GOLF COURSE STARTS DRIVE FOR MEMBERS.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA- California's first Tournament Players Club Tournament Players Club (TPC) is a chain of American public and private golf clubs operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or had been hosts for PGA Tour events, and even those that have never hosted an event on the main tour have frequently hosted events on the opening in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, next summer, is offering membership opportunities to individuals and corporations that will provide avid golfers with convenience and service. ``There's already a tremendous enthusiasm and interest in the course,'' said Marlee Lauffer, spokeswoman for The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , the builder of the course. While the facility will be open to all golfers for a daily fee, the memberships, which begin at $18,000, will offer golfers preferred tee times and reservations, waived greens fees, family privileges and exclusive access to the TPC's extensive network of world-class golf courses. ``The TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of has 23 clubs around the country, including many clubs that are extremely renowned in the golf world,'' Lauffer said. ``Members will have access to these courses that are very difficult to play on.'' The different memberships include charter, corporate and invitational. The TPC at Valencia is a part of the Tournament Players Club Network, which includes 23 clubs owned and/or operated by affiliates of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, Inc. The 23-course network includes well-known courses including the TPCs at Sawgrass Sawgrass can be:
The TPC at Valencia - a joint venture between PGA Tour properties and Newhall Land - is part of the new Westridge community located west of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. . Details on the various programs can be obtained by contacting Marcus Slaton, marketing director, TPC at Valencia, at (661) 288-1995 or marcusslaton(at)pgatourtpc.com. |
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