CASHIERS, NC- High Hampton Inn's 2008 golf season, set in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, tees off with the 17th
annual Spring Senior Golf Tournament May 18-23, 2008. Men, women
and couples 50 years young and older will vie for awards, prizes,
and the thrill of competition during the four-day event. Tournaments
will take place in three different age brackets: the Senior for
ages 50-64, the Super Senior I for ages 65-74, and the Super
Senior II for ages 75 or older. Prizes are awarded in each age
bracket for both men and women.
Participants will arrive on Sunday, May 18 and may get tips
from resident PGA pro Chris David or get warmed up by hitting
practice shots at the large, manicured driving range. Tournament
play begins on Monday, May 19 with players competing in a Medalist
tournament, a Scramble tournament, a Stableford tournament, and
a Medal Play Championship. Play concludes Friday, May 23 with
a "shoot-out" to the island 8th green, the hole which Golf Digest
named "One of America's Great Golf Holes." Participants can
win a $1,000 cash prize for a hole-in-one during this "shoot-out."
Cocktail parties and banquets are scheduled throughout the tournament
to allow guests to bond with one another.
The competition isn't the only thing that will delight tournament
players as the golf course at High Hampton Inn is as stunning
as it is engaging. It was designed by renowned golf architect
George W. Cobb, A.S.G.C.A., who has developed more than 350 courses
but acknowledges the course at High Hampton Inn as one of his
greater accomplishments. "I have yet to see a course - designed
by me or by others - with greater natural beauty or one more
enjoyable to play," said Cobb. The course's bent-grass greens
give golfers the highest quality turf, while tall pines and pastel
mountain laurels, Hampton Lake and the surrounding Blue Ridge
Mountains provide memorable scenic views.
The week is not only for tournament participants. Non-golfing
spouses can take advantage of the countless amenities High Hampton
Inn offers. From tennis and hiking to yoga and full service
spa treatments, everyone can have both a relaxing and exciting
adventure. The Spring Wildflower Workshop will also take place
from May 18-20, 2008 for all guests interested in indigenous
spring blooms that cover the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The rates for the tournament are all-inclusive and cover five-night
accommodations, three meals daily, greens fees, a golf cart,
and practice balls. The rates are as follows:
Accommodations in the Inn or Cottage
• Two Golfers in Double Room...$1150 per person
• One Golfer in Double Room......$1150 per person
Non-golfer.......$880 per person
• Single Golfer/Single Room......$1250
Accommodations in a Colony Home
• Party of Four Golfers..........$1190 per person
Non-golfer.............$810 per person
• Party of Six Golfers............$1050 per person
Non-golfer.............$700 per person
For more information about the tournament, please visit
www.highhamptoninn.com.
About High Hampton:
The historic High Hampton Inn & Country Club, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, is a classically rustic
stone-and-wood mountain inn overlooking the spectacular scenery
of North Carolina's sliver of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Amenities
at this 3,600-foot elevation, 1,400-acre, 117-room resort (with
lodge rooms, cottages, and cabins, all with private bath) include
seasonal events (children's programs, golf and tennis clinics,
wildflower workshops), an 18-hole George W. Cobb-designed golf
course, a full dining room with three sumptuous buffets daily,
six tennis courts, and a 35-acre lake for swimming, boating,
fishing, and other water-related activities. For more detailed
information, contact the High Hampton Inn & Country Club at 1525
Highway 107 South, Post Office Box 338, Cashiers, North Carolina
28717. Visit the inn at www.highhamptoninn.com or contact reservations
toll-free at (800) 334-2551.
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