DELAND, Fla. -- Victoria Hills Golf Club – the award-winning Ron Garl design at the heart of Victoria Park, a St. Joe community in DeLand – announced that Robbie Wight and Wesley Graham won the 16-18 and 13-15 age divisions, respectively, at the 2005 Florida State Golf Association Junior Match Play Invitational held this past weekend.

Wight, from West Palm Beach, defeated Boynton Beach’s Andrew Nottenkamper in 19 holes. Graham, a resident of Port Orange who captured the 2005 FSGA Boys Junior Championship earlier this month, defeated Phillip Choi of Orlando, 3 and 1.

“The course was a great test for these talented young golfers,” says Victoria Hills general manager David Buth. “The Tour-quality conditions and challenging closing holes made for exciting finishes in both matches.”

In the 16-18 age division finals, Wight was two down to Nottenkamper with two holes to play. He carded a par on Victoria Hills’ 370-yard par-4 17th hole and followed with a birdie on the 548-yard par-5 18th to send the match into extra holes. He then took the championship on the first playoff hole with a par, capping a dramatic come-from-behind victory.

Recently named America’s No. 19 new course in Golfweek magazine’s inaugural listing of the “Top 40 America’s Best New Courses” (June 2005), Victoria Hills is tucked away in the historic college town of DeLand, just north of Orlando. Designed by Florida native Ron Garl, this majestic layout boasts more than 50 feet of elevation change, taking advantage of the area’s natural rolling hills, foliage and wetlands. Tall pines and hearty oaks frame the course while sandy waste areas and pristine lakes make for inspiring sight lines.

Other accolades for Victoria Hills include:
• “Top 10 You Can Play” – GOLF Magazine
• “4-1/2 Stars” – Golf Digest
• “Florida’s No. 7 Public Access Course” – Golfweek
• “No. 2 Florida Public Course of the New Millennium” – Travel + Leisure Golf
• “Florida’s Best New Golf Course” – Florida Golf News
• “One of the region’s Top 10 courses” – Orlando Sentinel

For more information about Victoria Hills or to book tee times, visit www.stjoegolf.com or call 386-738-6000.

About Victoria Park
Within the Victoria Park community, there are three distinct neighborhoods, with homes priced from the $200,000’s to over $1 million. Victoria Commons, the social center of Victoria Park, features a 22-acre park surrounding Lake Victoria. At the Lake Victoria Fitness Club residents enjoy the pool’s casual atmosphere, an exercise room, gazebo and lighted tennis courts. Victoria Commons also is the site of a proposed Village Center within the community. Victoria Hills, home of Victoria Hills Golf Club, offers distinctive custom and semi-custom homes nestled along a nature preserve. Victoria Hills is currently hosting the 2005 Southern Living Idea House at Victoria Park. Victoria Gardens is a gated community for active adults, with a clubhouse at its core.

The Club features a café, ballroom, billiards room, card room, demonstration kitchen, arts and crafts room, fitness center, business center, computer lab, resort-style pool and spa, as well as tennis courts and community gardens. Close proximity to regional cities like Orlando and Daytona Beach and a number of cultural centers make Victoria Park an attractive option for those who are interested in city life conveniences and the personal familiarity of a smaller community. Several educational opportunities are available to residents including Stetson University, Florida’s first private university, and a number of excellent public schools. For more information, visit www.victoriaparkflorida.com .

About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida's largest real estate operating companies. It is engaged in town, resort, commercial and industrial development, land sales and commercial real estate services. JOE also has significant interests in timber.

More information about JOE can be found online at JOE.com .
© 2005 The St. Joe Company. “JOE,” “St. Joe,” “Victoria Hills,” “Victoria Commons,” “Victoria Gardens” and the “Victoria Park” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.

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