Privacy hurting Tiger's course design plans

From The New York Times Magazine Image issues are affecting a course designed by Tiger Woods. Woods, of course, did not cause the recession that has slowed the project. But the scandal that forced him off golf courses and into hiding did not help promote the high-end community, where his course is the main draw. The intense scrutiny of Woods, and his desire for privacy, may also make it difficult for him to play a major role in promoting the course once it is finished, particularly if he struggles to regain his top-ranked form as a player. Read the entire...

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Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Gold Awards

The Boulders Resort Carefree, Ariz. 888-579-2631 theboulders.com The Breakers (Moved Up One Category) Palm Beach, Fla. 888-273-2537 thebreakers.com Casa de Campo La Romana, Dominican Republic 800-877-3643 casadecampo.com.do CordeValle, a Rosewood Resort San Martin, Calif. 408-695-4500 cordevalle.com Fairmont Banff Springs Banff, Alberta, Canada 866-540-4406 fairmont.com/banffsprings Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Jasper, Alberta, Canada 866-540-4454 fairmont.com/jasper Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas (Moved Up One Category) Irving, Tex. 972-717-0700 fourseasons.com/dallas Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Lodge at Koele Lana’i City, Lana’i, Hawaii 808-565-4000 fourseasons.com/koele Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 808-874-8000 fourseasons.com/maui Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita (New) Nayarit, Mexico 800-819-5053 fourseasons.com/puntamita Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North Scottsdale, Ariz. 480-515-5700 fourseasons.com/scottsdale Grand View Lodge Nisswa, Minn. 866-801-2951 grandviewlodge.com The Homestead Hot Springs, Va. 540-839-1766 thehomestead.com JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa (New) San Antonio, Tex. 210-276-2500 jwsanantonio.com La Costa Resort and Spa (New) Carlsbad, Calif. 800-854-5000 lacosta.com One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas 888-528-7157 oneandonlyresorts.com One&Only Palmilla (Moved Up One Category) Los Cabos, Mexico 866-829-2977 oneandonlyresorts.com Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain (Top Newcomer) Marana, Ariz. 520-572-3000 ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain Ritz-Carlton, Naples/Tiburon Naples, Fla. 239-598-3300 ritzcarlton.com/naples Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort Rose Hall/White Witch St. James, Jamaica 876-953-2800 ritzcarlton.com/rosehall Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii 808-669-6200 ritzcarlton.com/kapalua Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Ga. 706-467-0600 ritzcarltonlodge.com St. Regis Princeville Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii 808-826-9644 stregisprinceville.com Sea Pines Resort (Moved Up One Category) Hilton Head Island, S.C. 866-561-8802 seapines.com Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 877-321-9966 wynnlasvegas.com Premier Resorts Home | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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Premier Golf Resorts 2012: Category Leaders

