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Golf is a game enjoyed worldwide by over 60 million people, many of which take golf vacations. Golf travel has become one of the most important influencers in the travel
travel sector in the U.S. today and account for almost 25% of the entire golf travel income sector with nearly 30 billion dollars yearly. Northeast Golf and Golf Travel Weekly each year publish the Annual Best in Golf Awards which includes golf travel. Each year our readers, followers, golf travel writers and
industry as golf has become one of the top amenity activities at hotel
staff compile the results for our annual “Best in Golf Travel Awards�. Golf travelers are a
resorts worldwide. Golf travelers take longer vacations, spend more than
unique demographic that are not only looking for great golf courses but also a vast array
the average traveler and travel more often. It is no surprise that resorts
of amenities and guest offerings that make every travel experience special. We would
and tourism groups have become more and more focused on this affluent
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Northeast & New England
Winner - Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY The Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning
that have earned the resort recognition
Mid–Atlantic
Winner- Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ Crystal Springs Resort is the premier
new golf resorts in America. The Resort
Stone Resort Casino features world-class
as one of the northeast’s premier golf
4-season resort and a world-class golf
has recruited the world’s best golf course
amenities including four hotels, two
destinations. In addition, Turning Stone
destination in the Northeast with six
architects, von Hagge, Trent Jones,
luxurious spas, five golf courses and more
offers its own golf academy with a team
championship caliber courses within
George Fazio and Roger Rulewich, to
than 20 dining options. The resort offers
of PGA-certified instructors, and a year-
a five-mile radius. Set among the
create an amazing collection of upscale
72 holes of golf, with a trio of 18-hole
round indoor Golf Dome and training
Appalachian Mountains in beautiful
public golf courses. The golf experience at
championship courses by Tom Fazio,
center and Golf Superstore.
northwestern New Jersey. Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs is truly unparalleled!
Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rick Smith
www.turningstone.com
has been ranked as one of the finest
www.crystalgolfresort.com
2nd Place - Woodstock Inn & Resort, Woodstock, VT
2nd Place - Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA
3rd Place - Samoset Resort, Rockport, ME
3rd Place - The Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, WV
South-Atlantic
Winner - Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
Southeast
Winner - Streamsong Resort, Bowling Green, FL
The Cradle of American Golf since
9 golf courses is just the beginning, it
1901 the resort has maintained its status
is the home of legends and a place
largest landowners, has created one
The Mosiac Company, one of Florida’s
blank canvas, in one word, amazing. The new Black Course added to the Red
as one of the world’s favorite destination
every golfer wants to visit. Pinehurst has
of the most dramatic new resort course
Course and the Blue Course are arguably
for truly iconic golf and southern
received every imaginable golf award
designs in the world with designs by Ben
three of the most spectacular modern-
hospitality. The Cradle of American golf
and then some. A single photo by the
Crenshaw, Tom Doak, and Bill Coore.
age golf courses in America. The beauty,
with the iconic #2 course and 8 other
statue of Payne Stewart by the 18th
European elegance abounds at this
serenity, and amazing landscape of the
amazing designs by Ross, Nicklaus,
hole on the famous # 2 course says it all.
sporting resort that is truly a masterpiece
resort is nothing short of “Epic.”
Fazio, Jones, and Maples. A total of
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transformed like a fine painting from a
www.streamsongresort.com
2nd Place - Sea Pines, Hilton Head, SC
2nd Place - Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro, GA
3rd Place - Barefoot, Myrtle Beach, SC
3rd Place - Trump Doral, Miami, FL
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Gulf Coast
Winner - Robert Trent Jones Trail Resort Collection, Alabama Eight Marriott resorts highlight the
with courses from 4700 yards to 8200 yards.
