Troon Golf has added the fifth Native American-owned golf and casino resort property to its portfolio with a contract to manage Sequoyah National Golf Club in Cherokee, N.C.
The luxury property, owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and developed in concert with PGA Tour player Notah Begay’s NB3 Consulting organization, features a Robert Trent Jones II-designed 18-hole course and the 600-room Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel & Casino.
The Sequoyah National course is scheduled to open in September of this year. The hotel is currently in the middle of a major expansion that will increase the room count to 1,300 by 2011.
Other Native American-owned properties managed by Troon include Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass and Talking Stick Golf Club in Arizona, Yocha-De-He Golf Club at Cache Creek Casino Resort in California and Lake of Isles in Connecticut.