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on the cover: Picturesque Golf Getaway At Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Mexico Is Back On Trackby Dave McKibben

It's been buried beneath all the negative coming out of Mexico, butsomething quite fascinating is happening south of the border—Mexico is becoming a golf destination and more of a golfing nation.

Puerto Penasco: Not So Secret Anymoreby Dave McKibben

It has become an annual rite of passage in Yuma. Every winter, hun-dreds of seniors pile in buses jammed with golf bags, suitcases andbathing suits for a 3-hour drive to Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

Colorful Golf In Northern Michiganby David R. Holland

Driving through almost any part of Michigan on a glorious summerday a golf purist from a southern state sometimes can’t believe whathe’s seeing.

Resort Report: Colonial Williamsburgby Andy Reistetter

"Are you people of the frontier?" cries Mr. Richard Lee, a historicalre-enactor in the R. Charlton's Coffeehouse. The same could be saidfor seasoned golfers who have yet to play the Golden Horseshoe GolfClub in Colonial Williamsburg.

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Dave McKibben is a former award-winning sportswriter for the Los AngelesTimes who covered nearly every sport imaginable during his 20-year career,including the PGA and LPGA tours. He resides in Carlsbad, Ca., he has hisown media company, specializing in sports public relations. He has a passionfor golf and traveling, teeing it up in Scotland, Portugal and Hawaiian islands.He can be reached at [email protected]


Terry Ross has covered sports as both a print and radio journalist for more than 35years, and also has served as a consultant to the golf industry in a variety of capac-ities. He has been a regular columnist for the Long Beach Business Journal and isbased in Orange County, California.

Andy Reistetter is a freelance golf writer as well as a Spotter, Research and BroadcastAssistant for The Golf Channel, NBC and CBS Sports. He spends time on all four majorAmerican golf tours and resides near the PGA TOUR headquarters and TPC Sawgrassin Ponte Vedra Beach. Andy is a lifetime golfer and enjoys volunteering at the WorldGolf Hall of Fame and THE PLAYERS while pursuing his passion for the game of golf.He can be reached by e-mailing him at [email protected].

David R. Holland is a former sportswriter for The Dallas Morning News, a football maga-zine publisher and author of The Colorado Golf Bible. Multiple careers best describes thisworld traveler, who achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force reserve, servingduring the Vietnam and Desert Storm eras. A former sportswriter for The Dallas MorningNews, you can follow Dave’s travels on www.twitter.com/David_R_Holland.

Upda te s f rom t he Wor ld o f Go l f & Trave l >> chip shotsCLUB MED SANDPIPER BAY WELCOMES PRO-AM TOURNAMENT

MIAMI FL – Club Med Sandpiper Bay– the only all-inclusive family resort in theU.S. – announced recent improvements toits 18-hole course including a completelyremodeled driving range, practice green andshort game facility. Boasting 25 years ofexperience in the golf course managementfield in over 300 golf facilities in three coun-tries, Championship Golf CourseServices (CGCS) now oversees mainte-nance, upgrades and landscaping of the golfcourse at Sandpiper Bay.

This upgrade is part one of the greaterinitiative to enhance the golf facilities andexperience at Sandpiper Bay. Additionalupgrades are in store for the new club housescheduled to open Dec. 20, 2011, featuring anew lounge, retail space, club fitting, videoanalysis and indoor training facility.

The Club Med Golf Academy is pow-ered by Brad Brewer, the Golf Channel’slead online instructor and protégé of golflegend Arnold Palmer, and Don Law, award-winning Junior golf instructor and founderand director of one of the largest junior pro-grams in the U.S.

The Academy also features esteemed

coaches Laurie Rinker, a two-time winnerof the LPGA Tour, and Marie-Clair DeBortoli, a LPGA Master professional.Golfers also have access to a personalizedgolf concierge service that facilitates accessto 15 private and public world-class golfcourses including the PGA Ryder Course.

Guests at Club Med Sandpiper Bay nowhave the chance to train with the GolfAcademy’s world-renowned coaches on anewly renovated elite golf course. Club Medoffers exceptional rates, which include greenand cart fees, starting at just $45 for a morn-ing golf game during winter months and only$25 during the summer. Unlimited golfpackages are available for golf-enthusiasts,allowing guests to play an unlimited amountof rounds per day.

With these amazing upgrades, Club MedSandpiper Bay has been selected as a hostresort for the Sandpiper Cup GolfPRO/AM tournament held Nov. 14-17,2011. Thirty pros and 60 amateur playerswill compete for one trophy and $100,000 inprize money by playing on four beautifulcourses throughout Palm Beach and Port St.Lucie that have been carefully chosen toprovide an outstanding experience of whatFlorida has to offer. For golf enthusiasts

competing in the Sandpiper Cup PRO/AM,Club Med Sandpiper Bay offers four, fiveand seven day all-inclusive packages withrates starting at $4,999 per person.

Golfers are invited to compete in theSandpiper Cup Golf PRO/AM, featuring fourtop of the line courses including the TrumpInternational and Old Palm, two of themost exclusive and private clubs in the nation,along with two PGA courses, Wanamakerand National. The courses are designed bylegends Fazio, Nicklaus and Floyd.

After an exciting day of golf, guests ofthe all-inclusive Club Med Sandpiper Baycan unwind at the 216-acre renovated prop-erty, featuring two new restaurants, the SliceBar & Lounge, four swimming pools includ-ing an infinity pool exclusively for adults anda certified lap pool. From sailing lessons andwine tastings to Zumba classes and eveningparties at Slice Bar & Lounge, Club MedSandpiper Bay makes the perfect vacationdestination to enjoy during the SandpiperCup Golf PRO/AM.

