Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Green Resort Awards

Environmental awareness among golfers is almost a given these days. We practically demand it now from our top resorts. Still, there are a select few properties that lead the way in resource conservation and protection. We applaud the following three resorts for their efforts, and congratulate them on becoming the newest members of Golf Magazine’s Eco-friendly Green Hall of Fame. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Ore. 888-345-6008 bandondunes.com Mike Keiser has long preached—and practiced—to leave a place you’ve visited better than you found it. His latest statement is the 13-hole, par-3 Bandon Preserve course, a Coore-Crenshaw design opening in 2012. Profits will be directed strictly toward conservation projects, among them fish habitat creation and restoration. The Resort at Pelican Hill Newport Coast, Calif. 949-467-6800 pelicanhill.com Pelican Hill actually has a Green Committee, with department volunteers who focus on environmental stewardship, recycling and sustainability. Perhaps most impressive is the resort’s state-of-the-art water management plan, implemented in consultation with Orange County Coastkeeper, which emphasizes conservation—up to 50 million gallons per year—as well as reducing debris through filters and capturing and recycling runoff. Kingsmill Resort & Spa Williamsburg, Va. 800-832-5665 kingsmill.com In 2010 Kingsmill committed 40 percent of its 2,900 acres overlooking the James River to eco-friendly initiatives. All three of its courses are Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries, its marina landscaping uses no fertilizers or pesticides, rain water and irrigation runoff are funneled into irrigation ponds and re-used; even the sauces in the kitchen are cooled with cool sticks instead of running water. These resorts join 2010's inaugural Green Resort Award winners Amelia Island Plantation Amelia Island, Fla. 888-261-6161 aipfl.com Barton Creek Resort & Spa Austin, Tex. 800-336-6158 bartoncreek.com The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colo. 866-837-9520 thebroadmoor.com Kapalua Resort Maui, Hi. 800-527-2582 kapaluamaui.com Kiawah Island Golf Resort Kiawah Island, S.C. 800-654-2924 kiawahresort.com Mauna Lani Resort Big Island, Hi. 808-885-6622 maunalani.com Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, Calif. 800-654-9300 pebblebeach.com Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, N.C. 800-487-4653 pinehurst.com Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Ga. 706-467-0600 reynoldsplantation.com Turning Stone Resort & Casino Verona, N.Y. 800-771-7711 turningstone.com Get out the vote These resorts generated medal-winning numbers but garnered insufficient votes to meet our minimum threshold for consideration. Fairmont Orchid Hawaii Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, Miss. Eseeola Lodge Linville, N.C. Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch/Red Sky Avon, Colo. Inn at Entrada St. George, Utah Omni Mt. Washington Resort Breton Woods, N.H. Four Seasons Resort Nevis Nevis, West Indies Sandy Lane Resort St. James, Barbados Inn at Palmetto Bluff Bluffton, S.C. Sun Valley Resort Sun Valley, Idaho Sandals Emerald Bay Great Exuma, Bahamas Giants Ridge Biwabik, Minn. Omni Bedford Springs Bedford, Pa. Banyan Tree Mayakoba Quintana Roo, Mexico Fairmont Mayakoba Quintana Roo, Mexico The Otesaga Cooperstown, N.Y. 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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Masters to look hypocritical in Woods's case

From NY Daily News: Augusta National and The Masters are about to try the look of hypocrisy on for size. There is no way Masters chairman Billy Payne is going to acknowledge any material on a Web site where the host is baring her breasts while staring provocatively into the camera. As a past Masters champion and honorary Augusta member, Woods can play each April until his golf game grows cobwebs. Unlike with the PGA Tour, there is no precedent for the Masters to rescind an invite of any participant because of behavior off the course and the tournament does...

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David Mclay Kidd: The Scottish course architect and Oregon resident talks travel

