For Immediate release Sept 14, 2009




Seabrook Island Hosting This Week's 2009 WSCGA
Stroke Play Championship

The Seabrook Island Club's Ocean Winds course is the site of South Carolina's premier ladies' amateur golf tournament, the WSCGA Stroke Play Championship, to be played September 15-17.

The field for the 54-hole tournament, considered the "state championship" of amateur women's golf, includes prior champions Kim Abbott, Lea Venable, and 3-time winner Lee Anne Brown. Defending champion Dawn Woodard and contestant Wallace Hamerton recently represented South Carolina on the USGA Women's State Team that placed 5th in the national tournament; Ms. Woolard placed 2nd in individual scoring.

Ocean Winds, one of Seabrook's two, strikingly different championship courses, is a Willard Byrd layout made especially challenging by the ubiquitous ocean breezes that constantly shift speed and direction. The course will play 5821 yards for the Championship Division and 5453 yards for the State Division.

Upon completion of the championship round Thursday, awards will be presented at a luncheon in the Atlantic Ballroom of the new Seabrook Island clubhouse. The tournament coincides with the opening of a new club complex, part of a $30 million coordinated development program to build new recreation, entertainment, dining and social facilities throughout the island.

Seabrook Island Club is a certified member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses. Seabrook was the first golf facility to receive this recognition in the state of South Carolina and 75th in the U.S.

Seabrook Island is a private island community. In addition to golf, members and their guests enjoy a nationally recognized tennis center, horseback riding, a fitness center with indoor pool and many other amenities. Yet, despite its peaceful seclusion, Seabrook Island is conveniently located less than 30 minutes from all the charms of Charleston, the south's most romantic city.

Contacts:
Jerry Brown
843.768.8771
843.367.3711
jeremiahbrown@bellsouth.net
or
Brian Thelan
Head Golf Professional
Seabrook Island Club
843.768.7539
bthelan@discoverseabrook.com


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