(ORLANDO, FL) – Legendary golfer Billy Casper will entertain golfers at Dubsdread Golf Course (Orlando) and the Country Club of Winter Haven (Winter Haven) – both managed by Billy Casper Golf, the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. – on Tuesday, January 21.
A Masters and two-time U.S. Open champion with 51 PGA TOUR victories, Casper will conduct a putting clinic, provide swing tips, sign autographs, take photos and participate in a Q&A session with golfers at both courses.
The festivities at Dubsdread kick-off at 9 a.m. and are free and open to the public. The members-only event at Country Club of Winter Haven is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“I look forward to visiting two wonderful golf courses which recently became part of the Billy Casper Golf family,” says Casper, a member of the PGA and World Golf Hall of Fame. “It will be a great day filled with all things golf – good conversation, putting advice and more.”
“It’s not every day we welcome one of golf’s greatest legends to our courses,” says Tony Cianci, Senior Vice President of Operations for BCG. “These special appearances by Billy Casper show our appreciation for the local support we’ve received at both clubs.”
About Dubsdred Golf Course
Located just minutes from downtown Orlando, the 18-hole, par-70, 6,153-yard Dubsdread is the oldest public course in central Florida. Originally designed in 1923 and renovated in 2008, the classic layout boasts a storied history as former site of the Orlando Golf Open and host to golf legends Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Claude Harmon and others.
Golfers are treated to the same beautiful scenery and challenges of the original course, including narrow fairways and heavily bunkered, “postage stamp”-style greens. A fully-stocked clubhouse, complete with restaurant and banquet facility, make Dubsdread a natural choice for corporate outings and other social engagements.
For more information or to reserve a tee time: 407.246.2551, www.historialdubsdread.com.
About Country Club of Winter Haven
Located just outside Orlando, the Country Club of Winter Haven recently re-opened following an extensive renovation by legendary golf-course architect Rees Jones and co-designer Bill Bergin.
Nicknamed “The Open Doctor,” Jones has designed or re-designed more than 170 courses, including hosts of seven U.S. Opens and PGA Championships, four Ryder Cups, two Walker Cups and a President’s Cup. Baltursol (NJ), Bethpage Black (NY), Congressional (MD), Hazeltine (MN), Pinehurst Nos. 2 and 7 (NC), Torrey Pines (CA) and Oakland Hills (MI) are among the celebrated layouts.
Jones and Bergin recently completed work includes: all bunkers, tee boxes, fairways and rough areas are either new or modernized; every green has been re-built to USGA standards using Champion Bermuda grass, one of the fastest, most durable and smoothest surfaces; raised green complexes and bunkering provide golfers with better visibility and, thus, strategic thinking off the tee; five holes are completely new and most have been moved or re-shaped, including re-positioning along the mile-long shoreline of Lake Hamilton.
Beyond golf, The Country Club of Winter Haven upgraded the clubhouse and pro’s nest. Future plans call for a new, 25,000 square foot clubhouse as well as tennis, fitness and aquatics facilities. Two formal lawn areas – perfect for wedding or other social gatherings – will soon be installed between the clubhouse and lake.
The club recently unveiled new equity and non-equity membership options – golf, tennis / sports, social -for individuals, families, companies and non-residents.
For more information: Donna Snow, Membership Director, 863.324.6666, ext. 1559, dfsnow@ccofwinterhaven.com.
About Billy Casper Golf
Established more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, Billy Casper Golf is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia with regional offices near the 150-plus golf properties under company management. For golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf directs all aspects of course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
As a division of Billy Casper Golf, Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications and creative services firm representing top brands in and related to golf. Buffalo Turf & Landscape Company provides golf course maintenance-only programs with a new fee-for-service structure that allows property owners unfettered visibility into actual activities and costs.
For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
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