Golfers Everywhere Now Have Easy Access to Book Reservations to Play at Ocean View Golf Course Through Golf Channel’s National Online Tee Time Platform
ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 2, 2010) – Norfolk’s Ocean View Golf Course is now offering golfers the chance to book exclusive tee times through Golf Channel’s online platform, GolfNow.com. Ocean View Golf Course is joining more than 2,200 golf courses across the United States usingGolfNow.com, a web-based service which allows users to easily search for and book their tee times online.
Using leading-edge technology, GolfNow.com offers golfers more ways to stay connected to their favorite courses and tee times through the web, email and an upcoming mobile feature. Golfers can simply go online 24/7, select Ocean View Golf Course, or choose another course from the list of hundreds, pick a tee time deal that fits their schedule and budget, and book it.
“Golf Channel continues to focus on developing innovative ways to further the game of golf and make golf courses across the country more accessible to the active recreational golfer through initiatives like our online tee time booking service,” said Gene Pizzolato, chief operating officer for Golf Channel New Media Ventures. “We are very happy with the opportunity that GolfNow.com presents and excited to be adding Ocean View Golf Course to the service.”
Ocean View Golf Course is among Hampton Roads’ most memorable and enjoyable golf courses. In 2000, Ocean View underwent a $2.8 million redesign and renovation, including rebuilding all 18 greens to USGA specifications. Conveniently located 20 minutes from both downtown Norfolk and downtown Hampton, Ocean View is easily accessible from anywhere in the greater Norfolk area. Named “Norfolk’s Best Course” in 2007 and 2008 by the Virginian-Pilot, the tournament also is home to the Norfolk City Amateur.
GolfNow.com offers access to golf courses from 41 states and is partnered with more than 2,200 courses across the U.S. and Canada. Through easy-to-implement solutions that sell tee times to golfers GolfNow.com has created a platform that helps thousands of golf courses sell more rounds, increase revenues and, in turn, helps to grow the game.
# # #
About GolfNow.com
Golf Channel’s GolfNow.com is managed and operated by GolfChannel.com, which ranks as the #1 golf destination on the Internet.Golfnow.com is the Internet’s largest and most comprehensive online tee time booking service, offering users the ability to book tee times at more than 2,200 courses nationwide at any time of day. The tee time service is part of Golf Channel’s inventive online platform, a combination of sites designed to be the ultimate one-stop personal golf concierge service to help the recreational player enjoy every aspect of golf from getting the most up-to-the-minute golf news from around the world to help with how to play, where to play and what to play. Golf Channel’s digital platform also includes: TravelGolf.com, the premier online golf travel network featuring the largest collection of national, regional and local golf travel domains; Golf Channel Am Tour, the largest amateur tour in the country with over 800 tournaments in 60+ local chapters nationwide, providing casual players with a professionally-run golf tournament experience and access to play at some of the greatest and most challenging courses in their hometowns; and access to GolfChannel.com’s features and breaking news, a library of more than 2,500 instructional online videos, extensive product reviews, and tips from the most-trusted equipment experts.
Contact:
Jeremy Friedman, Golf Channel Public Relations, 407-355-4058, jfriedman@golfchannel.com
