Private Fazio-Design Transitions to Semi-Private Facility Serving Members, WaterColor Resort Guests and Daily Fee Golfers
(WATERSOUND, Fla.) March 3, 2009 – Camp Creek Golf Club — the award-winning Tom Fazio design developed by The St. Joe Company and located along Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast – opened on a limited basis to outside play on March 1, transitioning from private to semi-private, serving members, WaterColor Resort guests and discerning daily fee golfers.
The $145-plus-tax rate includes cart, locker room access, range balls and use of the expansive practice facility. Camp Creek will continue to offer membership opportunities as well as special rates and benefits to property owners and resort guests: golf packages are available in conjunction with the WaterColor Inn & Resort and property owners and accompanied guests can play for $125 plus tax.
“We are excited to introduce Camp Creek to local golfers and visitors to the area,” says Stephen Hilliard, vice president of resort and club operations. “As one of the highest-rated golf facilities in the state, Camp Creek offers a level of service and conditioning commensurate with many of the great private courses of Florida. The course remains a member-oriented facility and upscale golf amenity of our WaterColor and WaterSound communities. That stated, our daily fee guests can enjoy this limited opportunity and will feel at home in taking part in a golf experience that is truly unique to this area.”
Since opening in 2001, Camp Creek has been consistently cited as one of Tom Fazio’s most thought-provoking, aesthetically-stunning design credits. Its surreal “dunescape” appearance -echoing South Walton County’s natural coastal dune geography — includes a variety of native grasses that change colors, seasonally. Fazio’s design team incorporated a series of wetlands and marshes that complement the rolling dunes and elevated tee boxes. The layout has been described as an “explosion of color and movement,” with green complexes alternately shaped in the domed style of Pinehurst’s famed No. 2 course, or perched on pedestals fortified by bunkers.
“Camp Creek is a ‘core’ course, there is not a single home located on the property,” says general manager Will Hopkins. “That is an extremely rare attribute for any golf course built in the last 20 to 30 years. All of our members and guests will enjoy a secluded, natural experience that should make a lasting impression.”
Media-bestowed accolades for Camp Creek include:
No. 6, Golfweek’s Best You Can Play (Florida)
No. 8, GOLF Magazine Best in State
No. 30, Golf Digest Best in State (Public and Private)
“Florida’s No. 1 Course of the New Millennium,” Travel + Leisure Golf
“America’s Top Golf Courses” – ZAGAT, 2007/08
For more information about Camp Creek visit www.campcreekgolfclub.com. For tee times call 850.231.7600, and for more information about golf packages visit www.watercolorresort.com or www.watercolorvacationhomes.com.
About Camp Creek and the WaterColor Inn and Resort Golf Collection
Camp Creek along with St. Joe-owned Shark’s Tooth and The Origins Course, form the exclusive “golf collection” of the WaterColor Inn and Resort. From the back green tees, the course plays to a championship caliber yardage of 7,159 and a formidable slope rating of 152. Camp Creek’s five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women’s) tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. Camp Creek is continually recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward. Camp Creek is operated by Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management.
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. Our mission is to create places that inspire people and make JOE’sFlorida an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our web site at www.joe.com.
About Troon Golf
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon Golf is the world’s largest golf management company, overseeing operations at more than 200 courses located in 31 states and 31 countries. Additionally, 38 Troon Golf facilities enjoy a Top 100 ranking by national or international publications. Troon Golf properties include Oneida Golf and Country Club, Green Bay, Wis.; Troon North Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.; The Clubs at St. James Plantation,Southport, N.C.; Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.; and The Grove, London, England.
For more information on Troon Golf, visit www.troongolf.com.
© 2009 The St. Joe Company. “JOE,” “St. Joe”, “Camp Creek,” “WaterColor,” “WaterSound,” “Victoria Hills,” “Victoria Commons,” “Victoria Gardens,” “Victoria Park” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
Contact:
Brett Brooks
Manager, Marketing Communications
Troon Golf
480.477.0480
