Tradition National Golf Course Hosts Biggest Ever Annual Jasper County Chamber Golf Tournament

Proceeds Provide $4,000 in Scholarships to Outstanding High School Students

TRADITION HILTON HEAD, HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (Sept. 29) – A record number of golfers participated in this week’s annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, held for the first time at Tradition Hilton Head’s Tradition National Golf Course.

The benefit raised $4,000 in scholarships that will be divvied up among four outstanding students from each of Jasper County’s four high schools, Hardeeville High, Ridgeland High, Thomas Heyward Academy and Abundant Life Academy.

Nearly 100 golfers played 18 holes at Tradition National on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

“What an outstanding turnout,” said Martin Sauls IV, chairman of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce. “Last year, we had 13 three-some and four-some teams, and this week we had 25. We nearly doubled last year’s field. I think a lot of the golfers wanted to come out and see this wonderful and challenging course.”

Golfer Parks Moss said he was impressed by the course, a Tommy Fazio championship design.

“It is gorgeous and should be a point of pride for Hardeeville, Jasper County and all of the Lowcountry,” Moss said.

Golfer Keith Horton said he was surprised by the turnout since it was on a weekday, but surmised that many of the golfers wanted to play the new course.

“Last year’s was on a Saturday, and there wasn’t nearly the turnout, and previous tournaments had to be held in Hampton County because Jasper County hasn’t had a world-class, 18-hole golf course until Tradition National,” Horton said.

David Wilding, Director of Golf at Tradition National, kept the registration and shotgun start for nearly 100 golfers orderly and organized.

“I am thrilled with the turnout,” he said. “We could not have asked for better participation from the community or finer weather.”

State Sen. Clementa Pinckney attended the benefit golf tournament but didn’t play.

“I don’t golf but I wanted to come out for this great benefit that Tradition and the Jasper Chamber have sponsored for our community and for our high school students,” Pinckney said.

Pinckney also commended Tradition and its golf course for conserving natural resources through stormwater runoff, which is captured and used to irrigate the course, open areas and parks.

“I just came from a meeting where community leaders and state legislators were talking about these very issues of sustainability and building green, which is perfectly typified by what is going on here at Tradition Hilton Head,” Pinckney said.

On Oct. 24, Tradition Hilton Head and Tradition National Golf Course will host the 2008 Hardeeville Catfish Festival Golf Tournament, which benefits the City of Hardeeville’s Public Library. For information or to pre-register, call the City of Hardeeville at 784-2231.

SN Digital provides easy ways to live green at new Web site Ecologue.com

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulling together the expertise of popular Scripps Networks brands including the leading media brands in home & food - HGTV and Food Network – SN Digital announces the launch of Ecologue.com, a green living hub dedicated to enabling and inspiring healthy, practical, eco-friendly changes to homes, gardens and everyday life. (http://www.ecologue.com)

HGTV's first-ever Green Home was built at Tradition Hilton Head in Hardeeville, S.C.

Offering access to the broad spectrum of Scripps Networks home design experts including everyone’s favorite green handyman, Carter Oosterhouse; along with bringing together unique experts such as eco-designer and architect Michelle Kaufmann and the green gurus at Natural Home and Plenty magazines, Ecologue.com is a friendly spot on the Web that helps individuals find their own shade of green – the one that fits their life.

Tradition National Golf Course Hosts 4th Annual Jasper County Chamber Golf Tournament September 24

Tournament Proceeds Will Help Fund Scholarships
for Outstanding High School Students


The Jasper County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its 4th Annual Golf Tournament on September 24 at Tradition National Golf Course, Tradition Hilton Head, in Hardeeville.

A portion of the proceeds will support the Chamber's Student Scholarship Program, which provides a $500 scholarship to an outstanding student in each of Jasper County's high schools.

The tournament fee is $75 per player or $300 per team, and the format will be a four-player captain’s choice. A club sponsorship fee is $400, which includes one four-player team, and a hole sponsorship sign. The fee for a hole sponsorship is $125. Deadline for a hole sponsorship is September 17. All fees include lunch and beverages.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun tee time at 9:30 a.m. Raffles and mulligans will be sold and prizes will be awarded.

This is a great opportunity to meet other Chamber members in a casual setting. Players do not have to be a member of the Chamber to participate. Proper Country Club attire is required.

For more information or to register to play, contact the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce at 726-8126.

Bob Swift Named General Manager For Core Communities’ Tradition Hilton Head

Hardeeville, SC -- Core Communities has announced Bob Swift as General Manager of Tradition Hilton Head, its 5,300-acre master-planned community here.

Swift brings more than 25 years of experience in development, marketing and management of high end recreational and residential master-planned communities of which several have been nationally recognized for their environmentally responsible development.

“Bob’s record of achievements in our industry is significant,” said Core Communities’ President, Pete Hegener. “We are looking forward to him building upon the recent successes of our South Carolina community.”

Swift assumes the responsibilities of David Page, who leaves Tradition Hilton Head to take another position with Core Communities, which is headquartered in St. Lucie, FL.

“I’m looking forward to this tremendous opportunity and challenge,” said Swift. “Tradition Hilton Head is positioned to be a truly remarkable sustainable community that may one day be known as being among the best planned developments of its time.”

Much of Swift’s experience has been focused on environmentally responsive development and management. He coordinated the development of Indian River Club in Vero Beach, FL with its strong emphasis on environmental preservation. As a result, the Club was one of the first to receive Audubon International’s highest certification as a “Signature Sanctuary.”

Swift was later co-founder and CEO of The Audubon Partnership for Sustainability, a not-for-profit advisory firm which provides direction and leadership for sustainable real estate development practices. His motto then, as now is: “Good environmental sense always makes good economic sense.”

A native of Charlottesville, VA, Swift and his wife, Macy, currently live in Camden, SC and are looking forward to “getting settled quickly in the South Carolina Lowcountry.” They are proud owners of four retrievers.