Consumer Golf Weekend Set for March 31, 2006
New York, NY (December 5, 2005) ? Travel + Leisure Golf magazine announces the first-ever Travel + Leisure Golf Players Championship Presented by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, scheduled for March 31 to April 4, 2006. The 54-hole tournament invites golfers to compete on three of Bermuda’s top courses? Tucker’s Point Club, Port Royal Golf Club, and Mid Ocean Club. During the tournament, participants will stay at the Fairmont Southampton. The goal of the program is to provide an exceptional golf experience for Travel + Leisure Golf readers and to spotlight Bermuda as a luxury golf destination.
Travel + Leisure Golf and the Bermuda Department of Tourism created a special tournament travel package in conjunction with Virtuoso that includes four-nights accommodations at the Fairmont Southampton hotel, breakfast and dinner daily, three 18-hole rounds, afternoon golf contests and more for only $1,750 per player (single occupancy) or $1,450 per player (double occupancy). The package can be booked online at tlgolf.com/players/register or by calling a Virtuoso travel specialist at 1-866-203-9467.
To enter the 72-player tournament, participants must have an official handicap. Players will be pre-flighted based on their handicap, then compete on a gross basis for a host of prizes.
John Rodenburg, VP/Publisher of Travel + Leisure Golf magazine said, "As the number one magazine for affluent, avid golfers who love to travel, we are looking forward to offering readers a special opportunity to play at the top courses in Bermuda, a premiere golf destination. This tournament provides players of all skill levels a chance to compete head-to-head, while making new friendships and enjoying unparalleled access to Bermuda’s best course. The Mid Ocean Club is one of the world’s top private clubs and Tucker’s Point Club was recently rated the third best course in the Caribbean in Travel + Leisure Golf’s World’s Best Golf Resorts reader survey."
Dr. The Hon. Ewart F. Brown, JP, MP, Bermuda’s Minister of Tourism and Transport said, "Bermuda offers more golf courses per square mile than anywhere else in the world, with eight distinct courses renowned for both their beauty and challenge. We are excited to offer the discerning readers of Travel + Leisure Golf an opportunity to escape the winter weather and travel to a true golfer’s paradise, where warmer weather, breathtaking pink-sand beaches, turquoise waters and easy smiles await them."
Travel + Leisure Golf covers all of the elements of the luxury golf lifestyle from top destinations and the world’s best courses to golf fashion and the latest in equipment. Published seven times a year, Travel + Leisure Golf has an audience of more than 650,000 readers and whose average household income is more than $140,000 a year (MMR 2005). Travel + Leisure Golf is published by American Express Publishing Corporation, a subsidiary of American Express Company, and managed by Time Inc.
Bermuda, just two hours by air from the East Coast, stretches for 21 miles along turquoise waters, surrounded by a 200-square-mile coral reef plateau. Bermuda’s diverse activities offer an array of vacation options, including more wreck dives than anywhere else in the world, horseback riding, world-renowned deep sea fishing and smooth pink beaches to rest on by day’s end. Accommodations range from luxury resorts to intimate guest cottages and family-run inns, all incorporating the sophistication and hospitality unique to the Bermuda experience. For more information, please call 800-BERMUDA (1-800-237-6832), your travel agent or visit www.bermudatourism.com.
Contact:
Liz Marsh
Travel + Leisure Golf
212 382 5684
