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GOLF

FORECAST

Our bold 2012 predictions • PGA Tour’s real No. 1 • Young guns to watch • Tseng’s challengers • Tiger, and more

Comfort food you won’t want to pass up

Why Tasmania’s a New Golf Mecca

irresistible backcountry ski trips

Lindsey Vonn

Gold medalist’s tips for better skiing

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President’s Letter

appy New Year! Again. 2012 marks the fifth year I’ve enjoyed writing this message to you, our valued Members and Guests. During that time, we have seen new clubs purchased, old clubs renovated, employee partners grow, and member benefits expand. Hopefully our more than 150 clubs are all better with age. We have certainly attempted not only to keep up, but to stay ahead of the competition in the membership industry. While some of our competitors have struggled to evolve and remain relevant, I’m extremely proud of all of you — our internal team and Members — for your persistence and dedication to helping fulfill our corporate mission of “Building Relationships and Enriching Lives.” I am equally proud to announce that we raised more than $1.5 million through our 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic. Looking ahead, ClubCorp — along with the PGA Tour — is honored to host a celebration this spring to promote the First Tee (thefirsttee.org), an organization started in 1997 “to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.” Please join us as we once again work together in support of others. Information about how you can get involved will be available soon at your club.

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

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SNAPSHOT FROM THE FIELD: With former President George W. Bush and LPGA great Kathy Whitworth at the inaugural Warrior Open at Las Colinas Country Club near Dallas. For more about the two-day tournament for wounded service members, turn to page 57.

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Table of Contents 32

In Every Issue 2 President’s Letter 6 From the Editor/ Contributors 71 PrivateClubs.com

Travel Airlines give you new reasons to take to the skies; fresh glitter in Vegas; choosing between Vail and Aspen; what’s so tasty about Lima, Peru’s dining scene?

25 Profiles Noteworthy club members with fascinating stories.

16 Rides Look good while

28 Skiing Maneuver the slopes like a pro with techniques used by three U.S. ski champs.

going green in a luxe new hybrid sedan; power up in a speedy sportster.

18 Wine & Spirits Cut through the winter chill with warming hot toddies using intriguing, recently debuted liquors.

Comfort Zone

Duck potpie and lobster mac and cheese? Your classic wintertime favorites just got a whole lot more interesting with some pumped-up variations from club chefs. BY R O B I N BAR R SU S S MAN

The Year Ahead in Golf

We have our opinions on who could don the PGA Tour’s No. 1 mantle in 2012, as well as who will own the spotlight in the LPGA and among the young guns in the upcoming season — and we’re not afraid to tell you. Oh, and there are a lot more predictions where these came from.

20 Culture Just-opened and upcoming museum galleries and expansions to add to your must-see list.

22 Calendar Rustle up some truffles in Napa, test out a motorbike in Zurich, and stay up all night with the arts in Montréal.

BY C I N DY H I R S C H F E L D

30 Tennis Chris Garner coached his college team to a national championship. Think what his tips can do for you. BY EVAN ROT H MAN

72 Jewelry Unusual, eye-popping bracelets just in time for Valentine’s Day. BY T E R E SA N OV E L L I N O

BY EVAN R OT H MAN

Golf ’s New Frontier

Now that Tasmania’s second high-profile Barnbougle course has opened, there’s no better time to grab your clubs and trek Down Under for a golf getaway. We tell you where to dine, play, and sleep while you’re there — and in gateway Melbourne, too! BY J O S H S E N S

50 Backcountry

With new heli-skiing day trips, fresh powder has never been easier to access. Check out five new standouts in British Columbia, California, and Utah. BY C I N DY H I R S C H F E L D

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54 ClubCorp News and Events. Take a look at how you helped raise money during the 2011 Charity Classic. Plus, what’s new in Squaw Valley. BY CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ AND CINDY HIRSCHFELD

59 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.

On the Cover: Photography by Sagel & Kranefeld/Corbis Cusp/Alamy

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From the Editor

Into Thin Air

n early October, I headed to the Colorado Rockies for a fall getaway. On the drive from the Denver airport to our Beaver Creek base, all the golden aspens covering the slopes looked resplendent in the sunshine. Seven days later, our drive back to the airport was markedly different. The season’s first snowstorm created icy road conditions that snarled traffic and nearly doubled our drive time. The weather change took a toll on the aspens, but the mountains still looked serene and even more inviting caked in that white powder. Besides tempting us to do a 180 and head back to our lodge, the winter wonderland scene

made me realize why so many of you dart off to the slopes this time of year for a little skiing action. To help make your snowy getaway this winter more fun, we’ve scattered several ski-related stories throughout the magazine. In “Rockies Faceoff” (page 12), get the lowdown on all that’s new in Aspen and Vail. Turn to “Up on the Mountain” (page 28) for insider tips from three U.S. ski greats, including Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who knows her way around a mountain. If you’re the adventurous type who likes to venture where no man has gone, “Backcountry” (page 50) details five exciting new day trips that take skiers far from the madding crowd in British Columbia, California, and Utah. We deliver some big news about Squaw Valley in “Coming Together” (page 55) and spotlight must-have products in “Newest Ski Gear,” a Web-only feature. Golf, that other outdoor activity right up there on your must-do list, gets plenty of play in this issue, too. With the help of veteran golf writer Evan Rothman and his know-all sources, we make bold predictions about 2012 in “The Year Ahead in Golf” (page 36), even daring to predict who will swing his way to No. 1 on the PGA Tour. We also introduce you to Down Under’s newest golf sensation — Tasmania — in “Golf’s New Frontier” (page 42). A native son has built two courses there that everyone’s talking about. Lots for you to read, as you can tell. When you finish, shoot me an email and let me know how you liked this issue. — DON NICHOLS don.nichols@clubcorp.com

EDITORIAL

Editor-in-Chief DON NICHOLS

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anyone who has worked a stint as executive editor of Golf Magazine knows the game well. So we turned to one of our regular contributors, freelancer Evan Rothman in Staatsburg, N.Y., to pen “The Year Ahead in Golf” (page 36), packed with bold predictions on who, what, and where will make golf headlines in 2012. “I can only hope that my experience, and my contacts’ experience, wind up making me look smart,” Evan says.

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while tackling this issue’s recipe feature on comfort foods (“Comfort Zone,” page 32), Houston-based freelancer Robin Barr Sussman was struck by how chefs can elevate the classics with scintillating twists. Think mac and cheese with succulent lobster. “It reminded me how passionate we get about those dishes we grew up with and reach for during frigid weather or unsteady times,” she says. Robin writes for Brides and Texas Monthly.

in “connect” (page 25), an eye-catching photo shows Eric Jackson looking quite dapper in a suit on the dirt track of the Oaklawn horse racetrack in Hot Springs, Ark. “I loved the juxtaposition of the corporate attire to the track’s earthy environment. The study in contrasts captures Eric’s style and position,” says Nancy Nolan, a Little Rock photographer who has shot for Esquire and the New York Times.

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Aviation

Air Show

Bigger planes, fine dining, way comfier seats. Why wouldn’t you want to fly? BY

ELI ZABETH WOOD SON

with the airline industry, you often hear more bad than good. But something strange has been happening as of late: Air travel is looking up, with airlines across the globe investing millions to raise the passenger experience and up the luxe quotient, creating quite a spectacle at 34,000 feet: in-flight chefs, roomy double beds, bidets, and more. Here, four showstopping reasons to buckle your seat belt and take off into the new Jet Age.

1. Asia’s A380s have entered our friendly skies. Think of the Airbus 380 as the aviation world’s Mercedes G-Class. The big, beautiful, double-deck wide-body jet, which tackles some of the world’s longest passenger routes, has been delivering all-out smoother rides to far-flung destinations ever since it went airborne with much fanfare in 2007. But the U.S. has been lacking something great when it comes to A380 service: namely, an Asian carrier’s take on the jumbo jet. Until now. Thanks to Singapore Airlines and Korean Air, we’re finally getting a crack at the

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/Travel/ brilliant pairing. Singapore launched its A380 service in the U.S. this past July, Korean in August. Asia’s airlines are renowned for their superluxe in-flight experiences, and when you couple that with the 380, you’ve got a marriage that’s made in — well — heaven. How do these two airlines’ 380 service compare? Read on.

2. It has never been tastier to dine up high. The culinary scene on high is on the upswing, with some pretty tasty options being dished up. Leading the pack: Middle East-based Etihad Airways, which puts trained chefs on its planes to whip up mouthwatering dishes in First Class. If you can’t get a chef on your flight, then celebrity-chef-designed meals are the next best thing. Among our favorite collaborations:

A Singapore Airlines personal suite

Which A380 service is for you? Singapore Airlines

Korean Air

SET-UP

The first airline to fly the A380, Singapore can accommodate 471 passengers on its jet. Sixty business class seats on the upper deck are placed in a 1-2-1 configuration (every flier has aisle access), not the 2-3-2 set-up found in many other planes’ Business Classes. First Class passengers still win on the privacy front; their personal suites have sliding doors.

Accommodating 407 passengers, its 380 has the fewest seats of any other airborne 380. It was the first carrier to set aside the entire upper deck for Business Class, making you feel like you’re traveling in an exclusive club. No First Class suites with doors, but expansive First Class compartments are spaced almost 7 feet apart.

SKY-HIGH DINING: Above right, get gourmet meals like this when flying First Class on Etihad. Right, sample creations by Chef Marcus Samuelsson in high-end American cabins.

DESTINATIONS

Los Angeles flights fly direct to Tokyo (Narita) and then on to Singapore (Changi). Beginning mid-January, New York (JFK) flights will go to Singapore via Frankfurt.

3. Sitting has never felt so good.

Comfy Kosmo-branded seats. First and Business Class seats lie flat and feature large TV monitors the same size as those found on Singapore.

You pretty much have a love-hate (OK, hate-hate) relationship with the airline seat. Well, several carriers have heard your pleas and invested megabucks researching and developing the next generation of seats. Among our favorites …

INNOVATIONS

Leather Business Class seats are the widest in the sky, at 34 inches. When you’re ready to sleep, the seat back flips forward and your seat converts into a bed, complete with a mattress and duvet. Downstairs in the First Class suites, where the cabin is set up in a 1-2-1 configuration, passengers in the middle suites can lower the wall between them, have the flight attendants pull down the beds stowed in the suites’ walls, and voilà, the world’s first double bed in the sky.

Novel public-use spaces. First and Business Class passengers have access to three bars: the Celestial Bar (a sleek cocktail lounge run in partnership with Absolut Vodka) and two self-serve bars. The on-board duty-free retail shop is open to all passengers and carries a full range of beauty products, fashion apparel, and accessories.

BOTTOM LINE

Singapore’s mission is clear: to offer the most luxe experience in the sky. With its 380 service, some would argue it’s delivering.

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A nice plane ride is about more than what happens when you’re sitting down, and the enjoyable pursuits on Korean’s 380 make it a fun way to go east.

1 Heston Blumenthal, whose United Kingdom restaurant The Fat Duck has nabbed three Michelin stars, is teaming up with Simon Hulstone, an up-and-coming U.K. chef, to invigorate British Airways’ in-flight menu. Their dishes, highlighting British produce, will be available in all classes of service on flights in and out of the U.K. in the run up to the 2012 Olympics in London. 1 Chefs from Mandarin Oriental hotels in Miami, New York, and San Francisco have crafted menus for Business and First Class on Lufthansa’s flights from the U.S.

Services its Incheon hub from New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX).

COMFORTS

Huge flat-screen TVs (15.4 inches in Business, 23 in First Class) that you can connect your iPod or iPhone to, gourmet meals, and, for first-class passengers, Ferragamo amenity kits and Givenchy PJs.

1 Richard Sandoval of New York’s Pampano Mexican restaurant and Marcus Samuelsson, a common face on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, started designing menus for American Airlines’ Business and First Class cabins late last year.

1 First Class: Rather than a seat that turns into a bed, First Class passengers on Lufthansa’s 747-400s have both a chair that adjusts to numerous positions and an STAY AWHILE: At 6-1/2 feet long, Air France’s Business Class seats are some of the longest you’ll find.

actual bed — complete with a mattress — along the window beside their seat. Expect this to be rolled out throughout the year. 1 Business Class: At 6-1/2 feet long when extended into a nearly lie-flat bed, Air France’s new Business Class seat (now on select long-haul A330s and Boeing 777s, on its A380 beginning in 2013) is one of the longest in the sky. Additional features, like permanent footrests, large TV screens, and soft leather headrests make this one a winner. 1 Economy Class: Air New Zealand has the only couch available in coach with its Skycouch, a row of seats that converts into a sofalike bed. The seats, available on 777-300s flying between Los Angeles, Auckland, and London, have a footrest that flips up and fills the empty legroom space between two rows.

Las Vegas Update

Newest Headliners Elton John’s revamped show at Caesars Palace is not the only new crowd-pleaser in Vegas. Here, other new (or about-to-open) standouts at some of our favorite hangouts. 1 BELLAGIO: The LA celebrity hot spot Hyde debuts on the Strip in January. Philippe Starck and Gulla Jonsdottir designed the intimate nightclub/lounge. Plus: At the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, “Claude Monet: Impressions of Light” showcases the iconic impressionist’s works beginning Feb. 17 (through Jan. 6, 2013). 702-693-7111; bellagio.com 1 CAESARS PALACE: The plush Octavius Tower opens in January; rooms boast Anichini linens and whirlpool baths. Plus: At the recently opened Central, James Beard Awardwinning chef Michel Richard delivers his take on the classic 24-hour eatery. 800-634-6661; caesarspalace.com

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4. New aircrafts are changing the way we fly. Competition now looms for the A380 with the launch of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. It’s a fraction of the 380’s size and carries about half the load, but it can go tail to tail with the Airbus as far as distance covered and speed. Despite its size, the 787 has a wider body, larger windows, and higher ceilings than typical, making it seem more spacious. New technology improves in-flight air quality, cabin pressure, and lighting. The jet also makes roughly 60 percent

less noise than other planes its size. Last November, on several routes in Japan, ANA was the first airline to start flying the plane, with notable features like toilets equipped with a warm-water bidet electronic function. In January of this year, it will begin using the 787 between Tokyo (Haneda) and Frankfurt. Japan Airlines will be the first carrier to introduce the 787 in the U.S. market, with Boston to Tokyo (Narita) flights beginning in April.

1 CRYSTALS AT CITYCENTER: Eres (Chanel’s swimwear purveyor) makes a splashy arrival in early 2012 at this upscale shopping mall, followed by Dolce & Gabbana menswear in February. 702-590-9230; crystalsatcitycenter.com 1 LUXOR: The raucous, East Coastbased Public House gastropub travels west to Vegas come March, serving up ice-cold beer and comfort food (excellent filet mignon sliders) Go Online amid a jungle of Venturing off the flat-screen TVs Strip? We share that perfectly suit a couple of new big-game viewing. gaming finds you’ll want to try at 800-876-0006; privateclubs.com. luxor.com

1 MIRAGE: Sexy New York nightclub 1 OAK (the name stands for 1 Of A Kind) brings its sizzle west in January. Wildly dancing waitresses serve bottles of Cristal. 702-693-8300; mirage.com 1 VENETIAN: The city’s newest sportsbook — where you can watch and bet on sporting events — features marble floors and a 100-foot-wide TV screen. 866-659-9643; venetian.com 1 WYNN: At Lakeside, chef David Walzog now dishes out oven-roasted lobsters from around the world — Australia, Maine, New Zealand, and South Africa. Plus: Shop for luxurious cashmere at the new Loro Piana shop. 702-770-7000; wynnlasvegas.com — MICHAEL KAPLAN

Insider Tip

“For live Polynesian music and great rum drinks, go to Mai-Kai tiki bar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Order the Barrel O’ Rum, a fruity, tangy drink. Bitters gives it an edge.” — Jennifer Frazier, member, Centre Club, Tampa W I N T E R 2012

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Other Bal Harbour hotel news 1 One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa recently revamped its gourmet restaurant, renaming it Mister Collins and making it more casual. It’s still a special dining experience with a striking ocean view. 305-455-5460; mistercollins.com 1 Don’t want a large resort? The 29-room Bal Harbour Quarzo, modern and stylish but no frills, opened this past year. 305-222-7922; quarzomiamihotel.com

Recommended dining excursion 1 De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean, a good dining bet in nearby South Beach, opened in the Hilton Bentley Hotel about a year ago. Chef Douglas Rodriguez, dubbed the Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine, serves ceviche and Cuban dishes that win raves. 305-673-3763; drodriguezcuba.com

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Vail vs. Aspen Sure, Vail has always taken a backseat to Aspen in the style department, but not so much anymore. Both of Colorado’s classic ski towns are bringing it this downhill season, with a slew of fresh hotels, restaurants, and bars. Here, what’s new and busting the buzz meter in high altitude. — E.W.

