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Eagle Creek Golf Club Selected As Host Site For Buick Scramble National Finals In October
By Mike Jamison
 ORLANDO, FL (January 31, 2005) - Eagle Creek Golf Club has been named a host course for the 2005 Buick Scramble National Championships in Orlando October 13-16.
Eagle Creek, the highly acclaimed Ron Garl/Howard Swan design in south Orlando will join six other courses in hosting the finals of the world's largest amateur golf tournament.
"I know how thorough the Buick Scramble officials were in this selection process, so I am extremely proud that Eagle Creek was chosen as a Finals course," said General Manager Gary Piotrowski. "I think this speaks volumes about not only the quality of our golf course, but also the level of our customer service and food and beverage operations. This is a true honor, and all of us at Eagle Creek are excited and looking forward to hosting the national finals."
Buick Scramble officials were equally as excited to add Eagle Creek to the rotation.
"With the addition of Eagle Creek and Mystic Dunes, the Buick Scramble National Championships will take place on six of the premier golf venues in Orlando," said Larry Peck, golf marketing manager for Buick (the other courses are The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Grande Lakes Resort, Orange County National's Crooked Cat and Panther Lake Courses and Celebration Golf Club. "We're sure everyone will enjoy playing these great courses."
Tiger Woods is scheduled to serve as the honorary chairman of the Buick Scramble for a fourth consecutive season. Woods will appear in all tournament marketing and promotional materials for the 2005 Buick Scramble, and is scheduled to appear at the national championships on Oct. 16 to present the trophies to the winning teams.
Eagle Creek Golf Club opened to rave reviews last March. The facility features the only-par-73 layout in Central Florida. It was rated four-stars in a recent review by Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine, and was named among the top 10 new Florida courses of the decade by the same publication.
Eagle Creek is located just minutes from Orlando International Airport, and course officials made sure golfers can take full advantage of the prime location.
Piotrowski and his staff are making it easy for travelers to schedule their final round of their golf vacation at Eagle Creek by offering first-class clubhouse facilities men's and women's locker-rooms with showers and an outstanding restaurant with quick-service meals. Eagle Creek will also arrange transportation to the airport following golf.
"Visiting golfers need to know that Eagle Creek is a must-play' on their trip anyway, because of the uniqueness of the experience,"said Piotrowski. "But with our convenient location near the airport, and the amenities we offer visiting golfers, we've made it an easy decision for them. They simply can save the best until last, and we'll send them home feeling refreshed with memories of a great golf experience."
The "save the best til last" slogan also plays into the uniqueness of the design and its dramatic finishing hole. With five par 5's, Eagle Creek plays to a par 73, the only course in Central Florida to do so. Golfers generally favor par 5's, and none is more enjoyable than the terrific finishing hole. The 483-yard par 5 offers golfers a chance to finish in glory, reaching the green in two. But the sloping putting surface is bordered in front and to the right by water, requiring extreme accuracy on the approach.
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