The Crenshaw Cliffside golf course at Barton Creek Resort & Spa is wrapping up renovations this summer and is scheduled to reopen September 15. Recipient of the 2006 “Reader’s Choice Best Course to Play in Austin” (4.0 rating) in Golf Digest, Crenshaw Cliffside is reminiscent of a links-style golf course with wide fairways and the opportunity to run the ball up to the green from the fairway as opposed to having to fly the ball onto the green. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and design partner Bill Coore, the 18-hole course sits on gently rolling hills, providing elevation changes and beautiful views. The greens are large and well contoured offering a challenge for even the best putters, and the course features numerous large fairways and greenside bunkers.

Many improvements are being made and the scope of work includes the greens, bunker and tees. Perhaps the largest component of the renovation is re-grassing the greens. The primary purpose of this improvement is to provide a uniform and consistent turf on the greens. This project consists of replacing the upper five inches of the greens with new mix and grassing with Champion bermudagrass, the same grass that is on the greens at the Fazio Canyons and Palmer Lakeside courses. The contours of the greens will remain very similar to the existing contours, while a few areas will be softened enough to preserve those hole locations at consistently faster putting speeds. A total reconstruction of the bunkers also will occur in which all the existing sand and internal drainage will be replaced.

Also, a fourth set of tees will be added to the course. Currently, Crenshaw is the Resort’s only course with only three sets of tees, and the new tees will allow the addition of a fourth set of white tees to the course. When all work is completed, there will be five sets of tees on both Fazio courses and four sets of tees on both the Crenshaw Cliffside and Palmer Lakeside courses.

Barton Creek, the Golf Capital of Texas, is a one-of-a-kind resort nestled in Austin within 4,000 spectacular acres of Texas Hill Country. Featuring some of the most scenic greens in the state, the readers of Conde Nast Traveler recently named the Resort #39 in the magazine’s 2006 list of the Top 100 Golf Resorts in the world. Some of golf’s biggest names are the visionaries behind the resort’s four 18-hole championship courses – Fazio Foothills, Fazio Canyons, Crenshaw Cliffside and Palmer Lakeside. These renowned courses offer challenges to golfers of every skill level while carefully preserving and integrating the natural Hill Country environment into every hole, earning the resort the prestigious Certified Audubon Golf Course distinction. In fact, golfers often take pause to admire the waterfalls, native plants and abundant wildlife that line the courses.

The resort also is at the forefront of state-of-the-art instructional techniques, and is home to the Chuck Cook Golf Academy, featuring ultra-modern facilities and innovative programs designed to improve all aspects of the game. The Academy is led by Chuck Cook, the instructor to four U.S. Open Champions, a U.S. Amateur Champion and five NCAA champions, who all three top golf magazines named as among the top ten teachers in the world.

Located in Austin, in the heart of the glorious Texas Hill Country, Barton Creek Resort & Spa combines impeccable service with its classic brand of Austin casual elegance set in luxurious surroundings. Featuring 300 beautifully appointed rooms, Barton Creek has something for everyone and offers superior dining experiences, 72 holes of nationally acclaimed championship golf, the industry’s finest meeting facilities and a full-service spa, including a unique line of Texas-themed services. The resort is one of nearly 170 golf courses, resorts, country clubs, private business and sports clubs worldwide owned and operated by Dallas-based ClubCorp, which was founded in 1957 and has approximately $1.5 billion in assets.

For more information on Barton Creek, call 1-800-336-6158 or 512-329-4000 or visit www.bartoncreek.com. Visit www.clubcorp.com for additional company information.

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Patricia Faust, Public Relations Manager
Barton Creek Resort & Spa
8212 Barton Club Drive
Austin, TX 78735
Direct line: 512-329-4517