Lodging The 121-room Four Seasons Resort Vail, which opened just a year ago, puts a luxe spin on Colorado creature comforts, from the in-room fireplaces to sunken tubs (perfect for curing the postslope blues).

At the base of Aspen Mountain, the 179-room St. Regis Aspen Resort has been updated with a modern take on alpine chic, to the tune of nearly $40 million. Oak floors and leather sleigh beds dress up the guest rooms.

Dining Matsuhisa serves up celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s brand of Japanese fusion fare (lobster tacos topped with an avocado puree). Dine finely without descending the slopes at the 10th, a tableservice ski-in/ski-out restaurant opening this season, in Mid-Vail right at the base of Look Ma run.

Steakhouse No. 316 jazzes up the dining scene with top-notch cuts of meat and delicious seafood creations, like a breadingfree crab cake. Park it at B.B.’s Kitchen for fancified comfort food, like “pulled pork” eggs Benedict and pork chops served with a rhubarb and mustard seed reduction.

Après-Ski At Frost, in the Sebastian Hotel, sample 52 different tequilas in a space decorated with hanging glass icicles. For just a good brew and bar eats, the Lodge at Vail is teaming up with Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway on Elway’s, a sure-to-be-lively casual spot opening this winter.

Direct from Miami, Casa Tua has brought its champagne-swilling ways to the mountains, both in the public dining room downstairs and in the private club upstairs. Or do après-ski a little more low-key at the Aspen Brewing Co.’s downtown tasting room, where pints are best enjoyed in Levi’s.

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On the northern tip of Miami Beach, the exclusive, one-square-mile enclave of Bal Harbour is getting posher with the opening of the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort this January. To create the luxury beachfront property directly across from the tony Bal Harbour Shops, Starwood Hotels has given a former Sheraton a major upgrade. The 251-room resort will pamper you with its 14,000-square-foot Remède Spa, 45 ocean or pool cabanas, wine bar with about 2,500 international vintages, and Florida’s first Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant, the J&G Grill, with 180-degree ocean views. (877-787-3447; stregisbalharbour.com) Another celebrity restaurateur new to this village: Stephen Starr — of Buddakan and Morimoto fame in New York and Philadelphia. He opened Makoto last spring, serving Japanese fare prepared by executive chef Makoto Okuwa, who has worked with Masaharu Morimoto. Look for the restaurant in Bal Harbour Shops. (305-864-8600; makoto-restaurant.com) — DON NICHOLS

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/Travel/ Snapshot: Lima

Good Eats

Peruvian cuisine now heating up the world stage BY

Madam Tusan

he gigantic red dragon with pointy scales and sharp fangs stops me in my tracks. I spot the fiberglass monster clinging to the top of the wall at Madam Tusan, Chef Gaston Acurio’s newest Lima restaurant, in the fashionable Miraflores neighborhood. The defiant beast speaks volumes about Peruvian cuisine: proud, authentic, and announcing itself to the world. Acurio, who created the internationally beloved seafood restaurant La Mar, is Peru’s best-known chef. Madam Tusan, perhaps his most daring restaurant, has been dishing out a fusion of Chinese delicacies and Peruvian accents since opening last May. Tusan, which means a person of Chinese descent born in Peru, is just one of many bright lights spicing up Lima’s burgeoning culinary scene. As Peru’s chefs garner international acclaim for their culinary skills, they’re embracing fruits, vegetables, and spices from the Amazon and Andes, bringing the flavors of Peru’s jungle and coastal regions to the capital. Chefs like Acurio are newly crowned superstars at home and around the world — La Mar has spawned restaurants in San Francisco, Santiago, and Sao Paulo, and Acurio opened La Mar Cebicheria Peruana Chinita Sexy in New York in September. Thanks to the global fame of Acurio and other Peruvian chefs, it seems like you now find a culinary academy on almost every Lima corner. Young Peruvians who used to venture off to Paris for kitchen training can now master their skills without flashing their passports. Some Europeans are even donning aprons in the city’s culinary classes, and a Lima food fair called Mistura draws 14

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hundreds of thousands of people from around the world each September to sample delicacies prepared by Peru’s top chefs.

Madam Tusan I’m at Madam Tusan for dinner with Oscar Durand, a local photographer. It’s my first stop on a flavorpacked itinerary designed to introduce me to Lima’s emerging food scene with a sampling of its newest restaurants — all in a quick couple of days. Oscar and I start with a Chinita Sexy, a scarlet cocktail of pisco — the national spirit — mixed with strawberry, fresh mint, and orange. It’s crisp and light with just the right kick. Next to arrive are fried shrimp and chicken balls wrapped in sweet potato strings, an ideal hybrid of Chinese and Peruvian tastes. This savory appetizer calls for another drink, so I order a Kung Fu Charapa: pisco with camu camu, a sour cherry from the

Amazon that has far more vitamin C than oranges. Our entrées come on large oval plates, with portions beyond generous. The roasted duck with sliced peaches is succulent with aromatic Peruvian spices, but a bit sweet for my taste. An egg dish with shrimp, the Chaufa Aeropuerto, is flavorful and satisfying. For dessert, we share green tea cheesecake with black sesame seeds (smooth as velvet), but I rate a lychee concoction with orange sorbet and pisco foam the pièce de résistance. Postmeal, restaurant manager Liliana Com invites me into a busy kitchen with squadrons of cooks shaking sizzling woks and dessert chefs creating masterworks.

El Mercado Since Lima overlooks the Pacific Ocean, fresh seafood shines on local menus. So, come lunch the next day, I meet another local — Sofia Herrera, a guide and expert in Peruvian cuisine — at El Mercado, one of Lima’s best ceviche restaurants, along with La Mar. Flanked

Ceviche Mercado

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by auto-mechanic shops, Mercado isn’t in Miraflores’ chicest district but that adds to its appeal — and with decor including scales and other vintage artifacts, you feel like you’re in the middle of a working market. Chef Rafael Osterling, the proprietor of Lima’s elegant Rafael restaurant, displays a light touch at Mercado, which only serves lunch. I sip a chicha morada, a drink made from dark purple maize, pineapple, lemon, and sugar. “Here a lady can’t get married if she doesn’t make a good chicha,” says Sofia, testifying to the importance of Peru’s favorite refresco. Sofia smiles in anticipation as the house specialty, Ceviche Mercado, arrives on a metal plate, market style. A dollop of sweet potato puree with spicy peppers accompanies the fresh fish and shellfish. The ceviche is perfect, made with caught-that-morning fish and coldcooked in leche de tigre, a tongue-tingling blend of lime juice and spices. Tempura shrimp arrive whole, their coal-black eyes peering through the batter. Sofia tucks into her tacu tacu, a

Chef Virgilio Martinez at Central

strip of beef (lomo saltado al fuego de pisco) with maize and a fried egg. Tables are close enough to strike up conversations with neighbors. I offer shrimp to a woman at the next table who accepts with pleasure, then passes me a taste of fresh grouper.

Central

Full and plenty satisfied, Sofia and I part ways after lunch. A few hours later, I reconnect with Oscar for dinner, and we drive in circles around Miraflores’ seaside neighborhood before finding the minimally signed Central. The restaurant, piloted by young chef Virgilio Martinez, has a sleek, modern interior and high ceilings. One of Peru’s prodigal sons, Martinez has worked in London, Madrid, New York, and Southeast Asia. At 34, he has developed an international following for his innovative fusion cuisine, and Central has garnered effusive notices as one of Lima’s can’tmiss restaurants. We’re seated by the open kitchen, next to a tree that reaches through a roof gap. Martinez, in spattered apron, welcomes us and recommends the tasting menu, and says he’ll make us a couple of special dishes. We start with a spicy Szechuan pisco sour and lines of scallops and tuna sashimi called tiradito. The astonishingly fresh fish melts on the tongue. The flavors of the crunchy sea bass come to life with a dash of lemon verbena. The roasted goat cooked for 48 hours at very low El Mercado heat is tender and served with a local squash puree. Perhaps the dish with the highest wow factor is the pig cheeks cooked in duck fat and green tea. The cheeks are tender, the flavor enriched by the duck. We top it off with whitechocolate bay leaves, pisco sour Jell-O cubes, and purple-corn marshmallows. Reflecting on the bounty of delicacies and innovative combinations, I have only one regret: Lima’s food is so good I wish I could stay longer, just to eat.

Maras at the new Westin Lima Hotel

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Lima restaurants Restaurants like Astrid y Gastón, La Mar, and Rafael put Lima on the international culinary map. These six are among the city’s new or updated culinary standouts. Central: The scallop and tuna tiraditos are to die for at Virgilio Martinez’s hideaway. So are the pig cheeks with duck fat and green tea. Calle Santa Isabel 376, Miraflores; 011-511-2428515; centralrestaurante.com.pe El Mercado: At Chef Rafael Osterling’s lunchonly restaurant, sashimi tiraditos or the hearty causas will please the palate, as will Ceviche Mercado, the signature dish. Hipólito Unanue 203 (one block from Av. La Mar), Miraflores; 011-511-221-1322 Huaca Pucllana: Operates alongside the mysterious remains of fifth-century adobe pyramids. Try the Causa Pucllana (potatoes with spicy yellow peppers) or the grilled cuy (guinea pig). General Borgoño cdra. 8, Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores; 011-511-445-4042; www.resthuacapucllana.com Madam Tusan: Gaston Acurio serves a fusion of Peruvian and Chinese cuisine, with dishes such as the sui kao empanadas with pork, chicken, and tamarind sauce. Av. Santa Cruz 859, Miraflores; 011-511-505-5090 Maras: In the heart of the business district, the new Westin hotel lured Rafael Piqueras, one of Peru’s top chefs, to head up this fusion restaurant. Order Pastel de Choclo, a corn tart filled with rich oxtail stew and porcini mushrooms. Calle Las Begonias 450, San Isidro; 011-511-201-5023; marasrestaurante.com.pe Museo Larco Café/Restaurant: On a bougainvillea-shrouded patio at the Museo Larco, an archaeological museum, relish the Causa Limeña with yellow chilies, peas, carrots, mashed potato, lime, salt, pepper, and shredded chicken. Av. Bolívar 1515, Pueblo Libre; 011-511-462-4757; cafedelmuseo.com

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Star Power

Jag gets you ready for your close-up steve mcqueen would have loved the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S. In many respects, this head-turner has the DNA of one of those old-fashioned street racers from Hollywood’s back lot.

Going Green

U town Hybrid Impress while saving gas in Lexus’ techy new stunner BY

JOHN CARROLL

hen lexus rolled out the first real luxury hybrid sedan four years ago, it made a clear statement: luxury first, cutting-edge fuel-sipping tech second. But as the manufacturer rolls out the 2013 GS 450h, its hybrid technology has come of age, so you get all that Lexus style with the energysaving bragging rights you expect from a full-bodied, four-door sedan.

Why you’ll want one ... 1 The powerful 338-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 engine can run a competitive 0 to 60 in 5.6 seconds. It tops out at 131 mph, but why test the limit? 1 This new car significantly boosts fuel economy — 30 percent over the current model (22/25), indicating that it’s angling for an official mpg rating around 28 for city streets and 32 on the highway. 1 It’s a smart car. In addition to a collision warning system (extra), Lexus’ safety add-ons include a constant monitor of the driver’s eyes, to make sure you’re paying attention if something wicked this way comes. What’s not to love? Forgive the snarkiness, but if you need a bamboo steering wheel to burnish your green creds, you’re not focused on what counts. Save the flashy bits and ask the engineers to keep bringing on better mileage. Details: Arrives spring 2012. No price yet, but keep your eyes open closer to the launch date.

Keep It Lean The new Kia Rio 5-Door offers some fresh ideas about getting the most out of a little runabout. Kia’s engineers devised a bit of hybrid-inspired technology that shuts the engine down every time you brake, to save gas. They’ve also dropped a few pounds from the earlier model, while carefully sticking with a rigid torso to improve on safety and handling. Out now, it starts at $13,600. — J.C. 16

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A-List: Billing this as its most powerful production vehicle ever, Jaguar adds torque and missile speed on top of the impressive XKR base (hits a top speed of 186 mph with a V-8 that pumps 550 hp). It’s also a Jag, which means luxury from the front grille to the license plate. Sure, it’s nice you can register 100 mph in

8.7 seconds, but it’s even better when you’re flooring it from an elegant interior cockpit. Plus, you’ll always look good next to the 911 Turbo in the adjacent lane. D-List: Tell us, Jaguar, why did you think rolling out a racer-blue prototype would appeal to your high-testosterone client base? Headshot: Base price, $132,000; arrived stateside in October. Pick from five colors. – J.C.

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Toasty Toasts Mix up an old favorite with five new liquors

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ot toddies are to the chilly depths of winter what gin and tonics are to the dog days of summer — an easy, welcome escape from prevailing conditions. A well-prepared toddy is simplicity itself; essentially a spirit, sugar, and hot water served in a glass or mug. At least that’s a toddy’s basic framing, but you can ornament as you choose: spices (like nutmeg), orange peel, tea, a bit of lemon juice, and honey. Save your finest sipping spirits for, well, sipping. A rare cognac will make a great toddy, but so will midshelf options like the new, fullbodied rum, gin, and whiskies featured here. All five stand up nicely to citrus and spice and send up an aromatic cloud of spirituous goodness when you add hot water. Make your mixing especially easy — and shorten a winter’s evening — with one of the recipes we serve up.

Any spirit that tops 50 percent alcohol gets the “overproof” distinction, and this powerful new rum from Trinidad certainly qualifies at a searing 146 proof. It’s deeply rich and warm, even without a flame in sight. The highly concentrated flavors make a nice addition to most any winter potion, but it’s best to use this as an extra additive than the main show — unless you want to end up under the toboggan. $30 (1 L); plantationrum.com

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Barrel-Aged 2. Bols Genever The familiar London Dry Gin favors delicacy — the best have a lightly floral-juniper quality. But heat can make a London Dry smell more like mandatory medicine, so head a bit deeper into the past. Dutch Genever has a maltier, less invasive sensibility than its London cousin. Bols’ barrel-aged pleaser has spent 18 months in oak, creating a full-bodied product virtually custom-made for a toddy. $50 (750 mL); bolsgenever.nl

Smooth Ambler 3. Yearling Bourbon Smooth Ambler emerges from a bumper crop of new microdistilleries springing up around the nation. The West Virginia producers named their company after an equine gait, and that seems appropriate. This year-old bourbon serves up a nice little kick — not a full gallop, but more lively than a canter. Look for a pleasing touch of ginger on the finish, which adds a welcome dimension in a toddy. $42 (750 mL); smoothambler.com

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN PARRISH, DRINKS STYLED BY PAM MANAHAN

Plantation Rum 1. Original Dark Overproof

1. OVERPROOF RUM TODDY

1/2 ounce Original Dark Overproof 1/2 ounce dark rum 1/2 ounce maple syrup 1/2 ounce orange liqueur boiling water

Mix first four ingredients in a mug or glass, then add about 1/4 cup boiling water and stir. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

2. GIN TODDY

Mix together first three ingredients in a mug or stout bar glass. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir. Garnish with orange twist.

2 ounces Barrel Aged Genever 1 teaspoon sugar 3 dashes Angostura bitters boiling water

3. APPLE BOURBON TODDY 1 tablespoon honey 1-1/2 ounces Yearling Bourbon 3-4 ounces hot apple cider

Mix first two ingredients in a mug, then add hot cider and stir. Garnish with a thin lemon wheel.

4. WHITE DOG TODDY

1/2 pat butter 1 teaspoon sugar 1 or 2 pinches cinnamon 1-1/2 ounces XXX Shine boiling water

Dissolve first three ingredients in a splash of boiling water. Stir in whiskey; add boiling water. Garnish with lemon twist studded with two cloves.

5. RYE TODDY

Lightly muddle the rye, sugar, and orange twist in a glass or mug. Add up to 1/2 cup boiling water and stir. Optional: a scrape or two of fresh nutmeg on top.

