PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The 92nd PGA Championship will be showcased at the PGA Historical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., via a new exhibit of iconic photography that debuts Thursday, July 29. The featured display will trace the storied history of the PGA Championship – “The Season’s Final Major…Glory’s Last Shot” beginning with the inaugural event at Siwanoy Golf Club in Bronxville, N.Y., and won by “Long” Jim Barnes in 1916.

The PGA Championship was first staged at the suggestion of department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker, who provided the legendary trophy that bears his name. Many of golf’s most legendary names have captured the event and are featured in historic photos on the display, including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Defending Champion
Y.E. Yang, Barnes, Jock Hutchison and Vijay Singh, who won the last PGA Championship held at Whistling Straits, in Kohler, Wis. – the site of this year’s event.

The display also recounts the tale of the stunning 2009 PGA Championship, won by Yang, the first Asian-born male to capture a major Championship in golf. Yang shocked the world, as he held off Woods on the final day in dramatic fashion and carried off the Wanamaker Trophy to glory at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. “The PGA Historical Center golf museum is proud to provide our visitors new, dynamic exhibits that elegantly capture the passion of golf and the nearly 95-year history of The PGA of America,” said PGA President Jim Remy.

Recent special exhibits at the PGA Historical Center have included tributes to the Senior PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam of Golf, African-American Pioneers, PGA Honorary Members and Arnold Palmer. Upcoming displays scheduled for this year will also pay homage to Patriot Golf Day, the Ryder Cup, PGA Professional National Championship and PGA Cup. Additional attractions include the Ryder Cup Trophy, the four major Championship trophies of golf, the oldest known written mention of golf from the Articles of Parliament in the 1500s, Hagen’s original birth certificate, and the actual workbench used by legendary course architect Donald Ross.

The PGA Historical Center is located in PGA Village, which is ranked among the “75 Best Golf Resorts” by
Golf Digest, and also encompasses the PGA Golf Club’s 54 holes of Championship golf by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye; and the adjacent PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance, a state-of-the-art, 35-acre golf learning, instruction, fitness and technology facility. Admission to the PGA Historical Center is free and open to the public. Museum hours are Thursdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through Christmas Eve; and daily from Dec. 26-Easter. Researchers may access the facility during off-hours by appointment. Visit www.pgavillage.com/stlucie or call 800-800-GOLF (4653) for details.

First and Second Round coverage of the 2010 PGA Championship will be televised Aug. 12-13 on TNT from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT, and on CBS from 12:37 a.m.-1:07 a.m. EDT. Third and Fourth Round coverage will be broadcast Aug. 14-15 on TNT from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. EDT, and on CBS from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT.

About PGA Village:
The Ryder, Wanamaker and Dye Courses form a trio of world-class courses at the PGA Golf Club,
at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Named by Golf Digest as one of the “75 Best Golf Resorts in North America,” PGA Village also features the award-winning, 35-acre PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance (formerly the PGA Learning Center) and PGA Historical Center golf museum. The PGA Golf Club exists to be one of the premier public-access resort facilities in America, complete with a Private Members Club, and also serves as the home club for our 28,000 PGA Professionals. For more information, please visit www.pgavillage.com.

About The PGA of America:
Since 1916, The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold: to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.

By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the multi-billion dollar golf industry.

By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

Contact:
Kelly Elbin
kelbin@pgahq.com
561/624-8445

With multiple communities featuring single family homes and townhomes ranging in price from the $200’s to more than $1 million, no other builder can claim such a passionate commitment to the South Florida lifestyle.

Four communities are located in coveted Martin County, with a close proximity to Palm Beach County, the charm of downtown Stuart, lower taxes and an exceptional school district. The stunning natural beauty of Tres Belle provides the perfect home for spacious one-half-acre homesites, with luxury single family homes from the high $300’s. Lost River, Kolter Homes’ newest community, offers a serene luxury boating getaway with direct ocean access starting in the $400’s. Canopy Creek is an eco-friendly community with estate homes starting in the $500’s, tucked within 700 acres of preserves and wetlands in Palm City. Just minutes from the ocean in Hobe Sound, The Oaks features panoramic views of nearby ponds and preserves from the mid-$200’s.

