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SUMMER 2014

DENVER

BEER

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City’s craft beer scene just keeps getting bigger and better. Hot spots to hit now.

Pinehurst No. 2

Key lessons this revered course can teach you and your pals

SAILING’S DRAMATIC REBOUND

Hot Dogs Made Haute PLUS, AWESOME IDEAS FOR YOUR SUMMER TRAVEL … London’s Best New Hotels For Families, an Orlando Update Canada’s Newest Adventures Why go to Berlin now Trailblazing in the Arctic

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President’s Letter

ear Members and Guests, In the 1992 presidential campaign, the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” became Bill Clinton’s mantra and ticket to the White House. Well, here at ClubCorp — and I’ll drop the pejorative — “It’s the family that matters.” During the last several years, we have spent millions of dollars to make our clubs even more family friendly. This focus helped us through the recession when consumers were dropping nonessentials but keeping their memberships because their clubs were their family retreats. I’m proud of this priority because, at their core, the clubs are an extension of your/our local family. All of us love to spend time with family and friends, whether it’s sharing a meal, playing golf or tennis, working out, or celebrating special events. That’s why we say ClubCorp is in the business of “building relationships and enriching lives.” That’s not only good business sense, it’s fun! With that emphasis on family, we offer a very warm welcome to five new additions to the ClubCorp family of clubs. First, we have added The Clubs of Prestonwood to our Dallas-Fort Worth hub — with two unique locations, one in North Dallas and one in Plano. Second, we are thrilled to have purchased two of the prestigious TPC clubs — TPC Michigan in Dearborn and TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte, N.C. (Turn to page 62 to read more.) We hope you’ll get out this summer and visit these new arrivals. Finally, we’re excited about the impending debut of ClubCorp’s newest college club — this one in Baylor University’s soon-to-open McLane Stadium. Speaking of new arrivals, my daughter Ashley and son-in-law Jason have blessed me with a beautiful granddaughter, Clara. The photo on the right was taken during Clara’s first visit to one of our great California clubs, Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club. I’m sure she’ll make many new friends at the club as another generation grows up with ClubCorp.

SNAPSHOT FROM THE FIELD: Eric’s daughter Ashley and granddaughter Clara at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in California

Eric Affeldt President and CEO eric.affeldt@clubcorp.com

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With a fond farewell,

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Table of Contents

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84 6 Good Reasons For Family Travel This Summer 96 Whiskey’s Big Windfall 102 Let’s Talk Scotch 110 Beer Halls

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10 Travel Discover fresh adventures and updated hotels in Canada; family fun in Orlando; London’s luxe new lodgings; remembering the Berlin Wall’s fall.

27 Profiles Noteworthy club members with fascinating stories.

20 Culture New York

museum unveils largest Jeff Koons retrospective; Sting tries out his first musical in Chicago before heading to Broadway.

6 Sleeper Scottish Golf Courses

You know about Gleneagles, site of this fall’s Ryder Cup, but Scotland has a slew of lesser-known courses just as worthy of your bucket list. Here, six you need to know about, plus fun things to do near each course.

22 Wine & Spirits Head to Kentucky for thirst-quenching bourbon and new distillery visitor centers where you can sample the latest. 24 Calendar Rally behind the competition and culture at a dragon boat race in Chicago; honor baseball’s latest Hall of Fame class in New York; follow the yellow brick road to Oz festival in California.

The Game As top men and women golfers converge on Pinehurst’s No. 2 for back-to-back national championships, they face some of golf’s big challenges on the iconic course. What can you learn from how pros approach the course that can help you where you play? BY EVA N ROT H M A N

80 Arctic Safaris Book a bespoke tour way up north to the world’s final uncharted frontier. BY PAU L RU BI O

BY J O S H S E N S

Where the Beers Are

TPC Michigan in Dearborn

In the world of craft brews, Denver has been having a moment. Its time in the suds spotlight continues with even more new breweries popping up. BY J O S E P H G U I N T O

54 Haute Dogs

Get ready for the dog days of summer like never before. Forget about just mustard and relish, these souped-up variations on the ballpark fave pull out all the stops. BY R O B I N BAR R SU S S M A N

56 Sailing’s New Look

Easier to maneuver, roomier cockpits, top-of-the-line amenities — sailboats have stepped up their game for the next generation of seafaring wanderers. What should you expect on your next sailboat?

62 ClubCorp News and Events. ClubCorp welcomes prestigious TPC properties in Michigan and North Carolina to the family. Plus, a new club and an acquisition in Texas. BY LOUIS MARROQUIN

67 Where to play. Where to dine. Where to meet. To help you book everything from tee times to dinners and relaxing getaways, use this handy directory of our associate clubs, resorts, and affiliates.

BY C H R I S CASW E L L

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On the Cover: Photography by Marc Piscotty

DAVID WHYTE (SCOTLAND GOLF), R.J. HINKLE (HOT DOG), GILLES MARTIN-RAGET (BOAT), CINDY ORD/GETTY IMAGES (STING)

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From the Editor EDITORIAL

Summer Staples

ce-cold beer and juicy hot dogs. Not too many things shout summer louder than this pairing. So, it seemed only fitting that we focus on both topics in this issue. Call it our editorial tribute to the sizzling-hot season. For “Where the Beers Are” (page 48), writer Joseph Guinto headed off to mountain country to check out Denver’s craft beer scene, which has been exploding for a few years. Joseph discovered the boom rages on, with more breweries opening at a rapid pace, most of them serving the tastiest of brewskis. He would discover his “favorite” ale at one spot only to find another cold one he liked even better a few stops later. If you’re a beer lover, you might well be booking a flight to the Mile High City after reading this toast-worthy story. Like me, didn’t you grow up chowing down on hot dogs topped with relish, onions, and cheddar cheese? Well, no need to settle for the ordinary anymore; stretch your culinary wings. For “Haute Dogs” (page 54), writer Robin Barr Sussman collected inventive recipes from our club chefs that doll up those everyday wieners with toppings you probably never thought of using before, such as fried green tomatoes and peach and cilantro slaw. Now that I’ve told you about these two stories, it occurs to me that I need to do something fun that I haven’t done in quite some time for one reason or another: Throw a poolside cookout in my backyard this summer. I think I’ll do just that. Are you thinking the same thing? — DON NICHOLS don.nichols@clubcorp.com

Editor-in-Chief DON NICHOLS

Design Director

Managing Editor

LORI CUSICK

LOUIS MARROQUIN

Associate Design Director RON THOMAS

Assistant Editor ALEX ETHRIDGE

Executive Assistant

Double Vision Private Clubs scored two trophies in our division at the 2014 Maggie Awards presented by the Western Publishing Association in LA: “Best Overall Publication Design” and “Best Digital Version of a Print Publication.”

SANDRA LOVE CONTRIBUTORS

Steven Beschloss, Kimberly Button, Chris Caswell, Paula Felps, Bill Fink, Elaine Glusac, Margie Goldsmith, Joseph Guinto, Claire Jurkiewicz, Michael Kaplan, Julia Klein, Hilary Nangle, Evan Rothman, Paul Rubio, Josh Sens, Andrew Sessa, Robin Barr Sussman W R I T E R S:

P H O T O G R A P H E R S: Peter Calvin, Keith Cuddeback, Keiran Dodds, Colleen Duffley, Dick Durrance II, Tony Gill, Clay Hayner, Chip Henderson, Trey Hill, R.J. Hinkle, Gilles Martin-Raget, Brian Morgan, Marc Piscotty, David Richard, Stephen Simpson, David Stephenson, David Whyte I L L U S T R A T O R:

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Writer Margie Goldsmith Calls home: New York Assignment: “Adrenaline Rush” (page 10), about seven fun new adventures in Canada Quote: “If you love adventures like I do, head to Canada this summer and you’ll get your fix on all the new adrenalineinducing activities.” Has written for: Islands and Travel + Leisure

Writer Chris Caswell Calls home: West Palm Beach, Fla. Assignment: “Sailing’s Striking New Look” (page 56), about big changes in this sport Quote: “Over a lifetime on the water, I’ve watched sailing shift to a sport that is easier and more luxurious. I don’t miss the warm beers and wet sandwiches.” Creds: Former editor of Yachting magazine

Bill Besch, 631-665-0467, bill.besch@clubcorp.com

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Writer Joseph Guinto Calls home: Washington, D.C. Assignment: “Where the Beers Are” (page 48), a beer crawl through Denver Quote: “New breweries are opening in all corners of the city. Denver might now be the best place on the planet to visit for locally brewed beers.” Has written for: Investor’s Business Daily

Photographer Marc Piscotty Calls home: Denver Assignment: “Where the Beers Are” Quote: “Even though I live in Denver, I had never been to some of the craft breweries I photographed, and a couple have become favorites of mine to grab a beer with friends on weekends.” Has shot for: Men’s Journal and National Geographic Traveler

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GOOD REASONS

Your Family Should Pick Up, Pack Up, and Hit the Road (or Get Airborne) This Summer

Spirits

Whiskey’s Big Windfall With rare whiskeys skyrocketing in value — a Macallan M sold for more than $600K — maybe it’s time to start your own collection. What’s selling, what’s appreciating, how to get started.

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Let’s Talk Scotch Toast the upcoming Ryder Cup in Scotland with our fun look at all things Scotch whisky in that birthplace of golf. New bottles to pour, a just-opened watering hole, festivals to attend, and much more.

Beer Halls

Does our cover story aboutDenver’s booming craft-brew scene on page 48 have you craving a cold one but you’re nowhere near the Mile High City? Four new beer pubs across the country you’ll want to taste-test. We’ll come, too!

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In British Columbia, ride the Sea to Sky Gondola aerial tram to Mount Habrich for spectacular scenery from viewing platforms.

Canada

Adrenaline Rush

Want some summer adventure? Head north of the border, where new activities from the Western Rockies to Newfoundland are sprouting up like maple leaves. Turn the page for seven must-do’s. Newfoundland’s Spider Challenge includes zip lines.

Treetop Trekking Brampton

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Latitude 43° N / Longitude 79° W

Where In Ontario, Canada, at the Heart Lake Conservation Area Activities 6 courses, 7 zip lines, more than 65 aerial games

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Sea to Sky Gondola Aerial Tram

Squamish, just off the Sea to Sky Highway

Hop on this tram, part of a new $22 million development, for a 10-minute gondola ride that’s 2,800 feet above Howe Sound. Step off the gondola and walk through Summit Lodge to the viewing platform overlooking Stawamus Chief, the world’s secondhighest freestanding monolith, a mecca for international big-wall rock climbers. Two additional viewing platforms — one you can access by crossing a suspension bridge — offer equally spectacular panoramas. Return to the new Summit Lodge Restaurant for lunch or dinner with an unobstructed sunset view. 604892-2550; seatoskygondola.com

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FlyOver Canada

Call this the ultimate simulated flying ride. Begin your 30-minute experience with an immersion audiovisual show followed by a preflight briefing. Then hit the flight deck for the latest in projection and technology with real wind, scents, and mist. Take off via a huge dome screen to experience Canada’s most spectacular mountains, hanging glaciers, fjords, lakes, waterfalls, vineyards, and more. Soar above Iceberg Alley in Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba’s Hudson Bay, and the heli-skiers in British Columbia in this spectacular flight simulation. 604-620-8455; flyovercanada.com

Jasper National Park

Take this breathtaking walk for a front-row view of some of the world’s most unique glaciology. Along the walkway built into the native bedrock over the edge of a cliff, six interpretive stations guide you through glacial history. At the observation platform, a U-shaped glass marvel located 918 feet above the Sunwapta Valley, look down to rushing waterfalls and up to expansive snowcapped mountain peaks, alpine meadows, and glacier-formed valleys. 800-760-6934; glacierskywalk.ca

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Trekking Brampton 4Treetop About 20 miles northwest from downtown Toronto

At this outdoor adventure game park in a mature forest canopy, test your mettle with more than 65 treetop aerial games and seven zip lines. Trained guides supervise all the activities, which are designed for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Walk across wooden bridges, balance logs, and hammock nets. Don’t miss the star attractions, the twin Great Blue Heron zip lines, where you’ll soar 1,000 feet across Heart Lake. 855-552-0090; treetoptrekking.com

Interactive 4-D Dark Ride

Wonder Mountain in Vaughan

Thrill-seekers will give this ultraimmersive ride a big thumbs-up. Your journey, set on 1,000 feet of coaster track, starts with a perilous climb up Wonder Mountain. Then, you plummet into the mountain’s core, traveling through five different layers, including a desolate forest, underground lake, and Draconian City. Finally, enter the dragon’s lair for the ultimate battle with a heart-stopping finale. 905-832-7000; canadaswonderland.com

SCOTT ROWED (skywalk), MIKE POCHWAT (zip line)

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6 Lac-Témiscouata National Park in Bas-Saint-Laurent

In this latest addition to Quebec’s national park network, wind your way around majestic Lake Témiscouata as you observe wildlife such as beaver, moose, muskrat, and white-tailed deer. Look out for some 150 bird species, including the bald eagle. Try a day hike on the woodland trails; backpack the National Trail, which crosses the park; or cycle along the bike paths. Fish for brook trout and yellow perch on Grand lac Touladi, kayak the 25-mile-long lake, or simply lounge on the shore and soak in the sun. 800-665-6527; sepaq.com

The Algonquin Resort Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

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Victorian Gems Two beloved Canadian icons get 21st-century face-lifts

New activities aren’t the only news coming out of Canada. Two landmark Victorian-era hotels recently unveiled stately updated looks, having just completed major renovations that respect their histories while infusing contemporary panache in all guest rooms and public areas.

NEWFOUNDLAND

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Spider Challenge

Marble Mountain, on the province’s west coast

You don’t have to be skilled in climbing techniques to tackle this challenging high ropes course, but you’ll need plenty of physical and mental stamina. Overcome your fears while completing a progression of increasingly difficult challenges. Choose your own level — beginner (10-12 feet off the ground), intermediate (30 feet), or advanced (50-55 feet) — to navigate poles connected by acrobatic elements. Obstacles include precarious ladders, teetering planks, hanging tires, and rope climbs. For the grand finale, clip on and zip line over a pond to the finish. 877-755-5463; marbleziptours.com

1 The Algonquin Resort (St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick): The 233-room Algonquin, reflagged as the first Canadian property in Marriott’s exclusive Autograph Collection, has unveiled a $30 million-plus refurbishment, showcasing a new indoor pool with a three-story waterslide and two renovated restaurants, Braxton’s and the Clubhouse. From $189. 855-529-8693; algonquinresort.com 1 Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (Quebec City): The 611-room Frontenac’s $70 million makeover includes expanded Fairmont Gold floors, transformation of Bar St-Laurent into the 1608 Wine & Cheese Bar and the adjacent veranda into Le Sam Bistro, and new interpretations of Quebec cuisine replacing classic French fare in the now-less-formal Champlain restaurant. From $299. 800-441-1414; fairmont.com/ frontenac — HILARY NANGLE S U M M E R 2014

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Berlin: 25 Years Later The historic fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, after weeks of nonviolent protests, heralded Germany’s reunification. This year, Berlin celebrates the 25th anniversary of that cataclysmic event with tours, exhibitions, and a giant light installation marking the wall’s path. — JULIA KLEIN

Tours 1 A hop-on/hop-off bus route, the City Circle Purple Tour, offers a new way to experience wall-related sites, including Mauerpark, the street-art-covered East Side Gallery, and the Berlin Wall Memorial. The memorial, which features a stretch of the wall, has three new self-guided mobile tours, ranging from 30 minutes to two hours. en.bex.de/sightseeing/city-circle-tour-purple.html

Museums and Exhibitions 1 Scheduled to open in late summer, the Berlin Spy Museum will celebrate the city’s pre-eminence in espionage history with artifacts from World War II and tales of Cold War derring-do. On display will be the notorious Enigma machine used by Germany during World War II to code and decode secret messages. spymuseumberlin.com 1 The recently opened Museum at the Kulturbrauerei, located in an old brewery, has a free exhibition on “Everyday Life in the GDR” that illustrates the impact of government control on private life in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). hdg.de/berlin/ museum-in-der-kulturbrauerei

1 Through August, the Deutsches Historisches Museum displays “Color for the Republic: Commissioned Photography on Life in the GDR,” with never-beforeshown images of state-owned companies, agricultural collectives, kindergartens, oldage homes, and the lives of women. dhm.de 1 The Memorial BerlinHohenschönhausen, once East Germany’s main prison, features an exhibition on political persecution in East Germany from 1945 to 1989. en.stiftung-hsh.de 1 In November, the Berlin Wall Memorial opens a comprehensive exhibition about the wall’s history. berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de/en/

Light Installation 1 Nov. 8-9, a light installation will mark 7.5 miles along the wall’s path with about 8,000 illuminated helium balloons. At five spots, the balloons will be released, symbolizing the wall’s breaching. kulturprojekte-berlin.de/en 14

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If you’re a sports lover who can’t wait until the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, this fall (Sept. 19-Oct. 4) offer a quick fix of your favorite events. But you also can discover some competition new to your Western eyes. In the fast-moving, highflying sepaktakraw, players use their feet, knees, chest, and head to move a small ball back and forth across a net. In Kabaddi, a twist on wrestling, two teams of seven tackle opposing players to score points. Wushu delivers jumps, kicks, spins, and other visually stunning aerial moves that might make you search for wires or other tricks used in martial arts films. Incheon, a coastal city of 2.8 million that’s less than 20 miles from Seoul, also will be on display. Expect surprises, starting with the airport: Incheon International provides a 24-hour spa with sleeping rooms, a first-run movie theater, an indoor ice-skating rink, and even a golf course minutes away.

GETTY IMAGES: JOHN TLUMACKI/THE BOSTON GLOBE (BERLIN), STANLEY CHOU (SEPAKTAKRAW)

JOYOUS OCCASION: Celebrating the 1989 fall of the wall

European River Cruising Reinvented Summer river cruises still available. Ask about our “Three Times the Savings” special ! Just a few of the many ways A-Rosa has truly reinvented European river cruising • Designed for those who enjoy an active lifestyle. Such as, free bicycle tours, a full service spa, heated swimming pools, a putting green, well-equipped gymnasium, yoga/pilates classes and saunas with a floor to ceiling view of the river. • Cuisine prepared to the highest standards with the finest ingredients. Our guests continue to rate their experience as the “best cuisine on any river and even at sea!” • A-Rosa was the first to raise the bar on the definition of “all-inclusive” river cruising. We pioneered a fully open bar policy, included gratuities, roundtrip transfers, port taxes and surcharges and even WiFi. • Shore Excursions included in nearly every port plus optional excursions to please even the most adventurous travelers, for example private flight seeing over the beautiful landscape of Provence, France. For reservations and information, contact the ClubLine at

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London’s Latest Luxe Lairs The Summer Olympics may have been two years ago, but the influx of top-flight hotels that preceded the London Games has continued unabated. Here, six of the city’s best and buzziest new stays. By

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Chiltern Firehouse

Ham Yard Hotel

Back Story

Now a haven for some of the biggest names in fashion and the arts, this hotel once served as a fire station. All red-brick and gabled roofs, the picture-perfect Victorian-style building opened in 1890.

Firmdale Hotels’ eight London properties charm with the wit and whimsy of their individually decorated, light-filled spaces, and this ambitious, just-opened 100-plus-unit stay is no exception.

Design Whiz

A just-completed renovation and restoration overseen by hotelier André Balazs — the man behind New York’s Mercer and LA’s Chateau Marmont — has turned the former firemen’s HQ into 26 vintage-chic rooms (all with working fireplaces), a restaurant, and a bar.

Kit Kemp — who founded and owns Firmdale with her husband — has furnished the place with antiques and art from her travels.

Local flavor

For his work at London restaurant Viajante, Nuno Mendes received a Michelin star, and he is now earning raves here for his British-meetsMediterranean comfort cuisine.

The hotel offers 24 apartments with full kitchens, perfect for those who want to feel like real London locals.

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The not-so-touristy Marylebone district, just southwest of Regent’s Park, is filled with small shops and independent cafés.

Having built the hotel around a pedestrian walkway, Firmdale has brought in shops and cafés to create its very own village square. Beyond that, the Soho location near Piccadilly Circus feels very much in the center of everything.

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Escape to the glam, warmly lit guest-only bar in the former ladder shed. You’ll be the envy of all the crowds clamoring for a table at the restaurant and its adjacent courtyard garden.

Head downstairs to bowl on lanes imported from a 1950s-era Texas alley or view a screening in the private cinema.

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From $756. 1 Chiltern St.; 011-44-207-073-7676; chilternfirehouse.com

From $518. One Ham Yard; 011-44-20-3642-2000; hamyardhotel.com

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Once a series of 18th-century townhouses, the building served as a hotel since 1909, but it took Edition — combining the talents of hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott — to turn it into an of-the-moment hangout, which it has been since opening in September.

Housed within the iconic, 1970s-era Sea Containers building, the 359-room, soon-to-open spot right on the Thames is the first London project in more than a decade from the Morgans Hotel Group, and the first of its Mondrian brand outside the U.S.

Built in 1914 in Belle Epoque style, this domed landmark with a courtyard in the heart of the city originally served as the headquarters of the Pearl Assurance company. A hotel for decades, it reopened as a Rosewood in October after a $140 million renovation.

The firm Yabu Pushelberg re-spun the soaring marble-walled, stuccoceilinged lobby and restaurant as old-meets-new social hubs, with more of a minimalist Zen look in the 173 wood-paneled, clean-lined rooms.

In-demand Brit Tom Dixon took the idea of a transatlantic crossing as his inspiration for the hotel, combining influences nautical, industrial, art deco, and midcentury modern.

The 202-room hotel, which opened in May, occupies the 34th to 52nd floors of the 72-story Shard, making it London’s only elevated hotel, and the highest in the U.K.

Hospitality hotshot Tony Chi created most of the public spaces and the 306 rooms, where glen-plaid carpets nod to Britain.

Italian architect Renzo Piano designed the Shard’s glass exterior. Inside, Hong Kong-based wunderkind Andre Fu is doing the 52nd floor’s infinity pool and adjacent bar, opening later this summer.

Treatments at the underwaterthemed subterranean spa incorporate products from the U.K., with some made right in London.

The casual, bustling Holborn Dining Room — where the Weinsteins hosted their party after the BAFTAs, the U.K.’s Oscars equivalent — turns out classic, seasonal British fare with a twist (smoked haddock topped by a poached egg, say) using ingredients sourced from around the country.

Tīng, the restaurant and lounge just off the 35th-floor lobby, serves both traditional English and Asian-inspired brews and bites every afternoon during high tea.

Once Bohemian, then ratty, and now up and coming, the Fitzrovia district sits just north of Soho, between Marylebone and Bloomsbury, with the Oxford Street shops steps away.

Just across Waterloo Bridge from Covent Garden, the hotel offers easy access to the South Bank’s Borough Market, National Theatre, and Tate Modern museum.

Sitting between the City of London and the West End’s restaurants and theaters, the High Holborn area is close to both work and play.

Practically a neighborhood unto itself, the Shard comprises restaurants and a top-floor viewing platform, with shopping coming soon. Nearby, in the building’s Southwark ’hood, you’ll find Borough Market and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

Entry-level rooms are quite petite, and even those a level up can feel a bit too cozy. Give yourself some space and go for a terraced junior suite on the top floor.

Book an open-plan River View Balcony Suite, featuring the hotel’s best Thames vistas from the room’s large windows.

From $495. 10 Berners St.; 011-44-207-781-0000; edition-hotels.marriott.com/london

From $326. 20 Upper Ground; 800-606-6090; mondrianlondon.com

Jason Atherton, whose Pollen Street Social has a Michelin star, helms the salonlike Berners Tavern, serving his elevated, modernBritish fare.

Spring for a suite, which comes with personal butler service and a minibar stocked with complimentary snacks, soft drinks, and locally distilled spirits. From $580. 252 High Holborn; 888-767-3966; rosewoodhotels.com/london

For splendid views that look over the river and city, request a north-facing room.

From $750. 31 St. Thomas St.; 011-44-20-7234-8000; shangri-la.com/london S U M M E R 2014

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well as Harry Potter characters, fly by the windows thanks to immersive state-of-the-art technology and special effects. universalorlando.com

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At Universal Orlando Resort 1 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter doubles in size with a new land, Diagon Alley. Recreating the sights and sounds of London and Knockturn Alley, locations made famous in the book series, Diagon Alley will also debut a new multisensory attraction, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. 1 Connecting the Harry Potter lands located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Hogwarts Express not only provides train transportation, but an attraction of its own. Onboard, scenes from the British countryside, as

1 The largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history is completed with the addition of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in New Fantasyland. The newtechnology family roller coaster boasts swaying ride cars. 1 The Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade combines about 100 cast members with floats nearly three stories tall. disneyworld.disney.go.com

At SeaWorld 1 The park’s newest addition, Ihu’s Breakaway Falls, is the the tallest, steepest, and only multidrop tower slide of its kind in Orlando. Located in Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, the new attraction features four completely different slide paths. aquaticaorlando.com The 444-room Four Seasons Resort Orlando, within Disney’s master-planned Golden Oak community, opens in August and promises to raise the bar on luxe lodging in the city. From $545. fourseasons.com/orlando

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“In Kowloon, Hong Kong, get a perfect-fitting suit tailor-made from the finest fabrics at Lee Baron. They’ll stitch in your penned signature, too.” — Miles Standish, member, Hills of Lakeway, Austin, Texas

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More news for globe-trotters SEE Set your GPS for “Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas” at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art through Sept. 7. The exhibit features 17 concept cars from Europe and the U.S. that have pushed auto design forward since the 1930s. 404-733-4400; high.org 1 The Grounds for Sculpture art park, about 60 miles southwest of New York City in Hamilton Township, N.J., hosts “Seward Johnson: The Retrospective” through Sept. 21. See Forever Marilyn and nearly 300 other pieces of the renowned sculptor’s monumental-scale figures. 609-586-0616; groundsforsculpture.org GOLF Board the Royal Scotsman luxury train on Sept. 22 for a five-day Golf Tour into the Scottish Highlands. Play the Castle Stuart Golf Links, Cruden Bay Golf Club, and Royal Dornoch. From $8,030. 800-524-2420; royalscotsman.com DO In Las Vegas, don’t miss the Linq, a pedestrianfriendly, open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment district across from Caesars Palace. For sensational views, hop aboard the High Roller, an observation wheel more than 100 feet taller than the London Eye. thelinq.com SLEEP For a boutique hotel experience on the Vegas strip, settle into the 188-room Cromwell, where you can also dine on California-influenced cuisine in Giada, from celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. From $299. 800-473-9273; thecromwell.com 1 On the rim of a volcanic caldera on the Greek island of Santorini, the 22-room Iconic Santorini boutique hotel has been re-created from homes and shops in the village of Imerovigli. From $683. 011-30-22860-28950; iconicsantorini.com 1 After a $15 million renovation, San Francisco’s storied Huntington Hotel has reopened on Nob Hill as the 134-room Scarlet Huntington. Introductory rates from $219. 800-227-4683; thescarlethotels.com/sf EAT In Los Cabos, Mexico, the One&Only Palmilla resort has renamed its popular Agua restaurant Agua by Larbi (after its longtime chef, Larbi Dahrouch) and introduced the Raw Bar, serving ceviche, sashimi, and carpaccio. The new Larbi’s Table in the restaurant’s gardens seats 10-12 for tasting menus. 866-829-2977; palmilla.oneandonlyresorts.com TOUR Cox & Kings’ MasterChef Travel itineraries feature culinary tours around the world led by former winners and fan-favorite contestants of the TV hit MasterChef. For example, tour Vietnam Oct. 5-12 with season-three champ Christine Ha. Tours from $4,995. 800-403-5049; mastercheftravel.com — DON NICHOLS

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An Exhibit You Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Want to Miss WHAT IT IS: In its grand finale at its existing site, New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Whitney Museum of American Art will fill nearly its entire building with the work of a single artist in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeff Koons: A Retrospective.â&#x20AC;? Though considered one of the most important contemporary artists, Koons has yet to be the subject of an exhibit of this scope, a comprehensive overview showcasing about 120 objects from the last three decades. WHAT YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL SEE: Iconic works on display will include One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (above), featuring a basketball suspended in a glass and steel tank; and Balloon Dog, an oversized sculpture of a balloon twisted into a dog shape. Plus, the show will debut Play-Doh, a monumental work resembling modeling clay that the artist has been working on for 20 years. WHEN: The show runs June 27-Oct. 19, after which the museum will close in preparation for its move to its new home next year in Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meatpacking District. whitney.org â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ELAINE GLUSAC

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Bach Meets Brash The German dance crew the Flying Steps makes its North American debut this summer with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Bull Flying Bach,â&#x20AC;? featuring Johann Sebastian Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keyboard masterpiece â&#x20AC;&#x153;The WellTempered Clavier,â&#x20AC;? with piano, harpsichord, and modern electronic beats. Swedish ballerina Anna HolmstrĂśm joins a seven-man troupe in breakdance-style choreography with a smattering of ballet. The Flying Steps perform June 20-22 and 27-29 at the Civic Opera House in Chicago and in Montreal and Toronto in October. redbullflyingbach.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; E.G.

