Diamond Resorts International Announces The Diamond Resorts Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament with a $500,000 Purse feat...
July 07 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
As champions of happier and healthier living through the power
of vacations, DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL® (NYSE: DRII) presents
the Diamond Resorts Invitational benefiting Florida Hospital for
Children, set to take place January 12 – 17, 2016 at The Golden
Bear Club in Windermere, Florida. The week-long, world-class event
will feature an 84-person field in a 54-hole celebrity tournament
broadcast live on NBC’s Golf Channel, as well as headline concerts,
entertainment, excursions and memorable vacation experiences for
the whole family.
Returning for its third year, the Brian Gay Invitational
presented by Diamond Resorts International® will kick off the event
with a celebrity-amateur, 18-hole Stableford golf competition
featuring foursomes comprised of three amateurs paired with one
celebrity. The top ten amateurs will advance to play alongside
world-famous celebrities in the Diamond Resorts Invitational, a
nationally televised, 54-hole Stableford golf tournament. Exciting
amateur prizes will include a chance to win a Platinum membership
in THE Club® at Diamond Resorts International®.
Celebrity participants, who will include stars from the worlds
of both sports and entertainment, will compete for a $500,000
purse. Celebrity participants from previous tournaments have
included baseball Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Gaylord Perry and
John Smoltz, Super Bowl MVPs Marcus Allen, Richard Dent and Mark
Rypien, and World Series champions Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar,
Frank Viola, Tim Wakefield, Troy Glaus and Roger Clemens. The
three-day tournament will be broadcast live on NBC’s Golf Channel,
and then replayed in prime time January 18-20, 2016. Enhancing the
action will be an evening gala and headline concert at Mystic Dunes
Resort and Golf Club, a Diamond Resorts flagship resort in Orlando.
Past concert performers have included country music superstars
Darius Rucker and Chris Young.
With a strong belief in the power and value of vacations to
nurture our humanity, Diamond Resorts International® will deliver a
full-scale, multidimensional vacation experience consisting of
activities for all ages, family-friendly excursions, dinner parties
and headline concerts. Diamond Resorts Invitational participants
and their families will be comfortable in their home-away-from-home
accommodations at Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club. Centered in
the heart of all the Orlando fun and theme park entertainment, this
beautiful resort offers condo-sized vacation villas and
resort-style amenities featuring multiple pools, a fitness center
and dining options.
According to Michael Flaskey, Executive Vice President, Chief
Sales and Marketing Officer, Diamond Resorts International®, “The
Diamond Resorts Invitational provides us with a unique opportunity
to showcase what we do best at Diamond Resorts International®, and
that is to provide families with memorable and meaningful
experiences that let them Stay Vacationed.™ all year long. With
Diamond Resorts, it’s not about just taking vacations, it’s about
letting vacations take you to a better place. We believe this event
is the epitome of what we strive to deliver every day at our
resorts around the world.”
In celebration of the Diamond Resorts Invitational, Diamond
Resorts announces the Golf Sweepstakes and the chance for one lucky
winner to receive a 5 day/6 night vacation for two in Orlando which
includes accommodations at Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club and
two rounds of golf for the winner and a companion. To enter, visit
diamondresorts.com/golf-sweepstakes.
For additional information about the Diamond Resorts
Invitational, visit DiamondResortsInvitational.com or
DiamondResortsInvitational.tumblr.com.
About Diamond Resorts International®
Diamond Resorts International® (NYSE: DRII), with its network of
more than 330 vacation destinations located in 34 countries
throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico,
the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia,
Australasia and Africa, provides guests with choice and flexibility
to let them create their dream vacation, whether they are traveling
an hour away or around the world. Our relaxing vacations have the
power to give guests an increased sense of happiness and
satisfaction in their lives, while feeling healthier and more
fulfilled in their relationships, by enjoying memorable and
meaningful experiences that let them Stay Vacationed.™
Diamond Resorts International® manages vacation ownership
resorts and sells vacation ownership points that provide members
and owners with Vacations for Life® at over 330 managed and
affiliated properties and cruise itineraries.
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Hillman CommunicationsLiz Feldman,
732-387-0515lfeldman@hillmanpr.com
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