Tradition Hilton Head Residents Receive ‘Insider Access’ to Renowned PGA Village

Purchasers of homes in Tradition Hilton Head, the 5,300-acre, master-planned, sustainable community here, will receive preferred membership access to the world-renowned PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla., at preferred member prices.

Tradition Hilton Head General Manager Bob Swift said his community’s property owners will be able to play all three courses at PGA Golf Club, each rated “excellent” in the Zagat Guide listings of “America’s Top Golf Courses,” plus the Jim Fazio-designed championship course at PGA Country Club. He said they will also have privileges for lessons at the PGA Learning Center – the only 5-Star rated learning facility in the world.

Swift explained that the privileges have been arranged because Tradition Hilton Head’s sister community Tradition Florida has an on-going affiliation with PGA Village. “You might say it’s another great perk of ownership at Tradition Hilton Head,” said Swift. “Our property owners can travel to Florida for a little golf vacation and use PGA Village as their home base!”

Other benefits include having year-round complimentary access to the PGA Country Club’s other amenities, including dining and the tennis and swimming complex. Golf Digest recently named PGA Village among the “75 best golf resorts in North America”. Both Tradition Florida and PGA Village are located in Port St. Lucie.

“For golf enthusiasts looking for an ideal place to settle down, this opportunity is really special,” said Swift. “Not only do they have an outstanding course of their own, in one of America’s premier golf destinations, the Lowcountry of South Carolina, but they can also participate in these remarkable Florida facilities.

Tradition Hilton Head is home to an outstanding new championship course -- Tradition National Golf Club, which is a Tommy Fazio design that has already hosted the first-ever college golf combine sponsored by Under Armour and the Honors Cup Pro-Am Tournament. Tradition Hilton Head also boasts a Par-3 course plus a 26-acre learning and practice facility.

Launched in 2007, Tradition Hilton Head is planned for more than 9,000 residences to be built over the next 15 years. It is a community committed to sustainable development and has already received nationwide recognition for its eco-friendly land planning. The community has voluntarily embraced numerous environmental mandates and served as site of the first “HGTV Green Home” this year.

The community will feature a variety of neighborhoods and housing styles along with shopping, dining, services and recreation facilities in village complex.

Tradition Hilton Head is located at 3171 Independence Boulevard, Hardeeville, S.C., 29927. For more information, call (866) 459-1422 or visit www.traditionhh.com on the Internet.

Holiday Home Tours at Tradition Hilton Head Benefit Deep Well, Bluffton Self Help

Tradition Hilton Head will host two Holiday Home Tours November 22 and December 13 benefiting Deep Well and Bluffton Self Help.

Visitors are invited to bring a non-perishable food item and complete the home tour to receive a gift certificate for a complimentary round of golf at Tradition National Golf Club. Complimentary golf clinics also will be offered at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. both days of the event.

“This is an opportunity for visitors to see what Tradition Hilton Head is all about while benefiting two local charities that are so vital to our community, especially this time of year,” said Bob Swift, General Manager

Homes from several of the area’s most respected builders will be open for tours. Visitors also will be able to register to win a year’s membership to Tradition National Golf Club.

All donated non-perishable food items will be given to Deep Well and Bluffton Self Help and Tradition Hilton Head will make a match to the contributions collected.

For details, call 843-208-5333 or visit www.TraditionHH.com.

Tradition National Golf Club Hosts First USCB Sand Sharks Golf Tournament

Please click here to view photos and information from Nov. 8-9's first J. Lindeberg-University of South Carolina Sand Sharks College Golf Tournament at Tradition Hilton Head's Tommy Fazio-designed Tradition National Golf Club in Hardeeville, S.C.

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – Tradition National Golf Club hosted the first J. Lindeberg-USCB Sand Sharks Classic golf tournament here Nov. 8-9.

The USCB Sand Sharks men’s team won out over a strong competitive field of college teams, including Savannah College of Art and Design, Berry College, Webber International University, and Edward Waters College.

The USCB women golfers came in second among competitors from Northwood College, Spartanburg Methodist College, SCAD, Berry and Webber International.

“It wasn’t a huge field, but it was a very, very competitive one,” said USCB Coach Shane LeBaron. “Several teams, including Berry and SCAD, are in the top 20. I’m very proud of how well our guys did on their home course.”

Tradition National Golf Club is USCB’s golf team home course. “We are thrilled that Tradition National is hosting our team,” LeBaron said. “It’s a world-class course with wonderful practice facilities and a neat par-3. We are able to practice at Tradition a couple of days a week, and it’s just down the road from our campus.”

Even though it rained a bit early Saturday, “the course was in excellent condition,” he said. “The greens were absolutely perfect.”

David Wilding, director of golf at Tradition National, commented that Tradition Hilton Head and Tradition National Golf Club were honored to host the first-ever USCB Sand Sharks Classic tournament and look forward to the continued growth of the event.

