Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation Opens Golf Course for Sneak Peak and Limited Play

Jacksonville, Fla. (Feb. 2006) – With turfgrass growing season still a few months away, Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation has opened its semi-private, classic golf course to members and their guests for a limited play sneak preview. This early opening allows guests a perfect opportunity to get a feel for the course design while anticipating the arrival of new seasonal grass.

“Our members have really been looking forward to the opening of this course,” said Tim Spangler, Eagle Landing’s director of golf. “With anticipation running high, ideal golf weather right around the corner and the opening of our new pro shop and temporary clubhouse, we thought this would be the best time to introduce the course and we’re looking forward to welcoming our members and their guests.”

Eagle Landing is a par-72 course, designed by Clyde Johnston of Hilton Head, South Carolina. Johnston describes the course as a collection of classic holes, which incorporates designs by some of golf’s original architects. The open links style course winds through natural wetlands and conservation areas bordering the 24,000-acre Jennings State Forest. With six sets of tees, the course will play 2,789 yards from the junior tees and a challenging 7,037 yards from the back tees. Golf fees range from $50 to $60 with cart, based upon the days of the week.

Assistant golf professional Thomas Buzzoto, along with pro shop assistants Andrea Sarratt and Paige Pittman, are available onsite to help provide a positive golfing experience. Later this month, Eagle Landing will celebrate its groundbreaking for the permanent clubhouse, with construction targeted for completion in spring of 2007.
Eagle Landing, developed by East West Partners, Inc., is a 1,320-acre golf course community in northern Clay County adjacent to Cecil Commerce Center and the 24,000-acre Jennings Forest. The community offers more than 1,500 single-family homes with prices ranging from $275,000 to the $800s.
In addition to the 18-hole championship golf course, the community’s unmatched amenities will include golf clubhouse, swim park, tennis center with 12 Har-Tru (clay) courts, fitness center, full-size gymnasium with indoor track, miniature golf, amphitheater with movie screen, hiking and biking trails, parks and playgrounds and year-round programs, clinics, camps and activities for kids, teens, seniors and families, led by a full-time recreation staff.

Eagle Landing is located within Oakleaf Plantation in Northern Clay County, with easy access to I-10 and I-295. The community’s information center, open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., is located at 3973 Eagle Landing Parkway. For more information on Eagle Landing, call 904/291-7200 or visit www.eaglelandingfl.com. Golfers interested in membership can contact Dawn Graeser, director of membership, at 904/291-5600, or dgraeser@eaglelandingfl.com.