NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 24, 2009 – KemperSportsTM announced that Brett Plymell will serve as general manager at Shoal Creek and Hodge Park Golf Clubs in Kansas City, Mo. Plymell, who most recently served as general manager at Adams Pointe Golf Course, also a KemperSports property, from 2005 to 2009, will return to Shoal Creek where he started his tenure with KemperSports as head golf professional in 2001.
“Brett is a great operator who knows the Kansas City golf market very well,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “We are pleased to have him at Shoal Creek and Hodge Park.”
Plymell is a 1998 graduate of New Mexico State University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and has been a class ‘A’ member of the PGA of America since 2000.
Shoal Creek Golf Club has become one of the most talked about daily fee golf and banquet facilities in the Kansas City area. The 6,950 yard par-71 golf property was sculpted by golf course architect Steve Wolfard, and offers a truly unique golfing experience for players of varying skill levels. The design features breathtaking elevation changes and expansive landing areas that meander through some of the most picturesque terrain in the Northland.
Owned by the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department and managed by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports since it opened in 2001, Shoal Creek Golf Club has received numerous accolades including:
KemperSports 2006 Facility of the Year
No. 2 Public Course in Missouri, Golfweek
No. 1 Public Course in Kansas City Metro Area, The Examiner
Four-star rating – Best Places to Play, Golf Digest
Built in 1976, Hodge Park Golf Club delivers a par-71, 6,223-yard layout over scenic and heavily wooded terrain. As a sister course to Shoal Creek, Hodge Park holds its own in the local golf market by forcing golfers to hit accurate and skilled shots on every hole.
For more information about Shoal Creek and Hodge Park Golf Clubs, visit www.shoalcreekgolf.com and www.hodgeparkgolf.com.
About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Harding Park, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. Affiliate KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a sports marketing, events and public relations agency, has produced and managed major national and international events, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament. For more information, visit www.kempersports.com.
Contact:
B.R. Koehnemann
847.291.6740, brkoehnemann@kempersports.com
