New England Golf Monthly - November/December 2010

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Vol III. Issue VIII

PublisherTimothy R. BrancoManaging Editor

Timothy R. BrancoDesign & Production

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Bill GeiringKathleen Dyson

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It’s fall again and here we are at our final issue of 2010, it has been agreat season for golf and a banner year for New England Golf Monthly. Aspecial thanks to all of you, our readers and peers in the industry thatvoted our publication "Best Publication of the 20th Anniversary Interna-tional Network of Golf Conference" for 2010. We are very proud of ourstaff and all contributors who have made all of this possible.

It has been 1 year since the passing of my very good friend and col-league David Adamonis Sr. I miss him and his prayer card still sits infront of me every day on my computer. His words of advice about ourmagazine echo in my mind each and every month “Make each issue bet-ter than the last.” I will Coach.

Each year when the golf season winds down most of us put the clubsaway and quit thinking about the game until spring rolls around. Thegreat players know this is the time to work on the next season and in-grain new methods of improvement. The late fall and winter months giveus a great opportunity to assess our weaknesses and find the help neces-sary to take our game to the next level.

Take your game indoors at least once a week, there are great IndoorGolf facilities throughout New England that have some of the best in-structors in the game. It will pay huge dividends on that winter golf tripwhen your golf buddies are slapping it around trying to get the rust outand you’re making pars and birdies.

This issue is our Annual Holiday Gift Guide and Golf Travel Issuewith plenty of ideas for the golfer in your life. It is also full of great desti-nations for the 2010 / 2011 travel season. Give yourself an early Christmasgift and book a golf trip today it does wonders for the soul in the heart ofwinter. My idea of a great Super Bowl Sunday is always 18 holes in shortsand a golf shirt somewhere toasty before the game.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Quick Fixes / Golf Travel

Woman's Golf In New England

Fashion Forward

18 Holes Of Christmas

Couple Of Travels - The Great Southwest

Game Improvement

Team New England On The Tours

Gorman vs. Geary

Awesome Fall 4Somes

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Quick Fixesby Katherine Dyson

Quick Fix #1:

Prince William County Manassas, Virginia

Getting there: Fly into Washington area airports ordrive south on I-95. (about 8 hours).

Courses: Prince William County just west of Wash-ington DC is home to 11 golf courses. Here pinesand oaks grow tall and the terrain climbs up anddown some formidable hills, a perfect canvas forcourses like Forest Greens, Old Hickory Stonewalland General's Ridge.

Forest Greens Golf Club, in Triangle designed byClyde Johnston (1996), is a fair course, without awhole lot of hidden treachery. With big welcomingfairways and modestly fast greens, this is a course youcan enjoy again and again. On site is the GreensideGolf Learning Academy. www.forestgreens.com

Ever since Old Hickory Golf Club opened in2006, this has been a must play in northern Virginia.Set in horse-country, this semi-private club has asense of the well-heeled and is one of the prettiestparkland-style tracks in the county with tall treesdefining fairways which follow the terrain bisected by

Beaver Creek. e track features wide, open landingareas with some mounding and lightning-fast bentgrass greens. www.golfoldhickory.com

Classy Stonewall Golf Club, set against a backdropof the Bull Run Mountains and Lake Manassas whichis visible from 15 holes, marches across a rolling ter-rain which includes the famed "Carolina Trail, " aroute once used to shift troops during the Civil War.With green fees at $90 to $119 including cart,Stonewall is the most expensive daily fee course in thecounty but for $295, golfers buying into their PatriotClub get reduced green fees, free golf Decemberthrough January and pro shop discounts.www.stonewallgolfclub.com

General’s Ridge Golf Course at 6,651 yards maybe relatively short, but playing here is more like aromp on the wild side. e course careens up anddown hills, across ravines and ponds, through woodsand onto slippery greens like the diabolical #16 ar-guably the toughest hole in Northern Virginia. It’s acourse where you don’t get to think where you wantto go but where you don’t want to go. www.generalsridge.com

Three to four day Golf Trips along the Eastern Seaboard

You know summer is over in the northeast when frost delays become more common and courses are getting ready to close for the season. Bummer. e good news? ere are places you can

tee it up easily accessible by driving or flying.

Here are some Quick Fixes for that three or four-night golf getaway.

General’s Ridge Golf Course Prince William Forest Park


Off-course: Browse the outlets at Potomac Mills(potomacmills.com) and sample wines at e Wineryat LaGrange (www.WineryatLaGrange.com). Historybuffs can explore the Manassas National BattlefieldPark (nps.gov/mana) and e National Museum ofthe Marine Corps (www.usmcmuseum.org)

Where to stay: ere are several chain hotels in thearea including the Hampton Inn, Courtyard by Mar-riott and the convenient and comfortable Comfort InnSuites Manassas. www.ComfortSuites.com/Virginia

Where to eat: Head to Old Town Manassas andstop at Mackey's American Pub or Okra’s LouisianaBistro known for southern fare such as shrimp andgrits. Information: www.visitpwc.com

Quick Fix #2:

Myrtle Beach The Carolinas

Getting there: Fly directly into Myrtle Beach Airport.It's also drivable in a day.

Courses: Myrtle Beach is the promised land forthose looking for golf, quick food and inexpensive digs.At last count there were 102 courses along "e GrandStrand," a 60-mile stretch of coastline running from

Georgetown, SC to Brunswick Country, NC. Some ofour favorites include Caledonia Golf & Fish Club andTrue Blue Plantation on Pawleys Island, SC.

Caledonia may get a slight nod in terms of designand sheer beauty— the live oak tree-lined drive isspectacular — but True Blue has hole after memo-rable hole making you think all the way around.www.fishclub.com

Pawley's Plantation Golf & Country Club, a JackNicklaus Signature course, is a polished, resort layoutinviting repeated play (www.pawleysplantation.com)while Glen Dornoch, part of the Glens Golf Group,is an enjoyable course for all levels with three excep-tional finishing holes. www.glensgolfgroup.com

Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in SunsetBeach, is a pretty straight forward track with mostlyroll-up greens and not a huge amount of scary drama(www.sandpiperbaygolf.com) and at the resort course atGrande Dunes elevations and mounding mean you'lloften have tricky, uneven lies. www.grandedunes.com

Off Course: Tying everything together, Rt. 17 islined by malls, hotels, restaurants and shops, manyoffering great discounts while white sandy beaches

True Blue Plantation on Pawleys Island, SC


beckon all along the coast.Where to Stay: Myrtle Beach has a huge array of ac-

commodations: high rise oceanfront hotels such as theCaravelle, full-service resorts like e Marriott Resortat Grande Dunes, condos and rental homes such as theLitchfield Country Club and Pawleys Plantation.

Where to eat: Take a stroll along the Marsh Walkin Murrells Inlet where you'll pass several interestingrestaurants and pub like Divine's Fish House andBovine's. e 2nd Ave Pier, a three-story new open-air bar right on the beach has great views from thewrap-around deck and super-fresh appetizers pre-pared with flair. www.secondavenuepier.com

Information: Ask Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday ex-perts to arrange a package geared to your budget andinterests. 843-477-8833; www.GolfHoliday.com

Quick Fix #3:

Outer Banks, NCBeach, golf and seafood

e Outer Banks, a chain of narrow barrier islands offNorth Carolina's coast graced by stunning white dunebeaches and uninterrupted ocean vistas, is a compellingdestination for those who love sand, sea and golf.

In Nag's Head, Corolla, Duck and Kitty Hawk, thepace is slower, prices lower in the "off-season" when thesummer crowds have gone away.

With six championship courses located on the north-ern islands, the Outer Banks provides an ideal golf get-away. You can stay in one place and drive to others in lessthan a half hour.

Rees Jones spun his magic when he designed the Cur-rituck Club, a pretty resort layout stretching nearly 7,000yards along the coast with high sand dunes, wetlands,and a wide-open feeling despite groves of maritime trees.

A thinking man's course, Kilmarlic Golf Club, hostto past North Carolina Opens, was designed by TomSteel. It meanders around wetlands and maritime forests,15 coastal ponds and lakes.

In Kitty Hawk, Sea Scape Golf Links designed by for-mer Masters champion Art Wall features significant ele-vation changes affording stunning ocean views fromseveral holes. Some of the holiday homes which edgethe fairways are for rent.

Nags Head Golf Links, designed by Bob Moore,also runs through dunes, sea grasses and along thecoast where just offshore, windsurfers streak by cut-ting through white caps.

One of the most popular places to play, the CarolinaClub is characterized by a buttressed par 3 island greenand another solid bet, e Pointe Golf Club, is knownfor its slick greens and fine practice facility.

Off Course: Sink your spikes into the sand of one ofthe many beaches; in Kitty Hawk see where the WrightBrothers made their historic flight or take a four-wheeldrive tour to see the wild horses north of Corolla.

Where to Stay: e Hilton Garden Inn, Kitty Hawk(www.hiltongardeninn.hilton.com) and the Ramada PlazaNagshead (www.ramadaplazanagshead.com), are bothmodern, comfortable beachfront hotels. For groups theClub Cottage at Kilmarlic sleeps eight with foursuites, a living area and kitchen. ere is also a sizable

Outer Banks, NCOuter Banks, NCPawley’s Island


inventory of condos and homes for rent. Where to eat: In Duck for fine dining we liked e

Left Bank at the Sanderling Resort. In Kill Devil Hillsfor more casual fare, JK’s Restaurant was excellent (jksrestaurant.com) and a killer breakfast served bypirates, the Jolly Roger was a hoot. Argh. Try AwfulArthur's for oysters.

Information: ree rounds of golf (with a cart) onKilmarlic Golf Club, e Pointe and e CarolinaClub along with two nights lodging is priced from$199; from $249 spring; Golf & Grits from $279per person, per night gives you two nights accommo-dations, three rounds of golf, cart and a daily break-fast buffet. e 8-Ball Package from $289 includesthree rounds of golf, cart, two nights lodging forgroups of eight in the Kilmarlic Golf Cottage and awelcome basket. www.OBXGolfTravel.com

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Quick Fix #4:

Amelia Island Plantation Florida

Getting there: Fly into Jacksonville just 29 miles fromAmelia Island.

Courses: With 72 holes of championship golf, manyrunning along the ocean, spanning large lagoons andhop-scotching over tidal creeks and towering dunes, you’llbe playing courses created by world-class designers.

Tom Faxio's Long Point follows the dune ridges of theIntracoastal Waterway as it rolls through dunes, marshes,and moss-draped oaks and pines.

Five fairways on Ocean Links run along the Atlanticcoastline while Oak Marsh, designed by Pete Dye, hasnarrow fairways, small greens and plenty of water hazardsand bunkers..

You'll enjoy the smooth-rolling TifEagle greens on thenewest course, Amelia River Golf Club. A public trackdesigned by Tom Jackson, it winds through live oaks,palms and wax myrtles.

Off Course: Relax tired muscles with a massage at eSpa at Amelia Island Plantation where it's all about"Clean & Green." Go fishing in the backwater, kayakingthrough the marshes, hiking or biking, or simply bask onthe 3-1/2 miles of beaches or at one of the many pools.

Where to Stay: Stay in a room or suite of theAmelia Inn & Beach Club and you'll likely have aview of the sea and golf course while the villas are lo-cated throughout the plantation.

Where to Eat: Dine at the Ocean Grill looking outto the Atlantic or go more casual at another of thePlantation's many places to eat and drink. Aviationmemorabilia flies high along with happy pub-crawlersat Falcon's Nest while sliders are on tap for a latenight snack in the Lobby Lounge.

Information: e "Unlimited Golf Package" from$371 includes unlimited golf, lodging, and use of prac-tice range and fitness center. "Guilt-Free Golf" forguys from $193 per night includes a round of golfevery day, pizza and beer the second night, free drink,Spa Sampler basket and a "Guilt-Free" gift to takehome to that special someone. www.aipfl.com

Amelia IslandAmelia Island

The Jolly Roger, Kill Devil Hills


Rub of the Green | Sometimes you just have to get away with the girls to dothings like play golf, hit the spa, shop and stay up until late with a glass of wineand a lot of stories to tell. Here are some places you can do it all.

Skins Game

Virginia. Polish your game and your nails at Lans-downe Resort in Northern Virginia where their PinkPampered Putter Package priced from $439 to $459gives you a round of golf, accommodations (for two),group lesson, two pink petal pedicures at SpaMinérale, and goodies like pink golf towels, pink golfballs and a bottle of wine. You also get two post-round cosmos at the clubhouse.

Lansdowne has 45 holes of golf including theRobert Trent Jones Jr; Course (1991) and e Nor-man Course ( 2005) as well as Norman's neat 9-holeShark Bite short course (2007) perfect for warmingup your game and for the more casual golfer.

Find great gifts in the pro shop and not just golfingitems either but other cool things like handbags, jew-elry, belts and Kashwere robes

Lansdowne has several places to eat and drink in-cluding the casual Pub 46 and the Crooked Billet inthe Clubhouse and On the Potomac for fine dining.Or get a table by the stone fireplace in StonewallsTavern where the ambiance of a sports bar prevailsand the beat heats up with live music on weekends.(888) 541-7947

Where to Stay: Lansdowne Resortwww.lansdowneresort.com

South of Washington D.C., Fredericksburg, Virginia,is one of those squeaky-clean safe-kind of destinationswhere girls just feel comfortable. In addition to goodgolf, Fredericksburg's historic "downtown" provides alot of off-course fun, shopping and dining options.

It's also a rich repository of history. Five Civil War bat-tles took place here and. George Washington grew upon Ferry Farm — and chopped down his famous cherrytree. Recently the remains of the clapboard house wherehe was raised has been excavated and identified.

