Mt. Holly Club and Jack Nicklaus

Mt. Holly Club Selected as Prestigious Jack Nicklaus Golf Club
New Course Is Centerpiece of World's Only Ski-in/Ski-out, Golf-in/Golf-out
Private Luxury Resort
MT. HOLLY, Utah, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Mt. Holly Club, the world's
finest private luxury ski and golf resort, today announced its selection as
a Jack Nicklaus Golf Club -- the most exclusive designation granted by the
Nicklaus organization. This prestigious designation is reserved for only 25
Jack Nicklaus Signature courses worldwide (5 in the U.S.) and includes an
exclusive reciprocity program with other Jack Nicklaus Golf Clubs located
in unique settings around the world. The Mt. Holly Club course is the only
mountain course to receive the designation.
"Nicklaus Design is far and away the top golf course design group in
the world," said Stephen Jenson, owner and partner of Mt. Holly Club. "To
receive this elite designation and Jack's personal involvement in the
project is a thrill for our company and a testament to the incredible
beauty and uniqueness of the site. Jack's vision and creativity in bringing
this mountain course to life cements its position among the elite luxury
clubs in the world and ensure our members a one-of-a-kind resort
experience."
Located on 2,000 acres in one of the world's most spectacular alpine
settings, Mt. Holly Club is a self-contained private village at 10,000
feet, surrounded by more than 750,000 acres of national forest land. It is
the first and only private community in the world to offer a
ski-in/ski-out, golf-in/golf-out experience in a luxury resort.
From his first visit to the Mt. Holly Club site, Jack Nicklaus was
taken with the prospects of developing a truly spectacular course.
"Typically, when I survey a potential course site, I'll think through 1-2
holes if I'm not particularly impressed -- 4-5 holes if I really like it,"
said Nicklaus. "When I walked Mt. Holly Club, I was so captured by its
potential I thought through all 18 holes. In fact, I have been so impressed
with the club and its management team that I became a founding charter
member."
The Mt. Holly Club course will become a centerpiece of the innovative
ski-in/ski-out, golf-in/golf out design that sets the area apart from all
other luxury resorts in the world. Many of the 1,200 luxury home sites are
arranged to provide literal back yard access to the golf course. In winter,
members' "on the course" golf-in/golf-out homes become ski-in/ski-out back
doors to some of the finest Utah powder skiing in the world under the
direction of Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety, Director of Skiing.
Thirty-five Mt. Holly Club Charter Members will be eligible to enjoy an
exclusive reciprocity program with other Jack Nicklaus Golf Clubs
throughout the world, with all the clubs' amenities at their disposal.
Additionally, a beautiful new home where Jack stays when he visits each
location is available to JNGC Members.
To date Jack Nicklaus has 250 Signature courses open for play
worldwide. Of those, and others to be built in the future, only a total of
25 will be designated as Jack Nicklaus Clubs, and will include some of the
world's most sought-after destinations. Current JNGC sites include New
Zealand, Royal Island (Bahamas), St. Lucia and Anguilla in the Eastern
Caribbean, Ucluelet British Columbia, and the Patagonia region of
Argentina.
Construction of the course will begin in early 2007 and the front nine
holes will be open in summer 2008. The back nine holes are scheduled to
open in summer 2009.
About Mt. Holly Club
Mt. Holly Club, the world's finest private ski and golf resort, is a
self-contained luxury village at 10,000 feet -- the first and only private
community in the world to offer a ski-in/ski-out, golf-in/golf-out
experience. Located just 22 jet minutes north of Las Vegas in Mt. Holly,
Utah, the club enjoys one of the world's most spectacular alpine settings
-- providing world class amenities, services and adventure on 2,000 acres
of unique mountain real estate surrounded by 750,000 acres of pristine
national forest. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course has the rare
distinction of being selected as one of only 25 worldwide (only 5 in the
U.S.) to be designated as a Jack Nicklaus Club. Olympic gold medal skier
Ted Ligety directs the club's world class private ski resort, featuring
access to 48 runs of world famous Utah Powder via 10 high-speed quad lifts
spanning 1,500 vertical feet. Club membership is limited to 1,200, and
requires real estate ownership. Mt. Holly Club is privately owned by Mt.
Holly Partners LLC. For more information visit http://www.mthollyclub.com.
CONTACT:
Bill Quick
(801) 335-3305