Camp Creek, Shark’s Tooth Golf Clubs Selected as Members of ‘Preferred Golf Club’
Tom Fazio, Greg Norman Designs, WaterColor Inn & Resort Part of Exclusive Network Available to American Express Cardholders
(WATERSOUND, Fla.) – Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth Golf Clubs -- award-winning Tom Fazio and Greg Norman designs located along Northwest Florida’s stunning Gulf Coast – have been selected as members of “Preferred Golf Club” via their association with the WaterColor Inn & Resort, part of the “Preferred Hotels and Resorts” collection.
St. Joe owned and operated Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth are able to offer golfers exclusive, championship-level playing experiences that truly adhere to the “country club for a day” adage. Only members, their guests, and guests of WaterColor and WaterSound resort properties (including the WaterColor Inn) have access to both courses. Guests can reserve times a la carte or through golf packages offered by the WaterColor Inn, www.watercolorinn.com and WaterColor Vacations, www.watercolorvacations.com.
Available exclusively to American Express Cardmembers for an annual fee of $595, members can create their own legendary tour of the world’s greatest resort courses. Membership affords many rich benefits including one complimentary round of golf per year at each of its participating resorts - an exalted list that spans both sides of the Atlantic and in addition to Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth includes: Ireland's K Club Golf and Spa Resort, The Lodge at Sea Island, The Broadmoor, Mauna Lani Resort, The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Ginn Reunion Resort, Sandy Lane Resort, the Grand Del Mar and more.
“We are honored to be a part of this prestigious network,” says Stephen Hilliard, Vice President of Resort and Club Operations. “Preferred Golf Club is an excellent brand extension for Camp Creek, Shark’s Tooth and the St. Joe Company, as the clubs and resorts included are many of the world’s best golf venues.”
Preferred Golf Club members enjoy the following valuable benefits:
- One complimentary round of golf annually at each of the Preferred Golf Club Resorts, based on a two-night minimum stay.
- Club Concierge service to arrange tee times and assist with hotel reservations.
- Special members-only events, including exclusive access to golf tournaments.
- Exclusive offers from travel and golf partners, including travel packages, spa treatments, car rental, golf equipment and other luxury items.
- Automatic enrollment in the I Prefer Global Guest Benefit Program, which offers the following perks at all hotels and resorts within Preferred's four brands, including Preferred Hotels® & Resorts, Preferred Boutique, Summit Hotels & Resorts and Sterling Hotels: room upgrade based on availability; priority early check-in and late check-out; complimentary Internet access (at most locations; restrictions apply); local hotel benefits that might include anything from complimentary valet parking to a specialty cocktail or discounted spa treatment; and exclusive offers promoted through the
- I Prefer newsletter and dedicated members-only website.
American Express Cardmembers can enroll online at www.preferredgolf.com as of September 6th. Upon joining, they will receive a membership card, a book of certificates, each of which can be redeemed for a complimentary round at one participating course, and a Preferred Golf Directory, listing all participating resorts. Currently the impressive list of Preferred Golf Resorts participating in the Club stands at 37 out of 45 members worldwide and continues to grow
For more information about Camp Creek Golf Club, visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 850.231.7600.
About Camp Creek
Since opening in 2001, Camp Creek has been consistently cited as one of Tom Fazio's most thought-provoking, aesthetically-stunning design credits. Featuring a unique “dunescape” appearance, the course was created as a private club for members who are owners of St. Joe selected communities and resort guests of St. Joe’s WaterColor and WaterSound Beach resorts. From the back green tees, the course plays to a championship caliber yardage of 7,159 and a formidable slope rating of 152. Camp Creek’s five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women’s) tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. Travel + Leisure Golf recently recognized Camp Creek as “Florida’s No. 1 Course of the New Millennium.” It has also been recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary ! System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward.
About Shark’s Tooth
Designed by Greg Norman and voted the second best new private course by Golf Digest upon opening in 2002, Shark’s Tooth Golf Club was recently purchased by The St. Joe Company to bolster its high-end, golf course holdings. The course stretches to 7,209 yards from the back tees and features five fairways that border scenic Lake Powell, two holes that play toward the water and numerous wooden cart path bridges that cross over streams and estuaries. Tucked among the oaks and pines along the shores of the historic lake, which has been designated an Outstanding Florida Waterway, Shark's Tooth is a challenging course that co-exists with its surroundings. Grass from the Greg Norman Turf Company was used on the fairways, approaches and rough. Shark’s Tooth is located just 10 miles from Camp Creek and the Origins Course at WaterSound, collectively creating one of west Florida’s great golf destin! ations. The course is a Silver Signature Sanctuary Course as accredited by the Audubon Signature Program.
About The Origins Course at WaterSound
The Origins Course at WaterSound’s mission is to make golf more fun, accessible and attractive to families, beginners and casual golfers. A six-hole regulation course that alternatively plays as a nine-hole executive course and a ten-hole par 3 layout, The Origins Course was conceived with the “short course” concept at its core. Designed by Love Golf Design, founded by PGA Tour player Davis Love III, the course is consistent with the Scottish origins of the game, in which six, nine and 12-hole courses were commonplace. The Origins Course appeals and caters to novices via its non-penal design and manageable distance of approximately 1,800 yards. Yet its regulation-length holes and traditionally wrought green complexes provide enough challenge and strategy to retain the interest of experienced golfers. Turfed with “Sealsle Supreme Paspalum,” which requires fewer chemicals for! weed and pest control, The Origins Course supports St. Joe’s commitment to environmental sensitivity and preservation.
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. JOE’s mission is to create places that inspire people and make the region an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our website at www.joe.com .