2 ounces Pendleton 1910 1 teaspoon sugar broad orange twist (use vegetable peeler; avoid white pith) boiling water

Philadelphia 4. Distilling XXX Shine

Hood River 5. Distillers Pendleton 1910

Moonshine is back — well, at least the legal variant — and it’s especially popular with a younger crowd that hasn’t yet embraced the tannic complexity of oak aging. Unaged corn whiskey (often called white dog) has its own big, round, yet oddly refined flavor profile. With XXX Shine, the oversized notes emerge nicely in a hot whiskey toddy. It’s not your grandfather’s whiskey, but it might be your grandson’s. $25 (750 mL); shinewhiskey.com

High-quality ryes return after a lamentable period when this whiskey variant was all but lost. That’s good news, since rye has a hard-edged bite that stands up well to a toddy’s warmth. Hood River’s rye, crafted from 100 percent rye, spent 12 years in oak to both temper and enhance its full, spicy flavor. Keep this toddy simple to avoid masking the complexity. $40 (750 mL); pendletonwhisky.com

Top, top shelf How do you improve on Grand Marnier? MarnierLapostolle Inc., the maker of this venerable orange liqueur, has figured that out with Quintessence, the company’s first new product since the 150th anniversary expression released in 1977. While traditional Grand Marnier mixes orange essence, alcohol, and cognac, Quintessence reaches for the sublime with a more sophisticated, doublemacerated orange essence that’s blended with the best aged cognacs from the firm’s private cellars, including reserve barrels from 1906 and 1930. This more cognac-forward variation, priced at a steep $800 (750 mL), is less dense and graced with a more ethereal, long-lasting finish. The United States received only 1,000 cases in late fall, a limited supply the producers anticipate won’t last past winter, so don’t delay your splurge. grand-marnier.com — W.C. W I N T E R 2012

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Easy on the Eyes

Attention-grabbing projects you want to know about at three popular museums across the Northeast BY

JULIA KLEIN

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ROYAL RUG: Don’t miss the Emperor’s Carpet in the Met’s new galleries.

in november, this heralded museum debuted its New Galleries for Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Geographically organized and exhibiting about 10 percent of the museum’s 12,000-piece Islamic collection, the 15-gallery display spans 13 centuries. “There’s a new emphasis on the diversity of the Islamic world and its interconnection with the rest of the world,” says Navina Najat Haidar, a curator in the Department of Islamic Art and project coordinator. Look for “beautifully inscribed and illuminated calligraphy,” Haidar advises. The museum’s rug collection is highlighted by the Emperor’s Carpet, a 16th-century Persian carpet that Peter the Great of Russia presented to the Hapsburg Emperor Leopold I. Must-see: The Damascus Room, the reception room of an 18th-century Syrian home. “It seems like the most chic club room you could ever imagine,” Haidar says.

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Ready to Open at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

on jan. 19, this Beantown favorite plans to swing open the doors to a $114 million, 70,000-square-foot addition by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. The four-story rectangular building, clad in copper and glass, connects via a glass corridor and gardens to the original 1903 museum. The historic building, resembling a Venetian palace, houses Gardner’s collection of Old Masters and other works. “But it was never meant to have concerts for 300 people and a café and a shop and ticket desk and a coat check,” says Matt Montgomery, a museum spokesman. These functions move to the addition, along with temporary exhibitions. The

first shows feature Victoria Morton and Luisa Lambri, recent artists in residence. The Living Room, with chairs, books, computers, and tea service, offers a respite or the opportunity to learn about the collection.

NEW ARTISTS: See fresh works like Victoria Morton’s Salome 2011 at the Gardner.

Must-see: A concert in Calderwood Hall, an intimate 300-seat theater with seats surrounding the stage

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Opening Soon

The Barnes Foundation

GREAT WORKS: At the Barnes, you’ll soon be able to view pieces such as Vincent van Gogh’s The Postman in a new light.

on may 19, the Barnes Foundation, expanding from suburban Merion, debuts a $200 million museum on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. One of the world’s best private collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Early Modern paintings — including 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes, and 59 Matisses — will hang alongside Pennsylvania German furniture, African masks, European decorative arts, and other objects. Part of the 93,000-square-foot building by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects of New York reproduces the dimensions and installations of the 12,000-square-foot Merion galleries. Enhancements include improved lighting, an entrance court, a café and expanded gift shop, specialexhibition space, classrooms, and a 160-seat auditorium. Must-see: Matisse’s 1905-06 masterpiece, The Joy of Life

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK (EMPEROR’S CARPET), RUTH CLARK (SALOME), THE BARNES FOUNDATION (POSTMAN)

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Watch snowmobiles plow across 2,031 miles of tough terrain during the 29th annual Iron Dog (Feb. 19-25), the world’s longest snowmobile race. Starting near Wasilla, Alaska, and finishing in downtown Fairbanks, about 60 drivers compete for cash. Marvel at the massive machines and meet their operators. 907-563-4414; irondograce.org

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Dig into four days of decadence at the 2012 Napa Truffle Festival (Jan. 13-16), based at the Westin Verasa Napa hotel in California. Fine-tune your fungi knowledge through a cultivation seminar, cooking class, truffle-orchard tour, and dog-training demo. Between excursions, savor multicourse, truffle-infused meals prepared by Michelin-star chefs, including Marco Gubbiotti and Andrew Zimmerman. 888-753-9378; napatrufflefestival.com

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Ideal for nocturnal art enthusiasts, the annual Nuit Blanche à Montréal celebrates the Canadian city’s bustling art scene all night long. Attend exhibitions, concerts, poetry readings, film screenings, and more special programming until the wee hours at top museums and other cultural hot spots. 855-864-3737; montrealenlumiere.com

Flashy

If it’s new, has an engine, and looks bikelike, you’ll probably see it at Swiss-Moto (Feb. 16-19), a four-day ode to motorcycles, custom bikes, scooters, and more at Switzerland’s Messe Zürich exhibition hall. Test-sit just-released bikes, attend hands-on workshops, and glean the latest product info. If you’re just getting into the game, learn bike-driving basics under expert supervision. Don’t miss special-interest shows, like the new stunt-heavy Streetbike Freestyle. 011-41-58-206-5000; swiss-moto.ch

Mar Royal

First-class skiers from 20 nations face off on a unique track around Stockholm’s Royal Castle for the Royal Palace Sprint, the first of four competitions in cross-country skiing’s World Cup Final. Keep an eye out for King Carl Gustaf and last year’s winners, Sweden’s Emil Jönsson and Slovenia’s Petra Majdic. royalpalacesprint.se/en/ — CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ

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Diamante Golf Club, Hot Springs Village, Ark. Member since: 1996 Who he is: Since 1987, he has been the general manager of Oaklawn Racing & Gaming, Hot Springs’ horse racetrack. The 2012 racing season, which includes the Arkansas Derby, begins Jan. 13. Roundabout entry: Though Jackson grew up next to a racetrack, he began his career as an economics teacher. In 1978, he became Oaklawn’s director of operations. “I don’t think anyone starts in the racetrack business. We call it the lure of the manure. Once you start it, it can stick. I’m one of those who stuck.” Daily double: “I’m around numbers and sports, two things I thoroughly enjoy. Racing’s full of drama, pageantry, beauty. Horses are magical creatures, and at full speed, it’s like they’re flying. When there are 50,000 people jumping up and down screaming, it adds to the adrenaline.”

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Most memorable horse: “Throughout 2004, Oaklawn’s 100th anniversary, Smarty Jones raced with us before going on to win the Kentucky Derby. He was little, but ran exceptionally well. He almost won the Triple Crown; he got nosed out in New York.” — CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ

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Tower Club, Dallas Member since: 2011 Who she is: In January, this 30-year-plus veteran of the restaurant and hospitality industry takes the reins as chair of the National Restaurant Association, making her the first African-American woman to chair the 93-year-old board. Recent venture: She started in the restaurant industry as an El Chico cashier and eventually served as president and interim CEO of the publicly traded Caribou Coffee. She spread her entrepreneurial wings in 2009 and founded PhaseNext Hospitality. “We named it that because I was looking for what would be the next phase in my career.” What it is: PhaseNext focuses on opening “quick casual” restaurant franchises — including Buffalo Wild Wings, Corner Bakery, and Smashburger — in nontraditional settings such as airports, military bases, and universities. “There’s a captive-audience piece to this that is really attractive.” The next phase? Having opened two successful franchises at Fort Bliss in Texas, she’s busily working on proposals and deals for others at the Chicago Midway and Dallas Love Field airports. Words for success: “I never let myself off the hook. If the business isn’t successful, I’m not successful.” — LOUIS MARROQUIN

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Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Member since: 2008 Who he is: Creates official paintings for major golf tournaments such as the Open Championship, the Presidents Cup, and the Ryder Cup. This year, the Scotland native will paint for the PGA Championship. Creative process: For each assignment, Baxter takes up to 500 golf-course photographs — some vistas, some close-ups of details like tree bark. In his California studio, he pieces the images together and funnels how he felt on-site into his oil paintings. “I try to capture the heart of the golf course.” Strike a pose: Although he paints mostly landscapes, he also produces specially commissioned portraits for the sport’s champions. He has painted the likes of Paula Creamer, Padraig Harrington, and Nick Price.

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Making it big: Nearly 25 years into his golf-painting career, he sells his art in more than 30 countries. At major tournaments, he has presented his pieces alongside world leaders such as former President George H.W. Bush. “I’m a wee guy from Scotland. I feel incredibly lucky to do this job. I get to do what I love.” — C.J.

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U on the Mountain Ski smarter, faster, and stronger with golden tips from three American slope masters

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SNOW QUEEN: Lindsey Vonn says mental preparation is key to a smooth downhill run.

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DOWNHILL

Lindsey Vonn Gold medalist in the downhill at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and winner of three overall World Cup titles and five World Championship medals

LISTEN UP IF YOU WANT TO ... Beat your kid down the NASTAR course, or if you know that good race technique improves your skiing anywhere on the mountain.

Get into your head. “When you’re going 80 mph, you rely almost as much on your mental preparation as you do on your physical. It’s important for your confidence to know the course before you run it full speed.” Store the run in memory. “Before a race, take your time running the racecourse; look at gate positions and snow conditions, and identify your line. After this inspection, mentally run through the entire course again and try to memorize it. Before I get into the start gate, I run through the entire course once again [in my mind].”

Adopt this training mantra. “Look at each training run as an opportunity to focus on one aspect of your skiing. Most of the time, it’s all about body position and finding the fall line. If you can get your body into the right position and then hit the fall line, you’re going to be fast. The most important thing to remember is, ‘Stay over your skis.’ It’s easy to get in the backseat or get a little bit ahead of your skis on a turn, but staying balanced over the middle of them is critical for good body position. And it creates a clean turn.”

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Cease the chatter. If your skis vibrate excessively at the end of a turn, which often happens when you’re running gates, “you’re likely on either the back or front of them. Don’t panic and make an aggressive move to correct it. Just move your body back over your boots, which should smooth things out.”

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Hannah Kearney Moguls specialist who won Olympic gold in 2010 and holds an overall freestyle ski title and four World Championship medals

Think like a kid. “No LISTEN UP IF matter what YOU WANT TO ... your age, Ski the moguls start like faster and more you’re a kid smoothly, and not learning to just get bucked ski moguls. around by them. You have to enjoy it and experience as little intimidation as possible. Find an inviting section of trail and start with, say, 10 moguls. Find the straightest line through the ruts between the moguls.” Lose speed with your knees. “Beginners often rely too heavily on pole plants to slow down. Instead, hold your arms at pole height out in front of you at all times and make sure your hands do as little as possible. Let the motion of absorbing the mogul be what slows you down. You’ll also feel balanced because your feet will be underneath you.”

Be forward-thinking. “It’s easy to get defensive and ski on the backs of your skis, but keep the front of your ski boots against your shins and your hands driving ahead. Pull your knees up in front of you with your feet underneath you while keeping your upper body perpendicular to the hill’s slope.” Mimic a serpent. “Keeping your knees and feet together, you want to feel a snaky sensation through the moguls. Roll your knees to one side, with the outside knee leading and the other knee ‘massaging’ the inside of it. You should feel your knees rubbing together.” Don’t turn away. “The mistake I see most often is turning [the whole body] across the hill. You want your upper body going as straight down the hill as possible, letting your legs, knees, and lower extremities do the work and absorb as much as possible.”

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Chris Davenport Ski-film star, World Champion big-mountain skier, and an accomplished ski mountaineer who summited Mount Everest last May

Shift your mindset. LISTEN UP IF “People YOU WANT TO ... often ski Explore the with their sidecountry — brains the ungroomed, turned off un-ski-patrolled at ski areas terrain adjacent to because many ski areas. the terrain is familiar and it appears safer. But in the sidecountry, you have to be more self-reliant and look for hazards — potential avalanche terrain, an area of shallow snowpack, terrain traps like little creeks.” Do your due diligence. “Know before you go. Who are you going with? Do you have all your gear? Check the avalanche forecast; don’t just show up and immediately drop into something. Talk to locals to find out what conditions are like and how the weather has been.” Think first. “Break up a run into sections where you can stop and regroup after each one. From the top, look down and think about where you’ll make each turn, so you won’t be surprised by anything. Also plan where not to

go — like over rocks or into thick trees. The more you plan, the easier the run.” Pick up the pace. “Ski powder tentatively and slowly, and you’re more apt to fall. Carry more speed, and your skis will plane up on the snow and make it easier to turn. In varied terrain, carry your speed to break through the crud and float on the powder.” Trust your instincts. “Don’t be afraid to back off. Sometimes I’ll get up to the top and look at the weather, or something won’t feel right, and I won’t do the line I wanted to do. You don’t have to stick to your plan.” Go wide. “In general, sidecountry skis should be at least 100 millimeters underfoot; too-narrow skis make skiing that much harder. Wider, shorter skis have more surface area to float on the snow, so you’ll still get plenty of face shots and you’ll go much faster with fewer turns.” Make some noise. “Establish a rhythm, with evenly spaced turns and a nice up-and-down motion. Yell with every pole plant, so you’re breathing and releasing power.”

Insider Tip

“If you want to ski trees, try Sneaky’s Glades or Powerline Glades in Snowmass. They’re open, gentle glades of treed terrain ideal for intermediate skiers.” — Susan Lee, member, Aspen Glen Club, Carbondale, Colo.

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Chris Garner

Be Yourself But Grow, Too

“Understand the type of player you are. You want to put yourself in areas on the court where you’re most comfortable as often as possible. That said, you do need to expand your game to be capable of getting beyond your comfort zone. There are times when you’ll be outplayed just doing your thing. Then you’ll need that change of pace — a drop shot, net rushing, slices — to throw in here and there and change the momentum of a match.”

ABC: Always Be Competing

“If you surround yourself with competitive people, you’re bound to get better. Even if you don’t get better immediately, you’re going to see how you can get better. I’m always putting the guys in positions where they have to compete. Games are a great way to keep practice challenging. Even basic crosscourt baseline hitting — make it a game to 11 or 5 — will improve your concentration and footwork.”

Garner’s Pro Career Highlights 1 Down Under, reached the round of 16 at the 1993 Australian Open 1 Had victories over two Grand Slam titlists, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Patrick Rafter, as well as future U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe

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Go Two Against One

“We do a lot of two-on-one drills, especially with two players up at net working on their volleying and one player at the baseline getting an intense workout. One variation I like on that drill: Have the net players hit volleys both deep and short, forcing the lone player to transition forward and backward and

hit from all areas of the court, including from off-balance positions. It makes you work extra hard on your footwork and improves racket skills. “One other point — play out balls when you practice. That helps you get more from your limited practice time.”

Increase the Intensity

“If you have limited practice time, don’t take water breaks. That may sound funny, but try to hit as many balls as you can in the hour to 90 minutes you might have. Surround yourself with players of a similar mentality.”

Do Some Doubles Time

“I emphasize doubles drills in part because they’re very useful for expanding your singles game, as well. You can play a crosscourt game where the returner comes to net instead of the server, or where the server must serve and volley — but he only gets one serve. In essence, that makes the serve a second serve since you lose the point if you miss it — and a solid second serve is so key in singles and doubles. “Practice getting to the net, too. That first volley when you’re approaching the net so often decides the point. Practice making good volleys — high volleys, low volleys, half volleys — from around the service line while transitioning to net. Do this with four players on the court, which puts more pressure on the approaching player and mimics a competitive situation.”

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Former pro Chris Garner coached Amherst College’s men’s tennis team to the Division III national title in 2011. We asked the savvy coach for five tips you could use to up your game and battle your way to the finals of your next tournament.

THREE’S COMPANY: Garner advises doing two-on-one drills to help your game.

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Comfort Zone Pumped-up twists on your winter feel-good favorites baby, it’s cold outside. So whether your ideal winter evening involves sipping hot toddies at a ski resort or cooking at home with friends and family, you’ll likely be hungry for hearty fare. Classic comfort food with its sentimental appeal is unfussy and unpretentious, yet oh-so-satisfying. But if you’re ready to soup it up a bit, check out the club chefs’ favorite retro recipes tweaked with a contemporary edge: savory potpie bubbling with tender duck, red wine, and dried cherries; decadent mac and cheese laced with lobster and fresh herbs; or spicy meatloaf jazzed with bright Mexican-style tomatillo sauce. With the chefs’ professional cooking tips, you’ll be able to pull off awesome rib-sticking suppers, just like Mom used to make — only, dare we say it, better. Sorry, Mom!

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Dried cherries are festive, a great supporting cast member to the starring duck, while chestnuts provide a seasonal familiarity to the potpie.