Visit museums like Chatham, the Union army'sheadquarters during the Battle of Fredericksburg, andthe White Oak Civil War Museum.

en walk in the soldiers footsteps at Lee's HillGolf Club where General Robert E. Lee and his Con-federate Army spent their winter in 1862 — hole #12overlooks historic trenches that housed Lee’s men. AtCannon Ridge Golf Club, find historic cannon em-placements along with killer views and deep ravinesand play the "Longest Holes in the U.S" (accordingto the Guinness Book of World Records) at Meadows

by Katherine Dyson

Girls Getaways


Farms Golf Club in Locust Grove. A par six, you'llhit around a pre-civil war hospital and cemetery. Alsotee up at Augustine Golf Club in Stafford on landonce owned by George Washington’s father, Augustine.

ere are more than 100 places to eat, drink and stayincluding several brew pubs serving good casual fare andbeer. Have some fun at 5 and Diner, a 50's style eateryand dine with history in the Capital Ale House, locatedin a 200 year old building.

Overnight in the historic the Kenmore Inn Bed &Bistro where rooms start at $155. www.kenmoreinn.com

e 18th century Richard Johnston Inn is another wellrated historic B&B. www.therichardjohnstoninn.com

Information: For Play & Stay packages contact Fred-ericksburg Golf Getaways. For example two night Win-ter Packages including accommodations and threerounds of golf with a cart start at $229.877-PUTT-133 www.GolfFred.com | www.visitfred.com

Florida Whether you want to charge your batteriesand get a jump on your 2011 golf game or are newto the game, the PGA Village in Post St. Lucie on the

east coast of Florida, is a good choice.It's a complete golf destination with the PGA Cen-

ter for Golf Learning and Performance, the HistoricalCenter and 54 holes of golf: Pete Dye's links-styletrack; Tom Fazio's Wanamaker Course; the RyderCourse and the Short Course, great for beginnerswith hole lengths of 35 to 60 yards.

Enroll in a 2-1/2 to 4-1/2 day golf school or booksome lessons. Four-night golf packages from $372 in-clude play on the Ryder, Wanamaker, or Dye Courses,golf cart, accommodations, Historical Center admis-sion, and taxes. 772-0468-7686; 888) 439-6002

Where to Stay: e Hilton Garden Inn has a fresh,new feeling with a truly friendly staff. e surprise?e clubby Sam Snead's Oak Grill & Tavern. It's oneof the best restaurants we've experienced. Locals packit as the word is out about the phenomenal oak-grilled steaks. You'll be tempted to eat here everynight. hiltongardeninn.hilton.com

Two and three bedroom Perfect Drive Villas arealso available. Fly into West Palm Beach or Ft. Laud-erdale airport. Information: www.PGAVillage.com



Home on the Courseby Larry Garvich

In the current economy, golf community develop-ers and private clubs are inventing new ways to retainmembers and attract new ones. One of the most ef-fective is to expand the number of courses memberscan play for a single initiation fee and set of dues.

Most of these multi-membership options were de-veloped initially at the high end of the market, withe Cliffs Communities of upstate South Carolinaamong the pioneers. e Cliffs offers six lushly con-ditioned and appointed clubs that are all withinabout an hour of each other; although the regular ini-tiation fee is steep, at $150,000, the community hasbeen offering a limited-time discount at $100,000.Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and TigerWoods are among the architects in the Cliffs’ portfo-lio. (Woods’ first American course is being built fore Cliffs.)

Two private golf community clubs in Virginia showthe range of these multi-club privileges and prices.e Newton, MA-based Southworth Developmentowns and manages Creighton Farms in Aldie, VA,whose Jack Nicklaus layout is among the GoldenBear’s best work. (Travel & Leisure Golf namedCreighton Farms the best new private course inAmerica in 2008.) Southworth also manages clubsin Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, the highly regarded newMachrihanish Dunes in Scotland, and e Renais-sance Club north of Boston. Members of CreightonFarms who can afford the $87,500 initiation fee (cur-rently waived for those who purchase one of the largeand expensive homes in the community) can counton being treated like a member at all the other South-worth clubs.

Not a half hour from Creighton Farms, in Hay-market, VA, the Toll Brothers community of Domin-

ion Valley offers membership fees that are much moredown-to-earth at $5,500 and include access to all TollBrothers golf courses in 10 states, including BelmontCountry Club, which is only 40 minutes from Do-minion Valley. Other Toll clubs in North Carolina,just five hours from Dominion Valley, include Hasen-tree and Brier Creek, in the Raleigh area.

Although not a real estate developer, former soft-ware mogul John McConnell has spent seven yearsbuying up some of the best golf courses in the Car-olinas, starting with the Donald Ross designedRaleigh Country Club. Some of McConnell’s coursesthread their way through residential communities,meaning a retired golfer can purchase a nice homeand a $26,000 McConnell membership and gain ac-cess to courses designed by Fazio, Dye, Norman andPalmer. Rumor has it that McConnell has his eye onanother Ross course, the Sedgefield Country Club inGreensboro, a longtime PGA tour stop.

ose who prefer life in an urban area will find thatAtlanta offers plenty to do, especially when it comesto golf. Canongate Golf is one of the pioneers ofmulti-course private club membership, maintainingnearly two-dozen excellent courses throughoutmetro-Atlanta. Joining fees depend on which“home” club you choose but are typically less than$1,000; dues are under $3,000 per year. Golf in At-lanta is essentially a year-round proposition, and forthose who can play, say, three times a week, the pro-rated costs for such private-club treatment can runless than the green fees at a local muni.

Many more multi-course memberships like theseare available across the country as private golf clubsscramble to compete by offering their members moreoptions for less investment.

More greens for less green:

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The State of Women’s Golf in New Englandby Emily Kay

October 11 -- When Arthur Little and Jann Leemingbought Province Lake Golf Course in 1996, they couldnot foresee that the rundown track in the hinterlands ofParsonsfield, Maine, would become one of the women-friendliest layouts in the country.

“We bought the course out of bankruptcy and didn’tknow what the hell we were doing,” says Little. “It had aterrible reputation, had only done 8,000 rounds the yearbefore, and was in the middle of nowhere on the Maine-New Hampshire border, between two towns with a year-round population of 1,500 [poor] people.”

Top women-friendly track. Not exactly a course towhich women golfers might flock. Yet, a few years,$100,000, and much toil and sweat later, Province Lakewas 49th on Golf for Women’s 2001 top-100 U.S.women-friendly courses.

Under new ownership since 2005 and now 25th onGolf Digest’s 2010 list of top-50 Courses for Women,Province Lake remains a model for clubs seeking to boostbusiness by courting female golfers.

Women comprise some 22% of all golfers butabout 66% of new players, according to the NationalGolf Foundation. Considering that Golf Datatech es-timates New Englanders have played 2% fewerrounds in 2010 than last year, course owners ignorefemale golfers at their peril.

Indeed, an average EWGA member spends $4,300annually on golf-related activities and goods, saysPam Swensen, CEO of Executive Women’s Golf As-sociation, a 17,000-member national organization inits 19th year of promoting women’s golf. Courseowners could use the income from the 1,000 mem-bers in seven New England chapters.

As Gregory Nathan, NGF senior VP, sees it, womengolfers spend as much as men and “represent one of thegreatest growth opportunities for the game.”

What women want. It’s not rocket science to puzzleout how to attract and retain women’s business. To

Golf Digest Woman’s Stina Sternberg, it’s all about“women-friendly designs, amenities, staff, programs,and atmosphere.”

Multiple tees. Start with tee positions, which Littleand Swensen believe should include multiple sets forlow- and high-handicappers. Rate at least two sets forwomen, including mid and back tees as well as for-ward areas of about 4,500 yards.

Province Lake’s revamped tee system created a challengefrom 6,300 yards at the tips and from the 4,169-yard for-ward tees. It also eliminated “women’s” and “men’s” labels.

Massachusetts golfer Weegie Dodd echoes others whenshe calls such terms, “sexist.

“Don’t call them‘ women's or ‘girls’ tee; they’re the for-ward tees,” says Dodd. “Some women hit long balls anduse the middle or back tees, and they shouldn’t be differ-entiated that way.”

Cyprian Keyes Golf Club (Boylston, Mass.), a favoritewith EWGA golfers, has seven sets of tees, three of whichsupply slopes and ratings for women. Stow (Mass.) AcresCountry Club provides six tee areas each on the Northand South Course.

Women everywhere. Ledges GC in South Hadley ande Ranch GC in Southwick make Kathy Labrie’s list offavorite courses. Ledges’ head pro/GM Marissa Kulig andhead pro Hope Kelly at e Ranch help create “verywomen-friendly” atmospheres, says Labrie, president ofthe Greater Springfield EWGA chapter.

New Hampshire golfer Karen McKeen looks for fa-cilities with “lots of women golfers...in the parkinglot, clubhouse, snack bar, and on the course.”Amherst’s Souhegan Woods GC, where 60 womenplay in six league divisions on Wednesday nights, isthat kind of course, McKeen says.

Family-friendly. Women are more apt than theirspouses to give up tee times to tend to the kids. AtProvince Lake, they don’t have to. With 48 hours noticeand for $4 per hour, parents may leave children with the


Women-friendly courses in New England

e following is a list of some of New England’s manywomen-friendly courses. New England Golf Monthlybased the list (which is far from complete and does notinclude courses mentioned in the main story), on Execu-tive Women’s Golf Association criteria.

Connecticut:Blue Fox Run (Avon)Lyman Orchards GC (Middlefield)

Maine:e Links at Outlook (Berwick)

Massachusetts:Ballymeade CC (North Falmouth)Blackstone National GC (Sutton)Brookmeadow CC (Canton) Butter Brook GC (Westford)Cranwell Resort, Spa, & GC (Lenox)Crosswinds GC (Plymouth)Foxborough CCGeorge Wright GC (Hyde Park)Granite Links GC (Quincy)Highfields Golf & CC (Grafton)Hillview CC (North Reading)Ipswich CCJuniper Hill GC (Northborough)Lost Brook GC (Norwood)Merrimack Valley GC (Methuen)Millwood Farms GC (Framingham)Mount Hood GC (Melrose)Newton Commonwealth GC (Newton)Norwood CCOcean Edge Resort & CC (Brewster)Pinehills GC (Plymouth)Pine Meadows GC (Lexington)Pine Oaks GC (South Easton)Red Tail GC (Devens)Robert T. Lynch Municipal GC (Brookline)Sagamore Spring GC (Lynnfield)Shaker Hills GC (Harvard)Shining Rock GC (Northbridge)Southers Marsh GC (Plymouth)Swansea CCTewksbury CCe International (Bolton)e Meadow at PeabodyWidow's Walk GC (Scituate)William J. Devine GC at Franklin Park (Dorchester)

New Hampshire:Amherst CCAtkinson Resort & CCCampbell’s Scottish Highland GC (Salem)Ponemah Green Family Golf Center (Amherst)

Rhode Island:Crystal Lakes GC (Mapleville)Newport National CC (Middletown)

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on-site childcare service.Let’s play four. For women with no time for 18, pay-

by-the-hole rates are gaining popularity. “If you’re try-ing to survive,” says Swensen, “creative thinking andoffering different types of playing options are critical.”

Pro shop merchandise. Hey, guys, how about up-dating your pro shops with women’s clubs and clothes?

“Most people in the golf industry believe womendon’t buy anything,” says Little, who suggests simpleways to dispel that myth: give women something tobuy, display it properly, and train your pro shop per-sonnel to sell it.

On-course facilities. Um, about those port-a-potties. Place them conveniently in the middle ofeach nine-hole layout -- and they better be clean,cautions Swensen.

“Playability at the tee and rest rooms,” says Swenson,“are the biggest pet peeves for women.”

On opposite sides of the women-friendly scale, eOverlook Golf Course (Hollis, N.H.) provides toilet-seat covers and soap in its two on-course facilities, whileWachusett Country Club’s (West Boylston, Mass.) solewomen’s rest room is downright inaccessible.

“You walk down the hall, upstairs, around the corner,over to one side, and underneath [the clubhouse],” saysNicole Brown, president of the Worcester (Mass.)-areaEWGA chapter.

Good business. It’s not easy or cheap, and it may takeup to three years to retrofit facilities to appeal to women,Little estimates. e bottom line? It’s good business.

Reaching out to women golfers helped Province Lakeattain healthy returns on its investment of $80,000 incourse changes and $20,000 for marketing.

Within five years, the course:

- Increased rounds from 8,000 to 18,000

- Boosted women’s rounds from 15% to 35%

- Improved speed of play by up to 30 minutes per round

- Tripled tournament and outing business

- Improved annual financial results by $200,000

Common sense. Course makeovers may seemdaunting, but “little courtesies” that can boost the bot-tom line require no major renovation. “It’s just com-mon sense to...make golf as enjoyable as possible,” saysSwensen.Newton Commonwealth GC (Newton)

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Club Love

Callaway Lady Solaire 14 piece set with Bag $899.00Driver, 3 Stainless Steel Fairway Woods, 3 Hybrids, 2 Irons, 3Wedges & Putter

Callaway Golf has done a great job at creating a complete golfensemble that offers quality, versatility and style. is complete setis great for beginner to intermediate players and is designed for bet-ter ball flight increased distance and lightweight feel.

In the test almost all players loved the look, feel and performanceof the clubs. Comments: Straighter ball flight, more distance with good forgiveness throughout the set. Mostcommon comment, I want these!

