Sea Trail Is Home To One Of The “Top 100 Golf Courses In
North Carolina” According To State's Golf Panel
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on: July 29, 2008, 2:22 pm
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Release Author: Diane Smith or Jamie Wilburn/ LHWH PR
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Release Summary: Business North Carolina Article Recognizes The
Jones Course At Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
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Release Body: July 31, 2008 Sunset Beach, N.C. — The
Jones course at Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center,
located in Sunset Beach, N.C., was named one of the top
100 courses along the North Carolina coast by
the North Carolina Golf Panel. The Panel’s rankings
were reported in the April issue of Business North Carolina magazine
in a special section spotlighting the state’s 100 best courses.
Sea
Trail's Jones Course is ranked number 64 among the state's
Top 100, making it a part of a prestigious list that includes
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, the site of the 2006 U.S.
Women's Open and the renowned Pinehurst No. 2.
"We
are very excited to be included in Business North Carolina's Top
100" said Tom Plankers, President of Golf at
Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center. “It’s
important
to us that our guests and members know Sea Trail is ranked with
the best North Carolina has to offer. We make every effort to
offer a great golf experience and it is gratifying to see that
the panel members appreciate our effort.”
The
Jones Course debuted in spring 1990. Its namesake, Rees
Jones, has earned the nickname “The Open Doctor”
for his redesign of courses that were preparing to host major
championships. He has remodeled seven U.S. Open venues, five PGA
courses, three Ryder Cup sites, and one Walker Cup course. Jones,
who is the son of the “father of modern golf course architecture,”
Robert Trent Jones, skillfully applied his knowledge
and experience in the design of his course at Sea Trail.
The
Business North Carolina rankings are based on survey results from
the North Carolina Golf Panel. Panel members
can only vote on courses they have played.
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About
Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
Sea Trail is a 2000-acre golf resort and residential
community with three courses of distinction and the largest convention
facility on the North Carolina coast.
A
popular location for meetings and conventions, Sea Trail
has over 60,000 square feet of meeting and function space.
Sea Trail was the host site for the 2003 and the 2007 Governor’s
Conference on Tourism.
The
recreational heart of Sea Trail is its three
courses designed by Dan Maples, Rees Jones and Willard Byrd. Other
amenities include a Village Activity Center with indoor and outdoor
pools and whirlpools, an on-staff licensed massage therapist,
supervised children’s activities and Magnolias Fine Food
& Spirits. Sunset Beach, known for its extraordinary beauty
and serenity, is a short drive east of Sea Trail. In addition,
a huge variety of entertainment, shopping, nightlife and cultural
opportunities are just south of Sea Trail along the Grand Strand.
Sea
Trail is located in Sunset Beach, N.C., which is between Wilmington,
N.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. More information is available online
at www.seatrail.com or by
calling 888-675-9237.
Web
Site: http://www.seatrail.com
Contact
Details: Sea Trail Corporation
80 Mill Pond Rd.
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
888-675-9237
2009
