{"id":5687,"date":"2011-10-12T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2011-10-12T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T18:00:24","slug":"golfers-will-die-to-play-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/lifestyle\/5687\/golfers-will-die-to-play-here","title":{"rendered":"Golfers Will Die to Play Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>American Golf’s First Golf-Themed Cemetery – Sunset Hills<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Excuse the pun, but this idea may really resonate with those of us who are diehard golfers – dedicated golfer cemeteries.\u00a0 The name is Sunset Hills Memorial Golf Park and the place is Bellevue, Washington and it is a new golf-themed memorial site that allows golf enthusiasts a unique option for their final resting place<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Are you a golfer who understands the simple joys that accompany a day on the course: the smell of a freshly-cut green, the sound of a well-hit drive and the satisfaction of watching a long putt fall into the hole?\u00a0 If you are, your body or ashes can be positioned adjacent to the new Memorial Golf Park, a complete golf hole which allows committed fans of the game to be buried or placed in a permanent golf setting, the nation\u2019s first golf-themed memorial park.<\/p>\n

The Sunset Hills Memorial Golf Park, located near Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue, Washington can accommodate approximately 1,281 golf enthusiasts, between full-casket plots and cremation placements. The golf memorial also features an ossuary located the under the green, accessible through the actual golf hole.\u00a0 It was designed by a professional golf course designer, the park includes a tee-box, 820 square-foot green, fairway and sand trap. The green features a custom-made bronze cup, which will be used as a passageway to the ossuary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt SCI, we strive to serve families and individuals by celebrating lives with individually designed and themed experiences,\u201d said Arne Swanson, market director for Dignity Memorials\u2019 Seattle Region. \u201cWe are proud to be a leader in this area, and Sunset Hills Golf Hole Memorial is a great example of our approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concept of a golf-themed memorial park came to Swanson — an avid golfer — when he saw a group of golfers spreading the ashes at a local golf course, probably without the permission of the golf course management.\u00a0 \u201cMy thought was that there were likely other golfers who would like to be memorized amid the surroundings of a verdant, peaceful golf course,\u201d Swanson said.\u00a0 Swanson began working on his vision for the golf-themed memorial park so it would fit the need for this segment of golf enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

The park features both cremation placements and casketed burial plots.\u00a0 It will also feature five bench estates, giving family members the chance to establish a future place of rest together and inscribe a permanent message.\u00a0 Sunset Hills Funeral Home is a proud member of the Dignity Memorial network, the nation\u2019s leading provider of Funeral and Cemetery goods and services encompassing more than 1,600 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.<\/p>\n

So hurry to secure your membership for eternity for once the 1,281 memberships are sold, no more tee times will be available.\u00a0 So why don’t you sign up for your tee time?\u00a0 Of course, there are no penalties for being late to the tee, but once you start your game, you are allowed unlimited play.\u00a0 Seriously, this is something that some golfers may have been looking for.<\/p>\n

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Sunset Hills:\u00a0 Where every putt is a gimmee!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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