2011 Tavistock Cup Starts Monday
Twenty-four of the world’s top-ranked golfers will compete in the 2011 Tavistock Cup, which returns to Isleworth Golf & Country Club, near Orlando, on Monday March 14 and Tuesday March15.
This will be the eighth installment of the team event and this time there’s something new happening that will excite many golf fans. For the first time the event will will feature a four-club competition between the golf professional members of Albany, Isleworth, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club and Queenwood Golf Club.
Team Albany is made up of Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Tiger Woods and don’t worry if you’ve not heard of the team before because they are representing the new luxury resort community in The Bahamas developed by Tavistock Group. This team may well be the favorites to take the honors over the two day event as with golf greats like Woods and Els in their team, Albany has amassed a total of 198 worldwide victories with five of Team Albany’s players being ranked in the top 30 in the world.
Team Isleworth’s lineup features Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Brian Davis, J.B. Holmes, Sean O’Hair and Lee Janzen. Isleworth is home to this years event and is known for being the luxury residential community nestled amongst the Butler Chain of Lakes in southwest Orlando. This team has notched 244 worldwide wins and Isleworth’s players include four of the top 70 in the world.
Team Lake Nona has assembled Ross Fisher, Retief Goosen, Peter Hanson, Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson and Oliver Wilson. Lake Nona boasts a victory roster of 319 worldwide wins. Lake Nona is situated in southeast Orlando and forms a cornerstone to Tavistock Group’s emerging life sciences cluster becoming known as Lake Nona Medical City. Each player on Team Lake Nona is ranked in the top 100 in the world and the golf course is ranked among the top residential courses in the world.
Team Queenwood’s competitors include Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, David Howell, Soren Kjeldsen, Paul McGinley and Adam Scott. Queenwood is one of the most exclusive private members’ golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and it is a team that has secured 64 worldwide victories. Queenwood features four players in the top 110 in the world, as well as a number of Ryder Cup veterans.
Totaling it all up and through the end of 2010, Tavistock Cup’s participating clubs have won more than 825 worldwide victories, including 59 major championships. Some record and some indication of the talent that will be on show on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
In the spirit of Tavistock Cup competition, there is an official dress code for the tournament; spectators are encouraged to wear either ALBANY PINK to show their support for Team Albany, ISLEWORTH RED to show their support for Team Isleworth, LAKE NONA BLUE to show their support for Team Lake Nona or QUEENWOOD GREEN to show their support for Team Queenwood.
The Tavistock Cup’s world-class field hails from all corners of the globe, making this year’s tournament the most internationally diverse one yet. Tavistock Cup contestants play for prize money, team hole-in-one prizes and the title of World Golf and Country Club Champion.
Established in 2004, the Tavistock Cup began as a friendly inter-club match between Isleworth and Lake Nona’s golf professional members. The past seven matches have left Isleworth and Lake Nona tied in the series. Each club has claimed three Tavistock Cup titles, with the 2005 matches ending in a tie following a sudden-death playoff.
The Tavistock Cup through the Tavistock Foundation has donated millions of dollars to local, national and international charities since the tournament’s inception. Some of this year’s beneficiaries include Audubon of Florida, The First Tee, Health Central Foundation, Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association, University of Central Florida Foundation and Valencia College.
The two-day tournament will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel in the U.S., Canada and Japan and airs on international affiliates throughout the United Kingdom, Latin America and South Africa. TavistockCup.com will feature real-time live scoring of the matches.
