The
Tucson 2013 Committee was formed with the
goal of bringing the US Deaf Golf
Championships to the American Southwest as
never happened in the history of national
tournaments. One of the things we
sugarcoated for the bid package was to
design a logo showing our commitment to the
success for the 2013 tournament. Typically
the USDGA board would advertise for a design
competition after bid award and we want to
cut out that inconvenience. So I have
created three different concepts in
hand-drawn sketches and the committee was
equally divided in deciding one. I think
that is a nice problem to have if you will.
And then we have
the five named majestic mountains around
Tucson that often sports the purple hue
either at sunrise or sunset. The sun is
actually a highly stylized icon that belongs
to the Omni Tucson National which is our
tournament site and very much a celebration
of our 300 annual days of sunshine.
SPANKING
NEW STATE ASSOCIATION LOGO
A
logo also developed for our own state
golf association as resultant effort of
developing the tournament logo. Since
most of the committee loved the
whimsical character of the swinging
saguaro, I would incorporate that for
our state logo along with the unique
state flag of Arizona. This flag was
first used by the state infantry company
first at the 1906 national rifle
competition in Ohio. The design was
adopted by the Legislature in 1912 when
the statehood took place, but the
governor never signed for the official
proclamation of it and the adoption
STILL remain unofficial to this day.
Take a count at the number of sunrays -
yes it is 13 in total representing the
American colonies but with the southwest
color glow. The bottom half is Liberty
Blue to copy the US flag body.
The copper star is to represent Arizona
as the only state with a major copper
industry.
TOURNAMENT DATE AND COURSE SELECTION
Since 2006
the World Match Championships took
center stage and the focus moved up
north to the Ritz Carlton - Dove
Mountain. Tucson Conquistadores are the
proud sponsors of that event. Rumor has
it that this is the last year of
contract for Ritz Carlton and the event
would move back to the Omni Tucson
National. WOW! If that holds true, you
are gonna play on a course where the top
64 world golfers will compete at. The
staff there is equally excited for both
that venue AND ours!
Yes, Tucson
at 2,600 feet and being in the desert
but playing at Catalina will make you
feel the course is well maintained and
so lushly green with thick rough lies
that will grip your club if your ball
find its way there. This is a newly
renovated resort (spending 30 million
dollars) with the singular goal of
winning back into the PGA Tour where you
could leave your car there during the
whole stay and enjoy the creature
comfort including swimming pool,
chipping & putting areas and hit
unlimited balls at a separate driving
range all within walking distance.
We
would love to welcome BOTH the
qualifiers (handicap of 15 or better)
AND the non-qualifiers so everyone will
get to experience ARIZONA GOLF at its
best and get inspired especially when
Kevin Hall is available and decides to
play with us. I have already asked him
to.
The
interview with Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall
speaks how he likes the golf course as a
great and challenging platform for the
qualifiers of the 2013 USDGC. Click on
the YouTube video link below to see the
story below:
Tucson,
Arizona
Tucson
(Population: 750k) is the largest city
in America that can only boast a
(Coronado) National Forest property at
the edge of city limit. That is where
you go up to Mt. Lemmon (9,157ft above
sea level) the place if you want to
experience from the desert to Canada in
35 minutes of interesting
transformation. There is a town up
there named Summerhaven where old Tucson
families still own property there. You
will have a hard time trying to acquire
one unless you are in that set of
families.
Tucson is
not a sleepy town. The international
airport is an easy 25 minutes drive
away. The largest employers are the
Davis Montham Air Force Base, Raytheon
and IBM and then there is the University
of Arizona with a student population of
27,000. Remember Lute Olson and his
streak of 24 straight NCAA basketball
appearances? Sean Miller is trying to
fill in his big shoes. Mike Canderea
and the success of girls softball
program. And then the newcomer Rich
Rodriguez to resurrect the football
program. UA is committed to overall
excellence. Astronomy is another
important activity here so the city
takes care not to have nightlight
pollution so the UA observatory towers
on the mountaintops can see the Milky
Way still.
It also
evokes the spirit of the Wild Old West.
You can see it at the Old Tucson
Studios and nearby is the wonderful
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum where the
desert comes ALIVE! A great crash
course for at least half of the day if
you "thought" a desert is a boring place
with mean stickers on plants. You can
learn more about the rich diversity of
the Sonoran Desert in plants and animals
there.
This June 2,
2012 we will have a fundraising
tournament with great cash prizes.
Details are forthcoming. Any of you
board members should take advantage of
this "preview" to experience the Tucson
weather and golf course at exactly the
same time ONE YEAR EARLY! If there is a
will, there is a way!
Let's begin
the countdown.
