The Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving has been home to the EDS Byron Nelson Championship since 1983. This year to honor the golf legend, the resort has added museum sized displays, filled with Byron Nelson's memorabilia.
“That's just going to add so much for our patrons and our sponsors,” says Pat Bolin, the 2006 Tournament Director. “When they come out and enter the promenade and the Hall of Champions and be able to see the world class memorabilia, that tells the life and history of Byron Nelson, they’ll enjoy it.”
John Blanton is the Director of Marketing for the Four Seasons Resort and Club. “Every time you hear Byron talk about his contributions to the golf game, his proudest moment is talking about this tournament, and what it’s done for charity, families and kids in the area of need.”
The display also covers Nelson's early years, his Major Championships, his career as a TV Broadcaster, and of course his streak of 11-straight wins. Nelson loves woodwork, and has been building clocks for years, so a Clock Tower was added in his honor.
“For us the Clock Tower was a symbol,” says Rob Cowan, Director of Golf at the Four Seasons Resort and Club. “Byron has always had an affinity for clocks and clock making, giving gifts to his friends, and we wanted to make the entry grand. We certainly wanted to dedicate something in his honor, and that's what we’re able to do. It’s just a beautiful entry for us on the side of the clubhouse.”
Says Bolin, “He makes clocks for all the staff out here, he loves the Four Seasons staff and they are so excited when they get a piece of Byron's work. So, they dedicated that clock tower to Byron for their great friendship that they have with Byron.”
And if that's not enough, the finishing hole on the TPC Course has a new lake this year, designed to catch those errant tee shots.
“The lake is tough,” says Robert Boisvert who will play in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship this year. “That's where I usually hit it, unfortunately, now it’s a hazzard.
No truer words were ever spoken, because as I watched his tee shot at 18, he hit his drive into the new lake. He dud recover nicely, by taking his shoes off, standing in the water, and hitting his iron from the edge of the lake perfectly on the green. "Thank You! Thank You Very Much!" he yelled, as he pulled his legs out of knee deep water.
Byron Nelson's Wall of Champions will no doubt be a topic of discuss in the Clubhouse, but out at 18, its all about the new lake and how to put the finish touch on your round, and how to stay out of the water.
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