“Dunescape” Tom Fazio design in top ten for third straight year
(WATERSOUND, Fla.) – Camp Creek Golf Club — the award-winning Tom Fazio design developed by The St. Joe Company and located along Northwest Florida’s stunning Gulf Coast – is ranked No. 10 in Florida in Golfweek’s 2010 “Best You Can Play” state-by-state rankings.
This distinction marks the eighth consecutive year Camp Creek has ranked among the top 15 in the Sunshine State, and its third straight year in the top 10. The survey, which included more than 700 Florida courses, examined overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other criteria.
“Florida is a golf-rich state with hundreds of great golf courses, so it is a tremendous honor for Camp Creek to be ranked in the top ten,” says Will Hopkins, General Manager. “The course is always in excellent shape and is widely regarded as one of the most-challenging and fair tests of golf in the region.”
Camp Creek is a regular host course for the United States Golf Association and Florida State Golf Association’s U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur Qualifiers. In selecting the Fazio design, the USGA and FSGA regularly cite its championship-caliber layout, commitment to conditioning and ample practice facilities. Additional media-bestowed accolades for Camp Creek include:
* No. 8, GOLF Magazine Best in State
* No. 19, Golf Digest Best in State (Public and Private)
* “Florida’s No. 1 Course of the New Millennium,” Travel + Leisure Golf
* “America’s Top Golf Courses” – ZAGAT, 2009/10
For more information about Camp Creek visit www.campcreekgolfclub.com. For tee times call 850.231.7600, and for more information about golf packages visit www.watercolorresort.com or www.watercolorvacationhomes.com.
About Camp Creek and the WaterColor Inn and Resort Golf Collection
Camp Creek, along with St. Joe-owned Shark’s Tooth and The Origins Course, form the exclusive “golf collection” of the WaterColor Inn and Resort. From the back green tees, the course plays to a championship caliber yardage of 7,159 and a formidable slope rating of 152. Camp Creek’s five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women’s) tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. Camp Creek is continually recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward. Camp Creek is operated by Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management.
About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company currently based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies and Northwest Florida’s largest private landowner. St. Joe is primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.joe.com.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com
