Club Car Renews Partnership with PGA of America

Extends Presenting Partnership with the PGA Professional Championship through 2021

(BLUFFTON, S.C.) – Club Car, a golf industry leader for over 60 years, has renewed its long-standing partnership with the PGA of America. Club Car will continue as a Presenting Partner of the PGA Professional Championship and the 41 PGA Section Championships conducted nationwide, which it has supported since 1993.

In addition, Club Car will continue as the “Official Golf Car of the PGA of America.” The renewed partnership kicks off with the PGA Section Championships this summer and extends through the 2021 PGA Professional Championship. The announcement was made Friday by PGA of America Vice President Jim Richerson and Jeff Tyminski, Club Car Vice President of Marketing and Product Development.

“The PGA of America is very excited that Club Car, a tremendous friend of the PGA Professional and to the game of golf, will continue as presenting sponsor of the PGA Professional Championship and the 41 PGA Section Championships,” said Richerson. “Club Car’s sincere commitment to growing the game has elevated both this Championship and those who compete for the Walter Hagen Cup.”

Since 1993, Club Car has served as a presenting sponsor of the PGA Professional Championship, the showcase event for PGA Professionals, along with Section Championships. The Championship began in 1968 as an outgrowth of the PGA Championship.

“The PGA Professional Championship is the premier event for PGA Professionals and Club Car is proud to support the thousands who aspire to earn a berth in the Championship,” said Club Car President and CEO Mark Wagner. “These are the professionals who help grow the game every day and enable millions of golfers to enjoy it and play better golf. We’re thrilled to be so closely aligned with those outstanding individuals as we enter our 27th consecutive year of partnership with the PGA of America.”

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Offering Summer Deal of 20% Off Rooms June 1–Sept. 30

(NAPLES, FL) — If a fun and relaxing getaway to a beachfront resort in Southwest Florida sounds appealing, you should check out the enticing “Summer Savings” deal that is being offered by The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. Available for stays from June 1-September 30, 2019, the promotion provides a 20% discount off accommodations at the AAA Four-Diamond resort, which is Southwest Florida’s only beachfront resort with an on-site championship golf course, world-class spa and award-winning tennis center. Also to be noted is that guests at the lush 125-acre resort always benefit from no resort fees and complimentary valet parking and self-parking.

Complemented by seven miles of pristine soft white-sand beach, the picturesque resort features a par-71 championship golf course that was dramatically redesigned in 2016 by golf icon and acclaimed course designer Jack Nicklaus in collaboration with renowned course architect John Sanford. Featuring five tees, ranging from 4,800 yards to over 6,900 yards, the course was designed to challenge the best players but also be enjoyable for all golfers.

The resort’s full-service spa offers an impressive array of relaxing massages, refreshing body treatments, restorative facials, manicures, pedicures, and hair salon services. Designed in classic Florida style, The Spa features nine individual spa treatment rooms, separate women’s and men’s relaxation areas and locker rooms, saunas, steam rooms, whirlpool baths, state-of-the-art cardio and weight rooms in separate areas, a private aerobics studio, and full-service beauty salon. Available treatments include Aroma-Reflexology, HydraFacial, Signature Salt Scrub, Moisture Rich Conditioning Wrap, Espresso Mud Detoxifying Wrap, Hot Stone Massage, and Pro-Radiance Brightening Facial. Located in the resort’s three-story, 74,000-square-foot Clubhouse, The Spa overlooks the resort’s championship golf course.

In addition, the resort features a beachfront pool complex with two pools, whirlpools and locker facilities; the Mary C. Watkins Tennis Center with six Har-Tru courts; Beach Kids Club, a complimentary daily recreational program for children ages 5 to 12; beach rentals; and retail shops.

The resort also offers multiple restaurants and lounges, which includes the signature beachfront restaurant HB’s on the Gulf, featuring indoor and outdoor dining; Broadwell’s restaurant, overlooking the golf course; and The Sunset Beach Bar & Grill, recognized as one of the best places to view a Southwest Florida sunset.

Guest rooms and suites feature cool tropical colors; flat-panel televisions; patio or balcony (with a view of the Gulf, golf course or the lush resort interior); coffee maker; and refrigerator.

