Fiddlesticks Country Club Golf Course Goes High Tech
Synthetic Turf International Installs E Z Tee Driving Range Product

Synthetic Grass Alternative Uses Regulation Golf Tee

July 14, 2005, Jupiter, FL—Synthetic Turf International (STI), a global synthetic turf supplier and installer of premium synthetic putting greens and related synthetic surfaces, recently completed a driving range renovation project at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida.  The project was facilitated in conjunction with North Carolina-based course construction contractor Landscapes Unlimited, LLC.

The project consisted of installing and enhancing the 1,800 square foot driving range tee line with STI’s innovative E Z Tee system, a naturalistic synthetic turf designed specifically for driving range tee lines. In addition to being able to hit “off the deck” down and through the ball, golfers can also hit off a regulation golf tee, placed in the E Z Tee surface. This is a stark departure from the white plastic tube that serves as a tee in other synthetic tee line surfaces. In addition to the realistic playability of E Z Tee, Fiddlesticks’ member/owners benefit from the cost-effectiveness of the product. Sand and rubber infill utilized in E Z Tee permits continuous use, eliminating the need to relocate and reseed driving range areas.

Commenting on the project, STI President William Campbell states, “It’s gratifying to provide Fiddlesticks a synthetic alternative that works.  The Club is one of Florida’s finest. Golfers there expect an extraordinary experience and E Z Tee plays a small but important role in that experience.”
He continued, “In reality there’s no comparison between hitting off a golf tee and hitting off a plastic tube.”

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, STI is the industry leader, supplying synthetic putting greens and related synthetic surfaces to country clubs, public and private golf  clubs, teaching facilities and short game academies. Serving as testament to the company’s quality synthetic surface is its longstanding endorsement relationships with David Leadbetter and Jim McLean, two of the golf industry’s best known and most sought after instructors. STI also supplies synthetic surfaces for other sports, such as football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, lawn bowling, bocce and other sports utilizing play fields.

In addition to golf and sporting applications, STI is widely recognized as a principal supplier of synthetic surfaces for high-end residences, parks, playgrounds, school play yards, cruise ships, hotels and other hospitality settings. STI synthetic surfaces can be custom configured to replace grass, gravel or other surfaces in virtually every imaginable situation and location.  STI has a comprehensive network of distributor partners, throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, England and South Africa.  STI will install synthetic surfaces anywhere in the world. For more information on Synthetic Turf International, contact Bobbie DuBose at 561-746-6077, or visit the website at www.synthetic-turf.com.