Mid-West
Winner - Boyne Golf Resorts, Northern MI A collection of 6 four-season resort
that are conditioned to perfection at
There is no venue in the world like the
facilities and 10 championship golf courses
every facility. Their showplace Inn at Bay
at 11 sites and 468 golf holes. Trent Jones
“Trail” nor will there ever be a collection of
make up the Boyne Resort properties
Harbor an “Autograph Collection Hotel” is
designed each facility beginning in 1988
this many iconic golf courses built again
in Northern Michigan. The Great Lakes
one of the finest lakeside resort properties
and completed in 2005. The entire family
anywhere. They are simply the finest
make for an iconic backdrop for great
in the world. Michigan Golf the Boyne way
of courses was designed with tees for
designed collection of golf courses in the
golf in pristine “Pure Michigan”. Boyne
is simply how golf vacations are meant to
World. www.rtjgolf.com/trail
understands hospitality and quality and it
be. www.boyne.com/golf
Robert Trent Jones Trail with 26 courses
every ability level from novice to expert,
shows in their spectacular course designs
2nd Place - Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, FL
2nd Place - French Lick Resort, French Lick, IN
3rd Place - Kiva Dunes, Gulf Shores, AL
3rd Place - Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, MO
Northwest
Winner - Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, CA A world-class golf destination on the
only the # 1 Public ranked Golf Course in
Monterey Peninsula along Spanish Bay
America but it may be the # 1 Golf Resort
and Stillwater Cover. This is unforgettable
as well. It is just one of those places that
golf on 5 of the most picturesque golf
memories of a lifetime are made. Rain,
courses in the world today. Solve the great
wind, sunshine and a flair for the dramatic,
debate yourself, Pebble Beach or Spyglass
that’s Pebble Beach, forget the price, just
Hill, you choose. Pebble Beach is not
go! www.pebblebeach.com
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Southwest
Winner - Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ Five Star service and a golf course that
villas. In December, a great time to visit,
host the “Greatest Show on Turf”, The
the resort is transformed into a holiday
Fairmont Scottsdale gets a lot of things
winter wonderland that is simply amazing
right besides just golf and understands
and you get to play the TPC course with
what golf travelers are looking for. Their
the “The Greatest Show on Turf” with the
two courses are both recently renovated
stands up. There are dozens of amazing
and the resort offers a wide range of
golf offering just minutes away as well.
hotel options with luxury resort suites and
www.scottsdaleprincess.com
2nd Place - Bandon Dunes, Bandon, OR
2nd Place - Four Seasons Troon North, Scottsdale AZ
3rd Place - Coeur D’Alene Resort, Coeur D’Alene, ID
3rd Place –The Boulders, Carefree, AZ
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Canada
Winner – Fox Harb’r, Wallace, Nova Scotia, CA Fox Harb’r is a magnificent blend
lakes. Winding amidst tall Nova Scotia
UK & Europe
Winner - The Old Course Hotel, St. Andrews, Scotland The Old Course Hotel located on the
of the greatest links courses in golf. It is
spruce trees and sculptured terrain,
17th Hole at the home of golf, The Old
also a Kohler Hotel and is connected
parkland golf designed by Graham
each hole commands its own unique
Course at St. Andrews, offers classic
to the Kohler Collection including the
Cooke and was selected Best Golf
setting and signature. It is a classic
five-star elegance with contemporary
Hamilton Grand Residences just behind
Resort in Canada 2012 by Golf Digest
Northern Nova Scotia resort steeped in
style and old-world setting. This is the
the 18th hole on the Old Course. There
Magazine. The outward nine lures you
tradition and surrounded by some of
place to be for almost every golfer in
is only one “Top of Bucket List” for us all
away from the sea to sheltered forests,
the most magnificent scenery in North
the world at least once in their golfing
and this is it, the home of golf.
expansive wetland and deep rock lined
America. www.foxharbr.com
life. St. Andrews Bay overlooks a host
www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk
of both Scottish links and traditional
2nd Place – Cabot Links, Inverness, Nova Scotia, CA
2nd Place - The K Club, Kildare, Ireland
3rd Place – Fairmont Banff, Alberta Springs, CA
3rd Place - The Vendura Resort, Sicily, Italy
Asia / South Pacific
Winner – Four Seasons Lanai Resort, Hawaii The Four Season Resort Lanai is located
resort that offers all the luxury and amenities
The Caribbean
Winner – Baha Mar, Nassau, Bahamas The Baha Mar Resort is a sprawling,
Royal Blue Golf Club. The scope
on one of the last unspoiled islands in
you could imagine. The Manele Golf
water-slide Mecca northwest of
and grandeur of the place quickly
Hawaii. The world-class resort offers one
Course is a one of a kind masterpiece built
Albany in Nassau. It includes three
become evident in Grand Hyatt style
of the most spectacular oceanfront
on Lava outcroppings from the Majestic
full-service hotels (with 2,300 rooms);
and amenities. Freeform designed tee
courses along the remote cliffs of Lanai.
Haleakala Volcano. It is a very special
40 restaurants and bars and pools
boxes by Nicklaus allow the course
Four Season Resorts captures the essence
place that is unlike any other offering
everywhere you look. It is home to
to be completely different every time
of amazing in all 4 of their golf resorts in
private helicopter and private jet service.
the Caribbean’s largest casino and
you play. bahamar.grand.hyatt.com
Hawaii. Spectacular golf at a truly epic
www.fourseasons.com/lanai
a lush Jack Nicklaus golf course at
2nd Place - Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand 3rd Place - Banyan Tree, Phuket Thailand
2nd Place – Cap Cana Resort, Dominican Republic 3rd Place – Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
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PGA Tour Event
Golf Vacations BY TR BRANCO
All golf vacations are great but choosing to take your golf vacation with family, friends or buddies to a PGA Tour event during tournament week is becoming a popular idea. Every week there are great PGA Tour events on TV at some of the best golf travel destinations in and outside the country. Why just get a glimpse of the action on
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the tube when you can be there and play some great golf along the way? In every issue of Northeast Golf, we will bring you a list of upcoming events and great stay, play and watch golf vacation options and suggestions. Go to golftravelweekly.com to stay updated on all regions and events for Golf Tour Vacations.
