(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning Fred Couples and Gene Bates designed course owned by The St. Joe Company and managed by Billy Casper Golf – announces it will host its fifth annual Pitch-Putt-Drive Junior Contest on Sunday, November 1 at 2 p.m.
Admission is $10 and open to juniors between the ages of five and 17, with participates being placed in divisions based on age. During the first stage of competition golfers will pitch three shots from the same location and receive points for proximity to the cup. Next, they attempt a short and long putt, and points will be combined for the number of strokes needed to sink both. Finally, juniors will get two drives and receive points for the longest drive that lands within the 40-yard-wide fairway.
Winners are determined by a scoring system that ranks participants based on cumulative place finishes during each competition. The best combined scores win, and trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age division. All contestants will receive a custom embroidered SouthWood Golf Club hat featuring the event name and year.
“This is a great chance for juniors to get involved in the game and develop their skills in a friendly competitive setting,” says Beth Murphy, General Manager of SouthWood Golf Club. “SouthWood has hosted the event for the past five years and it has proven to be a great way to get young people interested in the sport and grow the game of golf in our region.”
The SouthWood driving range and practice area will close at noon the day of the competition in order for staff to set up the event. Entry fee and completed entry form must be received by 12:00 pm, Friday, October 30, 2009. For more information, please contact the SouthWood Golf Shop at 850.942.4653 or visit www.southwoodgolf.com
SouthWood Golf Club is widely acknowledged as one of the premier golf experiences in north Florida, earning “best-of” honors and accolades from the ZAGAT Survey, Golf Digest, GOLF, T+L Golf, Golfing Magazine and Tallahassee Magazine.
For more information about SouthWood, visit www.southwoodgolf.com.
About SouthWood Golf Club
Designed by PGA Tour star Fred Couples and renowned architect Gene Bates and managed by Billy Casper Golf, SouthWood Golf Club is among the region’s most-acclaimed courses. Highlighted by stands of stunning, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, the 7,172-yard layout meanders over rolling hills, through wooded areas and open land. A course that tests Tour-quality players and provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities, SouthWood features five sets of tees on every hole. The 2,986-yard “Wee Tees” provide the ideal course set-up for juniors, beginners or players seeking to improve their short game. SouthWood Golf Club has garnered numerous honors since opening in November 2002. Most recently, the course was ranked one of the “Top 50 Courses for Women” by Golf For Women and named among the Top-10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf. SouthWood was also named to Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best New Courses,” selected by GOLF Magazine as one of the top 35 public courses – out of 325 nationwide – to open in 2002, and named Tallahassee’s best golf course by Tallahassee Magazine.
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies and Northwest Florida’s largest private landowner. JOE is primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber.
More information about JOE can be found at its web site at www.joe.com.
© 2009 The St. Joe Company. “JOE,” and “St. Joe” are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381 (cell)
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
Bill Feidler
Buffalo Communications
703.615.4034
bfeidler@billycasperogolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
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