Marriott Golf and Giving Back: Play Yellow Corporate Impact Award

It has been an outstanding year for Marriott Golf.

We had the chance to gather at GolfCON to engage in networking and educational training for the first time in three years.

We dedicated resources to improving existing courses and set plans for new locations.

But above all, we are most humbled and pleased to share Marriott Golf received the inaugural Corporate Impact Award at the 2022 Play Yellow Invitational.

GIVING BACK

One of our Marriott core values is to Serve Our World. For almost 40 years, we have been proud to partner with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) to make a difference in the lives of children, most recently through Play Yellow.

Established in 2019 in collaboration with Jack and Barbara Nicklaus and the PGA Tour, Play Yellow helps raise critical funds for children’s hospitals. Marriott Golf hosted the first-ever Children’s Hospital Week Play Yellow event at Hawk’s Landing and has raised more than $3.5 million through Marriott Golf events across the country. Our properties have hosted Play Yellow golf tournaments, as well as Hit the Green for Miracles contests, membership auctions, and other activities.

The strength of CMN Hospitals truly lies in the local activations that happen across the country. It’s the people, including our own Marriott Golf Play Yellow Ambassadors, that represent the cause and encourage positive change day after day. We are excited for the future of Marriott’s involvement in Play Yellow and look forward to infusing even more energy into this incredible cause to make a difference in the lives of children.

GOLFCON

This year, I had the pleasure to gather with the Marriott Global Golf Team for the GolfCON 2022 Conference, which offers attendees a chance to network and engage in training — all while raising funds for CMN Hospitals. This was the first time in three years we were able to come together for this educational experience, and I am so grateful to all the sponsors, preferred vendors, and business partners who joined us.

In addition to keynote speeches from?Dave Ridley?and Felipe Gomez, it was especially uplifting to hear from Miracle Kid Benjamin, and his sister, Collette, who delivered an inspiring dialogue about just how much CMN Hospitals contributions mean to those in need.

During GolfCON, we also celebrated the incredibly strong financials from past couple of years, attributable to our outstanding associates and properties. I would like to extend a congratulations to all the winners, including:

Mike Hodgins?– Golf Professional of the Year

Chris Young – Golf Grounds Manager of the Year

JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort – HOPE & Miracles Award

The Ritz-Carlton Members Club – Top Property

GREENS + GOALS

In addition to serving those in need, Marriott Golf dedicated resources to improving the golf experience for our valued members and guests. We welcomed a new addition to the management portfolio with the opening of The St. Regis Bermuda Resort and its Five Forts Golf Club.

Planning is also underway for the new Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. Formerly Cotton Bay Club, the course was once a retreat for celebrities and hosted Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf. The resort revival will include a luxury Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel, spa, and reimagined golf course.

For our existing courses, we have invested $9.5M in improvement projects over the past three years, including a redesign of holes at the Orlando World Center Marriott, re-grassing a new irrigation system at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, fairway re-grassing and new bunker sand at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, and more.

The next several years will bring further improvements, including a partnership with golf course architect Erik Larsen at Vinoy Golf Club, as well as renovations and redesigns at Hawk’s Landing at the Orlando World Center Marriott and the Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club.?

I am excited for the future of Marriott Golf and our continued partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.