Florida State Alum Returns to Tallahassee to Assume Vital Role
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course at the heart of one of Tallahassee’s most comprehensively designed communities – today announces that Cara Lauwaert has joined its Membership and Marketing Department.
Lauwaert will oversee activities relating to these two vital functions at the Gene Bates/Fred Couples designed facility, recently voted "Best Golf Course" by Tallahassee Magazine. The position includes a wide array of responsibilities designed to enhance the overall experience for existing members, attract new members from inside and outside of the community and further position SouthWood as Tallahassee’s premier golf course.
"SouthWood has demonstrated an incredible devotion to its members over the years and I look forward to continuing and building upon that tradition," Lauwaert says. "I love the SouthWood community and feel fortunate to work here. I look forward to taking this position as far as I can."
A graduate of Florida State University with a B.S. in Human Sciences and a minor in Education, Lauwaert served as an admissions counselor at Keiser University’s Tallahassee campus before joining the SouthWood team. Prior to that, she worked for Career Education Corporation/Sanford Brown Institute in Jacksonville, where she received numerous awards for outstanding achievement.
"We are excited to have Cara at SouthWood and look forward to the energy and ideas she brings from her experiences in academia," says SouthWood General Manager Beth Murphy. "Cara started here in the food and beverage operations while attending Florida State and possesses a from-the-ground-up understanding of how a golf course operates."
Lauwaert will also be involved in the sales and marketing of the nearby SouthWood Plantation House and Cottages. The Cottages at SouthWood accommodate overnight guests, while the antebellum plantation house is available for weddings, events and corporate retreats.
For more information about SouthWood, call 850-942-GOLF (4653) or visit www.stjoegolf.com.
About SouthWood Golf Club
Designed by PGA Tour star Fred Couples and renowned architect Gene Bates, SouthWood Golf Club is among the region’s most-acclaimed courses. Highlighted by stands of stunning, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, the 7,172-yard layout meanders over rolling hills, through wooded areas and open land.
A course that tests Tour-quality players and provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities, SouthWood features six sets of tees on every hole. The 2,696-yard "Wee Tees" provide the ideal course set-up for juniors, beginners or players seeking to improve their short game.
SouthWood Golf Club has garnered numerous honors since opening in November 2002. Most recently, the course was named among the Top-10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf. SouthWood was also named to Golf Digest’s list of "America’s Best New Courses," selected by GOLF Magazine as one of the top 35 public courses – out of 325 nationwide – to open in 2002, and named Tallahassee’s best golf course by Tallahassee Magazine.
About the SouthWood Community
Set on 3,300-acres of land complete with hills, open pastures, natural lakes and towering oaks, St. Joe’s SouthWood is one of the largest and most comprehensively planned communities in Florida’s capital region. SouthWood is located in Tallahassee, just four miles from Florida’s Capitol building and includes St. Joe-built and custom-designed homes.
SouthWood is a place where neighbors will be able to walk or bike to Town Center for shopping, dinner, or work, and currently enjoy the SouthWood Education Village for lifelong learning opportunities and other events. There also are abundant outdoor recreational activities, including a nationally recognized, upscale public golf course designed by PGA Tour pro Fred Couples, a community center and golf club house, and miles of paved walking and biking trails that wind through the community.
SouthWood is tucked among 1,000 acres of parks, lakes and ponds surrounded by massive Patriarch oaks that gracefully sweep the ground. An abundance of native wildlife creates an ever-changing landscape for birdwatchers and nature lovers.
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. Our mission is to create places that inspire people and make JOE’s Florida an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our web site at www.joe.com.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
