Lake County’s newest golf course site of Pacific Pro Member Invitational
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MIDDLETOWN >> Brambles, Lake County’s new 18-hole golf course, is hosting the Pacific Pro Member Invitational Monday, April 28 in Middletown.
This event will bring together club professionals and members from 21 of the country’s prominent golf clubs, including Cypress Point Club, Westchester Country Club, Camargo Club, and The Riviera Country Club.
Brambles is a strategic Coore & Crenshaw-designed golf course located in Middletown. Participants in the Pacific Pro Member Invitational will participate in a challenging 18-hole competition followed by an awards ceremony. A practice round and dinner reception take place Sunday, April 27 featuring guest speakers Mark Soltau, a longtime Bay Area sportswriter and content editor for Tigerwoods.com for 20-plus years, and Roger Maltbie, professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports.
“We are thrilled to host this prestigious event at Brambles,” said Thomas Holmes, head professional at Brambles. “We’re incredibly excited to share the beauty of Middletown with players coming from the best clubs around the country. It’s also a fantastic opportunity for club members to play alongside some of the best in the industry.”
Brambles is in the mold of the historic and beloved courses of England and Scotland, according to Holmes. It’s located on a 670-acre working ranch with livestock. It was designed by architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
Competing club professional and their home courses are Matthew J. Haskamp of the Burlingame Country Club (Hillsborough); Glenn Smickley of California Golf Club of San Francisco (South San Francisco); Thomas E. Cecil of Camargo Club (Cincinnati, Ohio); Brandon Miller of Clear Creek Tahoe (Carson City, Nevada); Casey F. Reamer of Cypress Point Club (Pebble Beach); Philip Prajsler of Diablo Country Club (Diablo); Tyler Jaramillo of Fenway Golf Club (Scarsdale, New York); Pat Steffes of Lake Merced Golf Club (Daly City); Zachary Makilan of Mayacama Golf Club (Windsor); Jim O’Neal of Meadow Club (Fairfax); Blake Thomas of Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Pebble Beach); Kyle W. Thornburg of Orinda Country Club (Orinda); Todd Yoshitake of The Riviera Country Club (Pacific Palisades); Ashley J. Marsay of San Francisco Golf Club (San Francisco); Greg P. Rodgers of Sequoyah Country Club (Oakland); Michael J. Foley of Somerset Country Club (Mendota Heights, Minnesota); Tony Marshall of Sonoma Golf Club (Sonoma); Chris Stein of The Olympic Club (San Francisco); Benjamin J. Hoffhine of Westchester Country Club (Rye, New York); Thomas Holmes of Brambles (Middletown); and Willie E. Toney Jr. of Bing Maloney Golf Course (Sacramento).
