Posted by Traci Buch on Fri, May 21, 2010 @ 03:32 PM
Greensboro, Ga. (May 20, 2010) - An exclusive opportunity for everyday golfers to go inside the private world of the touring professional is available again this summer at
the Kingdom at Reynolds Plantation.
Now in its third year, The TaylorMade Tour Experience is a comprehensive game-enhancement program unlike any in the world, featuring a special guest tour professional whose time with the guests includes a private dinner.
Located on Lake Oconee at one of the world's renowned golf resort communities, the Kingdom at Reynolds Plantation was created for tour pros who regularly visit the compound for personal testing sessions and equipment fittings, as well as to use the tour-quality setting to hone their game.
Available only at Reynolds Plantation, the Tour Experience is an extension of those services, complete with world-class accommodations at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, a AAA Five-Diamond Award-winning property, as well as golf on Reynolds Plantation's collection of championship-caliber courses.
The Tour Experience begins with a high-tech fitting for a complete set of TaylorMade clubs custom-made overnight at the TaylorMade Tour Trailer for next-day use. That evening participants will enjoy dinner with a guest tour professional from the TaylorMade Tour Staff.
The next day participants play a round of golf with their new clubs, accompanied by a TaylorMade staff professional.
Each Tour Experience is limited to six participants. The two-day package includes the following:
- Sunday and Monday nights at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
- Breakfast Monday and Tuesday mornings at the TaylorMade Kingdom
- Full Motion Analysis club fitting at the TaylorMade Kingdom
- 14-piece custom built TaylorMade golf club set
- TaylorMade golf bag, adidas golf gear and other gifts
- Dinner and golf with a TaylorMade Tour Professional
Other options are available at the Kingdom, with either a one- or three-night stays, or for a day visit only including platinum, gold, silver and bronze packages.
Kingdom Experience packages are offered Monday through Friday, by advance appointment only. All packages are subject to availability and are not offered on holidays. To book a package call 866-499-5366.
About Reynolds Plantation
Named the "Best of the Best" Golf Community by Robb Report and the community with the "Best Golf" in America by the editors of GOLF Magazine, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, is situated along 374 miles of shoreline on Lake Oconee. Reynolds Plantation features 117 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, as well as the exclusive TaylorMade Kingdom. The community offers members a variety of dining options, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, four full-service marinas and The Lake Club Wellness Campus with its award-winning Tennis Center. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa ranked No. 5 in the "Top 100 Golf Resorts" worldwide by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. For more information or real estate inquiries, call 800-800-5250 or visit http://www.reynoldsplantation.com/.
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Posted by Traci Buch on Fri, May 07, 2010 @ 10:22 AM
Greensboro, Ga. (April 27, 2010) - Florida State University head coach Jimbo Fisher and former Noles defensive back Terrell Buckley combined to shoot a seven-under-par 65 to win the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament Tuesday at the Reynolds Plantation resort outside Atlanta.
Buckley holed a 15-foot, right-breaking putt for birdie on 18 to move to -7 and hold off a charging Georgia Tech team down the stretch. The Yellow Jackets finished one back at -6, and two-time defending champion South Carolina finished third at -5.
"We regrouped on the back nine and strung together a few birdies," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Then we made that big putt on 18. It was very competitive out there and just a super event."
"It's a lot of fun when you get a chance to get out on the course and compete," Buckley added. "You want to test your game and we certainly did that today."
The Seminole team took home $120,000 in scholarship donations for FSU in their winning effort. In total, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge contributed $400,000 in scholarship money to the 12 universities that competed. Over the last four years, the event has combined to give more than $1.8 million in scholarship and charitable donations.
"We really had a spectacular day on the golf course today and this incredible group of coaches and celebrities represented their universities in a first-class way," said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. "But the privilege was all ours in being able to give so much back to these great schools and great competitors."
"This was tremendous," Fisher said, "giving back to kids, giving scholarships and helping further their education, that's what we're all in this for. This has really been first-class and we thank the Chick-fil-A Bowl for having us."
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge featured pairings that included a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a scramble format against other university teams from the ACC and SEC.
The final standings and scholarship winnings were as follows:
Team Score Winnings
Florida State (Jimbo Fisher/Terrell Buckley) -7 $120,000
Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson/Jon Barry) -6 $60,000
South Carolina (Steve Spurrier/Sterling Sharpe) -5 $50,000
North Carolina (Butch Davis/Natrone Means) -4 $40,000
N.C. State (Sidney Lowe/Monte Towe) -2 $30,000
Alabama (Nick Saban/Steve Sloan) +1 $17,500
Maryland (Ralph Friedgen/Stan Gelbaugh) +1 $17,500
Vanderbilt (Bobby Johnson/Will Perdue) +1 $17,500
Wake Forest (Jim Grobe/Billy Packer) +1 $17,500
Ole Miss (Houston Nutt/Wesley Walls) +2 $10,000
Clemson (Dabo Swinney/Dwight Clark) +3 $10,000
Virginia Tech (Frank Beamer/Brad Clontz) +4 $10,000
The nation's premier head coach and celebrity golf event was held Tuesday at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta.
In addition to the $400,000 scholarship purse, an additional $135,000 was donated to Chick-fil-A's WinShape Homes, a long-term foster care program. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl's overall annual charitable and scholarship donations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in the country in charitable giving, including gifts of more than $5.8 million since 2002.
The tournament was taped by ESPN for broadcast in the fall. The date of the broadcast will be announced this summer.
Past winners: 2009 South Carolina (Spurrier/Sharpe / -12, playoff winners), 2008 South Carolina (Spurrier/Sharpe / -12), 2007 Virginia Tech (Beamer/Dell Curry / -10).
For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlChallenge.com.