 In Palm Beach County, the world is within easy reach; the renowned Gardens Mall with over 160 specialty shops and restaurants, Downtown at the Gardens, and Midtown are all nearby. Private marinas and golf courses in the area provide for fantastic recreation in the Florida sunshine. And the nearby Palm Beach International airport puts the rest of the world a jump away. Paloma is Kolter’s Palm Beach community, featuring a selection of single family homes and two collections of townhomes from the $200s.

 Kolter Homes brings a decade of experience in Florida homebuilding to its South Florida communities. A commitment to green lifestyle is also encompassed in the Eco-nomics program, building high quality, affordable homes which conserve resources, provide energy and cost savings, offer premium construction, and use advanced technologies to promote a healthy lifestyle for new homeowners.

Models open daily to tour.

Martin County Sales Office: I-95 to Exit 101 East/(FL-76) Kanner Hwy. Go about ¼ of a mile east and turn RIGHT onto SE Cove Rd., go 3/10 of a mile, Sales Office is located in Tres Belle on the right. 772-283-6440

Palm Beach County Sales Office: I-95 to Exit 79 PGA Boulevard, west to Military Trail. Head north (right) on Military Trail for 1.5 miles. Sales Office is located in Paloma on the left. 561-799-7077

Owned and operated by The PGA of America, PGA Golf Club showcases 54 holes of Championship golf designed by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye. Along with the nearby PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance instruction, practice, technology and fitness golf park; and the PGA Historical Center golf museum, the home of the Ryder Cup Trophy, PGA Golf Club is part of PGA Village, which is ranked among America’s “75 Best Golf Resorts” by Golf Digest.

In addition, the facility’s complimentary six-hole Short Course features holes 35-to-60 yards long, which makes for a great setting for beginners and young children to learn the game; gives juniors with a limited amount of time available the ability to play golf; and offers advanced players a means to focus on their short game. Meanwhile, PGA Golf Club also offers an innovative family golf “pay-per-hole” program year round, where parents can play golf with their children starting at $7 for one hole on up, depending on the size of the family and number of holes played.

“You are never too young to learn the game, as well as the important fundamental lessons, such as courtesy, proper etiquette and respect that comprise the integrity of the game for golfers of all ages,” said Bob Baldassari, PGA general manager for PGA Village, which encompasses PGA Golf Club. “With ‘Home to the Pros, Free to America’s Youth,’ young golfers 18-and-under of all skill levels have a special opportunity to experience PGA Golf Club for free all summer long, as they enjoy The PGA of America’s home to golf for juniors and adults alike.”

Parents may accompany more than one child in their group. For tee times, reservations and more information, please call (800) 800-GOLF. Be sure to ask for the “Free Youth” special. Rounds of golf can also be reserved on www.pgavillage.com/stlucie.

About PGA Village
The Ryder, Wanamaker and Dye Courses form a trio of world-class public courses at PGA Golf Club, at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Named by Golf Digest as one of the “75 Best Golf Resorts in North America,” PGA Village also features the award-winning, 35-acre PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance and PGA Historical Center golf museum. PGA Golf Club exists to be one of the premier daily fee facilities in America, and to serve as a home club for our 28,000 PGA Professionals. For more information, please visit www.pgavillage.com.

About The PGA of America
Since 1916, The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold: to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.
By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the multi-billion dollar golf industry.

By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

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The PGA of America, 100 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

The featured display will trace the storied history of the Senior PGA Championship, the oldest major Championship in senior golf, which was first contested at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club, and won by Jock Hutchison in 1937. The event was staged at the request of legendary amateur Bobby Jones just three years after the inaugural Masters Tournament. Over the years, many of golf’s greatest names have captured the Senior PGA Championship, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd and Hale Irwin.

The exhibit will also tell the tale of 2009 Senior PGA Champion Michael Allen, who erased a 334-event winless streak for a two-shot victory over Larry Mize to capture the most prestigious event in senior golf at Canterbury Golf Club near Cleveland. Items showcased from Allen’s victory include his shirt, visor, sand wedge and official scorecard.

The 2010 Senior PGA Championship will be held at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo., May 25-30.

Recent special exhibits at the PGA Historical Center have included tributes to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, African-American Pioneers, PGA Honorary Members and Palmer. Upcoming displays scheduled for this year will also pay homage to the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, PGA Professional National Championship and PGA Cup. “The PGA Historical Center golf museum is dedicated to providing our visitors with new and engaging exhibits that capture imaginations through the essence of golf and the proud 94-year history of The PGA of America,” said PGA President Jim Remy.

