Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Bandon Dunes Resort is the new No. 1

Twenty-four years after Golf Magazine began ranking the game’s greatest resorts, a true pioneer has reached the summit. Our new No. 1 resort in North America is Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, the realized vision of Mike Keiser. The golf purist dreamed of simple, perfect, public-access golf, with accommodations to match. According to the 7,252 votes cast at Golf.com, he delivered. Only one resort climbed the ladder to earn the coveted Platinum status for 2012-13, but it’s a stunner: the Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay in Hawaii. Newcomers populate the Gold and Silver categories, including newly gilded La Costa, in Carlsbad, Calif., fresh off a $50 million makeover, and the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., host of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Of course, many of us remain on tight budgets. Fortunately, every medal-winning resort offers some kind of deal or package. You can check out those bargains, winners by region, and category leaders — and visit our Eco-Friendly Hall of Fame, which features three properties newly honored with Green Awards. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Our new No. 1 isn’t resting on its laurels. Fresh off the successful debut of its Doak/Urbina– designed Old Macdonald, Bandon is slated to open a 13-hole par-3 course by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2012. Although Bandon’s inspired layouts, clifftop setting and walking-only policy have helped make it one of the world’s best golf experiences, the resort is definitely not a one-trick pony—it placed fourth in the Service category and in the top 12 in both Lodging and Food & Drink. More Resorts: Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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Fantasy Preview: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

After a marathon week in frigid? Arizona?... the tour is off to good ol? Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. As always, the questionable picks dispensed below are based on Yahoo/PGATour.com league rules. A-LIST Dustin Johnson: Yeah,...


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Course of Style: Keegan Bradley wears Hilfiger but walks Oakley; Graeme McDowell signs new deal

Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA champion and rookie of the year switched apparel sponsorship from Oakley to Tommy Hilfiger early this year. But at the Farmers Insurance Open last weekend, Bradley was still wearing Oakley footwear. What gives? Apparently, Oakley lost a heated bidding war for Bradley to Tommy Hilfiger, a golf line licensed to the Fletcher Group of Canada which also makes Sunice. Oakley wanted to keep Bradley, but the rising star commanded as much as five times what Oakley had been paying him to wear its apparel. Executives familiar with the action estimated Bradley's eventual deal to be in the $500,000 range. However, Tommy Hilfiger does not make golf shoes, so Bradley will continue to wear Oakley's advanced Cipher shoes -- with their sandpaper-like soles and ultralight weight -- under a separate contract. G-Mac's eyes were smiling Ireland's Graeme McDowell, who had two incredible shots last weekend -- a hole-in-one and a ricochet birdie -- also signed a new apparel sponsorshipin January, with Dublin-based Kartel. Alan Swan, the chairman of Kartel, said that when he first met McDowell to propose a deal, the two of them were wearing nearly identical cashmere sweaters. That helps. He then made three sample outfits for the Irish pro, who found that they exactly suited his style. Kartel, which dresses Padraig Harrington, too, specializes in mercerized cottons, classic fitted trousers and soft sweaters. This spring the company introduces a new full collection, G-Mac by Kartel, based on the clothes McDowell will be wearing on tour.  
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Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Bandon Dunes Resort is the new No. 1

Twenty-four years after Golf Magazine began ranking the game’s greatest resorts, a true pioneer has reached the summit. Our new No. 1 resort in North America is Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, the realized vision of Mike Keiser. The golf purist dreamed of simple, perfect, public-access golf, with accommodations to match. According to the 7,252 votes cast at Golf.com, he delivered. Only one resort climbed the ladder to earn the coveted Platinum status for 2012-13, but it’s a stunner: the Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay in Hawaii. Newcomers populate the Gold and Silver categories, including newly gilded La Costa, in Carlsbad, Calif., fresh off a $50 million makeover, and the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., host of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Of course, many of us remain on tight budgets. Fortunately, every medal-winning resort offers some kind of deal or package. You can check out those bargains, winners by region, and category leaders — and visit our Eco-Friendly Hall of Fame, which features three properties newly honored with Green Awards. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Our new No. 1 isn’t resting on its laurels. Fresh off the successful debut of its Doak/Urbina– designed Old Macdonald, Bandon is slated to open a 13-hole par-3 course by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2012. Although Bandon’s inspired layouts, clifftop setting and walking-only policy have helped make it one of the world’s best golf experiences, the resort is definitely not a one-trick pony—it placed fourth in the Service category and in the top 12 in both Lodging and Food & Drink. More Resorts: Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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Should Tiger do more for Orlando?

