Orlando, Fla. – December 11, 2006 – Marriott Golf, the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Doug Devries has been named Superintendent at the Faldo Golf Institute located at Marriott’s Grande Vista Resort in Orlando, Florida. In this position, Devries will be responsible for maintaining the grounds and landscaping for the 35 acre golf facility, which is home to a 9-hole course and state-of-the art practice facility.
Devries comes to the Faldo Golf Institute from The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes, one of Orlando’s premier golf resorts, where he spent four years as the Assistant Superintendent. During his time at Grande Lakes, his responsibilities included overseeing the construction and grow-in phase of the newly designed Greg Norman course, while managing and training a staff of 32 associates. Prior to his tenure at Grande Lakes, Devries served as General Manager at a sprinkler and landscape company in Montrose, California, as well as Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at The Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado.
Devries graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Turf Management and he also received degrees in Business Management from Metro State College in Denver, Colorado and San Diego State University in California. Devries is a Class A Member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf, the golf management division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), 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 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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