27-hole golf club to highlight world-class Carolina coastal community
LELAND, N.C., Oct. 31, 2007 – Brunswick Forest LLC today announced its selection of KemperSports as manager of Cape Fear National, a 27-hole private golf club that is being developed five miles south of historic downtown Wilmington in southeast North Carolina. The first 18 holes of Cape Fear National are slated to open in spring of 2009 followed by an additional nine holes in spring 2010.
Cape Fear National will serve as a cornerstone of Brunswick Forest, a 4,500-acre master-planned coastal community. Steering design of the golf course is Tim Cate, an award-winning architect with an extensive portfolio of Carolina courses. Cape Fear National’s dramatic layout will wind through an undulating landscape laden with mature cypress, pine, maple, oak and magnolia trees. Preserved wetlands, lakes and rolling meadows will also aesthetically enhance the nature-inspired golf retreat.
"We are excited to introduce a world-class destination to North Carolina’s Cape Fear coast," said Jimmy Sloan, chief operations officer of Brunswick Forest LLC. "Cape Fear National will play an integral role in this development, and we look forward to creating a memorable golf experience working with KemperSports."
Complementing the golf course will be a finely appointed clubhouse, featuring spacious banquet and meeting rooms for golf and social activities, a golf shop, locker rooms, and bar and grill. Development plans also include a state-of-the-art wellness center, lush community gardens, landscaped parks and preserves, and miles of walking and biking trails. In addition, Brunswick Forest will offer The River Club, a center for boating and fishing activities, and a commercial village along Ocean Highway for easy access to shops, restaurants, entertainment and professional services.
"We are thrilled to be a part of such a dynamic project," said Steve Skinner, president and COO of KemperSports, which will also provide pre-development consulting in addition to operations management of Cape Fear National. "Among our goals is to provide the first-class service and course conditions that will establish Cape Fear National as one of the leading recreational opportunities in the Carolinas."
For more information, visit http://www.brunswickforest.com or call Brenda Key at Brunswick Forest Realty, 888.371.2434.
About Brunswick Forest
Brunswick Forest is a master-planned community being built around the lush landscape of a 4,500-acre forest, featuring a wide variety of individual neighborhoods and amenities linked by miles of paths and trail ways. Located just 10 minutes from historic Wilmington on U.S. Hwy. 17, amenities include 27-holes of world-class golf at Cape Fear National; an 18,000-square-foot Wellness/Fitness Center with state-of-the art fitness facilities, tennis courts, and indoor and outdoor pools; a River Club on Town Creek that will serve as a community center for boating and fishing activities; an Ocean Club; a Community Garden with greenhouses, orchards, gardens and related facilities; an extensive network of parks, nature preserves, paths and trail ways; and The Villages at Brunswick Forest, a major retail center with shops, dining, entertainment and professional offices, located at the community’s entrance.
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, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Gillette Ridge, Harding Park, Chambers Bay 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.
Contact:
Susie Chang/Kristin Schaner
847.850.2471, schang@kempersports.com
kschaner@kempersports.com