New Hampshire Omni Mt. Washington
Oct. 1-7 Napa California
The Safeway Open at Silverado Resort www.safewayopen.com
The Safeway Open is the opening event into the 2018/2019 PGA Tour season and is held at one of Napa’s top facilities in the middle of California wine country. Unlike many other PGA venues this 350room facility has ample room space for player and guest and there are dozens of other facilities just minutes away. Silverado Resort and Spa Hotel rooms are clustered around swimming pools, fountains, manicured gardens and 2 golf courses. The resort also has tennis courts, bocce courts, hiking and biking trails, several relaxing swimming pools and a central location to Napa Valley’s wineries. This is a great event to see some of the new talent in the rookie class on the tour as well as some old favorites.
Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 Las Vegas
Shriners Hospital’s Children Open www.shrinershospitalsopen.com The Tournament in Vegas was home to Tiger Wood’s first PGA Tour Win in 1996. Vegas simply is one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations and what better way to enjoy a tournament vacation than in Vegas. The stay & play packages in Vegas are endless as are the choice of hotels at every price point for any traveler. The TPC Summerlin Course is located just 25 minutes from the strip in Sun City and many hotels offer shuttle service during the event. There are over 30 golf courses just in the Vegas metro region alone to choose from, and flight and hotel packages are very reasonably priced.
Nov. 12-18 Sea Island Georgia The RMS Classic www.rsmclassic.com
Sea Island is an amazing destination with world-class accommodations, extensive amenities, and package options for tournament week. This is the only resort in the world to receive Forbes 5 Star Award 10 years in a row. Located on the southeastern coast of Georgia, Sea Island has miles of private beaches, tennis, 3 golf courses, a yacht club, pool complexes and spas. St. Simons Island is a beautiful place to visit with exceptional dining options and is well known for its southern hospitality and charm. This is a great event to put on your calendar with exceptional seasonal weather in November.
Jan. 1 – 13th – Hawaii – Kapalua, Maui / Honolulu, Oahu The Tournament of Champions / The Sony Open
www.sonyopeninhawaii.com | www.golfatkapalua.com/sentry_tournament_of_champions/ The calendar opening event each year on the PGA tour at Kapalua Resor t is in Maui, followed by the Sony Open in Honolulu. If you are think ing of getting in that special Hawaii vacation then why not align it with the t wo opening PGA Tour events of the year. Even though each event is on a dif ferent island, it’s a g reat oppor tunit y to see both, and it is not uncommon for Hawaii vacations to include multiple islands. There is so much to see and do in the Hawaiian Islands one tr ip is never enough but t wo week s here is a no - brainer for anyone. Best site to star t is w w w.hawaii.com/discover/pga - hawaii/
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Pure Michigan Golf by Boyne Better Than Most BY TIM BRANCO
There are a few simple ingredients that create
and some of the very best golf resorts in the world,
Michigan has beautiful summer weather, 18 hours
the most memorable golf vacations in our lives.
and yes, plenty of White Birch trees. Clean air,
of sunlight, refreshing lakeside breezes and some of
First is location, it has to be spectacular. Next, the
clean water, pristine forest and amazingly beautiful
the most spectacular lingering sunsets you will see
quality of courses and accommodations must leave
golf courses align perfectly with the state’s tourism
anywhere. You can play 18 holes in the morning,
a lasting impression. And last and most important
slogan,” Pure Michigan”. Over 100 years ago on the
grab a relaxing lunch or go to the beach and still
are the experiences made possible by talented
small-town streets of Petoskey in Northern Michigan, a
have time for another 18, teeing off as late as 6pm,
people who understand hospitality and embrace it
young man named Ernest Hemingway was inspired to
how great is that!
at every level. In Northern Michigan, BOYNE Resorts
write his first novel about the amazing beauty of the
has become a world-class golf travel destination
region, “The Torrents of Spring.”
that is second to none. Life is different here, golf
There are few places in the world where you can
BOYNE Golf provides the ultimate world-class golf destination with 10 championship caliber courses spanning three resorts. Courses include the works of
is spectacular here and the memories you make
play so many truly amazing golf courses day after
some of golf’s legendary designers, including Robert
keep you coming back for more.
day in such close proximity of each other. Golf in
Trent Jones Sr., Arthur Hills, and Donald Ross. From all-
Northern Michigan is as good as it gets anywhere.