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Upda te s f rom t he Wor ld o f Go l f & Trave l >> chip shotsWORLD TRAVEL HOLDINGSLAUNCHES NEW VILLA BRAND

PORT WASHINGTON, NY – WorldTravel Holdings (WTH) announced thedebut of VillaRental.com, which providesa novel way to plan the world’s best villavacations in more than 50 destinations.With a unique twist on the villa vacationplanning process, the new site offers afresh take on the way consumers search

for and create the perfect vacation, cus-tomized to their vacation style and specificreasons for traveling.

“Villa vacations are rising in popularitynot only because they offer affordable lux-

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“When planning a vacation, consumersusually begin with a purpose for travel –whether for a multi-generational familyreunion or honeymoon escape – so we’vedeveloped this site to create a truly per-sonalized vacation planning experience.”

Unlike other sites, VillaRental.com letstravelers narrow down their vacationoptions based on personal interests or“theme vacations,” rather than solely relyingon destination searches. On the new site,villas are categorized by vacation types,so that travelers who know what they’d liketo do – but not where they’d like to go –can search with more ease and flexibility.

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HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The SeaPines Resort – the award-winning fami-ly-friendly vacation destination on thesouthern tip of Hilton Head Island –has unveiled a stunning new look for TheInn at Harbour Town, its treasuredboutique hotel.

The 60-room Inn has been completelyrevitalized, creating a truly unforgettableexperience for discerning travelers. Guestsare welcomed by a rejuvenated lobbymarked by soft blues, soothing greens andwarm neutrals. Furnishings have been updat-ed to exude a relaxing seaside ambiance,while newly-installed tropical landscapingand lighting craft a gracious exterior.

Sound and light-proofing creates totaltranquility and relaxation in guest rooms,while stylish new fabrics, linens, windowtreatments and spa-like bathrooms are play-ful and energizing. Renowned artistMichael B. Karas was commissioned tocreate signature, Lowcountry giclée prints

that adorn both the lobby and guests rooms.“We are thoroughly delighted to reveal

The Inn at Harbour Town’s elegant new lookto our guests,” says John Munro, director ofhospitality, sales and marketing. “Theimprovements reinvented The Inn’s personal-ity, and now, more than ever, staying here isan experience exceeding guest expectations.”

Business and leisure travelers willappreciate the sleek 37-inch flat screentelevisions, iPod and laptop docks, compli-mentary high-speed Internet, and glassdoor mini bars. A video tour and detailedinformation about amenities, guest servic-es, weddings, events and dining is availableat http://www.seapines.com/accommo-dations/inn-at-harbour.asp

Sea Pines Resort offers an eclectic mix

of packages featuring The Inn atHarbour Town, including golf packagesstarting at $209 (per person, per night),the “Romance Package” from $289per night and “Extended Stay 3Nights” with a 10% discount for athree-night stay.

For resort information: Call866.561.8802 or visit www.seapines.com,

MYRTLE BEACH GOLF PACKAGEROUNDS ON THE COAST OF S.C.

Myrtle Beach, S.C. — Spring is anideal time for a Myrtle Beach golf vaca-tion. But with rising temperatures, comepremium prices. Many golfers head southto jumpstart their golf season in springand that increases demand for tee times.So golf courses in Myrtle Beach chargetheir highest rates for spring tee times.

This year, the Glens Golf Group isbucking that trend and showing golfers away to have a great spring vacation forless. With a little planning and some earlybooking by Dec. 1, golfers can save 20%

TorreTHE CUISINE OF ITALY“Combining Old-World Italian comfort food with personalized service,a congenial atmosphere and an extensive wine list, La Torretta excelsas one of Arizona’s most impressive restaurants” — Dining Out

With a menu that utilizes the freshest and most authentic ingredientsand pasta made fresh in-house daily, the restaurant’s culinary fare isconsistently delicious and refreshing.Their Osso Buco,Taglio del VitelloFarcito con Quattro Farmagio and Veal Piccata have become locallegends and inspired positive reviews from the Scottsdale Republic,the New Times, Guest Informant, TravelHost, and Scottsdale Magazine.

The combination of La Torretta’s sophisticated interior and authenticfood make it a prime candidate for intimate dinners to groupcelebrations of special occasions.

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Upda te s f rom t he Wor ld o f Go l f & Trave l >> chip shotsoff the cost of their golf package rounds.Even more savings can be had by takingadvantage of the Glens Free ReplayPromotion.

Accommodations for these special golfpackages are at The Village at the Glens,adjacent to Heather Glen Golf Links.Each Scottish-style villa has two bed-rooms, each with double beds, two fullbaths, a full kitchen, washer and dryer,and a large living and dining area.

“By booking a spring golf package withthe Glens before Dec. 1, golfers can real-ize great savings and still have the flexibil-ity to customize their packages,” saidJason Himmelsbach, director of market-ing for the Glens Golf Group. “GolfDigest and Golf Magazine have ravedabout Heather Glen, Glen Dornoch andShaftesbury Glen, and Golf Digest consid-ers Possum Trot to be one of the mostunderrated courses in Myrtle Beach.Imagine playing premium courses inprime season at discounted rates.”

The four Glens courses, which are allwithin a short drive of each other, includeHeather Glen, Glen Dornoch,Shaftesbury Glen and Possum Trot.

Heather Glen is located in Little

River, S.C., near the Village of the Glens.Set on a magnificent, 400-acre historicsite, it was named the Best New Golf

Course In America when it opened.Architects Willard Byrd and ClydeJohnston crafted 27 beautiful holesinspired by the great links of Scotland.

Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links,often referred to as “Myrtle Beach’sMost Talked About Course,” wasdesigned by Clyde Johnston in a tribute tolegendary course architect Donald Ross.Glen Dornoch is a traditional course andeach hole flows with the natural terrain oflakes, live oaks and spectacular marsh andriver views. Several holes play along theIntracoastal Waterway.

Known as the “Friendliest CourseOn The Beach,” Possum Trot has an hon-ored place in the history of Myrtle Beachgolf. One of the first ten championshipcourses built along Myrtle Beach’s GrandStrand, Possum Trot has stood the test oftime. The course’s Old English design fea-tures spacious fairways, challenging par 5’s,as well as flawlessly manicured greens andspectacular flower displays.

Inspired by world-famous courses likeWinged Foot and Augusta National,

architect Clyde Johnston designed atraditional British Isles course atShaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club,located on the banks of South Carolina’sbeautiful Waccamaw River. ShaftesburyGlen's honors include being named the2009 Golf Course of the Year by MyrtleBeach area golf course owners.

For more information about how tobook by Dec. 1 to receive 20% off Spring2012 Myrtle Beach golf package rounds,call 1-800-999-9520 or go online towww.glensgolfgroup.com. For moredeals, follow Glens on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheGlensGolfGroup.

COMPLIMENTARY GOLF FOR WINTER GUESTS AT CORDEVALLE

SAN MARTIN, CA – The “ultimategolf enticement” is available this winter atCordeValle, a Rosewood Resort. Allguests receive complimentary rounds atthe award-winning Robert Trent Jones,Jr. golf course, as well as a 30-minute golfclinic with a member of the CordeVallePGA Professional teaching staff, also com-pliments of the resort.

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2012, CordeValle will waive all green feesfor overnight guests, while the golf courseundergoes a seasonal turfgrass recondi-tioning and aerification program. There isno cart fee, but applicable fees for aforecaddie (one per group), or personalcaddie still apply.

“We appreciate the high expectationsour guests have when playing the golfcourse,” said Michael Marion, theDirector of Golf at CordeValle. “This isan opportunity for golfers to tune uptheir game, while we tune up the golf

course. It should be a good experiencefor everyone.”

Room rates for the ComplimentaryGolf Package begin at $345 (single occu-pancy) and $395 (double occupancy), withbreakfast included daily.

Recently ranked among the best desti-nations in the world by Conde NastTraveler magazine and winner at the 2011World Travel Awards as “NorthAmerica’s Leading Luxury Resort,”CordeValle also has established itself asSilicon Valley’s home to championship golfcompetition. Besides hosting the PGATour, CordeValle was the site for the 2011PGA Cup, a prestigious international com-petition of club professionals from theUSA against a team from Great Britain &Ireland, and the course also hosts theannual Gifford Invitational, a premiermen’s collegiate event, each fall season.

Situated along the inland foothills ofthe Santa Cruz Mountains between SanJose and the Monterey Peninsula,

CordeValle offers country club charm,with 45 expansive rooms that create asecluded sanctuary, designed into the har-mony of the natural mountainside land-scape, overlooking the golf course androlling hills.

Guests at CordeValle can augmenttheir visit with access to the facilities andamenities at the resort, including theintimate CordeValle Tennis Club,swimming pool and Sense Spa. Diningoptions include Il Vigneto’s Italian cui-sine with contemporary California flair,the Lion’s Peak Grill, with relaxingindoor and outdoor patio seating, andthe popular One Iron Bar.

Also available is a taste of California’sfamed wine country, with a working win-ery and vineyard located right on property.

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It's been buried beneath all the negative coming out of Mexico, butsomething quite fascinating is happening south of the border—Mexicois becoming a golf destination and more of a golfing nation.

While golf course development in the United States has plummetedevery year since 2008, the sport is booming in Mexico. Golf is bring-ing in more than $2 billion per year to the Mexican economy and thatnumber is expected to reach $10 billion by 2015. Fifteen to 20% of thecountry's 220 courses have been built in the last 15 years and 60,000nationals are playing, according to the Federation of Mexican Golf.G

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MEXICOBack On Track!Back On Track!

Go figure.

"We've experienced a massive slowdown in business in the states, so Mexico and LatinAmerica have sustained us," said Julio Viscontti, president of development for GregNorman Golf Course Design. "We've been surprised at the amount of business there."

The explosive growth is being driven by Mexican nationals and Americans. Nationalsare spending $480 per month on golf, foreigners are spending $2,183 a month on aver-age. Sixty-four percent of the rounds are played by nationals and 36% by tourists-- 90% ofthe tourists are American.

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Grupo Vidanta, Mexico’s largest golf course and resortdeveloper, is joining a growing list of companies who areactively seeking American tourists to populate theircourses.

"Mexico has realized that golfers are tourists whospend money, want high-quality services and hotels, andare willing to pay for it," said Jesus Torres, managingdirector for Vidanta Golf, which has courses in NuevoVallarta, Acapulco, Los Cabos and the Riveria Maya."This trend towards targeting a high-end, sophisticatedtourist is a deviation from years past, when Mexico posi-tioned itself as a bargain destination."

Until a few years ago, golf was a sport enjoyed by onlythe upper class in Mexico and there weren't many placesto play. Now there are well over 200 courses splatteredaround the country and most golf course architects arelegends of the game—Norman, Nick Faldo, Nick Price,Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

Mexican golf experts are crediting champion femalegolfer Lorena Ochoa for expanding golf beyond the elite.Ochoa, a Guadalajara native, won 27 LPGA tournamentsand two majors before retiring last year to start a familyand design courses.

