FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 12, 2004 |
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 Oglethorpe
will host the 2005 Men's Division III NCAA National Golf
Championship
on the "El Campeon" course at The Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills,
Florida, May 9-12
In partnership with the Central Florida Sports
Commission (www.orlandosports.org) Oglethorpe University is proud to
host the 2005 NCAA Men's Division III Championship. The
Commission hosts approximately 50 events a year all over the central
Florida area. In a joint effort with Oglethorpe the Central
Florida Sports Commission submitted a bid for the 2005 event and
were selected by the NCAA in July of 2003. For more information
visit
The Mission Inn website.
The "El Campeon" course or
"The Champion" was designed in 1926 by Charles E. Clarke of Troon,
Scotland. The course plays 6923 yards to a par of 72. El
Campeon's signature hole is the 17th, a 538 par 5 nicknamed the
"Devil's Delight." View a
Map of the Course
and of The Mission
Inn, including the
Restaurant.
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