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Drive,
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Scottsdale,
AZ – February 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Troon®,
the leader in golf course management, development, and marketing, is pleased
to announce that 11 of its affiliated facilities have been selected to
host local or subregional qualifying events for Drive, Chip and Putt in
the 2018-2019 qualifying season.
Conducted
by the United States Golf Association (USGA), Masters Tournament and the
PGA of America, Drive, Chip
and Putt is a free youth golf development initiative for boys and girls,
ages 7-15. Local qualifying opportunities will be held in all 50 states
throughout the months of May, June, July and August. Entrants will play
in girls’ and boys’ divisions in four age categories, with scoring centered
around golf’s three fundamental skills (Driving, Chipping and Putting).
Top performers at the local level will advance through subregional and
regional qualifiers in July/August and September, respectively, at some
of the nation’s most acclaimed venues and championship sites. From these
qualifiers, 80 finalists – 40 boys and 40 girls – will earn an invitation
to compete in the National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday,
April 7, the eve of the 2019 Masters Tournament.
In
recent years, finalists have either come through qualifiers at Troon locations
or call Troon-managed facilities their home clubs. In 2014, Raina Ports
of El Conquistador Golf & Tennis in Oro Valley, Ariz., made it to the
finals and placed second overall in her division. Grant Herrenbruck and
Tate Herrenbruck from Salina Country Club in Salina, Kan., both made it
to the finals in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, Sarah Lydic of Bear Trap Dunes
Golf Club, a Troon-managed facility in Ocean View, Del., also earned one
of 80 spots in the National Finals.
Troon
Drive, Chip and Putt host locations for this year’s qualifying season include:
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Troon
North (Scottsdale, Ariz.) – June 6, 2018
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Seaview
Golf Resort (Galloway, N.J.) – June 10, 2018
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Golf Club
of Estrella (Goodyear, Ariz.) – June 27, 2018
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El Macero
Country Club (El Macero, Calif.) – July 3, 2018
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Marin
Country Club (Novato, Calif.) – July 10, 2018
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Reunion
Golf & Country Club (Madison, Miss.) – July 12, 2018
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The Golf
Club at Champions Circle (Fort Worth, Texas) – July 14, 2018
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World
Golf Village (St. Augustine, Fla.) – July 21, 2018
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Chateau
Elan Golf Club (Braselton, Ga.) – July 23, 2018
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Knollwood
Country Club (Elmsford, N.Y.) – July 23, 2018
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The Powder
Horn Golf Club (Sheridan, Wyo.) – August 4, 2018
Online
registration for Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifying is now available
at www.DriveChipandPutt.com.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company,
with more than 270 golf courses in its portfolio. Troon also specializes
in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management
and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage
division operates and manages more than 150 restaurants located at golf
resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities
around the world. The company oversees operations at Troon Golf, Honours
Golf, Troon Privé
(the private club operating division of Troon) and Troon International
with properties located in 35 states and 33 countries. Additionally, there
are 57 Troon affiliated properties featuring 79 courses that have been
recipients of a “Top 100” ranking by national and international publications.
Troon properties include Lake of Isles Golf Club in North Stonington, Connecticut;
Kapalua on Maui, Hawaii; The Centurion Club in London, England; Tiburón
Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples in Florida; Els Club
Desaru Coast in Malaysia; and Palmilla Golf Club in San Jose del Cabo,
Mexico. For more information, visit www.TroonGolf.com,
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Contact:
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Troon
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