Course to Help Identify State’s Best During Prestigious Championship
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course at the heart of one of Tallahassee’s most comprehensively designed communities – will host a qualifying event for the 91st Florida Amateur Championship on Tuesday, June 10.
As one of 13 qualifying sites around the state, SouthWood will hold an 18-hole tournament, with top finishers advancing to the finals at Jupiter Hills Golf Club in Tequesta, June 19-22. Spectators are welcome to attend the qualifier, with golfers teeing off at SouthWood beginning at 8 a.m. Measuring 7,172 yards from the back tees with a USGA Slope rating of 135, SouthWood will offer a solid test to competitors.
Conducted by the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA) and one of the nation’s most venerable regional amateur championships, the Florida Amateur attracts the state’s finest non-professional golfers. Noteworthy former champions include Jerry Pate, Bob Murphy, Gary Koch and Chris Couch.
“The Florida Amateur is a prestigious event which always draws an outstanding field, and we’re proud to serve as a qualifying site this year,” says Mike Durst, Head Professional at SouthWood. “Our course will be in excellent summer condition and will present a fair, thorough challenge for the competitors.”
Managed by Billy Casper Golf, SouthWood annually hosts the Tallahassee Amateur Championship and serves as a home to the Florida State University men’s and women’s golf teams. For more information about SouthWood, visit www.southwoodgolf.com.
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. JOE’s mission is to create places that inspire people and make the region an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our website at www.joe.com.
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About Billy Casper Golf
Billy Casper Golf, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, was co-founded in 1989 by professional golf legend Billy Casper, the Masters and two-time U.S. Open winner who ranks seventh all-time with 51 PGA Tour wins. BCG serves its clients through three divisions: Billy Casper Golf, the full-service manager to golf-property developers, owners and public agencies; Buffalo Communications, the publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications agency representing many of the top brands in golf; and Buffalo Golf Trail, the customer-reward program providing consistent, high-quality experiences at BCG-managed properties nationwide.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
Daniel Mitchell
Buffalo Communications
253.312.4536
dmitchell@billycaspergolf.com
