January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
Golf course renamed to mark sea turtle conservation
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31: The Fairmount Southampton golf club is to change its name to mark a three-year upgrading of the course.
The championship par 3 will now be known as Turtle Hill Golf Club – a name to chosen to recognise the island’s work in protecting sea turtles.
Hotel director of golf Anthony Mocklow said: “The name Turtle Hill Golf Club captures the authentic Bermudian flavour that we want to project to both our international and local golfers.
“As a Bermudian who is interested in conservation, I believe this represents an opportunity to bring awareness to our phenomenal local efforts to preserve the sea turtle.
“The rebranding of our golf club is yet another milestone in our overall vision to reenergize golf in Bermuda.”
The venerable course has undergone a major facelift since 2009, with tree-planting, restructuring of the course and improving non-playing areas.
The club house and golf shop have also been revamped, while the greens and tees have been restored to the original specifications of course architect Ted Robinson.
The course has been recognised by Golf Magazine as one of the top five par 3 courses in the world, won Golf Digest’s best places to play golf award and is the site of the Bacardi world par 3 championships
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