KANKAKEE COUNTRY CLUB NAMES YRENE HEAD PROFESSIONAL Former Scottsdale Professional To Lead KCC during 100th Year

KANKAKEE, IL October 27, 2015 - Don Yrene, who won the trophy for Low Club Professional at the 2006 PGA Championship, has been named Head Golf Professional at Kankakee Country Club, in Kankakee, . The announcement was made by Green Golf Partners, which manages Kankakee Country Club and 15 other golf courses across the United States.

Yrene brings a blend of accomplishments in competitive professional golf to Kankakee as the club begins celebrating its centennial year. He was most recently PGA Head Professional at Scottsdale Golf Club. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Yrene began his professional golf career in 1989 after attending college at New Mexico State.

“Don’s demeanor and approach to the game of the golf will be huge assets to Kankakee Country Club and its members,” said Matt McIntee, CEO of Green Golf Partners. “His success as a professional golfer and experience most recently at Scottsdale Club as a Club Professional are key ingredients our management team at Green Golf Partners is pleased to bring to one of Illinois’ top golf courses, now in its 100th year.”

"I am honored to join a private country club such as Kankakee with all of its history and tradition since 1916,” said Don Yrene, new head golf professional at Kankakee Country Club. “Our centennial year is coming up, and I am looking forward to the year-long celebration. I have played the golf course a few times since I arrived and it's very enjoyable, but you better hit it straight or else you will be punching out from the mature, majestic trees. And, your approach shots should be positioned below the hole because the speed and tilt of the greens from back to front make putting a challenge."

In addition to posting the low club professional score at the 2006 PGA Championship at , Yrene has other notable accomplishments including:

• 13 PGA Tour tournaments with Four made cuts • PGA Professional National Championship o 2008: 9th place o 2007: Tied for 6th place o 2006: Tied for 8th place o 1996: Tied for 19th place • Southwest PGA Section Championship Winner: 2003, 2004 and 1996 • 7 Time Southwest PGA Section Player of the Year • Member of 2007 Victorious U.S. PGA Cup Team • Pacific Coast Athletic Association Champion: 1988

Kankakee Country Club, located at 2011 Cobb Boulevard, Kankakee, IL, was founded in 1916 as a private golf with a 9-hole golf course designed by Tom Bendelow, one of America’s pioneer golf course architects. The current 18- hole, Par 70 layout is complemented by a number of amenities for the growing membership.

About Green Golf Partners Green Golf Partners is one of the fastest growing golf course management companies in the United States. The senior management team, with over 100 years of experience combined, is considered to be some of the leading golf course management experts in the game of golf in the world. The entire Green Golf Partners team believes that celebrating the game and emphasizing fun are critical to the long-term success at the projects which they develop. The Green Golf Partners portfolio features courses in five states across the country, including such notable properties as Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Ill. and the Belleview Biltmore Golf Club in Belleair, Fla. For more information on Green Golf Partners, go to www.greengolfpartners.com.

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Media Contacts: Tony Rodems Green Golf Partners [email protected] 217-359-1024, ext. 2024 (o)

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