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Pete Dye, Donald Ross, and Sultan's Run make prestigious casino list
(French Lick, IN) - French Lick Resort, the award winning resort destination located in southern Indiana, continues to earn national recognition from one of the country's leading golf publications. The latest accolade comes from Golfweek magazine, which included three of the resort's courses among its 2012 Best Casino Courses.
The Pete Dye Course, which opened in 2009, lead the way moving up one spot from its previous ranking to No. 4 on the list. The 94 year-old Donald Ross Course checked in at No. 12, while the newest addition to the French Lick Resort golf offerings, Sultan's Run, debuted at No. 29 respectively. Golfweek's annual listing of the top golf and gaming experiences appeared in the December 7-10 issue of the magazine.
The Pete Dye course is joined among the top four by such great tracks as Shadow Creek Golf Course (Las Vegas, Nev.), Fallen Oak (Saucier, Miss.), and We-Ko-Pa Golf Club's Saguaro (Fountain Hills, Ariz.).
"We are very honored to have three of our golf courses make Golfweek's top casino courses list," said Dave Harner, director of golf at French Lick Resort. "For the Pete Dye, Donald Ross, and now Sultan's Run to make this list further solidifies our combination of quality golf and resort amenities as one of the premier golf and gaming resort destinations in the country."
The nationally acclaimed Pete Dye course is regarded as one of the most breathtaking and exciting 18 holes of golf in the country. The course was carefully carved on a dramatic hilltop offering a variety of elevation changes, rugged and dramatic terrain, narrow fairways and challenging bunkers. There are spectacular views from every hole, some that stretch for over 40 miles.
The Dye course offers many distinct design features, including stretches of holes on each nine that are vintage Dye. The course, which stretches over 8,100 yards from the professional tees, welcomes all levels of players with five sets of tees, and yardages beginning at 5,100 yards from the forward tees.
Complementing the new Pete Dye course at French Lick Resort is the historic Donald Ross course. The Ross course brings a rich history to the French Lick Resort. The course was site of the 1924 PGA Championship won by the legendary Walter Hagen and hosted other golf greats and celebrities such as Gene Sarazen, Chick Evans, and Bing Crosby.
The Ross course is a parkland gem, which meanders up and down the rolling hills a few miles from the main resort. The wonderful routing of the holes take full advantage of the many elevation points for classic Ross green sites, which are sloped heavily from back to front.
Sultan's Run Golf Course opened in 1992 and was designed by Tim Liddy, a former disciple of Pete Dye. A former Top 10 course in Indiana, the course stretches over 224 acres, which was the former home of the legendary horse Supreme Sultan, who sired a record number of World Champion American Saddlebred horses. Located in nearby Jasper, Indiana, the course is a short drive for guests staying and playing at the resort.
For more information or to book a golf package, visit www.frenchlick.com or call reservation specialists at (888) 936-9360.
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31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi
Callaway Golf's New X Hot Irons Bring the Heat
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X Hot and X Hot pro irons deliver clistering distance optimized for complete performance
(CARLSBAD, Calif.) - Callaway Golf Company announced its X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons. Long-renowned for its best-selling and accurate irons, Callaway's award-winning Research and Development department set out to deliver measurable distance gains with these two new, aggressive irons. Available to golfers on January 25, 2013, the X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons have distinctly different technologies that fuel distance and complete performance for both amateur and professional golfers.
In its pursuit of distance gains, Callaway incorporated a Deep Undercut Cavity Design and its powerful Speed Frame Face Technology to strike a balance of high ball speeds and great feel. The deep undercut design allowed Callaway to precisely position the Center of Gravity and move the most compliant part of the face - the hottest part - lower, where more golfers make contact with the ball. Callaway also, for the first time, incorporated Speed Frame Face Technology from its drivers into the X Hot Irons. Doing so optimizes stiffness across the face for more efficient energy transfer. This produces more ballspeed and consistent distance, even on off-center contact. Relative to its predecessor, player testing resulted in an increase in ball speed and distance gains through the set.
