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FDC
Colorado Open Moving To Vail In
2001
Colorado's
prestigious state golf
championship will team with one
of the state's premier resort
areas when the FDC Colorado Open
moves to Vail valley next
year.
Colorado
Open Events executive director
David Edmiston announced today
that following the 2000
tournament at Saddle Rock Golf
Club in Aurora, the FDC Colorado
Open will return to its mountain
roots in 2001.
The
announcement came during a
luncheon at which Colorado Open
Events officials presented a
$140,000 check from proceeds from
last years events to the
University of Colorado Cancer
Center.
"The
community of Vail has extended an
invitation to host the FDC
Colorado Open. They have been
very generous and have made this
a great opportunity for the
future of the tournament,"
Edmiston said. "In Vail, there
will be great community support
and we hope that businesses and
residents alike will become
involved with the
event."
Plans
are to hold the 2001 tournament
at the Sonnenalp Golf Club in
Edwards during the week of Aug.
26-Sept. 2. Pro-am events will
take place at a number of Vail
and area courses, including The
Hyatt Beaver Creek. The popular
Midland National Life Million
Dollar Hole-In-One contest will
be retained at the base of Vail
Mountain each day of tournament
week.
The
tournament will be hosted in
conjunction with the Vail Valley
Foundation, The Sonnenalp
Foundation, The Sonnenalp Resort
and Golf Club, The Hyatt at
Beaver Creek, and the City of
Vail. "The entire Vail Valley is
very excited about having a
premier event of this kind and
make Vail it's home, " said
Johannes Fassler, owner of the
Sonnenalp Resort and Golf Club. A
portion of the tournament
proceeds will go to support the
new cancer center located at
Edwards.
Sonnenalp
Golf Club at Singletree is
recognized by Golf Digest,
Colorado Golf, Golf for Women,
and Ski magazines as one of the
top resort courses in the
country. Designed by Robert Cupp
and Jay Morrish, it is a Scottish
links-style course at an
elevation of 7,800 feet.
Sonnenalp, the only hotel-owned
golf course in the Vail Valley,
is open to the public as well as
hotel guests and through private
memberships. Doug Wall is the
head professional.
The FDC
Colorado Open has grown to become
one of the most prestigious state
opens in the country over its 36
years in existence. The
tournament began at Evergreens
Hiwan Country Club in 1964 and
was played there through 1991.
Inverness Hotel and Golf Club in
Englewood hosted the tournament
from 1992-1997, with Saddle Rock
taking over in 1998.
"Saddle
Rock Golf Course staff and the
City of Aurora Golf Division
staff have been tremendous,"
Edmiston said. "We very much
appreciate their efforts in
making the tournament a success
over the last three
years."
The 2000
FDC Colorado Open at Saddle Rock
is scheduled for July 20-23.
Colorado Open Events also
conducts the Wells Fargo Colorado
Women's Open and the HIS Group
Colorado Senior Open. For
information about any of the 2000
Colorado Events, call
720-283-6736.
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