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ear Members and Guests, It’s official — fall is here. Club calendars have shifted from activities by the pool and ways to beat the summer heat to embracing the cooler weather and kicking off the holiday season with chili cook-offs, wine and beer festivals, seasonally themed culinary classes, fall carnivals, pumpkin-carving parties, haunted houses, hayrides, and s’mores by the fire pits.

Football season also is officially underway and our alumni clubs — the Baylor Club in Waco, Texas; the Boston College Club in Boston; the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.; the Texas Tech Club in Lubbock; the University Center Club in Tallahassee, Fla.; and the University of Texas Club in Austin — are in peak season, welcoming hundreds of enthusiastic members on home-game weekends in their clubs and through tailgating experiences outside the stadiums.

It isn’t just the alumni clubs welcoming football fans, either. Many of our golf and country clubs and business clubs feature large TVs throughout the bar and lounge areas and offer game-day specials. Stop by your club and catch a game — odds are you will meet a few new members who share your love of the same team. There’s nothing like celebrating and cheering on your favorite team alongside fellow die-hard fans.

Also, we extend a warm welcome to Medina Golf & Country Club in Medina, Minn. — the newest member of the ClubCorp family of clubs and our first club in Minnesota. A family-centric club offering 18 holes of championship golf and a nine-hole par-3, Medina fits perfectly in the ClubCorp network.

I hope that you’re able to enjoy some of the many activities your club offers these next few months and that your fall season is full of camaraderie and magic moments with your family, friends, and, of course, your teams. As always, if you have any suggestions or comments, you can contact me at the email address below.

R.J. HINKLE

Mark Burnett President & COO mark.burnett@clubcorp.com

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27 Profiles Noteworthy club members with fascinating stories.

31 The Game Four-time PGA Tour winner Billy Horschel reveals his secrets for consistently ranking among greens-in-regulation leaders. Get tips for hitting solid shots, improving your balance, and more.

20 Golf Improve your

anese Cuisine 38 JaA Favorite of Yours?

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42 3 Barrel-Aged Spirits 44 Tuscan Treasure Andean Adventure 48 50 George R.R. Martin 56 SUVs by Design

You’ll want to try these unexpected distilled liquors.

game and get fitted for clubs just like the pros do at the enhanced Kingdom of Golf in Georgia; plus, new products that’ll come in handy on the course.

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22 Wine & Spirits A Hemingway-inspired rum distillery opens in Key West, and a newfangled gadget helps keep your wine fresh.

80 Knickerbocker Hotel Ring in the New Year high atop Times Square in a private skypod at the hotel’s rooftop lounge. You’ll have the best spot in town for all the NYE revelry.

24 Culture Get your art fix at a new exhibition space in LA and a transformed museum in Miami.

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Blend past and present in a re-emerging Italian village.

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Board South America’s first luxury sleeper train.

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The Game of Thrones creator shakes up Santa Fe’s arts scene in ways you have to see to believe.

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Carmakers reveal the creative process for bringing some sex appeal to four new family-friendly rides .

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64 ClubCorp News and Events. With the addition of a new club in Minnesota, ClubCorp broadens its national profile. Plus, three more clubs get refreshed looks.

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68 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.

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On the Cover: Maldives at sunrise. Photography by Chad Ehlers.

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Family Addition ClubCorp has expanded into Minnesota with the recent acquisition of Medina Golf & Country Club in Medina, near Minneapolis.

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inside scoop on why the vehicles look the way they do. I won’t give away any of the story here, but I’ll just say the designers’ candidness led to a revealing, look-behind-the-scenes read that drives home the point there’s a reason for every curve or straight line in the mass tonnage we call motor vehicles. It’s fascinating just how much design thought goes into every inch of an automobile.

On the topic of mass tonnage and transportation, writer Elaine Glusac headed down to South America to board the new Belmond Andean Explorer (page 48), which travels uncharted territory in Peru. The luxury sleeper train sounds like another design marvel, with suites large enough for double beds and en suite bathrooms. I’ve never slept overnight on a train, but Elaine’s story piques my interest in doing so — provided the train’s as comfortable as the Explorer.

If you like luxury accommodations but trains aren’t your thing, board a jetliner for some tropical pampering at any of the lush properties writer Paul Rubio spotlights in “Fantasy Islands” (page 10). Located far from U.S. soil, they all require serious travel time in the air, but Paul swears they’re worth it — and the photos back him up. The resorts don’t come cheap, but you get good value for your money.

Hope you enjoy these stories and the many others you’ll find in this issue.