"The X Hot Irons have been meticulously engineered - both in terms of physical characteristics and club configuration - to increase ball speed and promote overall distance optimization," said Dr. Alan Hocknell, SVP, Research & Development, Callaway Golf. "And in doing so I think we have raised the bar and created the standard in distance for the irons category. Golfers will very much enjoy the results."
Rounding out the X Hot Irons is the Feel Management Technology, a dual material medallion that fine tunes sound by promoting a crisp, dynamic feel at higher ball speeds. The stock shaft offering is a True Temper Speed Step 85 Lightweight Steel Shaft.
The X Hot Pro Irons have been designed for a more discerning golfer with an explosive blend of power, feel and pinpoint shot-making. This re-engineered stainless steel iron features new J-Face Dynamics, a face technology that combines precise face thickness control and undercut depth to deliver the power and feel that skilled golfers prefer.
The X Hot Pro Irons also feature Callaway's 20-degree Close Spaced V Grooves, which are typically reserved for forged player irons, but have been included in the X Hot Pro Irons to offer up to 1000rpm more backspin out of the rough (in comparison to its predecessor). These are Callaway's most precise grooves, delivering optimum performance in an iron for better players.
Also announced today are theX Hot and X Hot Pro Hybrids designed by Callaway to complement the new distance-promoting irons. These long, high-performing hybrids apply a thin Speed Frame Face for significantly higher CT and faster ball speeds. Both X Hot Hybrids also introduce a modern Warbird sole plate relieved in the heel and toe for enhanced versatility from a variety of lies. The club shape allows for the distance and forgiveness of a fairway wood with the accuracy and control of an iron, providing a fast and long complement to the X Hot Irons and a great replacement for long irons. Both models are available with a Project X Velocity stock shaft.
The standard X Hot Hybrid will be available in a 3, 4, 5 and 6. The X Hot Pro model, which features asmaller footprint often preferred by better players, will be available in 16-, 18-, 20- and 23-degree models.
The new product introduction price for the X Hot Irons is $699 with steel shafts and $899 with graphite shafts. For the X Hot Pro Iron, the new product introduction price is $799 with steel shafts and $999 with graphite shafts. Both models of the X Hot Hybrids will be available for a new product introduction price of $179.
For more information on the Callaway X Hot line of products, please visit www.callawaygolf.com/xhot.
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X Hot and X Hot pro irons deliver clistering distance optimized for complete performance
(CARLSBAD, Calif.) - Callaway Golf Company announced its X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons. Long-renowned for its best-selling and accurate irons, Callaway's award-winning Research and Development department set out to deliver measurable distance gains with these two new, aggressive irons. Available to golfers on January 25, 2013, the X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons have distinctly different technologies that fuel distance and complete performance for both amateur and professional golfers.
In its pursuit of distance gains, Callaway incorporated a Deep Undercut Cavity Design and its powerful Speed Frame Face Technology to strike a balance of high ball speeds and great feel. The deep undercut design allowed Callaway to precisely position the Center of Gravity and move the most compliant part of the face - the hottest part - lower, where more golfers make contact with the ball. Callaway also, for the first time, incorporated Speed Frame Face Technology from its drivers into the X Hot Irons. Doing so optimizes stiffness across the face for more efficient energy transfer. This produces more ballspeed and consistent distance, even on off-center contact. Relative to its predecessor, player testing resulted in an increase in ball speed and distance gains through the set."The X Hot Irons have been meticulously engineered - both in terms of physical characteristics and club configuration - to increase ball speed and promote overall distance optimization," said Dr. Alan Hocknell, SVP, Research & Development, Callaway Golf. "And in doing so I think we have raised the bar and created the standard in distance for the irons category. Golfers will very much enjoy the results."
