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Marvel Golf Club Wins International Environmental Award Sponsored by GCSAA and Golf Digest Magazine!

In recognition of their commitment to environmental stewardship, The Marvel Golf Club in Benton, Ky., and its Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Class A golf course superintendent, Christopher S. Gray, have been named the overall winner of the 2007 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA).

Gray and The Marvel Golf Club will be featured in an upcoming issue of Golf Digest magazine and the February issue of GCSAA’s Golf Course Management magazine. Syngenta Professional Products and Rain Bird Corp. - Golf Division are the presenting partners of the award.

Judges selected winners in three national categories (public, private and resort courses), and two international co-winners, with an overall winner being selected from those five. Additional recognition was given to the top entry from each GCSAA affiliated chapter, and merit honors were awarded to those who did not earn national or chapter honors, but deserved special recognition in the opinion of the judges.

The national winners include (facility, location, chapter):

• National Public & Overall: Christopher S. Gray, The Marvel Golf Club, Benton, Ky., Quad State Turfgrass Association
• National Private: Richard T. Lawrence, CGCS, TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, N.C., Carolinas GCSA
• National Resort: Jonathan W. Moulton, Old Greenwood Golf Course, Truckee, Calif., Sierra Nevada GCSA
• International (tie):
  • Mark J. Dinan, Valle del Sol Golf Course, Santa Ana, San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Jay M. Miller, Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Combining Challenging Golf and Natural Beauty --
Come Play The Marvel Golf Club!

Nestled along the western shores of Kentucky Lake, The Marvel Golf Club is Western Kentucky’s newest premier 18-hole championship golf course. Designed by Palmer Course Design, Marvel has at least four sets of tees on each hole that offer a truly unique and memorable golfing experience for every level of player.

Opened in September of 2005, this 6,796 yard, par 71, player-friendly course is set among the spectacular rolling hills and wooded terrain of rural Benton, Kentucky. The Marvel Golf Club at Kentucky Lake sits upon some of the most pristine Kentucky landscape found anywhere. These beautiful natural surroundings provide a stunning backdrop for an unforgettable golfing experience found no where else.

The Marvel Golf Club is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the natural environment. Through the development and implementation of aggressive environmental enhancement programs and guidelines, The Marvel Golf Club and Estates exists in unison and harmony with nature. Native grasses and colorful wildflower prairies adorn the golf course with astonishing splendor, while providing a precious food source for the abundant local wildlife.

The Marvel Golf Club is open to the public.
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