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BUZZ: In June, Madagascar entered the world of luxury tourism with its first five-star resort. The 14-villa, eco-conscious Miavana, which means “to bring together” in local Malagasy, lies on a lush private island within the biodiverse Loky Manambato Protected Area of the country’s remote northeast. The property marks an international expansion by Time + Tide, a boutique brand synonymous with high-end, sustainable safari camps in Zambia. The company sought to implement its proven model of combining progressive conservation with luxury tourism in the ultimate unexploited location and found the ideal fit on Nosy Ankao. Constructed principally of locally sourced pink sandstone, the minimalist villas and common piazza hug the white sand beaches of the isle’s western side, offering ceaseless views of crystalline waters and the mountainous Madagascar mainland. The gourmet cuisine incorporates both Malagasy and French flairs and ingredients (think local zebu beef carpaccio), and activities range from lemur spotting on the proximate mainland and diving the surrounding coral reefs to kite surfing and fly-fishing.

Reaching paradise: Fly through Europe or Africa and connect to Antananarivo, the island’s capital city, followed by Diego Suarez (Antsiranana). Transfer by private helicopter to Nosy Ankao.

Info: From $2,500, including most activities; timeandtideafrica.com/miavana

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Six Senses Zil Pasyon Félicité Island, Seychelles

BUZZ: The latest outpost of the rapidly expanding, wellnessimbued Six Senses brand took eight years to complete. The sole development on the Seychelles’ fifth-largest island fully opened in February with 30 exquisitely understated, plunge-pool-equipped villas etched into the hillsides of the isle’s west end. Delicately blending into the landscape, each villa delivers a front-row seat to the amalgam of towering granite slabs, bedrock boulders, white velvety sands, and lush jungle that makes the Seychelles so visually mind-blowing. At the spa, each glass-encased treatment room is singular in design, and a manicured boulder that jets into the ocean serves as the yoga pavilion, accessible by a hanging bridge. At the Island Café and Ocean Kitchen restaurants, chefs dish up fresh, organic, and healthy food inspired by flavors from the Spice Route and largely centered on seafood from surrounding waters. Away from the resort, don’t miss a guided hike; the other two-thirds of the island remain a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the highly endangered Coco de Mer (sea coconut) and other rare plant life rule.

Soneva Jani Noonu Atoll, Maldives

BUZZ: This resort, which opened last November, proves the overwater magic of the Maldives isn’t just for honeymooners. The family-centric property, surrounded by its own 3.5-mile lagoon, offers uninterrupted panoramic ocean views from its 24 overwater villas. At a minimum, each bilevel, overwater wooden villa accommodates two adults and two children, with most featuring creative amenities such as an overwater swing; a retractable, stargazing roof over the master bedroom; and a private water slide. Every guest gets a bicycle or tricycle for island exploration, and parents will appreciate the complimentary year-round kids program to entertain the little ones. Once you tuck in the kids, enjoy a late night of 1920s-inspired fun with movies (plus ice cream and popcorn) under the stars at Cinema Paradiso, the Maldives’ only silent cinema.

Reaching paradise: Fly through Europe, the Middle East, or Africa and connect to Mahé, the Seychelles’ largest island, and then on to Praslin. Transfer by speedboat to Félicité Island.

Info: From $1,339; sixsenses.com/resorts/zilpasyon/destination

Reaching paradise: Fly through Europe or the Middle East and connect to Malé. Transfer to Soneva Jani by seaplane.

Info: From $1,870; soneva.com

St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort Vommuli Island, Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts premiered its 16th resort and first private island getaway last November. Surfacing from the turquoise waters of unspoiled Dhaalu Atoll, it’s a collection of six dining venues, a spa, and 77 villas cast across 22-acre Vommuli Island and branching out toward a vibrant coral reef. At the property’s tip lies the 16,577-square-foot John Jacob Astor Estate, the Maldives’ largest three-bedroom overwater villa, boasting its own infinity pool, two Jacuzzi whirlpools, private gym, mini theater, and spa suite.

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Reaching paradise: Fly through Europe or the Middle East and connect to Malé. Transfer to Vommuli by seaplane.

Info: From $1,770; stregismaldives.com

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Reaching paradise: Fly through LA to Papeete, Tahiti, and connect to Bora Bora. Transfer by speedboat to the resort.

