BEND, OREGON – The David McLay Kidd-designed Tetherow Golf Club was recently selected as one of the “Best New Courses” in the country, by Golfweek Magazine. Tetherow placed seventh on the prestigious listing of the top fifty new courses that have opened in either 2007 or 2008. Golfweek defines new courses as courses having opened in the past two calendar years (2007-2008). This practice is unique to Golfweek and is done to provide Golfweek raters ample time to play the country’s new courses and to ensure their ratings are statistically valid. Amongst courses that opened in 2008 Tetherow was the highest ranked course with next closest in the 2008 class being the tenth ranked Sugarloaf Mountain Town and Country Club in Florida.
The visually striking, Tetherow Golf Club is a par 72, 7298 yard layout that was designed by same the world renowned architect who designed Bandon Dunes and the new Castle Course, the seventh course at St. Andrews, Scotland. Kidd incorporated many of his signature design traits. Traits that include elements of links-style play such as playing the game along the ground as well as the air, in addition to wispy grasses, ragged bunkers, and gnarly knobs and knolls. The routing takes full advantage of the stunning panoramic views of the Cascade peaks including Three Sisters and Broken Top as well as the rugged high desert terrain.
“Golfweek raters are some of the most well traveled and discriminating golfers in the country,” stated Doc Belitz, Vice President of OB Sports (the management company that oversees operations at Tetherow. “It is a true honor that they have ranked Tetherow so high in this prestigious listing of top new courses. Congratulations to the entire team at Tetherow and to David McLay Kidd for creating a what truly is one of the country’s best new courses,” added Belitz. Another OB Sports-managed course, Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Player’s Course, designed by Oregon native, John Fought, also made the ranking at #30.
Located minutes from downtown Bend, Tetherow is Bend’s new golf resort community. The community meanders over 700 acres of stunning high desert terrain and includes 379 homesites, ranging in price from mid $300s to the mid-$700s with acreage of 1/3 acre to over an acre. In addition to custom home sites, Tetherow boasts a striking 18-hole course managed by Scottsdale-based OB Sports and designed by award winning architect David McLay Kidd. The 18,000 square foot Tetherow Clubhouse features a well appointed golf shop, restaurant, members Grille and expansive patios with spectacular views of the golf course and surrounding Deschutes National Forest. Other amenities at Tetherow include a complete practice facility, expansive practice putting greens and short game learning center. Tetherow is just minutes from the vibrant restaurants, cafes and culture of downtown Bend, and is situated in close vicinity to Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, miles of hiking and biking trails, world class fly fishing and white water rafting on the “the Deschutes”, and more. For more information on the Tetherow community, view their website at www.tetherow.com or call toll free at: 866 -234-4848
For more information on Tetherow Golf Club, email golf@tetherow.com, call: 541-388 CLUB (2582) or visit www.tetherow.com.
Tetherow Golf Club is owned by Spring Capital Group, based in Eugene, Oregon. The Spring Capital Group is a diversified private real estate development company which owns and manages some of Oregon’s most successful and popular properties, including Salishan Spa and Golf Resort on the Oregon Coast. The group also developed The Wyatt Condominium in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. Spring Capital has been actively engaged in all phases of land, residential, hospitality and commercial real estate projects in the western U.S for the past 25 years.
Tetherow Golf Club is 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. 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.
Contact:
Kris Strauss (OB) – kstrauss@obsports.com
(480) 518-5003
Mark Hass Cappelli Miles (Spring) mhass@cm-spring.com
(503) 226-7095
