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Horseshoe Casino Classic
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On behalf of the City of Hammond and the Hammond Port Authority, welcome to what I know will be an exciting weekend of championship golf at Hammond’s Lost Marsh Golf Course. Hammond is proud to once again host what has become an annual stop on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. As the only Chicago-area national professional golf event in 2008, we believe there is no better place to enjoy professional golf than at Lost Marsh in Hammond.
As the young women who have played here before can attest, the Lost Marsh Golf Course is one of most challenging courses that you will play. Besides its obvious attraction to golfers, however, the course serves as a stunning example of ecological responsibility. As a former industrial slag heap that was transformed into the rolling acres you see today, Lost Marsh continues to be heralded as an environmental achievement. Hammond has set the standard for communities that wish to reclaim brownfields and reintroduce birds and wildlife to traditionally industrial areas. Hammond is proud of the work it has accomplished and believes the contrasting scenery of industry and nature makes golfing Lost Marsh a unique experience.
Our shared commitment with the Duramed FUTURES Tour will bring this high quality event to Hammond through 2010. I am proud to welcome the golfers (and their friends and families, without whom many could not play the tour) to this event and to our city. As representatives of over 26 countries, you continue to impress us with your skill and sportsmanship. We look forward to showing you all that Lost Marsh, and the rest of Hammond, has to offer this weekend and in years to come.
Sincerely,
Thomas M. McDermott, Jr.
Mayor, City of Hammond
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 Lost Marsh Golf ClubThe Lost Marsh championship 18-hole golf course is uniquely designed to challenge all levels of play. 330 acres of rolling greens picturesquely designed with trees, water and links-style holes give golfers a relief from the ordinary.
Lost Marsh has been heralded for its environmental achievement of restoring brownfields, birds and wildlife to a traditionally industrial area. The former slag site where Lost Marsh sits today offers golfers a unique experience blending industry and nature.
Because of its ecological commitment, the course was honored with a GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Aware (ELGA). ELGA recognizes golf course superintendents and their courses for overall course management excellence in the areas of Resource Conservation, Water Quality Management, Integrated Pest Management, Wildlife/Habitat Management and Education/Outreach.
Touted as Northwest Indiana’s Finest Public Golf Course, Lost Marsh’s proximity to so many other attractions makes it an ideal travel destination. It sits a short drive from Chicago and minutes from one of the most popular casinos in Northwest Indiana, the Horseshoe Casino. Lost Marsh is down the road from Lake Michigan’s Hammond Marina and only 90 minutes from four of Indiana’s largest cities.
For more information, visit our website at:
www.lostmarshgolf.com or
Call (219) 932-4046.
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