Info: From $480; borabora nui.conradhotels.com

Kokomo Private Island Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji

Laucala Island Laucala Island, Fiji

BUZZ: Laucala Island sat atop Fiji’s privateisland-resort food chain before the strongest hurricane in Fiji’s recorded history ravaged the island nation in February 2016. Now, in its new iteration, the 3,500-acre property dutifully keeps its crown, each of its 25 thatch-roofed villas resurfacing as familiar but improved versions of their former selves, from the wood exteriors down to the plush daybeds and alfresco dining areas. In July, Laucala finalized its relaunch with the unveiling of a new culinary program that combines the freshness of produce and livestock from Laucala’s own 240-acre farm with French and Asian cooking techniques by newly appointed chef, Frenchman Jean Luc Amann. The resort also opened a private, full-service guest lounge at Nadi airport, the only Fiji resort offering such an amenity.

Reaching paradise: Fly through LA or San Francisco to Nadi. Luxuriate in Laucala’s private lounge and transfer to the resort by private plane.

Info: From $4,800, based on double occupancy, all-inclusive; laucala.com

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BUZZ: Unveiled in April, Kokomo Private Island lies on the edge of the untapped Kadavu Island Group, encircled by one of the Earth’s best dive and snorkel sites, the Great Astrolabe Reef. Colorful fish, manta rays, sea turtles, and thriving coral gardens saturate the water. Other watersports such as sailing and kayaking and land-based adventures such as hiking and cycling please the active traveler while those wanting to simply luxuriate in paradise won’t leave disappointed.

Each of the 21 beachfront villas has its own infinity pool and walled garden with outdoor shower, plus each faces a prime stretch of white sand beach. You can also relax at the spa or in poolside cabanas. Anticipate savoring three memorable meals daily, made with locally sourced ingredients and accompanied by libations muddled with the freshest of fresh fruit.

Reaching paradise: Fly through LA or San Francisco to Nadi on Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island. Transfer to Kokomo by private seaplane.

Info: From $1,995, based on double-occupancy; kokomoislandfiji.com

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BUZZ: Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the overwater bungalow, Bora Bora welcomed this newest resort to its jewel-toned water world last spring.

Besides its 28 hillside villas, 86 overwater bungalows (18 with private infinity pools) rise from the ocean shallows with vast viewing decks and catamaran nets for endless hours of sunbathing and snoozing atop the turquoise water. In addition, the Conrad houses two two-story overwater Presidential Villas — the only ones in French Polynesia — taking shape as two-bedroom, three-bathroom, floating thatch-roofed mansions, each with a sundeck, infinity pool, and whirlpool. If the endless ocean views grow old, head to the resort’s main pool for a cocktail at the swim-up bar or get pampered at the spa and chill out post-treatment at the open-air relaxation area overlooking a dazzling blue lagoon.

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With all this growth, Viking says it’s now poised to become the

largest small-ship ocean cruise line in 2019. Quite a feat considering it christened its first ocean vessel — the Viking Star, with 465 all-veranda staterooms — just two years ago.

The company doesn’t believe in reinventing the wheel, so all new builds look identical to the Star, including its second ship, the Viking Sea, unveiled in early 2016.

“We plan our projects well, and when we get it right the first time, we see no reason to vary with future ships,” says company founder and chairman Torstein Hagen.

Having recently sailed on the Sky for seven days of a 15-day Scandinavian cruise, I can see why Viking has stuck to a design that easily impresses. Rottet Studio, LivNordic Spa’s Thermal Suite

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Viking spends millions on all the specially curated art displayed throughout each of its ocean ships.

Just one example of what you’ll see on the Sky: lithographs by noted Norwegian artist Edvard Munch hanging in the Living Room. While onboard, download the easy-to-use Viking Art Guide app for insightful commentary as you take in various pieces.

Cruising along Norway’s Trollfjord

a Houston-based firm that has designed luxury hotels such as the two new Four Seasons properties in Bogotá, Colombia, has given the ships an understated, elegant look with a decidedly Scandinavian aesthetic, in deference to Hagen’s Norwegian heritage. Spaces are light-filled and strikingly beautiful with clean lines. They’re inviting and comfortable, with furniture pieces from notable designers such as Alvar Aalto, Antonio Citterio, Charles and Ray Eames, and Sergio Rodrigues adding a touch of class. “I like the fact the people who know A Diz armchair good design can

by Sergio recognize that Rodrigues Viking is always about being there with the best,” says Richard Riveire, a principal with Rottet.

Three Diz armchairs by Rodrigues caught my attention in the Explorers’ Lounge, a favorite spot of mine. This two-floor cozy and quiet retreat on Deck 7 with floor-to-ceiling windows and a glass staircase overlooks the bow of the ship and the ocean.

