Pocono Mountains Home to “Best New” Course in United States
10/23/2009
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October 23, 2009
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Pocono Mountains Home to "Best New" Course in United States
Jack Frost National (JFN) Earns Prestigious Golfweek Honor
(POCONO MOUNTAINS, Pennsylvania) - The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, which has overseen tourism in the four-county region for 75 years, announces that Jack Frost National (JFN) has garnered a spot in Golfweek's triennial rankings of the "Best New Courses in the United States."
Opened in 2007, the Terry Lagree-design is an 18-hole, par-72 layout that stretches to 7,256 yards from the tips and plays to a beginner-friendly distance of 5,129 from the forward tees. Jack Frost National - managed by Billy Casper Golf - offers various elevation changes throughout the 200-acre plus course and dazzling views of the Pocono Mountains.
"The Pocono Mountains has a golf-laden history with designs by top architects of the Golden Age like A.W. Tillinghast, Robert Trent Jones and Donald Ross," says Carl Wilgus, President and CEO of the PMVB. "With its modern layout and captivating views, Jack Frost National provides all the features golfers desire in a mountain course."
Jack Frost National, like many Pocono Mountains courses, has placed an importance on conserving Mother Nature's majesty. JFN is enrolled in Audubon International's Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses to ensure that it helps protect the environment, preserves natural resources and provides wildlife habitats.
Defining new courses as ones opened from 2007 - 2009, Golfweek's rankings take into account overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other criteria. Golfweek sends approximately 400 "America's Best" raters in search of the country's finest golf courses. Those raters submit ballots grading on a 10-point scale and the scores for each course are averaged to get the overall rating.
For more information on the Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf's Great Destination Secret, visit www.poconosgolf.com or call 800-POCONOS (800-762-6667).
About the "Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf's Great Destination Secret"
The Pocono Mountains has long been known to avid travelers and mountain aficionados for its lush, relaxing family friendly ambiance and romantic setting, as well as its fall foliage, winter skiing, spring-summer outdoor recreation options and natural beauty. Numerous lakes, parks and other environmental wonderlands are found throughout the four-county Pocono Mountains region.
Combined with the close proximity to New England and Mid-Atlantic states, smart travelers are choosing to stay closer to home rather than fight the rising cost of getting away. If it's an overnight stay, a weekend trip or an extended vacation, people are increasingly discovering the convenience and proximity of the Pocono Mountains golf properties and special offers available via the destination enhanced Web site (www.800poconos.com).
Discerning golfers are well aware that the Pocono Mountains are home to golf courses designed by renowned architects such as Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast. Pocono Mountains golf properties and value-laden golf packages are available on www.poconosgolf.com, which allows players to enjoy majestic mountain-view scenery, the area's natural splendor, year-round amenities and unequaled value and variety.
Attributes of the golf-and-resort properties and destination include:
- Home to hundreds of golf holes at numerous clubs, many located close to one another
- Two NASCAR races held annually each spring-summer
- Golden Era of Golf Architecture period designs strongly represented by legendary designers
Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast - Golf, lodging and resort accommodations at all price points, from luxury to value
- Hiking, biking, camping, spas, horseback riding, boating, fishing, hunting and many other
activities - Attractions, festivals and other special events
- Meeting and conference facilities
- Great food at a wide array of eating establishments and resort restaurants
- Bed & breakfasts, country inns and resorts
- Antique shops, outlet malls and other unique shopping venues
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