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Travel & Tourism Business Briefs - Jan. 2008
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» Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Celebration near Walt Disney World hosts the Victory Women’s Golf Tour April 28 through May 4 as the tournament travels from Florida to Maryland with purses totaling $800,000.
Custom Clubs
»Taylormade Performance Labs at Grand Cypress Academy of Golf in Orlando and Hot Stix Golf at Walt Disney World’s Osprey Ridge course are creating customized clubs using technology that captures the movements of a golfer’s swing.
Resorts
»Ginn Reunion Resort in Orlando has opened the Annika Academy, named for Annika Sörenstam. Students can play at the resort’s three signature courses. Classes include seven to nine people and are led by Sorenstam’s longtime coach, Henri Reis.
»The Captiva Island Golf Club at South Seas Island Resort near Fort Myers, ranked one of the best short courses in the world by the Professional Golfers Association, has unveiled $4 million in upgrades.
»Through Feb. 2, the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort is offering guests a free round at Baytowne Golf Club or the Links Course, with an upgrade to the Raven Golf Club — site of the Boeing Championship — with a stay
at some beachfront villas. The resort also has a $99 golf package.
