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Troon
Selected to Manage The Frog Golf Club
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The Georgian in Villa Rica, Georgia
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Scottsdale,
AZ – March 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Troon®,
the leader in golf course management, development, and marketing, has been
selected to manage The Frog Golf
Club at The Georgian in Villa Rica, Georgia. Established in 1998 as
a semi-private club, The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian will be managed
by Honours Golf, a division of Troon headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.
Located
approximately 35 miles west of Atlanta, The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian
features an 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed course that has been recognized
as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and rated as one of the top
courses in the state by Golf Digest.
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“The
Frog Golf Club at The Georgian is an exceptional and beautiful golf facility,”
said Bob Barrett CEO of Honours Golf. “Our Honours team will now look to
further advance The Frog’s service levels, agronomy standards and overall
club operations.”
In
June of 2015, the club opened a beautiful new clubhouse. The state-of-the-art
facility features an expansive bar with lounge area, a spacious dining
room, a deck overlooking the 18th green for outdoor dining, and a full-service
golf shop.
“We
are excited to enter into this partnership with Troon,” said Biff McGuire,
CEO of The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian and United
Development Company. “Troon and its Honours Golf division are leaders
in managed clubs with expertise in club marketing, golf and dining operations.”
For
more information on The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian, visit golfthefrog.com
or call 770-459-4400.
About
Honours Golf
Headquartered
in Birmingham, Ala., Honours Golf
was founded on a vision to provide award-winning golf courses with unparalleled
course conditions, hire dedicated team members who share a passion for
golf, and deliver impeccable personalized service. As a result, Honours
Golf has grown to become the Southeast’s leading golf course development
and management company. In 2014, Honours was acquired by Troon and operates
as a subsidiary of the global brand. Honours currently operates 25 award-winning
daily fee, resort and private club facilities including the King &
Bear at World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Fla.; Reunion Golf
& Country Club in Madison, Miss., Craft Farms Golf Resort and Peninsula
Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. The company has plans to grow
the Honours Golf brand through third-party management.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company,
with more than 270 golf courses in its portfolio. Troon also specializes
in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management
and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage
division operates and manages more than 150 restaurants located at golf
resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities
around the world. The company oversees operations at Troon Golf, Honours
Golf, Troon Privé
(the private club operating division of Troon) and Troon International
with properties located in 35 states and 33 countries. Additionally, there
are 57 Troon affiliated properties featuring 79 courses that have been
recipients of a “Top 100” ranking by national and international publications.
Troon properties include Lake of Isles Golf Club in North Stonington, Connecticut;
Kapalua on Maui, Hawaii; The Centurion Club in London, England; Tiburón
Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples in Florida; Els Club
Desaru Coast in Malaysia; and Palmilla Golf Club in San Jose del Cabo,
Mexico. For more information, visit www.TroonGolf.com,
or connect with Troon on Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
Google+,
Blog,
Press
Room, or subscribe to Troon
Golf & Travel.
About
United Development Company
United
Development Company (www.udcglobal.com)
currently owns and manages more than $300 million of real estate investments.
Utilizing its wealth of both capital and real estate expertise, United
Development is aggressively pursuing retail and medical real estate investments
in the United States.
Contacts:
Rob
Myers
Troon
480-477-0506
or
Biff
McGuire
CEO
United
Development Company
817-233-0196 |