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Is The Tiger Era Over?

Will Injuries Sideline His Quest for the Majors Title?

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COVER FEATURE The End of an Era? Injuries continue to hinder Tiger’s chances of winning four more majors to tie Jack Nicklaus. Can this “freak of nature” prevail? P. 6

Tiger Woods

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PLACES TO PLAY New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania are host to some of the country's most beautiful golf courses.

The varying contrasts of terrain provide a variety of interesting and challenging golf courses for all golf enthusiasts.P. 10

Blue Heron Pines

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Publisher’s Picks

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Ulster County Golf

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Delicious Heights Outpost

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PUBLISHER’S PICKS Golf Products You’ll Like We review golf products that we feel you will enjoy and/or find beneficial.

This issue we take another look at two great items that would be ideal gifts for your favorite golfer.

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Ulster County New York State Golf Fall is a beautiful time of year to play golf in the mountains of New York State and Ulster County has many great courses to choose from.

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INSTRUCTION and PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Golf is the perfect sport to develop professional relationships both on and off the golf course. Consider using the services of a fellow golfer the next time you are in need.

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The Publisher’s Blog s the 2014 season winds down, there seems to be a lot of dismal buzz in the press about the state of golf and its future.

But is it really all doom and gloom?

Golf courses had been closing at an average rate of 100 per year (157 in 2011) and others are being sold for ridiculously low amounts of money. Since around 2000, shortly after Tiger came on the scene, more golfers began leaving the sport than those who were taking it up. The number of frequent golfers (golfers that play more than 12 times a year) has dropped by one third in recent years. Why, you ask?

Some people chalk it up to the decline in the economy versus the cost to play the game. Others point to the amount of time it takes to play, that they are too busy, that they have less leisure time due to their jobs. family commitments and more work needed to get done around the house. While others just feel it is too difficult a game to play. They get frustrated and quit. This was something I felt was far reaching until I recently played with someone who just returned to the game after a five year hiatus having quit playing because he was too frustrated.

First of all, this “sky is falling” attitude toward the game of golf is precipitated by the golf equipment industry. Sales are down and they’re in a panic. Secondly, the industry is going through a correction, one they’d prefer not to admit. Tiger Woods created a golf frenzy which resulted in an over satuation of golf courses being built. According the the National Golf Foundation, 4,500 courses opened between 1986 and 2005. Since, 2006, 643 courses have closed. That equates to less than 5 percent of the 14,564 golf courses in the U.S. Mark King, President of Adidas Group North America, which owns TaylorMade, Adams, Reebok, among others, wants to grow the game by enlarging the cup size to 15 inches. He thinks it will be more fun for those entering the game. Please! It’s programs like the USGA’s Drive, Pitch and Putt competiton, that was debuted at The Masters this year, that will get young people excited about the game. The golf industry has to accept that not every person will take up the game of golf just as not everyone plays soccer. The sky is not falling, it’s just a little cloudy.

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WHY TIGER WOODS IS GREATEST GOLFER WH PLAYED THE GAME! hen I think of the greatest athletes of all time, names come to my mind, not for the records they hold, but for what they may have brought to their sport at the time they played. Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Bruce Lee, Cheryl Miller, Bobby Orr, Martina Navratilova, Carl Lewis, Dan Gable, Jackie Robinson, to name a few, have all had accomplishments that may never be be surpassed again.

Over the years, Tiger Woods has developed problems both voluntarily (his personal life) and involuntarily. Back in 1999 and 2000, he was regarded by his peers as a “freak of nature” for the number of tournaments he was winning. Michael Campbell was quoted as saying, “I mean Tiger is so phenomenal it's frightening. The only way we can defeat Tiger is for him to make mistakes.” When you’ve earned that kind of respect (and fear) from your peers, you’re doing something in your sport that has never been seen

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before. Heck, in June 2008, he won a US Open at Torry Pines playing an 18 hole playoff with two stress fractures of the left tibia! Even his challenger, Rocco Mediate, was in awe of how he could play with such an injury. Eight days later, he has reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and to repair cartilage damage.

