(VIENNA, VA) – Twenty-five golf courses – eight operated by Billy Casper Golf (“BCG”) and 17 beneficiaries of Buffalo Communications (“Buffalo”) public-relations programs – are honored in Golfweek magazine’s just-released “2009 Best You Can Play State-by-State” rankings.
BCG owns and operates golf courses in 25 states, and Buffalo is the company’s golf-lifestyle publicity, media and marketing-communications division.
In many states, BCG and Buffalo courses rank in the top half percent of all public courses.
“The best-in-state honors show Billy Casper Golf delivers high-level customer experiences,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Our properties present outstanding course conditions and guest relationships, while Buffalo Communications consistently secures well-branded editorial coverage about our third-party, high-end resort, destination and real-estate clients.”
Tallied by hundreds of Golfweek raters, rankings are based on overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and remarkable nature of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other criteria.
Golfweek rankings:
BCG-Managed Courses
Connecticut
No. 2 – Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Bloomfield
No. 3 – The Golf Club at Oxford Greens, Oxford
Florida
No. 12 – Victoria Hills Golf Club, Deland
Hawaii
No. 13 – Puakea Golf Course, Lihue
New Jersey
No. 11 – Royce Brook Golf Club (East Course), Hillsborough
Ohio
No. 1 – Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport
Pennsylvania
No. 9 – Lederach Golf Club, Harleysville
Virginia
No. 8 – Bay Creek Resort & Club (Nicklaus Course) – Cape Charles
Buffalo Communications Client Courses
California
No. 18 – Saddle Creek Resort, Copperopolis
Florida
No. 10 – Camp Creek, Panama City Beach
Hawaii
No. 2 – Princeville (Prince), Kauai
No. 5 – Poipu Bay Golf Resort, Kauai
No. 6 – Kauai Lagoons (Maile-Kiele), Kauai
Idaho
No. 1 – Circling Raven, Worley
Louisiana (Audubon Golf Trail)
No. 1 – Atchafalaya Golf Club at Idlewild, Patterson
No. 2 – TPC Louisiana, Avondale
No. 3 – Black Bear, Delhi
No. 4 – Carter Plantation, Springfield
No. 5 – Gray Plantation, Lake Charles
Michigan
No. 20 – Sweetgrass GC, Harris
Mississippi (via State agency)
No. 1 – Fallen Oak, Saucier
No. 2 – The Preserve, Vancleave
No. 3 – Grand Bear, Saucier
No. 4 – Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas), Philadelphia
No. 5 – Shell Landing, Gautier
About Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
Widely respected as a high-performance, full-service owner / operator of golf courses, BCG manages properties in 25 states and outside the U.S. The company provides turnkey club operations for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, BCG is based in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
BCG’s best-of-breed infrastructure shows clients favorable returns on investments. Critically-acclaimed by industry leaders and media, BCG economies of scale help daily-fee, municipal, resort and private courses make and save money while delivering a personal touch.
Buffalo Communications – a division of BCG – is America’s foremost golf-specialty publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications agency. In addition to creating PR and implementing programs for BCG courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
More information about Billy Casper Golf/Buffalo Communications: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com,703.761.1444.
Contact:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
