(SEAGROVE BEACH, Florida) – Camp Creek Golf Club, the award-winning Tom Fazio layout along Northwest Florida’s stunning Gulf Coast, has been named to the ZAGAT Survey listing of "America’s Top Golf Courses" for 2006/07.
In addition to being named to this prestigious listing, Camp Creek was also honored by the ZAGAT Survey as "best of" in the categories:
Celebrity Designer
Environmentally Friendly
Finishing Holes
Links Style
Pace of Play
Scenic
Toughest
Women Friendly
Among the most thorough rating guides in all of golf, ZAGAT covers more than 1,000 of the best courses in the United States. Courses in the guide are rated based on the responses of nearly 6,000 reviewers who play more than 552,000 rounds annually. Strength of layout, value, overall quality, facility and service standards are taken into consideration.
"It’s a wonderful honor to be recognized as one the nation’s best courses," says Camp Creek General Manager Will Hopkins. "We’re especially pleased to receive this distinction from such a prestigious and objective publication."
Being named to the ZAGAT Survey is the latest in a long line of distinctions garnered by Camp Creek. Most recently, the course was rated the No. 8 course in all of Florida by Golfweek and was named the "No. 1 Florida course of the new millennium" by Travel + Leisure Golf.
For more information about Camp Creek Golf Club or to book tee times, visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 850.231.7600.
About Camp Creek
Since opening four years ago, Camp Creek has been consistently cited as one of Fazio’s best works. Featuring a unique "dunescape" appearance, the course was created for nearby owners and guests at St. Joe’s WaterColor and WaterSound Beach residential and resort communities. Camp Creek was recently recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward.
About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate operating companies. It is engaged in town, resort, commercial and industrial development and land sales. JOE also has significant interests in timber.
More information about JOE can be found online at JOE.com .
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
803.547.2118
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com