This is where involuntary could sideline Tiger from his quest to beat Jack Nicklaus’ Majors record - his injuries.

As a freshman at Stanford, Tiger had surgery to remove two benign tumors and scar tissue in his left knee. In December

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By Jamie Gacos 2002, Tiger had surgery to remove fluid inside and around the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. July 2007, he then ruptures the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee after taking a misstep while running on a golf course.

He wins five of the last six tournaments he plays, including the PGA Championship. In April 2008, two days after his runner-up finish at the Masters, Tiger has athroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair cartilage damage.

Six months after beating Rocco Mediate in a playoff at the U.S. Open, Tiger ruptures the Achilles' tendon in his right leg.

In May 2010, Tiger withdraws on the seventh hole of the final round at The Players Championship with what he fears is a bulging disk. He later says it was inflammation of a joint in his neck. He doesn't miss a start, returning a month later at the Memorial. In April 2011, Tiger reveals that he has a minor sprain of the medial collateral ligaments in his left 2014 ISSUE 3

knee and minor strain of his left Achilles that he suffered at The Masters earlier that month.

In March 2012, Tiger withdraws from the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral reinjuring his left Achilles. The next June, Tiger injures his left elbow at the 2013 Players Championship. Then in August, at Liberty National, Tiger falls to the ground in pain due to back problems but still finishes in 2nd place.

Then finally, in April of this year, Tiger underwent surgery to correct a pinched nerve in his back, a procedure that would cause him to miss both the Masters and the U.S. Open only ot reaggravate his back at the WGCBridgestone Invitational.

So, there you have it. Most athletes would have hung up their cleats, involuntarily, long ago. Not Tiger!

So, the question remains. Needing just 5 more Major victories, will Tiger surpass Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 Major wins?

Soon to be 39 years old, probably not. But then again, he’s Tiger Woods, a freak of nature!

TIGER WOODS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS PGA TOUR CAREER VICTORIES: 79.

Trails only Sam Snead (82) MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP WINS: 14. Needs 4 wins to tie Jack Nicklaus (18) MOST PGA TOUR WINS PRIOR TO 25TH BIRTHDAY: Tiger Woods holds record with 24. Horton Smith is second with 17 (1933).

MOST PGA TOUR WINS BETWEEN AGES 20-29: Tiger Woods holds record with 34. Jack Nicklaus had 30.

MOST PGA TOUR WINS AFTER 25 STARTS: Tiger Woods holds record with 6. Ken Venturi is second with 5.

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MOST PGA TOUR WINS AFTER 50 STARTS: Jack Nicklaus holds record with 8. Tiger Woods tied in second with Ken Venturi (7).

MOST PGA TOUR WINS AFTER 75 STARTS: Tiger Woods holds record with 17. Jack Nicklaus is second with 12.

MOST PGA TOUR WINS AFTER 100 STARTS: Tiger Woods holds record with 28. Jack Nicklaus is second with 17.

YOUNGEST PLAYER TO WIN 5 PGA TOUR EVENTS: Record held by Horton Smith (20 years, 10 months, one day) in 1929. Tiger Woods is second youngest (21 years, four months, 20 days).

YOUNGEST PLAYER TO ACHIEVE #1 WORLD RANK: Tiger Woods at 21 years, 24 weeks. Previously held by Bernhard Langer (29 years, 31 weeks) in 1986.

LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE: 259 (21 under par) in 2000 WGC NEC Invitational.

LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE IN RELATION TO PAR: 25 under par (263) in 2000 Johnnie Walker Classic and 2002 WGC American Express Championship.

PGA TOUR record is 28 under par (260)

by John Huston in 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open and 28 under par (256) by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001 Phoenix Open.

