Highly-anticipated Old Macdonald takes home No. 1 spot
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 18, 2010 – KemperSports announced today that three of its properties have been honored by Golfweek in its list of the best new golf courses to be opened in 2009-2010. The list, which was published in the Oct. 29 issue of the magazine, utilized Golfweek’s panel of raters to determine the top-40 new golf courses that includes public, private and resort golf courses.
Old Macdonald, the much-anticipated fourth course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, took home the no. 1 spot, while Cape Fear National in Wilmington, NC. and The Golf Club at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich., came in at Nos. 22 (No. 8 in 2010) and 32 (No. 14 in 2010), respectively.
“We are fortunate to be involved with some great clients, architects and partners,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “Each of these projects is very special and deserving of being on the Golfweek list.”
Old Macdonald, designed by Tom Doak and Jim Urbina, opened to golfers on June 10, 2010, marking the 100-year anniversary of the founding of The National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y. The course includes design attributes of the course’s namesake and the grandfather of golf course architecture in America, Charles Blair Macdonald.
Cape Fear National is an 18-hole, Tim Cate-designed course that opened in April 2010. The course layout features a rippling landscape mixed with cypress, pine, maple, oak and magnolia trees. Multiple holes are intertwined throughout with preserved wetlands and scenic lakes to make for a natural and enjoyable walk through the course.
Opened in August 2010, The Golf Club at Harbor Shores held its grand opening celebration by hosting the Champions for Change golf challenge featuring a charity skins match between course designer Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. The master-planned community is in close proximity to Lake Michigan and sits along the beautiful St. Joseph and Paw Paw Rivers. The Golf Club at Harbor Shores will host the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championships.
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About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. Affiliate KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a sports marketing, events and public relations agency, has produced and managed major national and international events, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament. For more information, visit www.kempersports.com.
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