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Hole-in-One Shot on Resort at Squaw Creek's Challenging Championship Golf Course

Resort at Squaw Creek’s Robert Trent Jones’s, Jr. Championship Golf Course’s 7th Hole proved no match for Truckee resident

Olympic Valley, Calif. - Resort at Squaw Creek's Robert Trent Jones's, Jr. Championship Golf Course's 7th Hole proved no match for Truckee resident, David Orebaugh. On the 333-yard hole - a par-4 -- Orebaugh launched a powerful drive with his Cleveland Hibor driver that cleared a wetland area in front of the green and ultimately finished in the cup. Because the hole is brush-guarded and at a substantial distance from the tee, Orebaugh and his golfing partner, Josh Crawford, searched the brush for 5-10 minutes. In fact, Orebaugh played another ball. It wasn't until the pair removed the pin that they found the missing ball in the cup. "A hole-in-one on a par-4 is extremely rare," said Carrie Degree, Assistant Golf Professional at Resort at Squaw Creek. I don't recall a hole-in-one ever shot on the 7th. Resort at Squaw Creek's Audubon Certified golf course will be closing for the season on October 8. However, the course will reopen mid-May 2008. During the winter months the course serves as a winter recreation site for cross country skiing, snowshoeing and dog sledding. Located at the base of Squaw Valley USA, five miles from the shores of Lake Tahoe, Resort at Squaw Creek is a AAA Four-Diamond year-round resort featuring 405 luxuriously appointed rooms, four restaurants, a full-service spa and the Mountain Buddies™ children's program. The property also features over 33,000 square feet of indoor conference space and over 14,000 square feet of outdoor meeting space. For more information on Resort at Squaw Creek visit www.visitsquawcreek.com.

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About Resort at Squaw Creek
Resort at Squaw Creek is situated at the base of Squaw Valley USA, home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. The mountainside North Lake Tahoe resort, which still sparkles from the near $55 million property-wide renovation more than a year ago, features 405 lavishly appointed residential-style guest rooms and suites; 33,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 14,750 square feet of outdoor space; an exclusive on-property chair lift accessing Squaw Valley USA's world-class ski terrain; a Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course; a recently renovated spa and full-service salon; a comprehensive on-site summer recreational program for adults and kids alike; a 25-meter heated pool, kiddy and plunge pools, a 120-foot water slide and outdoor hot tubs; four distinct restaurants; exclusive boutique shopping; and Mountain Buddies, a fully-supervised children's activity program. Resort at Squaw Creek is a perennial AAA Four Diamond property, and is one of the "Top 50 Ski Resorts in North America," as selected by Conde Nast Traveler. The resort is a short five-mile drive to Tahoe City with access to Lake Tahoe, North America's largest alpine lake at 22 miles long and 12 miles wide.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts
Resort at Squaw Creek is one of more than 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 7,000 guest rooms, 10 golf courses and 11 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Houston, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Portland, Palm Springs, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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