Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course slated for spring 2008 opening
MUSTANG ISLAND, Texas, Aug. 6, 2007 – Developers of Newport Beach and Golf, an emerging 1,800-acre resort community on Texas’ Mustang Island, have reported that the Arnold Palmer Signature Course located within the resort is scheduled to open in spring 2008. The 18-hole layout, named Newport Dunes, is part of the first phase of construction at the coastal destination, which will ultimately bring residential villages, multiple hotels, a marina, tennis and beach clubs, two golf courses and additional premium amenities to Mustang Island, located on the south end of Port Aransas.
Golf icon and course designer Arnold Palmer visited Newport Dunes in April, to gauge the course’s progress and meet with resort developers Craig Millard and Charles Castor of Texas Gulf & Harbor Ltd. "Newport Dunes is the most unique golf course design I have constructed because it is my first true ocean location, and it is designed in a Scottish style," said Palmer, whose company has designed more than 300 courses and clubs worldwide.
Newport Dunes, surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico and Corpus Christi Bay, plays to a par 72 while providing outstanding vistas and ornamental landscapes. Added Palmer, "The course is a hidden gem that is certainly going to draw some attention from local, regional and national golfers alike."
Joining the project’s professional team, including Arnold Palmer Design Company, is Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports, the golf management and development company that was selected to operate Newport Dunes.
"KemperSports shares our vision to make Newport Beach and Golf a world-class Gulf Coast destination," said Craig Millard, a partner in the development company. "We look forward to a thriving partnership with them and with the entire first-rate team that has been assembled to make this golf course and resort a reality."
For more information on Newport Beach and Golf or Newport Dunes, contact Craig Millard or Charles Castor at 361.749.5151 or visit the newly launched Web site at http://www.newportbeachandgolf.com.
About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, The Glen Club, Gillette Ridge, Chambers Bay, Harding Park, Bolingbrook Golf Club and Desert Willow Golf Resort. Affiliate KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a sports marketing, events and public relations agency, has produced and managed major national and international events and communications programs, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament and numerous PGA TOUR events. For more information, visit http://www.kempersports.com.
Editor’s note
A course map of Newport Dunes and high-resolution photos of Arnold Palmer’s visit to the golf course are available. Contact Susan Chang or Kristin Schaner.
Contact:
Susan Chang
847.850.2471, schang@kempersports.com
Kristin Schaner
847.480.4850, kschaner@kempersports.com
