Florida State University men’s golf team and other top programs compete in 54-hole stroke play event
(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 2010 FSU Seminole Intercollegiate, March 12-14.
The three day, 54-hole stroke play event will include some of the finest programs in college golf, including; Arkansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, George Mason, Georgia State, Mercer, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Texas, South Carolina, Troy, Western Carolina and Vanderbilt. According to the most recent Golfweek/Sagarin ratings, both Florida State and South Carolina are ranked in the top-10 in the nation.
Participants will compete for both individual and team honors, with the latter composed of the total number of strokes taken by five members of each team throughout the course of the tournament.
“We’re honored to host this prestigious event and further our already strong relationship with the great Florida State Men’s Golf program,” says Beth Murphy, SouthWood General Manager. “The golf course will prove a difficult but fair test for these players and will force them to use every shot in the bag.”
The Florida State Men’s Golf Team has enjoyed a strong season thus far and is currently ranked ninth in the country (Golfweek/Sagarin). It placed second at last month’s prestigious Gator Invitational hosted by the University of Florida.
From more information on the event or SouthWood Golf Club please call 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, 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. It was recently named one of “America’s Top 50 Courses for Women” by Golf Digest.
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.
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Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381 (cell)
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
Bill Feidler
Buffalo Communications
703.615.4034
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www.buffalocommunications.com
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