SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Golf Magazine recently featured its annual Top 100 Courses You Can Play rankings in its 2008 September issue, and for the first time Golf Magazine added a state-by-state ranking. OB Sports-managed We-Ko-Pa Golf Club debuted at No. 44 for its Saguaro course and No. 35 for its Cholla course in the Top 100 category. Five other OB-managed golf facilities were honored in the state-by-state rankings. Both courses, Players and Celebrity, at Indian Wells Golf Resort were ranked 13th and 16th respectively in California. Eagle Mountain Golf Club came in at No. 18 in Arizona. Three Crowns Golf Club earned the 4th spot in Wyoming. Longbow Golf Club made the 30th spot in Arizona, and Langdon Farms Golf Club was ranked No. 14 in Oregon.
“We are honored to be associated with facilities that have received such prestigious rankings,” said Phil Green, President of OB Sports. “We work very hard to develop a team, from the bottom up that provides outstanding service and playing conditions for our guests. It’s extremely gratifying to have an astute third party such as Golf Magazine recognize the hard work and dedication of our staff in such a concrete way.”
Eagle Mountain Golf Club is located in Fountain Hills, Arizona, just east of Scottsdale. The Scott Miller-designed, 18-hole golf course (par 71 and 6800 yards from the back tees) incorporates the property’s natural box canyons, elevation changes and native Sonoran desert into the design of the golf course. Since opening to the public in 1996, Eagle Mountain Golf Club has earned numerous awards and accolades including “Best New Public Golf Course” by the Arizona Republic in 1996 and “Best of Phoenix Public Golf Courses” in 2006 by the Phoenix New Times. To learn more about Eagle Mountain Golf Club visit www.eaglemtn.com, or call 480.816.1234.
The Indian Wells Golf Resort, located in Indian Wells California, has been a popular golf travel destination for nearly 20 years, offering two golf courses and four hotel/resorts. The City of Indian Wells, owner of the golf resort, decided to bolster the golf experience at the resort by embarking on an ambitious facility-wide project that has yielded two new golf courses (Celebrity and Players), a spectacular Douglas Fredrikson-designed clubhouse, nine-hole putting course, sprawling practice facility and a host of other amenities. Indian Wells Golf Resort is the proud host of the LG Skins Game from 2007 through 2009. For more information about Indian Wells Golf Resort call 760.346.4653 or visit www.indianwellsgolfresort.com.
Langdon Farms Golf Club is located in Aurora, Oregon, 30 minutes south of Portland. Ranked as the “#1 best course to hold a golf tournament or corporate event in Oregon” and as the “#2 public golf course in Oregon” by the Portland Business Journal, Langdon Farms Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 golf course designed by John Fought and Robert Cupp that opened to rave reviews in 1995. The “Big Red Barn” Clubhouse, winner of Crittenden Magazine’s “Best New Clubhouse” for 1996, was modeled after the original barn on Mr. Langdon’s farm. The Big Red Barn clubhouse, creative signage, theme development, and links-style golf course design and maintenance elements have all contributed to the exceptional reputation of Langdon Farms. For more information visit www.langdonfarms.com or call 503.678.3263.
Longbow Business Park and Golf Club, located in Mesa, Arizona, is a 330-acre, mixed-use development, being developed by Daedalus Real Estate Advisors, that incorporates office, light industrial, retail and hotel uses surrounded by desert vegetation and a main street transportation design and features the award-winning Longbow Golf Club. Daedalus is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate services company that provides investment, development and communications consulting to corporate real estate clients. To learn more about Longbow Golf Club or to book a tee time call 480.807.5400 or visit www.longbowgolf.com.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., Three Crowns Golf Club is a 7,065-yard, par-72 layout that is highlighted by native grasses, numerous water features, and white sand bunkers. Three Crowns is built on a former Amoco Oil Refinery site in Casper, Wyoming along the North Platte River. The golf course is built atop a remediation project that is ongoing and has turned a brownfield into a recreational amenity that has become a centerpiece of community pride. The entire facility is themed around the historic refinery and the region’s rich petroleum heritage. The tee signs are fashioned after miniature oil derricks, as well as the pewter bag tags sold in the golf shop. And the name, Three Crowns, is symbolic of the three grades of fuel sold by Standard Oil/Amoco. After their round, guests enjoy the inviting clubhouse and restaurant, aptly named the “Filling Station.” Since its’ inception, Three Crowns has received numerous awards and accolades, including being ranked as ranked by Golfweek as one of “America’s Best New Courses” for 2006, and being ranked as the “#2 Course in Wyoming” in their America’s Best Courses, State-by-State ranking. Three Crowns Golf Club was also awarded the prestigious “Phoenix Award”, acknowledging excellence in brownfield redevelopment. To learn more, visit www.threecrownsgolfclub.com or call 307.472.7696.
