New York’s only Pete Dye course to showcase groundbreaking design, new player programs and rates
(POUND RIDGE, N.Y.) – Pound Ridge Golf Club – the daily fee Pete Dye course in Westchester County – will welcome New York City golfers to its exhibit at the 2011 Golf Fest at Chelsea Piers Golf Club Saturday, April 30, from noon to 6 p.m.
One of the Big Apple’s most-anticipated golf season kickoff events, the eighth annual Golf Fest is a two-day celebration featuring club demos from top club manufacturers, vacation packages from local and regional golf courses, kids activities, contests, clinics, refreshments and more.
Pound Ridge is offering attendees a complimentary drawstring logo bag, yardage book and brochures, and is giving away a round of golf at New York’s only Dye-designed layout. Metro golfers are invited to stop by and learn more about the course that garnered “Best New” recognition from Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, Golfweek and LINKS.
Jason Ekaireb, long-time director of sales and marketing, will bring Pound Ridge to life with riveting slides, and by sharing his personal and professional insights of working closely with Dye during the 10-year construction process.
“Pound Ridge occupies a unique niche in the Metro area golf landscape and we look forward to sharing its fascinating back story, groundbreaking design concepts, and host of new player programs and rates with Golf Fest attendees,” says Ekaireb.
Admission to Golf Fest is $15 for adults and $10 for children. Hotdogs and beverages are complimentary for children. For more information and to register in advance, visit http://www.chelseapiers.com/golffest/.
For more information about Pound Ridge visit www.poundridgegolf.com or call (914) 764.5771.
About Pound Ridge Golf Club
Opened in 2008, Pound Ridge Golf Club is the only course in New York designed by the legendary Pete Dye. Located in Westchester County, it is less than an hour north of New York City and less than 15 minutes from Stamford and Greenwich, Connecticut. Pound Ridge Golf Club is the premier upscale daily fee course in the metropolitan New York area, considered a “must play” on any golfer’s bucket list.
Crafted by Dye, his son Perry and long-time Dye construction manager/lead shaper Michael Langkau, Pound Ridge Golf Club is a full bentgrass facility, hewn from 172 acres of magnificent cliffs, streams and wooded hills. Dramatic rock formations and boulders were left onsite, creating one of the most visually stunning settings for golf in the U.S. More than 14,000-linear-feet of rock wall frames the course as it winds through hardwood forests and fescue mounds and open meadows.
Pound Ridge Golf Club plays to a par-72, has five sets of tees and measures 7,171 yards from the Black tees. It houses a practice range, short game area and putting green. The property features some of the highest points in Westchester County, with a number of tee boxes offering expansive vistas of the surrounding countryside. Notable holes include the par-5, 13th – home to “Pete’s Rock,” a giant boulder that rests in the middle of the fairway – and the par-3 15th – dubbed “Headstone” – which is flanked on the right by a large rock outcropping that protrudes into the elongated, 9,000-square-foot green.
Accolades for Pound Ridge Golf Club Include:
“No. 1 New York City Area Golf Course, 2010” – AskMen.com
“America’s Best New Courses, 2009” – Golf Digest
“New Golf Development of the Year, 2009” – ABTA Golf
“Top Ten You Can Play, No. 2, 2008” – GOLF Magazine
“Best New Courses, 2008” – LINKS Magazine
“America’s Best New Courses, 2008” – Golfweek
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com