LOW 72-HOLE SCORE IN RELATION TO PAR IN MAJORS: 1997 Masters Tournament -18 under par 2000 U.S. Open Championship - 12 under par 2000 British Open Championship - 19 under par 2000 PGA Championship 18 under par (tied with Bob May) LOWEST FIRST 36 HOLES: 125 (6461) in 2000 WGC NEC Invitational. Mark Calcavecchia tied PGA TOUR record with 125 (65-60) in 2001 Phoenix Open. Tom Lehman also tied this record 125 (63-62) 8

in 2001 Invensys Classic in Las Vegas.

LOWEST FIRST 54 HOLES: 192 in 2000 WGC NEC Invitational. PGA TOUR record is 189 by John Cook in 1996 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic and by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001 Phoenix Open.

LOWEST 18-HOLE SCORE: 61 in 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic and 2000 WGC NEC Invitational. PGA TOUR record is 59 by Al Geiberger in 1977 Memphis Classic, Chip Beck in 1991 Las Vegas Invitational, and David Duval in 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 15 strokes in 2000 U.S. Open Championship. PGA TOUR record is 16 strokes by J.D. Edgar in 1919 Canadian Open, Joe Kirkwood, Sr. in 1924 Corpus Christi Open and Bobby Locke in 1948 Chicago Victory Championship.

LARGEST MARGIN AFTER 54 HOLES: 10 strokes in 2000 U.S. Open Championship.

LARGEST MARGIN AFTER 36 HOLES: 7 strokes in 2000 WGC NEC Invitational.

MOST CONSECUTIVE EVENTS

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WITHOUT MISSING CUT: Tiger Woods has missed the cut in only one event in his career, 1997 Bell Canadian Open. He withdrew from 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, because of postponement. Since then, Woods has made the cut in 96 consecutive events.

PGA TOUR record is 113 events by Byron Nelson, followed by Jack Nicklaus with 105.

LOWEST ADJUSTED SCORING AVERAGE: Tiger Woods’ adjusted scoring average of 67.79 in 2000 was the lowest in PGA TOUR history, exceeding his 68.43 average in 1999.

LOWEST ACTUAL SCORING AVERAGE: Tiger Woods’ actual scoring average of 68.17 in 2000 was the lowest in PGA TOUR history, exceeding the 68.33 average by Byron Nelson in 1945.

LOWEST CONSECUTIVE ROUNDS: 125 (64-61) in the first and second rounds of the 2000 NEC Invitational. Mark Calcaveccia broke this record 124 (60-64) in the 2001 Phoenix Open second and third rounds.

MOST CONSECUTIVE ROUNDS AT PAR OR BETTER: Tiger Woods' 52 consecutive rounds at par or better from the second round of 2000 GTE Byron Nelson Classic, through the first round of the 2001 Phoenix Open, was a PGA TOUR record. He had 66 consecutive rounds worldwide.

MOST CONSECUTIVE EVENTS AT PAR OR BETTER: Tiger Woods' 35 consecutive events at par or better (strokeplay events only) on the PGA TOUR (all under par), starting with the 1999 PGA Championship, through the 2001 Memorial Tournament, was a PGA TOUR record. In 2000, Woods became the first to be under par in every event played on the PGA TOUR for an entire year.

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one of three (possibly four) players to have three consecutive victories in two single events and is the first to do so in the same years. He won both Memorial Tournament and WGC NEC Invitational in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Walter Hagen won PGA Championship in four consecutive years (1924-27) and Metropolitan Open in three consecutive years (1916-20, no event in 1917-18 because of war). Arnold Palmer won Texas Open (1960-62) and Phoenix Open (1961-63). Some records keepers credit Gene Sarazen with three consecutive victories in two single events in 1920s and other records keepers dispute this. The records are inconclusive.

MOST PRIZE MONEY FOR ONE YEAR AND FOR CAREER: Tiger Woods set PGA TOUR record with earnings of $9,188,321 for 2000 and $33,103,852 for his career through 2002. His worldwide total was $41,213,162 for his career through 2002.

MOST USGA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Tiger Woods has won eight USGA national championships.

