Tallahassee club offers championship golf, quaint cottage accommodations
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — SouthWood Golf Club — the award-winning Fred Couples and Gene Bates designed course owned by The St. Joe Company and managed by Billy Casper Golf – today announces winter stay and play rates for its highly sought after golf experience and charming onsite cottages.
From December – February cottage rates will be $129 per night (Sunday – Thursday) and $159 per night (Friday and Saturday). An extended stay rate of $99 per night is available for five consecutive nights. Those staying back-to-back weeknights can pay a total of $200. SouthWood home owners seeking accommodations for guests can book the cottages for $129 per night, regardless of the day of the week. Cottage guests will receive $15 off every round of golf.
“SouthWood’s winter stay and play rates provide an excellent value for golfers, couples, business travelers and wedding parties,” says Beth Murphy, General Manager. “The cottages charming setting and proximity to SouthWood’s golf, meeting and wedding facilities make them ideal for virtually anyone who travels through Tallahassee.”
Located across the lawn from the historic SouthWood House on a hill overlooking the community, the five cottages feature living rooms with gas fireplaces, efficiency kitchens, full baths, cozy bedrooms with cable television and traditional Southern front porches with rocking chairs. Three cottages feature single king-size beds, while two have queen-size beds for double occupancy. The SouthWood House is an elegant antebellum venue rich in history that accepts events as large as 250 guests.
All cottage rates include a continental breakfast basket each morning. No additional discounts can be applied.
For more information about SouthWood, visit www.southwoodgolf.com or call (850) 942-4653.
About SouthWood Golf Club
Designed by PGA Tour star Fred Couples and renowned architect Gene Bates and managed by Billy Casper Golf, SouthWood Golf Club is among the region’s most-acclaimed courses. Highlighted by stands of stunning, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, the 7,172-yard layout meanders over rolling hills, through wooded areas and open land. A course that tests Tour-quality players and provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities, SouthWood features five sets of tees on every hole. The 2,986-yard “Wee Tees” provide the ideal course set-up for juniors, beginners or players seeking to improve their short game. SouthWood Golf Club has garnered numerous honors since opening in November 2002. Most recently, SouthWood was named among the “Best Public Golf Courses in Florida 2010” by GOLF Magazine, recognized as one of “America’s Top 50 Courses For Women” by Golf Digest and selected as one of the Top-10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf. SouthWood was also named to Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best New Courses,” selected by GOLF Magazine as one of the top 35 public courses – out of 325 nationwide – to open in 2002, and named Tallahassee’s best golf course by Tallahassee Magazine.
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:
Jonathan Williamson
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3346
jwilliamson@buffalocommunications.com
