April 23, 2010 – Birmingham, AL – Honours Golf Company has announced that Jeffrey D. Hartman will serve as Director of Golf at the World Golf Village’s two courses, the Slammer & Squire and the King & Bear, both located in St. Augustine, Fla.
Hartman has extensive experience in club operations, food and beverage management, merchandise sales and tournament/member event coordination. Prior to joining the Honours Golf team, Hartman served as senior assistant golf professional and tournament manager for TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Prior to that, he served as assistant golf professional for TPC Twin Cities.
Hartman started his career at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz, and has held assistant golf professional and food and beverage positions at various golf clubs throughout Minnesota. He is a Class A PGA member and graduate of the San Diego Golf Academy in Chandler, Ariz. In his new role, Hartman will oversee the golf and tournament operations for both the King & Bear and Slammer & Squire golf courses.
“Jeff Hartman has experience in all areas of golf club management,” said Bob Barrett, chief executive officer of Honours Golf. “He has been involved in the opening of a new clubhouse, budgeting, analyzing daily golf rounds, managing tournaments and member events, staff training and food and beverage services. His knowledge and expertise will be a benefit to our facilities at the World Golf Village.”
About the World Golf Village Golf Courses
Located in St. Augustine, Fla., the World Golf Village is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame, as well as two championship golf courses, the Slammer & Squire and the King & Bear.
The Slammer & Squire golf course is located in the heart of the World Golf Village. This 18-hole championship resort course was designed by Bobby Weed with Hall of Fame design consultants Sam “The Slammer” Snead and Gene “The Squire” Sarazen. It features two distinct nines with generous fairways, contoured greens, and water hazards, along with impressive views of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The course was the host site of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, a Champions Tour event and currently hosts an array of other golf events.
The King & Bear golf course is a true collaboration of two of golf’s greatest legends, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. The two Hall of Famers have collaborated on a truly remarkable golf course of unparalleled beauty, challenge and design. Set among pristine lakes, beautiful Loblolly pines, and stately oak trees, each hole of this championship layout contains characteristics of both players. It is a driver’s” course, stretching over 7,200 yards; which should come as no surprise as both Palmer and Nicklaus wielded awesome power games in their primes. Since its inception in 2000, the King & Bear has hosted the Legends of Golf, a Champions Tour event; a Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf match between Palmer and Nicklaus; and Qualifying Schools for the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour.
Both courses are owned and managed by Honours Golf.
About Honours Golf Company
Honours Golf is the leading boutique golf course and club management company in the Southeast with corporate offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. The company currently operates fourteen award-winning golf courses including the King & Bear at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida; Limestone Springs Golf Club in Oneonta, Alabama; and Kelly Plantation Golf Club in Destin, Florida. The company has plans to grow the Honours Golf brand in the Southeast through management contracts, development partnerships and whole ownership. For more information, follow www.twitter.com/honoursgolf, visit www.honoursgolf.com or call (866) HONOURS.
Contact:
Kelly Newman
Director of Marketing
Honours Golf Company
1960 Stonegate Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
205-298-0001
kelly.newman@honoursgolf.com
www.honoursgolf.com
