Area’s best players compete in 54-hole, individual stroke play tournament
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course owned by The St. Joe Company and operated by Billy Casper Golf – today announces it will host the Tallahassee Amateur Golf Championship along with Killearn Country Club, March 19-21.
The Tallahassee Amateur Golf Championship, in its fourth year, has emerged as one of the region’s premier events since the inaugural tournament in 2007. Competitors will play two rounds at SouthWood Golf Club (including the final) and one round at Killearn Country Club. The $175 entry fee includes prize fund, green/cart fees, range balls and one practice round (excluding cart fee) at each course during the week of the tournament.
Both a championship flight and various net flights will be available in the men’s and senior divisions (55 years and older) as well as an open net division for ladies. Players in the net divisions will be flighted by their handicap index and must have a valid USGA index to enter. The men’s championship flight will play from 7,000 yards, the men’s net and senior championship flights from 6,500 yards, the senior net from 6,100 yards and the ladies from 5,300 yards. Tee times will start at 12:00 p.m. each day.
“The Tallahassee Amateur Golf Championship is a tremendous event that gives local players the chance to test their game against others of a similar skill level,” says Beth Murphy, SouthWood General Manager. “We are very excited to host the championship for the fourth year and are confident it will be a great success.”
Entry fee and completed entry form must be received by 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 15, 2010. Please call 850.942.4653 to obtain a form or visit www.southwoodgolf.com for more information.
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, Golfing Magazine and Tallahassee Magazine.
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. The course was 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 Billy Casper Golf
Billy Casper Golf, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, was co-founded in 1989 by professional golf legend Billy Casper, the Masters and two-time U.S. Open winner who ranks seventh all-time with 51 PGA Tour wins. BCG serves its clients through three divisions: Billy Casper Golf, the full-service manager to golf-property developers, owners and public agencies; Buffalo Communications, the publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications agency representing many of the top brands in golf; and Buffalo Golf Trail, the customer-reward program providing consistent, high-quality experiences at BCG-managed properties nationwide.
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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