Tournament at Reynolds Plantation Awards $120K in Scholarship Funds, Chapel Ridge Enjoys Swift Sales, and More

Reynolds Plantation, GA: Victory in Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater tournament 

Reynolds Plantation, GA reports that the two-man team from the University of South Carolina—coach Steve Spurrier and celebrity Sterling Sharpe—had carded a 12-under-par 60 to earn a five-stroke victory in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater tournament at Reynolds Plantation. With first prize comes $120,000 in scholarship funds for USC students. Co-runners up were the teams from UCLA and Virginia Tech. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

Bright's Creek, NC is getting set to co-host the 2008 BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament on its Bright’s Creek Golf Club course May 15-18. Along with the Carolina Country Club and the Thornblade Club, Bright’s Creek’s Tom Fazio-designed course will challenge a top-rank field of PGA Nationwide Tour players and welcome an enthusiastic gallery of spectators. Click here for more information about Bright’s Creek!

Chapel Ridge, NC continues its swift sales pace with the much-anticipated release of a cluster of the final remaining homesites within the community’s Estates neighborhood. Released at special low prices, these Estates at Chapel Ridge homesites were greeted by some 225 attendees of a recent model home tour. The community, centered around a Fred Couples-designed championship golf course, is home to more than 700 families. Homesites start in the $100,000s. Click here for more information about Chapel Ridge !

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA will hold its annual Kid's Fishing Derby for children ages three to 15 on Saturday, May 24. This free event, which includes an invited group of underprivileged children from the Salvation Army and Bethesda Boy's Home, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Lagoon #56 (one of the 150 lagoons at The Landings). The lagoon has been stocked with bluegill, bass and catfish. A rain date is scheduled for May 25. Click here for more information about The Landings!

The Bay Club, MA has organized a group of members to participate in the 2008 North American Bird Watching Open, an event sponsored by Audubon International in conjunction with the annual International Migratory Bird Day. The team will be posted at significant natural areas to observe and record both seasonal and year-round bird species. An upcoming issue of the community newsletter
will publish results of the study. Click here for more information about the Bay Club!