Situated just blocks from Naples’ renowned shopping districts of fashionable 5th Avenue South and historic 3rd Street South, the resort is also within minutes of shopping at Venetian Village, Waterside Shops, Bayfront and Tin City. Guests can also experience the area by taking tours of the Everglades, Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, Corkscrew Swamp, The Botanical Gardens, or the Conservancy Nature Center. Boat and fishing trips also can be arranged at the hotel. Other leisure time activities can include Naples’ outstanding museums, theatres, and art galleries.

“The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is ideal for a relaxing getaway,” said Jason Parsons, general manager of the family-owned resort. “It is truly beautiful here. Plus, there is something at the resort to please almost anyone. Whether you wish to play a round of golf, relax on the beach or by one of the beachfront pools, enjoy a refreshing service at The Spa, play tennis, shop at Naples’ acclaimed shopping districts just blocks away, or watch a breathtaking sunset, you just can’t beat the offerings or incredible setting of The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. The ‘Summer Savings’ deal simply provides even more reason to visit.”

To take advantage of the “Summer Savings” offer, call (800) 237-7600 or (239) 261-2222, or visit NaplesBeachHotel.com, specifically the “Reservations” section on the website. Note that the offer is based on availability, is not available on holiday weekends, and blackout dates may apply. The promotion may not be combined with any other offer, and is not applicable to groups.

Note that, based on availability, the offer can be used on the resort’s “SummerJazz on the Gulf” concert series weekends. A Southwest Florida tradition, this year’s SummerJazz concerts will be held on the resort’s Watkins lawn overlooking the Gulf on:  Saturday, June 29 (with entertainment by Alter Eagles); Saturday, July 20 (with Late Night Brass); Saturday, August 17 (with Pocket Change); and Saturday, September 14, 2019 (with Ari & The Alibis).

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is located at 851 Gulf Shore Blvd. North in Naples, Florida. An exceptional tropical getaway, the resort is rich in hospitality and tradition. For more information, visit NaplesBeachHotel.com.

The Sea Pines Resort Gives Golfers the Tour-Pro Experience

(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) – The world’s best players from the PGA Tour have left Hilton Head Island and the 2019 RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, played at the world-famous Harbour Town Golf Links, is in the books.

Now, the island’s great courses at The Sea Pines Resort are ready to challenge golfers.

Take it from the pros: There’s no better way to tee it up and stay in style than with the “Play Where The Pros Play” golf package offered by The Sea Pines Resort – which includes taking their own shot at Harbour Town.

The golf package includes one round of golf per guest on the island’s three top-ranked courses: Harbour Town and Heron Point, both designed by Pete Dye, as well as Atlantic Dunes, designed by Davis Love III, a five-time RBC Heritage winner. True diehards can enjoy complimentary afternoon replays on Heron Point and Atlantic Dunes (cart fee not included).

Accommodations range from the island’s premier hotel, The Inn & Club at Harbour Town, as well as luxurious private homes, Beach Villas, and Golf Villas of virtually every shape and size, with room for 2 to 12.

The Inn & Club is a Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond boutique hotel with the luxury and convenience of guest rooms and a Fairway Suite overlooking the first tee of Harbour Town Golf Links. The Inn is ranked No. 12 on the “Best Hotels in the USA” by U.S. World & News Report.

Three-night/four-day packages start at $255 (per player/per night) for Villa accommodations and $329 (per player, per night) for The Inn.  Rates are valid through October 2019. (Note: Harbour Town Golf Links requires one forecaddie per tee time. Forecaddie services are included in the rate, however a recommended gratuity of $30 per person is not included.)

To reserve The Sea Pines Resort golf package call (866) 561-8802 or visit https://www.seapines.com/golf/golf-packages.aspx

If It's Summertime, It's B.Y.O.B. Time at Mission Inn Resort & Club

‘Bring Your Own Boat’ or Rent a Boat and Explore the Harris Chain of Lakes

 

(HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla.) – Summertime at Mission Inn Resort & Club in central Florida means BYOB — Bring Your Own Boat. Featuring a 55-slip marina, complimentary trailer parking, a dozen boat ramps, and easy access to the Harris Chain of Lakes, Mission Inn Resort & Club is the ideal home base for world-class fishing, recreational boating, and summer fun on the water.

