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Regarding the event, “Old Corkscrew Golf Club is a great test of golf.i Having qualified and experienced this challenging course, players who move on and advance from this section will be well prepared to compete at Chambers Bay, which is the host site for the 2010 United States Golf Association Amateur Championship” said Peter Dachison, Tournament Director, Florida State Golf Association.

‘We are honored to host the regional qualifier for our Men’s Amateur Championship.. In preparation, we have planned our summer aerification schedule around this marquee event so course conditions will be at an optimum.c Leading up to and during the event, greens will be groomed, double cut and rolled to insure player’s have superlative putting conditions.t Grassy shoulders that border greens near water hazards have been allowed to grow which will lend to friendlier result.f As a result, player’s short game skills – pitching and chipping talents will be put to the test”, stated Mark Iwinski, General Manager of Old Corkscrew Golf Club.c t s e t 1 t a o s i a

This award winning course has been recognized by the National Golf Course Owners Association as the 2008 Florida Golf Course of the Year and Golf Digest listed it as one of America’s Best New Courses in 2007. Since opening, Old Corkscrew has already hosted the FSGA – Florida State Senior Open; the FSGA – Florida State Amateur Championship, the PGA – Southern Florida Sectional Junior Tournament; along with many others.i

The recently-opened Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero is the area’s only stand-alone Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. Open to the public, the course provides an outstanding golf experience that challenges players of all levels and is set in a natural environment. In addition to great golf, players enjoy an up close and personal encounter with the area’s unique landscape and wildlife.Certified with the Audubon seal of approval, Old Corkscrew Golf Club’s location still reflects its original natural setting, complete with stands of cypress, magnificently tall pines, mature oaks and nesting colonies of wood storks, egrets and herons, just to name a few. Audubon International is an environmental educational organization that focuses on sustainable development. Fewer than two percent of courses around the world have been named a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.