Additional attractions include the Ryder Cup Trophy, the four major Championship trophies of golf and the actual workbench used by legendary course architect Donald Ross. The PGA Historical Center is located in PGA Village, which is ranked among the “75 Best Golf Resorts” by Golf Digest, and also encompasses the PGA Golf Club’s 54 holes of Championship golf by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye; and the adjacent PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance, a state-of-the-art, 35-acre golf learning, instruction, fitness and technology facility.
Admission to the PGA Historical Center is free and open to the public. Museum hours are Thursdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through Christmas Eve; and daily from Dec. 26-Easter. Researchers may access the facility during off-hours by appointment.

Please visit www.pgavillageverano.com to learn more about the homes available from Kolter Homes at PGA Village Verano, the stunning new community from Kolter or visit www.pgavillage.com/stlucie or call 800-800-GOLF (4653) for more information about PGA Village.

James O’Rourke

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As Kolter Land Partners inked the deal to buy its first Raleigh, N.C., project April 20, it already had a deal in place to resell it to a start-up builder. In fact, it was the start-up builder, WinStar Homes, that brought the deal to Kolter, hoping it could provide the up-front capital for the purchase of the remaining 264 lots in Brightwood Trails, a Durham, N.C., development that stalled when the original owner St. Lawrence Homes filed for bankruptcy court protection. WinStar had the land under contract for the past six months. “These are just the kind of deals we want,” said Jim Harvey, president of Kolter Land Partners. Harvey added that WinStar and Kolter opened their books to determine how they could do the deal and make sure each made a decent profit. “It’s a good little marriage,” Harvey said of the deal. Kolter paid $4.5 million for the 264 remaining lots, of which 66 are fully developed, 72 are partially developed and need only roads, and 126 are raw. St. Lawrence had completed and sold roughly 30 homes in the neighborhood previously, Harvey said. Kolter Land, whose business model is to buy land and supply lots to builders, is based in Florida but recently began diversifying to other Southern states, buying a Levitt active-adult community on Lake Lanier north of Atlanta a couple of months ago and recently closing on land in Charlotte, N.C. Raleigh’s home lot market has begun to heat up in recent months, drawing the large home builders to reinvest and escalating lot prices. With the state government, universities, and a technical and biomedical industry in place, Raleigh’s housing market held up longer and appears to be rebounding faster. “We think it’s a really good development market,” said Harvey. So good that the company is actually considering buying raw land “that we think actually makes good sense to develop,” he added. John Schlichenmaier, who started Westfield Homes in the Carolinas and served as Standard Pacific’s division president for the Carolinas after the acquisition of Westfield, is president of WinStar Homes. “Late in 2007, we started WinStar with the idea of catching the down market,” Schlichenmaier said. In addition to Schlichenmaier, WinStar has two other former Standard Pacific/Westfield veterans on its payroll–Cindy Morris is vice president of sales, and Martin Beam is director of construction and purchasing. “We were early,” Schlichenmaier said of the business start. Still, WinStar began building in Renaissance Park, a development near downtown Raleigh, winning some design awards in the process. And it kept looking for land deals. “We have a stable of experienced racehorses who are used to doing volume, so everybody is pretty excited” about the Brightwood Trails deal, he said. WinStar is hoping for more deals as well, with plenty of floor plans ready to go. “I will say that during that time [while waiting for land], we have done a lot of product design for opportunities that we thought we might do and then backed out of them. On the shelf we have got a lot of fresh product.” Schlichenmaier plans to focus on entry-level and first-time move-up buyers. “What we like to do is to give people a look and features that they don’t expect in the lower price points,” he said. WinStar, which closed about 30 houses last year, hopes to sell between 120 and 150 homes in 2012. The company faces some formidable competition from other national builders who have been investing heavily in the local lot market in the past few months, bidding up prices in some cases. “The lot situation has done a 180-degree turn,” said Schlichenmaier. “We have yet to see if the market will follow with actual buyers, but the national builders, everybody, got their million [dollars] from Obama, and they had to put it to work. And all the studies, Forbes and everybody else, there are two cities that keep popping up [as good places to live]. One of them is Austin, and the other one is Raleigh.”