 

Guests who arrive at the resort without a boat are in luck as well as pontoon boats can be rented from Marina del Rey, the property’s nautical center on Lake Harris that also offers everything from equipment rentals to fishing licenses to boating instruction and much more.

 

With water depths as deep as 30 feet, the bass fishing on Lake Harris and the other eight lakes – totaling 76,000 acres – is unparalleled. During the summer season, anglers will find the fishing best in the early morning and again in the evening, just before dark. Good-sized bass, and other types of fish, can be found aplenty in these waters.

 

Summer room rates at Mission Inn Resort & Club start at $149 per room per night, plus boat rental. To make reservations call (800) 874-9053. For more information and rentals on Marina del Rey, call (352) 324-2024, extension 26.

When off the water, Mission Inn guests can enjoy the resort’s trap and skeet shooting range, which provides a unique opportunity to participate in clay sports with an experienced instructor. All guns, targets and shells, plus protective equipment, are provided by the resort.

 

Mission Inn Resort & Club is a world-class vacation destination situated amid citrus groves in central Florida’s rolling hills. Surrounded by lakes, the picturesque location features classic Spanish Colonial style architecture throughout the property; two championship golf courses (El Campeón and Las Colinas); a tennis academy; miles of nature trails; 176 graciously appointed guestrooms, suites, and villas; as well as three restaurants and two lounges. 

For additional information access the web site at www.missioninnresort.com.

Industry Leaders to Bring Story of Golf’s Impact to Congressional Members During National Golf Day

Washington Posts’ Eugene Robinson to Provide Keynote Speech to Industry Leaders, Topgolf to Open Doors with Free Lessons at 50 Locations

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – will join forces Wednesday, May 1 to host the 12th annual National Golf Day on Capitol Hill. More than 300 industry leaders will meet with Congressional members to discuss golf’s economic, charitable, environmental, fitness and societal benefits.

“National Golf Day provides an organized platform for the industry to share first-hand data and personal stories about the $84 billion industry that impacts nearly two million jobs and has a positive impact on communities across the United States,” said Greg McLaughlin, CEO of World Golf Foundation.

Throughout National Golf Day, data-driven metrics will reveal the health of the sport – from traditional participation to interest and off-course participation to the ways in which it continues to grow and evolve, including key metrics from the recent 2019 Golf Industry Report.

On Tuesday, April 30, golf industry representatives will come together for 17 community service projects at various locations on the National Mall. The community service project is organized by Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. For more information on the Community Service Project, click here.

Later that afternoon, Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and MSNBC Political Analyst, will discuss the political climate in D.C. with golf industry leaders as they prepare for visits on Capitol Hill the following day.

“For 12 years the golf industry has gathered in Washington, D.C. to share the powerful impact that our sport has on the United States,” says Jay Karen, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association and Chairman of the WE ARE GOLF Board. “Lawmakers hear firsthand from their constituents about the myriad benefits golf provides society and this helps inform their future decisions that could affect our sport.”

In partnership with WE ARE GOLF, global sports entertainment leader Topgolf® announced 50 U.S. venues will offer complimentary group golf instruction classes next Wednesday, May 1 to celebrate National Golf Day. Guests who register for a complimentary Topgolf Coach class will receive instruction from a PGA-certified golf professional along with 50% off their next group class. Last year, Topgolf taught more than 4,300 five-minute lessons on National Golf Day.

In 2018, Canada held its inaugural National Golf Day, though this year marks the first time its industry associations will align with the same date as the U.S. golf industry. The respective organizations will create a unified front that increases awareness and overall participation in North America, including simultaneous legislative visits in Ottawa and Washington, D.C. For more information on Canada’s National Golf Day, click here.

For more information, visit www.wearegolf.org.

Tom Fazio, Dormie Network ready to shine on Web.com Tour

(RELEASE) — With more than 200 golf courses around the world bearing his name, Tom Fazio has long been counted as one of the game’s most celebrated architects.