Adams Idea a70S Keri Sport 14 Piece Set with Bag$999.99Driver, 3 Steel Fairway Woods, 3 Hybrids, 3 Irons, 3 wedges & Putter

Adams is the number one hybrid club maker on the PGA Tourand for a good reason the Idea simply outperforms all the others.e Keri Golf partnership in 2008 has given the line a distinct sig-nature in the evolving women’s golf market. In the test the clubswere the rage on the range. If there is a set of clubs out there today

that could excite that shopper’s adrenalin rush, Adams Keri Sport would be it. e Woods and irons performedvery well with good forgiveness and a great feel. e Adams clubs across the board were consistently a bitlonger and swooned for the look.

TaylorMade Burner Superlaunch TaylorMade CarryBag $1200.00Burner Superfast Driver, 2 Metal Fairway Woods, 6 Irons, 2 Wedges

TaylorMade is the number one driver on the PGA tour and thenew women’s irons are closely following suit. ese iron and woodsare a great choice for high handicappers because of their highlaunch, great distance and overall forgiveness.In the test these clubs were wowed by the mid and high handicap-

pers but surprisingly a few very low handicap players who tried them were amazed by the distance and per-formance. ey were very popular across the board and a number of players who like to walk/ carry reallyliked the new bag.

In the last decade women’s golf clubs have made tremendous strides in functionality, style and design. Manufactures are paying attention to what women want in golf today. Many have partnered with fashion

groups to provide women with some of the most innovating and creative products the market has ever seen. Recently New England Golf Monthly had an opportunity to test three of the most popular

brands TaylorMade, Callaway and Adams Golf.

Ladies First


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Golf Fashion ForwardFall leaves New England Golfers Yearning for More

Special Thanks to Granite Links for Our Fall Photo Shoot Location

Fashion is our only true pallet of expression thatwe can convey a picture of who we are and how wefeel to the world around us. e warm days of sum-mer have given way to fabulous fall colors and tex-tures that will provide function and warmth to ourlate season rounds. It is said that fall is the finest timeto enjoy the game, though we may be short on day-light, there is no shortage of magnificent picturesqueplaces to play around New England with far lesscrowds and great rates.

e fall lines from many golf apparel companieshave given us a fresh new look at style for the season.Great new button up sweaters and wonderfully styledheadwear from Ian Poulter and Callaway are turningback the clock on golf fashion, and I love it. Tradi-tional styles in classic fabrics mixed with the best in-novation has given us a look at days gone by, but withbetter performance and much more daring color.

While we are at the doorstep of what next forspring lets not forget the moment. Golf is a great so-cial game a place where we can play and be ourselvesin what we wear and how we feel. Enjoy the seasonand dress and feel the part of your own game.

As senses reveal the faint smell of wood burning,apple cider, pumpkin pie, autumnal hues of red, or-ange, yellow, and brown, the excitement of upcomingholidays is approaching. Here is a glimpse into thefall 2010 golf season, what is hot right now. If some-one you know is still wearing that old cotton poloshirt, upgrade them for the holidays. Be prepared forspring 2011 with this preview of dazzling looks tocome. Enjoy my new feature about color, style, andexpression in golf and in life. It is just the beginningof much more to come.

Etonic introduces a new Stabilizer golf shoe for2011 that features an athletic-inspired design and thelatest advancements in footwear technology which re-sults in superior levels of comfort and performance.e new Stabilizer is 20 percent lighter, 40 percentcooler and 110 percent more comfortable.

e Stabilizer is lined with Outlast, a NASA-engi-neered material that reduces heat and moisture insidethe shoe by more than 40 percent and keeps the footextraordinarily cool, dry and comfortable, even in thehottest weather conditions. e upper is made of per-formance microfiber material that reduces weight by20 percent while providing a soft and supportive fitthat does not lose its shape. e outsole featuresEtonic’s best-in-class PowerUp Technology™ OutsoleSystem which provides superior traction, flexibilityand stability.

Its six components include Etonic’s proprietaryPowerSpike™, Inside-Out Spike placement™, Power-Pod™, Dynamic Reaction Plate™, PowerPlay FlexZone™ and Stabilizer Heel Technology™, which allwork together with the foot’s natural anatomy tomaximize traction, flexibility and stability to improvebalance while maximizing power transfer to the ball.

Etonic Shoes was founded in 1876 by Charles Eatonand headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, toview their entire line visit www.etonic.com.


IJP Design is obsessive about performance and pre-cision, you only have to watch Ian on the fairway toknow it is no surprise that IJP incorporates the verylatest in fabric technology into all apparel designs.Innovations are about maximizing on how the gar-ment looks, feels and moves. IJP is focused on fusingfunctionality with fashion.

Short sleeve shirts are comprised of mercerized cot-ton, a strong high luster yarn of the finest quality thatis soft to the touch. e Cool max superior moisturemanagement technology allows the apparel to dryfaster than other competitive fabrics and reduces skintemperature, making it perfect to wear underneath asweater on a picturesque fall day. e material sur-passes competitive fabrics in comfort index rating aswell as meets the highest Invista standard perform-ance certification.

Another fabric offered by IJP Design is the spe-cialty knitting Otnydry, a revolutionary high per-formance technical fabric. Quickly removesperspiration and reduces odors. It has high breatha-

bility and heat dispersion capabilities making ithealthy and clean with long lasting freshness – washafter wash. Environmentally friendly and cool wear-ing comfort, what more could you want.

All IJP designs meet the highest standards in qual-ity assurance. e sweater photographed in black ismade of 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool with fourmetal buttons with the IJP logo. At first thought,high quality wool has to be dry-cleaned however thiswool is machine washable and crease resistant. It isextremely soft to the touch and also has a reduced im-pact on the environment.

All IJP belts are made of genuine, natural leatherof the finest quality and are guaranteed long lasting.IJP Limited Edition with the Quintessentially Britishlogo featured in this hat and shirt. Ian’s unique stylemakes him standout not only on the fairways but inthe fashion world as well. All IJP Design tartan’s arelicensed under the Scottish Tartan Authority. Viewthe entire Spring 2011 line at www.ianpoulterde-sign.com


Ian Poulter

Antigua Men

As the Ryder Cup event is in our recent memories,let’s examine the differences between American andEuropean fashion. Americans enjoy being comfort-able at all times. Europeans enjoy looking extremelyfashionable at all times. ankfully we have cometo a point in history where both goals can be achievedat the same time.

Antigua showcases the athletic look that is mostpopular in the United States where the fitted look ismore popular amongst Europeans. Versitile colors forFall, Spring, or whether you destination golf in be-tween, oranges, plums, and blues are always safe col-ors to go with. ey are great for New England inthe fall, perhaps with a fleece or sweater over it, or ifyou are planning on traveling to a warmer climate,such as Florida or Arizona, it is a great garment fortravel. Antigua is based out of Arizona and knowshow to dress for that climate.

Polyester and spandex mixture, Antigua’s PhoenixMen’s Desert Dry moisture management pointelle short

sleeve polo with a gradient pattern, three buttons, a flatknit collar, open sleeves and a signature Antigua brand-ing on the right sleeve. Shown here in Mango.

Available just in time for the holiday travel seasonis the Expert Short. It is made of equal compositionof cotton and polyester with the signature DesertDry™ moisture management woven yarn dye. eseplaid shorts have self-fabric waistband and belt loops,front and back pockets, hidden tee pocket in backand a lower leg scorecard pocket. Shown here in Birchwith multi colored stripes also available in black andbrown, both with multi stripes.

Antigua’s Frost is a polyester brushed back jerseypolar fleece with Antech® anti-pill long sleeve pullover with zip placket, elastic binding at cuff and col-lar, cover stitch details, side zip pockets and adjustablebungee double toggle bottom. Antigua square em-broidery patch on right sleeve Shown in silver.

To see the entire Spring 2011 line, view their e-cat-alog at www.antigua.com/Flip/GolfSpring


Antigua Women Glove It

Antigua’s Keen polo is one of the most comfortablegolf shirts available to women. Made of polyesterDesert Dry™ Xtra-Lite D2XL moisture managementpointelle. e half sleeve is a perfect length with justenough fabric to keep warmer on cool days, whilekeeping cool if the mid-day sun becomes very hot. Itis a function and fashion blend with contrast self fab-ric detail at tab cuff and placket with 5-button top-set placket, self collar, forward shoulder and side slitsto make it easy to keeped tucked in and with theirsignature Antigua branding on the back yoke, under-neath the collar.

Ritzy reversible vest is made of a polyester water re-sistant woven heat transfer fabric with all-over em-bossed poly interlock knit inside and is perfect forcool autumn days. If the sun gets too hot it can al-ways be taken off, or if the air remains crisp through-out the day the golfer will remain comfortable. Sidewelt hand pockets and inside left chest pocket foradded convenience. Antigua logo. Shown here inscarlet and birch.

Core Skort is polyester and spandex Desert Dry™moisture management stretch woven satin twill skortwith poly/spandex woven undershort, front handpockets and front panel slits for ease of movement.Back welt pocket.

e Glove It 2011 Signature Collection higher-endline features rich tonal colors available in three prints,Obsidian, all black collection is dimensional withthree different textures detailed with silver metalstuds. e Platinum collection with embroideredcrystal detail for added sparkle. e Mixed Metals,multi-tonal collection includes bronze, taupe, silver,and a hint of gold that creates a neutral shimmer.

Glove It debuted seven new patterns for Spring2011: Riviera, colorful navy, pink and green paisleywith bright gingham; Purple Herringbone, metallicdeep purple herringbone paired with a jewel amethystsolid; Linen Luster, light Khaki and silver damaskprint with a shimmering linen colored crocodile;Limoncello Plaid, red, pink and yellow plaid; AquaArgyle, aqua, blue, white and yellow argyle; Zig Zag,asymmetrical black white and yellow zig zag andpolka dot; Tribal, detailed tribal print with corals,browns, gold and hints of green, blue and purple.

Glove It, based out of Tempe, Arizona, is the lead-ing manufacturer of women's fashion golf accessories.available in the full line of accessories which includesglove with matching pouch, visor, cap, accessory bag,tote bag, water bottle cover, belt combination, clubcovers, shoe bag and towel.

Cabretta leather is the only way to go, it is the soft-est leather there is. Glove It gloves are extremely com-fortable and especially made for a women’s hand.Normally it is recommended to always try gloves onbefore you buy them, but this glove is highly recom-mended and can be found on www.gloveit.com.


Callaway Men

Callaway is known for their cutting edge technologyas they need to meet the demands of the best playersin the world. For a classy look on the fairway oraround the resort, pair khaki pants and a slate blueshirt with brown accessories. is look is multi-sea-sonal and is a combination of looking great along withflexibility and comfort for the best performance. Men’sCallaway flat front polyester microfiber twill pant withtonal chevron above back right pocket. Made from awater resistant material, it has moisture wicking capa-bilities, a stretch waist, and maintains the classic stylefor golf. e short sleeve micro-stripe polo is has anti-microbial technology. Along with moisture wickingtechnology this polo has an embossed Chevron overlayand branding on the sleeve.

Callaway Footwear is one of the best with their com-mitment to research and development of their prod-ucts. eir Xtra Traction Technology offers excellenttraction and performance throughout the round,

whether you’re standing on grass, dirt or sand. e 9-spike configuration provides the most stable and slip-resistant traction technology in any golf shoe and theDynamic Cleat Technology Patented feature that al-lows the cleat to flex and shock absorb with every stepa golfer takes.

Callaway’s Comfort Technology provides three lev-els of premium comfort on the ball of your foot, theheel area, and the surface area of the tongue to reducelace pressure.

Xtra Width Technology provides players with theability to adjust and customize fit from medium towide. Callaway Golf ’s proprietary DrySport moisturemanagement and RainSport waterproof technologiesprovide golfers the ultimate in comfort and dryness.Moisture-wicking linings and breathable waterproofsystems are engineered into every Callaway Golf shoe.View the entire Callaway collection at www.Shop.Call-awayGolf.com


Women’s Golf Shirt moisture wicking anti-micro-bial fabric is multi-dimensional as it can be wore asa layer in the New England Fall and Spring weatheror, by itself if you are planning on traveling this win-ter. Callaway fabrics dry extremely quickly and donot allow moisture to remain on your skin. Thereis nothing worse perspiring as the game gets intenseor sun becomes warm, and then a cold front movesin out of nowhere and sends chills through you.The plaited Pima cotton piped cotton and polyesterblend polo silver has heat transfer technology thatallows skin to remain comfortable. Callaway ap-parel allow for maximum performance as featuredhere in black with red stripes, power colors for allseasons as Tiger has proven.

With a red skirt by Callaway, you can be ready forthe fairway, clubhouse, or restaurant, as it is a classicgolf look while being versatile enough for off thelinks. eir shoes are fashionable and functionable,although it is recommended to always wear socks.

Another great feature of the apparel is the SPF 15+protection to protect against sunburns when travelingto resorts during the winter months. Chances aresunscreen will be applied to areas exposed to the sunand not to the areas not exposed. SPF is also a greatfeature for Spring as skin is more likely to burn as itis not protected with it’s summer tan.

Callaway women’s Spring 2011 is flirty and classywith a progressive edge, to view the line visitwww.CallawayGolf.com

Callaway Woman


Birdy & Grace

e Birdy & Grace Eden air polo shown here innavy blue is one of most innovative pieces on themarket yet. Made of a blend of fabrics, it is perfectfor fall days as it absorbs the warmth of the sun withmesh underneath the arm to allow for breathability.Paired with the butter and navy dot print knit skirtmakes is perfect to wear on a warm fall day. e greatfeature of this knit skirt is it’s versatile and not limitedto the golf course only.

ey also have an Adam and Eve Line with a tansweater with black lace and other pieces that finallyare comfortable and fashionable at the same time.eir Spring 2011 are inspired by Monaco in south-western Europe it is so fitting the line is comprisedof hues of corals, golds, aquas, and bright blues rem-iniscent of the northern central coast of the Mediter-ranean Sea.