“Some are calling the surge in popularity of Golf inMexico ‘the Lorena Ochoa factor,’ much like the TigerWoods factor boosted the game in the U.S.,” Visconttisaid.

Fernando Chavez, the eldest son of iconic civil rightsleader Cesar Chavez, travels several times a year fromCalifornia to play golf at a high-end resort course. He hasnoticed the courses are no longer filled with millionaires.

“Now the young, the middle class and the upper mid-dle class are playing,” said Chavez, who lives in NorthernCalifornia. “Golf is becoming a world sport. Why wouldMexico be immune from its influence? It’s become ahuge social event and a place to conduct business for

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Mexicans and Americans who travel there. The golfcourse is where things get done.”

So how have developers managed to build so manygolf courses with such a slowdown in the global econo-my? There are several factors, but the main one might bethe affordable price of real estate along the water.

"You can buy an oceanfront home or lot with a golfcourse view for less than half of what it would cost inSouthern California," Torres said.

It also helps that Mexico has more millionaires percapita than almost any country, so the projects are nearly70% funded from private sources. Much of the new proj-ects are being planned for Mexico’s golf mecca, LosCabos, with half a dozen courses set to open there in afew years. Cancun is the new kid on the block with atleast 12 high-end courses.

Torres said Mexico is now competing with Hawaii as ahigh-end golf alternative for Americans.

“People don't have to spend as many hours on theplane to get a golf destination in Mèxico,” he said. “Andwherever they go, they’ll always get to play a coursedesigned by one of more important designers in theworld.”

Grupo Vidanta facts: Vidanta Golf is the largest golfcourse and time share operator in Mexico. Its award win-ning golf courses are located in the most beautiful beach-es of Mexico including: Acapulco, Los Cabos, NuevoVallarta, Riviera Maya and Puerto Penasco. To learnmore about golf with Grupo Vidanta, visit www.vidan-tagolf.com Vidanta golf has three more coursesplanned for Nueva Vallarta, two more for Puerto Penascoand several more throughout Mexico.

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PUERTO PENASCOSecret Setting Not So Secret Anymore

by Dave McKibben


It has become an annual rite of pas-sage in Yuma. Every winter, hun-dreds of seniors pile in buses

jammed with golf bags, suitcasesand bathing suits for a 3-hour driveto Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

The buses turn off just before hit-ting town and head straight for theMayan Palace resort, where a pictur-esque Jack Nicklaus designed linkscourse and a 700-room, 5-star resortand spa are situated along a two-mile peninsula.

“The first time my wife and I sawthe Mayan resort, we wereawestruck,” said Mark Croft, a PGApro at Cocopah RV and Golf Course.“The hotel is beautiful, the pool isone of the most gorgeous you’ll everand the golf course is a gem.”

Croft has been taking groups ofgolfers to Puerto Penasco for years.

“It’s a secret setting down there,”he said. “Anybody that goes there isgoing to come back with a greatexperience.”

Seventy-two-year old EvelynPribble is a believer. She’s been relo-cating her Yuma golf league south, toher favorite resort for three years.

Mayan Palace Resort

TO PENASCOg Not So Secret Anymore


“The course is tough and it’s always in excellentshape,” said Pribble, who expects to bring 85 seniors withher in January. “The hotel is something else. I wasabsolutely unable to inhale when I walked up there for thefirst time.”

Long-term plans for the resort are grandiose—moreupscale time shares, high-rise condominiums and villas, amarina and two more golf courses, one designed byNicklaus and the other by Greg Norman.

“Before the slump, this was going to be a small city,”said Andrew Gilchrist, director of golf at the Mayanresort.

The slump is related to a number of factors beyondPuerto Penasco’s control-- the prolonged economic reces-

sion in the U.S. and Mexico and a slowdown in theAmerican golf industry.

But even though residential building has nearlyground to a halt—there are some 1,200 unfinished con-dos sprinkled along the sea--work has begun on a $15million convention center that will host business gather-ings now held at condo towers, hotel rooms and evenrestaurants. City leaders are also pushing for a home portthat would serve as a terminal for cruise lines that alreadysail in the Sea of Cortez.

An international airport was built a few years ago byGrupo Vidanta, which owns the Mayan and four moregolf resorts throughout Mexico. But the runway that near-ly backs up to the Mayan resort has not had any commer-cial traffic in over a year. The hope is that in a few years,

Shopping in town


the convention center, the airport and the city’s three golfcourses—two other courses are located closer to town--willfeed off each other.

For now, Croft and Pribble say they will continue tomake the 3-hour trek to the Mayan Palace and cash in on“the steal of the century. “One of my friends keeps tellingme that we’ve got to go there as much as we can now,”Croft said. “Once everybody finds out about this place,we won’t be able to afford it.”

Special:The resort offers three nights lodging, four days of

unlimited golf and all meals for under $400 per person.A two-night package is priced under $300.

For more information and details, please email:[email protected]

Golf at Puerto Penasco

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GAYLORD, Mich. – Driving through almost any partof Michigan on a glorious summer day a golf puristfrom a southern state sometimes can’t believe whathe’s seeing. Every few miles there’s a sign proclaim-ing another golf course is just down the road.

But if you do some research there’s another startling fact. Arecent study found that Florida has the most golf courses in theUSA with about 1,281, California is second with around 907, butMichigan is third with about 851.

So on a recent journey through northern Michigan it seemedlike there was a fun golf course beyond every bend of the road,cradled onto farm land, nestled into a heavily wooded rolling siteor hugging the spectacular Lake Michigan sand dunes.

