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FootGolf On Luxury Links
Reunion Resort recently integrated the planet’s most popular sport of
soccer with one of Florida’s finest golf courses!
The AAA Four Diamond resort introduced the exciting game of FootGolf
to its luxury links. Played like traditional golf but with a soccer ball, FootGolf
offers a unique and exciting way to experience the undulating fairways of
Reunion’s award-winning Watson Course, a Tom Watson Signature Design.
FootGolf is played using the basic model of golf, with a tee box, a green,
bunkers, hazards, a similar scorecard and 9 or 18 holes to play. The main
differences are the cups, which are 21 inches in diameter, the ball (a #5
soccer ball), the shorter holes, and the fact that the players kick the ball
instead of using clubs. FootGolfers checking in for their tee time receive a
golf cart with a stocked cooler of ice and bottled water and two soccer
balls to tackle the 18-hole, par-72 Tom Watson Signature Design Course.
The main goal is simple – kick the ball into the hole with the fewest
amounts of kicks possible. Each hole has a par just like golf ranging from
par 3-5 which adds up to a par 72. The par indicates the possible number
of kicks a player would need to get the ball into the hole. Tee times are
available in the afternoons and the course takes an average of only 90
minutes to complete – the same length of time as a soccer match. n
Kevin Baker,
Director of Golf
Reunion Resort
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“We are thrilled to
introduce FootGolf at
Reunion,” said Kevin Baker,
Director of Golf for Reunion
Resort. “It is a great sport
for families and can be
played in a fraction of the
time as a traditional round
of golf. It also provides
a youthful and exciting
aspect to the game.”
U.S. Pro-Am FootGolf Tour 2016 - September 3-6, 2016 - Reunion® Resort is a FootGolf Course sanctioned by the American FootGolf League
(AFGL) that promotes the sport of FootGolf under the rules and guidelines of the Federation of International FootGolf (FIFG).
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