Multi-Phase Project to Enhance Social, Golf Experience at Premier Tallahassee Daily Fee Course
(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 a multi-phase clubhouse renovation that will enhance the overall social, dining and golf experience for guests.
Phase one of the project, which began this month, will improve the dining area and golf shop through the installation of new floors, lighting and state-of-the-art televisions. Additional phases will take place in 2012 and will include the porch and landscape areas. The golf course will remain open during renovations.
“In addition to infusing the club with energy and providing a major aesthetic upgrade, the renovations will further SouthWood’s reputation as one of Florida’s premier destinations for golf and social events,” says Beth Murphy, general manager.
SouthWood has long been a venue of choice for myriad events, including wedding receptions, special ceremonies, holiday parties, banquets and corporate seminars. Complementing the clubhouse are the SouthWood House – a classic antebellum home – and intimate onsite cottages.
SouthWood was named one of “America’s Top 50 Courses for Women,” in Golf Digest’s June issue. The course was also recently recognized as one of Florida’s top 25 public courses by GOLF Magazine and hosted the 2011 Seminole Intercollegiate in March.
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 WaterSound, 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