Rounding out the X Hot Irons is the Feel Management Technology, a dual material medallion that fine tunes sound by promoting a crisp, dynamic feel at higher ball speeds. The stock shaft offering is a True Temper Speed Step 85 Lightweight Steel Shaft.
The X Hot Pro Irons have been designed for a more discerning golfer with an explosive blend of power, feel and pinpoint shot-making. This re-engineered stainless steel iron features new J-Face Dynamics, a face technology that combines precise face thickness control and undercut depth to deliver the power and feel that skilled golfers prefer.
The X Hot Pro Irons also feature Callaway's 20-degree Close Spaced V Grooves, which are typically reserved for forged player irons, but have been included in the X Hot Pro Irons to offer up to 1000rpm more backspin out of the rough (in comparison to its predecessor). These are Callaway's most precise grooves, delivering optimum performance in an iron for better players.
Also announced today are theX Hot and X Hot Pro Hybrids designed by Callaway to complement the new distance-promoting irons. These long, high-performing hybrids apply a thin Speed Frame Face for significantly higher CT and faster ball speeds. Both X Hot Hybrids also introduce a modern Warbird sole plate relieved in the heel and toe for enhanced versatility from a variety of lies. The club shape allows for the distance and forgiveness of a fairway wood with the accuracy and control of an iron, providing a fast and long complement to the X Hot Irons and a great replacement for long irons. Both models are available with a Project X Velocity stock shaft.
The standard X Hot Hybrid will be available in a 3, 4, 5 and 6. The X Hot Pro model, which features asmaller footprint often preferred by better players, will be available in 16-, 18-, 20- and 23-degree models.
The new product introduction price for the X Hot Irons is $699 with steel shafts and $899 with graphite shafts. For the X Hot Pro Iron, the new product introduction price is $799 with steel shafts and $999 with graphite shafts. Both models of the X Hot Hybrids will be available for a new product introduction price of $179.
For more information on the Callaway X Hot line of products, please visit www.callawaygolf.com/xhot.
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Product Review: G/FORE Gloves
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Tick tock. Time is running out and your Christmas shopping isn’t quite done. Presents are wrapped and under the tree, but the stocking hanging by the fireplace is pitifully bare. This year, don’t just stuff that stocking, add style to it with G/FORE golf gloves.
Here’s a challenge. Go to your pro shop or local big box golf store and take a look at their wall of gloves. Sure, there are some quality gloves there, but really look. Is one the same as the next? White with white, white with black, white, white, white.
Bored? Who wouldn’t be, swimming through a sea of bland similarity.
Now, go to www.g-fore.com and take a look at their collection of gloves. From clover, acqua, and azure to tangerine, lavender, onyx and (just about) everything in between, G/FORE nature’s palette of colors covered.
You’re a serious golfer and interested in more than a pretty glove? So is Ricky Barnes, and he chooses to wear G/FORE week in and week out on the PGA Tour. The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, can wear any glove he wants, and he chooses G/FORE. Made from the finest Cabretta leather available, G/FORE looks great and feels great.
To quote the founder of the company, world-renowned Mossimo Giannulli: “G/FORE golves weren’t designed in a cubicle and tested in a factory; they were born out of desire to express myself while playing, and to help inject a little more fu and flair back into the game.”
Can’t decide which color you like best? Don’t fret. Build your own G/FORE glove from a plethora of options (19, to be exact). The website offers you an opportunity to be Designer for a Day. Select the primary glove color, thumb color, tab color and trim color and you’ve added even more style to your game.
American Golfer Recommendation: Your game may be unimpressive, but your glove doesn’t have to be. Turn up the volume on your presence with pizzazz and panache by slipping on a G/FORE glove.
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Tick tock. Time is running out and your Christmas shopping isn’t quite done. Presents are wrapped and under the tree, but the stocking hanging by the fireplace is pitifully bare. This year, don’t just stuff that stocking, add style to it with G/FORE golf gloves.
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| Acqua by G/FORE |
Bored? Who wouldn’t be, swimming through a sea of bland similarity.
