. This marks the second time the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company has been honored as one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies, as Troon was also honored in 2019.
The Most Admired Companies awards are designed to recognize the contributions and impact that exceptional Arizona employers bring to the state. Companies were judged based on their performance in five key areas: customer opinion, innovation, leadership excellence, social responsibility, and workplace culture. Close to 200 companies were nominated for the prestigious award, with 55 companies recognized by AZ Business magazine and BestCompaniesAZ as 2024 Most Admired Companies honorees.
“This is a tremendous honor and a credit to the incredible men and women of Troon,” said Troon President and CEO Tim Schantz. “We take great pride in being an amazing place to work, grow and learn. Thank you to AZ Business magazine and BestCompaniesAZ for the award and recognition.”
Troon employs more than 4,369 associates across Arizona at daily-fee and resort golf courses, private clubs, restaurants, hospitality venues and recreational facilities. In total, Troon has 35,000 associates around the world. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports.
“The qualities recognized by Arizona’s Most Admired Companies program are the characteristics that build great companies,” says Amy Lindsey, publisher of AZ Big Media, which publishes Az Business magazine, the publication that co-founded the Most Admired Companies program with the team from BestCompaniesAZ. “The companies honored with this award truly represent the best of the best in Arizona.”
Arizona’s Most Admired Companies were honored at a celebratory dinner on October 3rd at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. The Most Admired Companies for 2024 are profiled in the September/October 2024 issue of AZ Business.
About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 900-plus locations in 45-plus states and 35-plus countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com.
Media Contact:
Rob Myers
Troon
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rmyers@troon.com