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about musical theater? Audiences will find out when the Grammy Award winner raises the curtain on The Last Ship, his freshman effort for the stage, premiering in Chicago June 10-July 13. The story echoes Stingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own upbringing, centering on an English shipbuilding town and a native son who leaves to seek his fortune only to return to find his hometown threatened by the shipyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing. The megastar entertainer, who wrote the score, offers marquee sparkle, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surrounded by an impressive crew of Broadway veterans, including book co-writer John Logan, playwright of Red and co-screenwriter of Skyfall; Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello, who directed such hits as Wicked; and Steven Hoggett, who choreographed Once. After closing in Chicago, the production moves to New York in September. thelastshipbroadway.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; E.G.

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Something Extra Special for All You Bourbon Lovers Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest tasting spot passes the taste test BILL FINK

Wild Turkey just unveiled something bourbon aficionados wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its spectacular new visitor center perched atop a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River in Lawrenceburg, Ky., about 50 miles southeast of Louisville. The $4 million structure, located next to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial-sized distillery complex, features local and whimsical touches that will make you feel like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re visiting an artistic moonshinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabin. The building is paneled with colored woods resembling wild turkey plumage and has sweeping views over the countryside and of the basics of bourbon production. The birds approve: Two flocks of local wild turkeys regularly amble by, perhaps looking for samples of their own to gobble up. The 9,140-square-foot visitor facility replaces Wild Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiny 1,000-square-foot center (a house from the 1800s). 1417 Versailles Road; 502-839-2182; wildturkey.com

1 Moonshine University: This 2-year-old education and training center just launched full-day bourbon-making classes ($395) for consumers, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keen on learning this fine art. Previously, the center only sponsored daylong classes for people in the business. 801 S. Eighth St.; 502-301-8126; moonshineuniversity.com

While visiting â&#x20AC;Ś 1 Take the 30-minute â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkey Tour,â&#x20AC;? an overview designed to educate visitors on the art and science of making bourbon. Tastings in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shareâ&#x20AC;? room include Wild Turkey 81 and 101, Rare Breed, Kentucky Spirit, and Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reserve 6-Year-Old Rye. 1 For a more in-depth study, allot an extra 90 minutes for the fascinating â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bourbon to Barrelsâ&#x20AC;? end-to-end facility tour.

1 Evan Williams Bourbon Experience: Last November, Heaven Hill Distilleries opened this multifloor, 8,000-square-foot artisanal distillery and visitor center (above) in downtownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Whiskey Row. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to spot with a five-story-high bourbon bottle on the facade. Inside, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find multiple tasting rooms and interactive historical and production tours. Evan Williams, Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first commercial distiller, is the namesake of Heaven Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagship bourbon brand. 528 W. Main St.; 502-5842114; evanwilliams.com/visit

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Take your meditation experience to the next level at the Telluride Yoga Festival (July 10-13) in Colorado. Kick off the four-day weekend with a group via ferrata climb with views of Bridal Veil Falls. Choose from more than 85 interactive classes and lectures, such as “Hot Vinyasa Flow” and “Practices for Healing and Strengthening the Bones, Joints, and Nerves” — some outdoors with the picturesque Rockies as a backdrop. tellurideyogafestival.com 24

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Like a hot dog needs a bun, baseball and summer just go together. During Hall of Fame Weekend (July 25-28) in Cooperstown, N.Y., witness baseball greats including Tony La Russa, Greg Maddux, and Joe Torre get officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Then, salute more than 50 past Hall of Famers at a parade, and get tips on making double plays from legend Ozzie Smith. baseballhall.org

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the classic movie The Wizard of Oz at Oz Con International (Aug. 1-7) in Coronado, Calif., the town where L. Frank Baum penned several Emerald City tales. Stroll through an exhibit featuring Oz book illustrations and graphic-novel art, tour the grounds of Baum’s winter home, watch musical productions, and screen the timeless film in 3-D. ozconinternational.com

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During International Beatleweek (Aug. 20-26) in Liverpool, England, Beatles cover bands bring you more than 15 hours each day of Fab Four hits. Bid on rare memorabilia, bus to landmarks such as John Lennon’s childhood home, and don’t miss the speakers, flea market, exhibitions, and films at Sunday’s convention. cavernclub.org/beatleweek — ALEX ETHRIDGE

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Cheer on more than 25 teams as they hustle down the Chicago River in boats bedecked with colorful, carved dragon heads at the one-day Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy. Before the race, watch a traditional Chinese lion dance performance. Afterward, stick around for the awards ceremony, booths, food trucks, and musical and dance performances. Proceeds benefit Chicago-area schools, libraries, and organizations promoting literacy. chicagochinatown.org/dragon-boat

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The Club at Key Center, Cleveland Member since: 2013 Who he is: In March, the Cleveland Cavaliers retired the 7'3" center’s No. 11 jersey. “Z,” who ended his 13-season career in 2011, played for the Cavs from 1996 to 2010, leading them to the NBA Finals in 2007 and earning team records for games played, offensive rebounds, total rebounds, and blocked shots. Jersey boy: The retirement ceremony attracted many fans and players, including ex-teammate LeBron James. “It was an out-of-body experience. I got to see a lot of friends, say goodbye to my fans, and thank them. It was very humbling.” What’s next? Although he works part time in the Cavs’ front office, he says, “I haven’t found that one thing I want to do for the next 10, 20 years. I’m enjoying being bored once in a while.” Family time: His two preteen sons factored heavily into his retirement. “I wanted to be home for them. If my sons can look back on me as being a good father, that will be my greatest accomplishment.” — PAULA FELPS

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University Club Atop Symphony Towers, San Diego Member since: 2011 Who she is: As president and CEO of the nonprofit Downtown San Diego Partnership, she serves as an advocate for the city center’s 40,000-plus residents to ensure a clean, safe, and burgeoning environment. Top-of-mind goals: On her long to-do list, two goals rise to the top. 1. “Creating an environment for startups to exist and thrive in downtown San Diego.” 2. “Making sure that as tourists come in, they come back — because one visit is great, but three is so much better.” Target audience: “Millennials are our future workforce. They want a work/life balance. They don’t necessarily need to buy a house; renting is fine. They want to live in urban centers and have walkable experiences.” In the works: To address residents’ appeals for greater movability, the Partnership has helped instigate an urban circulator system targeted to launch next year and has advocated for car-sharing and bike-sharing programs. Philosophy: “It’s about having a downtown that is built for people, not buildings that are there just to be admired.” — LOUIS MARROQUIN

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Life’s too short to eat lousy pizza and drink cheap wine. Renato Riccio

Gleneagles Country Club, Plano, Texas Member since: 2009 Who he is: President and founder of Renato Ovens, a Dallas-area company that manufactures and distributes custom cooking equipment, such as brick pizza ovens, charbroilers, and rotisseries. Back story: In Italy, Riccio grew up around the family pizza business and worked in restaurants as a teenager. At 20, he moved to New York, and he eventually made his way to Texas, where he opened a Dallas pizzeria. In 1981, he began selling his Italian-style cooking equipment so others could experience the natural, earthy tastes from his youth. “Wood-burning ovens in combination with flour-made products create an aroma you can’t get any other way.” Look who’s cooking: He counts California Pizza Kitchen, Hyatt Regency, Oberoi Hotels, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, and Shangri-La Hotels among his corporate clients; and celebs such as Troy Aikman, Neil Patrick Harris, Don Henley, and Jimmy Kimmel fire up his products in their homes. Special delivery: Riccio personally installs every product. “I make sure the users understand the equipment. I bake their first pizza, and I like to see their faces as they eat it, cooked by an authentic Italian chef with his name on their oven.”

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Greater Fort Lauderdale for business, for life

Three major seaports. Seven executive airports. 40 colleges and universities. 23 miles of beaches. 300 miles of waterways. 40 golf courses. Average yearly temperatures of 82 degrees. Is there any reason NOT to relocate to the Greater Fort Lauderdale area? Fort Lauderdale is located in the center of Florida’s largest metropolitan area, and more than 150 corporate, international and regional headquarters (see list below) already enjoy the benefits of this ideal location. Please visit www.lesstaxing.com to view a short video on why so many companies have relocated their headquarters to the Greater Fort Lauderdale area. Recent announcements of several major corporate and international regional headquarter projects — from companies such as Altadis USA, American Express, Anthem Education, Emerson, Parallon, Prolexic Technologies, SmartWater CSI, Stemtech International and Just a Few of the Wendy’s Company — provide further “real the Corporate, International and Regional Headquarters in the Greater Fort Lauderdale Area AutoNation Citrix DHL Americas Elizabeth Arden Embraer Emerson Huizenga Holdings Kaplan Higher Education Mako Surgical Marriott International Microsoft Nipro Diagnostics Seacor

world” confirmation of the business benefits of the Greater Fort Lauderdale area. The cost-competitive attributes of Florida’s tax structure for both businesses and individuals have long been attested to by the Tax Foundation, highlighted by eight consecutive years ranked as the nation’s 5th best state tax business climate. And no state personal income tax is always a key point for consideration, especially for the attraction and retention of key employees. In addition, Chief Executive Magazine’s 2014 survey of CEOs ranked Florida #2 on its listing of “Best/Worst States for Business.” The area’s domestic and international air infrastructure is robust and is anchored by the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. A new $790 million runway is scheduled to open in September 2014, and low-cost domestic & international carriers such as JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and US Airways, provide daily flight service, with close proximity to the Miami International Airport providing additional options. Port Everglades is Florida’s leading container cargo and major cruise port — home to the world’s two largest cruise ships, the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas. The port is in the midst of a $72.8 million intermodal yard improvement and $54 million cruise terminal renovation that will further enhance its capabilities. Housing affordability for both single family homes and condominiums has dramatically improved from August 2007, making living in the area even more attractive. Large populations of people from Brazil and other South American countries now living in the Greater Fort Lauderdale area provide a substantial multilingual base of Portuguese and Spanish speaking employees to serve those markets as well as markets in the United States. Oh, wait, did we forget to mention no state income tax? Enjoy “Life. Less Taxing” or as longtime Fort Lauderdale resident Wayne Huizenga says, “Hey, it’s not what you make. It’s what you keep.” Visit www.lesstaxing.com or call 954-627-0134 and discover for yourself why Fort Lauderdale is an ideal place for business and for life.

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Use our free ZoomProspector to access information on available office and industrial sites, as well as demographic information. Go to www.lesstaxing.com and click on the “Sites & Buildings” button in the left column. Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport will add a new $790 million runway in 2014.

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What can you learn about upping your game from this Pinehurst gem? Plenty, says our team of experts.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pinehurst Resort and its famed No. 2 course make history this June, hosting back-to-back national championships: the U.S. Open and U.S. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open. On consecutive weeks, golf fans have the unique chance to spend quality TV time with one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest layouts, as well as see how elite men and women players attack the same challenges. Focused less on driving length and accuracy than shot-making variety and short-game acumen, this Donald Ross masterpiece is most beloved and feared for its diabolical green complexes. Even viewed from afar, its lessons can make you a better player no matter your home course. With that in mind, we assembled a team of esteemed experts to discern what you can take away from No. 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest challenges.

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EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: Coore, golf course designer and native North Carolinian, grew up playing Pinehurst’s Donald Ross courses. He and design partner Ben Crenshaw oversaw No. 2’s 15-monthlong restoration that debuted in March 2011.

No. 2’s test: The course’s setup offers countless options for attacking a hole, which can produce uncertainty. “It’s very different from the presentation of most U.S. Open courses. You see wider fairways and native roughs that allow for recovery. It’s not so dictatorial. You can play its holes in different ways, depending on your skill level and comfort level with certain shots. No. 2 showcases that, even with wider fairways, the world’s best players have to make decisions about where to play.” Takeaway: “Watch and listen to how these players go about playing a course that gives them options — to play short to certain parts of a fairway so wide they couldn’t possibly miss it, or to try to get closer to the green and play into more narrow parts, for example. This will create thought processes for how you should think about your own games, such as: ‘When I have different options, how do I choose what’s right for me, not what’s right for the three friends I’m playing with? What should I do on this hole?’ That’s the key lesson of Pinehurst No. 2.”

One of Pinehurst No. 2’s most difficult holes, the par-5 16th

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HANDLING MENTAL CHALLENGES No. 2’s test: Less-manicured conditions off the fairways can produce outcomes worse than the wayward shot itself, potentially throwing players’ emotions for a loop. “With the way Crenshaw and Coore renovated the course so that it’s now just fairways and waste areas, with no rough, one of the big issues is how players handle what they might perceive as ‘unfairness’ — say, a not-so-bad drive that gets blocked behind a clump of wiregrass in the waste area. You can get lucky or unlucky. That kind of thing can happen in golf anywhere. I always say, if you want fairness, don’t play a game that takes place outdoors, in nature.”

EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: Strange won back-to-back championships on Pinehurst No. 2 at the North and South Amateur (1975-’76) before pulling off the same feat in the U.S. Open (1988 at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., and 1989 at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.).

Takeaway: “You have to be strong enough mentally to take your medicine and get the ball back in play. Doing that and then wedging the ball in close from 50 yards saves more pars than trying miracle recovery shots. Unlike

the average Tour event, which is a sprint to make birdies, the U.S. Open is a marathon, where the pros have to minimize bogeys, just like amateurs should always minimize doublebogeys — those are the round-killers.”

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HANDLING FAIRWAY BUNKERS AND WASTE AREAS No. 2’s test: Since the course now lacks rough, wayward or ill-considered drives run into fairway bunkers and waste areas, leaving far more of these situations than usual. “These shots make amateurs nervous, and require some technical adjustments. Even on Tour, fairway bunkers are probably the leastpracticed shot — practice areas are hard to find, and it’s not a shot Tour players encounter often.” driving range and treat it like it’s a fairway bunker shot. “Waste areas may be a bit firmer, so you don’t have to dig in quite as much, and you can ground your club. Generally, you don’t make perfectly solid contact on these shots, and gripping down on the club takes away a little distance, too, so consider taking one club more — a 6-iron instead of a 7-iron, for example.”

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HANDLING SHORT SHOTS OFF FIRM, TIGHTLY MOWED GRASS No. 2’s test: The raised greens, runoff areas, and tightly mowed grass face players with plenty of short shots around the greens and nearly as many shot options. “Unlike Tour pros, club players generally want to putt the ball when not far off the green — less than 6 feet or so — because you can be most precise that way and there’s not much time for the ball to get knocked off line. Beyond that, whether you want to chip or bump-and-run depends on your comfort level with each shot and the undulation of the terrain, both to the green and on the green itself.” EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: Last year, Alpenfels, director of golf instruction at the Pinehurst Golf Academy, became one of the first two graduates of the PGA of America’s Master Professional Program 2.0, the highest educational designation a PGA member can attain.

EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: A 16-time winner on the LPGA Tour and a former World No. 1-ranked player, Kerr won the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Golf Club, another Donald Ross design, just five miles east of Pinehurst.

Takeaway: “Technically, I like to see both chipping and the bump-and-run done similarly to a putting stroke, with firm wrists throughout the shot. The main difference will be ball position. With chips, you want your weight forward and the ball back-of-center in your stance to help get the hands ahead. Then you want to keep them ahead. So many amateurs flip their hands through impact to try to help the ball up, which results in thin shots or heavy shots. One simple drill: Place a coin about 6 inches ahead of the ball and try to hit it on the follow-through. “For the bump-and-run with a hybrid — which has become such a popular shot because the club improves the margin for error on contact — you want the ball in the middle of your stance. A hybrid doesn’t have much loft, and you’re just sweeping the ball off the ground.”

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Takeaway: “Dig your feet into the sand for stability, and then grip down on the club to compensate. The ball position needs to move back a little, as you want the club shaft leaning forward a bit. Too many players try to pick the ball cleanly off the sand. What you want to do is hit down, contacting the ball first and essentially taking a divot. To practice, put your ball in a shallow divot on the

EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: In 2013, Chalmers ranked No. 1 on the PGA Tour in putting from 3-5 feet, making 213 of 225 putts (94.67 percent).

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KNOCKING IN KNEE-KNOCKERS No. 2’s test: The famously treacherous greens are only tougher at lightning-fast U.S. Open speeds, leaving a slew of ticklish short putts that must be holed to keep good rounds going. “You can’t give away any strokes at a U.S. Open, and making those tough 4- and 5-footers is a must. At Pinehurst, everyone is going to have a bunch of them every round.” Takeaway: “Many amateurs, and pros, move their lower body, even on shorter putts. The lower half must remain stable. That’s paramount. One great, simple indoor drill is putting with your backside against a wall. On the practice green, you can use your golf bag as the wall. “Many people have great practice strokes but then have more ‘hit’ in their actual stroke. You want to emulate that flowing practice stroke, with the ball just getting in the way. Practice holding your follow-

through. This will improve your distance control everywhere on the greens, and that’s important on short putts, too. I prefer feeding the ball into the hole on those rather than always trying to bang them in. “The last thing is your mentality. Great putters think about making putts rather than not missing them. Your goal is always to hit a great putt. Assess that as soon as you’ve made your stroke. ‘Did I roll it how I wanted to?’ If you did, your job is done, whether or not the putt goes in.”

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David Eger on ... EXPERT BRAGGING RIGHTS: Eger, a USGA senior director of rules and competition from 1992 to 1995, captured two North and South Amateur championships on Pinehurst No. 2 (1991 and 2000). As a pro, he has won four Champions Tour titles.

AVOIDING RULES SNAFUS No. 2’s test: Off-line shots can come to rest in Pinehurst’s pine needles, leading to rules violations for the inattentive or uninformed. “Remember the old game Pick Up Sticks, where you throw the plastic, multicolored sticks down on a tabletop and go to pick up one, only your hand touches another stick and the whole thing comes down? There’s a similar danger with pine needles, especially fluffed-up ones like you find on No. 2. If your ball is sitting precariously atop or within them, your ball can move even with you just standing next to it. This can be a problem if you’ve done anything in the vicinity of the ball that may have disturbed the pine needles.” Takeaway: “Extreme caution should be used to ensure a precariously positioned ball not move when moving pine needles near the ball with your hand, clubhead, or feet. USGA Decision 18-2a/30.5 clarifies that you’d be penalized a stroke and required to replace the ball in its original lie should the ball move in such circumstances.

“When your ball is among pine needles, inspect the situation from as far away as possible. If the lie looks dicey, get in there very carefully and do your business fast — to be safe, don’t ground your club. If it’s sitting on hardpan, you can go so far as carefully removing the pine needles from around the ball so as to have a cleaner swipe at it.” S U M M E R 2014

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GOLF COURSES You Need to Know About BY

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So, you’re off to Scotland, the ancient home of golf, land of a thousand bucket-list courses. But which ones do you plan to scratch off first?

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Gleneagles likely ranks high, and with good reason. The luxe retreat, in the country’s lush green center, hosts the Ryder Cup this fall on its PGA Centenary Course, and the property has been dressed up for the occasion. Visit its grand grounds, before or after the big matches, and you’ll find that the hotel has undergone a face-lift, with 36 new guest rooms, replete with modern stylings. And its Ryder Cup venue? Overhauled, too. Jack Nicklaus, the Centenary’s original designer, returned in 2012 to oversee the changes. Drainage was upgraded, tee boxes were tweaked, sight lines were improved for better viewing. It’s a perfect stage for a premier competition, with a stadium course built to house large crowds and accommodate the big games of the world’s best players. It’s not what you think of when you picture Scottish golf, though. Scottish golf is links golf, played on wild and woolly coastal layouts, sandy dunescapes sculpted by the wind and sea. The British Open venues are the most famous: icons such as the Old Course and Carnoustie. But scour the Scottish shoreline, and you’ll find many low-profile stars that are no less stunning for being less known. Call them Scottish sleepers. Here, six you’ll want to place high on your itinerary — some near other higher-profile courses.

Dunbar’s second green (foreground) and clubhouse

Dunbar Golf Club 6,597 yards, par 71

Most big-game hunters tracking trophy courses train their sights on nearby Muirfield, the fabled British Open venue. It’s their loss for letting Dunbar slip away. Among the striking features of this seaside stunner, in the county of East Lothian, 40 miles south of Edinburgh, is an ancient stone wall you pass on your path to the fourth tee. There, the course begins in earnest, spilling alongside a craggy coastline, whipped by winds off the Firth of Forth. The wall looms as a hazard in several places, hugging the fairway of the par-4 seventh, marking out-of-bounds right on the long 18th. As your round draws to a close, the red-roof town of Dunbar rises into view like a coastal postcard. It’s a picture worth mounting on your wall back home. dunbargolfclub.com

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JOHN MUIR’S BIRTHPLACE Though he’s best known for his work in the American West, the famed naturalist was born in Dunbar, a town that celebrates his life with an engaging museum. Excerpts from Muir’s journals stand on display, along with some of his wildlife sketches and maps of his journeys around the globe. jmbt.org.uk

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The Golf House Club, Elie 6,273 yards, par 70

A periscope, salvaged from a British navy submarine, rises from the rooftop of the starter’s shack here, stretching up more than 30 feet. Peer through its lens for a peek at the first fairway, which is hidden from your view when you’re standing on the tee. Elie’s blind opening shot makes a fitting introduction to a course filled with classic linksy quirks: rumpled fairways and slyly placed bunkers; large, firm greens with subtle breaks. Elie sits in the county Fife, home to St. Andrews, and though it can’t match the prestige of the renowned Old Course, its seaside backdrop

is equally arresting. The drama of the setting strikes full force on the par-4 10th, its green so close to the water you taste salt spray as you putt. “If I had my way,” five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson once said, “I’d build Elies all over the world.” It’s all the more special because there’s only one. golfhouseclub.co.uk

The elevated green of Elie’s par-4 No. 13

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When is Scottish pub grub worth a side trip? When it’s the fish and chips at this landmark seaside eatery, which draws culinary pilgrims from far and wide. The house specialty is halibut, caught by local fishermen, coated in crispy batter, and served with mushy peas and golden fries. You can grab yours on the go, or snag a table in a nautical-themed dining room, with sweeping views of the Firth of Forth. anstrutherfishbar.co.uk

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Crail Golfing Society, Balcomie Links 5,922 yards, par 69

Take the footpath between the 14th and 15th holes, and you come upon a cave, cut deep into the bluffs. A sign at its entrance claims Scotland’s King Constantine met his end here, put to death by Vikings in 874. That was then, though, and Danish invaders no longer pose a peril. Your worry is the wind, gusting off the North Sea, and Balcomie Links’ the multitude of bunkers (more than 60 altogether) on 447-yard No. 5 this short, demanding links (the older of two courses on property), where distance off the tee will get you only so far. Like the famed layouts of St. Andrews, just up the road, Balcomie is ancient and idiosyncratic, with crisscrossing fairways and doublegreens. It’s also a largely overlooked delight, a thinking-golfer’s design that rewards brains as much as brawn. Take the 14th hole, a 147-yard downhiller. Depending on the wind, it may be no more than a 9-iron. But there’s water to the right and bunkers in front. Leave it short, and, like a certain monarch, you’re pretty much dead. crailgolfingsociety.co.uk

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FIFE COASTAL PATH The Scots love their hill walks and their coastal hikes. This safe, partly paved trail, which runs for a total of 117 miles, cuts directly alongside Crail, hugging the water on its way to St. Andrews. It takes about five hours to walk that scenic 8-mile stretch, not much longer than it takes to play a round. fifecoastalpath.co.uk

The Medal Course’s challenging No. 2

Royal Montrose Medal Course 6,585 yards, par 71

Don’t be fooled by its plebeian-looking pro shop. This unassuming links, about 20 miles northeast from famed Carnoustie, deserves its royal designation, granted by Prince Albert in 1845. The young monarch knew what many stateside travelers don’t: This sandy seaside landscape is a place of great prestige, having hosted its first rounds in 1562. Over the years, Old Tom Morris and Willie Park Jr., iconic figures in Scottish golf design, both laid their hands on Montrose, helping shape a layout whose grandeur can’t be measured by the yardage on the card. From its understated first hole, a short par 4 that shoots toward the North Sea, the Medal Course runs atop a stretch of towering coastal dunes, then curls inland once again through waves of

native grasses and minefields of deep bunkers that test the best shot-makers’ skills. Placards on the tees call your attention to local points of interest: a nearby lighthouse, the bright blue harebell flowers that bloom all around. But the most compelling sight is the course itself, a prince that feels no need to wear a shiny crown. montroselinks.co.uk

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GLENDRONACH DISTILLERY One of Scotland’s oldest whisky distilleries, GlenDronach welcomes drop-in visits daily. But it’s worth planning ahead for the Connoisseur’s Experience, which features a guided tour followed by a tutored tasting of premium whiskies in the company of Frank Massie, a legendary figure in the Scottish spirits world. glendronachdistillery.com

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Brora’s par-3, 201-yard No. 18

Tain’s tough par-3 No. 17

Tain Golf Club 6,404 yards, par 70

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DUNROBIN CASTLE If Walt Disney had lived in 14th-century Scotland, he might have dreamed up something like this storybook castle, with its ornate spires and turrets rising by the sea. Dunrobin was built as a summer house for William, Earl of Sutherland, and it remains the home of his descendants. Now, though, it’s also open to the public, so you can wander through its lavish grounds and gardens, its grand halls and parlors, enjoying a rare glimpse of how the other half of one-half of 1 percent live. dunrobincastle.co.uk

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In the Scottish Highlands, land of whisky and windswept layouts, you can sample single malts and singular courses (Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart are two of the most famous). But no trip is complete without a taste of Tain, a rollicking links squeezed between the mountains and sea. It has been tweaked since Old Tom Morris created it in 1890. But 10 of Old Tom’s original holes remain, including the celebrated 17th, a long par 3 made perilous by a burn that splices it not once but twice. Though wind is ever-present, the layout’s sheltered location protects it from the wildest northern Scotland weather. But this being the Highlands, you won’t be alone if you pack a flask of whisky or find yourself sipping a dram in the clubhouse — a relaxing place for a post-round round. tain-golfclub.co.uk

Brora Golf Club 6,211 yards, par 70

Head way up in the Highlands, farther off the beaten path than many golfers care to tread, and you come to this lovely, isolated layout, on linksland overlooking the North Sea. It’s a quiet, calming place, but you’ll always have companions. Terns wheel in the sky, dolphins ply the currents, and herds of sheep tend to the tangled rough. Small electric fences ring the greens, protecting them from the local livestock. But the course defends itself in familiar links fashion, with assorted humps and hillocks, riveted pot bunkers, and a frequently fierce wind huffing off the water. The routing, too, follows a traditional format: the front side leading out, along the shoreline; the back side turning back toward the clubhouse, whose windows peer out on the closing hole — a long, demanding baah-three. broragolf.co.uk

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LOCH NESS You’ve come this far, why not drive a little farther and look for Nessie in the famous Loch, where legend says she lives? On the off chance you don’t spy her — there are seasonal cruises on ships equipped with underwater cameras — there’s always the Visitors Centre. It’s loaded with exhibits on the history and mystery of the famous lake. lochness.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2122; night in Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charming Lower Downtown neighborhood, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m drinking a Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, a beer brewed with meat. Organ meat, to be specific. Reproductive organ meat, from a bull, to be even more specific without being too specific. The brew is dark, rich, and a bit viscous, but nowhere near as disgusting as it sounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This beer is only scary by reputation,â&#x20AC;? says my imbibing companion James Miller, a Denverite who pens a blog called the Beer Drifter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know there was meat in it if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you.â&#x20AC;? I have just arrived in Denver and this scary-by-reputation brew is the first beer Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sampled in what I hope will be a whirlwind, two-day tour of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s booming craft-beer scene. The operative word here being â&#x20AC;&#x153;sample.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just have small tastes because I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the time or tolerance for full pints. I choose Wynkoop Brewing Co., with its exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, and lacquered tables, as the first stop on my tour because, in 1988, it was the first brewpub to open in Denver. One of Wynkoopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original owners, John Hickenlooper, has since gone on to become Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Denver has since become one of the hottest places in the nation for craft beer, with new breweries opening at a rapid clip. Near the close of 2011, 15 breweries called Denver home. Today, there are twice as many, with more on the way. The Denver Westword weekly publication reports that as many as 50 breweries could be operating here by the end of the year. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential renaissance is helping to drive that growth, and so, too, are the efforts of a new breed of brewmasters. Some of this new breed focus on perfecting traditional, historic beer styles from Germany, Belgium, or elsewhere. Others create entirely new brews from unusual ingredients such as kaffir lime leaves and agave nectar. Still others just make plain olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; good beer because they like making it. Or, at least, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Miller tells me at Wynkoop. He also warns me not to expect my next stops to have Wynkoopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s polish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In true S U M M E R 2014

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Colorado spirit, the new breweries are staking their claims anywhere they can, with a lot of them opening out of old industrial spaces.â&#x20AC;? That means many of the new places have minimal decor and no food â&#x20AC;&#x201D; other than whatever the food trucks that pull up outside their doors most nights sell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting all their money into their beer,â&#x20AC;? Miller says. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my turn to put some money into drinking that beer.

