(CAPE CHARLES, VA) – The Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Bay Creek Resort & Club – managed by Billy Casper Golf (“BCG”) – will host the 2nd Annual Bay Creek Amateur August 1-2, 2009.
For the first time, the 36-hole individual stroke play tournament – contested among nearly 100 golfers – is a Virginia State Golf Association (“VSGA”) Points Event; players accrue points (based on their finishes) toward their overall state rankings.
The tournament is open to male golfers of all ages who must hold a VSGA / USGA handicap index established at a VSGA member course and meet the USGA Rules of Amateur Status. The $180 entry fee includes greens and cart fees, practice balls, GPS on the carts, lunch both days and prizes. The deadline for entering is 5 p.m. on Friday, July 24.
“We’re excited the VSGA added the tournament to its official calendar this year,” says Mark Wesolek, General Manager of Bay Creek. “The course is in phenomenal shape and we anticipate fierce competition over the two-day event.”
With many holes along the Chesapeake Bay and Old Plantation Creek, the Nicklaus layout is lauded as a “player’s course,” providing diverse challenges for all skill levels. At 7,417 yards, the course features impeccable landscaping and is characterized by large waste bunkers and more than 100 formal bunkers. Natural beauty – with azaleas and roses blooming, shell cart paths, sea breezes, gulls swooping and the rare bald eagle – are a feast for the senses.
At 7,250 yards, the accompanying Arnold Palmer Palmer Signature Course spoils golfers with a calming seaside feel, natural sand dunes, five sets of tees and perfectly manicured fairways and greens.
Opened along with the Palmer course in 2001, the practice facilities at Bay Creek provide a great setting for player development. Whether guided by experienced PGA-certified instructors or working individually, golfers of all skill levels will benefit from the state-of-the-art range with five target greens and short game area featuring a chipping and putting green with bunkers.
Bay Creek is about 45 minutes north of the Norfolk airport, four hours southeast of Washington, D.C. and two hours east of Richmond, representing an easy weekend getaway year-round from anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic. In addition to championship golf, Bay Creek boasts a deepwater marina, boutique shopping, exquisite dining, walking trails, beaches and the endless natural beauty of Virginia’sEastern Shore.
The 19,000 square-foot clubhouse replicates a 19th century stable and houses the Bay Creek Golf Shop and Coach House Tavern. The Aqua Restaurant, located in the heart of Bay Creek’s Marina Village, is a preferred destination for weddings and other social outings.
For more information about Bay Creek, the tournament or to reserve a tee time: www.baycreek.net, 757.331.8620.
About Billy Casper Golf
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.
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