Those who have won eight or more are Robert T. Jones, Jr. (9), Joanne Gunderson Carner (8) and Jack Nicklaus (8).

MOST MASTERS VICTORIES: Tiger Woods has won the Masters Tournament 3 times. Jack Nicklaus has won 6 Masters titles, Arnold Palmer has won 4, and others with 3 victories are Jimmy Demaret, Sam Snead, Gary Player and Nick Faldo.

Credits: PGA Tour, thegolfexpert.com

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Architect: Hal Purdy Course Manager: Tom Zurcher Par: 36 Yardage: 2,948 Rating: 34.5 Slope: 116

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ated one of the TOP NINE HOLE GOLF COURSE in New Jersey, Clearbrook Golf Course has daily rates starting at $14. Tee times are available seven days a week with no restrictions. The golf course is set on 60 rolling acres nestled within a picturesque landscape of trees and lush fairways.

This grand design by renowned golf course architect, Hal Purdy boasts four sets of tees to provide a true 18 hole golf experience. Clearbrook is conveniently located minutes from Exit 8A off the New Jersey Turnpike.

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1 Shinnecock Drive Manalapan, NJ 07726

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his modern, Semi-Private, 18 hole course is open year round, seven days a week to public golfers. Tee times are taken up to seven days in advance with rates as low as $44 including a cart. The course is always in top condition and pace of play is great. The Clubhouse features a newly renovated Sycamore Bar & Grille which is open to the public and serves lunch and dinner. Located near Freehold, NJ, just minutes off Exit 8 of the NJ Turnpike and just 30 minutes from the Jersey Shore.

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ocated on the New York/New Jersey border in scenic Orangeburg, New York, BROADACRES GOLF COURSE is a challenging 9 Hole gem just 25 minutes from midtown Manhattan. This 65 acre property is a classic parkland design with towering oaks framing the fairways. With twilight rates starting as low as $15, be sure to make Broadacres part of your daily commute. We welcome all golfers from around the Tri-State Region. You can now make tee times online at broadacresgolf.com.

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2 Midrise Circle Orangeburg, NY 10962

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Monmouth County

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Architect: Mark McCumber Director of Golf: Lou Kubisa Par: 70 Yardage: 6,408 Rating: 71.3 Slope: 131

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Heron Glen 110 State Hwy 202/31 Ringoes, NJ 08551

(908) 806-6804 Book Tee Times Online @

www.heronglen.com Architect: Dan Schlegal PGA Golf Professional: Tim Ward Par: 72 Yardage: 7,065 Rating: 74.3 Slope: 135

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Offering a practice facility featuring a driving range with both grass and mat hitting areas, a large putting green and practice bunker, there is no need to go anywhere else to hone your skills.

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Architect: Stephen Kay General Mgr: Thomas Sullivan Par: 71 Yardage: 6535 Rating: 71.7 Slope: 130

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reen Pond Country Club has a challenging 18-hole course open year round, weather permitting. The club is a favorite among local golfers and a mainstay in the Lehigh Valley.

Our excellent service, great food and welcoming staff sets us way above others and keeps golfers coming back for more. We aim to keep it that way. We're host to many events throughout the year including the exciting Lehigh Valley Amateur Tournament held in September each year.

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Architect: Alex Findley GM: Rodger Zellner Head Golf Pro: John Kulhamer Par: 71 Yardage: 6,531 Rating: 71.0 Slope: 125

Green Pond

3604 Farmersville Road Bethlehem, PA 18020

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Atlantic County

ome to one of the "18 most fun holes you can play in America"

by Golf Digest, McCullough's Emerald Golf Links presents players with a distinctly different Irish-Scottish golfing experience - wide open fairways, tricky powerful winds, remarkable grass mounds and bunkers, vast natural waste areas, and true undulating greens - reminding players of the challenge and allure of true British Isles golf. McCullough’s offers outstanding course conditions, superior personal service, delectable food and drinks and a great time had by all.