, I have booked a nighttime brewery tour with Denver Brews Cruise. My guide: Brent Scheiwe, who, on the tourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, proudly refers to himself as Captain Brent. He says his tours have never been busier, booking everything from conventioneers to a group of Australian guys in town for a bachelor party. This, he credits to the boom in Denver breweries over the past couple of years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard even for me to keep up with all the new breweries here,â&#x20AC;? Captain Brent says. It could also be hard to find some of the new breweries without an experienced guide. After a stop at Breckenridge Brewery, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest brewer, we head to Witâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s End Brewing Co., which opened in 2011 in a southwest Denver warehouse district. Here, â&#x20AC;&#x153;warehouse districtâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean historic, revamped, red-brick structures like Wynkoop. Instead, it means bland, one-story rows of buildings. When we pull into the parking lot, I think Captain Brent may have run us aground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a brewery here?â&#x20AC;? I ask. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You bet,â&#x20AC;? says the Captain. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m barely more convinced by the interior. A few taps perk up a small bar up front but otherwise thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardly any decor. Most walls are left unpainted. Empty malt sacks hang haphazardly everywhere. Exposed

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Denver and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop chattering about it to Captain Brent. Luckily for him, a Colorado Avalanche game has just faced off on the flat-screen TV behind me, and suddenly the strangers at the bar are talking to each other about the game. Captain Brent interrupts my Cherry Kriek monologue to point out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to have a good time in these breweries, even with strangers,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who like good beer like other people who like good beer.â&#x20AC;?

ductwork and conduit run just beneath the 15-foothigh ceilings, and a few tables and stools break up the space between the bar and the very small fermenting operation in the back. Unlike the field of fermenting tanks at Breckenridge, Witâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s End has just one tank at the time of my visit and can make only DRINK UP: one barrel at a time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though that will Clockwise from top left: Witâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s change this summer with the addition End Brewing Co.; of a seven-barrel system. I sample Denver Beer Co.; several brews, including the JeanBreckenridge Claude Van Blond, a Belgian blond ale Brewery; Strange Craft Beer Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so good I would have bought it by the specialty beer keg if possible. Except, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not possible. board; Denver You can only get Witâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Endâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beers here. Brews Cruiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s If you can find the place. Captain Brent Scheiwe Captain Brent next sails us a mileand-a-half north into the shadow of Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. Amid a power plant, an unfinished rail line, and another strip of single-story warehouses, it feels less like where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d locate a licensed bar and more like a place where high-schoolers would go to sneak some beers. But this is where the owners of Strange Craft Beer Co. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two former Denver Post IT guys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; decided to open their operation a few years ago. About 10 casually dressed men and women ranging in age from 20s to 50s gather at Strangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiny, L-shaped bar. I try a flight of eight sample-size beers, including a Rosemary Pale Ale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; flavored with rosemary, oatmeal, agave nectar, and zythos hops â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slightly sweet and smells like pine, and the Powerhouse Porter, dense and bursting with chocolate flavor. My favorite, though, is the Cherry Kriek, an award-winning Belgian wheat beer incorporating cherries. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s red and foamy, and if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know better Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think it was a sparkling rosĂŠ Champagne. It is the best beer Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had so far in

out my window from the tony Hotel Monaco, taking in the renovation projects going on in several downtown buildings, I start thinking about demographics. More than 635,000 people live in the city limits, 10 percent more than lived here a decade ago. They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all like craft beer. At least, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all like craft beer enough to pay higher prices while eschewing cheaper beers brewed by big beer companies. So how are all these new craft breweries managing to coexist, even to thrive, here? For answers, I head to Denver Beer Co. in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highland neighborhood, where a new condominium building seems to be under construction on every corner. The 3-year-old brewery occupies a space that once housed an auto body shop, and it still looks like it. Inside the big, glass garage doors, the car shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old floor jacks have been lifted to bar-table height and topped with circular tree grates that serve as places to set your beer. Those beers have a reputation for being made with unusual ingredients such as Maya nuts, grape must, kaffir lime leaves, and roasted pumpkins. The price for that creativity? Five bucks a pint. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a common price in Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breweries and, frustratingly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less than what I pay for a Coors Light in most bars where I live. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pricing beer for our neighbors,â&#x20AC;? says Denver Beer Co. co-owner Charlie Berger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to line our pockets. The point is to share our beers. I think a lot of brewers in Denver feel the same way.â&#x20AC;? Berger pours me a $1 sample size of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey! Pumpkin,â&#x20AC;? so rich with S U M M E R 2014

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smoky pumpkin and cinnamon that it displaces Strange Craft Beerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherry Kriek as my favorite of the trip. I ask Berger whether Denver is nearing a brewery saturation point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about market saturation,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft beer is far from the leader in the market right now. So, as long as everybody is making high-quality, really good beer, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of room for consumers to come over to the craft side.â&#x20AC;?

as far along on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the craft sideâ&#x20AC;? as it gets in Denver. The Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project focuses on a niche style of brewing rooted 200 years in the past, but updated with new science. The brewery set up shop last year in a rehabilitated 1880s foundry just a couple of miles northwest of Denver Beer Co. and is now home to an artisan marketplace called the Source. Crooked Staveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial-chic space in the back of the Source features an L-shaped bar and a huge open fermenting tank called a coolship. The beers here are mostly sour and wild ales, all aged in massive barrels called foeders (say â&#x20AC;&#x153;foo-dersâ&#x20AC;?). Belgian brewers have been making beer this way for centuries, but Crooked Stave has won national acclaim for researching and updating the science behind how those wild yeasts work. Owner Chad Yakobson earned his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in brewing and distilling and wrote his thesis on the biochemistry behind yeast fermentation. Fittingly, I get a lesson on the making of Crooked Staveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beers as I taste seven different samples. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of the responsibility of being in this taproom is to be an educator,â&#x20AC;? says Nick Mader, Crooked Staveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cellar reserve coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of that, the number of people weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to turn on to this style of beer here is incredible.â&#x20AC;? So is the beer, especially the mouth-puckering saison called Surette, which spends more than three months aging in a foeder, and a burgundy sour ale called Origins, which has the color of a red 52

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Bordeaux and the complex taste of a cocktail. The latter is now my favorite beer of the trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably a wine drinker,â&#x20AC;? Mader says, guessing correctly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wine people often like sours but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the bitter flavors you get with beer made with a lot of hops, like what you get with an IPA.â&#x20AC;? This is a palate-pleasing revelation for me, one that can lead me to make better beer choices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for my personal tastes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the future. Or, for that matter, the present. I make several stops after Crooked Stave. A mile southwest thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River North Brewery, in a space that housed well-known craft brewer Flying Dog before that one relocated operations to Maryland. River Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-seat, blond wood bar serves one of the hoppiest beers in town, the Hoppenberg Uncertainty Principle. Two blocks away, I stop at the SandLot Brewery inside the Coors Field ballpark. This brewery, with its 69-foot-long, tan-wood bar and 25 taps, has been the home of MillerCoorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Blue Moon Brewing Co. since 1995. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find most of what they brew MULTIPLE CHOICES: Above left, samplers at the Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project. Above right, clockwise from top, the SandLot Brewery, Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, and Crooked Stave

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Breckenridge Brewery: This large brewery with a bottling operation offers tours and serves excellent barbecue in its taproom. 471 Kalamath St.; 303-573-0431; breckenridgebrewery.com 2 Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project: This brewery and taproom inside the Source, an artisan market in the city’s River North neighborhood, specializes in aged, Belgian-style, sour beers. 3350 Brighton Blvd.; 720-5508860; crookedstave.com 3 Denver Beer Co.: Housed in a former auto body shop in northern Denver, this brewery often uses unusual ingredients such as kaffir lime leaves in its beers. 1695 Platte St.; 303-4332739; denverbeerco.com 4 Hogshead Brewery: Located in the trendy Highland neighborhood, this stylish brewery focuses on English ales. 4460 W. 29th Ave.; 303-495-3105; hogsheadbrewery.com 5 Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew: This small brewery in the Five Points neighborhood has gained a following for malting its own grains — a rarity among microbreweries. 2810 Larimer St.; 720-722-2810; omfmb.com

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here — including the Goat Rancher, a full-bodied, somewhat sweet pale bock — outside of the stadium. Less than a mile northwest of Coors Field, just past a restoration project that’s bringing new life to Denver’s historic Union Station, I find Prost Brewing, housed in a large, green-sided building that looks like a manufacturing plant. Prost makes only German-style beers from a brewhouse imported from a defunct German brewer. I zigzag back across the river, a mile and a half to the east, to find a brewery that really stands out, in part because it absolutely does not stand out at all. Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew is a gray box of a place that opened in late 2012 in a neighborhood called Five Points, where industrial corridors cut across blocks of very small homes. You won’t find any gimmicks here, though it does malt its own grains, rare for a small brewery. The result: fresh, simple beers that people come in droves from across the city and country to taste. Brandon Proff, who owns Our Mutual Friend with two friends he met when they were all home brewers, says this is exactly what makes Denver’s beer scene so vibrant. If great, fresh,

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6 Prost Brewing: Located just west of the Platte River, it specializes in German beers and has a patio with a skyline view. 2540 19th St.; 303-729-1175; prostbrewing.com 7 River North Brewery: This brewery serves Belgian and Belgian-American hybrid beers in an industrial-style taproom with views of the brewing operations. 2401 Blake St., #1; 303-296-2617; rivernorthbrewery.com 8 The SandLot Brewery: Home of the Blue Moon Brewing Co., this bar located inside Coors Field opens year-round and sells a variety of microbrews. 2161 Blake St; 303-312-2553; bluemoonbrewingcompany.com

9 Strange Craft Beer Co.: Just 8/10ths of a mile from Mile High Stadium, this small brewery has a large beer garden out back. 1330 Zuni St., Unit M; 720-985-2337; strangecraft.com 10 Wit’s End Brewing Co.: This nondescript nanobrewery in an equally nondescript warehouse strip will add a seven-barrel system this summer. 2505 W. 2nd Ave., Unit 13; 303-459-4379; witsendbrewing.com 11 Wynkoop Brewing Co.: Denver’s seminal brewpub, opened in 1988, features 22 pool tables and a full food menu. 1634 18th St.; 303-297-2700; wynkoop.com

straightforward beer served in a no-frills setting is all you want, you can get it. If it’s not, you can find just about anything and everything else in Denver’s breweries now. “Depending on your mood on any given night, you can choose where to go,” he says. “If you like what we do, you can come here. If you want sour beer, you go to Crooked Stave. If you want a Dunkel, you go to Prost. If you want a British-style beer, our friends at Hogshead Brewery do amazing British beers. So many quality beers are being made now in Denver that you could have something great, and different, every night of the week if you wanted.” And if you want something that just so happens to be brewed with a bull’s reproductive organs, well, you can find that in Denver, too. S U M M E R 2014

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Haute DOGS

kimchi

INSPIRED SPINS ON THAT GOOD OL’ SUMMERTIME FAVORITE

Let’s be frank: Relish, onions, and cheddar cheese as hot dog toppings are passé. Amp up America’s go-to street food with these newfangled frankfurters and flavor-jazzed toppings developed by the club chefs. BY

ROBIN BARR SUSSMAN R . J. H I N K L E

Korean barbecue sauce

F O O D P H OT O G R A P H Y BY

KIMCHI DOG Executive chef Kristian Lenard Canyon Creek Country Club, Richardson, Texas

As Southern as It Gets Dawg Executive chef Danny Beavers Southern Trace Country Club, Shreveport, La.

CHEF’S TIP

“Traditional hot dog buns must be toasted,” Chef Beavers says. Toasting caramelizes the sugars in the bread, adding more flavor, color, and texture. It also makes it easier to spread the ingredients evenly.

This sultry creation showcasing rich, Southern ingredients has all the makings of a Tennessee Williams character — cheesy, savory, and a bit crusty.

green-onion smoked sausage homemade pimento cheese Vienna hot dog bun

drizzle of warm jalapeño pepper jelly half slices of fried green tomatoes

Chef Lenard adds some Asian flair to his backyard cookouts with a spicy masterpiece crowned with kimchi, a tangy Asian-style pickled cabbage.

CHEF’S TIP

Chef Lenard, who’s admittedly porkobsessed, recommends using Applegate natural pork hot dogs, which are free of fillers and preservatives.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER BUFFALO DOG Executive chef Philip Carter Aliso Viejo Country Club, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Carb lovers will dig this hefty buffalo hot dog, a wonderfully satisfying amalgam wrapped up in — surprise — a tortilla!

buffalo frank

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“Fluffy, buttery, and slightly dense, home-baked or bakery brioche hot dog buns are the perfect vessels for lots of toppings,” Chef Carter says.

hot pretzel bread roll

salsa

brioche hot dog bun

Serve with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo

refried beans

cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses melted on a 12-inch flour tortilla

pork hot dog

roasted poblano peppers

jalapeños

Sweet-Tea-Marinated Turkey Hot Dog

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uncured organic turkey frank marinated in tea horseradish mustard

Executive chef Veronica Majors University Club of Jacksonville in Florida

Bursting with flavor and freshness, this dog reflects the trend toward organic lean meat and light natural relishes.

FOOD STYLING BY STEPHANIE GREENWOOD

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“An uncured hot dog picks up the tea flavor after you marinate it for 24 hours,” says Chef Majors, adding that she uses Mighty Leaf brand teas.

peach and cilantro slaw

To make the slaw, shred cabbage and carrots and combine with peaches, sweet red onions, cilantro, cider vinegar, salt, and pepper.

sauteed onions

Beer Steamed “First, steam the franks in a skillet with a little beer. When the liquid is almost gone, throw in some butter and saute until the outside is golden brown. It gives the meat an amazing caramelized flavor.” — Executive chef Kristian Lenard

Flame Grilled “To bring out the true richness of the meat, grill it on an open flame. Not only does this seal in the juices, but it gives the skin a slight crunch. The flames add smoky flavor, and grill marks are the sign of a true grill master.” — Executive chef Danny Beavers

Griddled “Split the dog lengthwise down the middle and saute or sear on a flat-top griddle. This heats it evenly and keeps it snappy.” — Executive chef Philip Carter

toasted cornmealdusted wheat hot dog bun

Roasted “If you prefer to avoid charred meat, roast the hot dog on a baking rack in a very hot oven until some of the juices start to escape. A pan underneath will catch the juices.” — Executive chef Veronica Majors S U M M E R 2014

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Sailing’s Striking

New Look The diminished economy sent recreational sailing — and all of boating — into a nosedive a few years ago. But builders, designers, and sail makers wisely used the downturn to assess both the good and not-so-good about sailing and devise new ideas and technologies now driving a dramatic rebound in this age-old sport. Here, some of the impressive ways sailing has reinvented itself to spark this resurgence. Maybe it’s time you go nautical, whether you’re an old salt who lost touch with this sport or an absolute landlubber looking for a healthy new family activity offshore. BY

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Joy to the World IN THE PAST: Traditionally, sailboats have been difficult to handle under power with their single engine and a keel that reduces maneuverability. Twin-engined powerboats could easily slip into cramped moorings, while spectators loved watching sailboat captains attempt to maneuver into a dock.

STATS TELL THE STORY This year,

% production of sailboats

218%

36 feet and larger expected to grow

29%

Stats from “The Sailing Market 2014 report,” produced by the Bonnier Corp.

GILLES MARTIN-RAGET (AERIAL VIEW)

Last year, sales of imported sailboats 35 feet and under increased by The jump in entry-level cruising sailboats (20-29 feet)

NOW: Enter the joystick, computer controls embraced by kids who play video games. Similar controls now turn docking a sailboat into child’s play. Beneteau has introduced its Dock & Go system while French sister company Jeanneau offers 360 Docking. On both systems, which use a Yanmar diesel engine, the propeller is in a pod (much like an outboard motor lower unit) that rotates either 180 or 360 degrees under the hull, while a bow thruster operates like an underwater fan to push jets of water one way or the other. Linking the two via computer, the skipper can literally slide the sailboat sideways into a small space like iron filings to a magnet. All it takes is a finger-tip touch on the joystick and the boat can be spun in its own length, moved sideways, or even held in place against the dock while the crew sets the mooring lines. “The most important thing to remember about using these systems is not to overthink docking,” says Wayne Burdick of Beneteau America. “You need to divorce yourself from all those fears. Most people pick up the joystick system after an afternoon of practice.” S U M M E R 2014

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Too Tacky IN THE PAST: Another former drawback to sailing: tacking, changing the sails from side to side, which always involved someone cranking on a winch to trim the sail to the new side. Tacking up a narrow channel could get old very quickly.

Mainly Muscle NOW: Credit the late Ted Hood, a sail maker and America’s Cup skipper, with the idea of a mainsail that rolls up inside the mast like a vertical window shade. While the earliest iterations of this furling system were primitive and prone to jamming at the absolute worst times, today’s versions, using high-tech roller bearings and exotic materials, have created a mainsail management system that removes the effort from this big sail. Some roll the sail up inside the mast, while others use the horizontal boom to accept the rolled sail. Either way, these have tamed the dreaded mainsail.

Self-tending jib

More Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Roller furling

IN THE PAST: Next to the mainsail, raising and lowering the forward sail, called the jib, has been another big headache. Located at the end of a narrowing (and sometimes wet) foredeck, it could prove a handful to get down. Stir in wind, waves, and spray, and you had the recipe for a debacle.

NOW: The roller concept came to the rescue again, but only in the past couple of years have the systems been perfected enough to become standard equipment on most sailboats larger than 30 feet. The sail literally rolls up on itself with the pull of a line from the security of the cockpit. Once the sail is tightly furled, a canvas strip on the outer edge protects it from sun and weather. 58

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COURTESY OF SELDÉN MAST (SAIL TIME LAPSE)

IN THE PAST: Being the primary and largest sail on most sailboats makes the mainsail the 900-pound gorilla: heavy, unwieldy, and, in a breeze, recalcitrant. Hoisting the mainsail in days past meant using lots of muscle to manhandle the sail up. Getting it down was even more of a struggle, as sailors stood precariously on the cabin trying to wrestle the sail into a furled shape that could be tied to the boom. Again, wind only added to the agonies.

NOW: On the new Blue Jacket 40, named Cruising World’s 2014 Boat of the Year, the jib takes care of itself. The skipper can tack every minute and the crew never has to lift a finger, crank a winch, or even put down a beer. The key is the Hoyt boom, a short, curved carbon-fiber pole that sprouts from the forward deck and, once set, allows the jib to tack without any trimming required. Other builders have tried “selftending jibs” in the past, but they always involved tracks on the deck and complicated systems. This is a particularly simple solution.

Power winches

Getting Cranky IN THE PAST: On a, let’s say, 45-foot sailboat in a breeze, it would take at least one strong man (perhaps two) to crank in the jib using pure musclepower on a winch. Then, when you would tack, you would have to do it all over again on the other side.

NOW: Ten-year-old kids can do the same thing with no effort, thanks to electric winches. Pretty cool, huh? Electric or hydraulic winches were once found only on hundred-plus footers, but compact and powerful modern versions have become standard or optional on every sailboat offered today. On an Italian-built Wallycento, the skipper and I took the boat out by ourselves and once outside the harbor, the skipper went below for a nap. Where once I would have needed a dozen burly crew members, I hoisted the sails by touching a button, trimmed them with another, and had a lovely afternoon single-handing

this massive yacht with its 150-foot mast and nearly 7,000 square feet of sail. Ah, the joy of electric winches. Neil Harvey of Harken Yacht Equipment, one of the leading manufacturers of electric winches, is sold on powered winches. Though he’s an ocean-racing sailor of considerable repute and has cranked more winches than he can remember, he notes, “Give me an electric winch anytime. I’ve done more than my share of cranking, and if I never have to pick up another winch handle, well, I’m OK. There’s something so satisfying about just touching a button to trim sails effortlessly.” Enough said.

GUILLAUME PLISSON (WINCHES)

Other enticing amenities in the new world of sailboats 1 The Catalina 445 comes with a washer-dryer option, so no more salty clothing and you can dry your bathing suits, too. 1 “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” may have said “Water, water everywhere … nor any drop to drink … ” but that’s no longer true on sailboats. Where once “Navy showers” (turn on shower, wet body, turn off, soap up,

turn on, rinse off, turn off) were de rigueur, today’s sailor can stand in the shower, a hot one at that, and sing away. The reason? Many yachts, such as the MarineMax 484 catamaran, include reverse osmosis water makers as standard equipment. While you’re sailing, the water maker busily converts saltwater into drinking water and pumps it into your tank.

There’s a water heater, too, so hot water is no longer a dream, but a reality. 1 On hot days, you can turn on the air conditioning or, in cool weather, heat up the cabin. Air conditioning is now often standard on sailboats, so you can sleep comfortably even in the muggy tropics. 1 All this takes power, of course, and on many

sailboats today generators are standard or optional equipment. The Catalina 445 has either a 4kW or 6kW generator as an option, plus enough wall sockets to handle everything from your hair dryer to blenders for those piña coladas. The MarineMax 484, expecting heavier electrical use, features a 16kW generator as a standard.

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Inner Delights

IN THE PAST: Sailboats have traditionally been uncomfortable, particularly in the cockpit where you spend most of your time. You’d bang knees, sit on hard seats with squareedged backrests, and you had to be a dedicated sailor to put up with it. If you wanted to go swimming at anchor, you had to climb over the rail and go down a wobbly ladder. Fiberglass hardtop

NOW: On the new Hunter 40, the first offering from the recently acquired and newly named Marlow-Hunter Yachts, the cockpit is pure luxury, with comfortable, ergonomically designed seats and a folding table down the cockpit’s center for munchies, drinks, or alfresco dining. An optional fiberglass hardtop above the cockpit not only provides sun protection but also lighting and stereo speakers. How decadent is that? The Hunter 40, by the way, also takes advantage of the previously mentioned roller furling jib, and gives you the option of the in-mast roller mainsail and electric winches. Ahhhhh … On the Beneteau Oceanis 41, there are also twin wheels and the cockpit’s rear folds down, creating a teak swim platform for easy access to the water.

NOW: Frankly, if you haven’t been inside a sailboat in a decade, you’ve got some surprises coming your way: suedes and leathers, granite counters, solid teak planking underfoot, and nary a trace of icky Formica. Those cramped little bunks? Gone. In their place, expect queen-sized berths with mattresses as good as (or even better than) your ones at home. Claustrophobic little head compartments with a toilet you have to pump and a handheld nozzle for showering (and getting everything wet)? Naaah. Think full-sized stall showers with seats, electric-flushing toilets, and perhaps even a vanity for m’lady to put on her eyeliner. You can’t call it the owner’s cabin on the Jeanneau 41DS — it’s more of an owner’s suite: a large bed, stitched leather seating on each side, plenty of light, and fresh air on a 41-footer! Even if you don’t want to leave the dock, this is the perfect pied-à-terre for a weekend getaway.

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1 Jeanneau 41DS bedroom 2 Hunter 40 cherry interior 3 Wallycento interior

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BILLY BLACK (HARDTOP), J.J. BERNIER (JEANNEAU), ALLEN CHEUVRONT (HUNTER), GUILLAUME PLISSON (WALLYCENTO)

Alfresco Comforts

IN THE PAST: Before, sailors could count on cramped cabins with thin vinyl cushions on narrow bunks, toilets barely better than an oak bucket, and drizzly handheld shower nozzles.

