ORLANDO (June 5, 2006) – Marriott Golf, the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Jeff McCormick has been named the Director of Golf at Cottonwood Hills Golf Club, a premier Nick Faldo designed 18-hole golf facility located in Hutchinson, Kansas.
In this role, McCormick will oversee all golf operations, including; golf and grounds maintenance, golf shop operations, retail merchandising, instruction, outings and tournament coordination, and all sales and marketing initiatives.
McCormick comes to Cottonwood Hills from Doral Golf Resort & Spa, having served as Head Golf Professional from 2004-2006 at the world renowned 90-hole golf facility in Miami, Florida, that annually hosts a PGA TOUR event. McCormick began his career with Marriott in 1998 as the Golf Tournament Coordinator at Marriott’s Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, MO. From there, he served in a variety of positions at some of Marriott’s premier facilities, including leadership roles at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club and Spa in Jupiter, FL.
"This is an exciting opportunity for me, and I look forward to the challenge of directing the golf operations at Cottonwood Hills from its inception," said McCormick. "I am confident that my experience with Marriott Golf, including two years as the Head Professional at Doral, has fully prepared me for this position."
Cottonwood Hills Golf Club is scheduled to open in July 2006. The traditional links-style course, which has been carved from the natural sand hills of Kansas, will be the centerpiece of a celebrated 619-acre planned community.
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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