The Concession wins award for best new private golf course

Golf Digest has recently named The Concession as the best new private golf course in the country.

The concept began in 2002, when British-golf-hero-turned-Sarasota-resident Tony Jacklin read that developer Kevin Daves was planning a Jack Nicklaus-designed course in the area. Jacklin, champion of the 1969 British Open and 1970 U.S. Open and four-time European Ryder Cup captain, called Daves and said he wanted to be involved. Over a subsequent lunch, Jacklin suggested the club might have a Ryder Cup theme and gave Daves a photo for the clubhouse. It depicted Jacklin and Nicklaus in 1969, moments after Jack had conceded a par putt to Tony that resulted in the first tie in the history of the Ryder Cup.

Daves saw more than a photo. He saw a marketing scheme. He'd call his course The Concession. He'd use a silhouette of the photo as his logo. He'd have Jacklin work with Jack on the project.

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