From Orlando Sentinel: Add the City of Orlando to the list of people, individuals and ideas who have been wronged by Tiger Woods. By choosing to return at the Masters instead of Arnold Palmer's tournament at Bay Hill, Tiger has chosen to deprive Orlando of the economic benefit of his appearance in what could be described as his hometown tournament. His absence at Bay Hill this year appears to resonate all the more in Orlando where locals are perturbed that Tiger does not give as much back to the community as they think he should. After all, Tiger hosts his...

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Aging Couples to be in contention at Masters

From USA Today Fred Couples is looking to make another run . No matter what he says, Couples isn't done on the PGA Tour. He's a past champion at the Shell Houston Open and was T14 at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera and T37 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale earlier this year. Next week, the 1992 Masters champion will play at Augusta National, one of his favorite golf courses in the world. If on form, and if his back is not acting up, Couples could certainly contend in the first major of the season. Read...

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Ping i20 Driver

From Golf Magazine ClubTest 2012 (March 2012) Category: Tour Drivers (See complete list) Price: $299 WE TESTED: 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° with TFC 707D graphite shaft; 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° with Project X Black graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: The 460cc head has two heavy tungsten sole weights to increase the moment of inertia (MOI) for enhanced forgiveness and to precisely locate the club’s center of gravity for improved launch conditions. OUR TESTERS SAY: One of the top-rated drivers in its category. Excellent grades for distance, feel, playability and control. PROS DISTANCE: Longer than most; pleasing launch characteristics and low spin produce plenty of “get up and go” for the majority of testers. ACCURACY/FORGIVENESS: The i20 achieves top marks; off-center hits are corrected very well for both distance and direction. FEEL: Very stable, crushing sensation through impact; some testers describe it as “forceful” or “powerful.” PLAYABILITY: Handles whatever shot you have the ability to create; strong, mid-launch trajectory that protects very well against a hook. LOOK: One of the favorites; tasteful black paint job and overall simplicity; square look at address boosts confidence. CONS Club can exaggerate left-to-right movement for guys who tend to hit fades. From Golf.com (January 17, 2012) Hidden underneath a black, matte finish that looks like it was taken off a stealth fighter, the Ping i20 driver, the company's newest offering for better-players, is made using three different materials.   The body is cast from a titanium alloy that has been infused with aluminum to make it lighter. Ping engineers shifted the weight saved by blending the aluminum and titanium together and moved it into two tungsten pads located in the back sections of the sole.   Marty Jertson, Ping Golf's Senior Design Engineer, says moving the weight to those spots helps to improve the clubs moment of inertia and make it more resistant to twisting on off-center hits. Those weight pads also shift more of the head's overall weight away from the face, which helps to create a higher initial launch angle. Ping also says that the club produces less spin than its predecessor, the i15. Ping Golf Ping i20 Driver   While the i20 offers a 460-cc head, Jertson says that the club is more aerodynamic than the i15, which should mean more power for golfers off the tee.   "With the same amount of energy, the same amount of input, you are able to get more velocity from the club head," Jertson says. That clubhead velocity should translate directly into more ball speed and longer shots.   While the i20 is not adjustable like many drivers on the market today, golfers who like to maneuver the ball around the course should appreciate its neutral weighting and square face at address. Whether you prefer to hit a draw or a fade, the clubhead won't fight you.   As you might expect in a driver designed for big hitters, the i20 is only available in three lofts—8.5°, 9.5° and 10.5°. It comes standard with either a low-spinning Ping TFC 707D shaft or a Project X Black shaft and costs $385.
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Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Bandon Dunes Resort is the new No. 1

