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Paradise
Island, Bahamas & Scottsdale, AZ – October 2023 / NewsmakerAlert:
The
Ocean
Club Golf Course at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas will soon
play to host to top men’s and women’s collegiate golf teams during the
White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational.
The Invitational will feature a 54-hole men’s competition hosted by Santa
Clara University, played October 19 – 22, followed by a women’s competition,
also hosted by Santa Clara University, played October 26|–|29.
Admission to both events is complimentary.
Recognized
as one of the top collegiate tournaments, the White Sands Bahamas NCAA
Invitational will feature a total of 20 teams, including 11 women’s teams
and 9 men’s teams. In 2022, Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. won
the women’s invitational, while Duke University won the men’s competition.
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Teams
competing in the men’s invitational will include:
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Georgia
State University
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Jacksonville
State University
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Wichita
State University
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North
Alabama University
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University
of North Texas
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Santa
Clara University
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Southern
Illinois University
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Saint
Mary’s College of California
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Wofford
College
Teams
competing in the women’s invitational will include:
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UNC Charlotte
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University
of Delaware
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Eastern
Michigan University
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Eastern
Kentucky University
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Grand
Canyon University
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Kansas
State University
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Santa
Clara University
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University
of Tampa
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Troy University
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Tulane
University
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University
of North Florida
“We look
forward to welcoming many of the top collegiate golfers to the Ocean Club
Golf Course and Atlantis Paradise Island resort,” said Robbie
Leming, General Manager, Ocean
Club Golf Course. “2023 marks the fourth annual White Sands Bahamas
NCAA Invitational. It’s an event we love hosting each and every year.”
Ocean
Club at Atlantais Paradise IslandThe Ocean Club Golf Course has hosted
several premier events, including the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. The
world-renowned Atlantis Paradise Island resort features the Tom Weiskopf-designed
18-hole Ocean Club Golf Course that stretches over 7,100 yards on Paradise
Island’s Oceanside peninsula. Views of the Bahamian coastline make the
Ocean Club Golf Course one of the most spectacular and challenging venues
to play golf.
The
White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational provides an experience for players
and coaches that is unmatched in college golf, thanks to the quality of
the Ocean Club Golf Course, Atlantis Paradise Island’s luxury accommodations
and amenities, the incredible tropical weather and the genuine Bahamian
hospitality.
The
Ocean Club Golf Course is professionally managed by Troon
Golf®, the resort and daily-fee club operations division of Troon.
For more information on The White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational, visit
www.WhiteSandsBahamas.com.
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About
The Ocean Club Golf Course
Atlantis
Paradise Island’s Ocean Club Golf Course offers a challenging and beautiful
course for golfers desiring championship play. Masterfully conceived, the
Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole, par 72 championship course stretches over
7,100 yards on Atlantis’ peninsula. The course has hosted iconic sporting
events such as the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI), the Michael
Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament, and the Pure Silk-Bahamas
LPGA Classic. For more information about Atlantis Paradise Island resort
and the Ocean Club Golf Course please visit www.AtlantisBahamas.com.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon® is
the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company
providing services at 825-plus locations, including 825-plus 18-hole equivalent
golf courses around the globe. In addition to golf, Troon 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 600-plus food and beverage operations located
at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational
facilities. With properties located in 45-plus states and 30-plus countries,
Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon
International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis,
Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality,
Strategy and Design, Casa Verde Golf and ICON Management. For additional
news and information, visit www.Troon.com,
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Chronicles,
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Media
Contact:
Rob
Myers
Troon
480-477-0506
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