The Seaview is a

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club and resort on the

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, located in Galloway Township,

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, north of nearby

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. The club hosted the

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in 1986-87, from 1998-2006 and again starting in 2010. During

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, it hosted the

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's first

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title. The course also cooperates with

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on testing of new turf breeds and natural control of

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es. The resort has two golf courses, Bay and Pines, and a 300-room hotel with tennis courts, swimming pools, two mini basketball courts, jogging trails, a fitness center, and a spa. On September 1, 2010,

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took ownership of the hotel and the Bay course. On August 1, 2018, it was announced that

sold the club to Florida-based KDG Capital LLC for $21 million.

History

The golf club dates from 1914, when public utility magnate

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founded the Seaview Country Club. The original golf course, known today as the Bay Course, was partially designed by Hugh Wilson (who also designed the two courses at

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) and opened in 1915. The following year, Donald Ross completed the course by adding the sand bunkers. In 1998, the course was restored by Bob Cupp Jr. to be close to the original design. Today the course plays as a par 71, , or from the back tees. In 2006, the hole numbers were rearranged to improve logistics. In 1929, the club opened a nine-hole course designed by William S. Flynn and Howard C. Toomey. A second nine holes were built by Flynn disciple William Gordon in 1957, and the rearranged layout became known as the Pines Course. Three holes were removed in 1990 to make room for a practice facility, with replacements designed by Al Janis. Today, the course is from the back tees and is also a par 71. In 1984, the

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bought the club, and turned it into a resort open to the public. Marriott sold the property to LaSalle Hotel Properties in 1998, but continued to manage it until 2009.

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owns the adjacent Fairway Villas vacation condominium complex and the Pines course, but both courses and recreational facilities are seamlessly open to guests from the hotel and the vacation club."Galloway Township residents worry about loss of tax revenue if nonprofit Stockton buys $16.2 million Seaview"
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'', July 4, 2010. Dolce Hotels and Resorts took over management of the hotel and Troon Golf was retained to manage the golf courses. In 2009, Seaview was honored by ''Golfweek'' magazine as one of the “Best Courses You Can Play” in New Jersey, and by ''

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'' magazine with a 2009 Readers' Choice Award. In July 2010, it was reported that the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey was negotiating with LaSalle Hotel Properties regarding the possible purchase of the hotel. On September 1, 2010, Stockton College finalized the deal for 20 million.

Tournaments

The Seaview Country Club hosted the

1942 PGA Championship The 1942 PGA Championship was the 25th PGA Championship, held May 25–31 at Seaview Country Club in Galloway Township, New Jersey, just north of Atlantic City. Then a match play championship, Sam Snead won 2 & 1 in the final over Jim Turnesa. ...

, then a

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event.

won the final match at 2 & 1 over

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to claim the first of his seven major championships. He closed out the match by holing a chip shot for birdie on the 35th hole. A composite course was used for the event, using the front nine of the Bay Course coupled with the nine holes designed by Flynn. In

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, the Bay Course hosted the inaugural

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, an LPGA Tour event, and did so again the following year. The tournament, by then named the

, returned in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

and remained at the club through

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, and was revived as an annual event in

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External links

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