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PUBLISHER’S PICKS Products We Know You’ll Like!

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lthough summer isn’t over and the Fall season is still weeks away, the Christmas season will be here before we know it. I’m not trying to rush things as I dislike the cold as much as the next guy, but it’s never too early to be thinking about some of the items your favorite golfer might enjoy getting under the tree! Here are a couple of items I have written about in the past that are worth featuring again:

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Much of the time spent on the course is determining yardages from where your ball lies. Yardage markers with information on distances to the front, middle and back of the grees are usually placed on sprinkler heads throughout the fairways. However, since many golfers are often not in the fairway, a good amount of time is taken locating a yardage marker, counting off the paces to their ball, and then striking their ball which ultimately adds time to their round and yours.

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exact distances. I, for one, always relied on my distance finder which I found saved me time from locating yardage markers and pacing off the distance in order to speed up play. Then came the GPS watch.

I road tested the Garmin when it first came out and it quickly became my “fifteenth club.” The only time I looked at a yardage marker was to check the accuracy of my Garmin. My only complaint with the Garmin was its short battery life and occasional loss of connection with the satellites.

About a year later, I stumbled upon a new, unknown branded GPS watch by a company named ESN (Express Satellite Navigation) which made the WR67. The WR67 claimed to connect to more satellites (67) and provide longer battery life that it’s competition (which, at that time, was the Garmin). Not only did it connect to the satellites quickly and stay connected throughout the round, there was still 75% battery life remaing at the end of the round compared to almost none with the Garmin. The WR67 also had features that the Garmin did not have such as the ability to set your tee time on the watch which will activate the GPS at that precise time. It also provides you with the total time your round took once you’ve turned off the device at the completion of your round.

The course mapping on the WR67 is provided by iGolf, a company that maps golf courses for a number of handheld distance measuring devices. I was playing

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Liberty National, in Jersey City, and found that the distances the WR67 provided me on hole 18 were inaccurate primarily due to a redesign of the hole. I sent emails both to iGolf (who got back to me right away and provided me with an update within a couple of days) and to Garmin, who never got back to me, for three years now and counting.

Earlier this year, ESN decided to pick it up a few notches by releasing the WR72 (72 satellites), a luxury GPS watch designed to be worn as an everyday piece of jewelry. The WR72 comes in both polished and brushed titanium with an anti-reflective crystal, stainless steel buttons, leather band from Hadley Roma, and a smooth, curved face.

The WR72 comes with the same great technology as the WR67.

The only indication that it is used for golf is by the tee flag image on the casing.

Other than that, it makes a rich, classy presentation that I guarantee your favorite golfer will be thrilled to wear.

The reason you might never have heard of ESN is due to a licensing agreement between Bushnell and ESN who provides the technology to Bushnell for their watches. So, if you own a already Bushnell watch, you also won an ESN. The WR67 is available on their website, www.golfesn.com for only $149.99 as is the WR72 which is priced at $249.99 for the polished titanium model and $269.99 for the brushed titanium. All three watches come with a 2 year warranty. They have great customer service and truly value their customers.

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AFFORDABLE GOLF TEE TIME GOLF PASS In my Publisher’s Blog, I mention that one of the reasons why golf partipation has declined in recent years is due to the downturn in the economy versus the cost to play. More golf courses are allowing companies like GolfNow to sell their tee times at a reduced rate in order to keep the register ringing.

However, vehicles like GolfNow charge a fee to use their service which counters the purpose for buying discount tee times.

Tee Time Golf Pass, Northeast Edition, is one of golf's largest and most respected discount passbooks since 1992.

It contains huge discounts at your favorite local courses plus hundreds of others in the region and at destination areas. The book has 153 participating courses in NJ, NY, CT and Eastern PA. Redeeming just one or two of the 83 free or discounted greens fees will pay for the cost of the book.

