Course’s Long List of Accolades Grows with Latest Honor
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course managed by Billy Casper Golf at the heart of St. Joe’s comprehensively designed SouthWood community – is ranked No. 30 among Florida’s best public-access courses by GOLF Magazine in the September issue.
This marks the first time GOLF – one of the nation’s most widely circulated golf publications – has ranked the best courses in each state. SouthWood is in elite company on the list of Florida’s finest, alongside several hosts to professional tour events and world famous resorts; the state boasts more than 700 public-access courses in all. The magazine’s rankings panel included editorial staff and well-traveled golf industry sources.
“We’re extremely proud to be recognized among the best courses in Florida by GOLF Magazine, one of the game’s most prestigious publications and an authority on course architecture,” says Mike Durst, Head Professional at SouthWood. “The honor speaks volumes about the design work of Fred Couples and Gene Bates, as well as our staff’s dedication to making SouthWood a memorable golf experience.”
Since opening in 2002, SouthWood has consistently ranked as the area’s top course and earned glowing reviews from golfers and media. It was named among the top 10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf and claimed a spot on Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best New Courses.”
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. SouthWood has also hosted qualifying for the Florida Amateur Championship among other top events.
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, 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.
© 2008 The St. Joe Company. “JOE,” “St. Joe,” “SouthWood,” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
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
