4th Annual OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches
October 23 - 25, 2008 at Talking Rock in Prescott, Arizona
One of the Top 20 Courses in Arizona - Golf Digest Best in State Ranking 2007/2008.
The OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches are the gathering for all of OB Sports Golf Management’s private facilities and additional clubs by special invitation. The event creates an opportunity for the members of OB Sports-managed facilities to enjoy the other facilities in the network and to interact and become friends with other members of our private clubs in a fun yet competitive golf environment.
About the Talking Rock Club
Located in Prescott, Arizona just a short two hour and fifteen minute drive from the Phoenix Sky 
Harbor International Airport (PHX) you will discover the pristine Talking Rock Golf Club, the anchor to the Talking Rock residential community. This outstanding private facility was ranked as one of the best new private clubs in the country by Golf Digest in its inaugural year of operation. The golf course was designed by legendary architect Jay Morrish. The recently opened clubhouse at Talking Rock has received rave reviews from various golf publications and will delight all of our competitors with its warm western ambience and charm. For more information on the Club please visit www.talkingrockclub.com
Teams and Format
This year’s event will require twelve teams comprised of six players. The event is limited to the first 12 teams registered and entry fees paid.
Like last year the format will be a “Match Around” and all players will compete in 45 holes of competitive two man net best ball matches in two flights. A cumulative point total scored by each team will determine the flight winner. A grand finale gross alternate shot four-hole match play showdown will determine our championship team.
Tournament Fees
Entry fee will be $425 per player and will include all golf related charges including the practice round and associated cart fees, tee prizes, awards and food and beverage during the event.
All travel expenses will be paid individually by the participants.
There will also be a mandatory cash fee/buy in of $75 per player that will cover the opening night closest to the pin contest, two man team prizes and gratuities. It is the responsibility of the traveling professional to secure these payments for delivery at team registration.
Itinerary and Dress Code
The dress code is resort casual for all events with the exception of the Friday night dinner when slacks will be preferred. On Friday you may want to bring a change of clothes and use the locker facilities to change as the host hotel is approximately a 45 minute round trip drive. Please note that Prescott, Arizona is located in the Arizona High Country of 5,000 feet of elevation so evening temperatures can get chilly. We would ask our competitors to please bring a sweater or light jacket for evening functions as some of our seating will be indoor and outdoor.
Thursday – October 23, 2008
Optional Practice Rounds – Call Golf Shop for starting times at (928) 858 - 7000.
5:00 PM Registration and Closest to Pin Contest at the Ranch House
6:15 PM Opening Night Dinner – The Ranch House (Talking Rock Clubhouse)
Friday – October 24, 2008
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30M First 9 - hole match
10:30 AM Second 9 – hole Match
Noon Lunch
1:30 PM Third 9 - hole match
4:00 PM Cocktails and Appetizers
5:30 PM Dinner at the Clubhouse
(Tee times are subject to change please review information when at the club.)
Saturday – October 25, 2008
6:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Fourth 9 - hole match
10:00 AM Fifth 9 - hole match
Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Finale – SHOOT OUT Holes 1 – 4 (gross match play)
2:45 PM Closing Awards and Appetizers
NO ORGANIZED DINNER FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
(Some may wish to return to Phoenix for early Sunday Morning Flights.)
Sunday – October 26, 2008
Travel Day
Accommodations
The host hotel for this year’s event will be the Prescott Resort. Rates will be $119 for a room and $139 for a suite per night plus tax for single or double occupancy. To make reservations please call toll free (800) 967-4637 and please identify your self as part of the OB Sports Cup Matches room block. The cutoff date to reserve a blocked room is September 22nd. After that date, the rooms we have reserved are no longer guaranteed.
Please note that the Prescott Resort also has an adjacent casino which features Blackjack, various slot machines as well as Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.
Travel Arrangements
Participants should arrange air travel to Phoenix Sky-Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. From Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Talking Rock is approximately a 2 1/2 hour drive. Click here for more information on Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Starting September 8, 2008 Horizon Air ( Alaska Air's commuter air service) will be starting air service into Prescott's airport (via non-stop flights from LAX). Click here for more details Horizon's service between LAX & Prescott.
OB Sports Invitational Cup Match participants recieve preferred rental car rates with Avis. Click on the logo or link below to reserve your rental car on-line at preferred rates:
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Registration
For registration forms and information, contact your General Manager and/or your Director of Golf . To insure participation, teams should be paid in full by September 15, 2008 (check payable to OB Sports).
