"Golf Golden Triangle" Gives Pilots New Travel Options

Few combinations appeal to pilots more than flying, and golf. Besides being rather costly endeavors that require great determination and skill to master, golf and flying are also increasingly common recreational pairings for pilots looking to get away for a weekend.

Paradise Ranch Resort Aviation Services, a service branch of Paradise Ranch Resort in Grants Pass, OR, announced recently its partnership with three regional FBOs to help service the world of aviation, golf and resort destination travel in the state, when the resort opens later this year.

As one of the first destination resort golf communities to operate its own aviation facilities on-site, Paradise Ranch has partnered to create the "Golf Golden Triangle" in Oregon. This partnership allows residents and guests of Paradise Ranch to visit Bandon/North Bend and the Bend/Redmond golf areas using Coos Aviation (North Bend), Professional Air (Bend) and Medford Air (Medford).

The newly-formed FBO network will give Paradise Ranch guests and residents access ti professional FBO services in the three golf-rich areas in Oregon. The resort notes the "triangle" of FBOs will allow larger aircraft to redirect to Medford, should they not be able to fly into Paradise Ranch's 4,194' x 100' runway (3S8).

Paradise Ranch Resorts Director of Aviation Service Tobin Shackelford is excited about this opportunity.

"What we have created a service at a level that has not been done yet in the golf and aviation worlds," he said. "This will allow our customers easy access by air to play and enjoy some of the best resorts in the country here in Oregon."

Shackelford says Paradise Ranch Resort will be open this summer.

FMI: www.paradiseranchresort.com, www.aviationgolf.com