ORLANDO, Fla. (May 30, 2006) – Marriott Golf, the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Nick Enders has been named the Head Golf Professional at Shadow Ridge Golf Club, the first Nick Faldo-designed golf course in the United States, located in Palm Desert, California. In his new position, Enders will be responsible for managing retail merchandising, outings and tournaments, and overall golf shop operations.
A member of the Marriott Golf team for the past four years, Enders comes to Shadow Ridge from Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ, where he served as Tournament Coordinator. His primary responsibilities there were to manage tournament events, which exceeded 13,000 rounds annually, but he also played a significant role in helping Wildfire Golf Club earn the coveted "Marriott Golf Property of the Year" award for 2004.
A graduate of Ferris State University and a Class A Member of the PGA of America, Enders began his professional career in the golf industry at Wildfire, after having spent time as Assistant Golf Professional at various locations including McCormick Woods Golf Club in Port Orchard, WA, and Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, CA.
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf currently manages 60 golf courses at 45 facilities in 14 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is currently the largest resort golf operator in the United States. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 65 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Bulgari, The Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites, and Fairfield Inn brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune(R) magazine. In fiscal year 2004, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $10 billion, and the company had approximately 133,000 employees at year-end 2004. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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