inclusive vacation packages and elite instruction with
of the land and symbolized balance in nature and
There are great reasons golfers are flocking to this
the BOYNE Golf Academy, to tournaments, events
safe havens for living. Northern Michigan is blessed
state from just about everywhere on the planet
and so much more, BOYNE Golf offers unrivaled golf
with great open spaces, low-density population
every summer for golf and family vacations. Northern
experiences. BOYNE Resorts are 4-season resorts with
White Birch trees have always been a sign of purity
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endless choices of activities year-round
of the century and re-created, and the
courses, The Alpine and the Monument
cabins, and residences.While Boyne
and spa and concierge services at
picturesque Moor Course, the second
courses. Dramatic elevation changes
Mountain has endless dining options a
their facilities.
course built at Boyne Highlands. The resort
offer scenic views from the top of Boyne
sunset dinner at the Beach House along
BOYNE Highlands Resort
offers unlimited options for any group or
Mountain from the first hole on the
Deer Lake is simply amazing.
There are four championship 18-hole
The Inn at Bay Harbor and Bay Harbor
family with accommodations ranging from
Alpine course. Golden fescue borders
golf courses at the Highlands Resort
Lodge and Village rooms with suites to
the fairways on many holes framing
Golf Club This is BOYNE’s cornerstone
each one unique and spectacular. The
townhomes, cottages as well as vacation
perfectly manicured fairways and
showplace property and part of the
Heather course by Robert Trent Jones
home rentals. Choices for dining are vast
greens. The Monument Course offers 13
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BOYNE’s very first course, The Arthur Hills
at the lodge, clubhouses, and cafés
holes dedicated to the legends of the
of fine hotels offering best-in-class resort
Course, an amazing spectacle of design
throughout the facility.
game by top designers and the game’s
amenities. Designed and built in 1998
and beauty, The Donald Ross Memorial
BOYNE Mountain Resort
greatest players. Lodging as with all
in grand hotel style the resort offers
Course, a composite of classic golf holes
The Mountain Resort boasts two of
BOYNE resorts has unlimited choices of
uncompromising levels of service and
designed by Donald Ross in the early part
Michigan’s premier championship golf
various lodge rooms, villa’s, townhomes,
elegance.
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Bay Harbor Golf Club has earned a reputation of excellence in the heart of America’s Summer Golf Capital. It is consistently ranked amongst the best courses in the country, including being named Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice for Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest, and ranked Best in State and 100 Greatest Public Courses by Golf Digest, as well as a GOLF Magazine Premier Golf Resorts Silver Award recipient. Designed by the legendary golf course architect, Arthur Hills, The
along Crooked Tree. Dine on the terrace
is that instead of paying one rate all
official freestyle skiing and snowboard
Links, The Quarry, and The Preserve
at Vintage and watch the sun fall into
season long, demand and other various
venue of the 2010 Olympic Winter
are three very distinct nine-hole
Lake Michigan. Bay Harbor in a single
factors determine how much you pay for
Games; Sugarloaf and Sunday River
courses to be combined into one
word, breathtaking! Bay Harbor Golf,
your round. This type of service provides
Resort in Maine; Boyne Mountain,
seamless and unforgettable playing
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maximum value and availability for all.
Boyne Highlands, Inn at Bay Harbor,
experience. Nearby Crooked Tree
BOYNE RESORTS offer’s dynamic
Boyne Resorts, founded in 1947
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#1 Newport National
#1 Shelter Harbor GC
Public Courses
Private Courses
1. Newport National
6. North Kingstown GC
1. Shelter Harbor GC
6. The Misquamicut Club
2. Meadowbrook GC
7. Exeter CC
2. Wannamoisett CC
7. Rhode Island CC
3. Triggs GC
8. Green Valley CC
3. Newport CC
8. Carnegie Abbey Club
4. Montaup CC
9. Fenner Hill GC
4. Sakonnet GC
9. Agawam CC
5. Crystal Lake GC
10. Richmond CC
5. Warwick CC
10. Quidnessett CC
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#1 Granite Links GC
#1 Boston Golf Club
Public Courses
Private Courses
11. TGC Sacconnesset
1. Granite Links GC
11. Red Tail GC
1. Boston Golf Club
12. Eastward Ho! CC
2. Shaker Hills CC
12. Dennis Pines GC
2. GreatHorse
13. Nantucket GC
3. Crumpin Fox Club
13. The Cape Club
3. Kittansett CC
14. Bay Club
4. Taconic GC
14. George Wright GC
4. TPC Boston
5. The Ranch GC
15. Waverly Oaks GC
5. Old Sandwich Golf Club
15. Hyannisport Club
