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Southampton Par 3 course rebranded

The Fairmont Southampton yesterday announced the official launch of their rebranded on-property Championship Par 3 golf course as Turtle Hill Golf Club.Previously known only as The Fairmont Southampton’s Golf Club, the new name and logo will feature on all apparel, advertising and promotional material associated with The Turtle Hill Golf Club.Fairmont Southampton’s Director of Golf Anthony Mocklow said: “The name Turtle Hill Golf Club captures the authentic Bermudian flavour that we want to project to both our international and local golfers.“As a Bermudian who is interested in conservation, I believe this represents an opportunity to bring awareness to our phenomenal local efforts to preserve the sea turtle.“The rebranding of our Golf Club is yet another milestone in our overall vision to reenergise golf in Bermuda.”Mocklow added: “Since 2009 we have been focused on giving the course a total facelift, by planting trees, restructuring the roughs and beautifying the non-playing areas.“In 2010 we completely redeveloped our Club House and Resort Golf Shop. In 2011-2012 we embarked on returning to the specifications of golf course architect Ted Robinson, restoring the greens and tee complexes to the original design.”Fairmont Managing Director Bermuda and General Manager of The Fairmont Southampton, George Terpilowski, said: “Re-launching under the name Turtle Hill Golf Club represents a continuation of our substantial commitment to reenergising golf in Bermuda.“When you combine offerings such as our Resort Golf Shop with the widest array of golf products and apparel on the island; The most popular, and exciting, Night Golf, The Bacardi World Par 3 Championships and our value packed Golf Around Getaway Package, this is a very exciting time for Golf at the Turtle Hill Golf Club and The Fairmont Southampton Resort.”The Fairmont Southampton Golf Course has been recognised by Golf Magazine as one of the top 5 Par 3 Courses in the world and is a recipient of Golf Digest’s Best Places to Play Golf Award and is the site of The Bacardi World Par 3 Championships.It was incorrectly stated in yesterday’s paper that Bill Pitt and Nick Mansell and Ann Symonds and Louise Payne are the defending men’s and women’s champions of the Bermuda Four-Ball Championships.The 2011 winners were Jarryd Dillas and Mansell and Ebonie Burgess and Elizabeth Parsons. This year’s event will be held at Port Royal from November 16-18 at Port Royal. Deadline to sign up for the 54-hole tournament is November 8 and the event is open to men and women with valid handicap indexes