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PGA.com news services
03.23.2006
06:23 pm (ET)
CONCORD, N.C. -- The Rocky River Golf Club will have company when the Concord Convention Center and an 11-story Embassy Suites hotel open in the near future. The golf course is owned by the City of Concord. The hotel overlooks the 13th hole at Rocky River and is visible throughout the back nine. The hotel, which will feature 310 guest suites, is being developed by hotelier John Q. Hammons as part of a public-private partnership on city-owned land. The hotel and convention center will help Concord draw larger conventions and sustain its rapidly growing tourism industry, city officials said. It will also benefit Rocky River GC, which is one of the premier municipal courses in the state and ranked No. 77 in North Carolina's top 100 courses. The hotel's biggest impact might be the number of weekday rounds it generates at Rocky River, which already receives strong play on Fridays and weekends. Another positive effect for the course, which opened in 1997, is the availability of stay-and-play options for out-of-town golfers. Copyright 2006 PGA.com. All rights reserved.
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