ORLANDO, FLORIDA – August 23, 2007 – Marriott Golf, one of the world’s premier golf operators and the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Dominik Naughton has been named Director of Golf at Mirage City Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course located at the JW Marriott Hotel Cairo, in Egypt.
In this position, Naughton will be responsible for managing all golf operations for the club, including golf & grounds maintenance, food & beverage operations, and sales & marketing initiatives.
Naughton, who brings with him close to 20 years of experience in the golf industry, most recently served as Director of Golf at Marriott’s Worsley Park Hotel & Country Club, an 18-hole facility in Worsley Park, Manchester, which is widely acclaimed as one of the finest inland courses in the North of England.
A Class "AA" PGA Golf Professional, Naughton is also a Level III PGA Coach and an active supporter of the NSPCC, an organization dedicated to keeping children safe in sports.
Since its opening in November 1999, Mirage City Golf Club has become known as one of the finest golf facilities in Egypt, due to both the quality of the 18-hole championship course and the service excellence that the Marriott name guarantees. The beautiful 12th hole, a par 3 playing to 167 yards, is the signature hole at Mirage City Golf Club, featuring a challenging rock wall and water hazard bordering the green.
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf manages 63 golf courses at 47 locations in 15 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970, is one of the world’s premier golf operators, and is the world’s largest resort golf management organization. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises. For more information, visit www.marriottgolf.com.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 2,900 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.
Contact:
Michele Kruchkowski (mkruchkowski@mastrocomm.com)
Stefanie Schiavello (stefanie@mastrocomm.com)
Mastro Communications, Inc. @ 732-469-5700