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Executive chef Michael Miller of the Silicon Valley Capital Club in San Jose, Calif., assures that single-dish meals are the epitome of comfort food. His fragrant, buttery potpie is so sublime, it will be a keeper for the recipe file. 3 duck legs and thighs, meat only (cooked confit-style or roasted and shredded) 1 cup parsnips, sliced 1/2 cup dried cherries 1/2 cup roasted chestnuts, sliced 1 cup merlot or pinot noir 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup onion, chopped 1/3 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped 1/4 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped 1-3/4 cups beef broth 2/3 cup heavy cream 2 unbaked 9-inch pie crusts Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large saucepan, combine duck meat, parsnips, cherries, and chestnuts. Add wine and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Remove duck mixture from saucepan and set aside. In the same saucepan, heat butter over medium heat and cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, thyme, and sage. Slowly stir in beef broth and cream. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add duck meat to saucepan

and combine. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside. Divide prepared dough into six equal pieces. Roll out pieces to 7-inch rounds on lightly floured surface. Divide warm filling from saucepan among six 2-cup soufflé dishes. Cover each dish with one dough round. Press dough overhang to side of dish to adhere; crimp attractively. (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and chill.) Cut slits into tops of pies. Bake on a baking sheet for 30-35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 6 servings Chef’s secret: “Slow-roasting the duck will be just as tasty as using the traditional duck confit, and you’ll save money by not having to buy duck fat.”

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How can gooey, rich macaroni and cheese get any more divine? Add fresh lobster meat and heavy cream, says executive chef Robert McCulloch of the Capital City Club in Columbia, S.C. 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons garlic, minced 2 pounds cooked lobster meat, sliced into bite-size pieces 1/4 cup white wine 1/4 cup lobster or shrimp stock 1 cup heavy cream 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon salt

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1 teaspoon white pepper 4 cups macaroni, cooked 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, chopped 4 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 cup fresh tomato, diced Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large sauté pan, heat oil and garlic over medium heat for 30 seconds to toast garlic. Add lobster meat, immediately followed by white wine. Cook about 3 minutes to let the wine reduce by half. Add stock, and cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes until reduced by half. Add cream and continue to cook and stir until it

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thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Turn off heat. In the same sauté pan, stir in cheese, then butter, egg, salt, and pepper until combined. Place cooked macaroni in a large baking dish, pour cheese-lobster sauce over it, and combine. In a food processor, briefly blend Parmesan and breadcrumbs until fine. Cover macaroni with Parmesanbreadcrumb topping and bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Garnish with chopped herbs and diced tomato before serving. Yield: 6 servings Chef’s secret: “The best lobster is fresh lobster. To save time, ask your fishmonger to steam your lobster and take it home ready to use.”

“Lobster mac and cheese is a slice of Americana — a Southern favorite with the flourish of a New England culinary staple.” — Chef Robert McCulloch Capital City Club, Columbia, S.C.

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Mexican Meatloaf

Your guests will be gobsmacked by this sassy south-of-the border riff on meatloaf from executive chef Danny Lane of the Town Point Club in Norfolk, Va. 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 red pepper, diced 1 red onion, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/4 cup ketchup 1 pound ground beef 8 ounces chorizo sausage, casing removed, roughly chopped 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs Tomatillo Sauce (recipe follows)

TOMATILLO SAUCE 1-1/2 pounds tomatillos, husks removed, cut in quarters 1/2 large white onion, chopped 2 medium fresh jalapeños, stemmed and sliced 1 lime, juiced 1/2 teaspoon sugar salt and pepper 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

“This zesty Mexican meatloaf amped up with chorizo, warm spices, and tart tomatillo sauce takes this beloved comfort food classic to a new level.” — Chef Danny Lane Town Point Club, Norfolk, Va.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tomatillos, onions, and jalapeños on a sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Purée in a food processor or blender. Stir in remaining ingredients and combine. Chef’s secret: “Always add fresh leafy herbs at the last minute of cooking to retain flavor and color.”

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a large pan and sauté red pepper, onion, celery, and garlic on high heat for 3 minutes. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, mix eggs with spices and ketchup. Add ground beef, chorizo, reserved vegetables, and combine. Add

breadcrumbs and mix well. Form into a loaf and place on a baking sheet. Bake 45 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees with a meat thermometer. Let rest about 15 minutes before slicing. Top each serving with Tomatillo Sauce. Yield: 6 servings

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Find comforting recipes for stickto-your-bones chicken-fried quail and stout-braised short ribs at privateclubs.com.

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TheYearAh Last season, we got glimpses of boundless potential (Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open, Yani Tseng almost everywhere), hints of future stardom (Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Stacy Lewis), and signs of greatness in decline (need we name names?). Now scattershot 2011 has given way to … who knows? Well, we think we do — and we’re not afraid to put it out there. Here, we predict who, what, and where will make the most noise in the coming year. BY

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headinGolf Will the Real

No. 1 Please Stand Up?

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The No. 1 ranking used to be set in stone. Recently, it has been written in No. 2 pencil. In 2011, Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood, and Luke Donald all reached golf’s summit, but none quite planted his flag. Donald raised his reputation several notches, though, with his dramatic back-nine charge to win the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, and with it, the PGA Tour money title. In the meantime, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy rose to challenge a suddenly struggling Phil Mickelson for the unofficial title of the “People’s No. 1.” Can any of the leading players establish a legitimate reign at the top?

The prediction: “I see Donald hanging around up there for a while,” says Golf Magazine and Sports Illustrated writer Cameron Morfit. “Of all the players at or near the top, he’s the most consistent. We’ve all been very quick to anoint McIlroy the next big thing because we so desperately want it to happen. But from where I sit, the guy is proving to be a very streaky type of player.”

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Don’t look for any big Q-rating rookies on the Champions Tour in 2012. The top new names are Brad Faxon (eight PGA Tour wins), Andrew Magee and Duffy Waldorf (four wins each), and Kirk Triplett (three wins). More likely to make news: Someone breaking the Tour’s record for Oldest Winner, currently held by Mike Fetchick, who won the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors Invitational on his 63rd birthday. Tom Watson came close, winning last year’s Senior PGA Championship at age 61. We say that ageless wonder Hale Irwin — who had two fourth-place finishes in senior majors last year — will add to his all-time record of 45 Champions Tour wins right around his 67th birthday.

Is It Tiger’s Last Stand? The 2012 season should tell us whether Tiger Woods will continue to muddle in the middle of the pack or once again approach his former greatness. His win in December’s Chevron World Challenge — his first victory in two years — intensified the debate. The prediction: Don’t expect Tiger’s words to change, says Morfit — especially his belief that he’ll still break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major titles. Morfit doesn’t expect Woods’ play to return consistently to the heights, but he thinks it will be more than what it has been for the past two years, and produce a few W’s. “Two things can save Tiger: a return to something close to 100 percent health and finding something with his putting stroke,” Morfit says. “He looks healthy again. While he used to make up for all kinds of mistakes with his short game, his putter has gone from clutch to balky. Still, his play in Australia and at the Chevron were promising. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him take home a win or two on the Tour, including a major.”

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Yes, it’s come to that: Team USA has lost six of the last eight matches, so pessimism is understandable, all the more so given an accomplished, loaded European side. From a distance, Davis Love III doesn’t look like the type of inspirational leader to engineer an upset, and no consistent American winner has yet emerged in the wake of Tiger Woods’ and Phil Mickelson’s struggles. The prediction: In the end, Europe ekes out a nail-biter at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club, with U.S. young guns like Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, Keegan Bradley, and Rickie Fowler making it closer than expected — and providing cause for future optimism.

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A Win for the Aged?

How Badly Will the U.S. Lose the Ryder Cup?

Five Others to Watch

The players most likely to challenge Tseng’s supremacy in 2012

Yani Tseng

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Can Yani Tseng Save the LPGA Tour? After the retirements in quick succession of Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, the LPGA needed a dominant player to step up and grab the golf world’s attention. Yani Tseng certainly did the stepping up part, with two more major wins (among 11 titles worldwide) in 2011, making her the youngest player in history, male or female, to capture five majors. Now the question becomes: Can she maintain or increase her dominance and, if so, will golf take notice? “Yani has figured out how to be comfortable as World No. 1 and leads a balanced life off the course,” says Beth Ann Baldry, senior writer for Golfweek. “Her dedication to learning English has made a tremendous difference in the media’s ability to tell her story. Hopefully, casual golf fans will take an interest in learning more about Tseng, because she has unlimited potential.”

The prediction: Tseng will complete her career Grand Slam at July’s U.S. Women’s Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. Beyond that, “[LPGA commissioner] Mike Whan must produce more domestic events for 2012 and beyond to keep Americans interested in the LPGA. When the tour leaves the country, it all but falls off the U.S. sports map,” Baldry says. “Top American players are vocal about the void, and Whan has promised he will deliver.”

Suzann Pettersen If the übertalented Swede can learn to close better on Sundays, she’s got the game to reach No. 1. Lexi Thompson The huge-hitting 16-year-old, who late last season became the youngest-ever LPGA winner, promises to make a big splash in her rookie year. Stacy Lewis Chasing down Tseng to win the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship showed Lewis’ moxie, and she gets in the mix almost every week. Paula Creamer Needs a long stretch of good health to return to her best and re-establish herself as America’s leading lady. Brittany Lincicome The player known as “Bam Bam” is the LPGA’s Dustin Johnson: long-hitting, relaxed, and uncomplicated.

Which Amateur Will School the Pros?

Last year was huge for amateur golfers. Harris English and Russell Henley won Nationwide Tour events. Talented English am Tom Lewis co-held the first-round lead at the British Open (and, after later turning pro, won the European Tour’s Portugal Masters), while the world’s top-ranked amateur, UCLA sophomore Patrick Cantlay, enjoyed four straight top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour during his summer break, highlighted by an opening-round, record-setting 60 at the Travelers Championship at Connecticut’s TPC River Highlands. From left: Peter Uihlein and Jordan Spieth

The prediction: An amateur — Cantlay, college player of the year Peter Uihlein, or Texan sensation Jordan Spieth — will win on the PGA Tour for the first time since Phil Mickelson did it at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open. W I N T E R 2012

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The Next Great Links?

Few pairings get golfers as excited as the words “new” and “links,” but finding the appropriate oceanfront property and financial wherewithal in the current economy is an increasingly big task. Scotland’s much-lauded Castle Stuart Golf Links pulled it off most recently; but now Nova Scotia’s just-opened Cabot Links — the final eight holes are set to debut this spring — truly brings Scotland to Canada. (Even Inverness, the charming Cape Breton Island town that Cabot Links graces, has Auld Sod roots.) This stunning, classically styled links with water views on every hole was the brainchild of Ben Cowan-Dewar, an entrepreneur who helped build the golf architecture website golfclubatlas.com, and received financial backing from Bandon Dunes founder Mike Keiser. The big surprise is the designer, unheralded veteran Rod Whitman. He’s worked for the acclaimed team of Crenshaw and Coore, but previously had only a handful of courses to his name — one that is now sure to be spoken of fondly by visiting golfers for generations to come.

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Dave Stockton, who won two PGA Championships among his 10 Tour titles as a player, has been recognized as a highly respected short-game coach for years. But his work with Rory McIlroy prior to the U.S. Open — “more mental than physical,” Stockton demurs, though he did raise the player’s hands at address, for starters — brought him back to center stage. Lee Westwood, among others,

soon came calling for Stockton’s straightforward wisdom, grounded in the notion that putting should be natural. No doubt others will seek him out in 2012. (Are you listening, Tiger?) “If I ask you to sign your name, that’s simple, right?” Stockton says. “Now, if I ask you to make an exact copy of that first signature, it’s going to be shaky and crooked. It’s not about being mechanical. I love it when I work with a player and he tells me, ‘This is how I used to feel when I was younger.’ ” Stockton’s two sons, Dave Jr. and Ronnie, also work in the family business and employ much the same approach, ensuring that these perceptions will last at least another generation.

Two quick Dave Stockton tips:

Using no more than two balls, practice putting with your left hand only inside of 8 feet, which helps stop the left wrist from breaking down. (It worked for Rory.)

Work on low, running chip shots — both a useful shot around the greens and something that will help your technique more generally.

Dave Stockton

Will the Anchored Putter Be Sunk? The surprise triumph of Keegan Bradley at last year’s PGA Championship — the first major win for a player using a putter anchored to his belly, and the second of three straight Tour wins by players using belly putters (sandwiched by victories from Adam Scott and Webb Simpson) — helped rekindle the debate about whether such putters should be made illegal. One vote against such a move: TaylorMade-adidas Golf president and CEO Mark King.

“I disagree with the opinion that long putters make putting too easy,” King says. “I know, because I’ve been using a long putter for a couple of years. Putting is still a challenge for me, and 4-footers don’t automatically dive in the hole. You still have to read the green correctly and start the ball on the right line at the right speed. Long and midlength putters are game-improvement clubs designed to make a very hard game more fun to play, like metalwoods and cavity-back irons.”

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Who Will the Stocktons Fix Next?

Which Young Gun Could Win His First Major?

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Rory McIlroy set off Rorymania by winning the 2011 U.S. Open. We asked former Tour player and Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer his expert opinion on which high-flying youths could produce similar fireworks in this year’s main events.

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The Masters

U.S. Open

British Open

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Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.

Olympic Club, San Francisco

Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, England

Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, S.C.

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June 14-17

July 15-22

Aug. 9-12

Rickie Fowler

Ryo Ishikawa

Matteo Manassero

Jason Day

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“First off, this kid can really putt. He has attitude and purpose on the greens and, maybe most important, no fear. He doesn’t seem intimidated under the bright lights. Being able to maintain your nerve with the putter on the game’s biggest stage is the main ingredient for a Masters win, and that’s what Rickie does best. Plus, the green jacket would look quite lovely over his countyjail orange ensemble.”

“Olympic has hosted four U.S. Opens and three U.S. Amateurs, and not one was won by a ‘bomber.’ With many slanting fairways, shaping tee shots will be much more important than raw distance. Ryo has shown that he can move the ball comfortably in both directions, which should translate into more fairways hit. That could be vital given the high likelihood that the USGA will grow the rough very high. Plus, Ryo is starting to look much more comfortable playing outside Japan.”

“At the ripe old age of 16, Matteo finished T-13 at the 2009 Open Championship. Despite his youth, he already grasps many of links golf’s oddities. Now 18, he may still lack a little distance but more than compensates for it with driving accuracy and razor-sharp iron play. Lytham looks lengthy but plays much shorter than the card because of its firmness. Precision is the key, especially on the difficult closing holes, and that’s Matteo’s strength.”

“Jason built so much confidence with his phenomenal run in last year’s majors. His A-plus putting and short game will come in handy at Kiawah. The Ocean Course looks like a links course but doesn’t play like one. You’re generally required to play high shots with forced carries. If the wind is up, which is typical, GIR goes way down, and scrambling around the brutal Pete Dye greens becomes key. So the young Aussie with the major short game could very well have some g’days.”

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The prediction: Despite a continued surge in usage of anchored putters on the PGA Tour, the Tour or golf’s governing bodies won’t take any action. Traditionalists’ moans will get louder, but neither the USGA nor the pro tours want to face a potentially divisive battle over the issue, especially given golf’s continued economic challenges.

In these pages a year ago, Sports Illustrated’s Damon Hack said Tiger Woods wouldn’t add to his major total in 2011. Check. Rory McIlroy “will win the coveted part” of “cub to watch”? Check. (Brandel Chamblee said McIlroy would win the British Open, not the U.S. Open, but close enough.) While we didn’t predict Patrick Cantlay’s ascension, our featured amateur, Peter Uihlein, did win two college events and the prestigious Northeast Amateur Invitational, and made the cut at the British Open; while another of our ams to watch, Russell Henley, won a Nationwide Tour event. Less spot on: Michelle Wie didn’t join the “Next Lorena” conversation in 2011 — if anything, her game took a small backward step — and instructor Sean Foley didn’t become a household name, largely because his new star pupil, Woods, hardly teed it up last season, and another, Sean O’Hair, left him a week before winning his fourth PGA Tour title. All in all, not quite Nostradamus, but pretty darn good nonetheless. W I N T E R 2012

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ar away, an island in the Southern Hemisphere — 15 hours ahead of New York — has tongues wagging. Remote Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state, is emerging as one of the world’s hottest spots for golf now that it’s home to two of the most buzzedabout courses to open in the past decade. The destination is getting more

and more attention since Barnbougle Lost Farm came onto the scene just a little more than a year ago, complementing its neighbor and celebrated older sibling, Barnbougle Dunes. Both courses are so good that you’ll find them on Golf Magazine’s latest list of the world’s Top 100 courses. Given all the accolades, we headed Down Under

to find out firsthand what all the fuss is about — and why you should make the long trek to play there. Read on for everything you need to know about the headline-grabbing courses, what else you’ll want to do on the tucked away Aussie isle, and big news about the equally stellar golf in Melbourne, your mainland gateway to Tasmania. W I N T E R 2012

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Back Story

The very word — Tasmania — suggests distant adventure, a brush with the exotic, perhaps a chance encounter with that whirling churlish “devil” caricatured on Bugs Bunny cartoons. And, in fact, Tasmania is wild, but only in the best way, its verdant landscape unspoiled and spliced by surging rivers, its island outline ringed by a dramatic coast. You see this in stark relief when you drive about 40 miles from Launceston, Tasmania’s secondlargest city, toward the island’s northeast reaches, where a backto-the-earth businessman named Richard Sattler has turned remote terrain into the two Barnbougle courses generating so much buzz. Sattler came to course development as a side-career, having earned his fortune in hotels. A Tasmanian by birth, with a love of farming, he settled on home soil and started raising cattle on a vast expanse of shoreline. The land was good for grazing — and ideal for golf, thus his decision to build Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm, which sit side by side and stretch majestically across his property, separated by a river. To create the courses, Sattler turned to two of the modern era’s most acclaimed design teams: Tom Doak and Michael Clayton, and Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The links they created take advantage of the stirring coastal setting while paying tribute to the game’s ancient roots on the woolly layouts of the British Isles.