6. Shining Rock GC
16. Four Oaks CC
6. The Country Club
16. Worcester CC
7. Pinehills (Nicklaus)
17. Wachusett CC
7. Vineyard GC
17. Charles River CC
8. Miacomet GC
18. Bayberry Hills
8. Orchards GC
18. Whitinsville GC
9. Farm Neck GC
19. Blissful Meadows GC
9. The Ridge Club
19. Sankaty Head GC
10. Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds GC
20. Cranberry Valley GC
10. Myopia Hunt Club
20. Ledgemont CC
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#1 Gillette Ridge GC
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Private Courses
1. Gillette Ridge GC
8. Shennecossett CC
1. The Course at Yale
8. Hartford GC
2. Mohegan Sun GC
9. Oxford Greens
2. Lake of Isles - South
9. Round Hill Club
3. Fox Hopyard
10. Tunxis Plantation
3. The Stanwich Club
10. Bulls Bridge GC
4. Great River GC
11. Blackledge CC
4. Wee Burn CC
11. Rolling Hills CC
5. CT National
12. Keney Park GC
5. CC of Fairfield
12. Brooklawn CC
6. Wintonbury Hills GC
13. Blue Fox Run
6. The Club at River Oaks
13. Farmington CC
7. Lake of Isles - North
14. Lyman Orchards
7. Tamarack CC
14. Innis Arden GC
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#1 Bethpage State Park
Public Courses
#1 Winged Foot GC 11. Bethpage State Park (Red)
Private Courses
11. Quaker Ridge GC
1. Bethpage State Park (Black)
12. Seneca Hickory Stick
1. Winged Foot GC
12. The Bridge
2. Pound Ridge GC
13. Montauk Downs
2. Shinnecock Hills GC
13. Atlantic GC
3. Trump Ferry Point
14. The Links at Greystone
3. Seboneck GC
14. Hudson National
4. Atunyote at Turning Stone
15. Seneca Hickory Sticks
15. Westchester CC
5. Ravenwood GC
16. Kaluhyat at Turning Stone
4. National Golf Links of America
6. Sagamore GC
17. Conklin Players Club
7. Shenendoah at Turning Stone
18. En-Joie GC
8. Leatherstocking
19. Mansion Ridge
9. Saratoga National
20. West Point GC
10. Links at Hiawatha Landing
5. Fishers Island Club
16. Trump National, Westchester
6. Friars Head GC
17. Crag Burn GC
7. Maidstone Club
18. East Hampton Club
8. Oak Hill CC
19. Engineers CC
9. Sleepy Hollow CC
20. Piping Rock Club
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#1 Ballyowen GC
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8. Architects GC
1. Pine Valley GC
8. Liberty National
2. Neshanic Valley
9. Twisted Dunes
2. Baltusrol GC
9. Galway National
3. Ballamor GC
10. Scotland Run
3. Trump National,
10. Ridgewood CC
4. Bay Course - Stockton Seaview
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4. Somerset Hills CC
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13. Hominy Hills GC
5. Plainfield CC
6. Atlantic City CC
14. Shore Gate GC
6. Bayonne
7. Crystal Springs GC
15. P ines Course Stockton Seaview
7. The Ridge at Back Brook
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6. Owl’s Nest GC
1. GC of New England
6. Lake Sunapee CC
7. Eastman Golf Links
2. Lake Winnipesaukee
7. Nashua CC
8. Oaks Golf Links
3. Manchester CC
8. Montcalm GC
9. Hanover CC
4. Baker Hill GC
9. Concord CC
10. The Shattuck
5. Wentworth by the Sea
10. Bald Peak Colony Club
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#1 Quechee Club
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6. Brattleboro CC
1. Quechee Club
7. Stowe Mountain CC
2. Dorset Fields
8. Lake Morey CC
3. CC of Vermont
4. Ekwanok CC 5. Vermont National CC 6. Stowe Mountain Club
9. T he GC Equinox
4. Hermitage GC 5. Okemo Valley GC
10. S tratton Mountain
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#1 Belgrade Lakes GC
#1 Boothbay Harbor
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1. Belgrade Lakes GC
6. Sugarloaf GC
1. Boothbay Harbor CC
4. Portland CC
2. Samoset Resort GC
7. The Ledges GC
2. The Woodland GC
5. Purpoodock GC
3. The Links at Outlook
8. Samoset Resort GC
3. Falmouth CC
4. Old Marsh CC
9. Kebo Valley GC
5. Sunday River CC
10. Fox Ridge GC
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2. T he Golf Club at Chelsea Piers - NY
14. Sittler Golf - PA
3. Mulligans Island - RI
15. Paradise Family Golf - MA
4. 21 Golf - NJ 5. H armon Golf Boston - MA
16. Atlantic
6. Cool Springs - PA
17. Button Hole - RI
7. Golf Quest - CT
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8. McGolf - MA 9. Joe & Leigh’s Golf Performance Center - MA
10. T appan - Closter Golf Center - NJ
Kwini Club - VT 19. Sagamore Golf Center - NH 20. Southborough
11. S cally’s Golf Center - PA 12. Sun N’ Air - MA
KOHR Golf - MA
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Smithtown Landing
Academy, NY
GC, NY
2. Mike Adams, Hamilton Farms GC – NJ 3. Mike Bennett, Stack & Tilt Academy, NJ
5. Shawn Hester, Charles River CC, MA 6. John Dunigan, White
15. Jason Hurd, Augusta CC, ME
Country Club, MA 17. Seth Dichard, Seth Dichard Golf
10. L ibby Smith, Links at Lang Farm, VT 11. D ebbie Doniger,
1. Michael Breed,
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16. Brendan Walsh, The
