Justin Rose, Tiger Woods, Charles Howell III and Bubba Watson First off at 2012 Tavistock Cup

ORLANDO, Florida, March 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The pairings are set for both days of the 2012 Tavistock Cup that returns to Lake Nona Golf & Country Club March 19 and 20.

The ninth installment of the event features 24 of the top touring professional members of Albany, Isleworth Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona and Queenwood Golf Club.

The tournament's first-day pairings feature better ball stroke play. Each team will post three 18-hole better ball scores. The team with the lowest cumulative score will lead after the first round.

 
    DAY 1
    
    10:50 a.m  Justin Rose & Tiger Woods (Team Albany)
               Charles Howell III & Bubba Watson (Team Isleworth)
    
    11:05 a.m. Ben Curtis & Peter Hanson (Team Lake Nona)
               Soren Kjeldsen & Paul McGinley (Team Queenwood)
    
    11:20 a.m. Tim Clark & Ernie Els (Team Albany)
               Thomas Bjorn & Adam Scott (Team Queenwood)
    
    11:35 a.m. Sean O'Hair & Bo Van Pelt (Team Isleworth)
               Ross Fisher & Retief Goosen (Team Lake Nona)
     
    11:50 a.m. Robert Allenby & Daniel Chopra (Team Isleworth)
               David Howell & Tom Lewis (Team Queenwood)
     
    12:05 p.m. Trevor Immelman & Ian Poulter (Team Albany)
               Graeme McDowell & Gary Woodland (Team Lake Nona)

The second-round pairings feature individual stroke play. Each team will count six 18-hole individual scores. The team with the lowest score in relation to par at the end of both rounds will be crowned World Golf and Country Club Champion.

 
    Day 2
    
    10:50 a.m. Tim Clark (Team Albany)
               Robert Allenby (Team Isleworth)
               Ben Curtis (Team Lake Nona)
               Paul McGinley (Team Queenwood)
     
    11:05 a.m. Ernie Els (Team Albany)
               Charles Howell III (Team Isleworth)
               Retief Goosen (Team Lake Nona)
               Soren Kjeldsen (Team Queenwood)
     
    11:20 a.m. Trevor Immelman (Team Albany)
               Daniel Chopra (Team Isleworth)
               Ross Fisher (Team Lake Nona)
               David Howell (Team Queenwood)
     
    11:35 a.m. Justin Rose (Team Albany)
               Bo Van Pelt (Team Isleworth)
               Peter Hanson (Team Lake Nona)
               Adam Scott (Team Queenwood)
    
    11:50 a.m. Ian Poulter (Team Albany)
               Bubba Watson (Team Isleworth)
               Gary Woodland (Team Lake Nona)
               Tom Lewis (Team Queenwood)
    
    12:05 p.m  Tiger Woods (Team Albany)
               Sean O'Hair (Team Isleworth)
               Graeme McDowell (Team Lake Nona)
               Thomas Bjorn (Team Queenwood)

Each year, Tavistock Cup contestants play for prize money, team hole-in-one prizes and the title of World Golf and Country Club Champion. But the tournament also exists to raise money for many worthy causes. The Tavistock Cup has generated more than $7 million for charity in its short nine-year history. In addition to various player charities, a number of major beneficiaries include The First Tee, Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The UCF Foundation and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute.

The Tavistock Cup has become one of the most unique golfing events of the year as tickets are not sold to the public. Only club members, sponsors, designated charities and invited guests are able to attend the two-day event. Once in, there are no ropes separating the world's best players from the spectators.

The tournament will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel in the U.S., Canada, China and Japan and airs on international affiliates throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America and South Africa. TavistockCup.com will feature real-time live scoring of the 2012 Tavistock Cup.

ABOUT TAVISTOCK GROUP

Tavistock Group is an international private investment company founded by Joe Lewis. With investments in more than 200 companies across 15 countries, Tavistock Group's investment portfolio includes: life sciences, sports teams and sporting events, manufacturing and distribution, oil, gas and energy, financial services, restaurants, commercial properties, private luxury residential properties, resort properties and master-planned real estate developments. For more information, visit http://www.tavistock.com.

ABOUT ALBANY

Albany is a new luxury resort community created by Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els. Nestled among approximately 600 oceanfront acres on the southwestern end of New Providence in The Bahamas, Albany is conveniently located seven minutes and five miles from Nassau's international airport. Albany features an array of residential offerings and amenities for all members of the family, including a well-appointed boutique hotel, a 71-slip mega-yacht marina, an Ernie Els-designed golf course, a fitness center and spa, an adult pool and bar, a family water park, a kids' clubhouse and casual and fine dining restaurants. Albany's deep-water marina is being designed and built to aesthetically rival the great resort ports of the world. For information, visit http://www.albanybahamas.com.

ABOUT ISLEWORTH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Nestled amongst the Butler Chain of Lakes in southwest Orlando, Isleworth Golf & Country Club is a 600-acre private residential community with more than seven miles of shoreline and a championship golf course. Conceived by Arnold Palmer, designed by Ed Seay and enhanced by Steve Smyers, Isleworth's course features generous, undulating and fast greens and is consistently ranked one of the longest and toughest in Florida. Isleworth is home to an 89,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style clubhouse where members have access to multiple dining venues and a fitness center. Members also enjoy tennis facilities, a year-round children's program, concierge services and 24-hour gated security. Isleworth's natural setting lends the perfect backdrop for its collection of monumental sculptures. Elegant estate homes, priced from $2 million to more than $20 million, are afforded commanding golf to water views. For more information, visit http://www.isleworth.com.

ABOUT LAKE NONA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Offering world-class education, exceptional family experiences and outstanding amenities, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club has delivered the highest quality of living in Central Florida for more than 25 years. A vibrant, international population of members and residents enjoy an active lifestyle along with a full social calendar for recreation, celebration and entertainment. Lake Nona's Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course is world-ranked and has been a regular host of the PGA TOUR-sanctioned Tavistock Cup. Lake Nona also features a newly renovated fitness center, guest lodge, tennis courts and pool, year-round children's programming, as well as a trio of pristine lakes providing freshwater fishing and boating opportunities. Just outside the gates of this private sanctuary lie numerous parks and trails, diverse workspaces, as well as forthcoming retail and entertainment choices beside a cluster of hospitals, universities and research institutions setting new benchmarks in medical education, patient care and scientific research. For more information, visit http://www.lakenona.com.

ABOUT QUEENWOOD GOLF CLUB

Queenwood Golf Club is a traditional private golf club nestled in the heart of the rolling Surrey countryside near London. Founded by American entrepreneur Frederick D. Green, Queenwood features a heathland course, extraordinary clubhouse facilities and a limited membership. Queenwood's course is the creation of David Kidd, widely known for his work at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. Providing sophisticated tranquility for members and their guests, Queenwood's clubhouse offers a wide array of services available throughout the year, including fine dining experiences and luxurious guestrooms. For more information, visit http://www.queenwood.co.uk.