Fernandina Golf Course hosts grand reopening celebration

Billy Casper Golf Press Release

Buffalo Communications

July 30, 2014 9:05 a.m.

Re-Opening Celebration August 1-3

South Course Greens Converted to Champion Bermuda Grass

Fernandina Beach Golf Club - managed by Billy Casper Golf, the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. will host a grand re-opening celebration August 1-3 to showcase renovated greens on its South Course.

Golfers can play any time Friday through Sunday that weekend for $30 - includes

lunch and range balls - and compete in daily on-course contests for prizes.

Additional weekend activities include:

* Friday, August 1 - Demo the latest equipment from Nike and Callaway

* Saturday, August 2 - Watch 30 of the biggest hitters in golf compete for $10,000

in prizes in the First Coast Classic Long Drive Competition

"Our loyal golfers will play on new greens which, hands down, are now arguably the best in the area." says Josh O'Brien, General Manager of Fernandina Beach Golf Club. "This is the first time in Fernandina Beach Golf Club history that full-scale

renovations were done to improve playing conditions."

Champion Bermuda grass - the same used by Pinehurst Resort, host of this year's

men's and women's U.S. Open Championships - now covers Fernandina Beach Golf Club's

South Course putting surfaces that have been closed since mid-May. In addition, select bunkers received facelifts and distressed areas were grown in.

On August 1, Fernandina Beach introduces special late-summer, 18-hole rates:

* 7 a.m to 8 a.m. - $20 and cup of coffee

* 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. - $25 with range balls and cup of coffee

* 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - $30 with range balls and lunch

* 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - $25 and sports drink

* 3 p.m. to close - $20 and sports drink

About Fernandina Beach Golf Club

Located in the second oldest city in the United States, Fernandina Beach offers 27

distinctive holes consisting of North, West and South nine-hole layouts of varied

difficulty and design.

Opened in 1957, the par-35, 3,094-yard North nine is the oldest course on Amelia

Island. The West nine plays to 3,683 yards and is home to the signature, 607-yard,

par-5 No. 2. The South nine was the last to open in 1972 and is considered the most

scenic with its 3,316-yard course winding through native Florida foliage.

In addition to a fully-stocked pro shop, Fernandina Beach features a practice area

with a driving range and putting green. A comfortable dining room and lounge area

is a perfect spot to relax and enjoy time with friends and family.

More information: www.fernandinabeachgolfclub.com, 904.310.3175.

About Billy Casper Golf

Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the

company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in

the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 28 states. Headquartered in Vienna,

Virginia with regional offices across America, Billy Casper Golf directs all aspects

of course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations,

food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations,

special events and financial management.

Billy Casper Golf divisions:

* Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations,

branding, marketing-communications and creative services firm representing top

brands in and related to golf.

* Buffalo Turf & Landscape Company provides golf course agronomic programs with a

new fee-for-service structure that allows owners unfettered visibility into actual

activities and costs.

* Women on Course is the nation's premier golf-networking organization, further

solidifying Billy Casper Golf's commitment to grow participation in the golf

lifestyle.

More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.