Event presented by Francis Ford Coppola Winery and OB Sports
DANA POINT, Calif. – Monarch Beach Golf Links and The St. Regis Monarch Beach, are set to host the inaugural Monarch Beach Couples Classic August 25th through 27th, 2013. This fun, yet competitive couples event includes two nights of luxurious accommodations at the Five Star, Five Diamond St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and two rounds of golf on the oceanfront Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, California. Entry to the event also includes daily breakfast, luncheons and an opening night social gathering that features a Francis Ford Coppola “Wine Tasting on the Green” welcome reception and putting competition, along with a Monarch Beach tee gift bag for each couple valued at over $100. The cost for the event is $1495 per couple – ($1395 per couple for OB Sports affiliated members and cardmembers) and includes two nights accommodations, two rounds, all dining and social events, tee gifts and more. There is also a commuter entry fee that includes all elements of the event with the exception of the resort stay for $750 per couple ($620 for OB Sports-affiliated members and cardmembers)
“We had a goal to combine great accommodations, great golf, good wine and a social centric event to bring couples together from around the country to compete, meet new friends and just have fun,” stated Eric Lohman, PGA General Manager of Monarch Beach Golf Links. “We look forward to hosting couples, not only from throughout California, but from around the country at this stunning location for this great event,” added Lohman.
Monarch Beach Couples Classic, Presented by Francis Ford Coppola Winery and OB Sports
Agenda
Sunday August 25, 2013
Check-in, Optional Practice Rounds – Optional practice rounds are available for $99 per player
5pm-7pm “Coppola Wine Tasting on the Green” – wine tasting at the putting green, check in, putting contest and tee gift bag distribution
Monday August 26, 2013
7:30am Check in / Continental Breakfast
8:30am Shotgun start at Monarch Beach Golf Links – Round One, Better Ball format
1:00pm – Post Round Luncheon at Monarch Cafe
Tuesday August 27, 2013
7:30am Check in / Continental Breakfast
8:30am Shotgun at Monarch Beach Golf Links – Round Two, Two person Scramble
1:00pm – Post Round Luncheon in Club 19
Event entry includes:
• Two nights accommodations at the Five Star, Five Diamond St. Regis Monarch Beach
• Two rounds of golf for two at the award winning Monarch Beach Golf Links – Top 10 Resort Golf Courses in America for 2012, Celebrated Living Magazine
• Daily continental breakfast at Monarch Beach Golf Links
• Daily luncheon following play
• Chance to win great prizes – Prize fund / Golf Shop Gift Credit
• Francis Ford Coppola Wine Tasting on the Green welcome reception and putting competition.
• Monarch Beach Golf Links Tee Gift Bag per couple with over $100 in retail value
Cost per couple (based on double occupancy includes all of the elements above and two night resort stay at St. Regis Monarch Beach Golf Resort): $1495 per couple – ($1395 per couple for OB Sports affiliated members and cardmembers)
Commuter pricing (includes all elements above without the resort stay): $750 per couple – ($620 for OB Sports-affiliated members and cardmembers)
To register on-line or for more information on the Monarch Beach Couples Classic, Presented by Francis Ford Coppola Winery and OB Sports, visit www.monarchbeachgolf.com/couples or contact Patrick Gates at (949) 248-3016 or via email at pgates@monarchbeachgolf.com
About Monarch Beach Golf Links
Designed by leading golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., and opened in 1983, the 18-hole Par-70 Monarch Beach course is a golfer’s paradise. Featuring two oceanfront holes, ocean views from several others, play adjacent to “Salt Creek” and four shimmering water features, which come into play on eight other holes. Recently recognized as one of Golf Magazine’s Premier Golf Resorts for 2012, Monarch Beach also features a “Top 100” Golf Retail Shop, Men’s and Ladies Locker Rooms, and the Club 19 restaurant and grill, which features majestic panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Monarch Beach Golf Links is a key amenity to The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, a California Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond resort. Opened in 2001, (remove) This oceanfront resort features 400 guestrooms and suites, 65,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, award-winning restaurants and the 30,000 square foot Spa Gaucin. Located in Dana Point, CA in South Orange County, Monarch Beach is just twenty minutes from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.
For more information, visit www.monarchbeachgolf.com or call 949-240-8247. For more information on the St. Regis Monarch Beach, visit www.stregismb.com or call 949-234-3200.
About OB Sports
Monarch Beach Golf Links is professionally managed by Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management. OB Sports is a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success that currently manages premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com, call 480-948-1300. You can also “Like” OB Sports on Facebook at www.facebook.com/obsports, follow OB Sports on Twitter: www.twitter.com/obsportsgolf or view the OB Sports You Tube Channel at www.youtube.com/obsportsgolf.
Contact:
Kris Strauss 480-518-5003
kstrauss@obsports.com
Eric Lohman: 949-248-3021
elohman@monarchbeachgolf.com