That’s a lot of golf for Michigan golfers to explore when wintersets in during November and thaw doesn’t come until April orMay. But mid-summer in northern Michigan can provide ade-quate light for golf until 10 p.m.

There’s even a conglomeration called The Gaylord GolfMecca, a northern Michigan home to 21 golf courses in a span of45 miles. It just celebrated its 25th year of cooperative marketingand also includes 20 lodging properties good for any budget.

The Mecca lands awards every year and a recent Golf Digestpoll ranked Gaylord and Northern Michigan as the 12th best golfdestination in the world, and 8th best in the United States.

In the same northern Michigan area there are other golf

courses, too, and my favorite for scenery was Bay Harbor GolfClub, for a stern test was The Donald Ross Memorial GolfClub of Boyne Highlands, and my pick for overall excellencewas Kingsley Golf Club, a private layout ranked No. 21 in thenation by Golfweek. And you can play it if your golf pro givesthem a phone call.

Bay Harbor Golf Club in PetroskeyBuilt on the site of an old Portland Cement Plant in 1998, the

Arthur Hills-designed 27 holes of Bay Harbor Golf Club, and theInn at Bay Harbor, are not to be missed.

Most rave of the Links/Quarry combination -- reminiscent offormidable Irish seaside courses. You can spend hours gazing atthe lake coastline, rolling dunes, and waving tall fescue, whilebeing challenged by the immense shale quarry, that plunges 40feet and frames shots from atop stone cliffs, over ponds and a sce-nic waterfall.

The Preserve nine is known for its natural beauty and is arefuge for wildlife and golfers. Hardwoods frame green grasses,wildflowers and wetlands -- all within audible range of LakeMichigan's shores. The final hole opens up to a photo worthyshoreline panorama.

After golf settle in at The Inn at Bay Harbor, designedafter the turn-of-the-century classic hotel The Del Coronadoin San Diego.

Planning ANORTHERN MICHIGAN

Golf GetawayNORTHERN MICHIGAN

By David R. Holland

Grand Traverse Resort


Treetops Resort in GaylordMade famous by the nationally televised Par-3 Shootout from

1999-2006, be sure to play the Threetops Course at TreetopsResort, where Lee Trevino holed an ace on the plunging thirdhole to win $1 million. But Treetops has more and could be thebusiest golf complex in the state.

It’s a ski resort in the winter so you know there are lots of ele-vation changes. The favorite is probably the Rick Smith-designedMasterpiece, but the toughest is the only Tom Fazio-designed golfcourse in Michigan, The Premier. The Masterpiece was built byRobert Trent Jones Sr. in 1986. There’s even an 18-hole"Himalayas" putting course.

Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor SpringsBoyne Highlands, which also owns Bay Harbor, serves up

four 18-hole courses, including the classic Heather Course byRobert Trent Jones, Sr., and The Moor by Arthur Hills. But itis The Donald Ross Memorial Golf Course that will make youmutter over false fronts, swales and bowled-green edges thatfunnel golf balls off the putting surfaces.

Ross, who has been dead for 63 years, designed morethan 500 golf courses, and is widely known for his classicstyle. This course has 18 recreations of his greatest holesfrom Seminole, Pinehurst, Royal Dornoch, Inverness,Oakland Hills and others. Boyne also offers access to TheAlpine and Crooked Tree.

After your rounds spend the nights in Boyne HighlandsResort hotel which serves as a ski chalet in winter.

Bay Harbor

The Quarry Nine

Boyne Highlands


Grand Traverse ResortGrand Traverse Resort's three golf

courses are headlined by Jack Nicklaus’difficult Bear course, a regular host to theMichigan Open. Gary Player layed out theWolverine design, and there’s Spruce Run,the resort's original course

Grand Traverse’s hotel, a 17-story glassbuilding is like being in Vegas, and has theAerie Restaurant, spa amenities, and -- five-minute shuttle ride to Turtle Creek Casino.

LochenHeath GC in WilliamsburgLochenHeath, designed by Steve

Smyers, is just a few minutes from Grand

Traverse and is a gem in rebirth status.This was a private club for 10 before beingidle for two years. But it is back and amust play on a scenic bluff overlookingEast Grand Traverse Bay of LakeMichigan. Once a cherry orchard, thisflowing test has the lake and the nativegrasses to get the Scottish translation ofLochenHeath.

Local golf professional Mike Husbyupdated the course and this is the essenceof a country club experience for the daily-fee players. Its clubhouse restaurant ispacked on a nightly basis.

Otsego Club in GaylordThe Tribute Golf Club, designed by

golf commentator Gary Koch, and theJerry Matthew’s-designed Lake Course, arethe gems of Otsego Club, the senior mem-ber of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. Designedon ski property, both courses have quickgreens and elevation changes.

The Resort, with its alpine log-styleambiance, and conference facilities for500, is perfect for corporate meetings and

has all the amenities of a four-season get-away including outdoor thermal pool,lighted tennis courts and a 1,200-acrewildlife preserve. It is home to the "OtsegoClub" all-inclusive family golf/ski club.Don’t miss the Pontresina Restaurant,overlooking the ski slopes and theSturgeon River Valley.

The Lakes and The Loon in GaylordFor years The Lakes and The Loon

(Husby design) were kind of after-thoughts in this golf-rich area, but thatwas before one of the game’s best teach-

The Heather GC at Boyne Highlands Third Hole at Otsego Club & Resort

Lochenheath Golf Club


TreeTops

ers, Butch Harmon, and LPGA starletNatalie Gulbis became more involved inthe marketing of this excellent complex.The Loon is the Michigan home to theButch Harmon School of Golf.

