ORLANDO, Fla., March 15, 2016… Golfers of all ages and abilities are invited to join their family members and experience the true meaning of “togetherness on the links,” as Marriott Golf today announced the schedule for the 9th Annual Marriott International Family Golf Festival. On Friday, April 1st, Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert, CA will play host to the first of 25 scheduled Family Golf Festivals on the 2016 calendar. These one-day family golf-themed events will take place at a premier collection of leading Marriott Golf-managed destinations throughout the world.
The Marriott International Family Golf Festival is open to golfers of all ages and skill levels, and aligns with Marriott’s commitment to player development programs. Golfing families are invited to Marriott Golf properties for a an exciting line-up of fun-filled activities, highlighted by FREE golf instruction, clinics, interactive golf games, contests, family golf programs, prize giveaways and much more. Supervised by PGA Professionals, each respective venue offers a welcoming environment where families, women, boys & girls, military Veterans, parents and grandparents can learn and play the game together. Since inception, thousands of families have participated in this program across the globe.
“The Family Golf Festivals have become a signature must attend event for many families that visit our portfolio of properties around the globe,” said Brett Stark, Senior Director, Golf Marketing & eCommerce, Marriott Golf. “We are committed to using our properties to host programming that enables families to enjoy the game with each other, and in a welcoming environment.”
In addition to core events at the one-day Family Golf Festival, after 3 p.m. adults can take advantage of special rates and children can play golf for free as part of Marriott Golf’s “Kids Golf-4-Free” program. Launched in 2006, “Kids Golf-4-Free” enables kids up to 15-years old to golf for free when accompanied by a full paying adult after 3 p.m. In addition, Marriott Golf offers free lessons anytime to kids up to 15-years old when accompanied by an adult who is taking a fully paid lesson from a Marriott Golf instructor. Marriott Golf estimates that nearly 10,000 parents and children participate in the program each year.
Marriott Golf’s International Family Golf Festival Returns in 2016…Add One
The 2016 Family Golf Festival will take place at designated Marriott Golf properties on the following dates:
Property Name Location Date
Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Golf Club Palm Desert, CA 4/1/2016
Breadsall Priory, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Morley, Derby, UK 4/30/2016
JW Marriott Camelback Golf Club Scottsdale, AZ 5/1/2012
Hollins Hall, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK 5/1/2016
Forest of Arden, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Meriden, Warwickshire, UK 5/3/2016
Tudor Park, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Maidstone, Kent, UK 5/8/2016
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands, UK 5/14/2016
La Iguana Golf Course Playa Herradura, Costa Rica 6/11/2016
Cattails @ MeadowView Golf Course Kingsport, TN 6/12/2016
Meon Valley, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Nr. Southampton, Hampshire, UK 6/26/2016
Marriott’s Orlando World Center Resort
Hawk’s Landing Golf Club Orlando, FL 7/2/2016
Gaylord Springs Golf Links Nashville, TN 7/9/2016
Stone Mountain Golf Club Stone Mountain, GA 7/10/2016
Dalmahoy, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 7/29/2016
Toftrees Golf Club State College, PA 7/31/2016
Sprowston Manor, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Norwich, Norfolk, UK 8/7/2016
JW Marriott Desert Springs Golf Resort Palm Desert, CA 8/13/2016
Westfields Golf Club Clifton, VA 8/14/2016
St. Pierre, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Monmouthshire, Wales, UK 8/21/2016
Worsley Park, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Worsley Park, Manchester, UK 8/21/2016
Marriott’s Griffin Gate Golf Club Lexington, KY 8/28/2016
Marco Island Marriott Resort Marco Island, FL 9/17/2016
Son Antem Golf Club Mallorca, Spain 9/24/2016
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Golf Club Phoenix, AZ 10/9/2016
JW Marriott Starr Pass Country Club Tucson, AZ 12/17/2016
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf manages 50 golf courses at 37 locations in 11 countries, offering nearly 1,000 holes of championship golf for seven Marriott International lodging brands. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is one of the world’s premier golf operators. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises. For more information, visit www.marriottgolf.com.
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