Located Just Outside of Kansas City – OB to Help Introduce the Shark to Missouri
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – OB Sports Golf Management has been selected to manage Stone Canyon Golf Club in Independence, Missouri. Stone Canyon, located just east of Kansas City, will be a private club featuring an 18-hole Greg Norman Signature Design. The course is in the final stages of grow-in and will open to its members and guests in the spring of 2009. The course is an integral part of a quaint residential community also named Stone Canyon.
The layout at Stone Canyon will provide members and their guests with a truly memorable golf challenge with Norman’s signature design traits that include closely mown green surrounds, creative bunkering and landscape accents that pay homage to some of the great courses in the world. The site itself is quite dramatic with interesting rock outcroppings, rolling topography and dramatic long views towards downtown Kansas City to the west.
As manager of the facility, OB Sports will oversee the grow-in of the golf course, hiring of all key personnel, and the development of a comprehensive membership plan for the facility. Upon opening, OB Sports will manage all aspects of club operations including golf shop operations, food and beverage, member services, sales, marketing and turf care.
“We are pleased to expand our presence in the Midwest and equally thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Greg Norman,” states C.A. Roberts, Senior V.P. of OB Sports. “Stone Canyon promises to be a great addition to the greater Kansas City golf market. We look forward to combining our innovative operational and agronomic standards with the unique Greg Norman design traits – positioning Stone Canyon as one of the top new private clubs in the region.”
Stone Canyon marks the second OB Sports-managed facility in the “Show Me State” as OB Sports has been managing Dalhousie Golf Club, a private Nicklaus Design in Cape Girardeau, MO, that was ranked #1 in the State of Missouri by Golf Digest. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs in 15 states. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management.
“We are honored to have OB Sports on our team,” states Shawn Woods, owner/developer of Stone Canyon. “We were impressed with their unique portfolio and felt their personalized hands-on services would be the perfect fit for the Kansas City golf market.”
The Stone Canyon Community offers 230 homes for luxury single-family living. Masterfully planned around the remarkable Greg Norman Signature private golf course, these rolling 362 acres of quintessential Missouri landscape provide an ideal setting for a restorative lifestyle. Stone Canyon homeowners will also enjoy special membership privileges at Stone Canyon Golf Club which will offer a variety of amenities including dining, swimming, tennis and a beautiful event lawn. Located within the Gold Star award-winning Blue Springs School District and only minutes away from local entertainment, shopping and dining, Stone Canyon is uniquely positioned to provide easy access to the places you need to go while providing a home that invites you to step away from it all.
For more information on the Stone Canyon Community or its initial Founder Membership offerings, please contact Jaimie Macoubrie at 816-228-3333. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.
Contact:
C.A. Roberts – caroberts@obsports.com
(480) 776-8102