Twenty-four years after Golf Magazine began ranking the game’s greatest resorts, a true pioneer has reached the summit. Our new No. 1 resort in North America is Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, the realized vision of Mike Keiser. The golf purist dreamed of simple, perfect, public-access golf, with accommodations to match. According to the 7,252 votes cast at Golf.com, he delivered. Only one resort climbed the ladder to earn the coveted Platinum status for 2012-13, but it’s a stunner: the Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay in Hawaii. Newcomers populate the Gold and Silver categories, including newly gilded La Costa, in Carlsbad, Calif., fresh off a $50 million makeover, and the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., host of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Of course, many of us remain on tight budgets. Fortunately, every medal-winning resort offers some kind of deal or package. You can check out those bargains, winners by region, and category leaders — and visit our Eco-Friendly Hall of Fame, which features three properties newly honored with Green Awards. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Our new No. 1 isn’t resting on its laurels. Fresh off the successful debut of its Doak/Urbina– designed Old Macdonald, Bandon is slated to open a 13-hole par-3 course by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2012. Although Bandon’s inspired layouts, clifftop setting and walking-only policy have helped make it one of the world’s best golf experiences, the resort is definitely not a one-trick pony—it placed fourth in the Service category and in the top 12 in both Lodging and Food & Drink. More Resorts: Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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For Gary Woodland, a special "practice driver" helps with swing changes

LA JOLLA, Calif. — When a golf club traveling at 130 miles per hour hits a ball, the effect can not only be seen and heard, but also felt. If you stand10 feet away from Gary Woodland when he hits a drive, you can literally feel the collision as the ball screams off the tee and becomes a tiny white dot in the distance. It's as if a giant balloon pops. When you tinker with that kind of power, even the slightest adjustments can have big implications, but Woodland, who started working with Butch Harmon just two weeks ago, is making some swing changes. Like other big hitters, Woodland has always hit a power fade off the tee, but Harmon wants the 27-year-old to be able to hit a draw as well. To help him work on those changes, Harmon asked Titleist, the company that makes Woodland's 910D3 driver, to supply Woodland with a training aid. “Titleist built me a new driver with a lot of loft to help me work on the range on the things I need to do," Woodland said. He couldn't keep a straight face when he told me, “My driver has 6 degrees of loft, but the one they built me has 10.5 degrees.” On the soggy practice tee at Torrey Pines on Monday, Woodland explained that Harmon wants him to hit down more with his driver. While the shaft in the high-lofted driver is the same 96-gram prototype Graphite Design model that's found in his gamer, the only way Woodland can avoid hitting his 10.5-degree Titleist 910D3 into orbit is by keeping his hands forward at impact and driving the clubhead down and through the hitting area instead of sweeping the ball up. As skilled as Woodland is, his first few shots with the high-lofted club looked like bottle rockets. "They went moon high," he said. "I mean, they were skyscrapers." But as Woodland worked his way through a bucket of balls, he started to get the hang of it. He slowly adjusted his swing, flattened it a touch, and started to control all that loft and the spin it created. Interestingly, Woodland has not needed to make any adjustments to his irons while implementing Harmon's swing changes. He uses a set of Titleist 712 MB irons, although his have a customized, shiny chrome finish reminiscent of the 710 MBs instead of the standard brushed chrome finish of the new model. "[Hitting down] is a little easier for me with the irons,” Woodland says, “because my swing is a little more compact. The longer the club, the tougher it gets for me.” The ultimate test of Woodland's new training aid and swing will happen on the golf course. He knows he has to work on hitting the draw every day and be willing to hit the shot in tournaments like this week's Farmers Insurance Open.  “It's going to be hard, but like Butch said, we are working towards Augusta, so I have until April,” Woodland says. "Hopefully by the Masters we'll be all ready to rock and roll."  
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