Marketing, Management Veteran to Oversee Golf, Wedding, Banquet Offerings
(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 – names Debi Paschal director of sales.
In addition to overseeing the promotion and sale of golf and membership programs, Paschal will manage wedding, banquet and conference offerings. Five quaint cottages and the SouthWood house – a newly restored antebellum home – have made the club a favorite venue for myriad events.
“SouthWood’s combination of championship golf and facilities teeming with Southern charm create the perfect ambiance for everything from golf to overnight events,” says Paschal. “I’m excited to join the SouthWood team and look forward to ensuring golfers and guests enjoy meticulous service.”
Paschal has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and management experience, including director of sales positions at Marriott hotel properties.
“Debi will be key to enhancing SouthWood’s offerings on-and-off the course and furthering our mission of making it one of Florida’s premier destinations,” says Beth Murphy, general manager.
For more information: www.southwoodgolf.com, (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