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Things You Need to Know About Barnbougle Lost Farm

SPECS: Par 72; 6,849 yards (two bonus par-3 holes add 263 yards to the layout for those who opt to play them)

SCENE: Herds of Black Angus steer gaze placidly on as you pull up to this roughcut layout, docile reminders of how Lost Farm got its name. Land that once was theirs for grazing is now given over to broad and rumpled fairways, framed by shaggy coastal hillocks that accentuate the layout’s rugged seaside look. DESIGNER: Architect Bill Coore and golf legend Ben Crenshaw put their artful touches on the coastal landscape, leaving behind features that are very much a signature of their style. The celebrated duo likes to

make it easy to get the ball in play (hence the forgiving fairways), but you can’t just bang your tee shots mindlessly around. As you plug toward the green, compelling obstacles — a lump in the fairway, say, or a looming bunker — remind you that the course requires forethought and precision. HOW IT PLAYS: Firm and fast, and approach shots that seem perfect sometimes aren’t; there are as many false fronts here as in a Vegas chorus line. The frequent ocean views, unimpeded and arresting, come with gusts off the Pacific, which play an evershifting role on a layout whose routing moves every which way.

CHARMING QUIRK: Lost Farm has 20 holes, not the usual 18. One of the extras is numbered 13a, a short par 3 shaped amid the dunes between the 13th green and the 14th tee (it’s a terrifically fun interlude in your round). The other, labeled 18a, is a lengthier par 3, perfect for settling any unresolved wagers. BOTTOM LINE: For the challenge and the beauty; they’re the two primary reasons most golfers play the game, and Lost Farm delivers on both fronts. The Coore-Crenshaw design asks every question of your game, especially around the greens, and the postcard setting is filled with stirring vistas, hard along the sea.

ESTELLE JUDAH (SATTLER, WALKING GOLFERS, 15TH MARKER, CLUBHOUSE), GARY LISBON (HOLES NO. 3 AND 5)

Local boy dreams big

Lost Farm’s clubhouse sports bar

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Though Barnbougle Lost Farm has a host of first-rate short par 4s (delightful little tests of your decision-making), its most memorable hole is a long, 480yard dogleg par 4 guarded on the right by an 80-foot-high dune. From the tee, a drive up the left side looks like the smart option, but that’s deceptive. A fold in the fairway sends apparently “safe” shots bounding farther left into tangled native grasses, dashing any hope of par. The more strategic shot is to tempt the dogleg, taking a shortcut over the left edge of the dune (big hitters can aim over the highest point of the grassy hump). The risk here requires a leap of faith; you can’t see the landing area from the tee box. The reward, however, is a more manageable approach shot to a wildly buckled green.

BACK TO NATURE: Clockwise from far left, walking Lost Farm’s dunes; the No. 3 green; a rustic hole marker.

Off the Fairways At both courses, Sattler added luxury accommodations that range from one-bedroom suites to spacious cabins and villas that sleep from four to eight. All rooms feature plush linens and comfortable porches or balconies with views of the courses and the coast. Rates from $52 to $800 per night. Each course also has its own restaurant, specializing in hearty clubhouse fare. The food isn’t fussy, but it’s fresh and furnishes you with exactly what you need: robust energy for your next round. On each menu, nothing beats the oysters, harvested from local waters, shucked fresh, and served with a tangy mignonette; or the steak, which comes from Black Angus steer that Sattler raises himself. Barnbougle Lost Farm also has a spa, which overlooks the coastline and offers indulgent treatments with a Tasmanian touch. Among the signature services is Lost Farm Haven, a three-hour combination body exfoliation, calming facial, and mineral massage that uses all-natural Tasmanian-made products.

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Things You Need to Know About Barnbougle Dunes

SPECS: Par 71; 6,724 yards SCENE: “Barnbougle” is a Scottish word of undetermined origin. As for “dunes,” well, it speaks for itself. The shaggy swells that rise along the coastline here are the defining feature of this magical course. They serve not only as dramatic stage props but as geographic markers through which the superb layout runs. DESIGNER: Architect Tom Doak made his name creating scenic

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layouts (like celebrated Pacific Dunes in Oregon) that look like they date back to the dawn of time. At this gorgeously raw venue, he worked with his Australian colleague Michael Clayton to shape a course so graceful, it seems as much designed by nature as by man. HOW IT PLAYS: Compared with its nextdoor sibling, Barnbougle Dunes is more demanding off the tee. It often asks you to thread shots through slender funnels in the

dunescape, and to think twice before pulling your driver from your bag. It’s your decision: potential punishment or payoff, as on the par-4 fourth hole, which is reachable in one, but only if you fly your tee ball over an enormous bunker and let the ball bank off a steep slope just beyond. Stray too far to the left, and you find yourself in knee-high grass or another bunker. CHALLENGING QUIRK: Throughout the round, Barnbougle’s namesake

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GARY LISBON (HOLE NO. 7)

At a mere 120 yards, the measly par-3 seventh is proof that size doesn’t always matter. Judging by distance only, it’s no more than a wedge. But breezes are a constant. And stopping your tee shot on the tabletop green is like trying to land a marble on the roof of a sedan. Not only is the putting surface tiny, but the green also drops off steeply on all four sides, with a yawning bunker on the left. Check the wind closely before you choose a club, and favor the front half of the green. Tee shots left slightly short are apt to roll back off the putting surface, but that’s better than long. Sail beyond the flagstick and your ball will plummet down a slope, well below the green. From there, not even Houdini could escape with three.

dunes are a source of constant drama, heaving all around, dwarfing you with their dimension. The greens, meanwhile, are both a puzzle and a pleasure. Holes that appear vulnerable from a distance turn out to be devilish as you draw near them, protected by so many pesky wrinkles that you often have to aim away from the flagstick if you hope to get close to the pin. BOTTOM LINE: In an era of terrain-altering

bulldozers and backhoes, Doak and Clayton have shaped a course that harkens back to the early days of golf-course architecture. On the face of it, it’s a modern layout, built to stand up to the assault of today’s technology. But the experience of playing it is timeless. You navigate your way around Barnbougle Dunes in much the same way as Doak and Clayton designed it: paying deference to the contours of the land.

A Saffire Freycinet luxury suite

Away From the Courses SLEEP 1 Red Feather Inn What was once a colonial-era inn has been lovingly restored into a boutique getaway on the outskirts of Launceston. Each of the five suites overlooks a secluded garden, and each night affords a chance to indulge at the inn’s shared dining table, sampling from a cellar stocked with stellar Tasmanian and Australian wines. The inn has its own cooking school, which offers a selection of day- and weeklong culinary and lifestyle classes. Rates from $328; redfeatherinn.com.au Approximate distance from the golf courses: 45 miles

1 Saffire Freycinet Set on the island’s unspoiled east coast, this luxurious retreat pays homage in its design to its stunning surroundings: The roofline of the main

building mimics the distinctive Hazard Mountain peak, while the wavy outlines of the accommodations are nods to the nearby sea. The resort features 20 seaside suites, an upscale spa (try the volcanic magma body treatment), and a host of outdoor activities — bird-watching, canoeing, hiking — in adjacent Freycinet National Park. Rates from $1,450. saffire-freycinet.com.au Approximate distance from the golf courses: 150 miles

EAT 1 Garagistes The island’s burgeoning culinary scene finds beautiful expression at this fresh-faced wine bar in Hobart, the capital city. It pairs distinctive vintages from Tasmania and beyond with locally inspired dishes like octopus carpaccio with beer-pickled tapioca, and grilled lamb ribs served with

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coriander-seed dressing. garagistes.com.au Approximate distance from the golf courses: 120 miles

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(plus sleep and eat) 1 Museum of Old and New Art This hip new hybrid venue, near Hobart, is a hotel, restaurant, and avantgarde museum, all rolled into one. The museum showcases the private collection of MONA owner David Walsh, a local mogul who has amassed a cross-section of ancient, modern, sacred, and profane art. The lodging consists of eight superchic one- and two-bedroom pavilions on the bank of the Derwent River. The restaurant, Source, serves contemporary French cuisine and a mix of New and Old World wines. Room rates from $465. mona.net.au Approximate distance from the golf courses: 120 miles

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Melbourne

Tee Up Here, Too

Now easier to access its world-class courses

For most overseas travelers, the gateway to Tasmania is Melbourne, a cosmopolitan city with a cultural life on par with Sydney’s — and a golf scene that’s unrivaled in the Southern Hemisphere. Its most storied golf venue, Royal Melbourne, recently hosted the 2011 Presidents Cup. But Royal Melbourne is just one star in a constellation of marquee layouts in the city’s famous Sandbelt region, a golf-rich swath featuring eight stellar clubs within 30 miles of downtown. Being private, all eight Go Online have long been difficult For a list of Melbourne’s top for nonmembers to Sandbelt golf access — but that’s now clubs, and some must-know tips changing. The clubs for playing the courses, visit have started setting privateclubs.com. aside select tee times for outsiders and have appointed these five official tour operators to handle bookings. The Tour Operators Gimme Golf: 011-61-3-9809-1022, gimmegolf.com.au Golf Explorer: 011-61-8-8376-4495, golfexplorer.com.au Golf Tourism Australia: 011-61-3-9018-9038, golftourismaustralia.com GolfSelect: 011-61-3-9563-6776, golftravel.com.au Teed Up Golf Tours: 011-61-2-8458-9000, teed-up.com 1 For tee times only, you can contact these operators directly. But U.S. travel companies such as Down Under Endeavors (888-229-0082; downunderendeavors.com) and Travcoa (800-992-2003; travcoa.com/clubcorp) also work with them and plan complete Australian itineraries that can include playing on the courses.

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SIDEWALK CAFÉ: Dine on Bistro Guillaume’s outdoor terrace.

... and it’s one of the world’s most exciting dining cities Shrimp on the barbie is all well and good. But there’s so much more to eat in cosmopolitan Melbourne. Here, three must-try spots. 1. BISTRO GUILLAUME A taste of France has returned to the Crown Entertainment Complex with the reopening of Guillaume Brahimi’s bistro. The chef originally launched his venue in another location within the towers, but soon decided the opulent space mismatched his food’s laidback spirit.

After being shuttered for a year, the bistro has moved to this light-filled space. Like its predecessor, the restaurant’s latest incarnation overlooks the Yarra River, with a bonus outdoor patio that makes you feel like you’re sitting in a bistro by the Seine. Every bite lives up to the backdrop, thanks to smartly rendered Gallic

classics like steak frites with béarnaise sauce and buttery croque madames. bistroguillaume.com.au Insider tip: Reserve a seat on the outdoor terrace, which offers beautiful river views and an Old World feel to please the most ardent of Francophiles.

2. GOLDEN FIELDS Acclaimed chef Andrew McConnell was born in Melbourne but cut his teeth in Shanghai

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Plus STAY 1 Grand Hyatt Melbourne: A newly renovated lobby and refurbished suites lend fresh sparkle to this 548-room property perched at the top of upscale Collins Street, in the heart of downtown Melbourne’s retail and business district. Rates from $260. melbourne. grand.hyatt.com

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and Hong Kong kitchens before moving home to make his name with two wildly popular restaurants, Cutler and Co. and Cumulus Inc. For his latest venture, in the hipster-chic St. Kilda district, McConnell has brought his love of Asian-inflected dishes home. The ingredients are local but the culinary accents are international. Think king salmon with pickled shallots, ginger, and Chinese mustard, and Australian grass-fed beef with kimchi puree. goldenfields.com.au Insider tip: There’s no going wrong with the fresh seafood. One distinctly local catch is barramundi, a mild Australian white fish that the chef steams and seasons with miso butter.

3. VUE DE MONDE An art project grown into a masterpiece, this magical restaurant recently moved from a historic downtown building to a stirring space on the 55th floor of Melbourne’s iconic Rialto

1 Blackman Hotel: This chic boutique hotel, in the St. Kilda district, features 209 rooms and four airy penthouses, with sweeping city views and optional butler service. Rates from $249. artserieshotels.com.au/ blackman

DINING IN OZ: Chefs in Golden Fields’ open kitchen (top) dish out Asian-inspired creations (above left). Absorb the sophisticated fare and vibe at Vue de Monde (above).

building. Sweeping city views complement the imaginative cuisine of chef Shannon Bennett, whose musings range from bluefin tuna with caviar and fennel to wagyu beef with chestnuts and roasted cherries — with palatecleansing cucumber sorbet in between. vuedemonde.com.au Insider tip: After dinner, take time to retire to the Lui Bar, Vue de Monde’s captivating lounge, replete with plush, intimate seating and electrifying views of Melbourne at night.

1 Miss Fox Melbourne: This new spa oozes Mad Men-era glamour with a waiting lounge that doubles as a champagne and cocktail bar. In the extravagant treatment rooms, you’ve got your pick of pampering, from a rose-scented bath in a platinum soaking tub to a massage with 24-karat-gold essential oils. missfox.com.au

SAMPLE 1 Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio: If Willy Wonka went way upscale, his workshop might look something like this studio, an artisan chocolatier in the ultraswish South Yarra district. Ian Burch and Darren Purchese apply high science to their sweets, yielding such creations as edible chocolate gardens, and chocolate, strawberry, and balsamic vinegar jam. burchandpurchese.com

SEE 1 Yarra Valley: Think of this as Melbourne’s Napa Valley, and Ashley Dickinson as your Virgil of the Vines. A longtime local resident and a seasoned guide, Dickinson knows the region like a sommelier knows his wine list. On his luxury tours, tailored specially for couples, Dickinson takes you in a Mercedes CLK convertible (a Bentley is available if you prefer) to select Yarra Valley hot spots, including Punt Road Winery, an emerging producer of sparkling ciders, and the new tasting bar at Domaine Chandon. canterburylimos.com.au

Getting There

Qantas offers daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne (about 15 hours), as well as multiple daily one-hour nonstop flights from Melbourne to Launceston, Tasmania, the closest commercial airport to the Barnbougle courses. qantas.com

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FIRST TRACKS: Discover fresh powder in the Bounous Bowl atop British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cariboo Mountains on a Mike Wiegele heli-ski day trip.

Backcountry Heli-skiing typically requires pricey weeklong trips to remote fly-in lodges, but some operators now offer day trips near bustling ski resorts and mountain villages. Here, we scout five powder-rich trips that whisk you and your skis in and out of the backcountry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the same day. BY

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British Columbia Mapping it: Get picked up at Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon, B.C., 25 miles northeast of Kelowna International Airport. Experience: Last winter, from the summit of Silver Star, you could only gaze east and salivate over the enticing terrain in the nearby Gold Range, a subrange of the Monashees. Now you can experience the runs cached within those peaks with Eagle Pass on day trips from the ski area. The Monashees are dotted with oldgrowth trees — spruce, cedar, hemlock — perfectly spaced for skiing among them. Your group of 10 skiers gets in from six to eight ski runs that range from 2,000 to 4,000 vertical feet. Details: $1,168 per person, including avalanche safety gear, powder ski rental, and gourmet bag lunch; season runs through early April. 877-929-3337; eaglepassheliskiing.com

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Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing

Mapping it: Get picked up at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, 120 miles northeast of Kelowna International Airport.

Mapping it: Get picked up at Sun Peaks Resort, Canada’s third-largest ski area, in Sun Peaks, B.C., for a 147-mile shuttle ride to the Mike Wiegele Heli Village Resort in Blue River.

