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MS Gulf Coast Golf Tourism Industry Marks Katrina’s Fifth Anniversary A Better Golf Destination
New Greens & Clubhouses, New Hotels & Casino Resorts and a New Attitude
Biloxi, MS – The Mississippi Coast has been called the “Golf Coast” for over 100 years with the first golf course opening in 1903 in Pass Christian. Visitors on the Illinois Central Railroad arrived early last century to enjoy the new [...]
August 26th, 2010 | Posted in section |
BP Announces $3 Million Payment to Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Agencies
BP Announces $3 Million Payment to Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Agencies
Release Date: 25 August 2010
Mississippi Gulf Coast tourism groups received a boost today as BP announced payments totaling $3 million for advertising, activities and events to increase vacation rental, hotel occupancy and restaurant business. The payments will also benefit recreational, retail and other hospitality businesses [...]
August 25th, 2010 | Posted in section |
Jimmy Buffet “Plays” The Gulf Coast – You Can “Play” Here Too!
Jimmy Buffet LIVE on CMT for Coast
Buffet, Born on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, Reminds National Television Audience At FREE Concert How Special The Entire Gulf Coast Region Is – Specifically Biloxi – to Him.
Biloxi, MS: Jimmy Buffet, born in Pascagoula, told 40,000 fans and a national television audience how he played his first gig in Biloxi [...]
July 14th, 2010 | Posted in Press Release, section |
Golf Tourism Will Play a Huge Role in the Gulf Coast’s Tourism Recovery
Biloxi, MS: Do you want to help the Gulf Coast and play golf, eat shrimp and enjoy southern hospitality? Then you have found the right place – Mississippi’s “Golf Coast.” Golf Tourism has been a big part of the economy on this 60 miles of Gulf of Mexico coast for over 100 years and it [...]
June 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Press Release, section |
Nick Ishee and Jason Seal Tied After Round of 1 of Gulf Coast Amateur Championship
Nick Ishee from Laurel and Jason Seal from Pearl Tied After Round of 1 of Gulf Coast Amateur Championship at The Oaks Golf Club. Plenty of good amateurs lurking Past Champions Lane Pippen and Duke Simmons. The coveted “Coast Amateur” title has been one by the best golfers on the Gulf Coast – this years [...]
June 19th, 2010 | Posted in section |
Tee-Times for 2010 Gulf Coast Amateur Championship
Tee-Times for
Gulf Coast Amateur Championship
The Oaks Golf Club
Round 1 - June 19, 2010
7:30 am: – Don Marshall, Gulfport; Ray Sinopoli, Biloxi; Lynn Pippin, Ocean Springs
7:39 am: – Jamie Keels, Ocean Springs; Joey Landrum, Ovett; Gabe Ahlers, Kiln ,
7:48 am:- Bob Mahoney, Biloxi ; Tom Koger, Diamondhead ; Bobby Myrick, Hattiesburg, Miss.
7:57 am – Justin Massey, Gulfport, Miss. ; Lane Pippin, Ocean Springs, Miss. ; Nick Ishee, Laurel, Miss.
8:06 am – Deland Dill, Biloxi, Miss. ; David Ross, Biloxi, Miss. ; Thomas Moore, Canton, Miss.
8:15 am - Jason Bryant Eaton, Gulfport; Michael Maley, Ocean Springs ; Naret Johnson, Biloxi, Miss.
8:24 am – Charles Aycock, McComb ; Shane Murphy, Petal, Miss. ; Kenny Perry, Ocean Springs, Miss.
8:33 am – David Sellers, Clinton, Miss. ; Vince Leleux, Picayune, Miss. ; Kelsey New, Purvis, Miss.
8:42 am – Matt Lachaussee, Pascagoula ; Duke Simmons, Brandon. ; Ronnie Averett, Loranger, La.
8:51 am – Mike Morton, New Iberia, La ; Derek Kirkwood, Moss Point, Ms. ; Joseph Binder, Slidell, La.
9:00 am – Mr. Jason Seal, Pearl, Miss. ; Michael Wilkinson, Gulfport, Miss. ; Casey Ham, Natchez, Miss.
9:09 am – Rory Nelson, Lucedale, Miss. ; Tyler Gentry, Wiggins, Miss. ; Nick Byrne, Long beach, Miss.
9:18 am – Derrel Palmer, Brandon ; Greg Brooking, Natchez. ; Hank Holcomb, Diamnondhead, Miss.
9:27 am – Scott Winstead, Lucedale ; Drew Seals, Wiggins, Miss. ; Mark Menefee, Hattiesburg, Miss.
9:36 am – Robert Smith, Long Beach, Miss. ; Mike Justice, Gulfport, Miss. ; Mike Miller, Lucedale, Ms.
9:45 am – Matt White, Vancleave; Chris Nicholas, Richton, Miss. ; Brian Newman, Pass Christian, Miss
June 17th, 2010 | Posted in section |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Amateur Championship Slated For The Oaks Golf Club June 19-20
Biloxi, MS: The Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian, Mississippi will play host to the historic 2010 Mississippi Gulf Coast Amateur Championship June 19 20. This 4 ½ Star Golf Digest rated courses has hosted the PGA Nationwide
Tour and many other events. “I am looking forward to hosting the best amateurs in the region,” says [...]
May 25th, 2010 | Posted in section |
Champions Tour Event Helps Golfers Rediscover “Golf Coast” And Its Legendary Hospitality
Champions Tour Event Helps Golfers Rediscover “Golf Coast” And Its Legendary Hospitality
“Mississippi’s ‘Golf Coast’ is the kind of place I like, it’s the kind of people I like and it’s got the food I like,” says David Eger, MS Gulf Resort Classic Champion, “I want to be the first to commit to be here next [...]
May 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Press Release, section |
Champions Tour Evidence of Mississippi “Golf Coast” Fully Recovered From Katrina
Champions Tour Evidence of Mississippi “Golf Coast” Fully Recovered From Katrina
Two New Courses Since Katrina’s Impact, Golf Tourism Growing and the PGA Champions Tour, This Coastal Resort Destination With 11 Casinos & 60 Miles of Gulf of Mexico Coast Is Back As a Golf Mecca
Biloxi, MS: When Katrina handed the Mississippi Gulf Coast the largest [...]
April 29th, 2010 | Posted in Press Release, section |
Champions Tour President, Mike Stevens, Likes Mississippi’s “Golf Coast”
Champions Tour President, Mike Stevens, Likes Mississippi’s “Golf Coast”
Champions Tour A Success On “Golf Coast” Before First Competitive Round Begins
Biloxi, MS: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic impressed PGA Tour Players and Officials with the quality of the golf courses, casino resorts and hospitality. The Tuesday night Pro-Am Gala was a Cirque Du Soleil themed event right [...]
April 28th, 2010 | Posted in Press Release, section |
