Quail Heights Country Club, Lake City. Jacksonville-area course reviews and photos at GolfFlorida.com
March 25, 2007 (Press Release) --
By Tim McDonald,
National Golf Editor,
Golf Publisher Syndications
LAKE CITY, Fla. (March 22, 2007) - On the wall of the Quail Heights Country Club is a big, blown-up copy of a scorecard, conclusive proof that Severiano Ballesteros played this golf course. It was 1986, a stop on what was then known as the Ben Hogan Tour, and Seve didn't manage to break 70.
A month later Ballesteros bogeyed the 17th at Augusta National on Sunday, setting the stage for the now-legendary finish that saw Jack Nicklaus win The Masters at age 46. Sports Illustrated reported on Ballesteros' time in Lake City, referring to the town halfway between Tallahassee and Jacksonville as the boondocks.
"I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not," said Harvey Campbell, former sports editor of the Lake City Reporter.
Lake City isn't quite the boondocks, but you can see them from here, just on the other side of the interstate that rumbles through the western part of town. You can also see part of the 27-hole Quail Heights layout from I-75, and the dull roar of the interstate follows you around a great portion of the course.
The interstate wasn't here when the course opened in 1972 as an 18-hole layout, back when this part of Old Florida was country and country wasn't yet cool. Quail Heights has been part of the north-central Florida golf landscape for more than three decades, hosting tournaments big and small.
It's an unimposing, low-key country club, with the Dunes, opened in 1994, complementing the original Creeks and Ponds nines. The facility could use some upgrades, as could some of the tee boxes and a few of the greens (the originals of which have never been rebuilt).
For more details visit - http://www.floridagolfguide.com/course-reviews/quail-heights-country-club-lake-city-4597.htm
March 23, 2007
Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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GolfPublisher Syndications
Email - golfpublisherusa@gmail.com
Website - http://www.floridagolfguide.com
National Golf Editor,
Golf Publisher Syndications
LAKE CITY, Fla. (March 22, 2007) - On the wall of the Quail Heights Country Club is a big, blown-up copy of a scorecard, conclusive proof that Severiano Ballesteros played this golf course. It was 1986, a stop on what was then known as the Ben Hogan Tour, and Seve didn't manage to break 70.
A month later Ballesteros bogeyed the 17th at Augusta National on Sunday, setting the stage for the now-legendary finish that saw Jack Nicklaus win The Masters at age 46. Sports Illustrated reported on Ballesteros' time in Lake City, referring to the town halfway between Tallahassee and Jacksonville as the boondocks.
"I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not," said Harvey Campbell, former sports editor of the Lake City Reporter.
Lake City isn't quite the boondocks, but you can see them from here, just on the other side of the interstate that rumbles through the western part of town. You can also see part of the 27-hole Quail Heights layout from I-75, and the dull roar of the interstate follows you around a great portion of the course.
The interstate wasn't here when the course opened in 1972 as an 18-hole layout, back when this part of Old Florida was country and country wasn't yet cool. Quail Heights has been part of the north-central Florida golf landscape for more than three decades, hosting tournaments big and small.
It's an unimposing, low-key country club, with the Dunes, opened in 1994, complementing the original Creeks and Ponds nines. The facility could use some upgrades, as could some of the tee boxes and a few of the greens (the originals of which have never been rebuilt).
For more details visit - http://www.floridagolfguide.com/course-reviews/quail-heights-country-club-lake-city-4597.htm
March 23, 2007
Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
Author/Company
GolfPublisher Syndications
Email - golfpublisherusa@gmail.com
Website - http://www.floridagolfguide.com
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