ORLANDO, FLORIDA – October 11, 2007â?¦ Marriott Golf, one of the world’s premier golf operators and the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that Keith Grant has been named the Director of Golf at the Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel & Country Club, an 18-hole championship course located in Norwich, England. In this position, Grant will be responsible for managing all golf operations for the club, including golf & grounds maintenance, food & beverage operations, and sales & marketing initiatives.
Grant brings with him a wealth of experience, having spent two years at the Fairmont St. Andrews in Scotland, as well as several years at Marriott Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire, England, where he served as Golf Retail Manager and Head Golf Professional, respectively. In addition, Grant has achieved various accomplishments as a professional golfer throughout his career.
Sprowston Manor’s 18-hole championship golf course runs through a beautiful landscape, offering guests stunning views of the surrounding Norfolk countryside. Proclaimed as one of England’s finest new golf courses, the course at Sprowston Manor went through a £1.6 million redesign in 2003 by Ross McMurray of European Golf Design. The course boasts several dynamic water features, most notably the ponds, weirs and fountains on the spectacular 361 yard, par 4, dogleg 7th, which runs alongside the impressive 200 yard oak lined driveway to the hotel. Nicknamed "No Right Turn," this signature hole requires an accurate tee shot, with a daunting lake awaiting any errant shot.
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
