For immediate release

April 18, 2008

Contact: Bonnie MacPherson, director of public relations
Okemo Valley Golf Club | 77 Okemo Ridge Road | Ludlow, VT 05149
802-228-1947 | bmacpherson@okemo.com

OKEMO VALLEY GOLF CLUB TO OPEN APRIL 26

LUDLOW, Vt. – Okemo Valley Golf Club is slated to open for the 2008 season on Saturday, April 26. Reduced springtime rates will be offered through Memorial Day. 

Okemo Valley Golf Club has won national awards and is recognized as one of the top golf facilities in the Northeast.  The course at Okemo Valley Golf Club was designed by Vermont Golf architect Steve Durkee. It has hosted the Vermont PGA Championship, the United States Women’s Public Links Qualifier and various Vermont Professional Tournaments.  In addition, it has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Golf Courses in America for Women by Golf for Women Magazine and is a featured course in Great Golf Resorts of the World.

Okemo Valley Golf Club is Vermont's first heathland-style golf course and was designed according to the traditions of the game. The championship 18-hole golf resort features a gracious full-service clubhouse, golf academy, indoor practice facility and 18-acre state-of-the-art outdoor training center. The layout is a par 70 that measures 6,400 yards in length and features bent grass greens, tees and fairways with multiple tee areas for each hole, ensuring playability and challenge for all ability levels. Rolling hills, moderate elevation changes and wide fairways with well-placed hazards enhance the beautiful heathland layout.

Okemo Valley Golf Club offers three levels of membership. The OVGC Gold Pass includes one  annual seven-day pass (seven day advance tee times), one annual locker, one annual golf bag storage and cleaning, one annual Outdoor Golf Learning Center and Practice Facility membership and one annual Pro Shop merchandise credit of $200. The OVGC Silver Pass includes one annual seven-day pass (five day advance tee times) and one annual Pro Shop Merchandise Credit of $100. The OVGC Midweek Pass includes one annual midweek, Monday-through Friday pass (no holidays - three day advance tee times) and one annual Pro Shop merchandise credit of $50.

Okemo also offers Couples and Family Programs. With the purchase of a membership, a second adult, within the same household, is automatically eligible for a discounted pass and same-household juniors may be added at only $175 per child.

All membership programs include: advanced tee time reservations, USGA GHIN handicapping service, tournament and social events, discounts in OVGC Golf Shop, discounts on guest greens fees, automatic Pro Shop credit for advanced purchases, discounts on Golf Academy programs, special member cart fees, discounted rates for winter programs, indoor Golf and Nordic Center, and more.
For tee times at Okemo Valley Golf Club, or for more information, call the Pro Shop at (802) 228-1396 or visit golf.okemo.com.

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