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9 My Turn: What a Way to Experience Golf

10 Chip Shots

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by Terry Ross

Sunup to Sundown Golf in Rancho Mirage by

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Tim Cotroneo

When the Lead Teaching Professional at The Westin Rancho Mirage Resort describes what he does for a living, it sounds like the best job in the world. “My second home is working at a resort. I tell my kids that I go on vacation every day,” David Curtis said.

TPC Tampa Bay: Back and Better Than Ever! by

David Theoret

For years, TPC Tampa Bay has been regarded as one of the best public access facilities in the Tampa market. After all, whenever the letters TPC precede anything to do with golf, expectations are automatically raised, and TPC Tampa Bay delivers.

30 Resort Report: Hospitality and Golf in Indian Wells by Wes Bolyard

Set in the heart of Southern California’s Coachella Valley, Indian Wells is steeped in a very rich and colorful history. The city was named for an old Cahuilla Indian water hole that was documented in expedition diaries as early as 1823. From early inhabitants who unearthed its namesake well (a source of life in an otherwise arid desert), to intrepid settlers who pioneered the date industry, to the city’s 21st century status as a world-class residential and resort community, Indian Wells enjoys a distinctive narrative that underlies an exceptional lifestyle.

34 Sweet Stuff

by Terry Ross