SIX MILE, S.C. – Recognized for its “gently rolling mountainside layout,” the Tom Fazio championship course at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs was named one of the Top 10 New Private Golf Courses by GOLF Magazine®. The annual ranking appears in the January 2009 issue of GOLF Magazine and on www.golf.com.
“The Cliffs Communities has such an enviable track record, I was predisposed going in to expect something special at Keowee Springs. I wasn’t disappointed,” says Joe Passov, senior editor for travel and rankings at GOLF Magazine. “Tom Fazio and his team had their skills on full display here, in transforming a challenging piece of property into their trademark layout -one that’s a stiff test from the tips, but one that’s remarkably playable for the Average Joe.
“What really made this course stand out for me,” Passov adds, “is how the layout intentionally incorporated three loops of six holes, plus a set of ‘family’ tees. Few courses I’ve played in recent memory offer such terrific flexibility.”
Opened in September 2008, The Cliffs at Keowee Springs golf course plays 7,100 yards from the championship tees and features the distinction of having two turns at six-hole increments.
“We are honored to be recognized by GOLF Magazine,” said John Mitchell, The Cliffs at Keowee Springs PGA Professional. “We pay particular attention to course conditions so the subtle nuances of the Fazio design are evident on each hole. Whether it is from the the back tees measuring 7,100 yards or the Family tees measuring 4,600 yards, the appeal of Keowee Springs is that players of all skill levels can enjoy the course on a daily basis while also finding ways to challenge their skills.”
The Cliffs at Keowee Springs is also the home of the International Institute of Golf, led by esteemed instructors Steve Bann and Dale Lynch. The International Institute of Golf’s training facility at Keowee Springs is scheduled to open this Spring. Located on the shore of pristine Lake Keowee in the Blue Ridge Mountains, The Cliffs at Keowee Springs (www.discoverkeoweesprings.com) spans 1,600 acres and offers a variety of waterfront, water view, and golf course home sites and turnkey residences, including the 2008 GOLF Magazine Dream House. Homesites at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs start in the $200,000s; homes, in the mid-$700,000s.
The Cliffs offers its Members eight championship golf courses, all of which are located within a short distance of one another and are accessible by a single membership. The opening of the Keowee Springs golf course in September brings the number of year-round operational courses at The Cliffs to six. The golf course at The Cliffs at Mountain Park, designed by Gary Player, and The Cliffs at High Carolina – America’s first Tiger Woods Design course – are currently under construction.
About The Cliffs Communities
Founded in 1991 by Jim Anthony, The Cliffs Communities is devoted to the sensible development of residential communities and other properties, within the United States and around the world. The Cliffs’ domestic properties include eight premier, private master-planned residential communities located in the heart of the Carolina Preserve near Asheville, N.C., and Greenville, S.C., collectively bordered by hundreds of thousands of acres of national forests and state parks in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ownership in any one of The Cliffs’ eight communities carries the exclusive opportunity to become a Cliffs’ Member, with privileges that include access to The Cliffs’ international properties stretching from the marine preserves off the British Columbia coast to the virgin shoreline of Patagonia, Chile and the beaches and reefs of the private island of Cornish Cay in the Abacos, Bahamas. The Cliffs offers homesites from $200,000 to over $3 million and custom homes from $700,000 to $5 million. To discover panoramic living at The Cliffs, call (877) 254-3371 or visit www.cliffscommunities.com/info.
Contact:
Jamie Prince
The Cliffs Communities
(864) 371-3007
jprince@cliffscommunities.com
