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Pearl River Resort announces the hiring of Mark Powell as Dancing Rabbit Golf Club’s Director
June 19, 2004
CHOCTAW, Miss.–Pearl River Resort today announced
the hiring of Mark Powell, as the Director of Golf at Dancing Rabbit
Golf Club. Powell will be responsible for the management and operations
of the Resort golf department, including the clubhouse, restaurant,
grounds maintenance and golf operations.
“ We were very impressed by Mark during the interview process
and feel he will be a valuable asset to the team,” said Pearl
River Resort President Jay Dorris. “His knowledge and experience
will continue to solidify Dancing Rabbit as a premier course in the
southeast.”
Powell, head professional at the Beau Pre' Country Club in Natchez, Mississippi, since it’s inception on July 17, 1999, has been a head golf professional since 1985. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Powell has been in Natchez since 1990 and helped the Belwood Country Club membership build and relocate to the renowned Beau Pre' golf course.
“I’m excited about helping build the Pearl River Resort into the marquee resort destination in the South,” Powell said. “The resort is committed to making Dancing Rabbit the premier golf experience every player wants and I am honored to help lead them into the future. We promise every golfer at Dancing Rabbit an escape from the routine and a ‘taste of the win’ in a mix of exciting and entertaining Resort offerings.”
As the head golf professional at Beau Pre', Powell has hosted the Farm Bureau Invitational, Mississippi PGA Championship, Mississippi Women’s State Amateur, Mid-South Golf Association Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship, Mississippi Cup Matches, Gulf States PGA Cup Matches, Gulf States PGA Senior Championship, USGA Senior Amateur qualifier, Mississippi Seniors Golf Association, Gulf States PGA Junior Golf Tour, Insurance Youth Classic State Championship and Buick Scramble Sectional Qualifier.
Powell is currently the Gulf States PGA Section Secretary and has served in every office of the Mississippi PGA and as president from 2001-2002. Powell has been the Junior Golf Chairman of the GSPGA since 1997 and served on the Rules of Golf Committee, Tournament Committee and Awards Committee for the Gulf States. He has also served as Tournament Chairman of the Farm Bureau Invitational, Starter at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, Hole Captain at the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open at Old Waverly and instructor for the USA Today Hotline at the PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit.
Two-time Gulf States PGA Maxfli Player of the Year, Powell is a seven-time member of the Mississippi PGA Cup Team and serves as the Team Captain. Powell was awarded the Mississippi PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2001.
Dancing Rabbit Golf Club includes two 18-hole courses, The Azaleas and The Oaks, designed by Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate. Dancing Rabbit has been nominated to several awards including being rated 35 in Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Courses You Can Play.”
Pearl River Resort, located on Hwy. 16 W. in Choctaw, MS is a development of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Pearl River Resort is comprised of a number of individual properties. These include: Golden Moon Hotel & Casino, Silver Star Hotel & Casino, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, 15 great restaurants, the world's first Hard Rock Beach Club and Clearwater Key, an eight-acre tropical beach attraction.
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© 2004 A Development of the Mississippi Band
of Choctaw Indians