Experience: Day trips for heli-ski neophytes proved so popular at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in the Selkirk Mountains that a new option for advanced heli-skiers joins the mix this winter. After a 10-minute shuttle ride to the operations base of Selkirk Tangiers, you and nine other skiers spend the day exploring the Selkirks’ varied terrain, from high-alpine bowls to moderately pitched, powderchoked glades. Your trip includes up to about 9,000 vertical feet of skiing, but you can purchase additional vertical feet in $95 increments. Details: $848 per person, including avalanche safety gear, powder ski rental, buffet breakfast, and lunch. 800-663-7080; selkirk-tangiers.com

Experience: From mid-January to early April, Wiegele offers three- and five-run day trips, with shuttle service from Sun Peaks. The gentle terrain of the 8 Peaks area, where day-trippers fly into, is a perfect proving ground for first-time heli-skiers. Straddling the Cariboo and Monashee ranges, 8 Peaks’ runs cover about 1,000 to 1,500 vertical feet, with loads of tree skiing in ego-stoking open glades. Details: $746 per person for three runs, $820 for five runs, $80 per additional run, all including avalanche safety gear, Atomic brand powder ski or snowboard rental, and lunch. Required minimum: four skiers (who could be from different groups). 800-661-9170; wiegele.com

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California

Utah

Pacific Crest Heli-Guides

Wasatch Powderbird Guides

Mapping it: Get picked up at the Cedar House Sports Hotel in Truckee, Calif., 30 miles southwest of Reno, Nev.; 190 miles northeast of San Francisco.

Mapping it: Get picked up at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah, 35 miles east of Salt Lake City.

Experience: When Pacific Crest launched last winter, the outfitter brought heli-skiing back to the Tahoe area for the first time in 40 years, giving skiers more access to remote high-alpine runs over a massive 100,000 acres. The inaugural season’s trips explored only about 50 percent of the available terrain, and this winter’s trips will cover more of the area. Tackle a variety of advanced to expert ski terrain, from wideopen steeps to slender chutes. Details: $899 per person, including avalanche safety gear and a bag lunch. Trips run to mid-April, and won’t go out with fewer than 16 skiers (who fly and ski in groups of four). 530-544-2211; pacificcrestheliguides.com

Experience: This heli-ski operator has been picking up die-hard skiers from the Snowbird ski area for nearly 40 years, but only recently added an outpost at the Canyons Resort. Now, until mid-April, you and up to seven other lucky skiers per day can meet at the Canyons’ base for breakfast, then ride the gondola to the midmountain heli-pad, where an A Star B3 awaits to ferry you to endless untracked lines of Utah’s superlight powder. Details: $1,190 per person, including avalanche safety gear, and breakfast and lunch; discounts available depending on when you book. Rent Salomon powder skis for an additional $50. 800-974-4354; powderbird.com

UTAH OUTPOST: Left and below, you can now start your heli-ski adventure at Canyons Resort with Wasatch Powderbird’s new day trip.

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ClubCorp News and Events FIERCE FOURSOME: In Commack, N.Y., from left, Hamlet Golf & Country Club members Janet and Bob Scheiner and Fran and Frank Renna pose for a team photo at the club’s 18-hole scramble.

At the Clubs

Thanks to your participation in Charity Classic sporting events, cocktail parties, auctions, and more, you helped raise more than $1.5 million for MDA’s Augie’s Quest, the Employee Partners Care Foundation, and a charity of your club’s choosing. Check out glimpses of the fun here. BY C L A I R E J U R K I E W I C Z

LET ’EM RIP: Golfers at Gleneagles Country Club near Dallas played in a spirited 18-hole tournament.

GOOD STROKES: During the Metropolitan Club’s event, artist Elliott From paints a rendition of the Chicago Blackhawks logo for the evening’s main attraction — a live auction.

CATCHING UP: In Southfield, Mich., from left, Skyline Club women’s committee members Saundra Lamb, Joyce Hare, Angela Williams, and Rosemary Culpepper gather at the club’s Art & Soul event.

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THE MAN HIMSELF: Augie Nieto, the namesake of MDA’s Augie’s Quest, and his wife, Lynne, meet up with Eric and Colleen Affeldt at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in California.

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GLOVER SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (GLENEAGLES), FRANK DOROSY (COTO), STEVEN MITCHELLS (SKYLINE), ERIN STEFANIK (METROPOLITAN)

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GOT THE BLUES: In San Diego, members at University Club Atop Symphony Towers groove to live blues music and savor a meal at the longboardshaped table.

RALLYING TOGETHER: Players at Canyon Gate Country Club in Las Vegas competed in a lively mixed doubles tennis tournament.

News Flash

DOUG GATES (UNIVERSITY), LAURA GLINES (TENNIS), JONATHAN SELKOWITZ (SKI)

DANCE BREAK: Rick Zilonka and guest Yvonne Hobbs dance to the beat of the member-led live band at Town Point Club in Norfolk, Va.

TEAM SPIRIT: Members and guests whoop it up at the Mid-America Club’s lively sports-themed “Chicago’s Tallest Tailgate” celebration.

Coming Together

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows join forces. What that means for you? For 50 years, the adjacent north Lake Tahoe ski resorts of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows led separate lives, each offering up some of North America’s best terrain. Yet skiers standing atop Squaw’s KT-22 peak, tantalized by the view over to Alpine’s trails, often wondered why the two didn’t merge — kind of like the friends everyone knows would be great together but who can’t seem to take the leap to coupledom. Well, champagne corks recently popped around Tahoe when the resorts finally formed a union, with the majority owner being KSL Capital Partners (ClubCorp’s parent company, which acquired Squaw in 2010). You can now access more than 6,000 acres of terrain on one lift ticket, with free shuttles covering the 10-minute drive between base areas. —CINDY HIRSCHFELD

Other Squaw Valley Upgrades

OFF THE TEE: Tennis great Mark Woodforde and his wife, Erin, members at Mission Hills Country Club, take a break from the 18-hole scramble in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

1 Expanded beginner amenities in the snow-sports school, including three new magic carpet lifts 1 A slew of new terrain park features — boxes, rails, jumps — thanks to a recently inked partnership with top design firm Snow Park Technologies 1 Face-lifts for some older buildings, including a new family-friendly day lodge in the base-area Olympic House 1 Several renovated restaurants, including a midmountain café with decadent crepes; the après-ski-focused KT Base Bar, with outdoor fire pits and cabanas; and Rocker@Squaw in the base village, a bar and grill where skiers can upload their helmet-cam footage to one of the restaurant’s TVs 1 For the first time, official names for its runs — with a new trail map to match W I N T E R 2012

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Compiled by Claire Jurkiewicz

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Kraft celebrates at Oakmont … pro tourneys spotlight ClubCorp clubs … chefs compete ... Team Championship

Winter’s Perks

Ryder Cup tickets and chalet access … Kids Package in Boston … sweet treats Medinah Country Club’s clubhouse

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Start planning now for September’s Ryder Cup in Medinah, Ill. Reserve tickets for the practice or competition rounds through the ClubLine and get access to ClubCorp’s private hospitality chalet, on the course near the Medinah Country Club clubhouse. Chalet perks include beverages, breakfast and lunch buffets, afternoon snacks, on-grounds parking, and business center access.

Check into Boston’s Langham hotel for a New England family vacation. For nightly rates starting at $295, the Langham Kids Package includes accommodations; two adult and two children’s tickets to the Langham hotel New England Aquarium, the Museum of Science, or the Boston Children’s Museum; breakfast for two adults and two children; and use of the fitness facilities and indoor pool at Chuan Body + Soul. Through the hotel’s new Very Important Kids program, your little ones receive a special registration card and treat upon arrival. Call the ClubLine to book.

River Crossing Club, Spring Branch, Texas Salon Vivace, Gibsonia and Pittsburgh, Pa. San Angelo Country Club, San Angelo, Texas Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Seabrook Island Club, Charleston, S.C. Willowbend Golf Club, Wichita, Kan.

Following his win at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship, Texas native Kelly Kraft stopped by Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas, for a homecoming party in October. Kraft, who learned to play golf at Oakmont, signed autographs and answered questions from members alongside his caddie, Boston Brittain.

Warner Cable at the Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kan., in August. Finishing with a 26-under 258, he won by five strokes and took home $99,000 in prize money. Also in August, another Australian won the World Golf ChampionshipsBridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. In addition to taking home the $1.4 million purse and climbing to 15th in the FedExCup standings, Adam Scott scored some serious bragging rights by beating top-ranked player Luke Donald and up-andcomer Rickie Fowler by four strokes. Adam Scott

Australian James Nitties earned his first Nationwide Tour victory at the Midwest Classic Presented by Time

La Cima’s new bar

Satisfy your sweet tooth and get a deal in the process. Receive up to 25 percent off Mrs. Fields’ gifts offered on mrsfields.com. Call the ClubLine to place your order. 800-433-5079 972-888-7357 signature gold 866-989-GOLD clubline @ clubcorp . com clubline . com the clubline

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Fresh Attitude

In October, La Cima Club near Dallas debuted the results of its recent renovation. The business club now sports a refreshed lobby area, made-over meeting rooms, a new bar and grill area, and a new media lounge featuring three flat-screen televisions. More than 200 members and guests came to the grand reopening party, where they enjoyed cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and acoustic music while checking out the club’s new look.

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Hot Deals

Tower Club executive chef Scott Blankinship

Six Dallas-area chefs competed in the recent Smithfield Chef Challenge at the Tower Club in Dallas. Each chef prepared two items using Smithfield food products, then the 150-plus attendees determined the winner: Chef Jeff Zimmerman, ClubCorp’s director of culinary development. Second place went to Salvador Hernandez, executive chef at Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco.

GREG MCCROSKERYY (BRAEMAR), EMMA GOODE (WARRIORS)

Edging out the other 55 participating teams, Team 2 from Braemar Country

Club in Tarzana, Calif., won the 2011 Acura ClubCorp Team Championship Country Club & Resorts Event at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, in September. The triumphant team birdied the last five holes and gained possession of the traveling trophy with a score of 174, just one stroke less than the Club at Falcon Point near Houston. Other members walked away with exciting prizes, as well. In a closest-to-the-pin shootout, Jim Potter from River Creek Club in Leesburg, Va., won an Australian vacation from Down Under Endeavors. Barton Creek Country Club member Brian Phenegar won a Seabourn Mediterranean cruise by most closely guessing the number of tees in a jar.

The winners: Team 2 from Braemar Country Club. From left, pro Eddie Valladares, Shy Kalaydjian, Gregg Dunn, Daniel Dutil, and Jim Nitz.

Calendar May 2-6

June 21-24

ClubCorp Couples Tournament at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

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

May 16-20

Sept. 5-9

ClubCorp Women’s Tennis Challenge Cup at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

Acura ClubCorp Team Championship at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas

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In October, 20 members of the armed forces who honorably served and were wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom gathered at Las Colinas Country Club near Dallas for the inaugural Warrior Open, a two-day golf tournament honoring those who serve and sacrifice to defend the U.S. Hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the golf event included special appearances by the former president; golf greats Ben Crenshaw, Greg Norman, and Kathy Whitworth; and journalist Bob Woodruff; and live performances by surprise guests Rascal Flatts. About 500 guests attended the celebration, which concluded with an award ceremony on the 18th green and a cocktail hour in the club’s ballroom.

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ClubCorp News and Events

Just for You

Teaming Up

Get to know more about our strategic alliances, and take advantage of the deals you can get

TopGolf

1-800-Flowers.com

Seabourn

Regus

For more than 30 years, 1-800-Flowers.com has been helping its customers express their sentiments with colorful bouquets of fresh flowers and plants. Orchids, roses, lilies, tulips, gardenias, cacti, you name it. But its gift selection goes beyond flora and includes gift baskets, balloons, plush stuffed animals, and specialty treats (popcorn, cookies, and fine chocolates) suitable for all occasions.

The luxury small-ship cruise line, featuring six yachts with just 104 or 225 suites, specializes in intimate service, gourmet dining, and unique itineraries to ports in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East that larger ships can’t reach. In 2011, the company launched its newest ship, the 450-passenger Seabourn Quest, and was named “best small ship cruise line” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.

As a leading provider of flexible workplaces, Regus supplies more than 900,000 businesspeople per day with such services as fully equipped offices, professional meeting rooms, business lounges, and video communications studios. What began with one location in Brussels in 1989 has grown to 1,200 locations in 550 cities in 91 countries. The company’s Businessworld membership gives customers access to the worldwide network of day offices and other venues.

With the new Happy Hour Collection, the company’s floral designers use a wide variety of flowers to create attractive, eye-catching arrangements anchored in stylish barware — from margarita and martini glasses to beer mugs.

In response to travelers who say sevenday cruises are too short and 14 days stretch the limits when figuring in air travel, Seabourn launches a series of 10-day cruises for 2012. Beginning in April, the Spirit introduces journeys to Venice and ports along the Adriatic Sea, while the Legend heads to Spain and the Rivieras, as well as to Mediterranean ports.

As demand for flexible workspace grows and the mobile workforce expands, Regus plans to add 400 to 700 locations in the next three years. In 2012, the company will expand to several new markets, including Regus’ first locations in Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Utah.

15 percent discount on purchases. To order: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com.

Up to $600 in shipboard credit. To book: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com.

Free Regus Businessworld Gold membership, plus $100 credit toward services. To sign up: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com.

1800flowers.com

seabourn.com

regus.com

THE SCOOP

Since its founding in 2000, TopGolf has been helping golfers improve their shotmaking. When practicing at one of the company’s facilities, golfers know how far their drives go and how close to the pins they land because of microchips embedded in balls. But the year-round facilities are now entertainment centers, too, with fun golf games, leagues, and food and beverage service. The U.S. locations are in Alexandria, Va.; Allen, Texas; Dallas; and Wood Dale, Ill. (the company headquarters). WHAT’S NEW

The company, which has seven locations in England and the United States, has aggressive growth plans for the next five years, including a possible expansion into the West Coast. In 2012, it will open two new Texas facilities — in Austin and Houston.

THE DEAL

20 percent off golf games and entertainment. To participate: Present your member card at check-in. GENERAL COMPANY INFO

topgolf.com

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The List

Where to play. Where to dine. Where to meet. United States

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

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

downtown. Formal and informal dining, private party facilities. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Selwood Farm Sporting Clays and Quail Hunting Preserve

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

Capitol Hill Golf Club

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

Arizona

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

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

Greystone Golf & Country Club

The Chophouse Vintage Year City Grill Highland Oaks Golf Club

The Summit Club, 205-252-0088

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

arizona-society.com

summit-birmingham.com Atop the Regions-Habert Plaza in downtown Birmingham. Meeting and conference rooms, member workstations. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

In Lake Powell. Part of Forever Resorts.

Grand National Golf Club

Signature Gold Golf.

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

Red Mountain Theatre Company

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Business Clubs

Country Clubs

Golf Clubs

Sports Clubs

KSL Resorts: Resort properties owned and/or operated by a Network Affiliate of ClubCorp. As a member, you enjoy various special rates and services. 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. Network Affiliate 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 Affiliate clubs that accept your MemberCard.

CLAY HAYNER

Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa Ross Bridge Golf Club

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.

In Alpine.

Silver Lakes Golf Club

Huntsville Burningtree Country Club In Decatur. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Heritage Club Signature Gold Dining.

The Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa In Florence.

The Shoals Golf Club

In Prattville.

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

Phoenix Arizona Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079 Antelope Point Marina

Anthem Golf & Country Club, 623-742-6200 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.

Club at Seven Canyons In Sedona. Signature Gold Golf.

Fogo de Chao In 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.

Montelucia Resort & Spa, 888-627-3010; 480-627-3200 In Scottsdale. See KSL Resorts.

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

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

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

Mobile The Battle House, a Renaissance Hotel & Spa Bienville Club Signature Gold Dining.

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.

Renaissance Riverview Plaza

Montgomery Cambrian Ridge Golf Club In Greenville. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

C apital City Club, 334-834-8920 capitalmontgomery.com Top two floors of RSA Tower

Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club, Gainesville, Fla.

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California

Hotel del Coronado, Coronado 800-468-3533, 619-435-6611; hoteldel.com

What to expect: 679 guest rooms and 25 suites; spa with 21 treatment rooms; fitness center; two pools; seven restaurants; meeting space What’s new: Blue Octopus, the new interactive children’s toy store ideal for ages 3-10, located on the shops level Deal: The Del Experience Package includes accommodations, breakfast buffet for two adults at Sheerwater, and $50 spa or shopping credit. Rates from $425. Why go now: Attend the first “Be Well at the Del by YogaTrips” weekend retreat, Jan. 13-15. The event will concentrate on health, wellness, and the art of yoga.

Hotel del Coronado

La Costa Resort and Spa,

Carlsbad

800-854-5000, 760-438-9111; lacosta.com

What to expect: 398 guest rooms, 76 suites, and 137 villas; two 18-hole PGA championship golf courses; athletic club; spa with 42 treatment rooms; water play area; seven pools; 17 tennis courts; six restaurants; meeting space

Montelucia’s Joya Spa

Arizona

Montelucia Resort & Spa,

What’s new: Recently completed golf-course renovation, including the new Champions Course, featuring refined fairway routing, expanded native grass areas, strategically designed bunkers, and subtle elevation changes

Scottsdale

888-627-3010, 480-627-3200; montelucia.com

What to expect: 250 guest rooms and 42 suites; bilevel spa; fitness center; four pools; five restaurants; meeting space What’s new: Taste the culinary creations of Ben Galang, the resort’s new executive pastry chef. Try his specialty: Warm Banana Tatin With Chocolate Genoise, Peanut Butter, Roasted Banana Ice Cream, and Salted Caramel.

