PGA National Announces Ice Cream Festival Weekend
(PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.) — PGA National Resort & Spa will host its “Ice Cream Festival Weekend” (Aug. 16 – 18) highlighted by its “Ice Cream Festival Weekend Package ”with accommodations included and an attempt to become the Guinness Book of World Records title holder of “World’s Longest Ice Cream Sundae” on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Whether a foodie, gourmet or just plain love ice cream, this unique weekend is packed with fun activities for the entire family. With a portion of proceeds benefiting Alliance For Kids the three-day festival’s schedule is as follows:
Friday, Aug. 16:
* The “Gourmet Ice Cream Pairing Dinner at Bella Lago” from 6 – 10 p.m. ($100 per person, tax and gratuity additional, adults only) is a four-course culinary feast presented by a trio of celebrated chefs: PGA National’s Donald Young and Todd Sicolo and Todd Owen (both from The Grove Park Inn, Ashville, N.C.) The lavish meal is highlighted by pan-seared scallops and Barolo-braised short ribs of beef and will include fresh-snipped basil ice cream, white truffle foie gras crema, and frozen hot chocolate.
Saturday, Aug. 17:
* A full roster of family fun for the day features: “The Face Freeze Frenzy Ice Creaming Eating Contest” at the Wave Poolside Bar & Grille (11 – 1 p.m.); Whole Foods’ “The Big Taste ” ultimate ice cream social with e-voting for “Yummiest Ice Cream Flavor” (2 – 4 p.m., $20 for adults, $10 for kids, unlimited sampling www.thebigtaste.eventbrite.com); “BBQ Sock Hop” at the Palm Terrace with live entertainment (6 – 8:30 p.m.); and “Golf Kart Drive-in Movie” (9 p.m., $10 per cart, includes popcorn).
Sunday, August 18
* The “Luke’s Ice Cream Sweet Sundae Fun Day” (http://sweetsundae.eventbrite.com/) will be held in the British Ballroom from 11:00 am (registration) – 4p.m. The cost is $30 in advanced and $35 per family at the door and includes a sundae building kit (two adults / two children, proof required).The event features family friendly vendors, face painting, bounce houses, and an attempt to win the Guinness Book of World Records title of “World’s Longest Ice Cream Sundae” of more than 1,200 ft.
PGA National is additionally offering its two day / one night “Ice Cream Festival Weekend Package” on Saturday, Aug. 17 for $189 (subject to resort fee, taxes where applicable). It includes accommodations; two tickets to Saturday night’s “Sock Hop BBQ”; two tickets to the Saturday’s “Big Taste-Sweet Tweet”; access to the “Golf Kart Drive-in Movie” (one cart); and family admission to “Luke’s Ice Cream Sweet Sundae Fun Day.”
“Our ‘Ice Cream Festival Weekend´ is loaded with affordable fun for all and is going to be an absolute blast for the entire family,” says Joel Paige, vice president and managing director. “While we’re world-famous for golf, we’re also quickly becoming known as one of the great family destinations in the U.S.”
To book the “Ice Cream Festival Weekend Package”: call 855.896.4762 or book online.
For a complete roster of PGA National’s summer events visit: www.pgaresortsummer.com. For more PGA National Resort & Spa information: www.pgaresort.com or call 561-627-2000.
About PGA National Resort & Spa
Fresh off its comprehensive $100 million revitalization, PGA National Resort & Spa is a world-class golf, vacation and meeting destination. The South Florida locale offers 90 holes of championship golf on five courses, including the famed Champion Course, home to the popular PGA TOUR Honda Classic and past host of the Ryder Cup, PGA Championship and a litany of other prized professional golf tournaments.
The Champion showcases the legendary “Bear Trap” – one of the most difficult three-hole stretches in the game. Holes 15, 16 and 17 are where designer Jack Nicklaus famously said, “It should be won or lost right here.” On-site programs from both the David Leadbetter Golf Academy and the Dave Pelz Scoring Game School, along with tour level custom club fitting from the PGA National Club Fitting Lab, are available.
PGA National features customized suites ideal for weddings, golf “buddy trips” and spa aficionados; a permanent, lakeside wedding venue with stunning vistas; and new 19thhole bar and grill named “Bar 91.” Other distinguishing highlights include a world-class 33,000 square-foot health-and-racquet club with 19 Har-Tru tennis courts, 40,000 square feet of self-contained conference space and seven on-site restaurants and lounges.
Conveniently located within easy driving distance of major Florida population centers, the AAA Four Diamond resort is 15 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), one hour from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and 90 minutes from Miami International Airport (MIA).
About SCS Advisors
Multi-discipline hotel advisory firm, SCS Advisors provides property management, operations oversight, transactions, and development services to lodging investors.
Formed in 1997 by executives of JMB Realty Corporation and Walton Street Capital L.L.C., SCS Advisors, Inc. has represented ownership interests in 51 lodging properties encompassing 21,000 rooms, and 13 ownership groups and currently oversees 20 luxury, upper upscale, resort and boutique properties comprising approximately 7,000 rooms on behalf of private equity, high net worth, and municipality clients.
Recognizing that hotel assets are a unique blend of real estate class due to their operating, labor, and capital-intensive nature, SCS employs an active, value-added management philosophy throughout its activities. Its management team consists of 6 seasoned industry professionals with varying skill sets. At its core, the company is a hotel asset management firm whose primary purpose is to advocate and further ownership interests. These activities consist of development and implementation of capital projects, active oversight of the hotels’ sales and marketing activities, ongoing review and scrutiny of financial and operating results, maximizing hotel operator and brand involvement and contribution to subject hotels, and implementation of investment objectives.
About Century Golf Partners
Century Golf Partners, which owns Arnold Palmer Golf Management, is one of the leading and most experienced companies in the golf industry. Century’s business approach is to partner with communities to create successful golf courses and private clubs. This philosophy has served the company well as the portfolio has steadily increased since inception. Century operates more than 65 courses throughout the U.S. For information call 972.490.2610 or visit www.centurygolf.com or www.palmergolf.com.