- Somerby Golf Club and Community
=Somerby Golf Club=
[http://www.somerbygolfclub.com Somerby Golf Club] - a private golf club and community, which is on the north side of
Byron, Minnesota . The course was designed by architect and golf proJohn Fought , and by golf proTom Lehman .Construction for the course and the surrounding community began in May 2002 and was completed in April 2004 [ [http://www.amesconstruction.com/docs/Somerby.pdf Ames Construction project profile] ] . The principal developer was Golden Tee Development LLC, a partnership between Minnesota-based companies, Ames Construction, Inc. and Wensmann Homes, Inc. [ [http://www.somerbygolfclub.com/view.asp?id=204&page=4483 Somerby website: Fact Sheet] ] .
Accolades
Somerby was ranked 8th in 2005, by "
Golf Digest ", for best new golf private golf courses in the US [ [http://www.golfdigest.com/bestnew/index.ssf?/courses/bestnew/gd200601bestprivate.html Golf Digest: America's best new (private) courses of 2005] ] . "Golfweek Magazine " rated Somerby in 2006, as a residential "Course of Distinction." [ [http://www.somerbygolfclub.com/view.asp?id=204&page=3507 Somerby Golf Club: Awards and Accolades] ] In 2007, "Golf Digest " ranked Somerby 7th, for the best Minnesota courses [ [http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/state/index.ssf?/courses/state/2007minnesota.html Golf Digest: Best in State Rankings; 2007-2008] ] .Tournaments
Somberby hosted the [http://www.somerby.com/PDFs/nationwide.pdf PGA Nationwide Tour in mid-July, 2006] , and was selected to [http://somerby.com/PDFs/nationwide.pdf host again in 2007 through 2009] . The yearly golf tour event at Somerby is the "
Showdown at Somerby ".omerby Golf Community
The [http://somerby.com Somerby Golf Community] is an exclusive, high-end master-planned community, with both on-and-off-course homes and home sites surrounding the golf course. Other amenities include private members/residents-only; clubhouse, restaurant and bar, swimming pool and hot-tubs, tennis courts, and a park.
External links
* [http://www.somerbygolfclub.com Somerby Golf Club]
* [http://somerby.com Somerby Golf Community] (homes and master-planned community)References
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