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Osprey Point Golf Course is Designated First Certified Audubon International Classic Sanctuary in FloridaFor immediate release: July 13, 2011
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| Who: | Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Parks and Recreation Department and Audubon International |
| What: | Nancy E. Richardson, executive director of Audubon International’s Signature Programs, will announce that Osprey Point Golf Course has been officially designated as a Certified Audubon International Classic Sanctuary. This Palm Beach County-operated golf course is the first certified Classic Sanctuary in the State of Florida, the second certified Classic Sanctuary in the United States, and the fifth certified Classic Sanctuary in the world. Tours of the golf course will be available. |
| Where: | Osprey Point Golf Course, 12551 Glades Road, west of Boca Raton. (Press Conference will be held adjacent to the Pro Shop.) |
| When: | Monday, July 18, 10 a.m. |
| Contact: | Golf Operations Supervisor Paul Connell, (561) 966-6627 |
INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE:
- Commissioner Burt Aaronson - Palm Beach County District 5
- Nancy E. Richardson - executive director, Audubon International Signature Programs
- Edward C. “Ted” Horton - consulting superintendent for ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance; executive director, California Golf Course Owners Association; president, California Golf Alliance; listed in Golf Digest magazine as one of the top 100 most powerful people in golf and among top four golf course superintendents
- Geoff Lofstead - executive director, South Florida Section of the PGA and the South Florida PGA Charitable Foundation
- Richard B. Singer - director of Consulting Services, National Golf Foundation
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