No living designer has more courses ranked among America's best. Numerous major championships on each of the professional tours have been played on golf courses Fazio designed or renovated. In addition, Fazio is Augusta National’s consulting architect, having overseen much of the course work since the 1990s.

Starting with the inaugural Dormie Network Classic at Briggs Ranch Golf Club this weekend in San Antonio, Tex., Fazio-designed courses will be celebrated on the Web.com Tour. The event will field 156 players competing for a $550,000 purse.

During Labor Day weekend, the Web.com Tour concludes its season at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind., which will once again serve as host venue for the newly named Web.com Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance.

Briggs Ranch and Victoria National are both Fazio designs.

Both are also part of Dormie Network.

“Sometimes I’ll walk by a television in a locker room somewhere, and I see a golf course that looks familiar — and it’s one I designed,” Fazio said. “I guess when you’ve been around as long as I have and done as many golf courses, those kind of things happen. It’s wonderful for me to see Briggs Ranch and Victoria National — great stories, great involvements, great memories — wonderful, fabulous golf courses. Both those golf courses were a dream for us.”

Along with Briggs Ranch and Victoria National, the Nebraska-based Dormie Network includes Dormie Club (Pinehurst, NC), Ballyhack Golf Club (Roanoke, Va.), ArborLinks (Nebraska City, Neb.) and Hidden Creek Golf Club (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.).

Offering regional, national and corporate memberships, the network's full-service accommodations, premium amenities and renowned courses provide a combination of best-in-class golf with an intimate and casual retreat experience ideal for business or leisure.

“A program like Dormie Network, where they take existing facilities and have new young people coming in and energizing things, it’s just fabulous,” Fazio said. “Things move on and you get new ownership, which is great. You get new blood, new energy; you get new young people and excitement.”

Dormie Network has invested millions in capital improvement projects, currently at various stages of planning, execution, and completion at every club.

At Briggs Ranch — where Fazio’s design opened in 2001 and has been ranked among the top 20 layouts in Texas — Dormie Network is constructing premium, on-site lodging in the form of casitas, as well as a state-of-the-art TrackMan performance center that will be ideal for corporate gatherings and client entertainment.

“The focus at Briggs Ranch was really about creating a great golf experience, creating great conditions for golf and creating a great environment that people would enjoy,” said Fazio. “This was a group of passionate people who really loved the game and were committed to creating a top-notch facility in a growing area. You had some movers and shakers who really committed to doing the best golf that could be done. That’s what got my attention and made me excited to be involved. These people had the dream of creating something special.”

At Victoria National, which Fazio designed in 1998, Dormie Network is adding cottages that will double the club’s current accommodations.

“I think the quality of these two golf courses will be shown,” said Fazio. “When players the caliber of the Web.com Tour come to Briggs Ranch and Victoria National and see the golf courses — I run into these really good players who are moving on the way up, and they remind me of the quality and character of those golf courses. It’s fun to sit and listen to good players talk about them.”

Learn more at www.DormieNetwork.com, or contact Dave Plaster at 402.416.1106.

Breakthrough Golf Technology Has Three Top 10 Finishes on Tour

(Dallas, TX) — Breakthrough Golf Technology announces that its Stability putter shaft helped capture three Top 10 tour finishes this past weekend.

On the PGA Tour, one of the top pros used it and bested most of the field at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C, finishing in 10th place. And at the PGA Tour Champions event at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga., two players - finishing second and 10th, respectively - trusted their putters to the Stability shaft.

"These top 10 finishes are no surprise," says Breakthrough CEO and Founder Barney Adams. "More tour pros continue to realize how our Stability putter shaft can make a huge difference in their game. We fully expect to see more and more usage by the world's best players."

For 50 years, the putter shaft has not changed. It was a simple steel pipe. But over the years, head designs for putters evolved and have gotten dramatically heavier. This has resulted in shafts that are not stable or strong enough to keep these heavier, advanced putter heads from oscillating. The Stability putter shaft delivers the face more squarely at impact, resulting in improved accuracy, solid feel, a lower launch for a predictable roll, and better distance control.

Breakthrough Golf Technology website: breakthroughgolftech.com