Baha Mar in the Bahamas to Join Growing TPC Network

Baha Mar, a $3.5 billion integrated gaming resort opening in spring 2015 in Nassau, The Bahamas, has partnered with the PGA Tour's TPC Network. TPC at Baha Mar, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, is the TPC Network's first Caribbean golf course and will augment the resort's collection of hotels - The Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, Grand Hyatt and SLS LUX - as well as an ESPA spa and other amenities.

"We are very proud that TPC at Baha Mar is the newest property in the PGA Tour's prestigious TPC Network of resort and private golf courses," said Sarkis Izmirlian, chairman and CEO of Baha Mar. "We're committed to looking for the most extraordinary partners from around the world, whether it is at tee time or dinner time, to bring the best of the best to our guests at the new Bahamian Riviera."

"The PGA Tour is thrilled to expand the TPC Network's brand presence into the Caribbean for the first time by partnering with Baha Mar's visionary resort destination," said Charlie Zink, PGA Tour co-CEO. "TPC at Baha Mar truly epitomizes the standard of excellence and tournament-hosting capabilities for which TPC courses are recognized worldwide."

The 7,189-yard TPC at Baha Mar layout offers "two courses in one," with the front nine providing dramatic ocean views and water features, and a home half that winds through an inland forest of native habitat and natural terrain. The course will be enjoyed by a vast variety of players.

The design emphasizes preservation; the course was recently registered in the Audubon International Classic Program and is actively seeking certification from the environmental education organization. To that end, the layout's salt-tolerant Platinum Tiff Eagle Paspalam turf will be irrigated with treated water from the resort. The venue is home to 15 species of native trees, including protected mahogany, silk cotton, Caribbean pine and buttonwood, as well as red and black mangroves.

More than 70 species of birds - including the Bahama Woodstar, egret and osprey - are native, while in the surrounding lake are terrapin and mosquito fish. A hidden cave within the course houses a protected family of indigenous bats and has been preserved.

The clubhouse with traditional Bahamian architecture contains a bar and grill serving breakfast and lunch. The clubhouse includes an open courtyard overlooking the course as well as locker rooms and a golf shop.

The addition of TPC at Baha Mar to the TPC Network signifies the continued growth of the brand following the October 2014 opening of TPC Cartagena at Karibana in Cartagena, Colombia. When it debuts next spring, TPC at Baha Mar will become the 33rd member in the TPC Network of clubs and the second international property in the portfolio.

For more information, visit www.bahamar.com and www.tpc.com.

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