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Kiawah Island South Carolina

10 miles of private beach

  What is that moment when you know you’re home? For residents of Kiawah Island, it’s the realization that an experience has become a lifestyle — one that is intoxicatingly simple to adopt within this private island community. Named the “Happiest SeasideTown in America” by Coastal Living magazine, Kiawah’s natural Lowcountry charms, pristine beaches and resort amenities — just a short drive from captivating Charleston — present a sublime opportunity to live out your dreams.

In addition, Cassique owners also enjoy activities and amenities catering to every preference through Kiawah Island Club membership, starting withTom Fazio’s River Course, the relaxing Sasanqua Spa and easy access to beach, pool and clubhouse from the Beach Club, the island’s cornerstone for Club members. Cassique’s recently developed garden cottages and newly released homesites make cozy, comfortable additions to the community’s carefully crafted union of privacy and accessibility. And with some of Cassique’s finest properties reserved for development, creating your new life is within your reach.

Hole No. 5 on the Cassique course

5 Things to Know About Kiawah Island  National Geographic Traveler cited Kiawah’s pristine beach as the

“Second Most Romantic Beach in America,” andTheTravel Channel ranked it as one of the “TopTen Beaches for Families.”

 Outside of government lands, Kiawah is the most carefully preserved barrier island of its size in the nation.

 Spoleto Festival, one of the world’s premier performing arts festivals, fills Charleston’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces for 17 days and nights each spring.

 Designed by the likes of Pete Dye,Tom Fazio, Clyde Johnston, Jack

Nicklaus, and Gary Player, the Kiawah Island Golf Resort boasts five elite golf courses.

 Charleston was named both “Top U.S. City” and “Top Destination in the World” by Condé Nast Traveler 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards.

KiawahIsland.com/CQ 866-312-8868

Photos by Patrick O’Brien. Courtesy of Kiawah Partners.

Staging a renaissance on the island’s west end, Cassique is a private resort community blending the influences of the past with the flair and styling of the present. Uncrowded, unhurried and inviting, this tight-knit neighborhood delivers the rarest of settings — an enclave where the Kiawah River joins the Atlantic Ocean. Just a short walk away, Cassique’s luxurious amenities includeTom Watson’s spectacular links course, world-class cuisine crafted byTom Colicchio at Voysey’s, and fitness at the state-of-the art Sports Pavilion. A private kayak dock lets you explore the Kiawah River and the Atlantic Ocean, while west end beach access previews the development of a new beach amenity.

TPC Piper Glen

ClubCorp News and Events

Acquisitions

Tour Worthy

Play like a pro at two TPC properties just added to the ClubCorp family BY

LOUIS MARROQUIN

hen the PGA Tour established its Tour Players Club (TPC) network back in the ’80s, its goal was to provide the ultimate venues for hosting Tour events, with services and amenities to match. Now ClubCorp upholds that tradition with the addition of TPC Michigan in Dearborn and TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte, N.C., to its family of clubs — and looks to the future with plans to upgrade both prestigious properties. TPC Michigan’s 6,586-yard, Jack Nicklaus Signature course takes its inspiration from Scotland’s links courses, with rolling fairways, tiered greens, and natural wetlands. The Champions Tour’s Ford Senior Players Championship made the course its home for 14 years, from 1993 to 2006. The club also offers casual dining, a bar and lounge, locker rooms, and private event spaces. The planned face-lift will focus on the clubhouse’s interior and patio; improved cart paths, bunkers, and bridges; and a new golf cart fleet. Set on undulating North Carolina terrain, TPC Piper Glen’s 6,853-yard Arnold Palmer design takes advantage of natural rock outcroppings, oak trees, and lake inlets. The club, which hosted the Champions Tour’s Home Depot Invitational for six years, also features tennis courts, a pool, fitness center, and a dining room. Expect golf course renovations and clubhouse and pool upgrades. Members of the ClubCorp family of clubs get social and dining access at these clubs; and members with O.N.E. and Signature Gold Unlimited benefits also receive complimentary green fees.

TPC Michigan Dearborn

JACK NICKLAUS designed this 6,586-yard Scottishinspired course.

Charlotte, N.C.

ARNOLD PALMER designed this 6,853-yard beauty.

The Creek’s 18th hole at the Clubs of Prestonwood

In Texas

DICK DURRANCE II

Double Play

Get two clubs in one with new acquisition

ClubCorp’s latest addition in the Lone Star State opens the door to two distinct golf experiences under one name, The Clubs of Prestonwood. The clubs offer two 18-hole championship courses — each with its own clubhouse — the Creek in North Dallas and the Hills in nearby Plano. Both properties will soon see upgrades to their dining rooms, golf courses, and other family-focused amenities. The Creek’s 52,000-square-foot clubhouse features dining, a fitness area with state-ofthe-art equipment, 10 lighted Laykold-surface tennis courts, and pro shop. Just eight miles north, the Hills course lives up to its name with rolling terrain and natural foliage. The clubhouse includes a 19th Hole, an outside deck, and a dining room overlooking a pond. — L.M.

Coming to Waco As college football season revs up late this summer, ClubCorp will unveil the Baylor Club, its newest private alumni club, in Baylor University’s new McLane Stadium. More details in our fall issue.

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ClubCorp News and Events Compiled by Alex Ethridge

In the News At the Clubs

Look who’s been spotted at ClubCorp clubs ... golf courses receive honors ... wedding and tournament distinctions

Summer Sizzlers

Golf, beach, and other escapes for your warm-weather fun Pinehurst

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AT THE AFFILIATES

Book two nights and three rounds of golf June 30Sept. 3 at the historic Pinehurst resort in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C., and get a free extra night and round. This Pinehurst Summer Tee package also includes breakfast and dinner, a sleeve of Titleist golf balls, and access to the resort’s beach club and fitness center. Kids 12 and under stay and eat free with paying adult. From $868 per person, based on double occupancy and availability.

Through Sept. 1, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch offers members of ClubCorp clubs a third night of accommodations free when you book through the ClubLine. Members with Signature Gold and O.N.E. benefits also get complimentary golf at the nearby Gainey Ranch Golf Club, Anthem Golf & Country Club, and Seville Golf & Country Club.

AT KSL RESORTS

It’s beach season! With the Del Beach + Breakfast package at Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif., you’ll secure a full day of seaside seating on Del Beach. Get breakfast daily, bar-to-beach service from the food and drink menu, and oneday reserved cabanette seating. From $390. Two-night stay required.

Relax and revive amid Colorado’s beauty with the Summer Sabbatical package June 15-Aug. 15 at Vail Mountain Lodge. For an all-inclusive $650 per room (based on double occupancy), you get two nights’ accommodations, two spa treatments, and two private yoga or fitness sessions at the on-site Vail Vitality Center.

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Baylor Club, Waco, Texas Calumet Country Club, Homewood, Ill. The Clubs of Prestonwood, Dallas Hidden Lake Golf Club, Burlington, Ontario Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas Miami Valley Hunt & Polo Club, Dayton, Ohio Stillmeadow Country Club, Cincinnati TPC Michigan, Dearborn TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, N.C.

Several clubs resembled redcarpet venues last spring with all the high-profile guests passing through their doors. A few of the notables: 1Former President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara stopped by the Houston Club to check out the newly renamed George and Barbara Bush Ballroom. Superstar Bette Midler also visited the club when she was in town for Houston’s Brilliant Lecture Series, where she spoke about her life as an entertainer and philanthropist. While at the club, Midler dined on a threecourse meal prepared by executive chef Doug George and his culinary team. 1 While visiting Norfolk, Va., former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was a guest at Town Point Club, where he spent time with and honored Navy SEALs. 1Sam Champion, former weather anchor for ABC’s Good Morning America, who recently switched to a new role at the Weather Channel, served as keynote speaker for an Atlanta Press Club luncheon at the Commerce Club. 1Florida Gov. Rick Scott dropped in for breakfast at the Centre Club in Tampa. 1 During the NCAA Final Four tournament held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in April, the Tower Club hosted comedian Conan O’Brien, who broadcast his late-night talk show from Dallas the week of the event. Also in town for the college basketball showdown, Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn and former Dallas

Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs small forward Michael Finley were spotted at the club, too. Audubon International has designated the golf course at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, Fla., as a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, noting that the course is environmentally efficient and a good habitat for the plants and wildlife that call the course home. The American Junior Golf Association honored Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, Ga., with its Charitable Giving Award for the club’s Junior Classic event. The tournament raised more than $48,000 for the American Red Cross and the ACE Grant program, which provides financial support to junior golfers in need. Brides-to-be, take note: The Orange County Association of Bridal Consultants named the recently reinvented Center Club in Costa Mesa, Calif., “Best New Venue”in its fifth annual Trendsetter Awards. Golfweek magazine included both 18-hole golf courses at Vista Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in its 2014 ranking of “Best Caribbean & Mexico Courses.”

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Golf Tournaments

North Texas LPGA Shootout Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas

The North Texas LPGA Shootout returned to this Dallasarea club for its second annual event in May, drawing 86,000 people, up from last year’s 77,000. Champ Stacy Lewis finished with a 16-under 268, six strokes ahead of nearest competitor Meena Lee. This tournament is the only LPGA event that offers high school and college female athletes the chance to compete with the pros. Stacy Lewis

young blood: Jordan Spieth (above) and Leo Cheng (left) made a big impact at this year’s Masters.

The Masters

USA TODAY Sports: Jack Gruber (Speith), Kelvin Kuo (Thompson). LM Otero/AP Photo (Lewis)

Augusta National, Augusta, Ga. Jordan Spieth, who grew up playing golf at Brookhaven Country Club in the Dallas area and came close to clinching a green jacket, wasn’t the only fresh face with ClubCorp roots making waves at this year’s Masters. At the inaugural Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship, 11-yearold Leo Cheng, a member at Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, Calif., won his age division and was presented his trophy by last year’s Masters champ, Adam Scott. Other ClubCorp juniors participating in the 88-player competition were Johanna Alberto from the Clubs of Kingwood near Houston; Emma Costa from Timarron Country Club in Southlake, Texas; Kyle Cox from Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas; and Lauren Freyvogel from Treesdale Golf & Country Club in Gibsonia, Pa. When not watching Spieth or the juniors, members of ClubCorp clubs at the Masters took food and beverage breaks at ClubCorp’s hospitality tent. There, they also testdrove the latest Audi models and tried their hands at putting and guess-the-tees contests.

ClubCorp Couples’ Golf Tournament Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

In March, more than 80 couples competed in this year’s event at Pinehurst. For the first time, the tournament included two divisions — the Open Division (male player 61 or younger) and the Senior Division (male player 62 or older). Players in each division played three rounds, including play on the famed Donald Ross-designed No. 2 course. Lowest gross score victors: repeat winners from 2013, John and Debbie Hale of Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., in the Senior Division; and J.P. and Laura Scott of Barton Creek Country Club/Lakeside in Austin, Texas, in the Open Division.

Kraft Nabisco Championship

Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif. In April, Lexi Thompson logged her fourth LPGA Tour victory when she defeated Michelle Wie by three strokes at the LPGA’s first major of the year. She finished with a 14-under 274. At 19 years, one month, and 27 days, Thompson is the second-youngest player Lexi Thompson to win an LPGA major.

John and Debbie Hale

Laura and J.P. Scott

2014 Calendar June 19-22

Sept. 28-Oct. 2

BMW Two-Person Best Ball at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio

Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic at Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

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Florence, Italy

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Ship Sticks Scoop: Focused on taking the hassle out of golf travel, Ship Sticks provides domestic and international shipping of golf clubs and luggage from and to the customer’s home, office, golf course, hotel, or other destination. Founders Nicholas Coleman and Jonathan Marsico, tired of their own airport tales of long lines, exorbitant baggage fees, and lost luggage, started the company in 2011 to help others avoid similar inconveniences. What’s new: The company has introduced a streamlined group-shipment option so larger groups with the same origination and end points can complete just one form for multiple shipments. Information: shipsticks.com Deal: Preferred rates on golf club shipping services, including overnight air, ground shipments, and twoand three-day shipping.

What’s New From … CRUISING: With guest demand high for port-intensive voyages, Silversea Cruises has dramatically upped overnight stays in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and Baltic this cruise season, at port cities such as Bordeaux and Livorno (gateway to Florence). New late-night departures in hot spots such as Ibiza and St. Tropez are also on the books. Evening gondola ride or glam dining, anyone? Wait, no choice necessary; now you can do both. silversea.com TECH: The new Inspiron 14, 15, and 17 5000 Series laptops from Dell are perfect for students hopping from classroom to classroom or for families at home. Among the attractive features are a backlit keyboard, full HD touch display (15- and 17-inch models), and a 10-finger capacitive touch option that simplifies scrolling, zooming, or tapping through documents or social media status updates. dell.com ISLANDS: On St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Inspirato with American Express has added 14 twoto four-bedroom Italian-inspired villas to its vacation portfolio for its members. The luxury residences, located in the private, gated enclave of Sirenusa above the town of Cruz Bay, bring a taste of Tuscany to the Caribbean. inspirato.com

Lake Austin Spa Resort Scoop: In Texas’ Hill Country, less than 30 miles from downtown Austin, this resort features 40 lakeside guest rooms and a worldclass spa on 19 lakefront acres. Choose from more than 100 spa services in 30 treatment spaces and dine on healthy cuisine in the just-redesigned resort dining room (above) and in Aster Café. What’s new: This year, the resort unveiled 14 newly designed Luxury Lakeview Rooms featuring a nature-inspired color palette, panoramic views, and couture design touches. The 25,000-square-foot LakeHouse Spa has added six new treatments, such as an Avocado Sea Mud Masque, Lakeshore Fig Scrub, and Vitamin C Renewal. Information: lakeaustin.com Deal: Receive a $50 spa credit per night booked

ROAD TRIPS: At Avis Car Rental, pay for your car in advance by using the “Pay Now” option on avis.com and you’ll get expedited service when you check in to pick up your car. The company now offers express lanes at more than 100 rental facilities in the U.S. for customers who pay ahead of time online. avis.com SKI: If you’re already dreaming about your next ski vacation, take note: A new partnership between Vail Resorts and Niseko, Japan, for the 2014-2015 winter season entitles holders of Vail’s Epic Season Pass to five complimentary consecutive days of skiing at Niseko, known for its powder skiing resorts. epicpass.com

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How to use this list Business Clubs Country Clubs Golf Clubs Sports Clubs

Where to play. Where to dine. Where to meet.

Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center Wynlakes Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Phoenix Arizona Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079 arizona-society.com

Antelope Point Marina In Lake Powell. Part of Forever Resorts.

Anthem Golf & Country Club, 623-742-6200

United States Alabama Birmingham Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel at Grand National In Auburn.

Grand National Golf Club In Auburn. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Greystone Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Oxmoor Valley Golf Club Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Red Mountain Theatre Company Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa Ross Bridge Golf Club In Hoover. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Selwood Farm Sporting Clays and Quail Hunting Preserve In Alpine.

CLAY HAYNER

Silver Lakes Golf Club

and conference rooms, member workstations. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Huntsville Burningtree Country Club In Decatur. Signature Gold Golf.

Hampton Cove Golf Club Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

The Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa In Florence.

The Shoals Golf Club In Florence. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Mobile The Battle House, a Renaissance Hotel & Spa Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa In Point Clear.

Lakewood Golf Club In Point Clear. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Signature Gold Golf.

Magnolia Grove Golf Club Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

In Gadsden. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Renaissance Riverview Plaza

The Summit Club, 205-252-0088

Montgomery

summit-birmingham.com Atop the Regions-Habert Plaza in downtown Birmingham. Meeting

In Greenville. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Cambrian Ridge Golf Club

Capital City Club, 334-834-8920 capitalmontgomery.com Top two floors of RSA Tower downtown. Formal and informal dining, private party facilities. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Thur-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Capitol Hill Golf Club In Prattville. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

The Chophouse Vintage Year City Grill Highland Oaks Golf Club In Dothan. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Hillcrest Manor Bed & Breakfast Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel at Capitol Hill In Prattville.

Montgomery Performing Arts Centre at The Renaissance Montgomery Montgomery Renaissance Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center Next Door Restaurant Shenandoah Plantation Hunting and Fishing In Union Springs.

Spa at Montgomery at the Renaissance Montgomery

The Owners Club: Use of The Owners Clubs is available to Owners Club members only. Societies: As a Society member, you receive access to clubs in your local area.

Arizona

Piedmont Club, Haymarket, Va.

KSL Resorts: Resort properties owned and/or operated by a Network Alliance of ClubCorp. As a member, you enjoy various special rates and services.

anthemclubaz.com In Anthem, about 40 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 36 holes of Greg Nashdesigned golf, two resort-style pools, and two fitness centers. Signature Gold Golf.

Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa The Capital Grille In Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 480-951-0022 gaineyranchcc.com In Scottsdale, with picturesque views of the mountains and lakes. 20 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 27 holes of golf designed by Benz & Poellot, clubhouse, pro shop, restaurant, bar and grill, banquet facility. Breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner Wed-Sun. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch In Scottsdale.

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Red Door Spa In Litchfield Park and Phoenix.

Ritz-Carlton Phoenix Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Chandler and Desert Ridge.

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa In Sedona.

Seville Golf & Country Club, 480-722-8100 sevillegcc.com In Gilbert, 34 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 18-hole Gary Panks-designed golf course, 3 tennis courts, health club, water park. Breakfast S U M M E R 2014

Network Alliance Clubs/Hotels/Services: You enjoy privileges at a group of clubs not owned, operated, or managed by ClubCorp. Green fees may apply. You also qualify for preferred rates, privileges, and accommodations at select hotels, and have access to ticket, shopping, and transportation services. New listing since previous issue. You must be an overnight guest of the resort in order to use the facilities. Network Alliance clubs that accept your MemberCard. Business club is equipped with athletic facilities. Entries in “The List” are under nearest metropolitan area with commercial airline service. To make reservations, call the ClubLine or e-mail at clubline@clubcorp.com.

Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Golf.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club In Fountain Hills.

University Club Signature Gold Dining.

Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa In Litchfield Park.

Tucson Omni Tucson National Resort Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Red Door Spa Tucson National Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Arkansas Hot Springs Diamante, A Private Membership Golf Club, 501-922-1114 diamanteclub.com In Hot Springs Village; 50 miles from Little Rock International Airport. 18-hole golf course designed by Ault, Clark & Associates, 4 lighted clay tennis courts, pool, shower/changing P R I VAT EC LU B S.C O M

building. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

Little Rock Pleasant Valley Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

California

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Burbank Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Woodland Hills.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Six Flags Magic Mountain Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Spago In Beverly Hills. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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Golf Clubs

Lake Tahoe

Sports Clubs

See Reno, Nev.

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

KSL Resorts

Los Angeles

Monterey

The Owners Club Societies Network Alliance Clubs/Hotels/ Services New listing Must be an overnight guest MemberCard accepted Athletic facilities

Compass Society of Southern California, 800-433-5079 Ayres Hotels & Suites 6 locations in the greater Los Angeles area.

Braemar Country Club, 818-345-6520 braemarclub.com. In Tarzana, 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. 2 golf courses, 20 tennis courts, and 2 pools. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

The Capital Grille Chinois In Santa Monica. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

City Club Los Angeles, 213-620-9662 cityclubla.com In the heart of downtown, 17 miles from LAX. Fine dining, private event facilities, seven meeting rooms, movie screening room. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Mon-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Club Sportiva See Other Affiliates section.

Cut In Beverly Hills. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Bay Club Carmel Valley One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Carmel Valley Ranch Resort 6 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea. Signature Gold Golf.

Hyatt Regency Monterey

Ontario Canyon Crest Country Club, 951-274-7900 canyoncrestcc.com In Riverside, 20 miles from Ontario International Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, swimming pool. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

Red/Seven In West Hollywood. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Robinson Ranch Golf Club In Santa Clarita.

In Newport Beach.

Renaissance ClubSport In Aliso Viejo.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Newport Beach.

Palm Springs Copley’s Restaurant Desert Falls Country Club, 760-340-5646 desert-falls.com In Palm Desert, 15 miles southeast of Palm Springs. This par-72 course spans 7,017 yards with spectacular views of the San Jacinto Mountain Range. Breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner in season. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Elite Land Tours The Falls Prime Restaurant Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa Indian Wells Country Club, 760-345-2561

alisogolf.com In Aliso Viejo, 13 miles from John Wayne Airport. 18 holes of Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II-designed golf, practice facilities, pro shop, private event facilities. Closed Monday. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Ayres Hotels & Suites 5 locations in the greater Orange County area.

Bayside Restaurant

In Irvine.

portervalley.com In Northridge. 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf course, 5 tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed. Closed Mon.

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview

Aliso Viejo Country Club, 949-598-9200

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza Porter Valley Country Club, 818-360-1071

Signature Gold Dining.

In Indian Wells.

In Newport Beach.

Signature Gold Dining.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Orange County

House of Blues Foundation Room

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

36 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.; 10 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Sun. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Bistango Restaurant Center Club, 714-662-3414 center-club.com In the Center Tower building in downtown Costa Mesa. Fewer than 5 miles from John Wayne Airport. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP service at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s, South Coast Plaza, located in Costa Mesa.

Costa Mesa Marriott In Costa Mesa.

Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, 949-858-4100 coto-de-caza.com In Coto de Caza, 20 miles southeast of John Wayne Airport.

indianwellsclub.com In Indian Wells, 20 miles southeast of Palm Springs Airport. 2 clubhouses, ballroom, fitness center, private dining rooms, patio dining, and pro shop. 2 championship courses wind through the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner Thur-Sun and select Wed. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Miramonte Resort & Spa Mission Hills Country Club, 760-324-9400 missionhills.com In Rancho Mirage; 10 miles southeast of Palm Springs. Spectacular vistas at this 1,760-acre club. 3 championship 18-hole golf courses. Large clubhouse, pool, fitness center, 29 tennis courts (5 grass). Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Wed-Sun. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Rancho Mirage.

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Sacramento Compass Society of Northern California, 800-433-5079 compass-society.com

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen, located in Healdsburg. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Empire Ranch Golf Club, 916-817-8100 empireranchgolfclub.com In the foothills of Folsom. 6,669yard, par-71, daily fee golf course overlooking Folsom Lake. Fullservice pro shop, clubhouse, dining, driving range, and practice areas. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Granite Bay Golf Club, 916-791-7578 granitebayclub.com In Granite Bay, 20 miles east of Sacramento. 18-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, fitness facility, meeting space. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur-Sun. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Lake Oroville Marina In Lake Oroville. Part of Forever Resorts.

Moccasin Point Marina In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

Saddle Creek Golf Club In Copperopolis. Signature Gold Golf.

Teal Bend Golf Club, 916-922-5209 tealbendgolf.com 18-hole, 72-par course designed by Brad Bell, practice range, grill, home of Teal Bend Golf Schools. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas In Trinity Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

Turkey Creek Golf Club, 916-434-9100 turkeycreekgc.com In Lincoln. Outstanding 18-hole Brad Bell-designed golf course, grill. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

San Diego Hotel del Coronado 800-468-3533; 619-435-6611 hoteldel.com In Coronado. 679 rooms and 25 suites; spa with 21 treatment rooms; salon; fitness center; two pools; seven restaurants; meeting space.

Hotel Solamar Jai In La Jolla. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Legoland In Carlsbad.

Morgan Run Club & Resort, 858-756-2471 morganrun.com In Rancho Santa Fe. 27-hole championship golf course, practice facilities, 11 tennis courts, pool, overnight accommodations, informal and formal dining, conference/banquet facilities. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Locations in La Jolla and downtown San Diego.

Shadowridge Golf Club, 760-727-7700 shadowridgecc.com In Vista, in north San Diego County. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, clubhouse. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Extended lunch on Sun. Dinner Wed, Fri, Sun. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

University Club Atop Symphony Towers, 619-234-5200 uc-sandiego.com Atop Symphony Towers downtown. Two main dining rooms and six meeting rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner WedSat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

San Francisco Compass Society of Northern California, 800-433-5079 compass-society.com

Bay Club at the Gateway One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Courtside In Los Gatos. One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Financial District One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Marin In Marin. One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Redwood Shores In Redwood City. One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Ross Valley In Kentfield. One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club San Francisco One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Santa Clara In Santa Clara. One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club SF Tennis One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Club Quarters Club Sportiva See Other Affiliates section.

Crow Canyon Country Club, 925-735-5700 crow-canyon.com In Danville, 30 miles east of San Francisco at the foot of Mount Diablo. 18-hole Ted Robinsondesigned golf course, 13 tennis courts, pool, fitness facility. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Lark Creek Inn Restaurant In Larkspur. Part of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Lark Creek Walnut Creek Restaurant In Walnut Creek. Part of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Napa Valley Lodge In Napa Valley.

One Market Restaurant Part of Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Pleasure Cove Marina In Lake Berryessa. Part of Forever Resorts.

Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

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Tuscan Inn Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant In Napa Valley. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants. VIP access for members with Signature Gold benefits.

San Jose Compass Society of Northern California, 800-433-5079 compass-society.com

jacBay Club Cupertino One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Club Sportiva See Other Affiliates section.

Coyote Creek Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Lake Don Pedro Marina In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Pebble Beach.

Omni Interlocken Resort In Broomfield. Signature Gold Golf.

Durango Glacier Club Signature Gold Golf.

Vail Arrabelle at Vail Square The Lodge at Vail The Pines Lodge In Beaver Creek.

Spago In Beaver Creek. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa, 866-476-0700; 970-476-0700 vailmountainlodge.com 20 rooms; seven condos; fitness facility offering classes and programs; spa with 12 treatment rooms at the Vitality Center; restaurant

Connecticut Hartford

sanjoseclub.com In Fairmont Plaza downtown. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Bar area open Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Signature Gold Dining.

Victorville

In Springfield, Mass. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Spring Valley Lake Country Club, 760-245-5356

Hartford Club

Stamford

Daytona Beach LPGA International, 386-274-5742 lpgainternational.com 5 miles from Daytona Beach International Airport. 39 holes of golf, pool. Lunch Mon-Sat. Dinner Thur-Sat. Signature Gold Golf.

Fort Lauderdale South Coast Society, 800-433-5079 southcoastsociety.com

The Capital Grille Hamilton Douglass Clothiers Heron Bay Golf Club In Coral Springs.

Lago Mar Country Club In Plantation.

Red Door Spa Tower Club, 954-764-8550 tower-florida.com On the 28th floor of One Financial Plaza in the downtown business district, with views of the Atlantic Ocean. Library/lounge, dining room, and private rooms for business and social events. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Fort Myers The Capital Grille

See New York City.

In Naples.

Windsor Locks

The Colony Golf and Bay Club

Six Flags New England

In Bonita Springs.

Pelican Preserve Golf Club Raptor Bay Golf Club

spring-valley-lake.com Spring Valley Lake area. Golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, and fitness center. Breakfast Thur-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Mon.

Delaware

Colorado

Clearwater

In Bonita Springs; Naples.

Aspen

Countryside Country Club, 727-796-2153

In Naples. Signature Gold Golf.

Aspen Glen Club, 970-704-1905 aspen-glen.com In Carbondale, 30 miles northwest of Aspen. Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II co-designed 18-hole course. State-of-the-art athletic facility, 4 tennis courts (3 clay courts, 1 hard court), outdoor swimming pool and spa, and pro shop. 2 dining rooms with veranda dining. Lunch and dinner with seasonal dining hours. Resort rates apply. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sky Hotel

Colorado Springs Signature Gold Dining.

