April 29th in Gear, In The Bag.
By Brian Beaky, CG Editor
For more than 200 years, humans have continued to find ways to reinvent the golf club. You’d think they’d eventually run out of ideas – I mean, how many different ways can you really repackage a grip, a shaft and a clubhead?
Well, until we are all able to hit that little white ball exactly where we want it to go, every time, the answer is apparently — not enough.
Fifteen years ago it was metal …
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April 27th in News, Short Game.
You’ve heard the phrase, “Everything and the kitchen sink.” At Camaloch, on Camano Island, they have a slightly different idea of “everything.”
“Our new construction homes have granite counters, hardwood floors, new tile — even golf cart garages,” says real-estate agent Dave Hyatt, who also serves as Vice President of the Camaloch Association. “And these homes are going for prices in the mid-300s.”
That’s right. You can live in a brand-new home in a gated community, right on the Camaloch Golf Course, …
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April 25th in News, Short Game.
Residents at The Fariview in Mukilteo enjoy afternoons on the private lanai (above) overlooking the first tee at Harbour Pointe.
That was the feeling of a recent visitor to The Fairview, the new condominium community that was completed in September just a chip shot from the first tee at Harbour Pointe in the fast-growing town of Mukilteo. Walking into one of The Fairview’s stunning homes, with their 10-foot or vaulted ceilings, granite countertops, fireplaces, private decks and imaginative floor plans, …
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April 23rd in Courses, Features, Places, Travel Bag.
Victoria, B.C.’s Bear Mountain Golf Club
By Tony Dear
For a world-class international golf getaway, there’s no need to look past our own Northwest Borders.
The minutes from Arbutus Ridge’s Nov. 14 Greening Committee meeting say a lot about where the course’s priorities lie. Sprinkled liberally throughout the document are words and phrases like “composting,” “recycling, “habitat management,” “Audubon certification” and “aggressive conservation program.”
Chairing the Greening Committee is Gracie Wilcox, who works in the golf shop and who is clearly …
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April 22nd in News, Short Game.
Amber Prange
Not every golfer’s big break happens on Tour.
The 10th season of “Big Break X: Michigan” — the Golf Channel reality competition show that promises winners sponsorships and exemptions into PGA, LPGA, Nationwide and Futures Tour events — for the first time paired male and female golfers into teams, both seeking a shot at pro golf glory. Among those selected to compete on the show were the 24-year-old former Husky Amber Prange (“She’s Got Game,” CG Apr. ‘08) and …
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