Sharon Sunoo had a dream of finding a golf outfitthat not only respected the country club dress code whilefashionable, figure flattering, and would allow enoughroom to swing a club. After countless hours lookingthrough pro shops, boutiques, and online stores, she re-

alized that such an outfit did not exist for her.To fill this void, she created Birdy & Grace with

partner and designer Teress Stephens, to create a linemade for women by women who care about the waythey look on and off the golf course. Inspired bylifestyle, need for detail, and love for the classic lookwith a rebellious edge, designs are trend consciouswithout being too trendy. It is apparent there is afocus is on functionality while maintaining a flatter-ing fit, use of the best fabrics, and superior pocketplacement. eir goal is not to make disposable golfwear, but to have pieces that are easily incorporatedinto a woman’s wardrobe.

Birdy & Grace is based out of Greenwich, Connecti-cut and is available at golf courses such as StanwichCountry Club, Greenwich, Tamarack Country Club,Greenwich CC of Waterbury, Waterbury, Fairview CC,Greenwich, Innis Arden Golf Club, Greenwich, Rock-rimmon CC, Stamford, Stanwich Country Club,Greenwich, Tamarack Country Club, Greenwich. It isavailable in two Massachusetts locations, Pocasset GC,Pocasset and Swing with Style, Danvers.


Rain On / Sun Mountain

During our Fall Fashion Inspiration shoot at golfcourses throughout New England over the last fewweeks we were in the unique position in that we hadthe same Sun Mountain gear as the U.S. Ryder CupTeam in Wales. As there was a fashion faux pas atthe Ryder Cup, we thought we had better test thegear to see what the malfunction was. And just asthe European team raised the trophy on October3rd the skies opened in New England for three daysof torrential rain to accommodate our staff.

There are a number of technologies used in thedesign of golf rain gear. Many factors come into playwhen playing in the rain and especially when the rainis wind driven. For a garment to truly function at thehighest level of performance with today’s professionals,it must be comfortable, breathable, waterproof, warmand in many cases quiet. e final test is always howyou feel and how did the garment perform.

For us we had an opportunity to play golf in driv-

ing rain wearing the Sun Mountain Rain Flex gearwith no measurable failure rate. To take the test onestep further we enlisted the help of one of our de-livery staff who was in and out of the truck over 200times in heavy rain the next day. Though his seat inthe truck was soaked he was dry. So just to get crazywe actually went to the garden hose test, which I amsure is not recommended by any manufacture. Solet’s talk failure rate, turns out, there was none.

Our Take: Sun Mountain keeps golfers absolutelydry even in the most severe conditions. The tech-nology allows for breathability so golfers moisturedoes not accumulate from within, golfers stay dry.On the outside, the rain gear repeals the raindroplets. What it does not repel, it absorbs into thefabric making it a bit wet. Turns out the jacket be-comes just a little heavier but it is worth it to havea jacket that keeps you dry and warm in cool con-ditions inside and out.

Golf Fashion Forward is a new section of New England Golf Monthly with complete coverage each month of golf fashion, style & design. In the issues ahead I will cover all the newest trends in the game and look,

feel and play your best. To suggest a feature contact [email protected]


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by Alice and Danny ScottCouple of Travelers

When geese form their vees and mornings are crispierthan the fallen leaves, we migrate back to Arizona wheresun deprivation is an oxymoron. Fly to Phoenix’ SkyHarbor International airport and join the fun in thevalley of the sun. With over 300 golf courses and muchmore to explore, here are a few favorites.

Start in Scottsdale at the Xona Resort and all yourgolf and activities will be arranged. Or stay at the lux-urious Fairmont Scottsdale Princess whose WillowStream spa features unique amenities such as the Hava-supai waterfalls al fresco, and rooftop pool facingCamelback Mountain. Next door is the TPC StadiumGolf Course, home to the Phoenix Open. Famous forits football stadium style, rowdy 16th hole and the BirdsNest with live music, it boasts the largest attendance onthe PGA tour in February. Nearby is a smorgasbord oftop courses, notably Troon North’s Monument andPinnacle, and Grayhawk’s Raptor and Talon, providingpremium golf and real estate for quails, bobcats andcelebrities. e Westin Kierland brings Scotland toScottsdale with the option of playing in kilts, totingyour clubs on a segway, scotch tasting and the occa-sional bagpiper off the 18th green.

Just minutes away, Fountain Hills delivers dramaticdesert views at several courses, including SunRidgeCanyon where javelinas (wild desert boars) graze onprickly pear cactus. At Eagle Mountain, par 4’s aretempting to drive, but an errant shot could lead to lostballs, guarded by desert reptiles amidst the thick,prickly, and rocky hillsides. We-Ko-Pa, next to the FortMcDowell casino usually ranks in the top 5 for Arizona

golf with a serene and challenging 36 holes managedby Derek Crawford, whose other brother Daryl man-ages the Karsten ASU course in Tempe. Designed byPete Dye, it is conveniently close to the airport, for teetimes coming and going.

Proceed north to Rancho Manana in Carefree, whosecottonwoods and adobe buildings create a truly oldranch feel, where movie stars would retreat. You almostexpect to see Ronald Reagan sitting on the hood of aHudson wearing his fedora hat. e course traverses thehills and canyons of Cave Creek requiring accurate teeshots and a great short game. Nearby Desert Forest’sunusual layout is absent of fairway bunkers, out ofbound markers, and water hazards. One of the mostawarded courses in America, the undisturbed desert pro-vides the architecture and challenge to reward patienceand control. Also in Carefree, the Boulders’ 36 holes oftarget golf are a real desert treat where fairway rabbits atdusk bring coyotes out of the hills for dinner. Retreat totheir Golden Door Spa for healthy rejuvenation.

Westside of Phoenix, Happy Valley Road off I17leads golfers to a happy place, through the grand en-trance of Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia. Reasonablypriced, the fairways are guarded by native grass wherechipmunks frolic on a sunny day but where you do notwant your balls to stray. Continue north on I17 to Ari-zona Highway 179, and you will never forget the mo-ment you first behold the magnificent Red Rockformations of Sedona that envelope your very soul. Asyou play Sedona Golf Resort, glance back from the 4thgreen and you don’t know whether to golf or pray; the

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scenery is that intense. At the 5th tee box, praying seemsthe best option as the distance is 623 from the tips andagainst the wind. is course will make a believer outof you. Believe the starter about the tricky undulatinggreens and believe this beauty is unmatched. e tow-ering cliffs of red sandstone against a blue sky, continuethis truly unique landscape at the Robert Trent Jones de-signed Oak Creek Country Club in Sedona. Pink jeeptours explain the history and vortex phenomenon.When in Sedona, we always eat at Shugrue’s Hillside.e spectacular views and cuisine are only topped bythe entrance of special guests, such as Kathy Whitworth,the ”winningest” golfer in the world. If weather permits,go all the way to see a world wonder, e GrandCanyon. Drive or take the train from Williams. In fallor spring, you might even tee, then ski at Flagstaff.

ey never found the Lost Dutchman’s gold mine,but one of Arizona’s best treasures looms in the Super-stition Mountain Golf and Country Club, 45 minuteseast of Phoenix. e immaculate condition of 36 holes,set against the stunning backdrop of SuperstitionMountain made this a top favorite of the LPGA playersover the years. Further east, Gold Canyon’s Dinosaurcourse is one of the most intriguing layouts with ele-vated tee boxes, expansive desert and mountain views.Watch the deer prance while roadrunners snatch baby

quails out of the sagebrush, ignoring the mothers’ at-tempts at distracting with a feigned broken wing. Enroute to these courses visit Encanterra, a special Tuscankingdom with plush patio furnishings to watch the fin-ishing holes of Tom Lehman’s fun design and the ma-jestic Superstition Mountain beyond. La Casa is oneof the most impressive clubhouses in the world.

In South Phoenix, e Raven, the Legacy and Vistalprovide great values as well as e Foothills, sentimentalto us for our first date, a hot 105 degree round in June.Continue south, stopping at Whirlwind and then South-ern Dunes Golf Club. Southern Dunes started out as aprivate all male club, but soon became all access and thenpublic. It’s funny how the economy changes things. Onething that didn’t change was the layout of a great track.Now owned by Harrah’s Ak-Chin Resort, the sloping fair-ways with wind-swept sand dunes and prairie grass forma tricky layout for the frequent qualifiers held there.

Southern Arizona offers a more laidback feel. Hearthe echoes of cowboys of yesteryear. e Ritz-CarltonResort and Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana,off the 10 freeway, hosts the Accenture Match PlayChampionships in February. Set within the TortolitaMountains, Jack Nicklaus’ Signature courses are carvedinto the canyons and arroyos of rugged terrain that con-trast with the emerald shade of the fairways and greens.


Every hour shines a different light on the near and dis-tant vistas, while the layout of each hole provides agolfer’s challenge. A rich treat with fair golf rates, mostpeople could live in the well appointed locker rooms.Enter the spa and you will never want to leave.

Ventana means window in Spanish and the Ven-tana Canyon Golf courses in Tucson provide a spec-tacular tee to green window to the Santa CatalinaMountains, Sabino Canyon and the valley floor ofTucson below. e oratory senses are delighted as wellas the visual, by the symphony of birds and the bab-bling sound of mountain streams. e steep and fa-mous tee of the par 3 at hole 3 is surrounded by rockboulders looking out to a canyon creek drop off witha target green like the devil’s mouth with only hisuvula to land on. Nothing left, right, short or longwill suffice. Stay at Lowe’s Resort or the Lodge at Ven-tana Canyon to book the course and you may decideto join as many discerning members have from NewEngland and all parts of the world.

Tombstone is within an hour of Tucson with dailygunfights and saloons for after golf diversion. NearbyMount Lemon provides a ski and tee opportunity whenthe snow is right or a nice ride up the lift for hikingwhen it’s not. South of Tucson, Otero Ranch, the firstSpanish land grant in the southwest, was creatively

transformed yet preserved as the Tubac Golf Resort andSpa. If the king of Spain had visited, he never wouldhave released it. Made famous first by Bing Crosby’spurchase and later by the movie Tin Cup, starringKevin Costner and Renee Russo, the resort was a fa-vorite of the Duke, John Wayne and now a favorite ofours. Home to an abundance of rare feathered friendsthat summon birders with binocs from around theglobe, the fairways cross the Santa Cruz River valley,with three separate nines. Since the first fairway isshared by a cow chewing it’s cud alongside its calf, thescorecard rule states, "Ball landing on cow pie: pick,lick, and place no closer to the hole.” e Stables restau-rant once housed the horses and the dairy barn withtwo silos now serves as an elegant furniture and acces-sory shop. Stay and play in one of the well appointedcasitas or haciendas.

Arizona is one of the most diverse states, geographicallyand culturally. Professional sports, spring training, music,clubs, museums, restaurants and shopping abound. Specialevents and packages are offered in all parts for great family,singles, couples or business outings.

Go to www.scottsdalecvb.com, www.visittucson.org, orwww.arizonaguide.com to start planning. Once you try it,you may want to buy and now is a great time for that.North, south, east and west, Arizona golf is the best.


by Jim HammondA Cable Car to the Land of the Stars

I arrived in San Francisco in mid-September ready totour the hills, vineyards and golf courses of NorthernCalifornia. For my first day on the links I visited thecourse at the Presidio, a national park located next tothe Golden Gate Bridge. is land was originally anArmy base established in 1846.

is public course has hills and tight fairways thatmeander through eucalyptus trees. Since it is the secondoldest golf course west of the Mississippi River, Presidiomay remind you of a traditional New England course.Except here you get a great view of the Golden GateBridge and if the morning fog has burned off you cancatch some magnificent views of the city. It is only 6400yards from the back tees but plays long if you don’t keepit in the short grass. Greens fees vary from $112.00-$145.00 depending on the time and day of the week,but there are number of specials offered for twilight play.

After 4 days of exploring the many neighborhoods ofSan Francisco I headed north to the vineyards ofSonoma and Napa..

I had two very different golf experiences in theSonoma Valley. First I played at round at the SonomaGolf Club which is located at the Fairmont Mission andSpa. Sonoma was designed by Sam Whiting, who alsodesigned the famed Olympic Club.It is also the homeof the 2010 Champion’s Tour Charles Schwab CupChampionship vineyards

I took a side trip to a town called Guerneville, about40 miles north of Sonoma, and discovered a 9 hole golf

course called Northwood. It was a delightful trackthat was carved out of a forest of towering redwoodtrees and only 2800 yards from the back tees. But thebest thing was that the course was designed by AlisterMacKenzie. at’s right the same guy who designedAugusta for Bobby Jones. I never drove a ball downa fairway lined with redwoods before, but it was a lotof fun and with green fees of $22.00 for nine holes itwas truly a bargain.

I drove back over the Golden Gate Bridge, andheaded for Monterey.

I found Monterey to be a very scenic town, but manyof the stores sold cheap t-shirts and tacky souvenirs.

Carmel, on the other hand, was a village of high-endshops and specialty stores with world famous restaurantslike e Mission Ranch, which is owned and operated byClint Eastwood. You can also park your car in the centerof Carmel and walk on the beach directly below the 8th,9th, and 10th fairways of Pebble Beach Golf Links.

