UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash., July 8, 2008 – KemperSports today announced Jamie Fay as sales and marketing director of Chambers Bay, the nationally acclaimed links-style golf course awarded the 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open Championships. In this role, Fay will be responsible for steering sales and marketing initiatives and programs for the course that opened in June 2007 just outside of Tacoma in University Place, Wash.
Fay, a graduate of Tacoma’s University of Puget Sound, brings nearly six years of experience in coordinating and executing golf and tournament outings. Prior to Chambers Bay, Fay served as marketing and special events manager at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., also managed by KemperSports. During his term at the Pacific Northwest destination, he played an integral role in numerous premier events, including the 2006 Curtis Cup Match and 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur, a pair of USGA championships.
“We’re excited to have Jamie on board,” said KemperSports’ Matt Allen, general manager of Chambers Bay. “His marketing and events experience, particularly at a resort the caliber of Bandon Dunes, will be key as we prepare for the upcoming USGA championships at Chambers Bay.”
Fay, a native of Vancouver, Wash, currently resides in Tacoma.
Situated just outside of Tacoma and less than an hour south of Seattle, Chambers Bay offers one of the most unique recreational opportunities on the West Coast, offering panoramic views of Puget Sound, neighboring islands and the Olympic Mountains. The links-style layout, owned by Pierce County and designed by Robert Trent Jones II, LLC, has been recognized as “Best New Course of the Year” by GOLF Magazine, “2007 Course of the Year” by Travel + Leisure Golf magazine, and “Development of the Year” (daily fee category) by Golf Inc., among others since its debut.
For more information on Chambers Bay or Pierce County, visit the course’s official Web site at www.chambersbaygolf.com.
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, Chambers Bay, Harding Park, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Desert Willow Golf Resort and the Chicago Park District golf facilities. 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, numerous PGA TOUR events and The Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert. For more information, visitwww.kempersports.com.
Contact:
Amy Spittle, Regional Sales and Marketing Director
(760) 238-7911; aspittle@kempersports.com
