Leon County?s Best Players Compete in Fifty-Four-Hole, Individual Stroke Play Tournament
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course at the heart of one ofTallahassee’s most comprehensively designed communities – today announces it will host the second annual Tallahassee Amateur Golf Championship March 28-30.
The Tallahassee Amateur has grown to a 54-hole event since last year’s inaugural tournament. This year, competitors will play one round each at SouthWood Golf Club and Killearn Country Club and Inn on days one and two. The lowest nine players in each flight will advance to the third and final round at SouthWood. Tee times will start at 12 p.m. each day, and all competitors must be a resident of Leon County or a member in good standing of a golf club in Leon County. Proof of residency or membership is required.
The $165 entry fee includes prize fund, green/cart fees, range balls and one practice round at each course during the week of the tournament. Players will be flighted by their handicap index and must have a valid USGA index to enter. Six flights will accommodate indexes ranging from 2.9 and lower to 17 and higher, while ladies flights will be determined by participation. The first flight will play both courses from 6,800 yards, flights 2-6 from 6,400 yards, and ladies flights from 5,300 yards.
“We’re honored to once again host the Tallahassee Amateur Golf Championship, which in just one year has become a premier regional event,” says Beth Murphy, SouthWood General Manager. “SouthWood has proved it can challenge golfers the caliber of the Florida State University men’s and women’s teams while remaining enjoyable for amateurs of all levels. We look forward to another year of great competition at the Tallahassee Amateur.”
For entry forms must be received by Sunday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Please visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 850.942.4653 to obtain a form.
About SouthWood Golf Club
Designed by PGA Tour star Fred Couples and renowned architect Gene Bates, SouthWood Golf Club is among the region’s most-acclaimed courses. Highlighted by stands of stunning, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, the 7,172-yard layout meanders over rolling hills, through wooded areas and open land. A course that tests Tour-quality players and provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities, SouthWood features five sets of tees on every hole. The 2,986-yard “Wee Tees” provide the ideal course set-up for juniors, beginners or players seeking to improve their short game. SouthWood Golf Club has garnered numerous honors since opening in November 2002. Most recently, the course was ranked one of the “Top 50 Courses for Women” by Golf For Women and named among the Top-10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf. SouthWood was also named to Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best New Courses,” selected by GOLF Magazine as one of the top 35 public courses – out of 325 nationwide – to open in 2002, and named Tallahassee’s best golf course by Tallahassee Magazine.
About the SouthWood Community
SouthWood is a mixed-use community in Tallahassee, Florida, where residents can live, learn, work and play. The community sits on 3,300 acres of graceful rolling hills lined with moss-draped oaks and over 1,000 acres of community-wide interconnected green space, including numerous lakes, parks and wetlands and a 123-acre Central Park and Lake. Residential opportunities include apartments, town homes, and single-family homes, including custom-built homes. Miles of walking and biking trails wind throughout the community. In addition to the Fred Couples/Gene Bates-designed semiprivate golf course, SouthWood features a Community Center with pools, an Education Village providing lifelong learning opportunities and a vibrant Town Center at the heart of the community. An abundance of wildlife creates an ever-changing landscape for birdwatchers and nature lovers.
For more information about residential opportunities, visit www.joe.com
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. Our mission is to create places that inspire people and make JOE’s Florida an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our web site at www.joe.com.
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