You’ll feel like you’re in a bright and airy den, so you’ll likely want to order a cocktail or coffee from its bar and curl up with a book on one of its cushy chairs or leather sofas.

No problem if you don’t have a book of your own; the lounge has plenty of good ones for you to peruse in its bookcases.

Other public spaces include: another comfortable lounge area called the Living Room; the Wintergarden, where the staff

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serves afternoon tea daily; multiple dining outlets; a theater; a nightclub; two pools; and the LivNordic Spa. Definitely a step up from what you might expect on a small ship, the spa rivals many of the ones I’ve experienced in luxury hotels. Its big draw: a tranquil Scandinavian Thermal Suite where you can take part in a traditional Nordic bathing ritual that alternates hot and cold therapies. For treatments — including massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, and hair styling — the spa uses only organic products with no chemicals. Its well-equipped fitness center boasts Technogym bicycles and treadmills, TRX equipment, kinesis stations, and more. Guests seem to like the facility as much as I did, with at least three or four working out anytime I passed by it, day or night.

The company’s stronghold in river cruising has clearly helped it build guest support for its ocean ships so quickly. At the captain’s welcome reception on my cruise, only about a third of attendees raised their hands when asked if they had ever taken a Viking ocean cruise. But nearly three-quarters enthusiastically raised their hands when asked if they had ever been on one of the company’s river cruises. I immediately thought of the Philadelphia couple I had met earlier that evening at the mandatory safety drill. They booked the Sky because of their experience on a Viking river cruise about a year ago. “They took such good care of us. We’d ask if something would be possible, and almost before we’d finish the sentence, they’d say ‘of course,’ ” the wife told me.

Like the Philly couple, most passengers seemed to be 55-plus empty-nesters and all the ones I met had indeed sailed on one or more Viking river cruises and cited that same high level of service as their main reason for trying the ocean cruise. All felt the Sky’s staff lived up to their expectations. A couple from Mexico spent too long in one port and the Sky sailed without them that evening. They spoke appreciatively of the empathetic staffer who met them at the dock with their passports

and explained how they could meet up with the ship at the next port, quickly relieving their anxiety. An Ohio woman I chatted with over lunch likes to drink white wine at meals, but with a glass of ice. The waitstaff picked up on this quickly and she never had to ask for the ice again; it just came with her wine, she said.

The same woman had one minor complaint. “There’s not enough storage space in the rooms, but that’s a woman thing,” she said. Not necessarily. I noticed the same in my 270-square-foot deluxe veranda stateroom, but the ships come with multiple self-service laundry rooms, so I’d probably just pack lighter next time. No laundry duty for you at sea? I had good luck with the reasonably priced laundry and dry-cleaning service, paying $4 for a laundered dress shirt and $1 for a pair of socks.

Speaking of pricing, Viking prides itself on not nickel-and-diming its passengers. Your cruise fare includes all onboard meals (including 24-hour room service), beer and wine at lunch and dinner, minibar beverages and snacks, all port charges and government taxes, one shore excursion in every port, Wi-Fi, and access to the spa even if you have no treatment scheduled. Oh, laundry duty won’t cost you a cent, either.

WHERE THEY SAIL: Viking ocean ships cruise in Scandinavia and the Baltic, the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, North America, and the Caribbean. For its maiden season, the Viking Sun will embark on a 141-day world cruise spanning five continents and 35 countries. 855-884-5464; vikingcruises.com

In the Land of Pyramids Viking River Cruises has been offering Egypt itineraries, but on chartered ships. Come March, it will start sailing the Nile on its own boat, the 24-stateroom Viking Ra, which the company bought earlier this year and has been extensively renovating.

In keeping with Viking tradition, the vessel will sport a Scandinavian design but with a few Egyptian touches, such as geometric Arabic patterns and terrazzo floors.

The Ra will be part of a new 12-day “cruisetour” in which guests will be based in a Cairo hotel the first three nights and spend their days touring iconic sites in the area, such as the Great Pyramids of Giza. They’ll then fly to Luxor for a day of touring before boarding the Ra for an eight-day round-trip cruise along the Nile to Aswan. They’ll get special access to the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens and see other sites, such as the Temple of Khnum in Esna.

At journey’s end, they’ll fly back to Cairo for a final night before their flight home.

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et a little adventurous with your Buffalo dining at Wyld restaurant at the rib-eye Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, Colo. The restaurant showcases the bounty of Colorado, says executive chef Joe Tiano, who serves up rarities such as bison tenderloin, buffalo rib-eye steaks, and elk chops.

