LPGA International

LPGA International
Come play where the pros play
Club information
Location Daytona Beach, Florida,
United States
Established 1994
Type Public
Owned by City of Daytona Beach [1]
Operated by Buena Vista Hospitality Group
Total holes 36
Tournaments hosted Arch Wireless Championship
Sprint Titleholders Championship
IMPACT Enterprises Invitational
NCAA Women's Golf Championship
Website LPGA International
Champions Course
Designed by Rees Jones
Par 72
Length 7088/6664/6240/5744/5131
Course rating 74.8/72.9/70.7/68.1/74.1/70.0
Legends Course
Designed by Arthur Hills
Par 72
Length 6984/6594/6339/5827/5155
Course rating 74.6/73.1/71.9/69.8/73.9/69.9
Aerial view

LPGA International is a golf community, located in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. The golf facilities are owned by the City of Daytona Beach and operated under agreement with the LPGA. The golf club offers two 18-hole courses, Champions and Legends.[1] The headquarters of the LPGA are also located near the property.

Contents

Overview

In addition to the two Bermuda grass golf courses, the facility offers a driving range, practice putting green, and full service restaurant. The complex is operated by Buena Vista Hospitality Group, managed by Mary Hafeman as the Director of Golf Operations; with Craig Smith as Senior Head Professional; Beverley Davis, LPGA Teaching Professional, and John Lammrish, Superintendent. One, two, and three day golf schools are offered. A Junior Champions Golf Association operates to train interested youth.

History

When the Ladies Professional Golf Association was looking for a new headquarters in the late 1980s, the City of Daytona Beach made an effort to attract them to this city. Daytona Beach renamed Eleventh Street to LPGA Boulevard and offered to build a new golf course for the LPGA on undeveloped land near the western border of the city. Consolidated Tomoka Land Company agreed to donate 650 acres (2.6 km2) of land to the City, and the result was LPGA International.[2]

The Courses

Champions Course

Rees Jones designed the Champions Course, which opened in 1994 and is a favorite of tour players. It offers traditional links style golf design, totaling 7,088 yards. It poses a challenge with strategic mounding, sand bunkers, natural marsh areas, beautiful lakes and undulating greens.

The Champions course has been rated as four and a half stars (out of five) on average by Golf Digest magazine readers.[3] GolfLink.com users have rated the Champion course at four stars (out of five) overall.[4]

Champions Scorecard [5]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOTAL
Black 74.8 / 145 401 457 197 363 545 162 444 383 569 3521 338 411 403 576 191 468 525 203 452 3567 7088
Blue 72.9 / 141 383 428 174 355 518 141 413 369 549 3330 332 378 363 548 159 429 513 168 444 3334 6664
White 70.7 / 137 358 402 167 328 469 137 372 360 522 3115 312 356 356 533 151 391 475 163 388 3125 6240
Handicap Men's 12 2 18 14 4 16 6 10 8 17 9 13 1 15 5 11 7 3
Par 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 36 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 36 72
Gold M:68.1/130
W:74.1/137		 348 364 145 321 448 120 338 325 464 2873 305 346 348 482 143 338 424 140 345 2871 5744
Red 70.0 / 123 296 316 94 244 401 91 333 275 460 2510 231 320 284 478 108 334 419 107 340 2621 5131
Handicap Women's 10 6 18 14 2 16 8 12 4 17 7 11 1 15 5 9 13 3

Legends Course

Arthur Hills designed the Legends Course, which opened in 1998 and offers a design of 6,984 yards. The course features natural wetlands, narrow pine corridors, small greens and strategically placed water hazards. The Legends course is considered to be the more challenging of the two.

The Legends course has been rated as four and a half stars (out of five) on average by Golf Digest magazine readers.[6] GolfLink.com users have rated the Legends course at three stars (out of five) overall.[7]

Legends Scorecard [8]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOTAL
Black 74.6 / 148 386 561 165 371 380 406 207 532 441 3449 406 410 185 393 531 195 567 434 414 3535 6984
Blue 73.1 / 141 374 548 140 340 366 393 195 518 374 3248 371 381 168 378 516 177 539 419 397 3346 6594
White 71.9 / 137 362 527 130 325 353 382 185 509 366 3139 356 370 149 368 502 164 510 407 374 3200 6339
Handicap Men's 12 2 18 10 16 8 6 4 14 7 13 17 11 5 15 3 9 1
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 36 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 36 72
Gold M:69.8/129
W:73.9/135		 352 485 118 302 323 346 168 479 338 2911 314 329 130 350 482 140 496 335 340 2916 5827
Red 69.9 / 119 324 464 101 280 294 317 136 443 318 2677 262 311 113 224 397 125 441 313 292 2478 5155
Handicap Women's 12 6 18 10 16 4 8 2 14 7 9 13 17 1 15 5 11 3

Tournaments

The LPGA does not currently hold any regular tournaments at LPGA International. In 2000, the Arch Wireless Championship was held at the course and in 1997 the Sprint Titleholders was held there. The course now only hosts Futures Tour events, including, currently the IMPACT Enterprises Invitational, as well as NCAA Women's Golf Championship. The final LPGA Qualifying school tournament has also been played at LPGA International in recent years.

Popular culture

LPGA International was featured during an episode of Highway 18, which airs on The Golf Channel.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Partnership pays $18 million for 1,000 acres at LPGA site, Orlando Business Journal, October 29, 2004
  2. ^ Daytona's new direction, Florida Trend, May 1, 1994
  3. ^ "Course Details, LPGA International Champions". Golf Digest. January 2009. http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/places/6182. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  4. ^ "LPGA International Champions Golf Course". Golf Link. 2009. http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=1473856. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  5. ^ The Champions course and scorecard
  6. ^ "Course Details, LPGA International Legends". Golf Digest. January 2009. http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/places/6401. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  7. ^ "LPGA International Legends Golf Course". Golf Link. 2009. http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=1473956. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  8. ^ The Legends Course and Scorecard

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