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In Keystone.

Silicon Valley Capital Club, 408-971-9300

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Hotel Monaco Keystone Lodge

The El Paso Club

The Capital Grille Del Frisco’s VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

Newark See Philadelphia.

Florida

countrysideclub.com In Countryside; 17 miles from Tampa International Airport. 27 holes of championship golf, practice greens, driving range, pro shop, 14 tennis courts, fitness center, 2 pools, grill, lounge, and dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Sunday brunch. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 727-784-8576 eastlakewoodlandscc.com In Oldsmar between Clearwater and Tampa. 36 holes of Von Hagge-Devlin-designed golf, practice and banquet facilities, clubhouse, fitness center, 17 tennis courts, 3 pools. Dinner Wed-Sat. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sandpearl Resort StarLite Dining Cruises

In Bonita Springs.

Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

Member Benefits and Levels As a benefit of club membership, you have access to certain clubs and resorts listed in “The List” that are outside the nonresident radius of your home club. These restrictions apply from the place(s) of residence and business for you and your family members. Privileges are based upon your benefit level as described below. The Associate Club benefits do not apply to groups or private events, and cart fees are additional. Call the ClubLine to make reservations and for questions about your benefits. For information on legacy and relocation benefits, contact your home club. O.N.E. (Optimal Network Experiences): Members receive 50 percent discount on a la carte dining at their home club, benefits in their local community, and complimentary golf and dining privileges when traveling. Complimentary traveling benefits are noted as Signature Gold Golf and Signature Gold Dining in The List. Signature Gold: Signature Gold Unlimited is the flagship level of private club benefits, featuring complimentary golf and dining at participating clubs (two rounds and two meals per club per month). Additional benefits include 30-day advance tee times and privileges in the market of the members’ second home or business. Signature Gold Golf offers complimentary golf at Associate Clubs and signature courses (two rounds per club per month). Signature Gold Dining offers complimentary dining at business and business sports clubs (two meals per club per month). Associate Bronze: Members receive social privileges at Associate Club properties. Associate Gold: Members receive golf, social, and athletic privileges at Associate Clubs, excluding some select golf courses. Members do not pay green fees at specified country clubs. (Play restricted to two rounds per month at each location.) Associate Plus: Members receive golf privileges at certain properties and are limited to two rounds per month per club. Members are charged 50 percent of accompanied-guest green fees. Associate Silver: Members receive social and athletic privileges at Associate Club properties and golf privileges at certain Associate Club properties. Golf availability varies and green fees apply in certain resort areas and during designated seasons.

Tiburon Golf Club

Gainesville Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club, 352-335-0055 haileplantationgolf.com 10 miles from the University of Florida and the Florida Medical Center. The Gary Player-designed par-71 golf course has a unique layout with 6 par-3s, 7 par-4s, and 5 par-5s. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities. The clubhouse features locker rooms for men and women, and full pro shop. Bar and grill open Tue-Sun. Dining room (reservations required) open Wed-Fri. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Stone Creek Golf Club In Ocala.

Jacksonville Jacksonville Society, 800-433-5079 jacksonvillesociety.com

Amelia National Golf Club In Fernandina Beach.

Aroma’s Cigars, Wine & Martini Bar The Capital Grille Deercreek Country Club, 904-363-1604 deercreekclub.com 20 miles south of downtown. 18-hole Robert Miller-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, fitness center, 8 outdoor Har-Tru tennis courts, informal dining. Lunch Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort In Amelia Island.

Omni Jacksonville Hotel Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club, 904-221-1012 queensharbourcc.com On the Intracoastal Waterway in Queen’s Harbour; 24 miles from Jacksonville International Airport. PGA Tour professional Mark S U M M E R 2014

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Where members of ClubCorp clubs get a 10 percent discount on the best available room rates at its 60 hotels and resorts

Recreation

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort (Florida) Northeast Florida’s largest poolscape delivers two pools, a splash park, tiered lounge seating, two hot tubs, and three fire features — not to mention those uninterrupted views of the Atlantic.

Cool and Refreshing

To celebrate summertime and pool season, Omni has introduced a “Dive Into Summer” package, offering guests a $100 cuisine and cocktail credit, late checkout (1 p.m.), and more through Sept. 1. What better time to take a peek at four of the brand’s top pools, and what makes them so tempting as the temperature rises. — DON NICHOLS

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia (Arizona) Besides private cabanas and towering palms, the two main pools at this desert oasis offer splendid views of Camelback Mountain.

Omni Nashville Hotel Its rooftop pool and whirlpool come with a lounge deck, cabanas, and stunning views of downtown.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (Carlsbad, Calif.) Pick from eight pools — yes, eight — including the adults-only Edge Pool, with three hot tubs, golf course views, and cabanas. In summer, add a DJ and handcrafted cocktails.

Awards

Good Deals

Golfweek magazine has named six Omni properties to its “2014 Best Courses You Can Play List.” 1 Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas 1 Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, Pa. (No. 1 in the state) 1 Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C. 1 Omni Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, Va. (No. 1 in the state) 1 Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, Calif. 1 Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, N.H.

(No. 1 in the state)

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BED & BREAKFAST PACKAGE Omni Homestead Resort (Hot Springs, Va.): Includes accommodations, daily breakfast for each registered guest, and parking for one vehicle. Through Dec. 31.

STAY AND PLAY PACKAGE Omni Tucson National Resort: Includes accommodations, 18 holes of golf per person, and children 12 and under play free with paid adult. Through Sept. 14. From $177, based on single occupancy.

More Omni info or reservations: 800-843-6664; omnihotels.com

McCumber designed the 18-hole, 7,012-yard, par-72 course. 2 tennis courts, pool. Snack bar open daily. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed and Fri. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Jacksonville Beach.

University Club, 904-396-1687 uc-jacksonville.com In the Riverplace Tower south of downtown. Business center and athletic club with fitness classes, training, and massage. Cocktail lounge and formal and informal dining. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Miami South Coast Society, 800-433-5079 southcoastsociety.com

The Capital Grille Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Orlando Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa In Walt Disney World.

The Capital Grille Celebration Golf Club In Celebration.

Citrus Club, 407-843-1080 citrus-club.com Atop BB&T building downtown. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

DeBary Golf & Country Club, 386-668-1705 debarycc.com In DeBary, 25 miles northeast of Orlando. 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Lloyd Clifton, formal dining, 6 tennis courts, pool, fitness center. Course open daily. Lunch Tue-Sat. Call for dinner schedule. Sunday brunch. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Emeril’s Receive VIP access and service at Emeril’s Orlando and Emeril’s Tchoup Chop restaurants.

Fulton’s Crab House Part of Levy Restaurants.

Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe In Windermere. Signature Gold Golf.

Grand Bohemian Hotel House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

La Cita Country Club In Titusville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Legoland In Winter Haven.

Mission Inn Resort & Club, 352-324-3101 In Howey-in-the-Hills.

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate In ChampionsGate.

Portobello Part of Levy Restaurants. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Todd English’s Blue Zoo Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

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Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe Part of Levy Restaurants.

Panama City Firefly Restaurant Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club In Santa Rosa Beach. Signature Gold Golf.

Vue on 30a In Santa Rosa Beach.

Pensacola Lost Key Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Sarasota Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine The Venetian Golf and River Club In North Venice. Signature Gold Golf.

Tallahassee Kinderlou Forest Golf Club In Valdosta, Ga. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf

St. James Bay In Carrabelle.

University Center Club, 850-644-8528 universitycenterclub.com On the campus of Florida State University overlooking the stadium. Formal and informal dining, private meeting room, ballroom. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Tampa Tampa Bay Society, 800-433-5079 tampabay-society.com

The Capital Grille Carrollwood Country Club Centre Club, 813-286-4040 centretampa.com Atop the Urban Center in Westshore. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Florida Aquarium Golfer’s Grail Preferred rates for golf simulator.

Georgia

Hunter’s Green Country Club, 813-973-1000 huntersgreencc.com 35 miles from Tampa International Airport. 18-hole Fazio-designed championship course with driving, chipping, and putting ranges, 17 lighted tennis courts, basketball, racquetball, volleyball, fitness, formal dining, grill, banquet room. Breakfast Sun. Lunch Wed-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Café open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine StarLite Dining Cruises In St. Petersburg.

Tampa Club Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 813-972-1991 tampa-palmscc.com 22 miles from Tampa International Airport. 18-hole Arthur Hillsdesigned championship golf course, 9 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness center, junior Olympicsize pool. Overnight resort accommodations. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

West Palm Beach The Capital Grille In Palm Beach Gardens.

The Fountains Country Club In Lake Worth. Signature Gold Golf.

Monarch Country Club, 772-286-8447 monarchclub.com In Palm City, 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. 18-hole championship Arnold Palmer golf course, 6 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, Jacuzzi. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur and Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Pillars at New River Sound Hotel Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach

atlantasociety.com

Barnsley Gardens Resort In Adairsville.

Bear’s Best Atlanta, 678-714-2582 bearsbest.com Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world. Clubhouse includes Nicklaus memorabilia, dining facilities, outdoor pavilion, pro shop, and is designed to accommodate corporate entertainment. Signature Gold Golf.

Beechwood Inn In Clayton.

Buckhead Club, 404-262-2262 buckhead-club.com On the 26th floor of the Sovereign Building. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

The Capital Grille Commerce Club, 404-222-0191 commerceclubatlanta.com On the 49th floor of 191 Peachtree Tower in downtown Atlanta. Two main dining rooms, seven private meeting rooms, bar and lounge. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Country Club of Gwinnett, 770-978-7755 countryclubofgwinnett.com 30 miles east of Atlanta. 18-hole Steve Melnyk-designed golf course with driving range and practice facilities. Clubhouse with grill, full-service pro shop, and banquet facilities for up to 150 people. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Country Club of the South, 770-475-1803 thecountryclubofthesouth.com In Johns Creek, 36 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course. Four-bedroom villa, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, pro shop, junior Olympic-size pool. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Currahee Club In Toccoa. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Eagle’s Landing Country Club, 770-389-2000 eagleslandingcc.com In Stockbridge, 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. 27-hole Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Pro shop, 8 tennis courts, 2 pools,

informal dining. Lunch Mon-Sat. Dinner daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Ellis Hotel Glen Ella Springs Inn In Clarkesville.

Jonpaul’s Tonsorial and Spa Services In Johns Creek.

Laurel Springs Golf Club, 770-884-0065 laurelspringsclub.com In Suwanee, 27 miles north of Atlanta. 18-hole Jack Nicklausdesigned golf course, driving range, and practice facilities. Informal dining, bar and lounge, Nicklaus library, pro shop, locker rooms. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur-Fri. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Mandarin Oriental Northwood Country Club, 770-923-2909 northwoodcc.com In Lawrenceville, 35 miles northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, 3 tennis courts, swimming pool (open seasonally). Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner available for special events.

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The Peachtree Club In Midtown.

Quest Women’s Spa & Fitness Center In Alpharetta.

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Six Flags Over Georgia Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Six Flags White Water Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

The Vinings Club Signature Gold Dining.

Augusta The Carriage House Inn In Aiken, South Carolina.

The Pinnacle Club The Willcox In Aiken, South Carolina.

Woodside Plantation Country Club, 803-649-3383 woodside-plantation.com In Aiken, South Carolina. 30 miles from Augusta Regional Airport in Woodside Plantation. 3 golf courses, 10 tennis courts, 2 pools. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner Wed-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Green fees apply to all members during Masters week.

Savannah Mansion on Forsyth Park Hotel

Valdosta See Tallahassee, Fla.

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Hawaii

Metropolitan Club, 312-876-3200

Hawaii The Mauna Lani Bay Hotels and Bungalows In Kona on the Kohala Coast.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

In Waikoloa.

Kauai Princeville Resort Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Koloa.

Maui Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Spago Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

metclubchicago.com Panoramic views from the Willis Tower in the financial district. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Available for private functions daily. Fitness center with cardiovascular equipment, free weights, resistance equipment, and exercise classes. Signature Gold Dining.

Mid-America Club, 312-861-1100 midamclub.com Atop the 80th floor of the Aon Center. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. 8,500-square-foot ballroom, private dining and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Mission Hills Country Club In Northbrook.

Oahu

Ravinia Green Country Club

Hawaii Prince Golf Club Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Oahu Country Club

In Riverwoods. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Golf benefits for Signature Gold Unlimited.

In Homewood.

Plaza Club Signature Gold Dining.

Royal Hawaiian Golf Club Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Honolulu; Ko Olina.

Illinois Chicago Chicago Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079 chicago-society.com

Bar Toma Part of Levy Restaurants.

Broken Arrow Golf Club In Lockport.

Cafe Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Calumet Country Club In Homewood.

The Capital Grille Locations in Chicago, Lombard, and Rosemont.

Club Quarters Hotel The Drake Hotel DuPage Club Eagle Brook Country Club In Geneva. Signature Gold Golf.

Fulton’s on the River Part of Levy Restaurants.

House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

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Skyline Club, 317-263-5000 skyline-indy.com On the 36th floor of the One American Square building downtown. Main dining room, bar and grill, 4 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

South Bend Knollwood Country Club, 574-277-1541 knollwoodclub.com In Granger, north of Notre Dame. 2 golf courses, driving range, indoor and outdoor pools, 10 tennis courts. Golf shop and dining available Tue-Sun. Fitness center open daily.

Iowa Des Moines

Red Door Spa Ritz-Carlton, Chicago Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags Great America Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Tamarack Golf Club In Naperville.

Godfrey See St. Louis.

Indiana Florence See Cincinnati.

Indianapolis The Capital Grille Hawthorns Golf & Country Club In Fishers. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni Severin Hotel

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Lafayette Carriage House Hotel City Club at River Ranch Signature Gold Dining.

New Orleans Emeril’s Receive VIP access and service at Emeril’s New Orleans and NOLA restaurants.

English Turn Golf and Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Hotel Monteleone House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans Windsor Court Hotel

Shreveport

Glen Oaks Country Club

Southern Trace Country Club, 318-798-8300

In West Des Moines. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Kansas Kansas City Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000 nicklausgolflg.com In Overland Park, 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. 18-hole, par-72 Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, practice facilities, pool, 21,000-square-foot clubhouse, pro shop, conference room with Internet access, informal dining room, casual bar and grill, private dining room. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Topeka Top of the Tower Signature Gold Dining.

Wichita Crestview Country Club

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Louisiana

Des Moines Embassy Club

Ravisloe Country Club

The Carlton Club at RitzCarlton, Chicago Spa access only.

Puck’s Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Reflection Ridge Golf Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Willowbend Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Kentucky Hebron See Cincinnati.

Lexington Champion Trace Golf Club In Nicholasville. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Greenbrier Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

southern-trace.com Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course, 6 lighted tennis courts, pool, spa and fitness facilities, whirlpool, steam room, and lounge. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun.

Maryland Baltimore The Capital Grille Red Door Spa In Baltimore, Bethesda, and Gaithersburg.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags America

The International In Bolton.

Ipswich Country Club, 978-356-4822 ipswichclub.com In Ipswich, 30 miles northeast of Boston. 18-hole, par-72 championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones. 6 Har-Tru tennis courts, pro shop, fitness center, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner Wed and Fri-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Langham Hotel Boston Olives Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common University of Massachusetts Club, 617-287-3030 umassclub.com In Boston’s financial district, with views of the harbor and downtown. Formal dining available for lunch only Mon-Fri. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. 6 private dining rooms, banquet facilities, audiovisual equipment. Signature Gold Dining.

Cape Cod Ocean Edge Resort & Club In Brewster.

Michigan Detroit Detroit Society, 800-433-5079 detroitsociety.com

The Capital Grille Clubs at Polo Fields In Ann Arbor.

Coach Insignia Dearborn Racquet & Health Club

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

In Dearborn.

Massachusetts

Northern Lakes Seafood Co.

Boston

In Bloomfield Hills.

New England Society, 800-433-5079 Boston College Club, 617-946-2828 bostoncollegeclub.com On the 36th floor of the Bank of America Financial Building in the financial district. Formal and informal dining, bar and lounge. Available for private functions. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Cocktails with light fare Tue-Fri. Dinner Thur-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

The Capital Grille In Boston and Chestnut Hill.

Club Quarters Hotel House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

No. VI Chophouse In Novi.

Oak Pointe Country Club, 810-229-4554 oak-pointe.com In Brighton, 30 miles west of Detroit. Arthur Hills-designed 18-hole golf course and 18-hole private championship course. Clubhouse, 4 lighted tennis courts, fitness center, and pool. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Skyline Club, 248-350-9898 theskylineclub.com In Southfield, 15 miles north of Detroit, in the 2000 Town Center Building. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Mon-Fri. Closed Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

TPC Michigan, 313-436-3000 tpcmichigangc.com In Dearborn. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature course, casual dining, bar, lounge, locker rooms, private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf

University Club of Michigan State University In Lansing.

Wolfgang Puck Grille Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Minnesota Minneapolis The Capital Grille

Mississippi Jackson Lake Caroline Golf Club In Madison.Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Patrick Farms Golf Club In Pearl.

Whisper Lake Country Club In Madison.

Missouri Columbia The Club at Porto Cima In Lake of the Ozarks. Signature Gold Golf.

Lake of the Ozarks Marina In Lake of the Ozarks. Part of Forever Resorts.

The Lodge of Four Seasons In Lake Ozark.

Kansas City The Capital Grille Kansas City Club Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000 In Overland Park, Kansas. See Kansas City, Kansas.

St. Louis Lockhaven Country Club In Godfrey, Ill. ONE and Signature Gold Golf.

Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel Omni Majestic Hotel Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Six Flags St. Louis Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Nevada

KEITH CUDDEBACK

Las Vegas

Clubhouse includes Nicklaus memorabilia, dining facilities, and pro shop, and is designed to accommodate corporate entertainment. Signature Gold Golf.

Callville Bay Resort & Marina In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

Canyon Gate Country Club, 702-363-0303 canyon-gate.com In Canyon Gate, 8 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, 2 pools, Jacuzzi, fitness center. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner WedFri. Sunday brunch. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Capital Grille Charlie Palmer Group

Crow Canyon Country Club, Danville, Calif. Trattoria del Lupo

Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Aureole and Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Citizens Kitchen & Bar Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina

Vdara Hotel & Spa Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grille

In Lake Mojave. Part of Forever Resorts.

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Cut Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Del Frisco’s VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

Diablo’s Cantina Emeril’s Receive VIP access and service at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House, Delmonico Steakhouse, and Table 10 restaurant.

Fix Restaurant House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Le Cirque Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Osteria del Circo Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Red Square Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine The Signature at MGM Grand Spago

Aria Resort & Casino Bear’s Best Las Vegas, 702-804-8500

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

bearsbest.com 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world.

In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

Stack Restaurant Temple Bar Marina

Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge

Reno Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Fin Fish and Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

Eldorado Hotel Casino Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino In Incline Village.

Somersett Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

The Village at Squaw Valley In Lake Tahoe, Calif.

New Hampshire Manchester Omni Mount Washington Resort In Bretton Woods.

One Hundred Club In Portsmouth. Signature Gold Dining.

New Jersey Atlantic City House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

Red Door Spa Wolfgang Puck American Grille Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Newark Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club In Bedminster Township.

Trenton Cherry Valley Country Club cherryvalleycc.com In Skillman. About 8 miles north of historic Princeton. 18-hole Rees Jones golf course set along Bedens Brook, 7 tennis courts, Olympic-size pool. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Fri and Sun. Closed Monday. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Great Adventure In Jackson, N.J. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Ristorante Caterina De’ Medici In Hyde Park. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants.

St. Andrew’s Café In Hyde Park. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants.

Long Island The Hamlet Golf & Country Club, 631-209-7448

In Jackson, N.J. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

hamletgolfandcountryclub.com In Commack, 14 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport. 18-hole golf course, 8 tennis courts, pool, pro shop, fitness center, informal dining. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

New Mexico

In Bellmore.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Albuquerque Canyon Club Signature Gold Golf.

Las Cruces Picacho Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Santa Fe La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa

New York Albany American Bounty Restaurant In Hyde Park. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants.

Escoffier Restaurant In Hyde Park. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants.

The Great Escape Six Flags’ park In Lake George. Members receive up to 60 percent off main ticket prices.

Red Door Spa Willow Creek Golf & Country Club, 631-403-6108 hamletwillowcreek.com In Mt. Sinai, 18 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner every day. Open every day. Signature Gold Golf.

Wind Watch Golf & Country Club, 631-606-2252 hamletwindwatch.com In Hauppauge, 8 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner every day. Open every day. Signature Gold Golf.

New York City The Athletic & Swim Club at Equitable Center, 212-265-3490 athleticswim.com Midtown location. Pool, complete fitness equipment. Lunch Mon-Fri. Open Mon-Thur 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat and Sun 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults only — 16 and older. S U M M E R 2014

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The Beard House In Greenwich Village.

The Capital Grille In Stamford, Conn.

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Aureole restaurant.

Club Quarters Hotel, Midtown Club Quarters Hotel, Rockefeller Center Club Quarters Hotel, Wall Street Club Quarters Hotel, World Trade Center Del Frisco’s VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

Le Cirque The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel The Michelangelo Hotel Olives Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Omni Berkshire Place Red Door Spa In Darien, Conn. and New York City.

Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Terrace Club Signature Gold Dining.

North Carolina Asheville Highlands Falls Country Club In Highlands. Signature Gold Golf.

Inn on Biltmore Estate In the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Omni Grove Park Inn

Charlotte The Capital Grille Charlotte City Club Signature Gold Dining.

Chetola Resort In Blowing Rock.

Del Frisco’s VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Omni Charlotte Hotel Pine Island Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

TPC Piper Glen, 704-846-1212 tpcpiperglengc.com 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, dining, tennis courts, pool, fitness center. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Outer Banks See Norfolk, Virginia.

Raleigh/Durham Triangle Society, 800-433-5079

Carolina Club, 919-962-1101 carolina-club.com In Chapel Hill. On the campus of UNC at Chapel Hill, in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. 20 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Dining room and grill, 7 private rooms. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch every month. Signature Gold Dining.

Devils Ridge Golf Club, 919-557-6100 devilsridgecc.com In Holly Springs, 20 miles southwest of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoy-designed golf course. Open daily. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner WedFri. Sunday brunch. Grill area, 3 private dining rooms, and driving range. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Downtown Clubs of Raleigh, 919-500-5603 downtownclubsofraleigh.com

Capital City Club, 919-832-5526 capitalraleigh.com Atop the Center Plaza Building on Fayetteville Street Mall downtown. Overlooks the Capitol. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Cardinal Club, 919-834-8829 cardinal-club.com On the 28th and 29th floors of the Wachovia Capitol Center. Formal and informal dining, 7 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

Lochmere Golf Club, 919-851-0611 lochmere.com In Cary, southeast of Raleigh. 18-hole Gene Hamm-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, grill, covered pavilion for special events. Breakfast and lunch daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Neuse Golf Club, 919-550-0550 neusegolf.com In Clayton, 30 miles southeast of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoydesigned course, clubhouse, 6 tennis courts, grill. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

O2 Fitness In Cary, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina, and Raleigh.

Park Centre Spa Sheraton Capital Center Hotel Siena Hotel In Chapel Hill.

The State Club University Club

Village of Pinehurst Pinehurst Resort In the Sandhills of North Carolina.

Wilmington City Club of Wilmington O2 Fitness River Landing Country Club In Wallace.

Winston-Salem Oak Valley Golf Club In Advance. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Piedmont Club, 336-724-7077 piedmont-nc.com Atop BB&T Financial Center in downtown. 20 miles from Piedmont Triad International Airport. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner in the grill Thur-Sat, with buffet on Wed. A la carte dining in private rooms Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch once a month. Signature Gold Dining.

Ohio Akron Firestone Country Club, 330-644-8441 firestonecountryclub.com Located on the outskirts of Akron, 15 miles from the Akron-Canton Airport. Home to the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, with 3 18-hole golf courses, pro shop, bar and grill, and private dining. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. Open daily April-October. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold on West and North courses. Privileges for Associate Club members do not apply during the week of the Bridgestone Invitational.

Silver Lake Country Club, 330-688-6066 silverlakeclub.com In Silver Lake, minutes from downtown Akron. 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, putting green, and pro shop. 2 pools, formal dining, 2 private dining rooms, ballroom, and grill. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

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Blue Point Grill The Cabin Club Chagrin Valley Athletic Club In Chagrin Falls.

The Club at Hillbrook In Chagrin Falls.

The Club at Key Center, 216-241-1272 theclubatkeycenter.com Downtown on the 3rd and 4th floors of Key Center overlooking Memorial Plaza. Fountain-view dining room, 5 private dining rooms, and pub. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Fitness center open Mon-Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Delmonico’s Steakhouse Elyria Country Club In Elyria.

Fox Meadow Country Club In Medina.

Hill ‘n Dale Club

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Dayton Racquet Club, 937-224-4381 daytonracquet.com On the 28th and 29th floors of Kettering Tower downtown. Fitness center, personal training, massage, and 2 group fitness rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon- Fri. A la carte dinner WedSat. 29 Stories Lounge opens at 4:30 Wed-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

Miami Valley Hunt & Polo Club Sugar Valley Country Club

In Medina.

In Bellbrook.

House of Blues Foundation Room

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma City

Pro Football Hall of Fame In Canton.

Quail Hollow Country Club, 440-639-3800 quailhollowcc.com In Concord, 25 miles east of Cleveland. Weiskopf-Morrish golf course and Bruce Devlin golf course, fitness center. Open daily.

Quail Hollow Hotel In Painesville, adjacent to Quail Hollow Country Club.

Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland Rustic Hills Country Club In Medina.

Salmon Dave’s Pacific Rim Signature of Solon Country Club In Solon.

Weymouth Country Club

Dornick Hills Country Club In Ardmore. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

The Greens Country Club Oak Tree Country Club oaktreecc.net In Edmond. About 15 miles north of Oklahoma City. 36 holes of Pete Dye-designed golf, tennis, sports facility. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

The Trails Golf Club In Norman. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Tulsa Club at Indian Springs In Broken Arrow.

In Medina.

Oregon

Cincinnati

Columbus

River Society, 800-433-5079

Capital Club

Portland

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Belterra Casino Resort & Spa In Florence, Ind.

The Cincinnatian Hotel Oasis Golf Club & Conference Center In Loveland. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

trianglesociety.com

Angus Barn

Traditions Country Club In Hebron, Ky. Signature Gold Golf.

Stillmeadow Country Club

Signature Gold Dining.

Heritage Golf Club In Hilliard. Signature Gold Golf.

Dayton River Society, 800-433-5079 riversociety.com

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton

Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Plaza Riverside Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

University Club

Redmond The Loft of Bend In Bend.

Sunriver Resort In Sunriver.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Applecross Country Club In Downingtown.

Blue Hen Bed & Breakfast In Newark, Del.

The Capital Grille Club Quarters Hotel Hartefeld National, 610-268-8800 hartefeld.com In Avondale, 40 miles from Philadelphia. 18-hole golf course. Lunch and dinner served daily. Signature Gold Golf.

pyramidclub.com Atop Mellon Bank Center in Center City. Views of the Delaware Valley from the main dining room. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sat-Sun except on holidays and for private parties. Signature Gold Dining.

