GINN sur Mer CLASSIC MOVES TO GINN HAMMOCK BEACH
CONSERVATORY COURSE FOR 2008
Second-Year Tournament will be played Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2008
PALM COAST, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2007) – The Ginn
sur Mer Classic is moving from the Tesoro Club in Port St.
Lucie, Fla., to the Ginn Hammock Beach Conservatory Course in
Palm Coast, Fla., for 2008 and will be played Oct. 27-Nov. 2,
2008, with the goal that the tournament will find its new home
at the Ginn sur Mer Resort in the Bahamas in the future.
As per the five-year agreement with the PGA
TOUR and Ginn Resorts reached earlier this year, the tournament
staged the inaugural PGA TOUR event at Tesoro this year and then
was scheduled to rotate to other Ginn properties over the
remainder of the contract with Hammock Beach's Conservatory
Course being approved by the PGA TOUR 2008.
Ginn Resorts Chairman Bobby Ginn has four
professional golf events at his resort properties covering the
LPGA, Champions and PGA Tours. In addition to the PGA TOUR
event, Ginn’s Hammock Beach Ocean Course is the home to the
Champions Tour’s Ginn Championship; the Ginn Resort in Reunion,
Fla. is the home to the LPGA event, the Ginn Open; and the Ginn
Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA is home to the LPGA tournament at
RiverTowne Country Club in Charleston, S.C.
Bobby Ginn, Chairman and CEO of Ginn
Resorts, said, “We were thrilled to host these great golfers at
Tesoro, but in 2008 and beyond we look forward to showcasing two
other great Ginn Resort properties at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
and our newest property, Ginn sur Mer Resort. The PGA TOUR
players will get to experience two additional fine Ginn
properties that will not only challenge them but are sure to
provide beautiful scenic views as well.”
"The Palm Coast community is privileged to
have not one but two professional golf events in their area
starting in 2008," Tournament Director John Subers said. "In our
agreement with the PGA TOUR, the event was to rotate among other
Ginn properties and we are excited that the PGA TOUR approved
next year's event to be held at Tom Watson's Conservatory Course
at Ginn Hammock Beach. We also look forward to eventually
finding a home at the Ginn sur Mer Resort in the Bahamas."
About the Ginn Hammock Beach Conservatory
Course
The Conservatory Course, designed by a 12-time major
championship winner, is sure to be a golf experience that will
challenge all levels of players. Watson employed six tee
settings on every hole, with the tips stretching all the way
back to a dizzying 7,746 yards, an innovative move for a game in
which advancements are shortening courses every day.
A perfect example of this diversity is the
picturesque 17th hole, an island par 3 with a bailout area to
the right that measures from 75 yards all the way back to 199
yards.
Watson also used large greens – some
measuring 50 yards deep – unique mounding, 140 coquina-shell and
white-sand bunkers, nearly 76 acres of man-made lakes and two
Carolina-style creeks to not only deepen the aesthetic but also
the golfing experience. And the five-time British Open winner
couldn’t help but throw in three sod-faced bunkers typical of
traditional links-style courses.
The whole experience is anchored by the
44,000-square-foot, one-of-a-kind, glass-domed clubhouse that
displays an aptly-placed nature conservatory.
“My philosophy in designing and overseeing
the construction of a golf course revolves around one and only
one desired result,” said Watson, who believes The Conservatory
will soon be regarded as one of the top courses in Florida. “The
course must leave the golfer wanting to return.”
About Ginn Resorts
Ginn Resorts is a privately-held resort development and
management firm specializing exclusive leisure lifestyle and
vacation destination communities. The firm owns and operates
communities across the United States and the Caribbean.
Headquartered in Celebration, Fla., the firm’s principals have
more than three decades of experience in creating large-scale,
master-planned resorts and recreation-oriented communities. For
more information, visit
www.ginnresorts.com.
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