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is a daily fee golf facility that consists of the original 18 holes, the Cholla course, designed by Scott Miller and a second 18 holes, the Saguaro course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. In addition to the two 18-hole courses, there is a large practice facility, a full-service clubhouse and a smaller clubhouse serving the new Saguaro Course. We-Ko-Pa is owned by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and is operated by EF Golf and OB Sports Golf Management. For more information on We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, call 480.836.9000 or visit them online at www.wekopa.com.
All six golf clubs are professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call 480.948.1300.
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Participating golf clubs include The Duke Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz.; Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.; Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz.; Centennial Golf Club Medford, Ore.; Three Crowns Golf Club in Casper, Wyo.; Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, N.M.; Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev.; Aliante Golf Club in North Las Vegas, Nev.; The Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Nev.; High Meadow Ranch in Magnolia, Tex.
The Duke at Rancho El Dorado is a 7011-yard, David Druzisky-designed golf course located 12 minutes west of I-10 on Queen Creek Road within the Rancho El Dorado master-planned residential community. Ranked as the “#1 Player Friendly Course in Phoenix/Scottsdale” by Golf Tips Travel Annual, 2006, the Duke is features a stunning 7011 yard, par 72 layout, complete practice facility and award winning clubhouse that is home to the popular Silver Spur Grill. Known for its laid-back Old West-inspired ambiance, The Duke superbly mixes unassuming hospitality with a high-end golf experience. For more information about The Duke at Rancho El Dorado, call 480.844.1100 or visit www.thedukegolf.com.
Longbow Business Park and Golf Club is a 330-acre mixed use commercial development that incorporates office, light industrial, retail and hotel uses surrounded by desert vegetation and a main street transportation design and features the newly redesigned Longbow Golf Club. Daedalus Real Estate Advisors, LLC is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate Services Company that provides investment, development and communications consulting to corporate real estate clients in Arizona and the Southwest. Longbow Golf Club is located on East Longbow Parkway between Higley and Recker Roads, south of Red Mountain Freeway/Loop 202 in North Mesa. For more information on the Longbow Golf Fest or Longbow Golf Club, please visit www.longbowgolf.com or call 480.807.5400.
Eagle Mountain Golf Club is located approximately 7.5 miles east of Loop 101 on Shea Boulevard and Eagle Mountain Parkway in Fountain Hills, Ariz. The Scott Miller-designed, 18-hole golf course (par 71 and 6800 yards from the back tees) incorporates the property’s natural box canyons, elevation changes and native Sonoran desert into the design of the golf course. Since opening to the public in 1996, Eagle Mountain Golf Club has earned numerous awards and accolades including “Best New Public Golf Course” by the Arizona Republic in 1996 and “Best of Phoenix Public Golf Courses” in 2006 by the Phoenix New Times. To learn more about Eagle Mountain Golf Club visit www.eaglemtn.com, or call (480) 816-1234.
All clubs participating in the OB Sports Team Championship are professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.
FINAL RESULTS:
1) Sandia Golf Club: 188 & 189.5 – 377.5
Chris Paul, Paul Collins, Steve Steele, Ti Newman, Mike Cason, Gary Chilcoat, Todd Baldridge, Curt Rademaker
2) Longbow Golf Club: 179.5 & 200 – 379.5
Brett MacKenzie, Eric Taylor, Scott Muntean, Bob Strom, Scott Rolfness, George Bliss, Jim Bainter, Dean Citko
3) High Meadow Ranch: 186 & 197 – 383
Randy Harris, Knight Dogget, Tige Smith, Eddie Jester, Carl Tolbert, Cody Spivey, Michael Sloan, Rusty Tracey
4) Eagle Mountain Golf Club: 197 & 192 – 389
5) Angel Park Golf Club: 191 & 205.5 – 396.5
6) Aliante Golf Club: 203 & 197.5 – 400.5
7) The Duke at Rancho El Dorado: 197 & 205.5 – 402.5
8) Sandia Golf Club (team II): 210 & 197 – 407
9) Tijeras Creek Golf Club: 207 & 207.5 – 414.4
10) High Meadow Ranch (team II): 203.5 & 215 – 418.5
11) Three Crowns Golf Club: 206 & 213.5 – 419.5
12) Centennial Golf Club: 206 & 214 – 420
13) The Legacy Golf Club: 212 & 216.5 – 428.5
Contact:
Kris Strauss
(480) 518-5003
kstrauss@obsports.com
