Stone Harbor Golf Club to Host 2001 Eastern CPC

TravelGolf.com Staff Report

(FEB. 22, 2001) - Stone Harbor Golf Club in Cape May Courthouse, N.J., which has been rated one of the state's top 20 golf clubs, will host The 2001 Eastern PGA Club Professional Championship, Sept. 26-29.

Designed by Desmond Muirhead and opened in 1988, Stone Harbor Golf Club is a 6,922-yard, par-72 layout. The course has hosted Philadelphia PGA Section events and a qualifying round for the 1998 New Jersey State Amateur Championship. The Jersey Golfer magazine ranked the course 20th on its 2000 list of the state's top golf clubs.

"This course is a great test of golf and we're excited to be able to host the finest PGA Professionals from the eastern part of the country," said Stone Harbor Director of Golf Marc Kimminau. "Our membership is excited about this event. We have had many competitions here over the years, but not a 72-hole championship."

Kimminau said Stone Harbor resembles a Pete Dye-designed course, including bulkheads and bent grass fairways.

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"It is a target-oriented course where distance isn't critical. Because of the wind in the spring, the course is extremely tough," Kimminau said. "The fall will be a more forgiving time of year and it should be very interesting to see how the best players fare."

Stone Harbor Golf Club completes the schedule of four 2001 regional events which help determine the field for The 2002 PGA Club Professional Championship.

"Since The Regional PGA Club Professional Championships began in 1997, PGA Professionals have competed at some of the best courses in the country," PGA of America President Jack Connelly said. "Stone Harbor Golf Club is another in a line of outstanding tests of golf that will produce a tremendous field for the following year's CPC."

The 2001 Northern CPC is Sept. 27-30, at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana, Ill. The Southern and Western CPCs will each be contested Oct. 11-14. Timberton Golf Club in Hattiesburg, Miss. will host The Southern CPC and PGA Golf Club of Southern California in Calimesa, will host The Western CPC.