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October 22, 2008
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Billy Casper Golf Selected to Manage Brook Valley Country Club
(Greenville, NC)
(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (“BCG”) has been selected to provide turnkey management services to Brook Valley Country Club in Greenville, NC, the former host of the Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Classic and a storied exhibition match that included PGA Tour legends, Ben Hogan and Sam Sneed.
Under the multi-year agreement, BCG will direct all aspects of golf course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations (food and beverage, merchandising, etc.), golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
To immediately strengthen golfers’ experiences at Brook Valley, BCG has hand-selected Chip Harris as the club’s new General Manager. An industry veteran and PGA Member since 1987, Harris worked at the exclusive Spruce Creek Country Club (FL) prior to becoming Senior Vice President of a golf management company in Pinehurst, NC.
“Billy Casper Golf is thrilled to enhance the golf and social offerings at this exceptional property in a golf-rich state”, says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “In addition, we are pleased to welcome Chip Harris as the new General Manager; his experience and ideas will serve as a significant asset to the club”.
Opened in 1966, Brook Valley – located in close proximity to the thriving Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle corridor – provides members with a beautiful and challenging par-72, 6,801-yard, 18-hole championship golf course that weaves through towering pines, mature hardwoods and rolling hills. An extensive practice facility includes a driving range, chipping green and two putting greens for golfers to hone their games between rounds.
Testament to the critically-acclaimed golf course, Brook Valley has hosted the prestigious North Carolina Women’s Amateur, the North Carolina Open and the North Carolina-South Carolina Amateur.
Brook Valley offers a cavalcade of amenities to members, including an Olympic-size swimming pool, year-round tennis courts, fitness center, a fully-stocked pro shop and a gorgeous clubhouse for casual and elegant dining, casting the club as a premier destination for weddings and other social events.
About Billy Casper Golf
Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Billy Casper Golf was co-founded by Robert Morris and Peter Hill in 1989 along with professional golf legend, Billy Casper, the Masters and two-time U.S. Open winner who ranks seventh all-time with 51 PGA Tour wins. The company manages 96 golf courses in 23 states, the District of Columbia and Costa Rica. Combined with Buffalo Communications, the golf-lifestyle PR division of BCG, 24 of their courses were honored in the recent Golfweek’s “America’s Best” state-by-state rankings.
For more information about Billy Casper Golf, visit www.billycaspergolf.com or call 703.761.1444.
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