Player friendly describes these lay-outs with The Loon Resort the onlycomplex in Michigan that will transportthe golf clubs of overnight guests toother area golf courses. Brand-newtownhomes have also been added at anaffordable price and makes a visit socomfy you might not want to leave thegrounds with the excellent restaurantwith a view overlooking the infamous18th lake of The Loon.

Black Forest at Wilderness Valley inGaylord

Tom Doak, one of the world’s hottestgolf architects, makes his home here inNorthern Michigan, and his second design,Black Forest, is a traditional layout in 400acres of forested meadow and valleys.There are some radical, undulating greensand a near impossible par-3 that measures255 yards uphill. If you like difficult golfcourses then Black Forest is for you.

The Valley Course at Wilderness Valleywas designed by former Ryder Cup team-member Al Watrous, and offers golf theaverage hack can conquer.

For complete information log on towww.gaylordgolfmecca.com.

Black Forest at Wilderness Valley

Loon Lake Bay Harbor

Third Hole on the Links Nine

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"Are you people of the frontier?"

cries Mr. Richard Lee, a historical re-

enactor in the R. Charlton's

Coffeehouse when asked a silly ques-

tion about life and politics in the year

of 1765.

The same could be said for sea-

soned golfers who have yet to play the

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in

Colonial Williamsburg.

"Are you golfers of the rough?"

Come to the fairways and greens

of the championship Gold and Green

Courses designed by the renowned

father-son golf course architects Robert

Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones.

Jones Sr. called the Gold Course

which opened in 1963 his "finest

design- a natural arboretum upon

which a great golf course has been

built."

The following year the World Golf

Hall of Fame member reconfigured the

original 1947 Fred Finlay 9-hole

course into the executive-length

Spotswood Course.

This little family-favorite gem

earned "the best nine-hole course in

the country" distinction of Golf

Magazine.

From where does the name

"Golden Horseshoe" originate?

Spotswood, the course's namesake,

was the colonial governor in 1716 and

led an expedition from the coastal

By Andy REISTETTER WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA

ColonialWilliamsburg

Historic Golf DiscoveryGolf Writer Andy Reistetter takes his exclusive "Play-Write" series on the road north to

Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. While known for its historical role in the emergence of

American democracy, more should be known about its present day role as a 45-hole world-

class golfing destination. Whereas George Washington and Thomas Jefferson walked down

the main street on the way to American liberation, so too have many famous golfers walked

the fairways of the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club. Enjoy this autumn golfing trip with

Reistetter, then schedule a golfing trip of your own!


RESORTREPORTRESORTREPORTplains to the far western portions of the Virginia colony.

Many horse-shoes were consumed due to the newly

encountered rocky soil of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The expedition was successful and when they returned

to civilization the governor gave each pioneer a Golden

Horse-Shoe.

Four years after the Gold Course opened Jack

Nicklaus set the professional course record of 67 in an

exhibition match.

More recently in collegiate competition Daniel

Summerhays of Brigham Young University and Michael

Schachner of Duke University have posted 10-under-par 60s.

Though relatively short at 6,817 from the back tees

the tightly laid out design nestled amongst rolling hills

and a hardwood forest requires precise golf shots from

tee to green.

Aesthetically pleasing to the eye and the soul are the

four par-3s which are memorable.

Three of the four, Nos. 7, 12 and the signature 16th

cross water in a magnificent little valley near the center of

the traditional layout which is free and clear of any adja-

cent development.

In fact you could be a million miles from civilization for

all you know yet you are close by one of the earliest civi-

lizations in our country.

The 16th is a true island hole. Being constructed in 1963

it is one of the first holes with an island green anywhere.

The second shot on the reachable par-5 second hole is a

risk-reward all or nothing shot over the same stretch of water.

The par-3 third hole has water of its own cutting across

the front of a diagonally placed green. From the elevated

tee a bunker short right appears as a beach even though

Virginia Beach is 60 miles away.

Originally the Gold and Spotswood courses met the

needs of the locals and golfing guests to Colonial

Williamsburg.

Glen Byrnes, Director of Golf has been golf profession-

al at Golden Horseshoe since 1986. He recalls the design

challenge of the Green Course as being "a playable resort

course that can host a major golf championship as well."

Rees Jones, the younger son, answered the call and

designed a green masterpiece literally next door to his

father's legacy.

Both the Gold and Green Courses are certified

Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries.

The Gold and Green Courses are the only father

Robert Trent Jones Sr. and son Rees Jones side-by-side

designed courses in the world. One could literally play the

first five holes on the Gold then check in at the Green club-

house, play 18 and come back to finish the remaining

holes on the Gold.

With up to five or six teeing grounds on each hole the

yardage of the Green Course extends from the red tees at

5,348 to the green tees at 7,120.

With extreme flexibility of course setup particularly in

tee and hole locations, narrowing of fairways and length

of the rough this playable links style course can be trans-

formed overnight into the most difficult test for the world's

best golfers.

That happened in the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIAPublic Links Championship.

Defending champion Michelle

Wie battled a young Yani Tseng

down the stretch.

It all came down to the classic fin-

ishing hole- a reachable par- 5 with

an elevated tee shot over water

down into a valley with an upward

slope to the well bunkered green.

For a touch of history one can

look to the right and see the timeless

boathouse of John D. Rockefeller Jr.

the man who championed the

restoration of Colonial Williamsburg

in the 1920s.