I had a 7:00 A.M tee time at the Mecca of all golfcourses Pebble Beach. e practice green at Pebble issurrounded by several shops offering golfing attire withthe famous lone Cyprus logo, ranging in price from$40.00 to $250.00. I decided to spend my money on acaddie instead. Because the greens fees are so high($495.00 cart included) most golfers decide against hir-ing a caddie. I think it is worth the extra $70.00. Mycaddie spent 19 years at Pebble Beach so his knowledgecertainly added to the enjoyment of the round. He asked


me what my average drive was and watched what clubsI used on the par 4 opening hole. e next 17 holes hewould hand me a club and say “Hit your tee shot to thatside of the fairway.” “Aim your putt 6 inches to the leftand don’t give away the hole.” I never looked at whatclub he was handing me, and at the end of the day, thisfourteen handicap golfer shot an 89.

Along the way he would tell me stories about play-ing in winter conditions at Pebble. At the 106 yardpar 3 7th hole, he said “e winds were blowing at55 miles per hour and Tom Kite needed a four ironto reach the green,”

And then there’s the course it self. e fairways arewide, but the bunkers are deep and the greens are verysmall. e par 4 389 yard 8th hole is one of the mostmemorable. You hit the tee shot up a hill and your sec-ond shot is over a cliff and down to a narrow green. JackNicklaus called it the best par 4 in the world.

When you reach the 18th tee, a perfect place for a fewphotos, aim for the trees in the middle of the fairway.en keep it right because the ocean and a 155 yardbunker guard the left side of the fairway. ere are al-ways a few guests from the lodge who wander down tolook at the 18th green, so be sure to concentrate on thelast shot and give the gallery a thrill.

It was my first trip to Northern California and I can’twait to go back. e people were friendly, the sceneryspectacular and the wine delicious. And the golf, wellthe name Pebble Beach says it all.


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Reading Puttsby Geoff Mangum

e 30-second takeaway message is wind at thesurface of the green matters once your pants legs areflapping, and the golfer should learn the effects ofstrong winds by discriminating among headwinds,tailwinds, and crosswinds, as well as strength or windspeed perception and steadiness and its effect on longand short putts on slow and fast surfaces in terms ofline and distance and how to play breaking putts.Surface wind is similar to slope and grain, with head-winds having the most pronounced effect on puttswhen the ball is rolling slowly. When the wind isstrong enough to challenge balance, the golfer can"take in sail" by setting up in a low and compact pos-ture with wider stance and a lower and tighter grip,and use a more decisive stroke.

Sorts of winds. ere are many sorts of winds, suchas the jet stream, the trades and Westerlies, sea breezesand land breezes, mountain downslope winds, cy-clones, tornadoes, hurricanes, gales, squalls, gusts,and more. What matters in golf is a mid-range ofground winds and certain prevailing regional pat-terns. Once the wind is strong enough to make thematerial on your pants legs flap like flags on a sailboat(about 10-15 mph), beware of putting upwind ordownwind and allow for crosswind to influence thebreak or line of lengthy putts.

When the wind blows on your face, that doesn'tnecessarily matter, since green slope and fringemounding may be blocking ground-level wind frominfluencing the ball -- so check the pants legs. Also,

you can putt out of calm areas into windy areas andvice versa, so watch that also. In general, wind speedincreases with clearance above the retarding influenceof ground, vegetation, and terrain, because wind is a"mass" of air in motion, and motion nearest the sur-face is slowed and stirred and blocked by ground-levelinterference. Wind high at the tops of the trees islikely blowing substantially stronger and steadier thanwind low across the green surface, and this is whytoday's wind turbine's are built atop towers extending100+ feet high and located on hilltop terrain un-blocked from the prevailing winds.

e properties of wind are direction, force, densityand steadiness. e ready-to-hand indicator, just likean airport runway "wind sock", is the flag in the hole.e direction the flag extends in the wind showswhich way the wind blows, the degree to which theflag flutters or flap and how straight it extends indi-cates the force or wind speed, and the steadiness canbe seen in the steadiness of the rhythm of the flag'swaving. Density is partly temperature and partly hu-midity and partly altitude. Other ready-to-hand in-dicators include the bottom fabric of your trousers,fallen leaves blowing across the green or fairwaynearby, greenside trees, nearby grasses (especially talltufts), soaring birds, long hair, and of course the tossof loose grass blades.

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e 2010 World Final, brought 18 teams of amateursfrom 13 countries to compete in a two-person team netstableford, 36 hole two day tournament at the beautifulCarrick Course in Loch Lomond, Scotland!

For additional information, visit www.international-pairs.com and find out how you can participate for anexperience you won’t soon forget, I know I won’t forgetthe feeling, “now on the tee, representing the UnitedStates, Jim Smith”

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Fore Thought

Mentors They Can Make You A Master!

Gary Player phoned the leader the night before thefinal round of the 2008 Masters and said “I know youcan do it.” e next day Trevor Immelman went outand earned himself a green jacket. And that’s what men-torship will do for a person.

In fact research shows that the support of a friend,mentor, role model or hero influences the achievementof goals directly by helping a person become more per-sistent and indirectly by helping the individual developan expectancy of success.

Immelman first met Gary Player when he was fiveyears old and maintained a relationship with him fromthat time on. Obviously it paid off. Now, before youmarch yourself or your children off to the next tourna-ment to meet Tiger Woods who can’t realistically spendtime with every admiring fan in the world, considerthat a mentor doesn’t have to be someone you meet inperson. Jack Nicklaus’s hero was Bobby Jones. But hedidn’t meet him when he was a child. It was Jack’s fatherCharlie who had become fascinated by Jones whilewatching him play the U.S. Open at Scioto CountryClub in 1926. Charlie passed his admiration on toyoung Jackie. Mike Weir touched greatness anotherway. He wrote to Jack Nicklaus as a youngster asking ifhe would be better off as a right-handed golfer insteadof as a lefty. Weir kept Nicklaus’s answer close to hischest until he won the Masters in 2003 and made thehistoric correspondence public. e point is there aredifferent ways to benefit from mentors, role models andheroes. If you or your youngster can meet such a personby all means do so. But even if you can only read aboutyour mentor the effect can still take hold. All you haveto do, regardless of your age, is be able to keep the per-son in your mind’s eye and he or she will serve as a per-fect support system for all your dreams.

by Bob Skura

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Jay Morelli first came to Mount Snow briefly in 1975, butit was his return to the Vermont resort in 1977 whichchanged his life forever.

at's when Killington bought Mount Snow and choseMorelli to direct its new golf school in West Dover, VT likea model of its successful tennis camp.

Since then, the 64-year-old Morelli has been the key operativeof e Original Golf School, one of the country's first golfschools, since its inception in 1978 at Mount Snow Golf Club.

Morelli and his staff of award-winning teaching professionalsaverage more than 15 years of experience each and have helpedclose to 100,000 golfers of all abilities improve their games.

ese days, e Original Golf School isn't even so originalanymore. It has expanded to include instruction at golfschools in both Crystal River, Fla. (1983) and Ocean City,MD (1995). On Nov. 1, Morelli will close shop at MountSnow for the year and head south to Plantation Golf Resortand Spa, just north of Tampa, for another winter/spring golfseason through the first week of May.

"I got my (PGA) card in 1974, and I've not ever gottenout of bed not wanting to go to work," said Morelli.

Morelli was named New England PGA Teacher of the Yearin 1989 and he was rated the No. 1 teacher in Vermont by GolfDigest in 2006 and 2009. Along the way, Mount Snow GC,designed by Geoffrey Cornish, has really matured over the yearswith a top-5 rating for Vermont by Golf Digest as well as re-ceiving recognition for its golf/ski amenities by SKI magazine.

"I love meeting all the different people," said Morelli. "Anyage and any ability, our goal is to make golfers play better,and anyone with an enthusiasm for the game can do it. Ionce worked with a 66-year-old gentleman who took up thegame, and he's become a good player."

What Plantation Golf Resort and Spa features is a nine-holeexecutive course specifically designed for training and practicepurposes for golf school patrons only, in addition to its 18-hole,par-72 golf course. ere's also a 4-to-1, student-to-teacher max-imum ratio for instruction based on playing ability.

If you're a snowbird from the Northeast, Morelli wouldlove to see you down South this winter, helping to keep yourgolf game sharp in order to get a head-start on spring golf inNew England.

"From 2-day to 5-day instruction, we've got you cov-ered," said Morelli.

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by Steve Riggs by Jeff Palopoli

by Steve Riggs

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I know I keep harping on this, but being dedicated tohelping golfers help themselves, I simply cannot stay awayfrom the topic; Improve your swing in the winter monthsso you can improve your game next year.

ere are many indoor teaching facilities in the South-ern New England that are gearing up for the winter prac-tice season. is does not include driving ranges with gasheaters and those facilities that offer what I call ‘gaming’situations, or Golf Simulators.

Winter practice will lead to a better golf game and a bet-ter golf game leads to more enjoyment on the golf course.

It is important to understand that habits, good and bad,are part of your perception when it comes to swinging thegolf club, much like the fear of hitting over water or a sandtrap. at said, when you put your clubs away for the sea-son, know that any and all bad habits are put away as well,and will remain waiting until the next time you play golfeven if it is several months before you play.

Below are a few simple suggestions golfers might con-sider if they want to improve their golf swing and hencehave more fun playing golf.

First, go ahead and take time from your golf swing/game.Enjoy the fall, the holidays and all that brings:

While watching football, take a pad and jot down thosethings you know about your swing that need to be ad-dressed. Doing this will help you isolate and focus onswing problems once you start your winter practice.

Take a little time when you are out running errands andfind an indoor practice facility near your office or home andpay them a visit. It’s not a bad idea to add a range gift cer-tificate to your Christmas ‘wish’ list. Note: you may not likethe facility that is closest to you, so check around to be sureyou get the best fit for you and your swing needs. It is im-portant you are comfortable with the environment.

See what they have to offer in the way of range ballmembership programs. Most facilities deeply discountthe price of range balls when you sign up for a rangemembership program.

Check out the teaching staff. Find out their rates forprivate lessons, their teaching philosophies and the like.

Ask questions: I offer this for your consideration. Youneed a sense of what the teaching pro espouses, their com-

munication skills and whether or not YOU feel they canhelp you. Note: It is not necessary to take lessons at the sameplace where you practice, so don’t fall into that trap While itmay be convenient, it may actually be self defeating.

Avoid signing up for any ‘winter instruction program’until you are sure the person you are signing up with is agood fit for what you are looking for.

Make a date to start working at the facility you choseafter the holiday season is over. Sometime in mid Januarywould be perfect.

Try to schedule going to the range twice a week. iswould include any trip you might make to take a lesson.Your personal hitting sessions should take no more than45 minutes or involve more than say a medium or largebasket of balls.

Should you sign up for and start taking lessons, spacethem out to give you time to practice between sessions. Iwould suggest a lesson every two weeks. is gives youplenty of time to work on those swing issues you and theprofessional have discussed.

Finally, check in with your teaching pro to let him knowhow you are doing and if you are having any difficulty withwhat you are working on. ey might say something, inpassing, that causes it all to make sense to you.

You may not realize it, but having a teaching pro helpyou monitor your progress is a valuable tool to improvingyour golf swing.

Do your research, make a plan and stick to it. In thespring, when you hit the links, your efforts will be rewarded.

You can read my blog and articles through the wintermonths for more tips and tools to help in your efforts tomake the 2011 golf season your best ever. Go tomynegm.com or tltgolf.blogspot.com Have a great winterpractice season!

Steve Riggs is a retired teaching professional of over 30years. Steve has worked with countless clients in the U.S.and Caribbean. In addition to writing, Steve's radio pro-gram THE mynegm LESSON TEE on WNRI 1380 AMradio streams live at mynegm.com and wnri.com Wednes-

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In the weeks leading up to the FedEx Cup Playoffs Ihad a handful of debates and discussions about the "play-offs" and if they are good for golf, provide any hype, andin general - are at all popular. I've said that I like the ideaof them, but don't necessarily like or understand the pointsystem that decides them. e playoffs have given golffans something to tune in to late in the season. In yearspast, most of the big names hung up their soft spikes forthe year shortly after the last major. is keeps us - andthem - interested now. Do they attract the casual fan?Probably not. Definitely not without Tiger in the field.

It's somewhat ridiculous that a player who never wona single tournament all year (Luke Donald or Paul Casey),had a very likely scenario of taking home the entire FedExCup title (and $10 million to go along with it) if he wonthe Tour Championship. ankfully that didn't play outand Jim Furyk, with his 3rd win of the year yesterday,took home the big check and most likely Player of theYear to go along with it.

Watching the Tour Championship is almost like beingin senior year calculus. e points system is out of control,and if I had to listen to Dan Hicks or Steve Sands describethe many different scenarios that had to play out for cer-tain players to win any more, I was going to be sick.

ey basically threw every single scenario that is possi-ble among the 30 player field at you that it just aboutmakes your head explode.

It is all of these ridiculous, mind-spinning scenarios,coupled with a point system that could have almost al-lowed someone who never won anything all year to bethe FedEx Cup champ, But congratulations to Jim Furykfor taking home the title and his 3rd victory of the year.He outlasted the field and made the clutch shots downthe stretch when they counted the most.

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Team New England On The Tours

Billy Andrade, PGA (RI) plans on stayingbehind a microphone doing on course report-ing for the Golf Channel.

Brad Faxon, PGA (RI) has done a great jobin his first year on the mic for NBC Sports.He is eligible for the Champions Tour in Au-gust of 2011.

Brett Quigley, PGA (RI) finishing at#136 position making 15 cuts in 25starts with 1 top 10 and 3 top 25 fin-ishes. His earnings to date are $416,412.

Kevin Johnson, PGA (MA) made 5 cutsin 23 starts finishing with earnings of$69,806 and is 213th on the money list.

Fran Quinn, PGA (MA) still has not re-turned to action after his back surgery.While playing on both the PGA and Na-tionwide tours Fran has netted $145,626between the two tours which includes theonly Team New England victory winningthe Panama Claro Open.