Tee Time Golf Pass is the perfect book for the avid golfer who is on a budget and willing to play various golf courses while getting as much bang for their buck. It’s ideal for using in the NY, PA, and Atlantic City area golf courses where the discounts are enormous at many terrific golf courses. Share the savings with your golfing buddies by also telling them about the Tee Time Golf Pass. Maybe they’ll give you a few extra strokes!

Tee Time Golf Pass is providing Great Golf Magazine readers with an additonal 15% discount by using the GGM15 code at check out. Golf is always more fun when it costs less.

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iverview Country Club is set along the scenic Delaware River Corridor and offers an upscale 18 hole championship golf course that has quickly established itself as one of the areas premier public golf facilities. With its consistently great conditions, featuring bent grass fairways and tees, and beautiful panoramic views, Riverview is a definite must play.The Villa on the Green overlooks the 11th green and picturesque lake and is the perfect spot for your wedding or special event. Enjoy the classic ambiance, timeless beauty and excellent service amidst the grand architecture, stone fireplace, solid wood beams and breathtaking views.

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t Hawk Pointe, we invite you to be a part of our family. We offer Private Memberships that compliment your lifestyle. We are committed to continually improving upon the experience and level of service we provide to our Members and Families. Offering four sets of tees, the Hawk Pointe course presents players of all abilities different options for play. Golf Outings at Hawk Pointe Golf Club are run in the most professional manner, with great attention to detail.

We’re Not Just a Country Club, But a Club in the Country.

Hawk Pointe

294 Route 31 South Washington, NJ 07882

Northampton County

www.riverviewcountryclub.com

Architect: Jim Blaukovitch Head Golf Pro: Ryan Driscoll Par: 72 Yardage: 6,505 Rating: 71.1 Slope: 127

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Ulster County, New York

By Rick Remsnyder olf courses in Ulster County certainly deserved a break with the weather this year after a mostly unprecedented winter of snow and cold. So I’m happy to report that the weather has been sensational this summer, particularly during weekends when traffic at our dozen public courses was the busiest.

There were plenty of warm days and little rain.

Some of our courses had severe flooding and tree damage from Hurricane Irene three years ago, but they all bounced back amazingly well. The resiliency of the owners and their workers was evident at courses such as New Paltz Golf Course, which during the worst of it had water covering much of the course.

But the golf course superintendents at New Paltz and all the other courses did a terrific job bringing their courses back to life.

One of the truly amazing success stories is what has happened in Saugerties with the course built by Dr. Anthony Bacchi. Lazy Swan Golf and Country Club Village expanded from nine holes to 18 holes in spring of 2012 and enjoyed a tremendous year, according to golf pro Steve Simone.

Bacchi took a chance when he opened a golf course and restaurant in 2005 amid rather unsettling economic times. While courses around the country were closing, Bacchi had a vision that if he built a quality product people would come. His risk has paid off handsomely.

In a short time, Lazy Swan has established itself as a major player in the golf business.

Golfers from the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey, Connecticut and Albany have found the course to be well-groomed and challenging and the staff to be very efficient and courteous.

Rondout Golf Club, a scenic 18-hole semi-private course in Accord, is known for its excellent conditioning. Apple Greens Golf Course in Highland is always busy, as the 27-hole layout, which is located just five minutes from the New Paltz exit on the New York State Thruway, continues to attract golfers from New York City and central and northern New Jersey who don't mind driving more than an hour because there is no waiting and a quick pace of play.

Acclaimed golf course architect Robert Trent Jones designed the Fallsview Golf Course at the Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa in Ellenville, which has been the site of numerous professional and amateur tournaments.

The courses are so diverse that visitors and locals alike never become bored playing golf here. If a golfer likes mountain resort courses, he or she will be thrilled golfing at the Fallsview at the Honor's Haven, the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson and the Mohonk Mountain House course in New Paltz. There's great risk-reward potential when one tees it up at Rondout Golf Club, and Apple Greens Golf Course is cut right out of an apple orchard.

We’re blessed to have so many great golf courses in our midst. For those who haven’t played them, they’re still open until the snow flies.