I immediately try to figure out whether I'm sitting next to the boring golf nut who is going to ask me about my favorite 50 courses or my top 100 holes. If I think I'm next to that guy, I put the earphones on and go to sleep. But if I'm sitting next to someone reading a book on, say, solid rocket fuel propulsion, I'm thinking that person might be interesting—so I'll talk golf if you tell me why you're reading a book about rocket fuel. I sat next to a guy once who was the lead designer for the Sidewinder rocket. He wouldn't tell me at first what he did. So he gave me a riddle, saying that he made a product that the end user never wants but the buyer can watch leave at Mach 4. I figured it out and we had a great chat. Sometimes language barriers get in the way. The words "yes" and "no" can mean completely different things in northern and southern Europe. In the north, yes and no mean exactly that. In southern Europe, yes means, "Yes, I've heard you. But I probably don't agree." And they don't know the word "no"—no one ever says that. Some people recognize me on the road. I was walking through Chicago O'Hare once and four guys standing at a bar shouted my name and called me over. I'm terrible with names and faces, so I went over thinking, who the hell is this? They bought me a beer and asked me if I was headed to Bandon. I actually was, so we chatted away. As it turns out, they didn't know me—they had been reading the book Dream Golf (about the building of Bandon Dunes, where Kidd designed the original course in 1999), saw my picture and noticed me wandering by. It was pure coincidence. As a golf course designer, you get a tiny little bit of what it must be like to be well known. I'd rather have it that way around than the other. Never being recognized is not good for business. FREQUENT FLYER Favorite Airport: Denver ("It's laid out well, and it's not too huge.") Least Favorite Airport: Los Angeles ("I feel like a rat there.") Always Bring: Passport, iPad and bag of electronic gear (chargers, adapters, wires and USB port). First Flight: Glasgow to Rome, as a 13-year-old on vacation. Longest Flight: London to Sydney, Australia, via Kuala Lumpur (10,663 miles/30 hours). Favorite Journey: In Scotland, driving from Glasgow to Machrihanish along the famed Mull of Kintyre; in Oregon, driving from Bend over the Cascade Mountain Range and down the coast to Bandon Dunes. Jet Lag Cure: Until I stopped drinking four years ago, I was convinced doing a lot of that was a hard reset for the brain. Now, no alcohol is almost as good as too much. It's the in-between amounts that get you in trouble. Wish List: I'm heading to Australia this spring, so I'll finally get to play many of the great courses between Melbourne and Sydney. Take It From Me: When in Scotland, in addition to playing golf, visit Stirling Castle and the William Wallace Monument.


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Hogan showed the best can achieve greatness after absence

From The New York Times Magazine: If Tiger Woods wins the Masters in his return to professional golf, he will have matched a feat seen just once before. To return from such a long layoff and win a major championship would prove that Woods actually can turn his game on and off at will. Both Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer said they could not imagine being away from the tour for so long and winning a major. But one golf great has done so before. Ben Hogan won the 1951 Masters after nine months away from competitive golf. Hogan's feat...

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David Mclay Kidd: The Scottish course architect and Oregon resident talks travel

I immediately try to figure out whether I'm sitting next to the boring golf nut who is going to ask me about my favorite 50 courses or my top 100 holes. If I think I'm next to that guy, I put the earphones on and go to sleep. But if I'm sitting next to someone reading a book on, say, solid rocket fuel propulsion, I'm thinking that person might be interesting—so I'll talk golf if you tell me why you're reading a book about rocket fuel. I sat next to a guy once who was the lead designer for the Sidewinder rocket. He wouldn't tell me at first what he did. So he gave me a riddle, saying that he made a product that the end user never wants but the buyer can watch leave at Mach 4. I figured it out and we had a great chat. Sometimes language barriers get in the way. The words "yes" and "no" can mean completely different things in northern and southern Europe. In the north, yes and no mean exactly that. In southern Europe, yes means, "Yes, I've heard you. But I probably don't agree." And they don't know the word "no"—no one ever says that. Some people recognize me on the road. I was walking through Chicago O'Hare once and four guys standing at a bar shouted my name and called me over. I'm terrible with names and faces, so I went over thinking, who the hell is this? They bought me a beer and asked me if I was headed to Bandon. I actually was, so we chatted away. As it turns out, they didn't know me—they had been reading the book Dream Golf (about the building of Bandon Dunes, where Kidd designed the original course in 1999), saw my picture and noticed me wandering by. It was pure coincidence. As a golf course designer, you get a tiny little bit of what it must be like to be well known. I'd rather have it that way around than the other. Never being recognized is not good for business. FREQUENT FLYER Favorite Airport: Denver ("It's laid out well, and it's not too huge.") Least Favorite Airport: Los Angeles ("I feel like a rat there.") Always Bring: Passport, iPad and bag of electronic gear (chargers, adapters, wires and USB port). First Flight: Glasgow to Rome, as a 13-year-old on vacation. Longest Flight: London to Sydney, Australia, via Kuala Lumpur (10,663 miles/30 hours). Favorite Journey: In Scotland, driving from Glasgow to Machrihanish along the famed Mull of Kintyre; in Oregon, driving from Bend over the Cascade Mountain Range and down the coast to Bandon Dunes. Jet Lag Cure: Until I stopped drinking four years ago, I was convinced doing a lot of that was a hard reset for the brain. Now, no alcohol is almost as good as too much. It's the in-between amounts that get you in trouble. Wish List: I'm heading to Australia this spring, so I'll finally get to play many of the great courses between Melbourne and Sydney. Take It From Me: When in Scotland, in addition to playing golf, visit Stirling Castle and the William Wallace Monument.


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