Overall Golf Leaders 1. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 2. Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Ore. 3. Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, Calif. 4. Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, S.C. 5. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Manele Bay, Lana’i, Hawaii 6. Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, N.C. 7. Sawgrass Marriott/TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 8. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 9. Radisson Ft. McDowell/We-Ko-Pa, Ft. McDowell, Ariz. 10. Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic Overall Lodging Leaders 1. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 2. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico 3. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 4. One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas 5. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Manele Bay, Lana’i, Hawaii 6. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 7. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, Lana’i, Hawaii 8. The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. 9. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 10. Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, Calif. Overall Food & Drink Leaders 1. One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas 2. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 3. Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. 4. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 5. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, Lana’i, Hawaii 6. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico 7. Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 8. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 9. Fairmont Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada 10. Grand del Mar, San Diego, Calif. Overall Service Leaders 1. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 2. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Manele Bay, Lana’i, Hawaii 3. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 4. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. 5. One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas 6. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 7. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 8. The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. 9. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, Lana’i, Hawaii 10. The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. Here are your top picks for quality of golf and accommodations in each region of North America. CANADA Best Golf 1. Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta 2. Taboo Resort, Ontario 3. Predator Ridge Resort, Vernon Best Lodging 1. Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta 2. Fairmont Banff Springs, Alberta 3. Deerhurst Resort, Ontario CARIBBEAN Best Golf 1. Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic 2. Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay/White Witch, Montego Bay, Jamaica 3. One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas Best Lodging 1. One&Only Ocean Club/Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas 2. Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, The Bahamas 3. Half Moon Rose Hall Jamaica, Montego Bay, Jamaica MEXICO Best Golf 1. Cabo del Sol Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico 2. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 3. Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico Best Lodging 1. Four Seasons Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico 2. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 3. Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico CALIFORNIA Best Golf 1. Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, Calif. 2. Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, Calif. 3. CordeValle, San Martin, Calif. 4. Renaissance Esmeralda/Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells, Calif. 5. Lodge at Torrey Pines, San Diego, Calif. Best Lodging 1. Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, Calif. 2. CordeValle, San Martin, Calif. 3. St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point, Calif. 4. Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad, Calif. 5. Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay, Calif. ARIZONA Best Golf 1. Radisson Ft. McDowell/We-Ko-Pa, Ft. McDowell, Ariz. 2. Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. 3. Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale, Ariz. 4. Gold Canyon Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5. The Boulders, Scottsdale, Ariz. Best Lodging 1. Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. 2. Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale, Ariz. 3. The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Ariz. 4. The Boulders, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5. Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Ariz. FLORIDA Best Golf 1. Sawgrass Marriott/TPC Sawgrass, Vedra Beach, Fla. 2. Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. 3. Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, Fla. 4. Turnberry Isle Miami, Miami, Fla. 5. Doral, Miami, Fla. Best Lodging 1. The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. 2. Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples/Tiburon, Naples, Fla. 3. Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, Fla. 4. Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Orlando, Fla. 5. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. MIDWEST Best Golf 1. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 2. Giants Ridge, Biwabik, Minn. 3. Inn at Bay Harbor, Bay Harbor, Mich. 4. Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minn. 5. Madden’s on Gull Luke, Brainerd, Minn. Best Lodging 1. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 2. French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind. 3. Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minn. 4. Grand Traverse, Acme, Mich. 5. Giants Ridge, Biwabik, Minn. PACIFIC NORTHWEST/ROCKIES Best Golf 1. Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Ore. 2. Pronghorn, Bend, Ore. 3. Coeur d’Alene Resort & Casino/Circling Raven, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Best Lodging 1. Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Ore. 2. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. 3. Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho NORTHEAST Best Golf 1. Turning Stone, Verona, N.Y. 2. Foxwoods/Lake of Isles, Mashantucket, Conn. 3. The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, N.Y. 4. Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, N.J. 5. Otesaga, Cooperstown, N.Y. Best Lodging 1. Turning Stone, Verona, N.Y. 2. Foxwoods/Lake of Isles, Mashantucket, Conn. 3. Woodstock Inn & Resort, Woodstock, Vt. 4. The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, N.Y. 5. The Equinox, Manchester Village, Vt. MID-ATLANTIC Best Golf 1. Bay Creek Resort, Cape Charles, Va. 2. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 3. The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. Best Lodging 1. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va  2. The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. 3. Nemacolin Woodlands, Farmington, Pa. SOUTHWEST Best Golf 1. JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country/TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 2. Hyatt Regency Tamaya/Twin Warriors, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. 3. Hyatt Regency Lost Pines/Wolfdancer, Lost Pines, Texas Best Lodging 1. Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev. 2. JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country/TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 3. Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas, Las Colinas, Irving, Texas SOUTHEAST Best Golf 1. Beau Rivage/Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Miss. 2. Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, S.C. 3. Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, N.C. 4. Pearl River Resort/Dancing Rabbit, Choctaw, Miss. 5. Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga. 6. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 7. Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 8. Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort, Birmingham, Ala. 9. Pine Needles Lodge/Mid Pines, Southern Pines, N.C. 10. Eseeola Lodge/Linville Golf Club, Linville, N.C. Best Lodging 1. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 2. Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga. 3. Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, S.C. 4. Barnsley Gardens Resort, Adairsville, Ga. 5. Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Point Clear, Point Clear, Ala. 6. Beau Rivage/Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Miss. 7. Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, N.C. 8. Eseeola Lodge/Linville Golf Club, Linville, N.C. 9. Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C. HAWAII Best Golf 1. Four Seasons Lana’i at Manele Bay, Lana'i, Hawaii 2. Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Kapalua, Hawaii 3. Four Seasons Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 4. Four Seasons Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, Lana'i, Hawaii 5. St. Regis Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii Best Lodging 1. Four Seasons Hualalai, Big Island, Hawaii 2. Four Seasons Lana’i at Manele Bay, Lana'i, Hawaii 3. Four Seasons Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, Lana'i, Hawaii 4. Fairmont Orchid Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii 5. Four Seasons Resort Maui/Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Premier Resorts Home | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Green | Best Near You
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Tour Edge Bazooka HT Max-D Driver

