January 1st in Places, Post Game.
There’s nothing like the rush of stroking a 30-footer for birdie to take money out of your best friend’s pocket.
At least, that’s what we thought before we called it quits barely halfway through a particularly soggy round in October and headed over to the Muckleshoot Casino to try and salvage a good time out of a wet afternoon. Our friends at the Muckleshoot had been inviting us to come check out their new poker room for months, but the varying …
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January 1st in Places, Save Some Green.
Just because you can’t afford a trip to Palm Springs, Arizona or Hawaii this winter doesn’t mean that you are doomed to another four months of wet fairways, slow greens, puddle-filled sandtraps and muddy lies.
Several Northwest courses (see list at bottom) boast terrific drainage and are playable any time of year. Heck, given the excellent winter conditions at these courses, plus lower winter rates and less foot traffic, there’s hardly a better time of year for the in-the-know local to …
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January 1st in News.
By Brian Beaky, CG Editor
As well as many courses manage the weather, winter is not the ideal season for the Northwest golfer. Wet fairways, cold temperatures and limited daylight are a three-headed monster that drives many golfers indoors until spring.
Which is exactly where Gregg Rogers wants them.
Rogers, 45, is the owner of Bellevue’s Gregg Rogers Golf Performance Center, a leader in a high-tech wave that is bringing the game of golf into the 21st century.
The reason for the …
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January 1st in Places.
Ayres Suites Diamond Bar
Golf getaways are the best — just you, your clubs and a bevy of beautiful courses in which to lose yourself for the weekend. Of course, your family probably enjoys getting away, too — only, depending on their ages and interest in the game, their idea of a vacation may be more Disneyland than Palm Springs.
Don’t worry, Family Man (or Woman) — we’ve got you covered. Rather than park yourself in the desert for a week …
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January 1st in Places.
The Ledges Golf Club
In the Pacific Northwest, we love the feeling of being on the leading edge of something big. Maybe it’s grunge rock, maybe it’s personal computers, or maybe just the natural wonder in which we live … we like being a part of something special, something secret we can keep to ourselves until the time is right to blow everybody’s minds.
For those of us, there is the red rocks region of St. George, Utah, and Mesquite, Nev. …
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