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Hershey Golf Collection and Hershey Country Club have earned the following accolades:

• All four Hershey Golf Collection courses named a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International (2010)
• Hershey Resorts named a Golf Magazine Silver Medalist in 2010 for the ninth consecutive time
• Golf Digest placed Hershey Resorts among the “75 Best Golf Resorts In North America” (2009)
• Hershey Country Club named among the “Top 100 Must-Play Courses” by GolfStyles Philadelphia (2009)
• Hershey Resorts ranked first for “Best for Family Trips” and “Most Underrated” by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine (September/October 2008)
• Hershey Resorts awarded a “Gold Tee Award” from Meetings & Conventions (2008)
• Named “Greens of Distinction” by Corporate & Incentive Travel (2007)
• Golfweek placed Hershey Country Club among the Top 100 Resorts in an issue that profiled America’s best resort courses (December 2006 & November 2007)
• Hershey ranked first on the list of “Best Resort for Family Trips” in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine (2006 – 2007)
• Hershey Resorts named among the “Top 50 Diamond Golf Resorts” by Luxury Golf & Travel Magazine (March 2006)

Audubon Certification

Audubon International has now recognized all four Hershey Golf Collection courses as "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries" for their environmental efforts. Spring Creek Golf Course and the East and West courses at Hershey Country Club recently achieved designation through Audubon International; Hershey Links achieved the designation in October 2010.

Established in 1987, Audubon International is a non-profit organization that, through collaboration and partnerships, provides individuals with the education and assistance needed to practice responsible preservation of land, wildlife, water, and natural resources. The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses provides information and guidance to help golf courses preserve and enhance wildlife habitats and protect natural resources.

To obtain certification as a Cooperative Sanctuary, courses must demonstrate that they maintain a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas, including outreach and education, wildlife and habitat management, water-quality management, chemical-use reduction and safety, water conservation, and environmental planning.

Over a two-year period, each course worked to achieve certification in all six categories through projects that would lessen the overall environmental impact of golf course maintenance. Each course developed projects unique to its needs, but there were common goals that all the courses worked toward, including reduced fuel use and a partnership with Milton Hershey School students to build nest boxes on the courses to attract different bird species.