If you have any questions about the event please contact your General Manager and/or Director of Golf or contact Doc Belitz @ (480) 776 – 8107 or via email at dbelitz@obsports.com
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THE ‘HOME TEAM’ FROM DALHOUSIE GOLF CLUB WINS
THE 2007 OB SPORTS INVITATIONAL CUP MATCHES
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI – One of the ‘Home Teams’ from
Dalhousie Golf Club won the recent
OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches held at Dalhousie in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Created as a gathering for
OB Sports Golf Management’s private facilities and additional clubs by special invitation, matches provide an opportunity for the members of OB Sports-managed facilities to enjoy the other facilities in the OB network and to develop lasting bonds and relationships with other club members from around the globe.
The format for the OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches is a “Match Around” where all players compete in 45 holes of two-person, net best-ball matches in two flights. A cumulative point total scored by each team determined the winners in each flight. The two winning teams face off in a four-hole grand finale, alternate shot horse race to determine the winner of “The OB Cup”.
This year, both teams from Dalhousie won their respective flights creating an “All Dalhousie Final” pitting the two Dalhousie teams against each other in the grand finale, alternate shot ‘horse race’. The Dalhousie team captained by Dalhousie General Manager, Andy Deiro, made par on the stunning 18th hole to take the title.
“The final horse race was certainly pressure packed but our team got off to a great start with a birdie on the first hole and ended with a strong finish to capture The OB Cup,” stated Deiro. “The competition is great…but the camaraderie and relationships we have created by participating in this event over the past few years is what really makes the event special,” added Deiro.
No stranger to winning this event, Dalhousie captured the 2005 OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches held at Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minnesota. In 2006, the team from Portmarnock, Ireland captured “The OB Cup” at the matches held at Winchester Country Club in Auburn, California.
Participating clubs in the 2007 OB Invitational Cup Matches included: Dalhousie Golf Club – Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Winchester Country Club - Auburn, California (2006 Host Venue); Hunters Point Golf & Country Club - Nampa, Idaho; Talking Rock - Prescott, Arizona; Somerby Golf Club - Rochester, MN (2005 Host Venue); Portmarnock - Ireland; Longbow Golf Club - Mesa, AZ and Horseshoe Bend Country Club - Roswell, GA
More on Dalhousie Golf Club
Ranked as the “#1 Course in Missouri” in Golf Digest’s “Best in State” Ranking for 2007/2008, Dalhousie Golf Club, features a stunning Nicklaus Design in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dalhousie Golf Club is a private club that offers a unique “no dues” National Membership program that makes Dalhousie an intriguing option for those golfers who may already be affiliated with a country club or for those living outside of Cape Girardeau county looking to become a “National Member” of Dalhousie. Members at Dalhousie Golf Club enjoy the spectacular 7,242 yard, par 72 layout and the new 20,853 square foot clubhouse, aptly named the Dalhousie Manor. Inspired by the classical Scottish-style manor houses of old, Dalhousie Manor features old world charm blended with contemporary compliments and amenities. Members of Dalhousie also have access to on-site member cottages and “Dalhousie at Water’s Edge”. “Dalhousie at Water’s Edge” provides members with additional overnight accommodations, private access to ten acres of well-stocked fishing ponds, indoor and outdoor pavilions for wedding receptions, meetings and other special events. All of which provide welcoming amenities for visiting members and their guests.
Dalhousie Golf Club is professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit
www.obsports.com or call (480) 948-1300.
For more information on OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches, call (480) 948-1300, or visit
www.obsportscup.com
Photo of winning Dalhousie Team (from left to right): Andy Deiro, Bill Morgan, Jim Clay, Ron Seabaugh, Jim Largent, Alan Dombrowski.
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2007 OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches – FINAL RESULTS
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Champions: Dalhousie #2 Team
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Andy Deiro – Captain, Alan Dombrowski, Ron Seabaugh, Bill Morgan, Jim Largent, Jim Clay
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Dalhousie #2 defeated Dalhousie #1 in the Grand Finale (4 Hole) Alternate Shot Horse Race.
