Nations Best in Maritime Golf Gets Better
Bulle Rock Highlights 2009 Heidmar Blue & Gray Golf Classics
Kings Point, N.Y. - The Heidmar Blue & Gray Golf Classics will introduce three new golf courses to its 2009 tour with Bulle Rock in Maryland highlighting the field. The eight-month tour commences in March and travels the entire country setting up camp at 12 amazing golf courses.
After seeing a record 1,290 golfers in 2008, the Classics enhanced the field by switching courses in Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and New Jersey. Bulle Rock, one of the country’s finest courses and nationally ranked at No. 30 by Golf Digest, will be the new home in the Chesapeake Bay area. The course is also one of only 24 Five-Star Rated Courses in North America (Golf Digest).
In conjunction with the Propeller Club of Washington, D.C., the Washington, D.C. Golf Classic gets a new look by playing at the Laurel Hill Golf Club. The track is one of the area’s best and ranked by Golfweek.com as one of America’s Best Municipal Courses. The event takes place the day before the Propeller Club’s Annual Salute to Congress on Monday, April 27.
With nearly 90 golfers at the inaugural New Jersey Golf Classic, the tournament is being moved to Neshanic Valley Golf Course in Branchburg. Golf Digest ranks Neshanic as the No. 2 best public course in the state and 20th overall.
In addition to the three new courses, the Golf Classics will continue to play at fan-favorites, such as Trump National (Los Angeles), Presidio (San Francisco), The Woodlands (Houston) and the Engineers/North Shore Country Club combination in New York. Overall, the tour reaches nearly every major U.S. shipping port and attracts over 1,500 annual participants.
The events are maritime golf tournaments that benefit the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and its Department of Athletics. The events are coordinated during the calendar year and serve U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alumni, parents, maritime organizations and friends of the Academy.
Heidmar Inc., the tour’s National Title Sponsor, leads a string of national sponsors that provide critical support to the outings. The organization is a successful tanker vessel trader, a leading worldwide commercial manager of tankers and a marine services provider to the energy industry. Located in Norwalk (Conn.), Heidmar employs eight Merchant Marine Academy graduates and recently extended its partnership through 2013.
Company sponsorship packages are available now while individual tournament sign-ups begin in January. For golf package and sponsor information, view the attached sponsor packet or contact Gregg Matalas, Manager of Blue & Gray at 516-773-5544 or [email protected].
Gregg Matalas | Manager, Blue & Gray
USMMA Alumni Foundation | 300 Steamboat Road | Kings Point | NY | 11024
Phone 516-773-5544 | Fax 516-482-5308 | E-mail [email protected]
Heidmar Blue and Gray Golf Classics | www.blueandgraygolf.com
USMMA Athletics | www.usmmasports.com
USMMA Alumni Foundation | www.usmmaaf.com
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | www.usmma.edu