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14. Bill McInerney,
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13. M ike Harbour, Alpine CC, RI
Frost Performance Academy, MA
Manor CC, PA
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Rules Changes for 2019 BY JACK ROSS THE FIRST MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE RULES IN OVER THIRTY YEARS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 1, 2019. THE SWEEPING CHANGES ARE INTENDED TO MAKE THE RULES MORE CONSISTENT, SIMPLE, AND EASILY UNDERSTOOD, AS WELL AS TO ENCOURAGE FASTER PACE OF PLAY. HERE ARE OUR TOP TEN BEST RULES CHANGES: 1. Putts May Hit Flagstick. There will be no penalty if a ball played from the putting green strikes the flagstick in the hole. This change is intended to speed play; players facing long putts will not have to wait for someone to tend the flagstick, and short putts may be tapped in without removing the flagstick. The player may choose to have the flagstick removed or not. 2. Balls Moving on Greens. There will be no penalty if you accidentally cause your ball to move on a putting green. The USGA concluded that minimal movements of balls commonly occur when players are taking reasonable actions to prepare to putt, and often it is difficult to determine whether ac-
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tions of the player or other factors, such as wind, caused the movement. 3. Repairing Putting Green. You will be permitted to repair all types of damage on the green (not just ball marks as under the current rule), including shoe damage, indentations from a club or flagstick, or animal damage. Aeration holes or natural surface imperfections may not be repaired, and any permitted repair may not unreasonably delay play. 4. Relaxed Bunker Rules. You will be permitted to touch and move loose impediments in bunkers. You may also touch the sand with your hand or club as long as you don’t ground the club next to your ball. If your sand game is dismal (or you have an
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impossible lie under a lip), you may declare your ball unplayable and drop it outside the bunker with a 2-stroke penalty. 5. Penalty Areas. The rules expand the current water hazard rules to various types of “penalty areas” -- such as desert, jungle, and rock -- which may be marked by red and yellow stakes. The rules encourage an
expanded use of red stakes (lateral hazard relief) for penalty areas, which will minimize the application of the stroke-and-distance penalty for lost balls. 6. Ball Moved During Search. You will not be penalized for accidentally moving a ball while searching for it. The ball must be replaced as near as possible to the original
spot and with the same lie (whether embedded in grass or surrounded by loose impediments). 7. Simplified Dropping Procedure. The ball must be dropped from knee (not shoulder) height and come to rest in a relief area measured one or two club-lengths from a reference point. This will reduce re-dropping and ensure that the ball will be played closer to where it originally came to rest. 8. Alternative Scoring Rule for Stroke Play. No more double-digit holes! The new rules will authorize an alternative form of stroke play
(limited to recreational or club play) whereby players will record no higher than a specified maximum number of strokes per hole. 9. Play “Ready Golf.” You will be encouraged to play out of turn in stroke play in a safe and responsible way to save time or for convenience. 10. Limited Relief from Stroke-and-Distance Penalty. The new rules authorize a local rule to provide an alternative for recreational play. If your ball is lost or out of bounds, you may drop in a designated relief area, but will be subject to a twostroke penalty.
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Punts and Putts Undrafted out of Louisiana Tech, punter Ryan Allen, 28, signed with the Patriots in April of 2013. He has won two Super Bowl titles and remains a vital part of the franchise’s success, while golf remains a vital part of his life. “My dad got me into the game when I was about 9 years old,” says Allen, a native of Salem, Oregon. “It’s great to have something that takes your head away from football for a little while. We are all very competitive and golf can be quite frustrating at times.” This frustration is tempered by the elation of a great golf moment. Says Allen, “I was playing with my grandfather and my father when I was about 10 years old. I actually birdied a par 4, and they were absolutely amazed. I was walking around on my high horse for the next two weeks!” Allen sees the similarities between golf and punting. “The mental aspect is very similar. You only get one swing, and you only get one chance at punting. Your approach, progression, and alignment are all very important.”
