PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (May 11, 2006) -- Pawleys Plantation’s Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course is rated as a four star facility in Golf Digest’s newest Best Places to Play guide which will be available on news stands this month. The prestigious guide, which is a Fodor’s Travel Publication, identifies America’s best 3,500 public and resort courses based on ballots submitted by more than 20,000 avid golfers. A four-star rated course is defined as “Outstanding. Plan your next vacation around it.”

Golfers were asked to judge more than 8,000 golf courses based on five specific criteria: overall golf experience, the value for the money, the standard of service at the facility, the overall conditioning of the course and the normal pace of play for an 18-hole round. In comments submitted with the ballots, Pawleys Plantation is described as a “long and beautiful” course that “might have the best par 3s on the coast.”

“It’s wonderful to be rated so highly by avid golfers,’’ said Jann Walker, director of marketing at Pawleys Plantation. “Our course is a very dramatic design and we are fortunate to have some spectacular natural views of the salt-water marsh and beyond. In addition, I think the four-star rating reflects the impact that ValleyCrest has had on our golf course maintenance. They have taken Jack Nicklaus’ exciting course design to new levels of conditioning, improving the entire golf experience at Pawleys Plantation.”

ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance entered into a long-term agreement with Pawleys Plantation in 2005. One of the golf industry’s leading golf course maintenance companies, ValleyCrest was retained to provide comprehensive golf course and landscape maintenance services.

For more information about Pawleys Plantation call 877-763-7341 or visit their Web site at www.pawleysplantation.com.
About Pawleys Plantation

Pawleys Plantation, a 582-acre resort and golf course community in Pawleys Island, S.C., is nestled among moss-draped oaks, natural wetlands and salt marshes. Bordered on the south by a 600-acre nature preserve, Pawleys Plantation is the South Carolina Lowcountry’s finest property offering visitors local catering, beautiful banquets, and an elegant 4,500 square foot ballroom. Pawleys Plantation also offers one of the Grand Strand’s premier meeting facilities at its 6,500 square foot conference center.

Conveniently located near a wide variety of cultural and recreational amenities, Pawleys Plantation is approximately one hour from Charleston, S.C., a city well known for its Southern grace and charm; the historic port of Georgetown, S.C., is less than 15 minutes south on U.S. 17. More than 100 golf courses and 1,000 restaurants are in nearby Myrtle Beach.

Pawleys Plantation has been recognized as one of South Carolina’s best sites for corporate retreats, private vacations and golf getaways. The nation’s top golf publication, Golf Digest applauded Pawleys Plantation’s “spacious and private villa accommodations … along with fine clubhouse dining and after-round relaxation in the Palmetto Pub.” While Convention South, wrote about meetings on the rise at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club, T&L Golf Magazine rated Pawleys Plantation among the top three places to stay for golf groups.
More information is also available online at www.PawleysPlantation.com or by calling Pawleys Plantation at (800) 367-9959.