Talamore Country Club Westin Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Society, 800-433-5079 pittsburghsociety.com

diamond-run.com In Sewickley, 16 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport. 18-hole Gary Player-designed course, practice facilities, informal dining, grill. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Green Oaks Country Club In Verona.

Montour Heights Country Club

Pyramid Club, 215-567-6510

In Ambler.

Allegheny HYP Club The Capital Grille The Carlton Restaurant Diamond Run Golf Club, 412-741-2020

In Coraopolis.

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Omni Bedford Springs Resort

Salon Vivace

In Beaver.

Charleston National Golf Club Charleston Place Hotel Cypress

Treesdale Golf & Country Club, 724-625-2220

Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

treesdalegolf.com In Gibsonia, 25 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh; 25 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport. 27 holes of golf designed by Arnold Palmer. Driving range, practice area, pro shop, tavern, fitness center, private dining rooms. 4 lighted tennis courts, pool. Hours change seasonally.

Harbour Club, 843-723-9680

In Gibsonia and Pittsburgh.

Seven Oaks Country Club

Rhode Island Providence The Capital Grille Ledgemont Country Club In Seekonk, Mass. Signature Gold Golf.

In Bedford. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni William Penn Hotel Rivers Club, 412-391-5227 riversclub.com In One Oxford Centre downtown. Complete fitness, squash, yoga, Pilates, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner in the pub Tue-Fri. Private dining accommodates up to 400. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Vanderbilt Hall Club In Newport.

South Carolina Aiken See Augusta, Ga.

Charleston Blossom Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

harbour-charleston.com In historic Charleston, overlooking the harbor and Waterfront Park. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Fri. A la carte dinner Thur-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Dining.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Magnolias Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

RiverTowne Country Club In Mount Pleasant. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Seabrook Island Club Signature Gold Golf.

Snee Farm Country Club In Mt. Pleasant.

Columbia Capital City Club, 803-256-2000 capitalcolumbia.com On the 25th floor of the SouthTrust Tower downtown, across from the capitol. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Signature Gold Dining.

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Greenville Commerce Club, 864-232-5600 commerce-club.com Atop the One Liberty Square building downtown. Dining and meeting rooms, bar, and grill. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Musgrove Mills Golf Club Westin Poinsett Hotel

Hilton Head Island Country Club of Hilton Head, 843-681-2582 hiltonheadclub.com On the Intracoastal Waterway; 10 miles from Hilton Head Airport and 30 miles from Savannah International Airport. 18-hole championship Rees Jones golf course, putting and chipping greens, 6 clay tennis courts, fitness center, 2 pools. Marina access. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch.

Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run, 843-689-2200 goldenbear-indigorun.com Beautiful 1,714-acre residential and golf community. Pro shop. Grill Room open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk.

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The Golf Club at Indigo Run, 843-689-3500 thegolfclub-indigorun.com Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II-designed golf course, clubhouse, pro shop. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner Thur and Fri. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort The Owners Club at Hilton Head, 843-342-6539 Set in the prestigious private community of Indigo Run, a short drive to the island’s beaches and resort pleasures. The Owners Club at Hilton Head offers special privileges at the Jack Nicklausdesigned Golden Bear golf course, private lodge with swimming pool, member lounge, and business center plus spacious 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Homes appointed with every luxury.

Myrtle Beach Barefoot Resort & Golf Signature Gold Golf at Dye Club. Preferred rates at Fazio, Love, and Norman courses.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Wachesaw Plantation Club In Murrells Inlet. Signature Gold Golf.

Tennessee Chattanooga Black Creek Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Knoxville Club LeConte, 865-523-0405 clubleconte.com Atop Plaza Tower downtown, with views of the Tennessee River and Smoky Mountains. Dining rooms, lounge, 7 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Signature Gold Dining.

Fox Den Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Memphis Crescent Club, 901-684-1010 crescent-club.com Atop Crescent Center between downtown Memphis and Germantown. Meeting and conference rooms, member workstations, and state-of-theart audiovisual equipment. Main dining room, 5 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Nashville Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club, 615-824-6528 bluegrasscountryclub.com In Hendersonville. 18-hole golf

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course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, dining facilities, and marina. Signature Gold Golf.

Texas Amarillo Amarillo Club Signature Gold Dining.

Austin Society of Lone Star Clubs, 800-433-5079 lonestarclubs.com

Driskill Hotel The Hills of Lakeway, 512-261-7200 thehillscc.com Includes the Hills Country Club in the Village of the Hills and Lakeway Country Club in Lakeway.

The Hills Country Club, 512-261-7272 In the Village of the Hills, 20 miles from downtown Austin along Lake Travis. Two 18-hole courses: the Jack Nicklausdesigned Hills course and Flintrock Falls, co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II. Pro shop, 18 tennis courts, fitness center, pool, informal dining, grill. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Flintrock Falls is closed Wed. Golf benefits on Flintrock Falls for Signature Gold. Golf benefits on the Hills course for Signature and Associate Gold.

Lakeway Country Club, 512-261-7272 20 miles from downtown Austin in the Lake Travis area. The 18-hole, Leon Howarddesigned Live Oak Golf Course has driving range, pro shop, 18 tennis courts, grill. Closed Mon. The 18-hole Yaupon Course, designed by Leon Howard, features practice facilities, driving range, pro shop, grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Lake Austin Spa Resort Lost Creek Country Club, 512-892-1205 lostcreekclub.com 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts, 3 swimming pools, and large fitness facility. Lunch TueSun. Dinner Fri. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa The Owners Club at Barton Creek, 512-329-4663 Set in the Texas Hill Country at one of America’s premier golf resorts, the Owners Club at Barton Creek offers members luxurious 3-bedroom, 3-1/2-bath

Club Home accommodations with access to four golf courses by Tom Fazio, Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore, and Arnold Palmer; tennis center, fitness center, full-service spa, and several restaurants.

River Place Country Club Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The University of Texas Club, 512-471-2000 utclub.com On the 6th and 7th floors in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Danish/coffee station and lunch Mon-Fri. Casual menu Mon-Tue. Dinner Wed-Sat. Private meeting rooms are available. Privileges are not extended during home football game weekends (Fri-Sun), however non-resident memberships are available. Signature Gold Dining.

Corpus Christi Padre Isles Country Club 20 miles from downtown Corpus Christi.

Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth Society, 800-433-5079 dfwsociety.com

The Adolphus Hotel Brookhaven Country Club, 972-243-6151 brookhavenclub.com In Farmers Branch. Three 18-hole golf courses, practice facilities, pro shop, 39 tennis courts, 6 racquetball courts, 5 pools, fitness center, formal and informal dining, private dining rooms, banquet facilities. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun.

Canyon Creek Country Club, 972-231-1466 canyoncreekclub.com In Richardson. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 24 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Breakfast Wed-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Mon. Closed Tue.

The Capital Grille City Club of Fort Worth In Fort Worth.

The Clubs of Prestonwood, 972-239-7111 prestonwoodcc.org Two 18-hole championship golf courses, each with own clubhouse, one in North Dallas and one eight miles away in Plano. Dining, fitness area, Laykoldsurface tennis courts. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Cooper Hotel, Conference Center & Spa Corinthian Wellness Spa In Southlake.

Del Frisco’s Receive VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck

Gleneagles Country Club, 972-867-6666

Shady Valley Country Club, 817-275-3092

gleneaglesclub.com In Plano, 25 miles northeast of DFW International Airport. Two 18-hole Bruce Devlin and Robert VonHagge-designed golf courses, 18 lighted tennis courts, fitness facility, and 3 dining areas and 6 private event rooms. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

shadyvalley.com In Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Golf course, driving range, tennis court, pool, and sauna. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Hackberry Creek Country Club, 972-869-2631 hackberrycreekcc.com In Irving, 5 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course. 12 tennis courts, 3 pools, and driving range. Full-service dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Private parties and banquet facilities available.

House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

La Cima Club, 972-869-2266 lacimaclub.com Atop Williams Square Tower in Las Colinas. Main dining room, lounge, 6 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Reservations required. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Las Colinas Country Club, 972-541-1141 lascolinascc.com In Irving, 8 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course, tennis facilities, fitness center, and five dining areas. Tennis and fitness facilities open daily. Golf and dining available Tue-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

Oakmont Country Club, 940-321-5599 oakmontclub.com In Corinth, 20 miles northwest of Dallas; 25 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole course designed by Roger Packard and Don January; practice facility with doubleended driving range, clubhouse with swimming pool and tennis facilities. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Wed.-Sat.

Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West Red Door Spa In Dallas and Plano.

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Plano.

Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Located in Arlington. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Six Flags Over Texas Located in Arlington. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Stonebriar Country Club, 972-625-5050 stonebriar.com In Frisco, 30 miles north of Dallas. Two 18-hole golf courses, designed by Tom Fazio and Finger/Dye. Clubhouse, lighted tennis courts, pool, formal and informal dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun. Finger/ Dye course for Signature and Associate Gold. Fazio course for Signature Gold.

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club stonebridgeranchcountryclub.com In McKinney. Overnight accommodations in golf course cottages. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Ranch Clubhouse, 972-540-2000 27-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, pool, informal dining, grill, fitness center. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Mon. Closed Tue.

The Stonebridge Clubhouse, 972-540-1000 18-hole Pete Dye-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, 7 tennis courts, pool, fitness center with whirlpool and sauna, informal dining, grill. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Suntex Boat Club Timarron Country Club, 817-481-7529 timarronclub.com In Southlake, 30 miles northwest of downtown Dallas; 15 miles west of DFW International Airport. 18-hole, 7,012-yard, par-72 Byron Nelson-designed golf course. Practice facility with driving range, sand bunker, and chipping and putting greens. The 31,000-square-foot clubhouse includes men’s and women’s locker and card rooms, fitness center, meeting and conference rooms, and special-event facilities. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Tower Club, 214-220-0403 tower-dallas.com In Thanksgiving Tower downtown; 15 miles from Dallas Love Field and 25 miles from DFW International Airport. Main dining room, e-lounge, bar, 13 private dining rooms with views of the city. Reservations required. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Trophy Club Country Club, 817-837-1900 trophyclub-dallas.com In Trophy Club, 15 miles from DFW International Airport. 36-hole Ben Hogan/Arthur Hill-designed course (the only course designed by Hogan). Fitness center, pool, 8 outdoor tennis courts, informal dining. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Monday. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Walnut Creek Country Club, 817-477-3192 walnutcreekcc.com In Mansfield, 15 miles southeast of Fort Worth. 36 holes of golf, putting green, 14 tennis courts, 2 pools. Private dining rooms. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

The Westin Stonebriar Resort

El Paso Coronado Golf & Country Club

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Houston Houston Society, 800-433-5079 houstonsociety.com

April Sound Country Club, 936-588-1101 aprilsoundcountryclub.com On Lake Conroe, 45 miles north of Houston. 27 holes of golf, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, aquatics complex. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sun.

Bay Oaks Country Club, 281-488-7888 bayoakscountryclub.com Golf course, 9 tennis courts, pool. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

The Capital Grille The Club at Falcon Point, 281-392-7888 falconpoint.com In Katy, 25 miles west of downtown Houston off Interstate 10 West; 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin, 5 lighted tennis courts, 2 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

The Clubs of Kingwood theclubsofkingwood.com Hailed as one of the “World’s Largest Private Country Clubs,” the Clubs of Kingwood offer championship golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, lighted driving range, multiple dining rooms, and banquet facilities.

The Clubs of Kingwood at Deerwood, 281-360-1060 In Kingwood. 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, pro shop, clubhouse, grill. Informal dining room available for private functions. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch TueSun and Sat-Sun. Closed Mon. Green fees apply after use of Signature Gold and O.N.E. complimentary rounds.

The Clubs of Kingwood at Kingwood, 281-358-2171 In Kingwood. Four 18-hole golf courses, 5 pools, 26 tennis courts, clubhouse, pro shop. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Del Frisco’s VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

The Downtown Club thedowntownclubhouston.com An alliance of two private club traditions in downtown Houston that offers unique, expanded benefits for downtown business leaders and residents. Private dining rooms available at all clubs.

The Downtown Club at Houston Center, 713-654-0877 In First City parking garage downtown. Complete athletics, basketball, indoor track, 4 group exercise studios. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

The Downtown Club at Met, 713-652-0700 In Allen Center downtown. 10 indoor tennis courts, squash, racquetball, basketball, 4 group exercise studios, KidZone, Bella Rinova Day Spa. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Café service weekdays and weekends. Signature Gold Dining.

Greenspoint Club, 281-875-0191 greenspointclub.com Minutes from the Bush Intercontinental Airport .Dining room, grill, and 4 private rooms. Athletic facility with 3 racquetball courts, squash court, basketball court, indoor track, sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club, 210-582-6700

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fairoaksclub.com 16 miles north of San Antonio in Fair Oaks Ranch. Hill Country setting with 36 holes of golf, tennis, swimming. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Houston City Club, 713-840-9001 houstoncityclub.com In West Houston at Greenway Plaza. 10 indoor tennis courts, athletic facilities, racquetball. Breakfast and lunch daily. Signature Gold Dining.

The Houston Club, 713-225-3257 On the 49th floor in One Shell Plaza downtown. Dining with views of the city. Private dining rooms available. Lunch Mon-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

The St. Regis Hotel Traditions Club In Bryan. Golf benefits for Signature Gold Golf.

Willow Creek Golf Club, 281-376-4061 willowcreekclub.com In Spring near the Woodlands, 30 miles north of downtown Houston. 18-hole von Hagge and Devlin-designed golf course. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

Longview Summit Club Signature Gold Dining.

Lubbock The Texas Tech Club, 806-742-4496 texastechclub.com On the east side of Jones AT&T Stadium overlooking the football field and downtown. Private events spaces available. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

McAllen The Club at Cimarron, 956-581-7401 clubatcimarron.com In Mission. 5 miles from McAllen Miller International Airport. Championship golf course, pool, racquetball courts, lighted tennis courts. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Midland Green Tree Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

San Angelo San Angelo Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Hearthstone Country Club, 281-463-2201

San Antonio

hearthstoneclub.com In northwest Houston. 27-hole golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools.

lonestarclubs.com

Society of Lone Star Clubs, 800-433-5079

Hotel Valencia Riverwalk Lake Amistad Resort & Marina In Del Rio. Part of Forever Resorts.

Mokara Hotel & Spa Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel Plaza Club, 210-227-4191 plazasanantonio.com Atop Frost Bank Tower downtown. Dining facilities with 8 private dining areas, bar, conference space, business center, private event facilities, and concierge services. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

River Crossing Club In Spring Branch. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Tyler Hollytree Country Club, 903-581-4952 hollytreeclub.com 12 miles from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Golf course, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, pool. Breakfast Tue-Sun. Lunch TueSun. Dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Waco Baylor Club Coming soon to the new McLane Stadium at Baylor University.

Wildflower Country Club, 254-771-1177 wildflowerclub.com In Temple, west of Interstate 35. 50 miles from Waco Municipal Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools. Lunch Tue-Fri. Dinner Thur-Sat. Sunday brunch.

Utah Salt Lake City Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City In Park City.

Vermont Wilmington The Hermitage Club In West Dover. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

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Hot Springs Omni Homestead Resort The Owners Club at The Homestead, 540-839-3700 In Hot Springs. All the activities of one of America’s legendary resorts are at your doorstep at the Owners Club at The Homestead. Members enjoy 3 top-ranked golf courses, tennis, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, fly-fishing, ice skating, skiing, fine dining, and spa with natural mineral springs, plus the use of 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Home.

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Norfolk The Currituck Club, 252-453-9400 thecurrituckgolfclub.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina, between Duck and Corolla on U.S. Hwy. 12. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole Rees Jones course, practice facilities. Rated one of the top 10 new places to play golf by Golf Magazine. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Greenbrier Country Club, 757-547-7375 greenbrierclub.com In Chesapeake. 12 miles from Norfolk International Airport. Championship Rees Jonesdesigned 18-hole golf course, putting and chipping greens, driving range, 8 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, 2 racquetball courts, fitness center, outdoor junior Olympic-size pool. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Mon.

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Nags Head Golf Links, 252-441-8073

nagsheadgolflinks.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole golf course and grill. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Sanderling Resort Town Point Club, 757-625-6606 town-point.com Downtown in the World Trade Center. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Richmond Bull & Bear Club

In Snohomish.

The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie In Lacey.

The Golf Club at Newcastle In Newcastle.

Harbour Pointe Golf Club In Mukilteo.

Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Park Sorrento Hotel Trophy Lake Golf & Casting

Signature Gold Dining.

In Port Orchard.

The Jefferson Hotel Omni Richmond Hotel Red Door Spa Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, 804-378-7841

Vida Spa Washington National Golf Club

stonehengeclub.com In Midlothian, 30 miles from Richmond International Airport. Golf course, putting green, 6 lighted tennis courts, junior Olympic-size pool. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Fri. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Tides Inn In Irvington.

Roanoke Hidden Valley Country Club In Salem. Signature Gold Golf.

Tysons See Washington, D.C.

Washington Seattle Puget Sound Society, 800-433-5079 pugetsoundsociety.com

Alexis Hotel Canterwood Golf & Country Club, 253-666-8502 canterwoodgcc.com In Gig Harbor, 34 miles from Sea-Tac Airport. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 4 tennis courts, Olympic-size pool, formal and informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

The Capital Grille Columbia Tower Club, 206-622-2010 columbia-tower.com On the 75th and 76th floors atop the Columbia Center downtown. 3 dining rooms, 6 private dining rooms, and the Stratus bar and lounge. Fully equipped business center with high-speed wireless Internet access and videoconferencing center. Open for catered events 7 days a week. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Signature Gold Dining.

Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel Edgewater Hotel The Golf Club at Echo Falls

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In Auburn.

Spokane Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Capital Society, 800-433-5079 capitalsociety.com

The Capital Grille In Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Va.

Chantilly National Golf and Country Club, 703-631-9560 chantilly-national.com In Centreville, Va., 10 miles south of Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole, 200acre, par-72 Ed Ault-designed golf course. Practice range, six tennis courts, pool, dining areas, and private dining rooms. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurant.

City Club of Washington, 202-347-0818 city-washington.com In the Columbia Square building in downtown. Main dining room, 5 private dining/meeting rooms, business center, member lounge, and bar. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Club Quarters Hotel The Golf Club at Lansdowne In Lansdowne, Va.

Lansdowne Resort In Lansdowne, Va.

Madame Tussaud’s Presidents Gallery Members receive 50 percent off admission.

The Madison Hotel Piedmont Club, 703-753-5922 piedmontclub.com In Haymarket, Va. 25 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole, par-72 Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, and conference facilities. Course open Mon and Wed-Sun. Closed Tue. Dining room open daily. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

Red Door Spa In Arlington, Va.; Vienna, Va.; and Washington, D.C.

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner In Tysons, Va.

Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. River Creek Club, 703-779-2022 rivercreekclub.com In Leesburg, Va, along the Potomac River. Fewer than 20 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole, 7,020-yard, par-72 Ault, Clark, and Associates-designed championship golf course, 4 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining areas, private dining rooms, and fitness center.

The Source Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Sportrock Climbing Center In Sterling, Va.

Tripoli Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Glendale Golf and Country Club In Hamilton. Signature Gold Golf.

International

Grandview Golf Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

Greenhills Golf Club

Bahamas Great Exuma Grand Isle Resort & Spa

Bahrain Manama The British Club Bahrain

Brazil Rio De Janeiro Copacabana Palace Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

2 hours west of Toronto. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Greystone Golf Club In Milton.

Heron Point Golf Links In Ancaster.

Hidden Lake Golf Club In Burlington. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Highland Gate Golf Club In Aurora. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

King Valley Golf Club

Canada

In King City.

Montréal, Québec

In King City.

Club de Golf Islesmere

King’s Riding Golf Club The Lake Joseph Club

In Laval. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

2 hours north of Toronto.

Le Fontainebleau Golf Club

In Innisfil.

In Blainville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

National Pines Golf Club Omni King Edward Hotel RattleSnake Point Golf Club

Le Maître De Mont-Tremblant

In Milton.

In the Laurentian Mountains.

In Mactier.

Val Des Lacs Golf Club In Ste-Sophie.

Ottawa, Ontario

Rocky Crest Golf Resort Sherwood Inn In Port Carling.

Station Creek Golf Club

Arc Hotel Club de Golf Hautes Plaines

In Gormley.

In Gatineau, Quebec.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Eagle Creek Golf Club

Wyndance Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Toka Salon & Day Spa Tower Club Tysons Corner, 703-761-4250

In Dunrobin.

tower-tysons.com In Tysons, Va., atop the Tyson Tower 1 building, in Tysons Corner; 15 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. Dining room, member bar, and private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Signature Gold Dining.

Kanata Golf & Country Club

4 locations.

In Kanata.

China

The Willard InterContinental Hotel

West Virginia Charleston Berry Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Wisconsin Milwaukee The Abbey Resort & Spa In Fontana.

Destination Kohler In Kohler.

The Capital Grille Geneva National Golf Club In Lake Geneva.

GreyHawk Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Toronto, Ontario Blue Springs Golf Club In Acton.

Caledon Woods Golf Club 30 minutes northwest of Toronto.

Cherry Downs Golf & Country Club In Pickering.

The Club at Bond Head In Bond Head. Signature Gold Golf.

The Country Club In Woodbridge.

DiamondBack Golf Club In Richmond Hill.

Eagle Ridge Golf Club In Georgetown. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Emerald Hills Golf Club In Stouffville.

Glen Abbey Golf Club 30 minutes west of Toronto.

Glencairn Golf Club In Milton.

Pacific Palisades Hotel Pan Pacific Vancouver Vida Spa

Beijing Capital Club, 011-8610-8486-2225 thecapitalclub.com On the 50th floor of Capital Mansion in the Chao Yang business district. Bar area, grill room, Chinese dining room, 9 private rooms, business center with wireless Internet access and videoconferencing facilities. Athletics area includes swimming pool, gymnasium, squash, and 6-lane bowling alley. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Signature Gold Dining.

The St. Regis Hotel

Shenzhen Mission Hills China In Dongguan, Haikou, and Shenzhen.

England London Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch Club Quarters Hotel, St. Paul’s Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square St. James’s Hotel & Club

France

shop. Breakfast and lunch daily. Signature Gold Golf.

Melia Cozumel AllInclusive Golf & Beach Resort Playa Azul Golf, Scuba, Spa Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort Spa

Mexico City Club de Empresarios

Paris

Signature Gold Dining.

Paris International Golf Club

Puerto Vallarta

Signature Gold Golf.

Saint James Paris Hotel

Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Club Inside the Frankfurt Airport complex, near the Sheraton Hotel.

India New Delhi Le Cirque

Indonesia Jakarta American Club

Club Piso 51 Casa Velas Hotel Boutique Marina Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-221-00-73 In Marina Vallarta, north of Puerto Vallarta and 5 miles from the airport. 18-hole championship course, driving range, practice green. Clubhouse, open terrace, bar. Beaches, sailing, diving nearby. Breakfast and lunch daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold and Silver only.

Marriott Casa Magna Hotel The Owners Club at Puerto Vallarta, 011-52-322-221-2690

Kuala Lumpur

Nestled in the exclusive Marina Vallarta Club de Golf on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Championship golf, 3-bedroom, 3-bath or 2-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath luxuriously furnished accommodations with private verandas and hot tubs. Members pay cart fees only at Vista Vallarta, the 18-hole Jack Nicklausdesigned course. A second 18-hole course, designed by Tom Weiskopf, is also available for play.

The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur

Vista Vallarta, 011-52-322-29-000-30

Mexico

foremexico.com In the foothills overlooking Puerto Vallarta. Two 18-hole golf courses: one Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole championship course, and a course by Tom Weiskopf. Practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse. Breakfast and lunch daily. Signature Gold Golf.

Ireland Adare County, Limerick Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort In the village of Adare.

Malaysia

Cabo San Lucas Dreams Los Cabos Resort & Spa

Cancun Maroma Resort & Spa In Riviera Maya. Part of OrientExpress Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas Omni Puerto Adventuras Hotel Beach Resort

San Miguel de Allende Rosewood San Miguel de Allende

In Puerto Adventuras.

Peru

Cozumel

Cuzco

Cozumel Country Club, 011-52-987-872-9570 cozumelcountryclub.com.mx On the northern side of the island, 5 miles from international cruise ship pier. 18-hole course designed by the Nicklaus Design Group, practice area, putting and chipping green, practice bunker and two-tiered practice tee. Native palapa-style clubhouse with casual dining and pro

Hotel Monasterio Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Lima Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge In Machu Picchu. Part of OrientExpress Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Miraflores Park Hotel Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Portugal Lisbon Lapa Palace Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Puerto Rico San Juan The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, Spa & Casino

Roc (Taiwan) Taipei American Club World Trade Center Club

Russia

Other Affiliates Business Servcorp Members receive 20 percent discount on all Virtual Office packages and Executive Suites Service packages.

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Members receive up to 45 percent discount on emergency transportation assistance.

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Scotland

Preferred Rates For Members

St. Andrews Old Course Hotel St. Andrews Golf Resort & Spa

Singapore Singapore The American Club Tower Club In Republic Plaza.

South Africa Cape Town The Mount Nelson Hotel Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Johannesburg The Westcliff Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

The Rand Club

Spain Madrid Hotel Ritz Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Sweden Stockholm Vidbynas Golf Club

Switzerland Lipperswil Golf Club Lipperswil 30 miles east of Zurich-Kloten Airport. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Vietnam Hanoi Press Club

Club Sportiva Members receive 10 percent discount on regular rental fees for exotic car rentals and access to clubhouse locations.

Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Grand Hotel Europe

Avis Car Rental Members receive discounted rates at participating locations and members with Signature Gold Unlimited or O.N.E. benefits receive complimentary enrollment into Avis First, a reward program that offers special deals and upgrades for members.

Purchase tickets for events such as concerts, Las Vegas shows, sporting events, and theater productions. Ticket purchases are through a third-party provider.

Members receive up to 40 percent discount at hundreds of hotels. To book, call the ClubLine or log onto your club’s website, and click the “Find Hotels” button.

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The following hotels offer members preferred rates: Kimpton Hotel Group, Omni Hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises, Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, RitzCarlton Hotel Company.

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Fiji Water Members who sign up for Fiji Water Delivery Service receive a 40 percent discount on a one-time order, or a 25 percent discount on an annual subscription order.

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Savoya Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E. benefits receive 25 percent discount on ground transportation services in more than 55 countries. All other associate members receive 20 percent discount.

Travel A-Rosa Cruises Members receive a free one-night stay at a hotel of A-Rosa’s choice either immediately prior to cruise or immediately after, plus private transfer to and from airport and hotel.

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Inspirato Members who join this luxury destination club receive up to $5,000 in membership incentives.

Ker & Downey Members receive a 5 percent discount and a complimentary spa treatment during personalized journeys to more than 30 countries.

Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E. benefits receive 10 percent discount on trains and cruises.

Silversea Members receive up to 30 percent discount on cruises, $200 shipboard credit, and onboard amenities.

Mrs. Fields Members receive up to 25 percent discount on merchandise offered on mrsfields.com. Order through the ClubLine.

