Sam Saunders, Grandson of Arnold Palmer, Playing in 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open
18. February 2010 by admin.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament Chairman David Rauch announced today that Sam Saunders, grandson of legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, has received the eighth and final sponsor exemption for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Billy Mayfair, Rickie Fowler, Jonathan Kaye, Rocco Mediate, Alvaro Quiros, Joe Ogilvie and Chris DiMarco received the other sponsor exemptions.
“Sam was a great amateur golfer who is now looking to get his professional career going and we are excited to give him an opportunity,” Rauch said. “And adding Arnold Palmer’s grandson to the field of our 75th anniversary tournament is terrific. Arnie is one of this tournament’s greatest ambassadors and an Honorary Thunderbird.”
The 22-year-old Saunders turned pro last spring after his junior year at Clemson University, and has played in two PGA TOUR events in 2010 on sponsor exemptions, the Bob Hope Classic and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , where he finished T-70.
Saunders was a medalist at the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur, and he won the Florida State High School Golf Championship as a junior at Trinity Prep High School in Winter Park, Fla., where he was a four-time, first-team all-state player.
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Rancho Mañana Honored as Top 50 Courses
18. February 2010 by admin.
CAVE CREEK, AZ — Arizona Golf Course, Rancho Mañana Golf Club, has been honored by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Top 50 Courses for Women” in the current March 2010 issue. Listed as #38 in the country, Rancho Mañana is one of only three Arizona courses to make the list. Criteria for the honor includes course design, multiple tees with USGA slope ratings for women, minimal forced carries from the forward tees and run-up areas to most or all greens.
“Based on the quality of nominees that include past winners and Golf Digest’s Top 100 Public Courses, this is quite an honor,” said Dale Samar, General Manager of the club. “It’s really a tribute to the wonderful staff we have in all departments. We’re fortunate to have a great course surrounded by beautiful native desert terrain and a staff that really cares about providing conditioning and service to match. We have what I consider an experience that truly represents golf in the Arizona desert.”
Rancho Mañana has also been a past honoree from GOLF for Women Magazine as a “Top 50 Courses for Women” in 2007 and 2000.
Golf Digest is distributed nationally with a current circulation of 1.65 million. Subscription information is available at 1-800-PAR-GOLF or www.GolfDigest.com .
Rancho Mañana Golf Club, located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert in historic Cave Creek, Arizona, just minutes from Scottsdale and Phoenix, features an 18-hole, par 70, championship course with dramatic elevation changes, spectacular views and unspoiled desert terrain. Tee times can be made by calling 480-488-0398 or online at www.ranchomanana.com.