Now, go to www.g-fore.com and take a look at their collection of gloves. From clover, acqua, and azure to tangerine, lavender, onyx and (just about) everything in between, G/FORE nature’s palette of colors covered.
You’re a serious golfer and interested in more than a pretty glove? So is Ricky Barnes, and he chooses to wear G/FORE week in and week out on the PGA Tour. The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, can wear any glove he wants, and he chooses G/FORE. Made from the finest Cabretta leather available, G/FORE looks great and feels great.
To quote the founder of the company, world-renowned Mossimo Giannulli: “G/FORE golves weren’t designed in a cubicle and tested in a factory; they were born out of desire to express myself while playing, and to help inject a little more fu and flair back into the game.”
Can’t decide which color you like best? Don’t fret. Build your own G/FORE glove from a plethora of options (19, to be exact). The website offers you an opportunity to be Designer for a Day. Select the primary glove color, thumb color, tab color and trim color and you’ve added even more style to your game.
American Golfer Recommendation: Your game may be unimpressive, but your glove doesn’t have to be. Turn up the volume on your presence with pizzazz and panache by slipping on a G/FORE glove.
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Loudmouth Golf Launches Membership Club
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Loudmouth Golf launches a brand new membership club that offers exclusive prints and surprise gifts throughout the year
(Foster City, CA) - Loudmouth Golf, the leader in bold and bright golf apparel, has launched its first-ever membership club, Loudmouth eXclusive Club. LMx is a quarterly club that automatically ships members a box filled with Loudmouth Golf gifts for men or women four times a year. The boxes will include member only patterns, pants, shirts, shorts, accessories, and surprise gifts. LMx members will have access to special Loudmouth discounts and other promotional incentives. Customers who sign up within the first year will be an LMx Founding Member and receive a special gift. LMx is for customers who like surprises.
"LMx is for Players! Loudmouth Players," says Loudmouth Golf CEO, Larry Jackson. "We have designed a club based on products that WE like and want to receive ourselves. There will be exclusive prints solely for our elite club members, a variety of specialty items, great values, and a new level of exclusivity that Loudmouth customers have come to expect from the most unique apparel company on the planet. We will be delivering a LOUD surprise every quarter - Welcome to the Jungle!"
"I'm excited to involve esteemed LMx members to be courageous Loudmouth guinea pigs on my colorful journey," says Loudmouth Golf founder, Woody! "Together, we will push the sartorial boat ever farther from the dock," adds Woody.
Customers can sign up online and will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire with their size information and preferences. Club LMx membership is $125/quarter (plus shipping) and is billed automatically. The total value of each box will be over $200, so LMx members are getting a lot of bang for their buck! Memberships may also be given as a gift.
For more information visit www.LoudmouthGolf.com or email LMxClub@loudmouthgolf.com.
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Loudmouth Golf launches a brand new membership club that offers exclusive prints and surprise gifts throughout the year
(Foster City, CA) - Loudmouth Golf, the leader in bold and bright golf apparel, has launched its first-ever membership club, Loudmouth eXclusive Club. LMx is a quarterly club that automatically ships members a box filled with Loudmouth Golf gifts for men or women four times a year. The boxes will include member only patterns, pants, shirts, shorts, accessories, and surprise gifts. LMx members will have access to special Loudmouth discounts and other promotional incentives. Customers who sign up within the first year will be an LMx Founding Member and receive a special gift. LMx is for customers who like surprises.
"LMx is for Players! Loudmouth Players," says Loudmouth Golf CEO, Larry Jackson. "We have designed a club based on products that WE like and want to receive ourselves. There will be exclusive prints solely for our elite club members, a variety of specialty items, great values, and a new level of exclusivity that Loudmouth customers have come to expect from the most unique apparel company on the planet. We will be delivering a LOUD surprise every quarter - Welcome to the Jungle!""I'm excited to involve esteemed LMx members to be courageous Loudmouth guinea pigs on my colorful journey," says Loudmouth Golf founder, Woody! "Together, we will push the sartorial boat ever farther from the dock," adds Woody.