Services Ship Sticks Members receive preferred rates for golf club shipping services. Coupon code: ClubCorp2014

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So you want to be an …

Arctic Trailblazer

ount Everest, check. Atacama Desert, check. Antarctica, check. If you’re an adrenaline junkie searching for that next great escape to Earth’s most extreme destinations, you can now add the Arctic to that list. Through a handful of new, bespoke Arctic safari adventures, outfitter Epic Road now transforms the isolated expanses of eternally snow-speckled terrain and jagged ice adjacent to the North Pole into an action-packed playground. Beginning in Longyearbyen, the largest settlement in Norway’s Svalbard Islands, it’s a quick “goodbye” to this tundra’s 10 miles of paved road and “hello” to a vast collection of ethereal mountains, fjords, and glaciers, over some 23,500 uninhabited square miles, which you’ll potentially traverse by foot, kayak, and/or snow scooter. How deep or far you venture into this polar extreme depends on personal preference, but as a trailblazer you’re bound to hunt for fossils embedded in 60 million-year-old terrain, measure evidence of glacial retreat alongside scientists studying climate change, and encounter rare wildlife, such as the otherworldly Svalbard reindeer and 2-ton walruses. Longer trips entail camping on the ice or sleeping in remote research cabins; shorter trips return to comfortable, toasty Longyearbyen lodges nightly. — PAUL RUBIO

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Details: Bespoke Arctic safaris range from three nights and up. A two-week, top-of-the-line safari runs about $18,000 per person. 646-580-3050; epicroad.com

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PLAY THREE OF THE WORLD’S TOP 100 COURSES

UNITED STATES VS

AUSTRALIA GOLF TOURNAMENT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA APRIL 17 - 24, 2015 $6,390 PER PERSON

The Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Australia

The USA team will be made up of Members of ClubCorp Clubs who have placed in the top three of a 2014 club-sponsored tournament or ClubCorp national tournament. The Australian team will be made up of Australian private club members.

Entry Fee Includes: • Five-star accomodations at the Crown Towers in downtown Melbourne • Select meals and cocktails • One practice round and three tournament rounds (stroke play) on the following courses: - Kingston Heath Golf Club -Victoria Golf Club - The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, West Course

Victoria Golf Club Melbourne, Australia

CONTACT KATHY WALKER TO LEARN MORE TODAY. Kathy Walker, Tournament Director 972.888.7365 | kathy.walker@clubcorp.com *Crown Towers, Kingston Heath Golf Club, Victoria Golf Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club and ClubCorp USA, Inc. are not affiliated, and neither has any obligation nor liability with respect to the products or services to be provided by the other. Some restrictions and exclusions may apply. Call for details. © ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 23659 0214 RY

Kingston Heath Golf Club Melbourne, Australia

Years may grow the character of a course, but championships define it. More championships have been played on Pinehurst No. 2 than on any other course in America. And with the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open back-to-back, it’s the only course to have hosted all five major USGA championships. So take on the oldest new course in America. And build a little character of your own. Members of ClubCorp clubs receive a 10-20% discount off overnight packages through 2014. Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina • 877.370.9130 • pinehurst.com

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Because out West, the great American road trip has gone retro-cool. Nothing says summer travel better than a good ol’ fashioned road trip. But somehow, strapping the kids into the car and setting off seems perfect in your head — until you realize that multiple cramped hours with stir-crazy young passengers maybe isn’t the ideal way to go. Enter Airstream 2 Go, a new RV rental service that leases retro-chic 23- and 28-foot Airstream campers attached to GMC Yukon Denalis. Peak season rates start at $3,080 for a four-day glam odyssey. The distinctive silver bullets are both mod and modern with their wood paneling, contemporary styling, leather couches, high-thread-count sheets, barbecue grills, flat-screen TVs, and iPads. Pickup locations in LA, Las Vegas, and Bozeman, Mont. 800-780-9880; airstream2go.com

2 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES 1 Drive 120 miles east from LA to Palm Desert, where you can check into the new Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage. Then, continue on to Vegas, where just-opened restaurants and stage debuts (including the kid-friendly Far East folklore-inspired

musical Panda! at the Palazzo Hotel) offer enticing new reasons to park here awhile. 1 Or head to California’s Yosemite National Park, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year with film festivals, exhibitions, and the like.

Trip planning made easy Rather not bother with the trip details and logistics yourself? Airstream 2 Go offers a bespoke planning service in partnership with luxury adventure outfitter Off the Beaten Path.

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Because Costa Rica’s unspoiled, eco-travel game is still going strong. Costa Rica’s profile has undoubtedly risen exponentially in recent years, but you can still find worthy spots left to discover. Case in point: The Osa Peninsula, which juts off the country’s southern coast into the Pacific. Large swaths of protected rain forest, blissfully empty beaches, small villages void of tourism, and lush landscapes overflowing with thrilling pursuits charm adventure-minded families.

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1 Hike rainforest trails to catch a glimpse of native flora and fauna, including endangered jaguars and a new species of bat recently discovered here.

1 Scale 70 feet up towering jungle trees with local operator Psychotours. psychotours.com

1 Swim alongside spinner dolphins in the wild on naturalist-led excursions with Costa Cetacea. costacetacea.com

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Hot hotel Kalon Surf, the luxury surf camp resort, reopened in a beautiful new hilltop retreat on the peninsula in March. Seven-night, all-inclusive stays (from $2,340 per person for family-friendly rooms) include five days of surf coaching (customized to whatever level you’re at), organic meals prepared by a private chef (and using ingredients grown on the property’s 7 acres of grounds), Pilates classes, massages, and round-trip airport transfers from San Jose. Families welcome. 011-1-646-25-72-107; kalonsurf.com

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Masseria Costanza Azzurra

Azzurra

Reserve this three-bedroom villa for one of the most enviable settings in all of Sicily: Located near the quaint fishing village of Brucoli, 30 miles south of Catania, the villa sits right on a protected bay — literally. In fact, the seawall serves as Azzurra’s back fence. As a guest, you have access to your own private boat jetty (perfect for catching a boat taxi to one of the breezy, waterfront seafood restaurants nearby), tiny pebble-strewn beach, plunge pool, and expansive front lawn. From $3,810 per week. thethinkingtraveller.com

While there, don’t miss … Sicily has been called one of the world’s most exciting wine regions today — in part because of the new wave of winemakers embracing the indigenous, highly complex grapes grown around Mount Etna and digressing from the island’s history of overproducing cheaper, heavier wines in favor of fresh, lively, smallbatch pours. Owned by the prominent Benanti winemaking family, Azzurra exposes visitors to the movement firsthand by arranging private tours of the family winery on Mount Etna’s slopes, along with visits to neighboring vineyard estates. Even though the kids can’t appreciate what’s in the glass, they can enjoy the majestic setting and the lessons they’ll learn as they sample the local food and immerse themselves in the culture.

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The Mediterranean island of Sicily ticks a number of boxes on the ideal family travel destination list. For starters, its picture-perfect landscape — from the gorgeous beaches and lush stretches of countryside, to the smoking craters of Mount Etna (Europe’s tallest active volcano), which rises nearly 11,000 majestic feet into the sky — is ripe for exploration. Then there are the mind-enriching experiences: Ancient Greek and Roman archeological sites, Arabic structures, and Norman churches teach 2,500 years’ worth of history and cultural exchange, while sunbleached Baroque towns and artistic treasures found across the land provide lessons in both architecture and the visual arts. But while visitors may be well-versed in paying homage to Sicily’s natural and historic charms, a new generation of government officials, business owners, chefs, gallerists, and the like hopes to expose travelers to the island’s undiscovered and reborn sides. Sicily’s new family-friendly villas (all with multiple bedrooms, extensive living spaces, and gourmet kitchens) provide ample opportunity to get up close to this renaissance. Here’s where to book now and what to do nearby.

Oliva

You’ll find this seven-bedroom villa along Sicily’s western coast, roughly 50 miles south of Palermo, the island’s capital city. Think of it as a modern-day take on a Sicilian baglio (a traditional type of dwelling with an interior courtyard): Rooms, all clean lines and neutral tones, surround a lovely shaded internal terrace. The whole space is a brilliant study in indoor-outdoor living, with numerous patios, outdoor dining areas, and an expansive pool that looks out over olive groves straight to the sparkling ocean beyond. From $11,900 per week. thethinkingtraveller.com

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Masseria Costanza

Seldom can you call a coastal nature reserve your backyard, but you can at this villa, one of the most exciting accommodations to debut in Sicily this year. Located in the heart of the Vendicari Nature Reserve on the island’s south coast, this meticulously restored, rustic-chic retreat — once a working farm during the 1800s — now features six bedrooms and public spaces done up in a white-on-stone scheme and punctuated by historic details. The farm’s original stone olive press serves as a striking architectural feature. From $11,773 per week. thethinkingtraveller.com

Palermo, a must-see city for those looking to discover Sicily’s modernday cultural scene, hosts several new experiences to keep travelers busy. 1 February saw the opening of the Ecomuseo Urbano Mare Memoria Viva, an eco-museum that explores Palermo’s relationship with its surrounding waters in three exhibition spaces across the city. 1 The scenic Utveggio Castle is now open to the public on weekends and public holidays. Explore the neo-Gothic-inspired palace built atop Mount Pellegrino during the 1920s and take in sweeping Palermo views.

1 The recently reopened Palazzo Riso, an 18th-century, Sicilian Baroque palazzo that now houses Sicily’s most extensive contemporary art museum, the Museo Regionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Palermo. 1 Last year, Sicily also instituted a travel ban on 23 of its most important works of art (including several Caravaggio paintings). So, museums such as Palermo’s Galleria Regionale della Sicilia and Museo Regionale di Arte Mediovale e Moderna will be the only places in the world to view such treasures for the foreseeable future.

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While there, don’t miss … 1 The beaches along Sicily’s southeastern coast, some of the island’s most beautiful and least spoiled; the Vendicari Nature Reserve lays claims to a particularly stunning stretch of undiscovered coastline. Access the wetland’s beaches via a path from the villa, which wanders through lemon groves and past marshes full of migrating flamingos and herons. 1 Exploring the picturesque southern Baroque towns of Modica, Noto, and Ragusa. The area has just opened to international travel, with the former military-exclusive Comiso airport accepting civil traffic since last August (budget carrier Ryanair runs direct flights from both London and Rome). 1 The food scene, as the southern region is home to a buzzy culinary culture.

Modica is known for its Aztecstyle chocolate producers. Sample some of the best at Laboratorio Don Puglisi. Wander about Noto’s beautiful UNESCO-protected Baroque palazzos, then stop into Caffè Sicilia for gelato. The café’s pastry chef, Corrado Assenza, a modern master in the subject matter, dishes out singularly unique complex creations in flavors such as agrumi (a type of citrus fruit), jasmine, and rose. In Ragusa, experience the new regional cuisine that has taken off in Sicily in recent years. It’s best sampled at the Michelinstarred Ristorante Duomo, where chef Ciccio Sultano’s dishes that use indigenous ingredients in unexpected ways have made him a prominent face of the movement.

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How the two ships match up Norwegian Getaway Launched: February

Back story: Call Norwegian’s 4,028-passenger Getaway a Vegas-style megaresort on the water, with 28 restaurants, countless bars, a huge casino and spa, and a Broadway-style theater. Family-friendly: The ship caters to kids of all ages with its top-deck aqua park (complete with five multistory water slides and a SpongeBobthemed water play area); trilevel sports complex with a rock climbing wall, ropes obstacle course, and zip line; plus kids and teen clubs, where youth 13-17 can learn how to spin from top-tier DJs. Luxe factor: In the Haven, Norwegian’s shipwithin-a-ship concept, guests staying in the all-suite enclave get butler service, upgraded amenities, and access to an exclusive pool, restaurant, and lounge. Ports of call: This summer, the Getaway trolls the Eastern Caribbean during seven-day, round-trip voyages from Miami to the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, and Nassau, the Bahamas. More info: 866-234-7350; ncl.com

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Disney Magic’s Avengers Academy

Disney Magic Relaunched: Last October

Back story: Received a stern-to-hull makeover. The 2,700-passenger ship now includes enhancements such as expanded dining options (the LED lights dinner show “Drawn to Magic” at Animator’s Palate, for example), a larger spa, and redesigned adult-friendly spaces. Family-friendly: Already one of the best family ships, the Magic has upped the ante with chill-inducing new features, such as a three-story, 20-foot AquaDunk body slide that sends brave riders zooming down a transparent tube that curves out over the ship’s side, before ending in a splash pool. In the new Nephews’ Splash Zone, Huey, Dewey, and Louie preside over water spouts, tipping buckets, and a kiddie pool. The Kids Club now has an Avengers Academy, for youngsters looking to channel their inner Iron Man. Luxe factor: Teens can now get in touch with their sybaritic side at the new Chill Spa, which offers hot chocolate body wraps, acne facials, and other services geared toward ages 13-17. Ports of call: In summer, the Magic explores Mediterranean cities, including Barcelona, Florence, Naples, Nice, and Rome. More info: 800-951-3532; disneycruise.com

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Because new hotels, buzzy restaurants, and, yes, billionaires, are ushering in Hawaii 2.0. Maui is dusting off its luxury chops with new and renovated hotels, restaurants, and experiences set to lure in visitors. Add in its neighboring sister island of Lanai, which — thanks to its new owner Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO and the thirdrichest man in the U.S.) and his rumored billiondollar investment — is being totally re-imagined, and it’s little wonder that these two Hawaiian isles are shaping up to be among the summer’s hottest destinations.

Andaz Maui at Wailea

MAUI STAY Andaz Maui at Wailea Opened last fall, the Andaz injects a heady dose of beachy, poly-chic into Maui — think an openair lobby with a sand pit, three-level sleek infinity-edge pool, and 297 modern rooms and villas. The whole effect is very Hawaiian for the 21st century, from the apothecary spa to the farm-to-table restaurant Ka’ana Kitchen, where the breakfast menu includes dishes such as Kalua Pork Benedict. Request a first-floor room in the Makai Wing, and you can step directly out to the pool. From $499. 808-573-1234; maui.andaz.hyatt.com

For families Book a complimentary, 45-minute family photo session at the on-site photo studio.

The Ko restaurant at Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui

The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui Fairmont is spending nearly $70 million to give this Wailea property a more contemporary and refreshed resort feel. All 450 suites and villas are being overhauled, with emphasis on sedate earth-tone colors. The Ko restaurant serves up dishes inspired by the islands’ sugarcane plantation era, and an impressive new spa features treatments grounded in Hawaiian healing traditions. From $599. 800-798-4552; fairmont.com/kealani

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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea This summer, the 380-room hotel is debuting a new look for its presidential suites, to the tune of $3 million. The three-bedroom suites now feature teak hardwood floors, a curated collection of original Hawaiian art, outdoor fire pits, and techy upgrades, such as integrated Sonos sound systems. Room renovations start next January. Presidential suites from $16,500 per week. 800-3346284; fourseasons.com/maui/

For families By special request only, be among the first to experience underwater photography sessions with award-winning photographer brothers Dan and John Cesere, before these excursions are added to the resort’s Unforgettable Events series in 2015. Lumeria Maui Imagine if your summer camp was designed by a top-tier designer, had Zen undertones, and was located along the lower slopes of the Haleakala volcano, surrounded by pine forests, and you get this 24-room hideaway. Opened by architectural conservator Xorin Balbes (known for his restoration of Lloyd Wright’s Sowden House), this yoga and wellness retreat spreads out over six acres of a historic plantation estate. From $299. 855-579-8877; lumeriamaui.com

For families Partake of the property’s full daily activities roster, from kid-friendly yoga sessions and gardening lessons in the property’s on-site farm (it supplies the restaurant and new spa), to bike tours and visits to a goat dairy farm. Montage Kapalua Bay Southern California luxury hotel operator Montage has just taken over management of the Residences at Kapalua Bay. One wing will continue to operate as residences, while the other will open as an intimate, 50-suite hotel in June. Inviting enhancements include the on-site Spa Montage (with open-air treatment rooms) and the soon-toopen, locally inspired Cane & Canoe. From $795. 808-662-6600; kapaluabay.montagehotels.com

For families The private beach club will bring a vaunted level of service to one of Maui’s best beaches.

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EAT Matteo’s Osteria Four Seasons Wailea alum chef Matteo Mistura and his wife, Gianna, spent more than a year in Italy culling together recipes, interviewing purveyors, tasting wines, and boning up on Italian culinary techniques. Savor their newfound knowledge at this new restaurant and wine bar in Wailea Town Center. 808-891-8466; matteosmaui.com

Migrant Maui Top Chef: Seattle contender and Hilo native Sheldon Simeon opened this eatery at the Wailea Beach Marriott last December. The menu puts a modern spin on the plantationstyle cuisine that emerged when Hawaii’s many immigrant communities came together. Two good choices: fried ahi belly and avocado belly topped with a sauce of lemon-pressed olive oil, soy sauce, and sambal chili; or sliced hibachi hanger steak with pickled shallots and Vietnamese nuoc mam dipping sauce. 808-875-9394; migrantmaui.com

DO Kapalua Ziplines This tony resort community’s zip line just reopened after extensive upgrades, including new, comfy bucketlike seats. Fly across West Maui Mountain gulches on nearly two miles’ worth of line — two of them 2,000-foot-long spans. 808-756-9147; kapalua.com/ activities/zipline

Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery

STAY Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay When Ellison bought 98 percent of Lanai (the Hawaiian government owns the other 2 percent) in 2012, he acquired the island’s two Four Seasons properties as part of the deal. Immediately, he put plans in place to overhaul the brand’s oceanfront Manele Bay property, first dressing up the public spaces, including an enhanced spa and a Nobu outpost. This summer, experience the property’s new rooms, which embody modern Polynesian style — from the dark wood floors to blackstone showers and mod raffia furniture. Manele also now offers a new lounge and personal Mercedes transfer service at the Honolulu airport for those connecting from mainland arrivals to Lanai-bound flights run by Island Air (which Ellison also just recently purchased). From $489. 800-3214666; fourseasons.com/lanai

For families Sign up for one of the resort’s new guided hikes, which take you along beachside paths at sunrise and tree-lined mountaintop trails, hitting sights such as ancient Hawaiian village ruins and dramatic blowholes along the way.

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DO Four Seasons Golf The Four Seasons Lanai’s golf programming is undergoing a major overhaul as part of Ellison’s grand vision for the island. Already, golf management has been brought in-house under the Four Seasons umbrella, upping the service level; the clubhouse has been renovated; and a new restaurant introduced. Something to look forward to: Jack Nicklaus is renovating the Lodge at Koele’s course, which will be a branded Signature course when it reopens this winter. The Four Seasons Lanai’s golf course

Before you comment, yes, a visit to Ocean Vodka’s yearold distillery is appropriate for children (all ages permitted). Younger guests can learn about organic farming and the more than 20 different varietals of native Polynesian sugar cane grown on-site, while those 21 and over can enjoy tastes of the signature spirit. 866-7762326; oceanvodka.com

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Because historyfilled Kyoto, Japan, is getting in touch with its modern side.

Kyoto does heritage well. After all, the central Japanese city served as the country’s imperial capital until the Meiji regime moved the royal court to Tokyo in 1868. And Kyoto has long been associated with its 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (including several immaculately restored Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines), beautiful rock gardens, gliding geishas, and the traditional artisans who toil away in centuries-old wooden houses. But, it’s not all old school in the city, as hoteliers, cultural institutions, artists, chefs, and shop owners bring traditional ideas and techniques into a modern context.

1 February saw the opening of the Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto, one of Japan’s most anticipated new hotels. Spread out along the banks of the scenic Kamogawa River, the property integrates architectural and design elements from Meiji-era houses (wooden latticework doors, traditional Shippo cloisonné patterns) into its public spaces. Plus, at an average of 500 square feet (the largest in Kyoto), the 134 Zen-leaning rooms are perfect for families. From $730. 011-81-75746-5555; ritzcarlton.com

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1 Coming soon for culture buffs: The Kyoto National Museum debuts its new Collections Hall in September. The striking, contemporary glass-front building, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi (the architect behind New York’s Museum of Modern Art), will house works from the museum’s permanent collection — more than 12,000 pieces of historic Asian art and archaeological objects — a perfect history and cultural lesson for the kiddos. kyohaku.go.jp

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BIG Windfall

With values for rare whiskeys shooting through the roof, now looks like a good time to start that new collection. Here’s what’s making a mint, what’s getting buzz, and what you should know before stepping into the collecting ring. BY

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hammer came down and the world’s most expensive bottle of scotch changed hands. Single-malt Macallan M sold for a record-setting $631,850 at a Sotheby’s wine and spirits auction in Hong Kong. The oversized decanter, with a diamond’s worth of facets, had been produced by Lalique and held 6 liters of sublime whiskey. Only four of these had been produced, and breakneck bidding jacked up the final price. As the sale closed, anyone who doubted that the world has gone whiskey-crazy definitely needed to reassess. Scotch, bourbon, and rye are hot commodities, commanding prices that make even the most well-heeled among us take notice. “A large mix of people are buying rare whiskey,” says Joe Hyman, specialist in spirits and rare whiskeys at the Bonhams New York auction house, which holds two spirits auctions per year. “People are buying for their personal collections, to drink, to offer rare bottlings in retail environments. People have nostalgia on the brain right now. They want stuff from the time periods of Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men.” Maybe so, but what connoisseurs imbibe — and purchase at auction or directly from other collectors — represents a serious step up from the Canadian Club swill Don Draper endlessly consumes on Mad Men. Today’s brown-liquor purists go after things like the 50-year-old Macallan Anniversary whiskey that sold for $40,000 at a Bonhams auction last year. New releases of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, the last to be distilled in the company’s original distillery, literally rise in value overnight. “It might have a suggested retail value of $150, but retailers sell it to customers for $500 and it goes right into the secondary market for $1,000 per bottle,” says Chuck Cowdery, a Chicago-based attorney and the author of Bourbon, Straight. “It’s a little out of control because this particular bourbon is so well-known and so hard to get.” Rare and desirable as Pappy might be — so much so that thieves boldly

made off with $25,000 worth of the stuff from the Kentucky distillery late last year — some bourbon elitists deride it for being a bit pedestrian. LA-based Kevin Langdon Ackerman, dubbed the Debonair Bourbonair, drinks to the past. “There will be 3,000 bottles of Pappy Van Winkle next year, but there will be no more Old Grand-dad from [its original producer] National Distillery. I’m drawn to bygone whiskeys that are starting to be treated like the new pork bellies — and they’re limited.” Plus they can taste great and come with the most romantic stories imaginable. “I cherish bottles of pre-Prohibition Old Charter [currently valued as high as $750 apiece],” says Ackerman. “In 1917, the liquor in these bottles was barreled. When Prohibition hit, instead of allowing the barrels to be destroyed, the distillery’s owners put them on ships and sent S U M M E R 2014

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before Prohibition, during Prohibition when certain products were earmarked for medicinal use, or right after it when barrels of booze benefited from 13 years of unexpected aging all rank among dream scenarios for whiskey lovers. Adam Herz, a whiskey fanatic who created the American Pie movie franchise, has the connections and financial wherewithal to make a night of sipping very old, very rare whiskey. He heads up a secretive group called LA Whiskey Society, half of them show-biz folk, who all love old whiskey and know how to get their hands on it. Turning cagey, Herz says they obtain it via time machine. But, in truth, brisk trade goes on through personal connections and relationships developed on websites devoted to rare whiskey. Herz is currently rounding up ryes distilled in Maryland from 1890 until the 1950s. He and his crowd intend to sample at least one from each decade. How deep can a whiskey fanatic get? Herz managed to snag a bottle of rye that had been made for a

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New Orleans grocer in the 1880s. He expects to be drinking vintage Sazeracs, just as somebody would have in the city where the cocktail was created back in the 19th century. “There’s a common belief among whiskey geeks that whiskey isn’t what it used to be. Some of that is just nostalgia, but a lot of it is true,” says Herz. “Distilleries just don’t make things the way they did. A lot of it has to do with cost-cutting, modernization, and corner-shaving.” That said, just because a whiskey is old does not necessarily mean it will be valuable or particularly good. Collectors look for big names, defunct distilleries of merit, and interesting circumstances. It’s important that not too much has evaporated, that the bottles have been standing up in odorless environments, and that the liquor remains amber without a lot of clouding. To guarantee quality, buy old liquor that’s newly bottled. Whiskey makers recognize this and tap into their reserves — much of it left over from decades when brown spirits had fallen out of favor — releasing old offerings that go for big bucks and keep on rising. During World War II, for instance, the Scottish military used coal supplies for the war effort. As a result, makers of Macallan employed peat for

the heating of grain. The result is an unusually smoky-tasting Macallan. Herz remembers bottles of the ’46 being released in 1998 for $1,500. Last October, one sold for nearly $9,000. Bowmore put out a 1964 distillation in 1993 that seemed pricey at $250. Now, if you can find this rich tasting scotch, expect to pay between $6,000 and $8,000. Herz describes it as “accessible, loaded with flavor, from a highly respected distillery, and everyone wants to try it.” At the moment, he says, folks are going mad for Lagavulin single malts. “In 2007, they released a 21-year-old. It sold for $299 and everyone thought it was very expensive. Then you drank it and it was so good you had to buy another bottle. Now it’s going for $1,700 in London.” What caused a nearly sixfold spike? “Beyond the taste, Lagavulin is a respected distiller that does not do a lot of releases. There were 6,600 bottles of it. I stockpiled that stuff. If a friend gets engaged, I open a bottle.” Whiskey-makers are capitalizing on the hot market with special releases that include diamond-studded decanters and, in the case of Macallan, a series that comes with photographic portfolios by top shooters such as Annie Leibovitz and Elliott Erwitt. It’s gotten so big that

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Buyers’ Guide Three tips for collecting whiskey

Go blue chip: Well-known, well-regarded distillers get that way for a reason. Scotch producers such as Bowmore, Macallan, and Springbank are all highly respected, and releases of their old whiskeys are worth noting and sipping.

Read up before you drink up: To keep up on trends and prices, check out websites such as drinkspirits.com, lawhiskeysociety.com, and whiskyadvocate. com. Still at a loss? Go to whiskysites.com — the whiskey site about whiskey sites.

Know your dealer: Hot new whiskey releases go quickly. To be sure you get your desired bottles at decent prices, find a retailer who traffics in the best stuff, buy from him regularly, and establish a good relationship. He will reward his best customers with access to in-demand bottles on the primary market.

some have been touting whiskey as an alternative investment. Nicholas Pollacchi, who puts together whiskey portfolios and heads up an online whiskey store at thewhiskyisle.com, expects the 2013 release of a 1995 Glenrothes to rise in value by 300 percent in the next three to five years. He likens it to “buying Apple stock before it exploded.”

