New Superintendent Brings Innovative Agronomic Approach
(YUCAIPA, CA) – Yucaipa Valley Golf Club – managed by Billy Casper Golf – received four stars (out of five) from Golf Digest in its just-released “Best Places You Can Play” ratings.
This puts Yucaipa Valley in elite company with other famous courses awarded four stars by Golf Digest. They include Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge (FL), Bald Head Island Club (NC), Amelia Island Plantation (FL), ChampionsGate Golf Resort (FL) Arizona Biltmore Country Club (AZ), Circling Raven Golf Club (ID), Cog Hill Golf Club (IL) among others.
“It’s a true mark of distinction that Yucaipa Valley’s exceptional rating from this prominent industry publication parallels that of other top-tier courses,” says Russ Davies, General Manager of Yucaipa. “We take great pride providing golfers with outstanding playing conditions and first-class customer service – without the wind that’s prevalent in other parts of the valley – for an experience they won’t soon forget.”
Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play” guide rates 4,000 public and resort courses throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. The ratings are based on 20,000 ballots completed by subscribers and golfers who grade courses on a five-point scale for service, value, pace of play and overall experience.
Yucaipa Valley owes much of its success to new superintendent Jeff Armantrout. His innovative and creative agronomic strategies which work in a unique desert environment have yielded exemplary course conditions. With more than 21 years golf-industry experience, Armantrout has plied his trade at many high-end private and daily-fee courses in California.
“Jeff’s impact is a reflection of his organized and hands-on approach,” says Davies. “He has an interest and willingness to experiment with hybrids of different turf management policies; his use of ‘best practices’ in caring for the course and improving playability is a revelation.”
Yucaipa Valley, the 18-hole, 6,803-yard, par 72 course designed by renowned golf-course architecture firm Rainville & Bye gives golfers the unique combination of affordability and a championship layout set against the dramatic backdrop of the San Bernardino Mountains. Located in a box canyon, Yucaipa Valley isn’t subject to fierce winds other areas courses experience. Combined with outstanding course conditions, stellar customer service and unmatched natural beauty, Yucaipa Valley is a must-play in the Inland Empire.
For more information about Yucaipa Valley or to reserve a tee time: www.yucaipavalleygolf.com or call 909.790.6522.
About Billy Casper Golf
Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Billy Casper Golf was co-founded by Robert Morris and Peter Hill in 1989 along with professional golf legend Billy Casper, the Masters and two-time U.S. Open winner who ranks seventh all-time with 51 PGA Tour wins. The company manages 100 golf courses in 23 states, the District of Columbia and Costa Rica. Combined with Buffalo Communications, the golf-lifestyle PR division of BCG, 24 of their courses were honored in the recent Golfweek’s “America’s Best” state-by-state rankings.
For more information about Billy Casper Golf, visit www.billycaspergolf.com or call 703.761.1444.
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