“We are pleased to have USCB playing Tradition National as its home course, and we congratulate their fine golfers on this weekend’s big win,” he said. “We look forward to future USCB events and golf tournaments.”

Final scorings for the two-day event are:

Men

USC Beaufort
295-282--577

Berry College
294-290--584

Savannah College of Art and Design
295-292--587

Webber International
301-294--595

USCB "B" team
313-302--615

Edward Waters
341-319--660

Women

Berry College
322-326--648

USC Beaufort
327-322--649

Savannah College of Art and Design
335-324--659

Northwood
326-339--665

Webber International
366-356--722

Spartanburg Methodist
352-374—726

Individual men

George Thacker, USCB, 71-69--140
Loren Bunting, SCAD, 72-70--142
Samuel del Val, Berry, 70-72--142
Jon Pannone, USCB, 74-69--143
Jack Bingham, USCB, 74-70--144
Aaron Hwang, USCB, 74-72--146
Sam Curtis, Berry, 73-73--146
Mike Becktor, SCAD, 73-73--146
Grey Haddon, Berry, 74-73--147
Jaren Goode, Webber, 77-70--147

Individual women

Callie Bennett, Berry, 74-80--154
Katina Ruest, SCAD, 75-80--155
Jayne Curtis, Berry, 78-79--157
Cande Villar-Urquiza, USCB, 81-77--158
Kelsey Klatt, SCAD, 81-78--159
Ceci Rezk, Northwood, 78-82--160
Adriana Saavedra, USCB, 79-81--160
Brittany Cheek, USCB, 84-81--165
Sophie Henke, USCB, 83-83--166
Gaby Chacon, Northwood, 80-86--166
Gwen Wiencek, Berry, 87-79--166

Tradition Hilton Head Celebrates ‘Harvest of Values Home Tour’

Tradition Hilton Head announced its Harvest of Values Home Tour on Oct. 24, 25 and 26 here.

Hundreds of families and couples toured many of the eco-friendly showcase homes by preferred builders, were presented video plans for the 5,300-acre, master-planned, sustainable green community and its all-inclusive Town Village, and participated in complimentary golf clinics given by acclaimed PGA Professional David Wilding and his Tradition National Golf Course staff.

“We want to thank all of our neighbors and visitors to the Lowcountry for touring Tradition Hilton Head and learning more about its green sustainable master-planned community,” said General Manager Bob Swift.

Tradition Hilton Head’s green homes are energy-efficient and will save homeowners money in heating, cooling and irrigation costs, Swift said. Plus, a green home retains and increases their values over time, he said.

“Plus, green sustainable living is the way to go in protecting and living in harmony with the environment,” Swift said.

Wilding, Tradition National Golf Course’s Director of Golf, said he was pleased to offer the complimentary golf clinics.

“Tradition National Golf Course was able to showcase its 35-acre practice facility and six-hole par three course by offering complimentary golf clinics given by myself and our apprentice PGA Professional Steven Lewis,” Wilding said. “The clinics were offered on both Saturday and Sunday, twice daily. Due to the popularity of our facility, more clinics will be coming along in the future.”

For more information, contact Martin Sauls IV, Tradition Hilton Head Public Relations Director, at 208-5300, or visit www.TraditionHiltonHead.com on the Internet.

Tradition National Golf Course brings end to local amateurs’ 23-year losing streak against pros

College golfer Chris Lane putts on the second green at the 2008 Honors Cup at Tradition National Golf Course here earlier this month. Twelve area amateur golfers ended a 23-year losing skid to area pros in the annual golf tournament. The amateurs won 4 ½ to 1 ½ in the 36-hole tournament. The Honors Cup is an annual Ryder Cup-style match between the top 12 PGA professionals in the Hilton Head Island PGA chapter and the top 12 players in the Hilton Head Island Amateur Golf Association. To make the teams, players earn points in the HHIPGA Professional's Championship and the Hilton Head Open.

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 Hilton Head Introduces General Manager Bob Swift to Jasper County Business Leaders

TRADITION HILTON HEAD, HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – Tradition Hilton Head, the 5,300-acre master-planned, sustainable community, hosted a ‘meet and greet’ for General Manager Bob Swift at the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours at Tradition Hilton Head on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Approximately 150 Jasper County business people and community leaders attended the function. Ridgeland’s Shannon Tanner provided music at the event.

In photo 1, Tradition Hilton Head General Manager Bob Swift talks with Jasper County Chamber of Commerce members, business people and community leaders at the Chamber's Business After Hours hosted by Tradition Hilton Head on Tuesday Sept. 30.

In photo 2, Martin Sauls IV, Tradition Hilton Head Director of Public Relations and President of the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce, introduces Chamber members, business people and community leaders to Tradition Hilton Head’s General Manager Bob Swift at the Chamber's Business After Hours hosted by Tradition Hilton Head on Tuesday Sept. 30.