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Architect: William F. Mitchell PGA Pro: Jim Woods Par: 71 Yardage: 6,804 10 www.putnamcountygolfcourse.com Map Key Rating: 72.8 Slope: 128 New & Revolutionary Experience. Putnam County Golf Course is a public, daily fee 18-hole championship course owned by Putnam County. The course is located in the lower Hudson Valley town of Mahopac, New York, and is renowned for grand vistas and beautiful rolling topography. In 2013, many exciting changes have happened including new management, course improvements, clubhouse renovations and upgraded restaurant services. The total experience is waiting for you at Putnam County Golf Course, where history lives on!

Putnam County

187 Hill St Mahopac, NY 10541

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olling Greens Golf Club is a public golf course situated minutes north of Route 80 off of Route 15. This facility is open all year, accepts golf outings, members and the general public. The golf course is very difficult for one so short. It is relatively flat and open with contoured fairways and well-bunkered greens. A favorite is our 180-yards, par-3 ninth, featuring a tough shot over water and a well-bunkered green.

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asking Ridge Country Club, located in Somerset County, is recognized for its eighteen holes of plush fairways and smooth greens, but something you may not be aware of is their all-new revitalized restaurant.

Last November, the clubhouse restaurant came under new management by a catering company called

by Alex Feindt Delicious Heights.

Opened by two brothers, Ralph and Dominic Acquaviva with partner Alex Rubunstein, they began with a deli in Berkeley Heights. Several years of success allowed them to open their first restaurant in Berkeley Heights and another soon after in Bedminster just three years ago. Their unique menu and delectable food has kept them climbing the food chain, and after a decade since inception their third restaurant entitled, Delicious Heights Outpost, has arrived at Basking Ridge Country Club.

Delicious Heights wanted to create the most enjoyable eating experience possible and hit the ground running! The previous restaurant was stripped down and renovated including changes such as new floors, tables, eleven new televisions, and completely redoing the inside and outside bar areas. As the outside patio overlooks the eighteenth hole, the players now walk into a flourishing scenery of beach umbrellas and a great bar area where they can relax as their rounds come to a close.

The main restaurant has a sophisticated rustic wine cellar feel to it with a serene ambiance. It isn’t hard to feel right at home with the overly friendly staff and unique environment. The members have really taken to the new menu and are raving about how much they love the food with items such as, the Tuscan Eggplant Sandwich, or the Tiramisu Cheesecake.

Open seven days a week, from 11am-1am, it can seat nearly 300 people. General Manager, Walter Espinosa, says business ranges about 50/50 between members and guests. Every Thursday through Saturday you can enjoy live bands posted on the patio playing an array of music genres. BRCC and DH Outpost are even taking strides to hold new events for people of all ages. This October 2nd, they will be hosting their own version of Octoberfest. It will be a one-day event open to the public with German style music and food.

In addition to the restaurant changes, Delicious Heights has repainted, furnished, and carpeted the entire upstairs banquet area and ballroom. The banquet area is comprised of two rooms for smaller private parties and weddings with groups of thirty to ninety, and includes a magnificent view of the eighteenth hole. The ballroom area is for larger weddings and meetings handling groups of nearly 230 people and has a great view of hole number one off to the left. With all of these fantastic changes to the clubhouse, DH also has an enormous tent that is available ten months out of the year. The tent overlooks the practice facility and even has an amazing restroom facility just outside. The wonderful enhancements to BRCC, by Delicious Heights, has truly taken the club to another level of customer satisfaction by creating an environment with all Alex Feindt is a free lance writer and frequent contributer to Great Golf Magazine. of the essentials for a great time.

