Saddle Creek Golf Course Honored

Saddle Creek Resort in Copperopolis has been named to Golfweek magazine's list of "America's Best Residential Golf Courses" for 2009, marking the fifth-straight year the Carter Morrish-designed course has appeared in the rankings.

According to a press release, residential ratings are derived directly from Golfweek's annual list of "America's Best Golf Courses" are ranked by more than 350 raters throughout the country, who judge on the basis of 10 evaluation criteria. Rankings are calculated using a stitistical process.

In selecting Saddle Creek, Golfweek once again cited the course's relationship to the overall community plan, the variety, conditioning and playability of the layout, and "how pleasing and interesting the course is as an experience."

The course has been honored numerous times in the past two years by publications such as Fairways and Greens, Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, and T&L Golf.

Congratulations, Saddle Creek!