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MpenGlen September 14, 1993 <br />Contact: Terri Hart <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />ASPEN GLEN COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION ON CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE <br />OFFICIAL GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16TH <br />Aspen, CO...Construction has begun on the Aspen Glen championship golf course, <br />the only private country club in the Roaring Fork Valley. The official Ground <br />Breakina Ceremonv to commemorate the start of rnnetr"cti^n is being held on <br />September 16th. The 7400 yard, 72 par course, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay <br />Morrieh, will be the centerpiece of a private four season, country club community <br />located on four miles of river frontage on the Roaring Fork. The project, <br />located approximately two miles from Carbondale, 30 miles from Aspen and 60 miles <br />from Vail, is at an elevation of 6000 feet, close to 2000' lower than its resort <br />neighbors. The temperate year round climate, unique to this area of the Valley, <br />provides the opportunity for golf to be played eight months of the year. <br />Rough grading of the back nine will be completed this fall. In the spring, final <br />grading on the back nine and rough grading of the front nine will begin as soon <br />as weather permits. All 18 holes are scheduled to be seeded by August of 1994 <br />for play on the full 18-hole championship course in the summer of 1995. <br />"We believe the Aspen Glen golf course has the potential to rank among the very <br />best in the nation," says golf course architect Tom Weiskopf. "We have seldom <br />seen a more beautiful location for a great golf course." Among the many <br />gorgeous features of the property are miles of the picturesque Roaring Fork River <br />and spectacular views of Mt. Soprie. The course is being designed to incorporate <br />the river, stunning mountain and valley views, elevation changes and existing <br />mature trees. <br />"We are committed to giving our personal attention to every detail of each new <br />course we design," says Weiskopf, who declines more projects than he accepts each <br />year. "We limit our projects for two reasons, first, to allow us to give our <br />personal attention to every project we design and second, because we 'want to <br />design superior courses. We won't accept a project on a piece of land that does <br />not have award winning possibilities. The Aspen Glen property is ideally suited <br />for a championship golf course. Here we can bring our talents to the unique <br />natural attributes of the land to create something truly special." <br />The Aspen Glen Company • 555 E Durant Avenue, Suite 4A • Aspen, Colorado 81611 • 308-920.9400 • FAX 303-920-9494