Deal: The Second Round on Us Package includes accommodations for two, unlimited golf for two, and your first round of drinks at Diversions Sport Lounge. Rates from $481.

La Costa

Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage

Deal: The Discover Joya Package includes accommodations and a $200 spa credit per night. Rates from $379.

866-423-1195, 760-568-2727; rancholaspalmas.com

What to expect: 444 guest rooms and 22 suites; 27-hole golf course; spa with 26 treatment rooms; fitness center; 25 tennis courts; water playground; four restaurants; meeting space

Why go now: Celebrate the state’s centennial by attending Arizona Best Fest in Phoenix, Feb. 10-12. Festivities will feature wineries, microbreweries, local restaurants, top chefs, and regional art. Your MemberCard offers membership privileges at KSL Resorts, including these benefits: Members receive 10 percent off entire package rate on selected resort packages for reservations booked at any time, subject to availability. Also, members receive personalized check-in, welcome amenity, and personal note from the resort manager. Cancellation fees apply at KSL Resorts properties. Please verify policy when making reservations. Please note: When using KSL Resorts recreational facilities, appropriate fees will be charged. Some restrictions apply. For information, call the ClubLine or visit kslresorts.com.

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Why go now: Attend the LPGA’s Kia Classic, taking place at the resort March 19–25. Watch the best players in professional women’s golf compete for the $1.7 million purse.

What’s new: R Bar, a redesigned gastropub off the resort lobby that features local craft beers, more than a dozen Bloody Mary varieties, and comfort food Deal: The Rancho Experience Package includes accommodations, breakfast at bluEmber, and a $25 spa or golf voucher. Rates from $189.

Rancho Las Palmas

Why go now: In the Palm Springs area, herald all things modern during Modernism Week, Feb. 16-26. Go on architectural tours, listen to lectures addressing topics such as the roles of color and photography in modernism, and attend parties in midcentury modern homes.

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

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club

In Beverly Hills.

In Fountain Hills.

University Club Signature Gold Dining.

Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa Barton Creek

In Litchfield Park.

Tucson Omni Tucson National Resort Pueblo Del Sol Country Club

Texas

Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin 800-336-6158, 512-329-4000; bartoncreek.com

What to expect: 294 guest rooms and 18 suites; four 18-hole golf courses; Callaway Performance Center; fitness and tennis facilities; two restaurants What’s new: Through February, experience the Chocolate Lovers’ Retreat spa treatment with your significant other. Relax during chocolate-scented Swedish massages, then escape to the Tranquility Lounge for champagne and chocolates. Deal: The Fazio Unlimited Golf Package includes accommodations, unlimited golf on either Fazio Foothills or Fazio Canyons courses, a custom club fitting at the new Callaway Performance Center, unlimited use of practice facilities, daily breakfast in the Hill Country Dining Room, and a $25 retail voucher. Rates from $160. Why go now: Immerse yourself in creativity at South by Southwest, March 9-18. The festival showcases independent films, emerging technology, and musical acts from more than 50 countries.

In Sierra Vista. 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 building. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

Little Rock

Lake Tahoe See Reno, Nev.

Los Angeles

The Homestead, Hot Springs 800-838-1766, 540-839-1766; thehomestead.com

What to expect: 483 guest rooms; three golf courses, including the famed Cascades Course; European-style spa; indoor and outdoor pools; six tennis courts; bowling center What’s new: Mary Anna’s, a women’s accessories store located in the Homestead Shops. Check out the unique jewelry, ranging from funky to classic. Deal: The Homestead Your Way Package includes accommodations, use of the steam room and sauna, and a choice of a spa treatment or an outdoor activity. Rates from $415. Why go now: During the resort’s Winterfest Weekend, Jan. 27-29, enjoy live music and fireworks with the family, and partake in winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and snow tubing.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

In Costa Mesa.

Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

Robinson Ranch Golf Club In Santa Clarita.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Seven Oaks Country Club In Bakersfield. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

In Woodland Hills.

Compass Society of Southern California, 800-433-5079 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.

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

City Club on Bunker Hill, 213-620-9662 icityclub.com Atop the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo Center downtown. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Mon-Fri. 10 private and business dining rooms, lounge, and business and videoconference center. Signature Gold Dining.

Charlie Palmer Group

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

Signature Gold Golf.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

than 5 miles from John Wayne Airport. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining. Receive VIP service at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s, South Coast Plaza, located in Costa Mesa.

House of Blues Foundation Room

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Burbank

Virginia

Fogo de Chao

Peabody Hotel Pleasant Valley Country Club

California

The Homestead

Cut

club, water park. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Magic Mountain

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

Monterey 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.

Orange County Aliso Viejo Golf Club, 949-598-9200 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. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Center Club, 714-662-3414 center-club.com In the Center Tower building in downtown Costa Mesa. Fewer

Costa Mesa Marriott Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, 949-858-4100 coto-de-caza.com In Coto de Caza, 20 miles southeast of John Wayne Airport. 36 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.; 10 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Sun.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview In Newport Beach.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

Key to symbols Business Clubs Country Clubs Golf Clubs Sports Clubs KSL Resorts The Owners Club Societies Network Affiliate Clubs/Hotels/ Services New listing Must be an overnight guest MemberCard accepted Athletic facilities

In Newport Beach.

Palm Springs Copley’s Restaurant

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. 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 30day period). Additional benefits include a private jet program, 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 30-day period). Signature Gold Dining offers complimentary dining at business and business sports clubs (two meals per club per 30-day period). 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 30 days at each location.) Associate Plus: Members receive golf privileges at certain properties and are limited to two rounds per 30 days 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.

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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 Grand Champions Resort & Spa Indian Wells Country Club, 760-345-2561 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. Teetime 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.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, 866-423-1195; 760-568-2727 In Rancho Mirage. See KSL Resorts section. Signature Gold Unlimited Golf.

Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Rancho Mirage.

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. 6,669-

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yard, 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.

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 In Coronado. See KSL Resorts.

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

La Costa Resort and Spa 800-854-5000; 760-438-9111 In Carlsbad. See KSL Resorts.

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.

Pacific Athletic Club One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

Lark Creek Walnut Creek Restaurant

Locations in La Jolla and downtown San Diego.

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

Shadowridge Country 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.

Stoneridge Country Club, 858-487-2138 In North County.

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/Bank of America Center One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bay Club Marin In Marin. One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Carneros Inn In Napa Valley.

City Club of San Francisco Signature Gold Dining.

Courtside Club In Los Gatos. One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

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.

Decathlon Club In Santa Clara. One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

Napa Valley Lodge In Napa Valley.

One Market Restaurant Part of Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Pacific Athletic Club In Redwood City. One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine San Francisco Bay Club One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast. Complimentary access for traveling members.

San Francisco Tennis Club, 415-777-9000 sftennis.com In the San Francisco Tennis Club Building, south of the Financial District. 12 indoor and 12 outdoor tennis courts, athletic facilities, Jacuzzi, pro shop, bar and café, lounge. Open daily. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat. Grill open Mon-Sat.

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

Dinner Wed-Sat. Bar area open Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Yankee Pier Part of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Victorville Spring Valley Lake Country Club, 760-245-5356 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.

Colorado Aspen 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.

Hotel Jerome Sky Hotel

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

Fogo de Chao Hotel Monaco Keystone Lodge

Tuscan Inn Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant

In Keystone.

In Napa Valley. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants. VIP access for members with Signature Gold benefits.

St. Julien Boulders Hotel & Spa

Yankee Pier In Larkspur. Part of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

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

Coyote Creek Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Hotel Valencia Santana Row Lake Don Pedro Marina In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Pebble Beach.

Silicon Valley Capital Club, 408-971-9300 sanjoseclub.com In Fairmont Plaza downtown. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri.

Omni Interlocken Resort In Broomfield. Signature Gold Golf.

In Boulder.

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

Connecticut Hartford Hartford Club Signature Gold Dining.

Stamford See New York City.

Windsor Locks

and lunch Tue-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

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

Fort Myers

In Jacksonville Beach.

In Titusville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

University Club, 904-396-1687

Mission Inn Resort & Club, 352-324-3101

Florida

The Colony Golf and Bay Club

In Howey-in-the-Hills.

Clearwater

In Bonita Springs.

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.

Six Flags New England

Countryside Country Club, 727-796-2153 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 The Venue

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

The Capital Grille The Club at Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Heron Bay Golf Club In Coral Springs.

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 the clubline

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The Capital Grille In Naples.

Pelican Preserve Golf Club Raptor Bay Golf Club In Bonita Springs.

Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Bonita Springs; Naples.

Tiburon Golf Club In Naples. Signature Gold Golf.

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

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 The Palencia Club In St. Augustine.

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 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.

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

The Capital Grille Fogo de Chao In Miami Beach.

La Cita Country Club

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate In ChampionsGate.

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

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

Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe

Ritz-Carlton, Biscayne Bay Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove Ritz-Carlton, South Beach

Part of Levy Restaurants.

Orlando

Firefly Restaurant Grandview East and West Condominiums

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

Panama City Emerald Isle Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

In Panama City Beach.

Ocean Ritz Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club In Santa Rosa Beach. Signature Gold Golf.

The Shores of Panama Condominiums

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

In Panama City Beach.

DeBary Golf & Country Club, 386-668-1705

Signature Gold Golf.

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.

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

Eagle Ridge Golf Club In Summerfield.

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.

Pensacola Lost Key Golf Club

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

Tallahassee 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 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.

Emerald Greens Golf Resort & Country Club Florida Aquarium 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.

Westshore Yacht Club

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 Phillips Point Club by the Breakers Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach

Georgia Atlanta Atlanta Society, 800-433-5079 atlantasociety.com

Bear’s Best Atlanta, 678-714-2582 bearsbest.com Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs

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around the world. Clubhouse includes Nicklaus memorabilia, dining facilities, outdoor pavilion, pro shop, and is designed to accommodate corporate entertainment. The use of a forecaddie is required for each group at a suggested gratuity of $25 per player. 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.

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.

Fogo de Chao Glen Ella Springs Inn In Clarkesville.

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

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Thur-Fri. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Mansion on Peachtree, a Rosewood Hotel & Residence 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.

The Peachtree Club In Midtown.

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 Planter’s Inn Sea Island Resort

Hawaii 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.

Oahu Ewa Beach Golf Club Hawaii Prince Golf Club Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Luana Hills Country Club Makaha Golf Club Oahu Country Club Golf benefits for Signature Gold Unlimited.

Plaza Club Signature Gold Dining.

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

Mon-Fri. Dinner Mon-Sat. 8,500-square-foot ballroom, private dining and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Mission Hills Country Club In Northbrook.

Ravisloe Country Club In Homewood.

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

Spiaggia

Illinois

Part of Levy Restaurants.

Chicago

In Naperville.

Chicago Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079

Trump International Hotel & Tower

chicago-society.com

Arlington Park Bistro 110 Part of Levy Restaurants.

Blue Man Group See Other Affiliates section.

Broken Arrow Golf Club In Lockport.

Cafe Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

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

The Carlton Club at RitzCarlton, Chicago Spa access only.

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

Fogo de Chao 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

Tamarack Golf Club

Indiana

Signature Gold Golf.

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

Louisiana Lake Charles Gray Plantation Golf Club

The Capital Grille Fogo de Chao Hawthorns Golf & Country Club

New Orleans

In Fishers. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni Severin Hotel Puck’s Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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.

Metropolitan Club, 312-876-3200

Des Moines

midamclub.com Atop the 80th floor of the Aon Center. Breakfast and lunch

Crestview Country Club Willowbend Golf Club

Signature Gold Golf.

Iowa

Mid-America Club, 312-861-1100

Wichita

Indianapolis

Signature Gold Dining.

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.

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.

Des Moines Embassy Club Glen Oaks Country Club 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 Nicklausdesigned golf course, practice

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

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 Southern Trace Country Club, 318-798-8300 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 Fogo de Chao Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags America Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Massachusetts Boston New England Society, 800-433-5079 Blue Man Group See Other Affiliates section

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.

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.

Kingfish Hall Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Langham Hotel Boston Olives

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.

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

Minnesota Minneapolis 20.21 Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

The Capital Grille Fogo de Chao

Mississippi Gulfport Emeril’s

Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Receive VIP access and service at Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House.

Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common University of Massachusetts Club, 617-287-3030

Missouri

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 In Dearborn.

MGM Grand Detroit Northern Lakes Seafood Co. In Bloomfield Hills.

No. VI Chophouse In Novi.

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 Fogo de Chao Kansas City Club Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000 In Overland Park, Kansas. See Kansas City, Kansas.

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

Nevada Las Vegas Bear’s Best Las Vegas, 702-804-8500 bearsbest.com 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world.

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

Blue Man Group

Trattoria del Lupo Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grille

See Other Affiliates section.

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Callville Bay Resort & Marina

Reno

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

Cirque Du Soleil See Other Affiliates section.

Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina In Lake Mojave. Part of Forever Resorts.

Cut Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

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

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino MGM Grand Hotel and Casino MGM Grand Spa & Salon Located inside the MGM Grand.

Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine The Signature at MGM Grand Spago Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Stirling Club Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Temple Bar Marina In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

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

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

Golf Club at Equinox, 802-362-3223 In Manchester Village, Vt.

The Great Escape Six Flags’ park In Lake George. Members receive up to 60 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.

In Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Clymer

New Hampshire

Long Island

Manchester

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

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.

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

Edgewater See New York City.

Newark Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club In Bedminster Township.

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

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

New Mexico Santa Fe La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa

New York

See Pittsburgh.

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.

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 ’21’ Club Signature Gold Dining.

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.

The Beard House

Albany

In Greenwich Village.

American Bounty Restaurant

See Other Affiliates section.

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

In Stamford, Conn.

Blue Man Group The Capital Grille

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Casperkill Golf Club In Poughkeepsie. Signature Gold Golf.

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.

Flatotel Grand Havana Room In Midtown. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

The Libertine Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

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.

The Club at 12 Oaks In Holly Springs.

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.

Lochmere Golf Club, 919-851-0611

Signature Gold Dining.

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.

North Carolina

Neuse Golf Club, 919-550-0550

The Michelangelo Hotel Olives Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Omni Berkshire Place Terrace Club

Asheville Inn on Biltmore Estate In the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Charlotte The Capital Grille Charlotte City Club Signature Gold Dining. 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.

Outer Banks See Norfolk, Virginia.

Raleigh/Durham Triangle Society, 800-433-5079 trianglesociety.com

C apital 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.

C ardinal 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.

C arolina Club, 919-962-1101

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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.

Sheraton Capital Center Hotel Siena Hotel In Chapel Hill.

The State Club University Club

Village of Pinehurst Pinehurst

Fri. 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.

Pro Football Hall of Fame In Canton.

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.

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

The Cincinnatian Hotel Cincinnati Athletic Club

Cleveland North Coast Society, 800-433-5079 northcoastsociety.com

Blue Point Grill The Cabin Club The Club at Hillbrook

In the Sandhills of North Carolina.

In Chagrin Falls.

Wilmington

The Club at Key Center, 216-241-1272

City Club at de Rosset River Landing Country Club In Wallace.

Winston-Salem City Club of Lexington In Lexington.

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

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

Piedmont Club, 336-724-7077

In Elyria.

piedmont-nc.com Atop BB&T Financial Center in downtown. 20 miles from Piedmont Triad International Airport. Breakfast and lunch Mon-

In Medina.

Fox Meadow Country Club Hill ‘n Dale Club In Medina.

House of Blues Foundation Room

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

Redmond

Quail Hollow Country Club, 440-639-3800

In Bend.

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 Shoreby Club, 216-851-2587 shorebyclub.com In Bratenahl, 8 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Historic home on Lake Erie; Dining rooms, terrace, library, accommodations, outdoor pool. Marina available for Associate members. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Tue. Signature Gold Dining.

Signature of Solon Country Club In Solon.

Weymouth Country Club In Medina.

Columbus Capital Club Signature Gold Dining.

Heritage Golf Club In Hilliard. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton 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 MonFri. A la carte dinner Wed-Sat. 29 Stories Lounge opens at 4:30 Wed-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

The Loft of Bend Sunriver Resort In Sunriver.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Capital Grille Club Quarters Hotel Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Center City Hotel Fogo de Chao Pyramid Club, 215-567-6510 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.

Westin Philadelphia

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

The Capital Grille The Carlton Restaurant Diamond Run Golf Club, 412-741-2020 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 TueSun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Green Oaks Country Club In Verona.

Montour Heights Country Club In Coraopolis.