Tim Petrovic, PGA (MA) made 15 cuts in28 starts. Tim’s earnings are at $947,314and 66th position on the money list.

James Driscoll, PGA (MA) made 11 cutsin 22 starts. His earnings were $451,587and 133rd on the money list.

J.J. Henry, PGA (CT) was our biggeststandout for 2010 earning of $1,035,688,making 19 cuts in 27 starts which includes1 second place finish, 2 top 10 and 5 top25 finishes. J.J. is at 86th on the money list.

Anna Grazabian, RI andLiz Jenangelo CT both had avery rough season - Anna’searnings: $7,920 and Liz’swere $4,030.

Dana Quigley, Champions (MA)8 cuts in 8 starts earning $77,106 andranking at 82nd on the money list.

Allen Doyle, Champions (RI)has made 15 cuts in 15 starts to date earn-ing $78,266 and 81st on the money list.Quigley and Doyle both 62, made the cutin every event they played this season!

PGA TOUR

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Chelsea Curtis (MA) in her rookie season of pro-fessional competition has $26,719, Libby Smith,(VT), $13,265, Julie Erekson, (MA), $10,626, Bri-ana Vega, (MA), $10,447, Alison Walsh, (MA),$8,494 and Kim Augusta, (RI), $6, 434.

While J.J. Henry and Tim Petrovic will retain theirPGA TOUR cards for the 2011 season, Brett Quigley,James Driscoll and Kevin Johnson have some work to doif they are to compete on the PGA Tour next season, ex-emptions notwithstanding.

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e one bright light for the ladies of Team NewEngland is Chelsea Curtis, Mashpee, MA who place17th on the Duramed Futures Tour in her rookie yearof competitive golf and stands a good chance to qual-ify for the LPGA Tour next year via her exemptionin the first round of Q School.

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Keegan Bradley: Nationwide (VT)is currently our biggest standout this yearwith earnings of $224,360, in 15th posi-tion and has a great chance to earn his PGATOUR card for 2011.

Trevor Murphy, Nationwide (VT)has made 13 cuts in 23 starts earning$91,936 and is currently in 63rd position.

Rob Oppenheim, Nationwide (MA)has 11 cuts in 24 starts with $95,660 andis in 59th position.

Geoff Sisk, Nationwide (MA)stands at $113,623 in earnings and in 45thposition making 8 cuts in 22 starts.

Justin Peters, Nationwide (MA) has 12cuts made in 20 starts and $66,456 inearnings. Currently, Peters is at 78th onthe money list.

Brad Adamonis, Nationwide (RI)be-tween the PGA TOUR and the Nation-wide has made a total of $21,337 thisyear as he struggles to put his game backtogether.

Jeff Curl, Nationwide, (CT) while strug-gling with his game, has done well thisseason. While I do not have his winnings,I do know this player from Ellington, CTcomes from good stock. His dad was RodCurl a regular on the PGA Tour.

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Liz Jenangelo and Anna Grazabin have a lot of re-flection and re-evaluating to do. It is our hope that,in addition to seeing Fran Quinn healthy and backout on tour, all the current members of our illustriousTeam New England will make the most of the up-coming off season to deal with issues that need ad-dressing both on and off the course.

Me? I personally think there are a couple players whoare very close to breaking out and away from the pack.Why? Well, in all my years of traveling and teaching, Ihave never seen so much talent in one region as there ishere in New England.


The Rhode Island Connection To The Salamander Hospitality

Former Governor Bruce Sundlun’s part in the Salamander Company Name

Recently New England Golf Monthly had an opportu-nity to interview Sheila C. Johnson for a travel piece one Innisbrook Resort in Tampa Florida one of New Eng-land’s favorite golf destinations. Ms. Johnson is a businessentrepreneur and known worldwide for her philanthropicdedication to world causes. She was the co-founder of BETand this country’s first African-American female billionaire.Today Ms. Johnson has ownership in three professionalsports teams and numerous holdings in the entertainmentindustry and hospitality industry.

Under Salamander Hospitality she owns an operatesresort properties in Virginia, Florida and the Carolina’s.So how does one of the most influential women in theworld have tie to New England and the former governorof Rhode Island.

e definition of a Salamander is a mythical animalleading a double life on both land and water that has thepower to endure fire without harm. Turns out that for-mer Governor Sundlun was a war pilot flying missions

over Europe out of London England in 1943 when theNazi’s shot down his B17 bomber called Dam Yankeeover Belgium. After eluding the Germans for monthshe met up with the Maquis resistance in France wherehe was given the code name Salamander.

After success in business and politics Bruce Sundlunbecame Assistant U.S. States Attorney and lived inWashington when he bought a farm in Middleburg,Va. which he named “Salamander.” Years later the farmwas sold and the name subsequently changed. WhenMs. Johnson bought the property from the new ownersshe expressed interest in changing the name back toSalamander, after learning the name stood for strengthfortitude and courage. She contacted Mr. Sundlun torequest to change the name back. In a personal meetingMr. Sundlun gave Ms. Johnson his blessings and per-mission to use the name.

In 2007 Sheila C. Johnson purchased e InnisbrookGolf Resort a 900-acre destination resort featuring four


championship golf courses including the famed Cop-perhead, site of the PGA Tours Transitions Champi-onship played in March. Innisbrook is located just 20minutes from Tampa International Airport.

Innisbrook features 72 holes of championship golf,608 spacious guest suites and rooms, four restaurantsand three bars, the Innisbrook Golf Institute, 11 tenniscourts, the new full-service Indaba Spa with 12 treat-ment rooms and state-of-the-art Fitness Center, sixheated swimming pool complexes, a nature preserve,and three conference halls with 65,000 square feet ofmeeting space.

Since 2007 Innisbrook has undergone extensive ren-ovations and updates, which were culminated with theopening of their new 20,000 sq. ft spa called Indaba.

e 2 year 26 million dollar project included gue-strooms, all 4 golf courses, restaurants, clubhouses,corporate meeting facilities and recreational areas aswell. In addition updates were done to the tennis cen-ter and all 6 pools.

For New England golfers Innisbrook has been a fa-vorite travel destination for decades. With direct flightaccess from all the major cities in New England you canget to Tampa International Airport in just 3 hours. eInnisbrook team makes it easy as well with shuttle serv-ice to and from the airport, which is only 20 minutesaway. Lets face it, when it comes to golf trips it is allabout getting in as much golf as possible without timeand logistical problems. e resort also provides guestwith shuttle service during their stay around this hugefacility as well as transportation to and from the bestlocal beaches. If you rent a car on this golf trip ask fora low miles discount, you will not be using it very often.

e Copperhead Course at Innisbrook is one ofthose must play places in golf .e course is more than

7300 yards from the back tees, one of two courses atthe resort playing over 7000 yards, the other being theIsland Course. Copperhead and e Island course areboth unlike many Florida courses layouts, and morelike Carolina layouts with steep elevation changes andplenty of tall mature pines.

Both the Highlands North and South courses atthe resort are great facilities as well. Lets get real here,there are only a few destinations worldwide in golfwhere you are going to have this much quality golfto choose from without ever leaving the resort prop-erty. ere is also the added advantage of not havingto haul your clubs around after every round on a golftrip. e Innisbrook Golf staff make sure they arewell cared for and ready and on the cart for your nextround in time to hit the range.

While Innisbrook is great for golf groups and travelplanners for golf vacations the resort has risen to a newlevel for corporate event planners. e resort has a ca-pacity for up to 2000 in three conference halls with flexspacing, built-in stages, projection booths, and the latestin fiber-optic technology. In addition adjacent board-rooms and outdoor patios provide breakout rooms andsocial gathering space for smaller groups.

Innisbrook has always been a great golf destination,the leadership and vision from Salamander has cre-ated a new synergy moving forward. e companyalso operates e Woodlands Inn a AAA 5 DiamondRated resort located just outside of Charleston, S.C.and the soon to be finished Salamander Resort & Spain Middleburg, Va.

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by Tom Gorman and Tim Geary

Gorman vs. Geary

NO. Without doubt, one product has totally domi-nated the golf equipment market over the last decade:hybrids or rescue clubs. e main reason hybrids havebecome popular is the common feeling that long ironsare hard to hit.

Sure, long irons may be harder to hit, but I don’t buyinto the conspiracy theory that owning a 3-hybrid willhelp me break 80. Utility clubs are the rave of the golfworld, but at the end of the day, double-digit handi-cappers like Tim Geary, are no better now than whenthey used to play with a good, ole-fashioned 3-iron.

By the way, does anyone remember what a 3-ironlooks like? Last year, I bought a set of Taylor-MadeBurner irons and a 3-iron wasn’t even included. I wasbullshit! Since when does Taylor-Made, Adams, Cal-loway, Cobra or Nike start telling me what I should beplaying? I don’t want a hyped-up, state-of-the-art rescueclub endorsed by Fred Couples or Gary McCord. oselate-night golf infomercials on e Golf Channel aredesigned to make you spend, not to make you better.

Call me old school, but my golf bag has a driver, 4-metal, 3-iron through sand wedge and putter. I knowwhy I don’t break 80. And it’s not because I don’t carrya 4-hybrid, it’s because my putting sucks.

According to Rankmark, golf club hybrids are sopopular, about 90 percent of players carry at least onein their bag. e concept is not new because clubs thatwere called “rescues” because they helped you get outof trouble or “bafflers” have been available in the fair-way wood category for years. Much like a hybrid, rescuewoods had smaller heads and sometimes rails on thebottom that helped you get through rough and sandmore easily. ey had the same length and basic shapeas woods so they were still considered woods.

One reason that a hybrid club is considered betterthan a comparable long iron is that the head design al-lows the center of gravity to be moved lower and furtherback from the face. is gets the ball up easier and at ahigher angle. Based on my “demo” experience with anAdams hybrid, the best result for me came when hittingfrom downhill lies in the rough. Some interesting con-versations that I had with many loyal utility club play-ers, with handicaps ranging from scratch to 28,

established that they all believed they hit the ball better,but most were not sure if they have improved their game.

And isn’t golf fun when we score low and hit theball solid?

According to John Moynihan, our expert from Joe &Leigh’s Golf Shop in Easton, where Jim Furyk purchaseda $39 putter on Sunday Sept 5 and went on to win theFedEx Cup and $11.3 million, Adams Golf and Taylor-Made debuted hybrids in the 1990s. e product was sooverwhelmingly popular that within four years everymajor golf manufacturer followed up with a new line ofrescue clubs and utility clubs of their own. Nothingsbreeds copycats and huge profit margins like a successfulgolf product, especially without gimmicks.

“Hybrid clubs continue to be in demand becausethey allow players to hit the ball easier, getting it in theair quicker and to get more distance,” said Moynihan,who has been in the golf business 24 years. “Hybridshave revolutionized the golf equipment industry be-cause every golf manufacturer produces several varieties,and every season it is a club with very high demand.e clubs typically retail from $99 to $199 and mostplayers would consider it an investment in their game,because it makes the game easier and more enjoyable.”

Moynihan also explained that the 2-hybrid is typi-cally 17 degrees and would match up with the 2-ironloft. e 3-hybrid corresponds to the 3-iron with 21degree loft, and so forth, with the 6-hybrid offering 28degree loft. Got it?

I just don’t see actual results in players employing hy-brid clubs. Most are convinced they are able to hit bet-ter shots, with better control, accuracy and distance,which are a wonderful recipe. e best advice I canshare to dramatically improve your game: invest timeand money to purchase a putter, which is the most im-portant club in your bag. Next time out, work on im-proving your course management. And, the #1 way toimprove, get a damn lesson from a pro!

(Tom Gorman, a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, International Network of

Golf and Golf Travel Writers of America, is a Boston-based freelance golf writer.)

q.What’s your choice? Do hybrids or rescue clubsimprove your game?by Tom Gorman


Years ago Gary Player summed up golf as a gameof failure, adding that he who failed least won.

Ben Hogan once said of the golf hole, “It is four-and-a-quarter inches and around it is the whole damnworld.” He also said that, “Golf is not a game of goodshots. It’s a game of bad shots.”

Let’s face it folks. Whether you are the top playerin the world or somebody who will never break 100,golf is an extremely difficult, frustrating way to spendfour or more hours “relaxing” from the rigors of everyday life.

We play golf because we love it. Considering thatthe game gives us very little in return except reasonto scream expletives, throw fits as well as clubs andconsume copious amounts of fermented beverages,we probably would be better served spending our dis-posable income on a head shrinker’s couch.

If ever there was a doubt about the indomitablespirit of man it is constantly re-enforced every timewe stick a tee in the ground the day after swearingthat we will never touch another club.

Which brings us to the crux of this argument; Areutility clubs or hybrids as they are often called, goodfor the game?

I’m not certain just what avenue of debate my wor-thy adversary (over there on the left) is taking,whether it is morally wrong to replace the traditionallong irons with these new-fangled tools or that theyare not nearly as much an improvement as their man-ufacturers would have you believe?

Out of hand I dismiss Gorman arguing the “moral-ity” of sticking a hybrid or two in your bag. After all,isn’t he the same person who just a few months agosang the praises of the long putter, that brilliant in-vention that saved his meager existence?

So I will go on the assumption that his debate willrevolve around the effectiveness, or lack thereof, ofthe hybrid club.

And as usual, I will win because I have cold-hardfacts on my side. Hybrid’s are easier to hit and aremore forgiving than long irons, provided you havethe good sense to purchase clubs that fit your swing.Buying them out of a bin at “Discount Joe’s” isn’tlikely to help your game.

is year I finally gave in and purchased a pair ofhybrid clubs, a 2 and a 3, replacing my four woodand 3-iron. I’m seriously thinking of abandoning my4-iron next spring in favor of a 4-hybrid.