From Golf Magazine ClubTest (March, 2012) Category: Max Game-Improvement Drivers (See complete list) Price: $149 WE TESTED: 9°, 10.5° with Aldila NV 50 graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: The aerodynamic, lightweight club has a sloped crown to reduce drag (improve airflow) and boost swing speed. The 9° loft has a square face angle while the 10.5° is 1° closed. Comes standard with 50-gram shaft at 46 inches. OUR TESTERS SAY: Steady yet unspectacular performer provides respectable distance. PROS DISTANCE: Several testers get distance comparable to their own driver; a few guys get up to 10 more yards; off-center hits get out there a good ways. ACCURACY/FORGIVENESS: Steadyeddie driver forgives and forgets most mediocre swings and mis-hits; by and large, slices are held in check. FEEL: Subtle but perceptible feel on well-struck shots and mis-hits; head is fairly stable through impact. PLAYABILITY: Lower ball flight than most; straight, boring trajectory works well in firm conditions. LOOK: Large, deep face inspires confidence; glossy black finish. CONS Several other models deliver more forgiveness; it’s difficult for some testers to decipher center hits from offcenter ones because of dullish impact sensation; nothing sets it apart visually.
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Insider's Guide to golf in Pebble Beach area

I grew up in Monterey County and spent my college summers working as a cart boy at Pebble Beach Golf Links. I still live in the area. I thought it would be helpful to conduct an interview between two local experts—me and myself. So:   Is there any way to play Pebble without spending five bills? Yes, join the Northern California Golf Association. A couple times a year they have specials where members can play Pebble for around $350, with big discounts at Spyglass and Spanish Bay, too. Other offers include discounted tickets to the Crosby Clambake, dirt cheap greens fees at Poppy Hills and other goodies. Plus you can maintain your handicap and play in regional tournaments.   OK, what if I’m willing to pay full price but don’t want to spring for a room at the Lodge or Spanish Bay– can I still get a tee time in advance? Supposedly those who don't book a room can only reserve a tee time 24 hours in advance, but I've heard plenty of stories that when the occupancy is a bit low or the tee sheet is somewhat open - which has been happening with some regularity since the Great Recession - the resort reservationists will bend the rules. Call 800-654-9300 and commence sweet-talking. You can also just show up the morning you want to play and put your name on the starters’ wait list. You’d be surprised how many folks sneak onto the course this way every day. It works best as a single or twosome, but during my days as an occasional starter we sometimes got a whole foursome out. You can’t tip the starter in advance – that would be bribery! – but a nice thank you is always appreciated.   What’s the best time of year, weather-wise? The area enjoys a blissful Indian summer September-November. This is definitely the high-season. Spring is usually nice, too. June and July tend to be the foggiest months.   Where else should I play while I’m in town? Municipally-owned Pacific Grove Golf Links is one of my favorite little courses, a nice, brisk walk with a great variety of holes and a spectacular back-nine stretch among the dunes. With greens fees around $50 it’s a poor man’s Pebble. Spyglass Hill is awesome, but very pricey. Bayonet is just as good a layout but a quarter the price. The greens at Bayo are a little extreme and there have been some turf issues but it’s definitely worth playing. Alister MacKenzie’s Pasatiempo is a must-play, well worth the 50 minute drive north to Santa Cruz. It’s an artful layout with some really wild terrain. Poppy Hills has gotten a bad rap through the years – it’s a really good track with a peaceful forest setting. If you wanna warm up head into Carmel Valley, where the sun is always shining. Both Quail Lodge Golf Club and Carmel Valley Ranch are fun, sporty, scenic courses.   Where should I eat while I’m in town? Cassanova (romantic vibe), Café Fina (fresh seafood), Fandango (eclectic cuisine), Peppers (nuevo Mexican), Katie’s Place (for breakfast), Bistro Moulin (sophisticated European grub), Gianni’s (for pizza), Pacific’s Edge (fine-dining with an amazing view), Dametra Café (lively atmosphere), Cantinetta Lucca (awesome Italian), 1833 (cool crowd), Red’s Donuts (no explanation needed).   God help me, my wife wants to rub elbows with celebrities during the week of the Clambake. Where do we go? Hang out at the Tap Room, the gloriously atmospheric bar/restaurant adjacent to the front door of the Lodge. Or at Mission Ranch, the rustic retreat in Carmel where a lot of the celebs stay. The guy who owns the joint, Clint Eastwood, has been known to set up shop at the piano.   Watching the tournament telecast I’ve fallen in love with Monterey Peninsula Country Club but don’t know any members – is there any prayer of playing it? Actually, yes. The day after the Clambake ends MPCC hosts a pro-am for the Boys & Girls Club, and anyone can play so long as they plunk down the (tax-deductible) $1,500. Call the club (831-373-1556) for details.   Can you get me on Cypress Point? I dispense advice, not miracles.  
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Tiger's foundation still flourishing

From ESPN.com: There are still a fw people and companies standing in support of Tiger Woods. The sponsors of his foundation haven't jumped ship, even as some such as AT&T and Accenture have severed ties with Woods himself. And if the foundation folks hired by Tiger thought his transgressions embarrassing, they're not letting on. As if reading from the same talking points, they profess to be so consumed by their work -- most specifically the daily operation of the Tiger Woods Learning Center here in Southern California -- that they pay no mind to the salacious accounts of his female...

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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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