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Flight "A"
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Dalhousie #1
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Portmarnock
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Somerby #1
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Brevin Giebler
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James Malone
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24
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Dave Nordeen
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23
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Cord Dombrowski
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Kevin McGrath
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Jim Lessard
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Jeff Patton
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David Sheedy
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22
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Terry Buzzell
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30 1/2
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Tim Coad
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Peter Webster
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Bruce Domaille
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Rick Miller
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Clive Brownlee
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23
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Jeff Lessard
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23 1/2
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Rob Erlbacher
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John Flanagan
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Lance Snow
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Total
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Total
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69
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Total
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77
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Talking Rock
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Winchester #2
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Dalhousie #3
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Jim Leisenring
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Chris Beeman
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26
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Ken Swinford
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27
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Bob Costello
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Jim Hartman
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Greg Howard
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Jim Turner
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Jerry Gaustad
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26 1/2
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John Morlan
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24
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Tony Turek
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Wayne Stilwell
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Charles Chilcutt
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Hugh Pryor
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Ken Sherer
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29 1/2
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Aaron Dombrowski
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24
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Jack Buettner
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Steve Foster
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Jeff Dewitt
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Total
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Total
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82
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Total
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75
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Flight "B"
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Dalhousie #2
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Winchester #1
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Horseshoe Bend
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Andy Deiro
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David Reese
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23 1/2
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Anthony Mullins
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22
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Alan Dombrowski
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Steve Anderson
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Stephen McDonald
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Ron Seabaugh
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Bill Spahn
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22
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Matt Cadogan
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23 1/2
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Bill Morgan
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Mark Evans
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Ron Douglass
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Jim Largent
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Tom Williams
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25 1/2
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Frank Murphy
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23 1/2
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Jim Clay
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Rick Neal
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Dave Boucher
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Total
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Total
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71
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Total
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69
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Somerby#2
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Longbow
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Hunter's Point
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Brian Jones
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Jay Larscheid
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27
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Doug DeKerchove
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23 1/2
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Tom Glewwe
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Don Silvanic
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Larry Downs
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Randy Ehleringer
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Steve Lee
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21 1/2
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Scott Bullock
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25
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Ken Nuss
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Pat McAuliffe
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Ray Shervik
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David Zoe
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Steve Wieltschnig
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15
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Dr. David Martin
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29 1/2
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Bob Peters
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Steve Davidson
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Richard Owen
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Total
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Total
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63 1/2
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Total
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78
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PRIOR HOST SITES OF THE OB SPORTS INVITATIONAL CUP MATCHES
2007 Host Club: Dalhousie Golf Club
Ranked “#1 in Missouri” by Golf Digest’s “Best in State” Ranking for 2007/2008, Dalhousie Golf Club is home to
a stunning Nicklaus Design that plays to 7,242 yards and a par of 72. A future host site of the Missoui State Amatuer Championship, and the AJGA Rolex Junior Championship, Dalhousie is a private club that offers a unique “no dues” National Membership program, providing an intriguing option for those golfers who may already be affiliated with a country club or for those living outside of Cape Girardeau county looking to become a “National Member” of Dalhousie. Members of Dalhousie have access to Scottish-style "Dalhousie Manor" (a new 20,853 clubhouse opening this summer), on-site member cottages for overnight accommodations and access to “Dalhousie at Water’s Edge”. “Dalhousie at Water’s Edge” provides members with additional overnight accommodations, private access to ten acres of well-stocked fishing ponds, indoor and outdoor pavilions for wedding receptions, meetings and other special events. All of which provide welcoming amenities for visiting members and their guests. For more information on Dalhousie Golf Club call (573) 332-0818, or visit www.dalhousiegolfclub.com.
2006 Host Club: Winchester Country Club
Winchester Country Club is an exclusive private residential golf community, located in the foothills of the 
Sierra Mountains and just a short drive from Lake Tahoe or Sacramento. Winchester Country Club is one of only seven courses in the world co-designed by the father-son duo of Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Gigantic rock outcroppings border the playing corridors. Panoramas sweep across the Sierra foothills down to the Sacramento Valley that are surprising at every turn. Upon opening in 2001, Winchester Country Club quickly established itself as one of the most prominent private clubs in the state being ranked #13 out of over 3,000 golf courses in California by Golf Digest Magazine. Most recently Winchester Country Club's stately clubhouse won the Best New Clubhouse award from Golf Inc Magazine. It's also one of the top three courses built in Northern California in the last 35 years. For more information on Winchester Country Club visit www.winchestercountryclub.com
2005 Host Club: Somerby Golf Club
Located in Byron, Minnesota, just minutes from Rochester, Somerby Golf Club is a world-class private club
designed by two time PGA tour winner John Fought and 1996 British Open champion Tom Lehman. Honored as one of the “Top Ten New Private Clubs” in the country by Golf Magazine, Somerby Golf Club is the showcase amenity for Minnesota’s premier private golf community developed by Golden Tee Development, a partnership between Ames Construction, Inc. and Wensmann Homes. A host of the PGA Tour’s Nationwide Series, this par-72, 7,209 yard layout takes full advantage of gently rolling canvas that is dotted with thick stands of trees, meandering creeks and handsome pockets of grassy wetlands. Impeccable grooming, strategic bunkering and classic shot making options further define the scene, making Somerby as challenging as it is beautiful. For more information on Somerby Golf Club visit www.somerbygolfclub.com
