Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard Enjoys Record Number of Viewers – Crowds Praise Host Venue, Bay Hill Club & Lodge

It was a very successful week at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge last week, on many different levels.   MasterCard officially extended its sponsorship of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard through 2016.   A record number of viewers watched the NBC broadcast of what is considered the most special event on the PGA TOUR, and Bay Hill Club & Lodge was able to show the world why it is one of America’s greatest golf destinations.   Additionally, having just celebrated its Golden Anniversary last Fall, Bay Hill announced that guests who book a stay on the popular Encore Package this year will automatically be entered in a drawing to win the grand prize of a complimentary return trip to Bay Hill for a 3 night golf getaway in 2013, along with 3 friends at no cost!  The complimentary stay for four includes three nights lodge accommodations or a stay in one of Bay Hill’s Guest Houses, breakfast daily, 2 rounds of golf for the foursome, and a set of Callaway RAZR Golf Clubs with Bay Hill logoed golf bag for the grand prize winner --  a package valued at over $5,000.  The drawing will take place on December 31, 2012.

So if watching the Arnold Palmer Invitational made you ask yourself why you haven’t planned a great golf vacation at Bay Hill, your timing is good as a stay on the Encore Golf package is a great value and the perfect chance to enjoy Florida’s finest golf destination.  The 2012 50^th Anniversary Encore Package includes your lodge room accommodations, full breakfast, a bottle of wine from the Arnold Palmer label, and choice of one round of championship golf or a soothing spa treatment and the trademark umbrella logo pin, the symbol of the Palmer brand, as well as a special keepsake Bay Hill Pin Flag.  The Encore Package is offered from $165 - $295 per person. 

Located just 20 minutes from downtown Orlando, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge offers 27-holes of golf, the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, tennis on four Har-tru and two DecoTurf courts, a full service spa and salon, fitness center, four dining locations, and 9,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space.  For reservations or membership information, call (888) 422-9445 or (407) 876-2429.