23 Colleges Will Participate In Event, Hosted By Sea Trail Resort For Seven Years
September 30, 2007, Sunset Beach, N.C. – Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center will host the 2007 Collegiate Golf Tournament on September 21st through September 23rd, 2007. This is the seventh year that Sea Trail is hosting the event.
Teams will participate in the three-day, 54-hole event, which will be played on The Jones Course and The Byrd Course. The field for the Collegiate Tournament is comprised of 22 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from 23 colleges.
"We are delighted to be hosting the collegiate tournament again," said Tom Plankers, President of Sea Trail Golf. "Our courses are in great condition for the competition."
The 23 colleges include six from North Carolina, five from Virginia, two from South Carolina, two from Maryland, two from Florida and one team each from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio. This year’s host college is Elon University in Elon, N.C. Other participating colleges include High Point University in High Point, N.C.; Gardener-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.; University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C.; James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.; Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
About Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
Sea Trail is a 2000-acre golf resort and residential community with three courses of distinction and the largest convention facility on the North Carolina coast.
A popular location for meetings and conventions, Sea Trail has over 60,000 square feet of meeting and function space. Sea Trail was the host site for the 2003 and the 2007 Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
The recreational heart of Sea Trail is its three courses designed by Dan Maples, Rees Jones and Willard Byrd. Other amenities include a Village Activity Center with indoor and outdoor pools and whirlpools, an on-staff licensed massage therapist, supervised children’s activities and Magnolias Fine Food & Spirits. Sunset Beach, known for its extraordinary beauty and serenity, is a short drive east of Sea Trail. In addition, a huge variety of entertainment, shopping, nightlife and cultural opportunities are just south of Sea Trail along the Grand Strand.
Sea Trail is located in Sunset Beach, N.C., which is between Wilmington, N.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. More information is available online at www.seatrail.com or by calling 888-675-9237.
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