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Omni Bedford Springs Resort In Bedford. Signature Gold Golf.

Sugar Valley Country Club In Bellbrook.

Oklahoma Oklahoma City The Greens Country Club

Tulsa Indian Springs Country Club In Broken Arrow.

Oregon Portland Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Plaza University Club

the clubline

800-433-5079 international callers

972-888-7357 signature gold

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e - mail clubline @ clubcorp . com fax

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877-684-3919 privateevents @ clubcorp . com

Omni William Penn Hotel Peek’n Peak Resort & Spa In Clymer, New York.

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.

Salon Vivace

In Gibsonia and Pittsburgh.

Seven Oaks Country Club In Beaver.

Treesdale Golf & Country Club, 724-625-2220 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.

Rhode Island Providence The Capital Grille Lake of Isles Golf Club In Stonington, Conn.

Ledgemont Country Club In Seekonk, Mass. Signature Gold Golf.

Vanderbilt Hall Club In Newport.

South Carolina Aiken See Augusta, Ga.

Charleston Aqua-Direct Blossom Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

Charleston National Golf Club Charleston Place Hotel Cypress Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

Harbour Club, 843-723-9680 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.

Mills House Hotel Seabrook Island Club Signature Gold Golf.

Snee Farm Country Club In Mt. Pleasant.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Columbia

Signature Gold Dining.

C apital City Club, 803-256-2000

Tennessee

capitalcolumbia.com On the 25th floor of the SouthTrust Tower downtown, across from the capitol. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

The Whitney Hotel

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.

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.

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

Peabody Hotel

Nashville Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club, 615-824-6528 bluegrasscountryclub.com In Hendersonville. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, dining facilities, and marina. Signature Gold Golf.

Texas Amarillo Amarillo Club

The Golf Club at Indigo Run, 843-689-3500

Signature Gold Dining.

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.

Austin Society of Lone Star Clubs, 800-433-5079

Hilton Oceanfront Resort Main Street Inn The Owners Club at Hilton Head, 843-342-6539

800-336-6158; 512-329-4000 See KSL Resorts section.

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.

thehillscc.com Includes the Hills Country Club in the Village of the Hills and Lakeway Country Club in Lakeway.

Myrtle Beach Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf Signature Gold Golf.

austinsociety.com

Barton Creek Resort & Spa

Fogo de Chao The Hills of Lakeway, 512-261-7200

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.

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.

L akeway Country Club, 512-261-7272

Canyon Creek Country Club, 972-231-1466

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. Closed Thur. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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.

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 Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer at the Joule.

City Club of Fort Worth In Fort Worth.

Cooper Guest Lodge 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 Fogo de Chao

Mansion at Judges’ Hill Omni Austin Hotel Downtown The Owners Club at Barton Creek, 512-329-4663

In Addison.

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.

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.

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

he Hills Country Club, T 512-261-7272

20 miles from downtown Corpus Christi.

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, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun.

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,

Gleneagles Country Club, 972-867-6666

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 W I N T E R 2012

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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 double-ended driving range, clubhouse with swimming pool and tennis facilities. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Wed.-Sat.

Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Plano.

Shady Valley Golf Club, 817-275-3092 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.

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. Restrictions apply.

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,

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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.

Tanglewood Resort, Hotel, and Conference Center In Pottsboro.

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

Fort Worth See Dallas/Fort Worth.

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

April Sound Country Club, 936-588-1101 april-sound.com On Lake Conroe, 45 miles north of Houston. 2 golf courses, 17 tennis courts, fitness center, 5 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sun. Sunday brunch.

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.

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 three 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.

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

Fogo de Chao 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.

Hearthstone Country Club, 281.463.2201 hearthstoneclub.com In northwest Houston. 27-hole golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

Hotel Derek House of Blues Foundation Room 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 St. Regis Hotel Traditions Club In Bryan. Golf benefits for Signature Gold Golf.

WestLake Club, 281-556-5100 westlakeclub.com In WestLake Park. Athletic facilities, racquetball courts, squash courts, basketball court, KidZone. Lunch Mon-Fri. Special events monthly. Signature Gold Dining.

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, 806-472-4496 On the east side of Jones AT&T Stadium overlooking the football field and downtown. Private events spaces available. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. 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.

San Angelo San Angelo Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

San Antonio Society of Lone Star Clubs, 800-433-5079 austinsociety.com

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

Fogo de Chao 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.

Waco 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 Bistro Toujours In Deer Valley. Part of Levy Restaurants.

Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City In Park City.

Virginia Haymarket See Washington, D.C.

Hot Springs The Homestead, 800-838-1766; 540-839-1766 In Hot Springs. See KSL Resorts.

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.

Lansdowne See Washington, D.C.

Leesburg See Washington, D.C.

Norfolk The Currituck Club, 252-453-9400

Championship Rees Jonesdesigned 18-hole golf course, putting and chipping greens, driving range, 8 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, 3 racquetball courts, fitness center, outdoor junior Olympic-size pool. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Mon.

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 The Club at Viniterra, 804-932-3888 In New Kent. 15 miles from Richmond International Airport. 18-hole Rees Jones Signature Design golf course. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

The Jefferson Hotel Lake Chesdin Golf Club In Chesterfield.

Omni Richmond Hotel Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, 804-378-7841

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.

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.

Greenbrier Country Club, 757-547-7375

See Washington, D.C.

greenbrierclub.com In Chesapeake. 12 miles from Norfolk International Airport.

the clubline

800-433-5079 international callers

972-888-7357 signature gold

866-989-GOLD

e - mail clubline @ clubcorp . com fax

972-888-7527 for a complete list of your benefits clubline . com private event desk

877-684-3919 privateevents @ clubcorp . com

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

Alexis Hotel The Capital Grille 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.

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 Tue-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel Edgewater Hotel Fat Duck Inn In Walla Walla.

The Golf Club at Echo Falls 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 In Port Orchard.

Washington National Golf Club 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.

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 Fogo de Chao The Golf Club at Lansdowne In Lansdowne, Va.

Grooming Lounge Located in Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Va. A premier spot for quality men’s grooming products and services. Members with Signature Gold benefits

receive a complimentary hot lather shave or haircut on their initial visit with purchase of any other service.

The Henley Park Hotel Lansdowne Resort In Lansdowne, Va.

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 served Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner

therapy, child care. Breakfast and lunch daily in cafe. Dinner Mon-Fri.

Tripoli Country Club

Wyoming Jackson Hole Snake River Lodge & Spa

International Bahamas Nassau The Landing On Harbour Island.

Bahrain Manama The British Club Bahrain

Brazil

In Vienna, Va.

Rio De Janeiro

Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. River Creek Club, 703-779-2022

Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

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.

Toka Salon & Day Spa Tower Club Tysons Corner, 703-761-4250 tower-tysons.com In Vienna, 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 MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

The Willard InterContinental Hotel

Wisconsin Milwaukee The Abbey Resort & Spa In Fontana.

The Capital Grille Geneva National Golf Club In Lake Geneva.

Le Club, 414-352-4900 le-club-milwaukee.com In Glendale. Large fitness center, 10 indoor and 3 outdoor tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools and whirlpools, 3 racquetball courts, group exercise, massage

Copacabana Palace

Canada Montréal, Québec Le Fontainebleau Golf Club In Blainville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Le Maître De Mont-Tremblant In the Laurentian Mountains.

Val Des Lacs Golf Club In Ste-Sophie.

Ottawa, Ontario Arc Hotel Club de Golf Hautes Plaines In Gatineau, Quebec.

Eagle Creek Golf Club In Dunrobin.

GreyHawk Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Kanata Golf & Country Club In Kanata.

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.

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Glen Abbey Golf Club 30 minutes west of Toronto.

Glencairn Golf Club

Business Clubs

In Milton.

Country Clubs

Glendale Golf and Country Club

Golf Clubs Sports Clubs KSL Resorts The Owners Club

In Hamilton. Signature Gold Golf.

Grandview Inn 2 hours north of Toronto.

Greenhills Golf Club

Societies Network Affiliate Clubs/Hotels/ Services New listing Must be an overnight guest MemberCard accepted Athletic facilities

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

Greystone Golf Club In Milton.

Heron Point Golf Club In Ancaster.

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

King Valley Golf Club In King City.

King’s Riding Golf Club In King City.

The Lake Joseph Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

National Pines Golf Club In Innisfil.

Rattlesnake Point Golf Club In Milton.

Rocky Crest Golf Resort In Mactier.

Sherwood Inn Resort In Port Carling.

Station Creek Golf Club In Gormley.

Wyndance Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Palisades Hotel Pan Pacific Vancouver

China

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

Paris Paris International Golf Club In the village of Baillet-en-France. Signature Gold Golf.

Saint James Paris Hotel

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

Indonesia Jakarta American Club

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

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur

Mexico Cabo San Lucas

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.

In Riviera Maya. Part of OrientExpress Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

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Club Piso 51 Casa Velas Hotel Boutique Marina Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-221-00-73

Cancun

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Mexico City Puerto Vallarta

C apital Club, 011-8610-8486-2225

The St. Regis Hotel

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

France

Dreams Los Cabos Resort & Spa

Beijing

England

Maroma Resort & Spa

Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas Omni Puerto Adventuras Hotel Beach Resort In Puerto Adventuras.

Cozumel 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 shop. Breakfast and lunch daily. Signature Gold Golf.

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 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.

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

Peru Cuzco 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.

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

Roc (Taiwan) Taipei American Club World Trade Center Club

Russia St. Petersburg Grand Hotel Europe Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Scotland 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

Other Affiliates

Lisbon

Entertainment

Lapa Palace

Blue Man Group Popular performers who combine music, comedy, and multimedia theatrics. Locations in Boston, Chicago, and New York. Members with Signature Gold benefits receive special seating at shows in Las Vegas and Orlando.

Broadway Across America A ticket connection for touring Broadway shows in cities across the United States. Available for members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Cirque du Soleil VIP pricing for 7 Cirque du Soleil resident shows in Las Vegas: Criss Angel Believe, KÀ, LOVE, Mystère, “O,” Viva ELVIS, and ZUMANITY. Available for members with Signature Gold benefits only.

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

Hotel Program Preferred Rates For Members The following hotels offer members preferred rates: Kimpton Hotel Group, Omni Hotels, Leading Hotels of the World, Mandarin Oriental, Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises, Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, RitzCarlton Hotel Company, Summit Hotels & Resorts.

Products

Base Entertainment An operating company and live entertainment studio offering VIP pricing for Phantom - the Las

1-800-Flowers.com

Members receive a 15 percent discount on delivered orders including flowers and merchandise. Order through the ClubLine.

Dell

Members receive preferred rates on consumer products through Dell’s Member Purchase Program. Shop dell.com/mpp/clubcorp and receive up to 30 percent discount on select systems, plus up to 10 percent discount on all Dell branded mobility products.

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.

Portugal

Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Vegas Spectacular at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. Available for members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Mrs. Fields

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

Resorts Preferred Golf Members receive a one-year complimentary Preferred Golf

Club membership. Perks include a complimentary round of golf for every consecutive two-night stay at more than 100 resorts worldwide. Also receive up to 25 percent off daily green fees at most participating resorts, and room upgrade upon availability. Reservations must be booked through the ClubLine. Available for members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Transportation Avis Car Rental Members receive discounted rates and members with Signature Gold Unlimited benefits receive complimentary enrollment into Avis First, a reward program that offers special deals and upgrades for members.

Savoya Members with Signature Gold benefits receive 25 percent discount on ground transportation services in more than 55 countries. All other associate members receive 15 percent discount.

Travel Ciclismo Classic Bike Tour Members with Signature Gold benefits receive 20 percent off bike tours. All other associate members receive 10 percent discount.

ClubCorp Journeys by Travcoa Members can access an exclusive collection of private travel itineraries, including golf destinations, cultural explorations, food and wine experiences, and small ship expedition cruising.

PrivateClubs.com Web-Only Features

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 benefits receive 10 percent discount on trains and cruises.

Orion Expeditions Members receive 5 percent discount on published rates.

Regus Members receive a complimentary 12-month membership to Regus’ Businessworld Gold program, which provides access to more than 1,100 Internet-equipped Regus business lounges.

Seabourn Members receive a shipboard credit when reservations are booked through the ClubLine.

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation 1. Publication Title: Private Clubs 2. Publication No.: 022-637 3. Filing Date: September 9, 2011. 4. Issue Frequency: Quarterly 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 4 6. Annual Subscription Price: $15.00. 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 3030 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, Dallas County, TX 75234-7020. Contact Person: Susan Jay. Telephone: 972.888.7584. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: Same as No. 7. 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher, None; Editor, Don Nichols, Address: Same as No. 7; Managing Editor, Louis Marroquin, Address: Same as No. 7. 10. Owner: ClubCorp Publications, Inc., Address: Same as No. 7; ClubCorp, Inc., Address: Same as No. 7. 1 1. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None. 12. Not Applicable. 13. Publication Title: Private Clubs 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: Summer 2011 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: a. Total Number of Copies: 198,875. b. Paid Circulation: 1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 157,772. 2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions: 0. 3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 31,812. 4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: 38. c. Total Paid Distribution: 183,622. d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution: 1) Outside-County Copies Included on Form 3541: 2,912. 2) In-County Copies Included on Form 3541: 0. 3) Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS: 20. 4) Outside the Mail: 8,918. e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution: 11,850. f. Total Distribution: 195,472. g. Copies Not Distributed: 3,403. h. Total: 198,875. i. Percent Paid: 93.9%. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: a. 197,000. b1. 149,894. b2. 0. b3. 32,448. b4. 34. c. 182,376. d1. 2,946. d2. 0. d3. 18. d4. 9,217. e. 12,181. f. 194,557. g. 2,443. h. 197,000. i. 93.7%. 16. Publication of Statement of Ownership: Will be printed in the Winter 2012 issue of this publication. 17. I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. (Signed) Don Nichols, Editor.

Sports

Newest Ski Gear

Hit the slopes in high gear this year … make that high-tech gear. The season’s innovations include such techy goodness as GPSequipped goggles, skis constructed upside-down for a smoother ride, heat-moldable boots for better fit and comfort, and touchscreen-compatible gloves. We have 15 cool products that will, if not improve the quality of your runs, at least have you looking your best while trying. Get the scoop at privateclubs.com/newestskigear. Travel

Hong Kong on Foot Mention this Asian metropolis, and you think dining and shopping — not hiking. But wonderful trails beckon in the countryside that surrounds the city. We take you on five of the best at privateclubs.com/hongkongonfoot.

News Updates!

News stories posted regularly to keep you up to date on new hotels, products, and attractions; what’s new at ClubCorp; and members in the news. In alluring St. Barts, find your way to the isolated privacy of the smart Hôtel Le Toiny and its 15 villa suites’ newly renovated pools and terraces.

Online Extras

Stories that complement those you find in the magazine. This issue they include: 1 Four other backcountry adventures: Discover the magic of untouched powder on several new day trips, whether you’re cat-skiing or trekking cross-country. 1 How to play the courses at Melbourne’s top eight Sandbelt clubs: Check out our must-know tips for getting the most out of your rounds at these Down Under layouts. 1 Two more comfort food twists: How do you like your short ribs? How ’bout braised in Guinness? Yes, please. Stout-braised short ribs

Poll

After reading our 2012 golf predictions in “The Year Ahead in Golf,” tell us which pro you think has the best shot at No. 1.

Recent Poll Results Which Italian beer spot quenches your thirst? Grado Plato Birrificio Montegioco

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Lodging

Hotels Gone Wow

We get it — you want more than just a cozy bed when you check into a hotel. So we tracked down five awesome new draws from around the world that you won’t want to miss, and share them at privateclubs.com/hotelsgonewow.

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WE ALSO ASKED WHICH NEW OR REDONE CRUISE SHIP REALLY FLOATS YOUR BOAT. YOUR OVERWHELMING RESPONSE:

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Wendy Yue’s “Monkey Cuff” The look: Far East meets Wizard of Oz The materials: 87 carats of green jade, white and brown diamonds, pink and green sapphires, and 18-karat blackened gold Why she must have it: These playful monkeys are decked out in jewels, and the Chinese prize jade as a symbol of good luck. Cost: $30,395 Where to find it: fragments.com

M.C.L’s “Three Star Constellation Cuff”

The look: Elegant British Isles beauty The material: Carved white resin, diamonds, and darkened 18-karat gold Why she must have it: Hollywood starlets bow before this brand and you’ve never seen a Celtic cross motif quite like this. Cost: $19,250 Where to find it: bochic.com JOHN PARRISH

The look: Industrial chic The materials: Rhodium-plated sterling silver, red enamel, blue topaz, and handset multicolor sapphires Why she must have it: It looks captivating over cocktails, and the colored stones make this cuff pop. Cost: $4,700 Where to find it: Available at most Neiman Marcus stores

Bochic’s “White Resin Diamond Cuff” by David Joseph

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