Concord, NH - As spring is in the air and golf fever abounds, Havenwood-Heritage Heights announces that Tracy Martin will be a part of the field this July when the USI Championship is played at Beaver Meadow Golf Course.
Over the past few months, Michael Palmieri, Tournament Director and President/CEO of Havenwood-Heritage Heights, worked very closely with the New Hampshire Women’s Golf Association (NHWGA). “The leadership of the NHWGA are great fans of the game and this event. The work they do behind the scenes is deliberate and very professional. They always make a wonderful amateur recommendation and each of the young women we have invited as amateurs have been very representative of our state and the game they are so passionate about”.
Tracy is senior and an honor roll student at Bishop Guertin High School and has a handicap of +0.4. In June of 2008 she posted a career low score of 65 at Brentwood Country Club in Keene, NH. With a list of golf accomplishments more than a page and a half long, Tracy has several wins under her belt ranging from High School events to American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments. Tracy and her family were thrilled about this opportunity and we can expect to see her play a few practice rounds at Beaver Meadow Golf Course as the nice weather begins to come around. She is expected to attend the University of Richmond where she is slated to be a key part of the Women’s Golf Team in the fall.
The USI Championship will be contested over three days (July 24-26, 2009) and is a 54 stroke play event. It is held at Beaver Meadow Golf Course in Concord, NH. The field of 143 professional golfers will compete for a total purse of $90,000 - the highest ever at this event. The amateur is not eligible for this prize money but the experience they can gain is very valuable to a promising golf career.
Havenwood-Heritage Heights has presented the USI Championship to New Hampshire for six years. Havenwood-Heritage Heights is a not-for-profit, faith based, continuing care retirement community located in Concord, NH. Close to 650 residents call Havenwood-Heritage Heights their home. The Duramed FUTURES Tour event has been its signature fundraiser for the last 5 years, with proceeds from the tournament benefiting the Havenwood-Heritage Heights’ Resident Support Fund, providing financial assistance to residents who have outlived their own personal financial resources.
The Duramed FUTURES Tour (The Road to the LPGA) consists of 17 tournaments played all over the nation. Players are playing their way to the LPGA. The mission of the Duramed FUTURES Tour is to prepare the world's best young women professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. It is the LPGA’s developmental tour. More than 500 Duramed FUTURES Tour alumnae have gone on to earn LPGA membership. Through 2008, Duramed FUTURES Tour alums own a total of 345 LPGA victories and 37 major championships. It is the most established women’s developmental tour in the world, with 29 years of structured competition. The 2009 roster has attracted top women professionals from 31 different nations and 40 U.S. states.
USI New England is the title sponsor of Concord’s Duramed FUTURES Tour event. USI is based locally in Bedford, NH, and is the 8th largest insurance broker in the United States. USI’s team of over 2900 dedicated insurance and financial services professionals are located throughout the nation. USI New England provides clients with customized single source insurance and risk management solutions within the areas of Property, Casualty, Employee Benefits, and Financial Services. USI New England is also the “Official Insurance Broker” of our National Champions - the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Celtics who partner with USI for their insurance and risk management needs.
