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Wing Company LLC Will Continue to Operate Four Award-Winning Courses
December 16, 2005, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Wild Wing Company
LLC, lead by Myrtle Beach businessman Lawton Benton, announced today their
purchase of Wild Wing Plantation from Hyakumata & Co., Ltd., headquartered
in Osaka, Japan.
Wild Wing Company LLC will continue to operate Wild Wing’s four acclaimed
courses and retain all current employees.
Representatives from the Company call for immediate plans to include building
relationships with local hotels to increase group and package play and working
with other golf courses in the area to elevate the Myrtle Beach golf experience.
“I am extremely excited about the future of Wild Wing Plantation,” said
Benton, managing partner of Wild Wing Company LLC. “The Wild Wing name is
synonymous with quality golf and it is our mission to enhance and grow that
awareness and perception to its fullest potential.”
Benton, a native of the Myrtle Beach area, is co-owner of C.L Benton and Sons, a
general contracting company, and managing partner of Arrowhead Golf and Country
Club in Myrtle Beach.
About Wild Wing Plantation
Wild Wing Plantation is a 72-hole golf resort located in Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina owned by Wild Wing Company LLC.
Wild Wing offers four distinctly different courses designed by award-winning
golf course architects Willard Byrd, Larry Nelson, Jeff Brauer and Rees Jones.
In addition to four nationally recognized courses, Wild Wing Plantation offers a
50,000 square foot practice green, 30-acre driving range, chipping and practice
area, a School of Golf, Player’s Pub, Wishbones Restaurant, banquet and
meeting facilities, golf villas and real estate. Positioned at the top of the
Myrtle Beach marketplace, Wild Wing offers an unforgettable golfing experience
to golfers of any level.
For more information about Wild Wing Plantation, call (800) 736-WING or visit
www.wildwing.com.