All square in their 36-hole match

both Wie and challenger Tseng

bunkered their second shots green-

side at the home hole. Tseng got it

up-and-down and Wie did not.

Tseng, at age 15, became the sec-

ond-youngest winner of the champi-

onship behind Wie, who captured

the title as a 13-year-old. Wie is in the

record books as the youngest titlist of

a USGA "adult" championship.

Tseng, if by chance you have

been out in the frontier, has gone on

to become the youngest player ever,

male or female to win five major

championships.

The Rees Jones designed Green

Course opened in October 1991

and is celebrating its 20th anniver-

sary this year.

Colonial Williamsburg's motto is

"The future may learn from the past."

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Green or Gold or hopefully all three what you will learn is

that Colonial Williamsburg is a premiere golfing destination.

I guarantee that you will remember your rounds of golf

at the Golden Horseshoe in 20 years time.

My insider's tip when golfing Williamsburg is to make

it truly a 'Jones family affair." Prior to going, read older

brother Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s Golf by Design book. This

will give you the knowledge to lower your score by under-

standing how golf courses are designed.

Perhaps once you come in from the frontier, armed

with knowledge and faced with the challenge of these 45

holes of golf, your golfing experience at the Golden

Horseshoe will be your best ever!

Golf Williamsburg's motto, in my opinion, is "Come

play golf here and we will do whatever it takes to make it

a memorable experience."

Besides the golf and American historical experience of

Colonial Williamsburg, there are great restaurants, lodg-

ing and of course the full-service Spa.

For an elegant dining experience may I recommend

the Regency Room at the Williamsburg Inn (coat

required)?

I had the Crabmeat Randolph for a first course and

Grilled Angus Filet and Veal Sweetbreads for my entrée.

In addition the steward recommended a local Virginia

wine Octagon vintage 2006- a proprietary blend by from

Barboursville Vineyards.

My desert selection was the Carrot-Coconut Cake with

caramel cheesecake frosting and pineapple relish.

Truly a memorable culinary experience!

With nearly 700 guest rooms and suites available,

whether you stay at the Williamsburg Inn, Lodge or the

Woodlands you will be close to the golf courses and

Colonial Williamsburg.

The Lodge is literally right across the street from the Gold (&

Spotswood) clubhouse with the Green only a few drivers away.

Also across the street is The Spa. I enjoyed the sports

massage which is really the golfers' massage. Even after

11 years of yoga I don't think my shoulders or hips have

ever been so free. I only wish I had taken the massage

before I played the golf!

One final tip- there are five taverns nearby. Don’t miss

an opportunity to taste one of the locally brewed

AleWerks beers.

That's all for now, reporting from a state of bliss…

Golf Williamsburg - a true golfing destination!30 GOL F VA C AT IO N S • NO V E M B E R 2011 www.golfvacationsmag.com

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WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA

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As the official supplier of the United States LPGA SolheimCup team that competed at Killeen Castle, Ireland, this fall,Antigua golf apparel for men and women is gearing up for

the 2012 season with a new performance golf fashion collection thatis fresh, bright, fun and new.

It introduces shades of cool wedgewood, bright berry, electrickeylime, sharp melon, rich azalea and a wash of turquoise. Paired withevery shade of neutral and along with shades of grey, the bright colorscompliment the subtle neutrals in an unexpectedly pleasing palette.

Complimenting the use of color is the merchandised offeringwhich offers textured drop needlehorizontal and vertical fabrics, subtlepiping details on a textured style,incorporating a block of fabric andcolor for simplicity, and including thecompliment of a soft contrast stripe.Embellishing the offering with asplash of color makes this spring2012 presentation sharp and fresh.

Add to this the tie in with thecomplimenting outerwear whichAntigua has expanded on in bothlayering styles as well as sweaters,

vests and wind shells enhances thecolor story and presentation.

Antigua's outerwear is created tofunction in various climates and incor-porates the trend that focuses on layer-ing. As weather fluctuates throughoutthe day it is more desirable to take off-and-add on layers to adjust for comfortand function. Antigua has developedoptions to meet this demand.

The Antigua layering line-up startsas base layers that can be combinedwith wind resistant or water resistant

wind shirts and jackets as well as worn withfuller weight outerwear pieces to functionagainst more inclement weather. Antiguahas an excellent base layer long sleevemock called Hero. Hero uses Antigua'sproprietary Desert Dry moisture manage-ment technology and is constructed with ahyper-micro poly fleeced backing against asuper soft interlock face which has enoughweight to be worn alone and is lightenough that it layers remarkably well.

Add to that the next tier in style –-Succeed--consisting of a con-temporary color block stretch jersey half zip shell with a micro fleecebrushed back which can be worn on its own, under a jacket, over abase layer--or both depending on climate and preference.

Antigua has a great wind shirt and wind jacket in stylesRendition and Highland. Antigua's Desert Breeze wind block fabricserves as a guard against wind while offering warmth. Made with afour-way stretch laminated jersey bonded to a water resistant mem-brane, Rendition and Highland both offer water resistance as well ascomfort against the wind and rain.

Antigua has a variety of great golf jackets. Style Motion is a fullzip jacket constructed with a stretch jersey face bonded against ahigh-low fleeced wave pattern engineered for warmth while allow-ing breathability for comfort. Style Explorer is built for warmthwhile being light weight and ideal for layering. With its waterresistant woven shell bonded against a micro-fleece inner core,Explorer wears and travels well and is well suited for both cold andprecipitation alike.

For warmer days, Antigua’s Desert Dry Xtra-Lite golf shirts fea-ture the company’s exclusive moisture wicking ultra-light fabric in anarray of styles and colors that offer a fresh, cool feel in a stylish cut.