I’ve discovered that I can hit these clubs high andland them soft and the forgiveness is remarkable.ey have made a huge difference in my game andhave made it much less frustrating.

Now, in fairness, there is a downside to the hybrid,namely keeping the ball down. When you spend asmuch time in the woods as I do, there are times whenyou need to be able to keep the ball under low-hang-ing tree limbs in order to get back into play.

Hybrids, by their very design, are not good at this.I was an expert at banging my three iron out of Sher-wood Forest and back onto the fairways or even attimes onto the green. I have yet to learn how to keepa 2-hybrid shot from rising too quickly without flatcold topping it.

Practice, I’m sure, will cure this ill but I have yet tofind any ranges that offer three limbs to hit under andI have enough other woes to concentrate on when I’mpracticing, mainly refining my swing so I don’t endup in the woods in the first place.

I’ll live with the realization that hybrids are notmade to hit low shots and try and keep my ball be-tween the obstacles.

Hybrids are here to stay. ey don’t make a difficultgame easy, but they certainly make it easier. Now ifthey could only do something about the size of that“damn” hole.

(Tim Geary is a Rhode Island-based free lance writer. He considers himself a traditionalist,

but not close-minded).

q.What’s your choice? Do hybrids or rescue clubs improve your game?by Tim Geary

Gorman Vs. Geary the battle goes on in 2011. E-mail special request topics for these two seasonedNew England writers heading into 2011. From

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The Golf Scene

2010 USGA Men's State TeamChampionship

Team Massachusetts who competed at the 2010USGA Men’s State Team Championship, Frank Vana,Jr. (Marlborough CC), Brian Higgins (Franklin CC)and John Hadges (orny Lea GC) were selected torepresent the Bay State at the biennial USGA eventearlier this month which was held at Mayacama GolfClub in Santa Rosa, California. Following three daysof 18-hole stroke play, Team Massachusetts finishedT17 with a score of 11-over par 437.

Daniel Falcucci Captures 2010Massachusetts Mid-AmateurChampionship by One Stroke atDedham Country & Polo Club

Falcucci entered the third and final round of playat Dedham Country & Polo Club with a share of thelead and held on with a round of 3-over par 72 onWednesday to claim the Ted Bishop Cup by onestroke over Philip Smith (Vesper CC) and JohnHadges (orny Lea GC). He finished with a three-round score of 5-over par 212.

Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship

Jack Kearney Makes Birdie on the FinalHole to Secure 2010 Massachusetts SeniorAmateur Championship Title in Plymouth

Super SeniorsSpearheaded by a score of 5-over par 74 on Tues-

day, Jim Deveney, Jr. (Essex CC) captured theSuper Senior Division title with a two-day score of14-over par 152.


Connecticut's Dave Szewczul Cap-tures 13th New England SeniorAmateur Championship Title bySeven Strokes

Pawtucket , RI – Despite the long list of titles hehas won over the years, Dave Szewczul (Tunxis Plan-tation GC) remains humbled by each victory. Hismost recent accomplishment came this week at the13th New England Senior Amateur Championshipat Pawtucket Country Club where he put on a daz-zling show of golf en route to a final score of 5-underpar 133 and a seven-stroke victory.

Team Massachusetts CapturesRecord Seventh Tri-StateMatch Title Over Rhode Islandand Connecticut at MetacometCountry Club

East Providence, RI - For a record seventh consec-utive year, a 12-man team from Massachusetts wassimply dominating en route to capturing the Tri-StateTeam Match title at Metacomet Country Club.

Team Massachusetts earned 72 points - including51 points during Friday's singles matches - to bestRhode Island's (51½) and Connecticut (38½ points).

Gary Palmer - Longtime Member ofSegregansett Country Club - Ad-vances to Match Play at the 2010U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Gary Palmer (Segregansett CC) enjoyed an ex-tended stay in Orlando as he was the only Bay Statecompetitor to advance to Match Play at the 2010U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

e USGA Championship was held at Lake NonaGolf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida. Palmerwas one of four Bay State golfers to advance toChampionship Proper this year. Included in that listwere Jack Kearney (Peachtree City, GA), Paul Cou-ture (Grafton, MA) and Andrew Congdon (Wyan-tenuck CC).

Palmer, a Taunton resident and a longtime memberof Segregansett Country Club, carded a two-roundtotal of 3-over par 147 to finish T17 against a fieldof 156 golfers from across the country.

As a result of his consistent and outstanding play –he posted a 2-over par 74 on Saturday and a 1-over par73 on Sunday – Palmer earned one of the 64 MatchPlay spots. He faced off against David Anthony (Jack-sonville, FL) on Monday but fell in 21 holes.

RI's Three Headed Monster GoesOut with a Bang

e 2010 RIGA Player of the Year race has been athree-headed monster all season, and as the seasonwinds down Charlie Blanchard, Garrett Medeiros,and Bobby Leopold all put together great campaigns.Independently they collected seven major wins thisseason, and they finished second overall in the USGAMen’s State Team Championship, four strokes behindthe trio from Kansas.


In his 35 years behind the microphone, White Soxbroadcaster and golf maven Ken Harrelson has beenknown for his garish style. From “Put it on theboard!” to “Grab some bench!” Harrelson is anythingbut a broadcasting wallflower, but don’t blame Ken.

“at’s the Hawk,” says the 69 year-old Harrelson.“Many times I’d be in a game and would say to myself,‘Ken, get out of the Hawk’s way and let him go.’ At golftournaments, Hawk might yell to the fans for supportbefore making a big putt. I’ve spoken to psychiatristsabout it. Hawk can do things that Ken can’t do.”

Now in his 26th season in Chicago, Harrelson firstbelonged to Boston, as a Red Sox slugger from 1967-69, and then alongside Dick Stockton and Ned Mar-tin as the team’s television voice on WSBK-TV 38from 1975-81. When he reflects on his time inBoston, a Red sox icon appears.

“e first thing I think of is Yaz. 1967 is still thebest year I’ve ever seen any player have. To this day,he is the best left fielder I’ve ever seen. at year,whatever we needed, he did it.

As a player, Harrelson was known for his golf acu-men, Nehru jackets and personality. He relates, “eword game denotes fun. It’s not life and death. WhenI was a player, my priorities were to win, have funand make as much money as I could.”

Harrelson was traded to Cleveland in 1969 andwas so upset, he briefly retired. His Boston broad-casting end was similarly bitter. “(Former Red SoxGM) Haywood Sullivan got upset with me for beingcritical. I was giving a speech at UMass-Boston andwas asked about the job Haywood was doing withthe team. Channel 38 didn’t want to let me go, butit didn’t help.”

Fired after the 1981 season, Harrelson joined theWhite Sox in 1982 and served as the team’s generalmanager in 1986. After two seasons calling Yankeegames, he returned to the White Sox booth in 1989.

Baseball has given a lot to Ken Harrelson, and he

has reciprocated, especially when it comes to kids.He relates, “Bobby Orr got me into going to Chil-dren’s Hospital. I got to know one boy really well andI told his family to call if they wanted to come to agame. When the boy was in remission, I got themMr. Yawkey’s club seats. I was in a horrible slump.Before the game, the boy gave me some Dubble Bub-ble gum and told me it would help.

“In the first inning, I hit a two-run homer and sawthe boy cheering as I rounded the bases. In the sixth,I hit another home run, but there was no one in theseats. After the game, I went to my apartment andthe boy’s mother called. e boy had a relapse andwas rushed to the hospital where he passed away.”

Such experiences tend to linger in one’s mind, asdo the exploits of a Hall of Famer. Harrelson dis-cusses the man he dubbed Big Jim Ed. “I swear JimRice could hit a golf ball 500 yards. I once betArnold Palmer $10,000 that Rice could hit it at least100 yards further than I could. Shortly after that,Arnie was paired with Rice in a Pro-Am. He calledme and said, ‘You know that bet we had about Rice,no friggin’ bet.’”

In 1968 with the Red Sox, Harrelson hit 35 homeruns, had a league-leading 109 RBI. In 1971 whilewith Cleveland, Harrelson retired from baseball andpursued a pro golf career. His son Casey is currentlya professional golfer.

e elder Harrelson is also the stuff of golf fashionlore, thought by many to be the man who popularizedthe batting glove by wearing a golf glove at the plate.

Be it golf or baseball, Harrelson’s love of competitionand the fans is immeasurable. He relates, “It’s the fan’sgame. (Former manager) Alvin Dark said that no onewanted to win a game more than Ken Harrelson did.He should have said more than Hawk did.”

Syndicated columnist John Molori’s writes for numerous publications and websites.

Email John at [email protected]

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Annual Jimmy Fund Golf Gala a Special Day at a very Special Placeby NEGM Staff

From the moment you arrive at e Internationalyou know you are in a special place. e beauty andserenity of this wonderful facility creates an oasis foryour senses and your soul, and life just slows down.In our hectic world we overlook the importance ofspecial places and special times and what it means tojust stop and take it all in.

Each moment in life is often taken for granted,until there is no more. It truly is the most valued assetin life. For when it is gone all that stands is not whatwe have done for ourselves that matters, it is what wehave given to others that will forever be who we are.

On October 4th the Jimmy Fund Golf Programcelebrated the gift of time at a daylong event at eInternational Golf Club & Resort in Bolton, Ma.e Annual celebration is the Jimmy Fund/ Dana

Farber Cancer Institutes way of saying thank you toso many that helped and gave their time.

Over the last 28 years the Jimmy Fund Golf Pro-gram, which runs over 150 golf tournaments yearlyin New England, has raised more than $79 millionfor cancer research and patient care. In the only pro-gram of its kind world wide, thousands contributetime and money year round to insure that the finestminds in the world have the resources they need to givethe gift of time to cancer patients. It is truly one of themost unique and inspiring programs in the worldtoday that touches so many lives each and every day.

Since the turn of the 20th century e InternationalGolf Club in Bolton, Ma has been a very special placein New England. e quiet splendor of its surround-ings with tall pines and rolling hills has created the


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Lets talk about the golf courses first because mostof us know that the Pines course is the longest coursein the world at 8400 yards from the Tiger Tee’s, butsome who have not played here may not know thatthis is one of the most beautiful and picturesque golfcourses in New England and is very playable frommany sets of tee’s.

In the 50’s Geoffrey Cornish created the originalmasterpiece Pines Course with help from hall-of-famer Francis Ouimet and former touring pro PaulHarney. In 1972, the course, which was then ownedby ITT / Starwood Hotels, was redesigned with mod-ifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr. to its present state.

In 1999 e International was sold to Daniel andFlorence Weadock and the clubs manager for nearly2 decades, Brian Lynch was brought in under a lim-ited partnership. Daniel Weadock was an innovatorand visionary in the hotel industry worldwide andhad a great affection for e International and sawgreat promise in its future. In 2001 Tom Fazio washired to design e Oaks course, his first and onlydesign in New England. e Oaks course was votedinto the top 10 of “ America’s Best New Private “ in2002 by Golf Digest and remains alone in New Eng-land as one of Fazio’s true design masterpieces.

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e International Golf Club & Resort is one ofNew England’s premier golf, dining and LodgingDestinations located just a short ride from Boston inBolton Massachusetts. e Lodge & Spa at the In-ternational is open to the public. During your stayyou have access to play both championship courses.Now open to the public enjoy dining at the wonder-ful Fireplace Room Restaurant that boast some of themost innovating creations by Chef Joseph Brenner.e facility has a full service spa and the latest train-ing equipment in the Fitness Center.

e vision of Dan Weadock Sr. lives on at the In-ternational. In 2005 Dan passed away suddenly andin June 2007, a life-sized sculpture of him with oneof his grandchildren was unveiled on the golf coursenext to a fishpond. It is a testament to what he lovedmost in life, his family and the serine beauty of thiswonderful place.