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for some things skyrocket, getting into drinking good, rare whiskey does not necessitate raiding your 401(k). Robert Rossicone, who teaches in a New York City public school and owns Yellow Hook Necktie Co., a handcrafted neckwear business, has managed to build an impressive spirits collection by becoming a good customer at a

whiskey-centric liquor store. The proprietor notifies him when desirable, fast-moving bottles come in and Rossicone typically buys one for himself and one to trade at the higher, secondarymarket price. Through doing that, he has managed to build a sizable stash of rarities at a limited cost. Ackerman scours out-of-theway liquor stores for so-called “dusties,” collectible hardto-get bottles that have been discontinued from most retailers’ shelves. Matt Wunderle, a logistics specialist in Columbus, Ohio, looks beyond Scotland and the historically great American labels, scooping up burgeoning collectibles such as Sullivans Cove from Tasmania, Mackmyra from Sweden, Amrut from India, and a shelf’s worth of Japanese spirits. With Japanese whiskeys such as Yamazaki and Karuizawa, says Wunderle, “the flavor profile is layered, almost like a ramen broth. They’re nuanced and delicate. If I’m having a sushi meal, the Hibiki 17-year-old pairs nicely.” Wunderle’s far-flung gambit seems to be paying off. Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask was named the world’s best singlemalt whiskey by the 2014 World Whiskies Awards. The honor, which has never before gone to a contender from outside of Japan or Scotland, signals a widening scope for lovers of high-quality whiskey and, perhaps, an impending payoff for at least one collector’s global sensibility. With respect to Oliver Chilton, of London’s venerable spirits dealer the Whisky Exchange, who says, “Don’t get into [collecting whiskey] for money’s sake; get into it because you love the whiskey,” this recent accolade for suddenly scarce Sullivans Cove hints that curious, astute imbibers can indeed have it both ways. S U M M E R 2014

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Most chatter around Scotland during the upcoming Ryder Cup at Gleneagles will focus on golf, but a wee dram will surely spill over to the land’s drink of choice. We toast whisky’s growing international profile, as well as Scotland’s new distilleries, bottles, tours, and more. BY

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Scotch Whisky Rising What the spirit’s growing favor means to you

As the popularity of Scotch whisky grows steadily worldwide, Scotland’s distillers are responding by increasing production, building new distilleries, launching new brands, and releasing endless variations. What does this mean for Scotch whisky lovers? More choice, industry experts say. According to the Scotch Whisky Association, scotch exports increased nearly 80 percent during the past decade. Exports to the U.S. — the world’s largest market for scotch — grew 8 percent in 2013. Industry consultant James Espey, O.B.E., former chairman of Seagram Distillers, says he expects worldwide growth of 5 percent per year for the next 10 years. Espey attributes the rise in popularity to genuineness. “People are going back to what’s authentic, like heritage

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Colin Montgomerie on Golf and Whisky One of the most successful Ryder Cup competitors in history, Colin Montgomerie is unbeaten in eight Ryder Cup singles matches, joint winner of five Ryder Cup team titles, and captain of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup team in Wales. A Glasgow native, he resides near Gleneagles and — naturally — is a whisky fan.

What’s the most memorable golf moment you celebrated with whisky? When I captained the European team to victory at the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. While all the players were on the balcony celebrating, I took a few minutes away from the euphoria and sat in the team room with a glass of Johnnie Walker Black, and, believe me, it tasted wonderful!

What’s your favorite Scotch whisky? Johnnie Walker Black Label. As a Scot, I’m very proud of the brand. It’s iconic; wherever you are in the world, you can always get a Black Label.

How were you introduced to it? My father’s favorite is Johnnie Walker. We’ve shared many a dram over the years, celebrating some of my wins and spending time together in Scotland.

Where is your favorite place in Scotland to enjoy a whisky? Home is my favorite place in Scotland. It’s always nice to get home to the family and sit back and relax with a whisky. I live close to Gleneagles, and enjoy visits to the Johnnie Walker Blue Bar as well.

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scotch brands. And they’re looking for real taste.” To meet the growing demand for scotch, production is ramping up across Scotland, with some distilleries going to 24/7 operation or expanding, mothballed distilleries reopening, and 20 new distilleries in the planning stages (there are 109 now), says the association’s David Williamson. The industry is investing $3.4 billion in the next two years to expand production facilities. Increased production leads to more product differentiation and greater appeal to consumers, says Espey. He believes the hottest niche is the highend premium segment. “As economies recover and people become more affluent, they trade up in brands and seek quality products they can trust with proven history and craftsmanship,” he explains. Rare, old whisky stands at the pinnacle of the premium segment, and Espey maintains that it continues to be a good investment. “Whisky doesn’t change once it’s bottled, so it goes up in value if it’s scarce,” he says. [For more about collecting rare whiskeys, flip back to page 96.] Espey points to the 1960 blended scotch offered by the Last Drop Distillers, a company he co-founded to market vintage, limitededition spirits to collectors. With just 1,347 bottles, it sold for $2,000 in 2008 and rose to $5,000 before selling out in 2013. The company’s subsequent rare discoveries are also selling briskly.

MORTLACH: Old Whisky, New Single Malt THIS SUMMER, PREMIUM-DRINKS giant Diageo launches Mortlach, a heritage whisky dating to 1823, as a new single-malt brand. “Mortlach is distinguished by rich fruitiness with chocolate flavors — quite unique. It was obvious that we needed to tell the world about it by launching it as a single malt,” says Jim Beveridge, Diageo master blender for Johnnie Walker and Mortlach. He and his team have created four expressions — Rare Old, Special Strength, 18 Year Old, and 25 Year Old — ranging in age, flavor, and price. “We wanted to share the intense, deep flavors with a wider audience,” he adds. Mortlach Distillery in Speyside produces distinctive, sherried whisky that forms the major component in Johnnie Walker and is added to other Diageo blends. Limited releases of Mortlach in the past have been quickly snapped up and garner nearly cult status among connoisseurs. To ensure there will be enough Mortlach for the single-malt line and to go into the Diageo blends, Diageo is investing $30 million to double the size of the distillery. Construction of a second stillhouse built right next to the historic stillhouse is expected to be completed by fall 2015. Every detail regarding the equipment in the new facility will be an absolute replica of the original distillery in order to maintain the quality of the whisky, explains Beveridge. “The quirky element of this distillery is what’s important, so we’re doubling the quirky. If there’s an old [dent] in the side of a still, we’ll ensure the same [dent] in the new setup,” he says. The original stillhouse features five stills, all of different sizes and shapes, and traditional worm tubs instead of condensers. “The trick is how we make those stills work together. That’s what gives the whisky its complexity,” Beveridge says.

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Edinburgh’s Latest Dram Hot Spot Choose your favorite Whisky Journey — a tutored, themed scotch tasting — at Scotch, a just-opened bar at the Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh. Sit on tweed couches while kilt-clad Whisky Ambassadors walk you through nosing and tasting single malts and limited-edition blends highlighting whisky regions, finish, age, or rarity. Tastings range from $58 to $175. Scotch offers more than 430 whiskies, dating back to 1940 and ranging from $6 to $140 a dram. Here you don’t have to pay thousands of dollars for a rare bottle when one dram will satisfy your curiosity. roccofortehotels.com 106

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Scottish Whisky Festivals Worth Traveling For

Toast-Worthy Insights From a Master Blender Diageo’s Jim Beveridge is one of the world’s most respected whisky blenders, creating such notables as Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Double Black, and Platinum Label. Here, he reveals some knowledge he has picked up during his 35-year career.

What does it take to be a master blender? You need to really like whisky. For me, flavors are the key. That leads to studying the science and technology behind the flavors. Then there’s the nose that distinguishes blends and single malts. It takes years to develop an intuitive sense.

How do you select the different whisky components that go into the blends? You have to understand the details of each of the distilleries and their attributes. Factors such as wood, casks, and time make it very complex. It’s a matter of simplifying all of that into a layered flavor expression.

Is the final product more a result of science or intuition? You need an understanding of the science and technology behind it all, that’s critical. But it only takes you so far, and then you step into the magic of it, the intuitive side.

Heading to Scotland this summer? Check out Whisky Fringe, Aug. 8-10, at Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh. Sponsored by retailer Royal Mile Whiskies, the event will feature more than 25 distillers and independent bottlers presenting about 300 whiskies for attendees to taste. It coincides with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Aug. 1-25, which holds the Guinness distinction for being the world’s largest arts festival. royalmilewhiskies.com Or if you’re attending the Ryder Cup matches, set aside a day for the Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival in Dufftown, happening the same weekend, Sept. 25-29. There you can tour distilleries typically not open to the public such as Tomintoul Distillery, attend tutored tastings, and do the Dufftown Dramble, a ramble around the town’s seven distilleries toasting each with a dram of its whisky. “It’s a fun and friendly festival,” says organizer Steve Oliver, owner of Bluefolds Highland Holiday Cottages, which offers stay packages featuring whisky experiences. For the festival, he also leads a whisky tasting trip aboard the historic Keith & Dufftown Railway. whisky.dufftown.co.uk

What’s your latest creation? John Walker & Sons Odyssey, the company’s first triple malt Scotch whisky [released in January; $1,100/750 mL]. What’s notable about Odyssey are the three rare whiskies I finally settled on to make the blend. Single malts bring special intense flavors, and this is a unique combination of distilleries and cask type for a wonderful balance with citrus, honey, and creamy caramel flavors.

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Last Drop 50-Year-Old Blended Scotch Whisky

Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 9

Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old St. Magdalene 1982

Glenfarclas 31-Year-Old Port Cask

Glenlivet Guardians’ Chapter

REGION PRODUCED

All Scotland’s whisky regions

Speyside

Lowland

Highland

Speyside

STYLE

Complex blend of 82 whiskies, hand-bottled from the cask

Single malt with an ABV of 49.3 percent

Single malt

Single malt, single cask, nonchill filtered

Single malt, nonchill filtered

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Put into a marrying vat, then cask-aged 50 years; the oldest whiskies in the blend are 70 years old

11 traditional whisky casks and three sherry butts spanning a number of decades, all married in Tun 1401

Distilled in 1982; matured in refill sherry hogsheads; bottled in 2013

31 years in a port cask

Hogsheads and American oak barrels, plus Spanish ex-sherry butts

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Only 388 bottles; limited U.S. availability

Limited release

Very rare; limited U.S. availability

Only 500 bottles; not available in the U.S.

Available nationwide in September

PRICE

$4,000/750 mL

$250/750 mL

$725/750 mL

$500/700 mL

$80/750 mL

WHY IT’S NOTABLE

Whisky expert and author Jim Murray awarded it 96.5, named it 2014’s Best 26-to-50-Year-Old Blended Scotch Whisky, and called it “whisky that gives you reason to live.”

Contains a range of hand-selected liquids from the rare whisky casks maturing in the distillery’s Warehouse 24.

The St. Magdalene Distillery, founded in 1790, was demolished after it closed in 1983. This whisky was distilled a year before it closed.

It’s rare to get a whisky completely matured in a port cask, not just finished in a port pipe.

This expression won a worldwide tasting competition from among three flavor options as chosen by brand fan club members, the Guardians of the Glenlivet.

TALKING POINT

“This is whisky history; some of the whisky goes back to the 1940s, and a number of the distilleries closed long ago. Drinking it is an amazing experience.” — James Espey, O.B.E., co-founder of the Last Drop Distillers

“This is extraordinarily good whisky with balance and a bit of smokiness. It’s an old-style Speyside whisky with wonderful provenance thanks to the on-site floor maltings.” — Steve Oliver, organizer, Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival

“This sherry-influenced single malt has a smooth palette with cracked black pepper and green apple flavors, developing to orange peel and marzipan. It’s from our Rare Old whiskies from another era and distilleries that no longer exist.” — Michael Urquhart, managing director, Gordon & MacPhail, an Elgin retailer stocking more than 1,000 whiskies

“This is a real sit-down, conversation-stopping whisky with outstanding nose and taste.” — Mike Lord, owner, Whisky Shop Dufftown, which stocks more than 600 whiskies

“This single malt displays the signature fruitiness of the Glenlivet with the addition of rich, warm, spicy notes from the sherry casks.” — Alan Winchester, master distiller of the Glenlivet

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A New Golf and Whisky Combo If you’re looking for a Scottish getaway that easily combines golf and whisky, this new packaged offering in the Highlands might be for you. Jointly marketed by a consortium of local businesses, the Scotland’s Golf Whisky Trail package offers three- and five-day vacation packages presenting challenging golf courses, cozy inns, whisky connoisseur experiences, and a cashmere mill tour. Choose from three inns and five golf courses, including the Moray Golf Club, a links course designed by Old Tom Morris in 1889 that weaves through dunes along the sea. Tour the Benromach Distillery on the discounted Manager’s Tour with Keith Cruickshank, complete with a tutored tasting experience and an opportunity to hand-fill a personalized bottle of Benromach Single Malt. Then learn about cashmere production on a VIP mill tour at Johnstons of Elgin. Packages range from $480 to $800. scotlandsgolfwhiskytrail.com

PACKAGE OPTIONS 5 Courses

1 Boat of Garten

Golf Club 1 Elgin Golf Club 1 Forres Golf Club 1 Grantown-on-Spey

Golf Club 1 Moray Golf Club

3 Hotels

1 Grant Arms Hotel 1 Knockomie Hotel 1 Sunninghill Hotel

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1 Benromach Distillery 1 Gordon & MacPhail 1 Johnstons of Elgin

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Beer Halls The craft brewery explosion extends beyond Denver. According to the Brewers Association, more than 2,700 now operate nationally, fueling interest in all things draft as measured by a new spate of suds-centric restaurants, pubs, and European-inspired beer halls and gardens. Here, four don’t-miss newcomers you’ll want to track down across the country. BY

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The Radler, in the up-and-coming Logan Square neighborhood, upscales the beer hall concept with refined but earthy food alongside 24 taps drawing from European and local sources. Executive chef and partner Nathan Sears and managing partner Adam Hebert have considerable fine-dining experience between them — Sears at Vie in suburban Chicago and Hebert at New York’s Tribeca Grill — but went casual with their first joint venture. The crowd-friendly, 110

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contemporary beer hall features dark, stained-oak communal tables and a massive custom-made wood bar inset with clocks that wouldn’t look out of place in Bavaria. The food, including house-made sausages, German onion pie, and braised rabbit, focuses on what Hebert calls “the Beer Belt of Europe,” including Alsace, France; Austria; the Czech Republic; and Germany. 2375 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-276-0270; dasradler.com

SAN DIEGO

Last fall, the Southern California craft brewery Ballast Point Brewing Co. launched Ballast Point Tasting Room & Kitchen, a 9,000-square-foot restaurant, five-barrel brewhouse, and 50-tap bar in Little Italy, with a beer garden outside. The taps flow with Ballast’s seasonal and rotating brew selections, while the kitchen explores beer-friendly food — from burgers and fish tacos to oysters, charcuterie, and ceviche. 2215 India St.; 619-255-7213; ballastpoint.com

SAN FRANCISCO

TIM STAHL (BALLAST), JOSEPH SCHELL (MAGNOLIA)

To keep up with growing demand, Magnolia Brewery & Smokestack expanded this spring from its HaightAshbury venue to a second location in the emerging Dogpatch district with seven times more brewing space, including an area to house its cask- and barrel-aged beers. In addition to seasonal beers on tap, the second Magnolia features barbecue fare and a whiskey bar with a 50- to 60-bottle selection. 2505 Third St.; 415-864-7468; magnoliapub.com

The Arsenal restaurant at Bluejacket Brewery

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Housed in a former boilermaker factory in the Navy Yard, near baseball’s Nationals Park, the new 5,000-barrel-capacity Bluejacket brewery includes the Arsenal, a ground-floor 200-seat restaurant. A partnership between beer director Greg Engert and chefs Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIsaac, the brewery and restaurant together offer an immersive experience: the former with tours; the latter with house-made, beer-paired dishes such as rotisserie chicken with pretzel stuffing. 300 Tingey St. SE; 202-524-4862; bluejacketdc.com S U M M E R 2014

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CLUBCORP

ACCESS SUMMER 2014

Your Access to Benefits and Special Offers from the ClubCorp Network for Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E.

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SUMMER

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INSPIRATION No matter where you and your family are headed, ClubCorp has great vacation offers for all your travels. Summer fun is better together!

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Members with Signature Gold Unlimited or O.N.E. get both! This offer is available exclusively at participating ClubCorp clubs, outside your Club and Community, when you travel. Make your reservations through ClubLine today.

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Entertainment Cruises is the nation’s largest dining cruise company with day and evening cruises in many of America’s most exciting cities including Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Come cruise in a unique space with views other venues can’t offer and enjoy a 20% discount. 2 Cruises offer brunch, lunch, dinner or sightseeing and vary by location. Simply call ClubLine for reservations.

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Founded in 1990, TPC Michigan features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. Its challenging links-style layout features rolling fairways, tiered greens and natural wetlands with tee options ranging from 6,100 to 7,000 yards.

TPC PIPER GLEN Charlotte, NC

TPC Piper Glen offers 18 holes of championship golf in a stunning layout with natural rock outcroppings, lush oak trees and quiet lake inlets for a distinctive combination of beauty, challenge and pure playability.

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THE CLUBS OF PRESTONWOOD

Dallas, TX

The Clubs of Prestonwood offers two 18-hole golf courses in North Dallas and Plano. Both courses feature existing terrain, Bermuda tiff fairways, beautifully sculpted Pencross Bentgrass greens and careful placement of bunkers to ensure a challenge for all players.

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Members with Signature Gold Unlimited or O.N.E. can enjoy golf and dining benefits. Members with Signature Gold Dining can enjoy dining benefits. STARMOUNT FOREST COUNTRY CLUB Greensboro, NC

Originally completed in 1930, renovated in 1971 and totally rebuilt in 1999, the Starmount Forest course reveals itself over 155 beautiful acres and offers a true test for the most avid golfer.

SHADOW VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB Rogers, AR

From the longest tees, this private 18-hole championship course offers 7,100 yards of golf for a par of 72.

CLUB DE GOLF ISLESMERE, MONTREAL Quebec, Canada

Not far from bustling Montreal, the tranquil Club de Golf Islesmere boasts a rich history. Its traditional Parkland course offers an enjoyable but challenging walk through the woods. 4

HIDDEN LAKE GOLF CLUB, BURLINGTON Ontario, Canada

Featuring a 36-hole course, a large practice facility and an expansive, full-service clubhouse, The Old Course can be stretched to 6,712 yards from the tips while the New Course is 6,743 yards from the back tees.

MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB St. Louis, MO

The Missouri Athletic Club remains the preferred athletic, dining and social club for professional, civic and business leaders in the St. Louis area. There are also hotel accommodations on site.

Flexibility may be the single most important factor in making a successful golfer, and combining specific exercise routines with swing mechanics is the dynamic duo behind achieving that almighty X-Factor. Located in California's only Gold Medal Golf Resort at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, PFC Fitness Camp's Golf FIT program combines the nation's top fitness trainers with the best of the PGA TOUR Academy for a comprehensive program proven to elevate your game and your health beyond par. Sign up today for an exclusive 10% 2 Member discount at PFC Fitness Camp's game-changing program. For reservations, call ClubLine at 800.433.5079.

FIND HOTELS WHEREVER YOU TRAVEL Still finalizing your summer vacation plans? Exclusively for Members of ClubCorp clubs, Find Hotels shows you savings on the places you stay in just a few simple clicks. Visit Find Hotels on your clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website and save up to 40% 2 on hundreds of hotels worldwide! For Members of non-ClubCorp clubs, please contact ClubLine for assistance.

READY FOR FIJI? Members enjoy 40% off2 case orders or 25% off2 for an annual subscription of Fiji Water.

Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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Tides Inn, Irvington, VA

GOLF & DINING

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Tides Inn, Irvington, VA

Irvington, VA Stay at the Tides Inn near the Chesapeake Bay this summer and enjoy a deluxe room, daily full breakfast for each person and unlimited daily golf. Rates start at $395 per room. 3

THE ELLIS HOTEL Atlanta, GA

The Ellis Hotel in downtown Atlanta is a chic and stylish boutique decked out with every modern luxury. Stay three consecutive nights and get 20% off4 your entire stay!

FOR THE FAMILY

LANGHAM HOTEL Boston, MA

The Langham Kids package includes luxury overnight accommodations and breakfast for two adults and two children; tickets for two adults and two children to the New England Aquarium, Museum of Science or Children’s Museum; and use of fitness facilities and indoor pool at Chuan Body + Soul. Save over $65 when you book this package. 5

The James Royal Palm, Miami, FL

FLORIDA FUN

THE RITZ-CARLTON GOLF RESORT

Miami, FL

Plan the ultimate golf getaway with the Golden Golf Package, including a complimentary7 upgrade to a golf course view room, breakfast for two and two 18-hole rounds of golf per night at Tiburon Golf Course or other Ritz-Carlton preferred course – includes golf cart, club storage and tax on golf, unlimited golf and same-day continuous play and a complimentary set of new TaylorMade® rental golf clubs. Rates start at $439 per night.7

THE JAMES ROYAL PALM

Escape to South Beach and enjoy bonus nights at The James. Experience an oceanfront location with two swimming pools, two restaurants – including CATCH Miami led by Top Chef Winner Hung Huynh – four bars, renew the spa and more. Book two or more consecutive nights and get one extra night on us during your stay. Members enjoy 10% off best available rate. 6

Naples, FL

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Miramonte Resort, Indian Wells, CA

CALIFORNIA DREAMING MIRAMONTE RESORT

Aspen Glen Club, Carbondale, CO

MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS ASPEN GLEN CLUB

Indian Wells, CA

Located in the heart of the Palm Springs Valley in beautiful Indian Wells, Miramonte Resort & Spa boasts luxurious hotel accommodations in a unique, Mediterranean village inspired setting. Rates start at $89 per night on weekdays and $109 per night on weekends.8 As an added value this summer, kids 12 and under eat free with a paying adult at The Grove Artisan Kitchen.

Carbondale, CO

CARMEL VALLEY RANCH

Vail Mountain Lodge is offering the perfect package for summertime in the mountains. Enjoy two nightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lodging with a daily breakfast buffet and two 50-minute spa treatments plus complimentary access at the Vail Vitality Center featuring a variety of fitness classes and the 18,000-square-foot Vail Athletic Club. Rates start at $500 per room.10

Carmel, CA

Stay at Carmel Valley Ranch and enjoy 10% off 2 best available rate and take advantage of your complimentary golf benefit.

HYATT REGENCY LAKE TAHOE RESORT, SPA AND CASINO Lake Tahoe, CA

Experience quality family time, spontaneous fun and relaxation for the entire family with the Sunshine on Sale offer. Book five nights from June 14 through September 1, 2014 and receive one free night. 2

Visit Aspen Glen this summer and enjoy four complimentary rounds per membership per month.9

VAIL MOUNTAIN LODGE Vail, CO

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WORLD TRAVEL MISSION HILLS CHINA Haikou, China

If your travel plans have you in China in September, plan on playing in the second annual Mission Hills Reciprocal Championship, September 18 and 19. The tournament will take place on the Vintage and Stone Quarry courses at Mission Hills Haikou. The four-night package starts at $690 per player and includes a four-night stay in a deluxe room with breakfast, two practice rounds, two tournament rounds, a welcome dinner and a gala dinner. 2

Mission Hills China, Haikou, China

Adare Manor, Adare Village, Ireland

Saint James Paris,Paris, France

SAINT JAMES PARIS

ADARE MANOR

Visit the City of Lights from July 15 to August 31, 2014 and enjoy a complimentary2 room upgrade with full breakfast every day when you book a stay of two nights or more.

Summer is a beautiful time to visit Ireland. Enjoy two nights’ luxurious accommodations in a Deluxe Manor room for two with a complimentary upgrade to a Stateroom, traditional full Irish breakfast each morning in the Oakroom Restaurant, one free round of golf per person, free buggy rental, historical tour of the Manor House and a room gift. Rates start at € 480 per person.11

Paris, France

The Saint James Paris Chef Virginie Basselot just got her first Michelin star and their spa is now in partnership with the exclusive Guerlain. Rates start at € 360 2 for a Superior (book a Boudoir and get a guaranteed upgrade to a Superior at check-in).

Adare Village, Ireland

St. James’s Hotel & Club, London, England

ST. JAMES’S HOTEL & CLUB London, England

St. James's Hotel and Club in London is treating you to a 20% reduction on the best available rate, complimentary buffet breakfast and free Wi-Fi.12 Enjoy an oasis of calm and tranquility, which is just moments away from some of London's finest attractions.

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ATIONAL EVENTS & TICKETS

For more information on tickets and special offers, or to create a custom vacation experience with your benefits, call ClubLine.

US OPEN TENNIS, NEW YORK, NY August 25 – September 8

As summer comes to a close on the calendar, the tennis tour is just heating up as the best players in the world convene in the Big Apple to vie for the national championship. Reserve your spot to experience the final Grand Slam title of the season firsthand in all its glory.

WIMBLEDON, LONDON, ENGLAND

June 23 – July 6

Enjoy all London has to offer during the magical fortnight of the Championships from a seat at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Allow My TicketLine to customize your experience with an individualized package.

OKTOBERFEST, MUNICH, GERMANY

UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX, AUSTIN, TX

For three exciting weeks each fall, millions of travelers from all corners of the globe descend upon Munich for the world's biggest party. My TicketLine has reservations available for this sold-out event, including hotels and tours – all that’s missing is you.

Let My TicketLine help plan your trip to the Lone Star State, including the finish line suite for Members, for the third edition of Formula One Racing at the challenging Circuit of the Americas Track.

September 19 – October 5

October 31 – November 2

LOOKING FOR CONVENIENCE? It’s in the Bag

Did you know you can leave your clubs at home and borrow a brand new set of ours? Complimentary2 loaner clubs are available when you travel at participating ClubCorp clubs.

Resorts Hotels w Special O

Reserve your complimentary2 loaner clubs through ClubLine when you book your tee time. 1 Take a Guest for Free: Reservations must be made through ClubLine. Members must accompany guests. Subject to applicable guest policies. Members may extend one free green fee and/or one meal subject to the Member’s level of benefits and the standard Signature Gold and ONE guidelines. Valid exclusively at participating ClubCorp clubs. 2Some restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact ClubLine for more details. 3Tides Inn: Rates are based on double occupancy. Offer valid through August 28, 2014. 4Ellis Hotel: Offer valid through September 30, 2014. 5Langham: Rates are per room, per night, based on double occupancy. Rates vary by season and room type. Offer valid through September 30, 2014. 6 The James Royal Palm: Reservations must be booked by September 30 and completed by December 31, 2014. 7Ritz-Carlton Naples: Offer valid June 1 through September 30, 2014. Rates exclude applicable 10% tax. No substitution or refund for unused golf rounds or breakfast. Not available to groups. Subject to change. 8Miramonte: Offer valid May 26 through September 1, 2014. 9Aspen Glen: Offer valid June 1 through September 30, 2014 for Members with complimentary golf benefits. Additional complimentary rounds are for Members only, guest fees will apply to any accompanying guests unless they are taking advantage of the Take a Guest Promotion. 10Vail Mountain: Offer valid June 15 through August 15, 2014. Rates based on double occupancy. 11Adare Manor: Rates based on double occupancy. 12St. James’s London: Offer valid July 27 through September 7, 2014. 1-12All offers are subject to availability and none are redeemable for cash. Other restrictions and exclusions may apply. Cannot be combined with any other offers or previously made reservations. © ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 24433 0614 KP

For tickets, reservations or more information about these special offers: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com | clubcorpnetwork.com *

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