(WATERSOUND, Fla.) – Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth Golf Club will host the 9th Annual Art Gleason Pro-Member Golf Tournament Sunday, Oct. 23 – Tuesday, Oct. 25.
The tournament offers three golfers, and a professional from their home course, the opportunity to play one of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses” as ranked by Golf Digest (Camp Creek) and a private club consistently named one of Florida’s best (Shark’s Tooth).
The event begins Sunday with open practice rounds on both courses followed by a welcome cocktail reception at the WaterSound Beach Club. Competitive rounds will take place Monday at Camp Creek and Tuesday at Shark’s Tooth. Breakfast is included both days. Following Tuesday’s round, participants are invited to an awards ceremony at Shark’s Tooth.
“Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth are widely recognized as two of the best layouts in the entire state,” says Jaxon Hardy, Camp Creek’s head golf professional. “The Art Gleason Pro-Member tournament is a chance for those who don’t normally play here to enjoy the golf and hospitality each offers.”
The tournament honors Arthur Bain Gleason Jr., a Shark’s Tooth Member who passed away in 2006.
For registration information: www.sharkstoothgolfclub.com; 850-249-3041.
About Camp Creek
Ranked No. 48 on Golf Digest’s 2011-2012 list of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses,” Camp Creek has been consistently cited as one of Tom Fazio’s most thought-provoking, aesthetically-stunning design credits since opening in 2001. Featuring a unique “dunescape” appearance, the layout is framed by sand dunes and native grasses. From the back green tees, the course plays to a championship caliber yardage of 7,159 and a formidable slope rating of 152 (one of the highest in the state). Camp Creek’s five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women’s) tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. It is ranked among the top courses in the state by Golfweek, GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest. It has also been recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward. Camp Creek is operated by Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course-management.
About Shark’s Tooth
Designed by Greg Norman and voted the second best new private course by Golf Digest in 2002, Shark’s Tooth Golf Club was purchased by The St. Joe Company to bolster its high-end, golf course holdings. The course stretches to 7,204 yards from the back tees and features five fairways that border scenic Lake Powell, two holes that play toward the water and numerous wooden cart path bridges that cross over streams and estuaries. Tucked among the oaks and pines along the shores of the historic lake, which has been designated an Outstanding Florida Waterway, Shark’s Tooth is a challenging course that co-exists with its surroundings. Grass from the Greg Norman Turf Company was used on the fairways, approaches and rough. The course is a Silver Signature Sanctuary Course as accredited by the Audubon Signature Program and is operated by Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course-management.
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
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