PREDATOR RIDGE UNVEILS THE NAME OF THE NEW GOLF COURSE

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Lisa Corcoran
Predator Ridge Resort
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PREDATOR RIDGE UNVEILS THE NAME OF THE NEW GOLF COURSE
The Okanagan's Premier Resort Will Open the New Course This Summer

Vernon, BC -- Thursday January 21, 2010 -- Predator Ridge announces that the newest addition to the resort will be named The Ridge Course.  The Ridge Course, an 18 hole championship golf course designed by award winning architect Doug Carrick, will open this summer for golfers of all skill levels to enjoy.
 
The Ridge Course offers dramatic elevation changes, spectacular mountain vistas, stunning views of Okanagan Lake and rugged outcroppings of rock frame many of the holes, adding to the challenge and beauty of the course.  The Ridge Course was designed by award winning architect, Doug Carrick, who is known for using the natural typography of a site to create courses that are playable by golfers of all skill levels.  Over 7,190 yards in length, the Par 72 course will be a must-play on any Canadian golf itinerary. 

"The new course at Predator Ridge has been designed to provide golfers of all skill levels with a memorable and exhilarating golf experience that is unique to the Okanagan Valley," comments Doug Carrick, owner of Carrick Design.  "Multiple tee locations on every hole provide varying degrees of challenge and enjoyment for highly skilled golfers, as well as for novice or recreational golfers."

Predator Ridge has a reputation for providing outstanding playing conditions and first class service and the addition of The Ridge Course will surely enhance the overall experience golfing at Predator Ridge.  

Construction on the new course started in January 2008 and was completed in September 2009.  It was the first major infrastructure project initiated after Vancouver-based Wesbild Holdings Ltd.  acquired the resort and real estate development in September 2007.

The resort launched a contest in the fall to solicit ideas and suggestions for names for the course offering a prize draw of a membership for the 2010 season to one lucky entrant. 

"Over 7,000 people entered the contest offering a wide variety of name ideas and The Ridge Course was a popular suggestion," say Rod Cochrane, General Manager at Predator Ridge Resort. "In looking at the experience that Doug Carrick has created and the nature of the site, we truly feel that the name reflects the course as it much of it sits along a ridge overlooking the lake, golfers will really have an understanding what The Ridge Course is all about, the very first time they play it."

The resort is also renaming the original golf course to The Predator Course.  It was previously known as the Osprey - Red Tail course.  "Our guests already refer to it as 'The Predator Course'," says Rod Cochrane, "We are simply updating the name to reflect the identity it already has in the marketplace."
 
The resort will be taking tee-times for The Ridge Course as of March 15th for the 2010 golf season.
 

About Predator Ridge

Located in Vernon, BC, Predator Ridge Resort is an exceptional place to vacation or to call home. The 1,200-acre award-winning development boasts miles of natural wooded preserves ideal for hiking and biking. Literally steps away is the namesake golf course.

A full-service newly renovated Clubhouse, a Golf Performance Centre, a state-of-the-art fitness centre with a 25m indoor pool, outdoor pools, an AVEDAâ„¢ concept Salon & Spa, luxurious accommodation and a year round calendar of events and activities offer guests a variety of options on the resort in addition to its convenient access to lakes, ski hills and wineries. Wesbild Holdings Ltd. Owns and operates Predator Ridge Resort. For more information, visit predatorridge.com.

About Carrick Design

Carrick Design Inc. has become well known for developing some of the finest golf courses in the world. Founded in 1985 by Douglas Carrick, Carrick Design Inc. has established a reputation as one of the leading International golf course architectural firms.  Carrick Design has the unique ability to blend housing developments sensitively into the golf course layout to maximize surrounding property values while still maintaining the integrity of both the golf course and housing areas.  Carrick Design has been involved in the planning and design of numerous housing and resort golf course communities as well as standalone private clubs and pay as you play courses.

Carrick began his career in golf course design in 1981 under the tutelage of the late C.E. "Robbie" Robinson, who schooled Carrick in the classic design principles that were passed onto him by renowned golf course architect, Stanley Thompson. The Soul of the Green is the source of distinction of a Carrick Design golf course.  With over 50 projects in Canada and around the world, including The Carrick on Loch Lomand, Grey Wolf and Muskoka Bay, Carrick Design has won numerous awards and accolades along the way including Golf Digest's Best New Course in Canada Award for the Muskoka Bay Club in 2007, Bigwin Island Golf Club in 2002, Greywolf Golf Course in 1999 and Angus Glen Golf Club in 1995.

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For additional information, interviews and photographs, please contact:

Lisa Corcoran
Predator Ridge Resort
250-309-3379
lcorcoran@predatorridge.com