Popular golf resort casino destination ready to showcase new golf product
French Lick, IN (February 22, 2008) – French Lick Resort Casino, located in southern Indiana, announces new golf packages, rates, and news for the 2008 golf season. The French Lick Resort Casino staff is excited to showcase the newly renovated golf product fresh off its historic $500 million dollar resort renovation development.
Historic Donald Ross Golf Package
Golf aficionados, pack your clubs and take a walk back in golf history with the Donald Ross golf package. This package includes an overnight stay at the historic French Lick Springs Hotel and 18-holes of golf on the recently restored and historic 1917-designed Donald Ross Course at French Lick. In addition, the package includes a $25 dining credit – all for two people! Package prices range from $155 – $249 per person based on double occupancy.
Tom Bendelow Nine & Dine Golf Package
For those who want to experience a fun golf and dining combination, then check out the newly renovated Tom Bendelow design, a classic nine-hole layout that is perfect for guests who prefer 9-holes. This package includes an overnight stay at the historic French Lick Springs Hotel, nine-holes of golf on the Bendelow course with cart, and a $25 dining credit. If you decide you need more golf, then add on an additional $20 for unlimited play after 4 p.m. – all for two people! Package prices range from $130 – $185 per person based on double occupancy.
*All packages valid April 2008 – September 2008.
"World Class Driving" & Golf brings new meaning to the phrase "Golf Road Trip" at French Lick Resort Casino.
Rev up your engines and swing for the clouds with the new "World Class Driving" and Golf Package at French Lick Resort Casino. This package is a once in a lifetime driving and golf experience combining great golf on the historic Donald Ross designed course along with getting behind the wheel of some of the most glamorous and exotic automobiles in the world. This package is filling up fast and available on a limited basis from June 11-15.
The cost for the package starts at $1,572.42 per person incl. all taxes (or what would be the price of a half day rental for a Ferrari F430) and you will be able to drive a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Mercedes and Corvette. The price includes one night lodging, "World Class Driving" session, two rounds of golf, breakfast at the Grand Colonnade Buffet, Dinner at 1875 Steakhouse, $50 free slot play, non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, and WCD gift pack – including driver’s certificate and digital pictures. Does it get any better then combining world-class golf, exotic sports cars, and casino gaming?
Pete Dye Golf Course on schedule to open spring 2009.
Golfers are looking forward to the highly anticipated opening of the new Pete Dye golf course next spring. The course is on schedule as the seeding and shaping will be near completion in the spring. Media members will be able to preview the new golf course during the fall 2008 season.
Located on a hillside behind the historic French Lick Springs Hotel – one of the highest points in Indiana – Dye’s course will feature views that stretch for over 30 miles. Golfers are sure to feel the famed architect’s signature design features as they tee off from vista to vista on this 18-hole masterpiece and walk the course if they choose.
French Lick Resort Casino will play host to major golf events in the coming years.
The addition of the new Pete Dye golf course and combined with the historic Donald Ross golf course has opened French Lick Resort Casino to hosting major golf events in the future. In 2010, the historic resort will play host to the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship.
This event will mark the first visit by the PGA Professional National Championship to Indiana, and to a resort that features courses designed by two of the game’s legendary golf architects – Donald Ross and Pete Dye. In addition, French Lick Resort Casino will also be hosting large events such as the U.S. Open Qualifier by the USGA as well as various statewide professional events.
The French Lick Resort Casino has undergone a $500 million historic renovation and casino development program, which includes the French Lick Springs Hotel, the new French Lick Casino and the West Baden Springs Hotel. In addition, this premier resort and casino destination features more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space; 689 guest rooms and a 42,000-square foot, single-level casino; two full-service spas with a combined 36 treatment rooms totaling 41,000 square feet and an array of dining and entertainment options. Visit www.frenchlick.com.
Contact:
French Lick Resort Casino
Dyan Welsh, (812) 936-5926, dwelsh@frenchlick.com
Resort & Golf Marketing
Kevin Frisch, (989) 614-0241, kevin@resortandgolf.com
Dave Richards, (248) 642-6420, dave@resortandgolf.com
Resort & Golf Marketing
279 Pray Rd. | Gaylord, MI 49735 Cell/Office: 989-614-0241 | Fax: 989-688-5959
www.resortandgolf.com
