Oheka Castle & Golf - Together Again

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OHEKA CASTLE Hotel & Estate

The Great Tee Off Party

Huntington, NY (PRWEB) May 6, 2009

OHEKA CASTLE Hotel & Estate is pleased to announce that it will host "The Great Tee Off Party" on Tuesday, May 26th 2009, from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. The event is by invitation only.

The love affair between OHEKA CASTLE and the golf course which surrounds it began in 1919 when Otto Kahn commissioned world renowned golf architect Seth Raynor* to design the old-fashioned links course. The pair parted ways in the 1940s when the Kahn family sold the golf course to the Cold Spring Country Club, and the course was later redesigned in 1968 by famous golf architect, Robert Trent Jones. Now OHEKA CASTLE and the golf course are re-united once again, making golf and tennis available exclusively to hotel guests of OHEKA through a special partnership with the prestigious "members-only" Cold Spring Country Club.

To commemorate this historic occasion, the event will include:

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY: Gary Melius, Owner of OHEKA, and Burt Gold, President of the Cold Spring Country Club

THE TEE OFF: Gary Melius will ceremoniously tee off at the very firsthole where Otto Kahn teed off back in 1919
TOUR: Golf Course & Tennis Courts at the Cold Spring Country Club (Meet Golf Pros Jim Weiss and Austin Straub, and Tennis Pro Renie Sokolowski)
VIEW: The luxury guestrooms & suites at OHEKA CASTLE
ENJOY: Complimentary wine, champagne and hors d'oeurves

After the Party relax and enjoy a cocktail in the new OHEKA Bar. Open 8-pm-10pm (cash & credit cards accepted)

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: Interviews and photo opportunities will be available during the event as well as one hour prior to the event.

GOLF EDITORS: Complimentary overnight stay at OHEKA and a round of golf at the Cold Spring Country Club.

ABOUT THE COURSE:
The golf course at the Cold Spring Country Club is considered one of the great private estate courses built during the Roaring Twenties, this challenging par 71 (73 for women) is one of the premier private courses on Long Island's North Shore. The course offers a unique design of small well guarded greens, well placed bunkers, and the charm of very few adjacent holes. Its beautiful topography is set around the world famous OHEKA CASTLE offering stunning views of both the Castle and the Long Island Sound.

Holes: 18
Greens: Rye Grass (traces of Bent)
Fairways: Rye Grass (traces of Bent)
Par: 71 (73 for Women)
Yards: 6547
Slope: 131

Rating: 71
Sand bunkers: 81-90
On-site Golf Pro: Jim Weiss
Water Hazards: Yes
Built: 1919
Club Status: Private

Tee - Par - Yardage - Course Rating - Slope
Back Tees - 71 - 6547 - 71.3 - 131
Middle Tees - 71 - 6255 - 70.1 - 129
Forward Tees - 73 - 5290 - 73.4 - 125

*Raynor's design credits with legendary golf architect CB Mac Donald include such prestigious golf courses as the Creek Club, National Golf Links of America, and the Yale University Golf Course. Raynor later designed notable golf courses such as the Fishers Island Golf Club, the Country Club of Charleston (SC) and the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda.

OHEKA CASTLE Hotel & Estate is a majestic historic mansion located on Long Island's famed Gold Coast just 45 minutes outside of New York City. Inspired by the great chateaux of France, this magnificent estate is the second largest private residence in America and has painstakingly undergone a $30 million restoration to transform this early 20th century stately home back to its former grandeur. OHEKA is a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World boasting 32 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites situated on the upper floors of the estate where guests can sleep like royalty. Enjoy a leisurely stroll around the beautiful reflecting pools and spraying fountains in the formal gardens, work out on one of the state-of-the art treadmills in the fitness center, play an 18-hole round of Golf or a game of tennis, relax next to a roaring fire in the stately Library then indulge in a gourmet dinner in the Formal Dining Room before retiring to your uniquely designed suite for an in-room massage. Breathtakingly beautiful, OHEKA Castle is admired as a premier venue for exquisite weddings and gala celebrations and has been the backdrop to many film and photo productions. The refined and relaxed European atmosphere have earned this estate the consistent recognition as one of New York's finest hotels.

Please contact Nancy Melius-Murton for exclusive press invitations.

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