(OCEAN PINES, MD) – Legendary golfer Billy Casper will entertain golfers at Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club at the Member Tournament on Saturday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A Masters and two-time U.S. Open champion with 51 PGA TOUR victories, Casper was the club’s Touring Pro when it opened in 1971. He’ll provide swing tips, sign autographs and take photos in addition to conducting a Q&A session with Ocean Pines members.
The Q&A session, beginning at 2:30 p.m., is free and open to the public.
“Ocean Pines will always have a special place in my heart,” says Casper, a member of the PGA and World Golf Hall of Fame. “I look forward to seeing everyone and making some new friends; sharing tales and tips with golfers who love this great game is immensely enjoyable.”
“We’re ecstatic Billy Casper will be at Ocean Pines,” says Damian Cosby, Director of Golf at Ocean Pines. “His unbelievable career, affection for the game and genial personality will make for an experience our members won’t soon forget.”
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 more than 125 golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf holds 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, the firm is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
Industry leaders and media praise the company’s best-of-breed infrastructure that shows clients favorable returns on investments. Billy Casper Golf’s economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to golfers and club 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.
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For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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