© 2007 The St. Joe Company. “Camp Creek,” “JOE,” “St. Joe”, “WaterColor,” “Shark’s Tooth,” “WaterSound” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
(WATERSOUND, Fla.) – Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth Golf Clubs -- award-winning Tom Fazio and Greg Norman designs located along Northwest Florida’s stunning Gulf Coast – have been selected as members of “Preferred Golf Club” via their association with the WaterColor Inn & Resort, part of the “Preferred Hotels and Resorts” collection.
St. Joe owned and operated Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth are able to offer golfers exclusive, championship-level playing experiences that truly adhere to the “country club for a day” adage. Only members, their guests, and guests of WaterColor and WaterSound resort properties (including the WaterColor Inn) have access to both courses. Guests can reserve times a la carte or through golf packages offered by the WaterColor Inn, www.watercolorinn.com and WaterColor Vacations, www.watercolorvacations.com.
Available exclusively to American Express Cardmembers for an annual fee of $595, members can create their own legendary tour of the world’s greatest resort courses. Membership affords many rich benefits including one complimentary round of golf per year at each of its participating resorts - an exalted list that spans both sides of the Atlantic and in addition to Camp Creek and Shark’s Tooth includes: Ireland's K Club Golf and Spa Resort, The Lodge at Sea Island, The Broadmoor, Mauna Lani Resort, The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Ginn Reunion Resort, Sandy Lane Resort, the Grand Del Mar and more.
“We are honored to be a part of this prestigious network,” says Stephen Hilliard, Vice President of Resort and Club Operations. “Preferred Golf Club is an excellent brand extension for Camp Creek, Shark’s Tooth and the St. Joe Company, as the clubs and resorts included are many of the world’s best golf venues.”
Preferred Golf Club members enjoy the following valuable benefits:
- One complimentary round of golf annually at each of the Preferred Golf Club Resorts, based on a two-night minimum stay.
- Club Concierge service to arrange tee times and assist with hotel reservations.
- Special members-only events, including exclusive access to golf tournaments.
- Exclusive offers from travel and golf partners, including travel packages, spa treatments, car rental, golf equipment and other luxury items.
- Automatic enrollment in the I Prefer Global Guest Benefit Program, which offers the following perks at all hotels and resorts within Preferred's four brands, including Preferred Hotels® & Resorts, Preferred Boutique, Summit Hotels & Resorts and Sterling Hotels: room upgrade based on availability; priority early check-in and late check-out; complimentary Internet access (at most locations; restrictions apply); local hotel benefits that might include anything from complimentary valet parking to a specialty cocktail or discounted spa treatment; and exclusive offers promoted through the
- I Prefer newsletter and dedicated members-only website.
American Express Cardmembers can enroll online at www.preferredgolf.com as of September 6th. Upon joining, they will receive a membership card, a book of certificates, each of which can be redeemed for a complimentary round at one participating course, and a Preferred Golf Directory, listing all participating resorts. Currently the impressive list of Preferred Golf Resorts participating in the Club stands at 37 out of 45 members worldwide and continues to grow
For more information about Camp Creek Golf Club, visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 850.231.7600.
About Camp Creek
Since opening in 2001, Camp Creek has been consistently cited as one of Tom Fazio's most thought-provoking, aesthetically-stunning design credits. Featuring a unique “dunescape” appearance, the course was created as a private club for members who are owners of St. Joe selected communities and resort guests of St. Joe’s WaterColor and WaterSound Beach resorts. From the back green tees, the course plays to a championship caliber yardage of 7,159 and a formidable slope rating of 152. Camp Creek’s five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women’s) tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. Travel + Leisure Golf recently recognized Camp Creek as “Florida’s No. 1 Course of the New Millennium.” It has also been recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary ! System (ACSS). Superintendent Larry Livingston was similarly distinguished as a certified Audubon Steward.
About Shark’s Tooth
Designed by Greg Norman and voted the second best new private course by Golf Digest upon opening in 2002, Shark’s Tooth Golf Club was recently purchased by The St. Joe Company to bolster its high-end, golf course holdings. The course stretches to 7,209 yards from the back tees and features five fairways that border scenic Lake Powell, two holes that play toward the water and numerous wooden cart path bridges that cross over streams and estuaries. Tucked among the oaks and pines along the shores of the historic lake, which has been designated an Outstanding Florida Waterway, Shark's Tooth is a challenging course that co-exists with its surroundings. Grass from the Greg Norman Turf Company was used on the fairways, approaches and rough. Shark’s Tooth is located just 10 miles from Camp Creek and the Origins Course at WaterSound, collectively creating one of west Florida’s great golf destin! ations. The course is a Silver Signature Sanctuary Course as accredited by the Audubon Signature Program.
About The Origins Course at WaterSound
The Origins Course at WaterSound’s mission is to make golf more fun, accessible and attractive to families, beginners and casual golfers. A six-hole regulation course that alternatively plays as a nine-hole executive course and a ten-hole par 3 layout, The Origins Course was conceived with the “short course” concept at its core. Designed by Love Golf Design, founded by PGA Tour player Davis Love III, the course is consistent with the Scottish origins of the game, in which six, nine and 12-hole courses were commonplace. The Origins Course appeals and caters to novices via its non-penal design and manageable distance of approximately 1,800 yards. Yet its regulation-length holes and traditionally wrought green complexes provide enough challenge and strategy to retain the interest of experienced golfers. Turfed with “Sealsle Supreme Paspalum,” which requires fewer chemicals for! weed and pest control, The Origins Course supports St. Joe’s commitment to environmental sensitivity and preservation.
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. JOE’s mission is to create places that inspire people and make the region an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our website at www.joe.com .
© 2007 The St. Joe Company. “Camp Creek,” “JOE,” “St. Joe”, “WaterColor,” “Shark’s Tooth,” “WaterSound” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
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