For more information on Antigua apparel: www.antigua.comand shop.antigua.com

Club Glove, one of the top names in premium golf bags, clubcovers, travel bags, accessories and luggage has also madestrong inroads into one of the basic needs that most golfers

have in their bags—the golf towel. The Club Glove Caddy Towel is easily distinguishable on tele-

vision at all PGA Tour events by the waffle texture and stitched trim,the towels are strong enough toremove dirt, grease and sunblockoff a player’s hands, yet gentleenough to safely clean eyeglasses.The pro-sized Club Glove CaddyTowel is a 17” X 40” pro-tour sizetowel with more than 5 millionyards of microfiber strands, givingit the ability to hold 300 percent ofits weight in water and features alarge elongated slit for fitting overa club head.

The company recently haspaired this professional-style towel with its new Pocket Towel in atandem package. The Pocket Towel measures 8” X 12” and is per-fectly unobtrusive in a back pocket when conditions are damp andit’s essential for cleaning clubs and balls. Both ultra-lightweight tow-els are super absorbent and virtually lint free.

They are available at hundreds of the finest public and privatefacilities nationwide, as well as scores of PGA and Champions Tourevents. Major retailers carrying Club Glove’s industry-leading towelsinclude Golf Galaxy, Golfsmith, PGA Tour Superstores, EdwinWatts and Worldwide Golf.

For more information on the Club Glove Caddy towel:www.clubglove.com

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Rick Martin thought he was finished with the golf apparelbusiness when he sold the company that he founded in themid-1990s’—Fairway and Greene—five years ago and

began a leisurely life of playing golf four times a week and “sittingon a park bench and feeding the pigeons.”

He didn’t really think that after more than 30 years in leisureapparel that he would get back in the fray, but the desire to once-again showcase fine, upscale cotton golf shirts and vests in a marketobsessed with high-tech synthetics has brought Martin back to thegolf industry in a big way with his latest venture—Martin Golf

Apparel. “I ’ve

a l w a y sbelievedthat cot-ton as an a t u r a lfiber canl o o km o r eenduringand per-

form as well as synthetics when it is properly executed,” said Martin,who operates out of his Dallas headquarters. “It was the move awayfrom the cotton fabrics by today’s manufactures that brought me backinto this business. When you do something special with cotton and doit right it can do anything that the synthetic performance shirts can do.”

The world’s finest Pima cotton will be the main ingredient in thecompany's lines, starting with the spring 2012 collections that will beavailable beginning this month. Each garment will feature excellenthigh-end sourcing and finishing. Right now Martin’s shirts will onlybe available in private clubs.

“Every fine country club has a cotton customer—that is what weare after,” he added. “It has a certain look and feel with a balancedlook and fit.”

Martin has loved golf since first discovering it in the 1940s, andwas drawn to professional golf by the likes of Jimmy Demaret, ByronNelson and Ben Hogan.

"It was not only their skill, but their persona on the course, —elegant, serious men who competed against others as gentlemen,"Martin added. "They inspired me not only by their behavior, but bytheir appearance."

Their fine, 100% cotton lisle golf shirts had what Martin calls "adrape and a stance that allowed for the free motion of their swing. Theclassic styling and the fact there weren’t logos didn't upstage their talent.

"Beginning in the 1970s," noted Martin, "as the Tour was devel-oping new stars, many of the players were drawn away from anythingconsidered classic. Soft color was replaced by a palette that could bebest described as 'anything goes' — garish plaid pants bookended bymatching white belts and shoes. Then bright-hued poly-cottonblends and other synthetic golf shirts began replacing 100% cotton as

the golf shirt cloth of the moment." By 1995, borne of his frustration with contemporary, synthetic

golf shirts, Martin began a two-year search to develop the kind of finecotton golf shirt fabric that had virtually disappeared years before.His endeavor resulted in the creation of a 100% Long Staple PimaCotton Lisle fabric that could prevent fading and almost eliminateshrinkage – "a golf shirt that will keep its shape and also its luster afteryears of play," Martin added.

That same lisle yarn was developed into the unique soft knit col-lar that completed the shirt that, according to Martin, "became thebenchmark that all other golf shirts were compared to."

Martin couldn't understand why shirt makers moved away fromthis costly process and away from Cotton Lisle.

"So, now, going into 2012, I find very similar conditions existcompared to 1995," Martin added. "Contemporary styling, syntheticfabrics and almost all labels in them can be interchanged with oneanother. I call it 'Group Culture.' Since the legacy of the shirt I devel-oped was abandoned, I wanted to see first if the desire and technol-ogy were still present in the vendors I trusted and believed in. Wouldmaking fine 100% Cotton Lisle shirts be possible once more?

Martin is as enthusiastic about his new collections as he is about hisreturn to the busi-ness he loves.

"For nearly ayear, discussionsand on-site proto-types and yarntrials have result-ed in two unique100% CottonLisle fabrics thatmake up our ini-tial offering,” hee x p l a i n e d ." S u n f l o w e r ,Cozumel andNatural Whitewere catalysts forthe color in the2012 line, and thefinish of theproduct is very rich. The Ancient Madder and Decoupage collec-tions can be displayed together and work very well and complementeach other."

Martin Golf Apparel’s spring 2012 collections that are just nowarriving in shops will feature sweaters – Alpaca Linksvest, ItalianMerino Windvest, Italian Merino Henley Vest and Mercerized PimaCotton Pique Vests in addition to the fine shirts.

For more information on Martin Golf Apparel: www.martin-golfapparel.com

by Terry Ross

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