36-Hole, World-Class Golf Resort Set Against the Dramatic Cliffs of the Pacific Ocean Charts Aggressive Publicity, Media Branding Course
(HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) – Half Moon Bay Golf Links, the world-class, 36-hole golf resort set against the dramatic cliffs of the Pacific Ocean and situated just 23 minutes from San Francisco International Airport, today announces it has retained Buffalo Communications for publicity and media branding services.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links features two award-winning, 18-hole courses: The Old Course, an American parkland style layout originally designed by Arnold Palmer, and Ocean Course, an Arthur Hills linksland design nationally renown for its closing holes perched above the Pacific. Onsite is the The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, a AAA “Five Diamond,” Conde Nast “Gold List” property within an easy walk to the Half Moon Bay Golf Links clubhouse.
Collectively, the 36-hole, high-end public golf facility and seaside hotel form a world-class golf destination and the only coastal golf resort within an hour’s drive of San Francisco and San Jose. Half Moon Bay Golf Links’ two championship caliber courses offer dramatically different yet complementary experiences.
The Old Course is a classic American design, with a series of strategically-demanding holes linked through the property’s interior. The famous, par-5 18th emerges along the Pacific Ocean, boasting one of the most stunning tee to green views in the U.S. It plays up to the Ritz-Carlton’s oceanfront courtyard and fire pit.
The Ocean Course provides a true links golf experience: the salt air of the Pacific a constant as it is transported via the constant breeze from the Ocean just yards away. Fairways are separated by coastal mounding and native grasses, and open green fronts and creatively designed green surrounds support a variety of different playing options. The Ocean Course recently hosted the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship, featuring the world’s best women golfers and won by Paula Creamer.
“This is one of the most stunning settings for a multi-course public golf facility in North America, one of the premier hotels in the world, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, is located onsite, and we are situated less than a half-hour drive from both the San Francisco and San Jose international airports,’ says General Manager Bill Troyanoski. “It is our goal to communicate these key messages to golfers in the Bay area and state and nation-wide.”
“Golfers are notorious consumers of information, and they need to fully digest and understand the storied past and exciting future of this world-class property,” says Rich Katz, Buffalo’s Managing Director. “We look forward to helping Half Moon Bay Golf Links achieve and exceed its public relations and branding goals.”
For more information: www.hmbgolflinks.com, 650.726.1800
About Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Set against the dramatic cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Half Moon Bay Golf Links is situated just 23 minutes from San Francisco InternationalAirport. The golf resort features thirty-six holes of championship golf as well as a clubhouse with a full-service pro shop and popular ocean-view restaurant, Mullins Bar & Grill. For nearly 40 years, avid golfers have been returning to this incomparable setting, enjoying the variety of play offered by two award-winning courses: Arnold Palmer’s classic American parkland-styled The Old Course and the Scottish-links-styled Ocean Course designed byArthur Hills. The Ocean Course hosted the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship in 2008, featuring the best women golfers in the world.
Accolades for Half Moon Bay Golf Links Include:
* “The Pebble Beach Experience Just Up The Coast” -New York Times
* “One of the 18 Great Country Clubs for a day” -Business Week
* “One of the Best 18 Holes in the Country” -Golf Digest
* “Silver Medal Award” -Golf Magazine
* “Four Stars: A San Francisco Treat” -Golf Digest
* “No. 1 in the West” –Business Week/Golf Digest
* 2008 Host Site: LPGA/Samsung World Championship Tournament
* 2006 & 2008 U.S. Open Women’s Qualifier
* 2007 & 2009 U.S. Open Men’s Qualifier
About Buffalo Communications
Vienna, Virginia-based Buffalo Communications is a publicity, media-relations, marketing-communications and branding firm with clients in golf, lifestyle and fashion; golf hard-goods, retail and industry; and golf resort, destination and real-estate. Buffalo uses its extensive network of media contacts to frequently publicize the places, products and services of companies and public agencies. The firm’s creation and implementation of integrated PR programs increases clients’ brand awareness, popularity and revenues. Its expansive client roster of domestic and international category leaders includes Castle & Cooke, Dunning, ECCO, Kaua’i Visitors Bureau (golf co-op), Mission Hills Golf Club (Shenzhen, China) and The St. Joe Company.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
