Countryside was recognized as the third certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary golf course in Illinois and the 14th in the United States, reflecting habitat and water-quality practices built into how the two courses are maintained.
1980 U.S. Public Links Championship (won by Jodie Mudd); 1985 U.S. Senior Open (won by Miller Barber); American Century Championship celebrity tournament, held annually since 1990. · Golf Digest America's 100 Greatest Public Courses; Brooks' Bar & Deck named one of Golf Digest's Best Golf Pubs in America (2016); Edgewood Tahoe Lodge received a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating in 2020.
PGA Tour B.C. Open (1971-2005, originally the Broome County Open in 1971); PGA Tour Champions Dick's Sporting Goods Open (2007-present). · Named one of the top five public golf courses in New York State playable for under $100 (Golf, September 2024).
Indiana State Open (1945) — the only time a Madison County course has hosted the event. · Named the top golf course in Madison County by the Herald Bulletin newspaper (cited on the club's official website; specific award years not published).
Named to Golf Digest's "Best New Courses in America" list following its 1997 opening (announced 1998); Golf Digest "Four Stars" Courses to Play (2004); "#1 Golf Course" on the South Shore, South Shore Community Newspaper Readers' Choice Awards, in the majority of years since 1999; "Best of the South Shore," South Shore Living Magazine, Public Course category (multiple years); Patriot Ledger Readers' Choice Award.