Slapshots and Swings Andy Brickley played 11 NHL seasons with the Flyers, Penguins, Devils, Bruins and Jets. Now a Bruins’ analyst and host of “On Course” on NESN, golf is as much a part of his life as ever. “I grew up in Melrose, MA. We would sneak into Mount Hood Golf Club and play 7 or 8 holes until we got caught.” This humble beginning led to a lifelong love of the game. Brickley, 57, relates, “I wanted to get better, to learn more about the grip and swing. I don’t like to practice at all. I go right from the cart to the first tee. That is the competitor in me.” Brickley also sees the human side of golf. “You can see a person’s level of integrity on the course. You can see honesty and a sense of gentlemanship. It gives you a peek into what people are really like.”
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Pitches and Pars Tim Wakefield burst onto the MLB scene, knuckleballing his way to an 8-1 record down the stretch for the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates. When things soured in Pittsburgh, he joined the Red Sox in 1995 and went 16-8. Wakefield, 52, would remain in Boston for 17 seasons and is third all-time in wins for the team. Now a NESN analyst, Wakefield has played such hallowed golf grounds as St. Andrews and Royal Dornoch, but Augusta was the site of his most memorable golf moment. He relates, “It was the second day, the second time I played there. I hit a ball that bounced in the creek. It was half in and half out of the water. I took my shoes off and knocked it in for a birdie on 13. That was something I will never forget.” For Wakefield, golf recaptures some of
the excitement of baseball. He explains, “Golf gives you an adrenaline rush of another kind. It’s a different element of intimidation when I play in big events and I’m standing at the tee with everyone watching me.”
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Best Drivers 2018
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Best Players Irons 2018 1ST PXG 0311T
Hollow forged body with elastomer inside and ten tungsten weight screws in small size blade. Perimeter tungsten screws increase MOI making head more stable. Eight iron set with standard finish $2,800, only through authorized custom club fitters.
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Boron-steel alloy 30% stronger and Cor Tech design enlarges the sweet spot of the variable thickness face. Enlarged rear cavity. Mizuno’s Power Frame moves weight to improve resistance to twisting. 4-GW $1,000 with steel shafts.
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Lighter, longer length and stronger lofts plus a wide sole so center of gravity is low and deep in the head. Callaway’s 360 Face Cup construction with variable face thickness enlarges sweet spot. Urethane microspheres inside the head improve sound, vibration and feel. 5 iron-PW $675 steel and $750 graphite.
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Cobra F-Max
Very lightweight shafts and swing weights with larger grips. CG is low and back in undercut cavity head. Short irons soft stainless steel for better feel and long irons use a thin harder steel. In either variable or one length 5-GW steel shaft $600.
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2ND: Tour Edge HL3
3RD:
Wilson D300
Best Wedges 2018 1ST TaylorMade Milled Grind HI-TOE
Enlarged toe area with scoring across entire face improves spin and control. Additional bounce and heel and toe relief allow creative shot making. $170 in Aged Copper finish, 58 or 60-degrees loft.
2ND: Titleist Vokey SM7
3RD: PING Glide 2.0 Stealth
Best Golf Balls 2018 1ST Bridgestone Tour B
Gradational Core for higher ball speed and lower side spin. Urethane SlipRes Cover. Low handicap players - Tour B X and Tour B XS ($45 dozen). Mid handicap – Tour B RX and Tour B RXS ($45).
2ND: Titleist AVX
3RD: Snell
My Tour Ball Red & Black
Best Putters 2018 1ST MLA Tour Blade F&T
Available in stainless or black finish ($270) designed to fit your stroke by experimenting with weights from 320g to 420g to match your stroke. The putter is 100% milled and features the MLA Alignment Technology. Custom options available.
2ND:
TaylorMade Spider Tour Red
3RD:
Bettinardi BB Series NORTHEAST. GOLF | A UG US T/S E P TE M B E R 2 0 1 8
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Best Stand Bags 2018 1ST Sun Mountain 2.5+
Five pockets and four club slots this bag is made from high denier fabric. Hip pad dual straps have high density foam while legs are carbon fiber. $220 and weight is just 3 lbs.
2ND: Ping
Hoofer Lite
3RD: Callaway Hyper-Lite 5
Best Cart Bags 2018 1ST Bag Boy Defender
$200 with 15 club slots and 12 pockets, two of which are ABS hard shell for valuables protection. Three integrated handles, integrated umbrella sleeve and rubberized traction feet. Weight approximately 6 lbs.
2ND: Datrek SGO
3RD: Ogio Shredder
Best Push Carts 2018 1
ST
Big Max Blade Quattro
Quick folding four-whell cart ($300) that nfolds with one hand. Adjustable bag bracket and push handle with foot brake for parking. Large storage net. Folds to 28” x 23” x 7”. Weight 14.3 lbs.
