LTC 640-2019 2019 SOUTH BEACH INTERNATIONAL AMATEURMIAM I BEACH
O FFIC E O F TH E C ITY M A N A G ER
N O . L TC # 640-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO : M a yo r D a n G elb e r and M e m b e rs om m ission
FRO M : Jim m y L. M ora le s, C ity M a na ge
D A TE: D e ce m b e r 1 O , 2019
SU BJEC T : 2019 SOUTH BEACH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR
T h e P ar k s an d R e cre a tio n D e par tm en t is pro ud to an no unce th at th e 9 An nual South
Be a c h Inte rn a tion a l A m a te ur (S B IA ) golf tourn a m ent w ill be held at the M iam i Beach and
N o rm and y Sh ore s golf cl u b s fr om T ue sday, D e cem ber 17 thro ugh Sun d ay, D ecemb er
2278.
O v e r the ye a rs, th is to urn a m ent ha s ga rn e red an abundance of praise and its ascension
to the top of am a te ur golf ranking s is un p recedented. A ccording to Scratch Players W orld
A m a te ur R an kin g (S P W A R ) and the R &A W o rld A m ateur G olf R anking, the SB IA ranks
as the #6 am a te u r golf to u rn am ent in the w orld . T he other "T op 4" am ateur tourn am ents
- U S A m a te u r, British A m a te ur, W estern A m a teur, and N C AA D ivision 1 Ch am pion sh ip -
a ve ra g e 118 ye a rs in existence .
R a n g in g fr o m ag es 14 to 63, this yea r's S B IA w ill feature 21 O players. Of these players,
16 2 ran k in the to p 1,00 0 w o rldw id e, including 40 of the w orld's top junior golfers, and 104
a re in te rn a tio n a l co m p e tito rs w ho w ill rep rese nt 31 countries on the field. T his is the largest
in te rn a tio n a l fie ld in th e U n ited States, and the second largest in the w orld, behind the
B ritis h A m a te u r.
In ligh t of the to u rn a m ent, M ia m i Be ach G o lf C lub (M B G C ) and N orm andy Shores Golf
C lu b (N S G C ) w ill be o p e n fo r lim ited ho urs of pub lic play beginning T uesday, D ecem ber
17 ,M B G C wi ll return to norm al hours of op era tion on M on d ay, D ecemb e r 23"" and N S G C
wi ll retu rn to no rm al hou rs of ope ration on Saturda y, D ecem ber 21°. Pl ease see bel ow for
th e m o d ifi e d sche d u le thro ug hout the se dates:
SCHEDULE OF GOLF COURSE AVAILABILITY
D A T E II M IA M I BE A C H G O L F C LU B N O R M A N D Y SH O R ES GO LF CLUB
T u e s . D e ce m b e r 17 II 7:00 a.m. - 9:.0 0 a.m .* 7:00 a.m . - 9:.00 a.m .*
W e d . D e ce m b e r 18 II 7:00 a.m . - 9:.00 a.m .* 7:00 a.m . - 9:.00 a.m .*
T h u rs. D e ce m b er 19 C o urse C lo sed C ourse Closed
F ri. D e ce m b er 20 C o urse C lo sed C ourse C losed
S a t. D e ce m b er 2 1 A fter 2:30 p.m . A ll D ay
S u n . D e ce m b e r 22 A fte r 2:30 p.m . Il A ll D ay
Tuesday and Wednesday tee times are available between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for members,
before the practice rounds begin.
The C ity's go lf m anagem e nt pro vide r has arra nged fo r m e m bers to play at the M iam i
Sho res Country C lub that T hursda y and Friday, w ith preferred tee tim es and spe cia l rates.
M e m bers can m ake reserv atio ns up to 10 days in advance by contacting the M ia m i S ho res
pro shop at 305-795-2366 and ide ntifying them selves as a m e m ber of eithe r of the C ity's
respective go lf cl ubs.
Sho uld you have additional questio ns, please contact Jo hn R ebar at (305) 67 3-72 72 .