Tradition National Golf Course Hosts 2008 Hardeeville Catfish Festival Golf Tournament Benefiting City’s Public Library

The 2008 Hardeeville Catfish Festival Golf Tournament will tee off at one of the Lowcountry’s newest and finest golf courses, Tradition National Golf Course, on Oct. 24.

All proceeds from the Tradition Hilton Head-sponsored tournament will support Hardeeville’s public library, including the purchase of new books and other media materials, and services, such as summer reading programs for children.

Golfers may register as four-person teams or play as individuals. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, a Friday. Tradition National Golf Course, a Tommy Fazio championship design, will open its practice facility at 11:00 a.m. on that day. A shotgun start begins the tourney at noon.

Individual entry fees are $75, four-member teams are $300, and hole sponsorships are $250.

For more information or to pre-register, call the City of Hardeeville at 784-2231.

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.

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.