Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., (Dec. 16, 2014) – Mission Inn Resort & Club is honored to have its El Campeón Golf Course included on the Florida Historic Golf Trail, a collection of more than 50 Sunshine State courses with long, rich pedigrees.
To celebrate the newly designated trail-which allows today’s golfers to play in the footsteps of Bobby Jones, Walter, Hagen, Babe Zaharias, and countless other greats of the game-Mission Inn is offering a special package that runs through January 14, 2016.
Included in the two-night minimum stay are:
• Club Suite accommodations
• One round of golf per day, with shared cart, on either El Campeon or Las Colinas course
• Buffet breakfast following each night’s stay
• One $50 dinner credit per night’s stay
• Advance tee times (non-golfer in the package gets spa credit)
• One $50 pro-shop credit
• Range balls
• Club storage
• Special commemorative gift
The price starts at $325 per person per night from January through April 8, based on double occupancy, and adjusts seasonally throughout the year to as low as $238 per person per night. Prices are also available for single- and triple-occupancy packages and based on a two-night minimum.
El Campeon and Mission Inn trace their beginnings back to 1917. That year, the course was laid out by George O’Neil, one of America’s first native golf professionals and course architects. It was part of the original hotel complex built by William “Bill” Howey, who tried developing that part of central Florida for land sales.
After a fire destroyed almost everything in 1920, a new hotel was built and the golf course renovated by Captain Charles E. Clarke, a native of Troon, Scotland. By the time of its reopening, the course was being declared “the sportiest in Florida.”
Renamed “El Campeon” in 1992, the course today still closely resembles how it was 80 years ago, as its host of modern-day awards and accolades prove. It is also one of the oldest courses on the newly formed golf trail. Las Colinas, designed by Gary Koch and renovated by Ron Garl, opened in 1992.
The resort is already making plans for a grand 100th anniversary celebration in 2017. For more information on the Florida Golf Trail, check out www.floridahistoricgolftrail.com.
For additional information about Mission Inn Resort, call 800.874.9053 or 352.324.3101, or visit www.missioninnresort.com.
About Mission Inn Resort & Club: Mission Inn is a four season resort located in the rolling hills of Central Florida’s Lake County in the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, 35 minutes northwest of Orlando, celebrating its 50th year of family ownership and management. The destination resort features classic Spanish Colonial architecture, 176 graciously appointed guestrooms, suites and villas, two championship golf courses, three restaurants, two lounges and poolside bar. Recreational amenities include eight tennis courts, trap and skeet shooting range, jogging and bicycling trails, volleyball courts, outdoor pool and hydro-spa, fitness center, nautical center with 52-slip marina, fishing, and powerboat and go eco-touring. The 6,200-square-foot Spa Marbella provides an extensive menu of treatments and services. More than 30,000 square feet of well-appointed indoor and outdoor event space is available for meetings, banquets, holiday parties, weddings and special occasions. For more information, guests may call 800.874.9053 or visit the resort’s website at www.missioninnresort.com.
Contact:
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations
(908) 963-6013
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
