New PGA Golf Professional Helps High Hampton Inn Swing into Its 88th Season

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. April 09, 2010

CASHIERS, NC (April 8, 2010) - As High Hampton Inn & Country Club in Cashiers, N.C. prepares for its 88th season, the resort is pleased to announce that Craig Hartle will serve as the new PGA Golf Professional for the property.

“High Hampton Inn is very excited to have Craig Hartle at the helm of our golf program,” said General Manager Clifford Meads. “Craig brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will continue to take our tradition of golf to the next level. His love for the game is palpable.”

Hartle, who comes to High Hampton Inn from the Atlanta-area, has been a Golf Professional for 27 years, 24 of those as a Class-A PGA Professional. He brings to the resort years of experience that he has gained from working with, consulting for, and teaching at resorts and private country clubs. Prior to arriving at High Hampton Inn, Hartle served as the Director of Golf/General Manager of the Echelon Golf Club/Georgia Tech Club in Alpharetta, Ga.

Throughout his career, Hartle has been an active member of the Georgia PGA He has served on numerous committees and on the board of directors for the organization. From 2004-2006, he was the Georgia PGA Tournament Chairman, and he served as the Tournament Director of the Georgia State Open from 1988-1993 and again in 2003.

No stranger to awards, Hartle was chosen as the Golf Professional of the Year for the Georgia PGA in 2006. He has won more than 33 professional golf events, and is a two-time Georgia PGA Champion (winning in 1986 and 1995) and three-time Georgia Senior-Junior Champion. In 1990, he was one of four golfers in the USF&G National Skins Championship, which was televised nationally on ESPN.

Hartle's life-long love and appreciation of golf have paved the way to his new position at the Inn. “I am thrilled to begin the next chapter of my career at High Hampton Inn,” he said. “This resort is filled with such history and offers mountain golf with stunning views and challenging play. I am honored to be a part of the High Hampton legacy.”

The historic High Hampton Inn & Country Club, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a classically rustic stone-and-wood mountain inn overlooking the spectacular scenery of North Carolina's sliver of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Amenities at this 3,600-foot elevation, 1,400-acre, 117-room resort (with lodge rooms, cottages and cabins, all with private bath) include myriad seasonal events (children's programs, golf and tennis clinics, wildflower workshops), an 18-hole George W. Cobb-designed golf course, a full dining room with three sumptuous buffets daily, six tennis courts and a 35-acre lake for swimming, boating, fishing and other water-related activities. For more detailed information, contact the High Hampton Inn & Country Club at 1525 Highway 107 South, Post Office Box 338, Cashiers, North Carolina 28717. Visit the inn at http://www.highhamptoninn.com or contact reservations toll-free at (800) 334-2551.