Customers can sign up online and will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire with their size information and preferences. Club LMx membership is $125/quarter (plus shipping) and is billed automatically. The total value of each box will be over $200, so LMx members are getting a lot of bang for their buck! Memberships may also be given as a gift.
For more information visit www.LoudmouthGolf.com or email LMxClub@loudmouthgolf.com.
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2012 Edition Of "The Business Of Golf - What Are You Thinking?" Sold Out
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(Castle Pines, CO) - Based on vibrant holiday sales on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Golf Convergence website, combined with winter semester book orders from leading Professional Golf Management Programs, the first printing of the The Business of Golf - What Are You Thinking? has sold out. As of December 17, there were 193 copies of the book back-ordered. The book, now in its second printing, will be shipping January 14, 2013.
According to author James J. Keegan, "We are absolutely elated that the book has now been purchased in 19 countries and is being used as part of the core curriculum of nine colleges and universities, including Clemson's PGA of America Program, the Golf Academy of America, Keiser University College of Golf, and the University of Wisconsin - Stout. The Canadian Professional Golf Management programs at Holland College and Humber College also use the textbook for their capstone class."
The 2012 "primer edition" covered the elementary principles of the business of golf. The target audience was golfers, college students, and new entrants into the game of golf, as well as industry professionals seeking a fresh perspective.
In April 2013, a "professional edition" will be released. It will deliver an in-depth analysis of the principles, formulas, and theories that can transform the golfer's experience by adding value and thereby increase the investment return and fiscal sustainability for golf courses in this challenging business of golf. Golf course owners, general managers, directors of golf, superintendents, and seasoned professionals will gain substantial benefits from the new research conducted and the insights garnered. From protecting intellectual property to properly pricing season passes, a wide gamut of new perspectives is presented.
James J. Keegan, also Managing Principal at Golf Convergence, stated, "In everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently. It is our passion and our purpose. The way we challenge the status quo is by creating a vision for you that is easy to understand and simple to execute. We are able to do so by blending extensive research, unparalleled experience, and unique perspectives formed from the examination of more than 4,000 golf courses in 40 countries. We are the 'thought leaders' and the 'authorities' in the business of golf. We craft goals that are consistently achieved by clients, and our excellence has been acknowledged by Avid Golfer Magazine."
For more information on Golf Convergence, visit www.golfconvergence.com or call (303) 283-8880.
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(Castle Pines, CO) - Based on vibrant holiday sales on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Golf Convergence website, combined with winter semester book orders from leading Professional Golf Management Programs, the first printing of the The Business of Golf - What Are You Thinking? has sold out. As of December 17, there were 193 copies of the book back-ordered. The book, now in its second printing, will be shipping January 14, 2013.
According to author James J. Keegan, "We are absolutely elated that the book has now been purchased in 19 countries and is being used as part of the core curriculum of nine colleges and universities, including Clemson's PGA of America Program, the Golf Academy of America, Keiser University College of Golf, and the University of Wisconsin - Stout. The Canadian Professional Golf Management programs at Holland College and Humber College also use the textbook for their capstone class."The 2012 "primer edition" covered the elementary principles of the business of golf. The target audience was golfers, college students, and new entrants into the game of golf, as well as industry professionals seeking a fresh perspective.
In April 2013, a "professional edition" will be released. It will deliver an in-depth analysis of the principles, formulas, and theories that can transform the golfer's experience by adding value and thereby increase the investment return and fiscal sustainability for golf courses in this challenging business of golf. Golf course owners, general managers, directors of golf, superintendents, and seasoned professionals will gain substantial benefits from the new research conducted and the insights garnered. From protecting intellectual property to properly pricing season passes, a wide gamut of new perspectives is presented.
