Inaugural Event to be held September 7 – 9, 2007 in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – OB Sports Golf Management is set to host the OB Sports National Team Championship held on Sept 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The two-day event will be played at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado on Saturday and at Longbow Golf Club on Sunday, with a practice round on Friday at Eagle Mountain Golf Club.
Each participating golf club, 11 total from throughout the U.S., will field an eight-person team made up of seven qualifiers from the club and the club’s golf professional. Prizes will be awarded for special contests throughout the event as well as to the top three daily two-person teams for each flight. In addition the overall OB Sports Team Champions (that is, the lowest two-day eight-person team score made up of the three best individual team scores each day) will be crowned as the OB SPORTS NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONS FOR 2007.
"The lines have been drawn, the teams have been set and now it’s time to battle it out," said Phil Green, President of OB Sports. "That sounds serious, but really it’s just a lot of fun to host our loyal customers from the various clubs, and what better way to say thanks than inviting them to a fun-filled golf event in Arizona."
Participating golf clubs include The Duke Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz.; Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.; Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz.; Centennial Golf Club Medford, Ore.; Three Crowns Golf Club in Casper, Wyo.; Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, N.M.; Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev.; Aliante Golf Club in North Las Vegas, Nev.; The Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Nev.; High Meadow Ranch in Magnolia, Tex.
The Duke at Rancho El Dorado is a 7011-yard, David Druzisky-designed golf course located 12 minutes west of I-10 on Queen Creek Road within the Rancho El Dorado master-planned residential community. Ranked as the "#1 Player Friendly Course in Phoenix/Scottsdale" by Golf Tips Travel Annual, 2006, the Duke is features a stunning 7011 yard, par 72 layout, complete practice facility and award winning clubhouse that is home to the popular Silver Spur Grill. Known for its laid-back Old West-inspired ambiance, The Duke superbly mixes unassuming hospitality with a high-end golf experience. For more information about The Duke at Rancho El Dorado, call 480.844.1100 or visit www.thedukegolf.com.
Longbow Business Park and Golf Club is a 330-acre mixed use commercial development that incorporates office, light industrial, retail and hotel uses surrounded by desert vegetation and a main street transportation design and features the newly redesigned Longbow Golf Club. Daedalus Real Estate Advisors, LLC is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate Services Company that provides investment, development and communications consulting to corporate real estate clients in Arizona and the Southwest. Longbow Golf Club is located on East Longbow Parkway between Higley and Recker Roads, south of Red Mountain Freeway/Loop 202 in North Mesa. For more information on the Longbow Golf Fest or Longbow Golf Club, please visit www.longbowgolf.com or call 480.807.5400.
Eagle Mountain Golf Club is located approximately 7.5 miles east of Loop 101 on Shea Boulevard and Eagle Mountain Parkway in Fountain Hills, Ariz. The Scott Miller-designed, 18-hole golf course (par 71 and 6800 yards from the back tees) incorporates the property’s natural box canyons, elevation changes and native Sonoran desert into the design of the golf course. Since opening to the public in 1996, Eagle Mountain Golf Club has earned numerous awards and accolades including "Best New Public Golf Course" by the Arizona Republic in 1996 and "Best of Phoenix Public Golf Courses" in 2006 by the Phoenix New Times. To learn more about Eagle Mountain Golf Club visit www.eaglemtn.com, or call (480) 816-1234.
The Duke, Eagle Mountain and Longbow Golf Clubs are professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.
Contact:
Kris Strauss
(480) 518-5003
kstrauss@obsports.com
