(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of more than 125 golf courses, country clubs and resorts – has been selected to manage Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club, five miles west of Ocean City on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
The engagement increases BCG’s portfolio to 25 courses in the Mid-Atlantic.
At the semi-private Ocean Pines, the firm will oversee all aspects of operations, marketing and public relations, staffing and training, merchandising, clubhouse food and beverage, financial management, golf instruction and special events.
Indirectly, the BCG connection to Ocean Pines is through company namesake Billy Casper who was the club’s Touring Pro when it opened in 1971.
BCG bested several golf-course management companies in the nationwide search by the Ocean Pines Association.
“We’re excited to partner with Billy Casper Golf,” says Tom Terry, President of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. “The company is positioned to bring fresh ideas, a strong infrastructure and operational perfectionism to further ‘wow’ golfers.”
“Ocean Pines boasts a strong golf course and sense of community pride,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Billy Casper Golf will build on those tenets by acutely delivering superb course conditions and enjoyable guest activities time and again.”
BCG will enroll Ocean Pines in the Audubon International “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” program, ensuring high standards protecting the environment and preserving the natural heritage of golf. Results include efficiencies in maintenance, insurance premiums, energy, water, pesticides, fertilizer, equipment wear and labor.
Open to the public, Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club is part of an 8,000-home community. It features an 18-hole, par-72, 6,927-yard layout and Delmarva Peninsula’s only design by legendary architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Nestled amid natural wetlands and scenic woodlands with water in play on 10 holes, five sets of tees and ample scoring opportunities dare players of all abilities to challenge themselves.
The well-appointed clubhouse includes a fully-stocked pro shop, restaurant and locker rooms. A comprehensive practice area with a double-ended driving range and sheltered tees, chipping green, two putting greens and two sand areas delight even the most ardent golfers. Ocean Pines offers clinics, private lessons, club repair and bag storage.
For more information or to reserve a tee time: www.oceanpinesgolf.org, 410.641.6057.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf enjoys the second largest domestic portfolio. The company provides turnkey club management for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper and headquartered in Vienna, VA, regional offices are strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
The company’s best-of-breed infrastructure shows clients favorable returns on investments. Critically-acclaimed by industry leaders and media, Billy Casper Golf economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to daily-fee golfers and members.
Buffalo Communications – a division of Billy Casper Golf – is the global public relations, branding and marketing-communications firm. In addition to creating and implementing programs for Billy Casper Golf courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
