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1757 Golf Club Named Best New Course

(DULLES, VA) - 1757 Golf Club - managed by Billy Casper Golf and in its first full year of operation - has been recognized by GOLF Magazine as one of the "Best New Courses You Can Play" in America.

The only course in Virginia and one of two in the Mid-Atlantic region, 1757 Golf Club is in elite company on the national list with The Golf Club at Harbor Shores (Michigan), host of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championships, and TPC San Antonio, new home of the PGA TOUR Valero Texas Open.

A few months ago, GOLF Magazine ranked 1757 Golf Club among the top six percent of all daily-fee courses in Virginia.  This is testament to the club's exciting course layout, pristine playing surfaces, red-carpet guest treatment, state-of-the-art learning and practice facility, meeting and banquet services and outstanding food.

"GOLF Magazine and our loyal golfers think alike," says Steve Keating, general manager of 1757 Golf Club.  "Our team works incredibly hard to ensure a 'country-club-for-the-day' atmosphere with memorable golf and social experiences."

Recognized as the "Ultimate Golf Experience," 1757 Golf Club features a 6,623-yard, 18-hole, par-70 golf course crafted by David Heatwole, formerly with Jack Nicklaus' design company.  Accuracy off the tee and using every club in the bag makes for fair challenges to all handicappers. Stone walls, gently rolling terrain with elevation changes up to 30 feet and views of the majestic Virginia landscape impress golfers time and again.

Playing experiences crescendo at the signature par-3, No. 18 hole with a daring iron shot 150 to 165 yards (depending on pin placement) over water onto a narrow green.  With the clubhouse and patio as eye-pleasing backdrops, low wind is blocked, creating an illusion of calmness, but air swirling at higher elevations emphasize proper club selection.

The horseshoe driving range - 76 hitting stations, including 20 on grass and lighted for night play - presents simulated fairways and target greens.  The expansive short-game area includes tees, mini-fairways, bunkers and greens for practice and PGA-certified instruction.

The "Golf Academy at 1757" - the region's most comprehensive, golf learning center with high-tech swing analysis - conducts junior summer camps in addition to individual and group instruction.  The 1757 Golf Tour Trailer provides professional club fitting and repair.

1757 Golf Club's richly-appointed, 16,000-square-foot clubhouse is home to the SeventeenFiftySeven restaurant serving authentic American-style fare.  The bar, boardroom, meetings and banquet space (combined seating for 250 people) provide a distinguished venue for corporate outings, weddings and other social events.  The clubhouse also features two outdoor patios and men's and women's locker rooms.

Named after the year Loudoun County was established, 1757 Golf Club celebrates Virginia's deep presidential history with event rooms named after state natives George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Woodrow Wilson.

Widely respected as a high-performance owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf enjoys the second largest domestic portfolio.  The company provides turnkey club management for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors.  Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper and headquartered in Vienna, Va., regional offices are strategically convenient to courses' locales.

Billy Casper Golf directs all aspects of golf course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.

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Wyndham Hotels Adds Baltimore Peabody to Portfolio

(PARSIPPANY, NJ) -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, recently announced its expansion in Maryland with the addition of the 104-room Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon neighborhood.

Owned and managed by Silver Spring, Maryland-based Sunburst Hospitality Corporation, the 14-story property joins the Wyndham Garden Hotel Gaithersburg in Maryland in serving travelers visiting the greater Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area.

"Baltimore is a historic, vibrant city that attracts travelers from across the world for both business and leisure travel," said Jeff Wagoner, president of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. "Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court is an exciting addition to the Wyndham brand in a key metropolitan market. The hotel puts guests close to the places they need to be while providing them with upscale accommodations, modern amenities and personalized service."

The hotel's lobby exudes old-world charm with antique furnishings, a six-foot Baccarat chandelier and library characteristic of Mount Vernon, Maryland's first designated National Historic District.

Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court's guest rooms feature custom French marble-top furniture, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, pillow-top mattresses, full marble bathrooms with heated European towel warmers and leather-inlayed work desks in select rooms. Small pets are permitted in the hotel.

The hotel's restaurant, George's on Mount Vernon Square, serves innovative American cuisine and organic wines and is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. George's is named for three iconic Baltimore figures: President George Washington, long-time Baltimore resident and philanthropist George Peabody and baseball legend George Herman "Babe" Ruth.

Meeting facilities include 4,000 square feet of flexible function space. The George Washington Room, a glass-enclosed rooftop ballroom, accommodates up to 200 people and offers panoramic city views. On-site catering and event specialists are available to help coordinate events and audio-visual equipment is available.

Additional features include wired and wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, business center, 24-hour fitness facility, cocktail lounge and valet parking.

Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court is approximately 10 miles from Baltimore/Washington International Airport, served by light rail, six blocks from Baltimore's Amtrak station and 30 miles north of Washington, D.C.

Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court, named for George Peabody, began as a luxury apartment building in 1928. The Mount Vernon neighborhood features historic architecture and mansions and cobblestone and brick streets. Nearby attractions include Baltimore's famed Inner Harbor district, the Walters Art Museum, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Washington Monument, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the National Aquarium and University of Maryland Medical Center.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), offers upscale hotel and resort accommodations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, China and the Caribbean. All Wyndham® hotels are either franchised by the company or managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc., one of its affiliates or through a joint-venture partner.

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