ORLANDO, FLORIDA – May 10, 2007… Marriott Golf, the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Dustin Irwin has been named Director of Golf Operations at Stone Mountain Golf Club, a premier 36-hole golf facility located in Stone Mountain, Georgia. In this position, Irwin will be responsible for overseeing all golf operations, including golf & grounds maintenance, and all sales and marketing initiatives. Stone Mountain, an Audobon Certified facility, recently received the GCSAA/ Golf Digest’s Environmental Leaders in Golf Award (ELGA), which recognizes golf courses and superintendents worldwide for their commitment to environmental stewardship.
Irwin comes to Stone Mountain from Blue Tip Golf Club, a 9-hole Greg Norman designed golf course at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, in the Cayman Islands. While at Blue Tip, Irwin played a significant role in the final construction, grow-in and pre-opening phases of the course, which opened in the fall of 2005.
Prior to his time at Blue Tip, Irwin served in a variety of supervisory and management capacities at some of Marriott International’s most prestigious properties, including White Witch Golf Course in Rose Hall, Jamaica, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes, in Orlando, Florida. Irwin is a graduate of the Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State University and is a Class A PGA Member.
"I am excited to continue my work with Marriott, and look forward to serving as the Director of Golf at Stone Mountain," said Irwin. "My tenure with Marriott has enabled me to gain valuable experience at some of the Company’s premier golf properties, so I am well prepared for the exciting challenges ahead."
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf currently manages 60 golf courses at 45 facilities in 15 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is currently one of the largest resort golf operators 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, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, 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. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2006 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 2006, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $12.2 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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Michele Kruchkowski (mkruchkowski@mastrocomm.com)
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