DALLAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, is proud to have been named the 2010 recipient of the National Golf Course Owners Association Jemsek Award, which honors the world's top golf courses for excellence. Winners of the award, given to industry greats representing the pinnacle of achievement as outstanding venues, are determined based on quality, experience hosting major amateur and professional tournaments, and reputation for being venues to which golfers travel from far and wide. Firestone, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, serves as the site of the annual World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational.

Firestone Country Club offers three championship golf courses, including the South Course, which was the site of Tiger Woods' now famous "shot in the dark" on the 18th hole during the 2000 World Golf Championships - NEC Invitational, securing his victory in the event.

Amenities at the club also include two dining areas, the 55th Hole Bar, and overnight accommodations that include dormitory-style rooms branched off the Men's Locker Room and on-property Villas overlooking the North Course's "Monster" 16th hole where Jack Nicklaus made an unbelievable par that led to his magnificent comeback in the 1975 PGA Championship.

Firestone, which was named in Golf Digest's most recent "America's 50 Greatest Golf Retreats" list, also was ranked the No. 4 private facility in Golf World's "2009 Readers Choice Awards" as well as included in Golf World's "2009 Top 100 Golf Shops in the United States."

About ClubCorp

Dallas-based ClubCorp, Inc. is The World Leader in Private Clubs. Since its founding in 1957, ClubCorp has operated with a central purpose: to build relationships and enrich the lives of its members. Today, ClubCorp stands as the preeminent owner and operator of private clubs; boasting a membership roster in excess of 400,000 across a network of more than 150 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs and resorts. The ClubCorp portfolio includes distinguished properties, such as Firestone Country Club, Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Mission Hills Country Club, Capital Club Beijing, Metropolitan Club Chicago, and the Aspen Glen Club. For more information, visit (www.clubcorp.com).

CONTACT: Patty Jerde of ClubCorp, Inc., +1-972-888-7790

SOURCE ClubCorp, Inc.

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