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C SP SP C C M P C C

Mahwah Emerson Franklin Lakes Paramus Teaneck Paramus River Vale Rockleigh River Vale

P Edison C Piscataway P Piscataway C E. Brunswick C Plainsboro

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Monmouth County

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Bel Aire Charleston Springs Colts Neck

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609-748-7680 609-926-3900 15 856-965-3232 856-886-8065 906-965-2111 609-465-3555 609-624-8337 856-769-8333 609-653-8019

Cruz Farm Gambler Ridge Hominy Hill Howell Park Lakewood

P Farmingdale 732-938-3378 P Cream Ridge 800-427-8463 C Colts Neck 732-462-9222 C Howell 732-938-4771 SP Lakewood 732-364-8899 SP Manalapan 732-792-7722 13 SP Eatontown 732-542-7666 P Colts Neck 732-303-9090 C Neptune 732-922-4141 C Eatontown 732-389-4300 P Wall 732-449-0806

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Bowling Green Flanders Valley Knoll East Knoll West Meadows Sunset Valley

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M C C C

Short Hills West Orange Belleville Newark

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Clinton Ringoes High Bridge

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Basking Ridge Princeton Bedminster Bridgewater Neshanic Station

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Hillsborough Somerset Warren

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Crystal Springs

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Farmstead Great Gorge High Point

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Rolling Greens Sky View Wild Turkey

Andover McAfee Montague Vernon Andover Twsp.

Sparta Hamburg

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Mahopac Garrison Garrison Mahopac Brewster

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Forestburgh Grossinger Island Glen Kutcher’s Lochmor Sullivan County

R Kiamesha Lake SP Forestburgh R Liberty P Bethel SP Monticello P Loch Sheldrake SP Liberty

845-794-9700 845-794-6542 845-292-9000 845-583-1010 845-794-6000 845-434-1257 845-292-9584

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Roscoe Roscoe Callicoon

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Ulster County Alapaha Golf Links P Apple Greens P Green Acres P Hudson Valley Resort R Katsbaan SP

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845-331-2334 845-883-5500 845-331-2283 845-626-2972 845-246-8182

Eisenhower Park

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Merrick Road Park

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914-939-2479 914-231-3490

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914-862-5283 914-669-6776 914-764-5771 914-231-3461 914-231-3481

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Van Cortlandt

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Merrick

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631-661-8282 631-436-6060

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631-369-5200 631-321-4562 631-734-6363 631-369-6500 631-643-1056 631-757-8800 631-271-4788 631-499-8005 631-929-3160 631-436-6059 631-232-9850 631-667-7400 631-473-9000 631-467-3417 631-242-0010 631-727-7776

Calverton Links

Rye Brook Yonkers New Castle Eastchester White Plains North Salem Pound Ridge Scarsdale Yonkers

Oyster Bay Pennisula

Bergen Point Brentwood

Westchester County Doral Arrowwood

Glen Cove Harbor Links Lawrence Village Lido

Cedar Beach Cedars Cherry Creek Colonial Springs Crab Meadow Dix Hills Dix Hills Park Great Rock Gull Haven

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718-655-9164 718-885-3435 718-543-4595

Kings County Dyker Beach Marine Park

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Queens County Clearview Douglaston Forest Park Kissena Park

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718-229-2570 718-224-6566 718-296-0999 718-939-4594

Richmond County La Tourette Silver Lake

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631-261-8000 631-878-4343 631-537-0025 631-878-2250 631-744-3200 631-275-2503 631-727-0909

Morgan Hill 13 Riverview Southmoore Whitetail

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631-749-0416 631-360-7618 631-924-5115 631-724-7500 631-669-2340 631-269-5351 631-369-1818 631-209-9359

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Great River West Sayville

Indian Creek Locust Valley Iron Lakes

P Emmaus 610-965-8486 P Coopersburg 610-282-4711 P Allentown 610-395-3369 P Wescoville 610-391-0644

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Middletown Morrisville Golf Farm

Neshaminy Valley Northampton Oxford Valley

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Philadelphia, PA

Baltimore, MD

New York City 63

Washington, DC

Harrisburg, PA 150

117

Albany, NY

Hartford, CT 190

155

Pittsburgh, PA

Boston, MA 253

226

Toronto, ON

Montreal, QC 366

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Ottawa, ON 510

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