Today Dan Weadock Jr. has taken the reigns withGeneral Manager Brian Lynch who has been at theInternational over 30 years. eir vision is focused onoffering members and guest the highest quality ofservice each and every day at this wonderful facility.e international can be reached at 978-779-6911 orat www.theinternational.com


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Little Harbor CC – MA

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Cranberry Valley GC – MA

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Dennis Sales Golf – RI & MA

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Road to the Links GolfCourses – NH

4�Buckets�for�the�Price�of�3OR

4�Golf�Lessons�w/�video�analysis�

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Country View GC – RI

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Pine Ridge CC – MA

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Golf Stroke CountersJewelry That Counts™

www.jewelrythatcounts.com

Stylish GolfStroke Counters & Coordinating Jewelry

Available in several colors and styles

Jewery That CountsPeabody, MA 978-595-8999

www.jewelrythatcounts.com

Leaderboard BostonBoston, MA 781.784.6508

www.ltsevent.com/bostonsouth

Golf Around The WorldWeb Store 800.824.4279

www.golfaroundtheworld.com

RETAIL STORES

GolfologyHanover, MA 781.871.1000Hyannis, MA 508.771.4653Attleboro, MA 508.399.8400www.golfologyusa.com

Golfers’ Warehouse Cranston, RI401.467.8740 Hartford, CT860.522.6829 Danvers, MA978.777.4653 Natick, MA 508.651.2582 Braintree, MA 781.848.9777www.golferswarehouse.com

Golf Zone BostonWoburn, MA (781) 933-6688www.golfzoneboston.com

Joe & Leigh’s Discount GolfS. Easton, MA 508.238.2320www.pineoaks.com

VIRTUAL GOLF CLUBS

Barnes Brook Indoor Golf West Enfield, ME 207-732-3006www.barnesbrookgolfandski.com

Big Sticks Golf Burlington, MA 781-229-2269www.bigsticksgolf.com

Broken Tee Virtual Golf Club Lakeville, MA 508-923-4653www.thebrokentee.com

Groton Indoor Country Club Groton, MA 978-448-2564www.grotoncountryclub.com

King of Swing Revere, MA 781-284-6100 www.kingofswinggolf.com

Gonzo’s Indoor Golf S. Burlington, VT 802-881-0660www.gonzosindoorgolf.com

Vermont Indoor Golf S. Burlington, VT 802-864-4040www.vermontindoorgolf.com

Woodbury Golf CourseWoodbury, VT 802-456-1250 www.woodburygolf.com

GOLF CLUB MAKERS

Precision Golf WorksPawtucket, RI 401.723.9998



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Natick Golf Learning CenterNatick, MA 508.651.0426

www.nglcenter.com

{SP} Blissful Meadows Golf ClubUxbridge, MA 508.278.6110

www.blissfulmeadows.com

Seekonk Driving RangeSeekonk, MA 508.336.8074

www.seekonkminigolf.com

GOLF SERVICES

Ken Dennis PhotographyWebstorewww.kendennisphoto.com

Southwest Greens of RI508.455.4257www.rhodeislandputtinggreens.com

GOLF REAL ESTATE C21 Annex RealtyMassachusetts 617.909.3172www.c21annex.com

Coleman RealtorsRhode Island 401.245.3050www.colemanrealtors.com

Gorman AssociatesMassachusetts 781.329.6111www.gormanassociates.com

The Homes at Old MarshMaine 978. 423.6053www.oldmarshwells.com

John Weld RealtorMassachusetts [email protected]

Kinlin Grover Real EstateMassachusetts 617.201.5782www.kinlingrover.com

Realty Executives of Cape CodJudith UnderwoodBrewster, MA 508.237.4581www.judithsells.com

Team Carolyn PhillipsMassachusetts 508.561.1078www.teamcarolynphillips.com

GOLF EQUIPMENT

PowerBilt www.powerbilt.com

Razor Golf888.738.1728www.razorgolf.com

TaylorMade Golfwww.taylormadegolf.com

GOLF TOURNAMENTS

Boston Amateur Golf Society(B.A.G.S)Massachusetts Division 617.327.3698www.bagsgolf.comRhode Island Division 617.697.1784www.bagsri.comConnecticutt Division 860.779.2167www.bagsct.com

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Olde Scotland LinksBridgewater, MA 508.279.3344

www.oldescotlandlinks.com

{P} Hillside Country ClubRehoboth, MA 508.252.9761

www.hillsidecountryclub.com

{P} Maplegate Country ClubBellingham, MA 508.996.4040

www.maplegate.com

CVS Charity ClassicBarrington, RI www.cvscharityclassic.com

Deutsche Bank ChampionshipNorton, MAwww.deutschebankchampionship.com

ING New England Golf Classic Bloomfield, CTwww.newenglandgolfclassic.com

The Jimmy Fund Golf ProgramBrookline, MA 800.521.4653www.jimmyfund.org

New England Series508.869.0000www.newenglandseries.com

GOLF SHOWS

National Golf ExpoBoston, MAwww.golfexpoboston.com

Portland Golf ExpoPortland, MEwww.portlandgolfexpo.com

SNE Golf ExpoProvidence, RIwww.snegolfexpo.com

GOLF PRACTICE & INSTRUCTION

Atlantic Golf CenterS. Attleboro, MA 508.761.5484www.atlanticgolfcenter.com

Barrie Bruce Golf SchoolsBillerica, MA 978.670.5396www.barriebrucegolfschools.com

Coles River Swansea, MA 508.675.8767www.colesriver.com

Dave Pelz Scoring Game School800.833.7370

www.pelzgolf.com

Golf CountryEaston, MA 508.238.6007Middleton, MA 978.774.4476Saugus, MA 781.231.0032www.golfcountry.org

Golf ShotsWareham, MA 508.295.8773

GolfTec – Rhode IslandCranston, RI 401.649.4653www.golftec.com

P - Public | SP - Semi-Private | PR - Private

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{p} Poquoy Brook Golf ClubLakeville, MA 508.947.5261

www.poquoybrook.com

{P} The Back Nine ClubLakeville, MA 508.947.9991

www.thebacknineclub.com

Midville Golf ClubW. Warwick, RI 401.828.9215

www.midvillegolfclub.com

Harmon Golf & Fitness Club Rockland, MA 866.942.7666www.harmongolf.com

Dennis Golf SalesMapleville, RI 401.787.7040www.dennissalesgolf.com

Sun ‘N’ AirDanvers, MA 978.774.8180 www.sunairgolf.com

Swift Results Golf CenterWarren, RI 401.289.0971www.swiftresultsgolfcenter.com

GOLF PRODUCTS & TRAINING AIDS

Real Feel Golf Mats800.344.2115www.RealFeelGolfMats.com

Musty Putterswww.mustyputters.com

Eazy Golf Bag 830.257.9207www.EazyGolfBag.com

Fairway Pro800.908.7676www.fairwaypro.com

GameBook561.460.6152www.golfgamebook.com

P3 Pro Swing207.874.9900 www.p3proswing.com

Perfect Putting Machine208.342.4514www.perfectputtingmachine.com

The Putting Lane866.461.7888www.theputtinglane.com

The Rope It305.767.3481 www.theropeit.com

Tin Cup - Ball Marking System888.984.6287 www.tin-cup.com

Heater Holderwww.heaterholder.com

S3 Golf Training System800.796.4416 Web Store www.s3golf.com


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{P} Bay Pointe Country ClubOnset, MA 508.759.8802

www.baypointecc.net

{P} Little Harbor Country ClubWareham, MA 800-649-2617www.littleharborcountryclub.com

{p} Touisset Country ClubSwansea, MA 508.679.9577

www.touissetcc.com

Stack & Tilt Golf Swing800.876.8984www.areyoustacked3.com

SwingRiteBoxford, MA 866.660.7387www.swingrite.com

Wedgewood Golf888.833.7371 Web Store www.wedgewoodgolf.com

Axis One Putters617.323.3273 Web Store www.axis1golf.com

Just Jackets Required888.500.5254 Web Store www.jacketsrequired.com

MASSACHUSETTS GOLF COURSES

GREATER BOSTON

{P} Braintree Municipal Golf CourseBraintree 781.843.6513www.braintreegolf.com

DW FieldsBrockton 866.515.0203www.2doggolf.com

{SP} Easton Country ClubSouth Easton 508.238.2500www.eastoncountryclub.com

{SP} Granite LinksQuincy 617.689.1900www.granitelinksgolfclub.com

BOSTON WEST

{SP} Crosswinds Golf ClubPlymouth 508.830.1199www.golfcrosswinds.com

Country Club of BillericaBillerica 978.667.9121www.countryclubofbillerica.com

{SP} The Glen Country ClubMillis 508.376.2978www.theglencc.com

{P} New England Country ClubBellingham 508.883.2300www.newenglandcountryclub.com

Far Corner Golf CourseWest Boxford, MA (978) 352-8300www.farcornergolf.com


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{p} The Links at OutlookS. Berwick, ME 207.384.2109 | 207.384.2110

www.outlookgolf.com

{P} Beaver River Golf ClubRichmond, RI 401.539.2100

www.beaverrivergolf.com

{P} Triggs Memorial Golf ClubProvidence, RI 401.521.8460

www.triggs.us

{SP} The Ranch Golf ClubSouthwick 413.569.9333www.theranchgolfclub.com

Shaker Farms Country ClubWestfield, MA 413-568-4087www.shakerfarmscc.com

Shining Rock Golf ClubNorthbridge 508.234.0400www.shiningrock.com

BOSTON NORTH

{SP} Petersham Country ClubPetersham 978.724.3388www.petershamcc.com

{PR) Turner Hill Ipswich 978.356.7070www.turnerhill.com

SOUTHEASTERN, MA

{PR} Allendale Country ClubNo. Dartmouth 508.992.8682www.allendalecountryclub.com

{P} Chemawa Golf CourseNo. Attleboro 508.399.7330www.chemawagolf.com

{PR} Fall River Country ClubFall River 508.678.9374www.fallrivercc.com

{PR} Hawthorne Country ClubNo. Dartmouth 800.997.3370www.hawthornecountryclub.com

{PR} Ledgemont Country ClubSeekonk 508.761.6600www.ledgemontcc.com

{P} Olde Scotland LinksBridgewater 508.279.3344www.oldescotlandlinks.com

{P} Pine Oaks Golf ClubSo. Easton 508.238.2320www.pineoaks.com

{P} Rehoboth Country ClubRehoboth 508.252.6259www.rehobothcc.com

{p} Shadow Brook Golf ClubSo. Attleboro 508.339.8410

{P} The Back Nine ClubLakeville 508.947.9991www.thebacknineclub.com

{SP} Wentworth Hills Golf ClubPlainville 508-699-9406www.wentworthhillsgolf.com


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{p} Wampanoag Golf CourseNo. Swansea, MA 508.379.9832

www.wampanoaggolf.com

{p} Windmill Hill Golf ClubWarren, RI 401.245.1463

www.windmillgolfri.com

Falmouth Inn – Cape Cod Falmouth, MA 508-540-2500

www.falmouthinn.com

CAPE COD REGION

{P} The Captains Golf CourseBrewster 508.896.1716www.captainsgolfcourse.com

Cranberry Valley Golf CourseHarwich 508.430.5234www.cranberrygolfcourse.com

Quashnet Valley Country Club Mashpee, MA 508-477-4412www.quashnetvalley.com

Sandwich Hollows Golf ClubE. Sandwich 508.888.3384www.sandwichhollows.com

{P} Southers Marsh Golf ClubPlymouth 508.830.3535www.southersmarsh.com

Southers Marsh Golf ClubPlymouth, MA 508-830-3535www.southersmarsh.com

{P} Waverly Oaks Country ClubPlymouth 508.224.6700www.waverlyoaksgolfclub.com

RHODE ISLAND

{SP} Crystal Lake Golf ClubHarrisville 401.567.4500www.crystallakegolfclub.com

(P) Foster Country ClubFoster 401.397.7750www.fostercountryclub.com

{SP} Green Valley Country ClubPortsmouth 401.847.9543www.greenvalleyccofri.com

(P) Meadowbrook Richmond 401.539.8491www.meadowbrookgolfri.com

{SP} Montaup Country ClubPortsmouth 401.683.0955www.montaupcc.com

{P} Newport National Golf ClubMiddletown 401.848.9690www.newportnational.com

{SP} Woodland Greens Golf ClubN. Kingstown 401.294.2872 www.woodlandgc.com


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MAINE GOLF COURSES

(PR) Boothbay Country ClubBoothbay 207.633.6085www.harrisgolfonline.com

(PR) Falmouth Country ClubFalmouth 207.878.2864www.harrisgolfonline.com

(SP) Freeport Country ClubFreeport 207.865.0711www.harrisgolfonline.com

The Ledges Golf ClubYork, 207.351.3000www.ledgesgolf.com

(SP) Old Marsh Country ClubWells 207.251.4653www.harrisgolfonline.com

(SP) Penobscot Valley Country ClubOrono 207.866.2423www.harrisgolfonline.com

(SP) Sunday River Golf ClubNewry 207.824.4653www.harrisgolfonline.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOLF COURSES

(P) Androscoggin Valley Country ClubGorham 603.466.9468www.avccgolf.com

{P} Brookstone ParkDerry 603.894.7336 www.brookstone-park.com

(P) Hale's Location Golf CourseHales Location 603.356.2140www.whitemountainhotel.com

(P) Indian Mound Golf ClubCenter Ossipee 603.539.7733www.indianmoundgc.com

(P) Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa Golf CourseWhitefield 603.837.2100www.mountainviewgrand.com

(P) North Conway Country ClubNorth Conway Village 603.356.5244www.northconwaycountryclub.com

(P) Province Lake GolfParsonsfield 800.325.4434www.provincelakegolf.com

(P) Waumbek Country ClubJefferson 603.586.7777www.playgolfne.com/wb/


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Rehoboth Country ClubTournament & Outings

Golf League Openings for 2010Special : Mon-Fri 18 Holes with Cart

$39.00 55 and Older $34.00

(508) 252-6259www.rehobothcc.com

(P) Wentworth Golf ClubJackson 800.254.0972www.wentworthgolf.com

CONNECTICUT GOLF COURSES

(SP) Connecticut National Golf Club Putnam860.928.7748www.ctnationalgolf.com

GOLF RESORTS

Bethel Inn ResortBethel, ME 207.824.2175www.bethelinn.com

The Balsams Grand ResortDixville Notch, NH 800.255.0600www.thebalsams.com

Clarion Inn, Cape CodS. Yarmouth, MA 800.527.0359 www.clarioncapecod.com

Doral Resort & SpaMiami, FL 800.71DORALwww.doralresort.com

Greater Atlantic City Golf Assoc.Atlantic City, NJ 800.GOLF.222www.acgolfvacations.com

The Heritage House HotelCape Cod, MA 800.242.7829www.stayandplaycapecod.com

Innisbrook Resort & Golf ClubInnisbrook, FL 727.942.2000www.innisbrookgolfresort.com

Lake Morey ResortFairlee, VT 802.333.4311www.lakemoreyresort.com

The Nonantum ResortKennebunkport, ME 800.552.5651www.nonantumresort.com

Owl’s Nest Resort & Golf ClubCampton, NH 888.695.6378www.owlsnestgolf.com

Point Sebago ResortCasco, ME 207.655.7948www.pointsebago.com

Stratton ResortStratton, VT 1.800.STRATTONwww.stratton.com/golf


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