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Victoria Hills Golf Club to Host 39th Senior Amateur Championship
Award-Winning DeLand Layout to Test State’s Best 55 and Older Golfers
(March 8th 2006) (DELAND, Fla.) – Victoria Hills Golf Club – the award-winning Ron Garl design at the heart of Victoria Park, a St. Joe community in DeLand – announces it will host the Florida State Golf Association’s 39th Senior Amateur Championship April 11-13.
Qualifying for the Senior Amateur Championship will take place at six sites across the state. Golfers who successfully advance to the Championship through qualifying and exempt players must remit $200 for payment of Championship fees. There are two age divisions for the Senior Championship, 55-64 and 65 and over. Participants must be 55 or older as of April 11 to be eligible for the event. Competitors play 54 holes of stroke play during the three-day event.
“We are honored and excited to host an event as storied as the Senior Amateur Championship,” says David Buth, General Manager at Victoria Hills. “Victoria Hills has hosted a number of Florida State Golf Association and United States Golf Association events, and time and time again it provides highly-competitive, skilled golfers with a challenging, fair test of golf.”
Defending Champion, Edward Craig, of Orlando, is exempt into this year's Championship with his win last year at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club. Rennie Law, of Tampa, won the Super Senior division last year and is also exempt into the 2006 Championship.
The 2004 Champion, Bruce Scamehorn, of Winter Haven, and two-time Champion Joseph Cristillo, of Crystal River, is also exempt into this year's Championship. The field also includes some top Seniors on the Golfweek/Titleist Senior Amateur Rankings. Steve Earsley, of Hobe Sound, and Russ Berkoben, from Naples, ranked third and seventh respectively, will be competing at Victoria Hills.
For more information about the Senior Amateur Championship, please visit www.fsga.org or call the FSGA office at (813) 632-3742 more information. For more information about Victoria Hills or to book tee times, visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 386-738-6000.
About the Florida State Golf Association
Organized in 1913, the Florida State Golf Association is a not-for-profit organization that governs amateur golf in the state of Florida. In addition to conducting 22 championships for amateur golfers in the state, the FSGA is responsible for more than 40 qualifying tournaments for USGA National Championships. The FSGA also maintains the USGA Handicap System, performs course ratings throughout Florida and assists in junior programs and
About Victoria Hills Golf Club
Victoria Hills was recently named one of Florida’s “Hidden Gems” by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine, and has quickly become one of the most sough-after rounds of golf in Central Florida. Tucked away in the historic college town of DeLand, the course is conveniently located between Orlando and Daytona. Designed by Ron Garl, the stunning layout boasts more than 50 feet of elevation change, taking advantage of the area’s natural rolling hills, foliage and wetlands. Tall pines and majestic oaks frame the course while sandy waste areas and pristine lakes make for inspiring sight lines.
Other accolades for Victoria Hills include:
“Top 10 You Can Play” – GOLF Magazine
“4-1/2 Stars” – Golf Digest
“Florida’s No. 7 Public Access Course” – Golfweek
“No. 2 Florida Public Course of the New Millennium” – Travel + Leisure Golf
“Florida’s Best New Golf Course” – Florida Golf News
“One of the region’s Top 10 courses” – Orlando Sentinel
About Victoria Park
Within the Victoria Park community, there are three distinct neighborhoods, with homes priced from the $200,000’s to over $1 million. Victoria Commons, the social center of Victoria Park, features a 22-acre park surrounding Lake Victoria. At the Lake Victoria Fitness Club residents enjoy the pool’s casual atmosphere, an exercise room, gazebo and lighted tennis courts. Victoria Commons also is the site of a proposed Village Center within the community. Victoria Hills, home of Victoria Hills Golf Club, offers distinctive custom and semi-custom homes nestled along a nature preserve. Victoria Gardens is a gated community for active adults, with a clubhouse at its core. The Club features a café, ballroom, billiards room, card room, demonstration kitchen, arts and crafts room, fitness center, business center, computer lab, resort-style pool and spa, as well as tennis courts and community gardens. Close proximity to regional cities like Orlando and Daytona Beach a! nd a number of cultural centers make Victoria Park an attractive option for those who are interested in city life conveniences and the personal familiarity of a smaller community. Several educational opportunities are available to residents including Stetson University, Florida’s first private university, and a number of excellent public schools. For more information, visit www.victoriaparkflorida.com .
About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate operating companies. It is engaged in town, resort, commercial and industrial development and land sales. JOE also has significant interests in timber.
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