2ND: Sun
Mountain Micro-Cart GT
3RD: Bag
Boy Quad XL
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Best Rangefinders 2018 2ND:
1ST Garmin Approach Z80
The Z80 ($600) can measure within 10� to the flag, up to 350 yards. Plus has a full color 2-d courseview with more the 41,000 courses worldwide. The greenview feature automatically shows distance to front and back. Also features slope adjustments and even draws a laser range arc showing you everything in play at that distance.
Best GPS Watches 2018 1ST Voice Caddie G2
This hybrid watch ($200) automatically calculates slope to the center of the green. Other auto features include: hole recoginition to front, middle and back of green plus smart scoring. The G2 is fee free with over 40,000 courses loaded and is completely waterproof. It is also a sports watch tracking health data.
Bushnel Hybrid
3RD: Nikon
Coolshot Pro Stablized
2ND:
GolfBuddy WTX Plus
3RD:
Garmin Approach S60
Best Tech 2018 1
ST
GolfLogix Puttbreak
This truly revolutionary tech provides advanced 3D mapping of over 8,000 courses that shows golfers how their putts will break along with vital information for approach shots and chips. The golfer gets a bird’s-eye view of the greens contours and can zoom or pan the entire green. There is a free 30-day trial.
2ND: The Shark
Experience for Club Car
3RD: OnCore
Genius Ball
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HIGH HEAT 257+
Named “Best” New Technology At 2018 PGA Merchandise Show
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Kyra Cox Captures Her Second NYSGA Amateur Championship
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Trevor Randolph first to Win 4th Straight NJSGA MidAmateur Titles
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2018 NEW ENGLAND WOMENS GOLF ASSOCIATION
Shannon Johnson Wins NEWGA Championship at The Woodlands Club in Maine
THE MAINE STATE AMATEUR
Jack Wyman Wins 2nd Consecutive Maine Amateur at Belgrade Lakes
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117th NEW JERSEY STATE AMATEUR
THE 113TH RHODE ISLAND STATE AMATEUR
Dylan Stein Wins the New Jersey State Golf Association 117th Amateur.
Johnson and Wales graduate Jake Bauer wins 113th RIGA Amateur
THE 115TH NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE AMATEUR
THE 2018 CONNECTICUT JUNIOR AMATEUR
Matt Paradis wins the 115th New Hampshire Amateur Champion at Concord
Connor Belcastro Wins CT Junior Amateur Title / Bill Salvatore Trophy
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SOME BEST OF THE BEST GOLF MOMENTS IN 2018
2018 CONNECITICUT SENIOR OPEN
Bobby Gage Emerges Victorious in the 2018 Connecticut Senior Open at Shennecossett
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collectively raised over $7.68 million
and thousands of golfers unite by
Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament at one
to cancer and the level of pain and
We have all lost family and friends
for groundbreaking research and
connecting their love of golf to a
of New England’s most iconic golf
heartache this disease continues
compassionate care at Dana-Farber
higher cause: conquering cancer.
facilities, The International Golf Club in
to cause is immeasurable. The
Cancer Institute! Jimmy Fund Golf is
Not everyone can volunteer to
Bolton, MA. The International in Bolton
Jimmy Fund Golf Program runs over
an incredible example of the good
run a golf tournament but you can
has a rich and storied tradition as one
150 golf events each year, and in
that can be achieved when hundreds
participate on an individual level
of the Northeast’s best golf event
2017, Jimmy Fund Golf tournaments
of volunteer tournament organizers
thanks to the “Sunrise to Sunset”
facilities with 36 championship holes of
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36 HOLES. 2 EXCLUSIVE COURSES. 1 MISSION. golf, a hotel, convention facilities and
“The Sunrise to Sunset Jimmy Fund
one of the longest and most famous
Golf Tournament is a great way
golf courses in the nation, The Pines
for golfers to support world-class
Course, which measures 8,325 yards
cancer research and care at Dana-
from the Tiger Tee’s.
Farber with a sport they love. I hope
The “Sunrise to Sunset” Jimmy Fund
you’ll join us on October 15 at the
Golf Tournament was created to
International in Bolton, Mass” said
allow individual golfers and groups
Jim Lonborg.
spend a day doing their part in the fight to cure cancer. Participants
$1,000 and are provided with a
and groups get to play all 36-holes
webpage which allows them a
of both the Pines and Oaks courses
turn-key way to fundraise and give
with Fall colors at peak season at the
back without running their own
International in Bolton, MA. In the last
tournament. There are prizes for the
two years alone this popular event
top 10 fundraisers and golfers and
has raised over $170,000 and become
a continental breakfast, on course
one of the most popular Jimmy Fund
lunch and a full dinner and awards
Golf events held yearly. Red Sox
ceremony following golf. On October
legend, Jim Lonborg, the 1967 Cy
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