James J. Keegan, also Managing Principal at Golf Convergence, stated, "In everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently. It is our passion and our purpose. The way we challenge the status quo is by creating a vision for you that is easy to understand and simple to execute. We are able to do so by blending extensive research, unparalleled experience, and unique perspectives formed from the examination of more than 4,000 golf courses in 40 countries. We are the 'thought leaders' and the 'authorities' in the business of golf. We craft goals that are consistently achieved by clients, and our excellence has been acknowledged by Avid Golfer Magazine."
For more information on Golf Convergence, visit www.golfconvergence.com or call (303) 283-8880.
Contact: AmericanGolferBlog@gmail.com
27 Aralık 2012 Perşembe
Audubon. Hypocrites?
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Do we compete with the Outer Banks Sentinel? Sort of. But we at The Voice are friends with all other newspapers in the area, and Sandy Seamans and I have several links in the civic sector. Some time ago, even before I left banking, whispers were heard among Realtor's concerning Audubon's intention to sell their Currituck ocean front land to...developers. They did it once via a swap, and that gave us Pine Island and gave the Audubon some more soundside property.
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/26/top_stories/tops220.txt
Now they are selling the remainder of their ocean front in what was once a preserve. And, they are selling this land to developers. Not an invitation to beat up on developers; that is what they do. But surely a chance to maybe, for once, get the Outer Banks residents riled up about an interest group shutting down beaches on Hatteras and selling ocean front resort land to developers at ocean front prices (even if depressed from the good old days of 2002) one county north---because they say the land has no environmental value. A 1,000 foot corridor is needed to make a plover safe, but 9,000 of feet of beach (that's almost two miles) was worth trading away once, and selling now so that none remains. Right.
Multiple news sources are important to any society, even small towns. I neglected to follow this story up back in my blogging days, but Sandy did. So read it, and thank her. I already have.
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/26/top_stories/tops220.txt
Now they are selling the remainder of their ocean front in what was once a preserve. And, they are selling this land to developers. Not an invitation to beat up on developers; that is what they do. But surely a chance to maybe, for once, get the Outer Banks residents riled up about an interest group shutting down beaches on Hatteras and selling ocean front resort land to developers at ocean front prices (even if depressed from the good old days of 2002) one county north---because they say the land has no environmental value. A 1,000 foot corridor is needed to make a plover safe, but 9,000 of feet of beach (that's almost two miles) was worth trading away once, and selling now so that none remains. Right.
Multiple news sources are important to any society, even small towns. I neglected to follow this story up back in my blogging days, but Sandy did. So read it, and thank her. I already have.
Pig Pickin'--Nags Head Surf Fishing Club
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I've been out of town a lot lately, so the blog has really taken a back seat to The Voice. But last month, I did to get attend the annual Nags Head Surf Fishing Club meeting, which is always held at the Old Nags Head Cove clubhouse on the sound.
Ironically, the gatherig--part awards ceremony for the Member-Guest tournament held that day, part meeting, and mostly eating--does not feature fish on the dinner menu. Instead, for the past several years, Jimmy Jackson--a club member and resident of both Dare and Pasquotank counties has generously donated his time to slow-cook a whole pig over the course of the morning and most of the afternoon. For those who have never seen what this looks like, here are some pix, as well as the gorgeous view from the neighborhood's club house.
I've been out of town a lot lately, so the blog has really taken a back seat to The Voice. But last month, I did to get attend the annual Nags Head Surf Fishing Club meeting, which is always held at the Old Nags Head Cove clubhouse on the sound.
Ironically, the gatherig--part awards ceremony for the Member-Guest tournament held that day, part meeting, and mostly eating--does not feature fish on the dinner menu. Instead, for the past several years, Jimmy Jackson--a club member and resident of both Dare and Pasquotank counties has generously donated his time to slow-cook a whole pig over the course of the morning and most of the afternoon. For those who have never seen what this looks like, here are some pix, as well as the gorgeous view from the neighborhood's club house.
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