Wyld opened just before last ski season, but Tiano and executive sous chef Aaron Baxendale revamped the menu when Tiano arrived this past summer. The restaurant focuses on locally sourced and sustainable meats and vegetables, with alternatives such as Colorado striped bass for non-meat eaters.

What does the chef recommend? “My personal favorite is the elk chops. Elk is an understated meat, not gamy, very lean, and a very good alternative to beef,” says Tiano. He’s a big fan of the bison, too: “If you’re health-conscious, bison is lower in fat, really a great-tasting meat.”

The wine list features superb choices, such as an Oregon pinot that pairs well with both bison and elk. 970-748-6200; ritzcarlton.com/bachelorgulch

Another Ritz Dining Option Just a 10-minute walk (or short drive) from the hotel sits Anderson’s Cabin, once the home of Swedish immigrant John Anderson, one of the seven bachelors who homesteaded in this area about a century ago and gave Bachelor Gulch its name. The hotel rents the cabin for private parties and offers a menu similar to Wyld’s. Here, you can appreciate the authentic tastes of Colorado, huddle around a crackling fire, and make s’mores under a star-filled sky.

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EAT New York’s hot new restaurant Majorelle, at the Lowell Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, now serves lunch Tuesday through Saturday. Order dishes such as steak tartare.

212-935-2888; lowellhotel.com 1 In Portland, Ore., fill up on Catalan faves with “a touch of modernism” at the new Can Font restaurant, owned by acclaimed Spanish chef Josep Vidal, in the Pearl District. It’s a U.S. offshoot of his Michelin-recognized Can Font near Barcelona. 503-224-3911; canfontportland.com DRINK Visit Tucson, Ariz., breweries in guided tours recently launched

by Old Pueblo Brew Tours. The four- to five-hour treks include three stops, beer flights at each brewery, and beer trivia. 520-789-0849; oldpueblobrewtours.com SAIL CroisiEurope’s new 16-passenger RV African Dream sets sail on its South Africa maiden voyage in December. The nine-day journey spans from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls. 800-768-7232; croisieuroperivercruises.com SEE Marvel at nearly 50 bronzes, marbles, plasters, and terra cottas

by Auguste Rodin in “Rodin at the Met,” which runs through Jan. 15, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 212-5357710; metmuseum.org STAY In French Polynesia, the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa has unveiled 10 1,345-squarefoot overwater villas with private infinity pools.

Come December, it debuts four 3,400-squarefoot overwater suites. From $1,845. 888-4246835; thalasso.intercontinental.com — COMPILED BY THE STAFF

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PLAY In November, Jamaica’s Tryall Club completes an upgrade of its golf course’s front nine — the back nine were improved last year.

Expect rebuilt bunkers, reconstructed putting and chipping greens, and better-defined lines of play. 800-238-5290; tryallclub.com

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ou now have more reasons to turn to the Reynolds Kingdom of Golf at the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort community in central Georgia for help with your game. The 16-acre facility, operated in partnership with TaylorMade and popular with Tour players, recently unveiled new amenities and enhancements that further elevate its golf instruction and club fitting. Here, three enhancements that should help you improve your play.

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Reynolds has added three covered, climate-controlled hitting bays, as well as two fully enclosed instructional bays equipped with the latest technology to analyze your golf swing and the shots it produces. Using BodiTrak force plates, instructors can now monitor where you focus your body weight and how you shift it throughout the golf swing, providing insights on how to correct errors in your swing.

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The two instructional facilities feature TrackMan software, a comprehensive system many PGA Tour pros use daily that measures clubhead speed, ball speed, the club path of a player’s swing, the clubface angle relative to the intended target, the amount of loft a player adds or subtracts to a club at impact, and more. Though the center previously incorporated TrackMan into its clubfitting process, now golfers can more directly interact with the software, working with instructors to measure their swings and make quantifiable improvements to their form and technique.

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With increased storage space in the TaylorMade tour trailer, where staffers build clubs after the fitting process, you can now get a complete set of new clubs in 24 hours.

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Every Inch Counts Golf is a game of precision, which is why you need the Leupold GX-5i 3 range finder ($715).

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a sudden downpour may soak the course, but you can stay dry out there with a good rain suit. Galvin Green’s Argon golf jacket ($695) and matching Arn trousers ($680) keep moisture away while releasing excess heat. The full-zip jacket’s breathable, durable GoreTex fabric combats rain, cold, and wind. Its high-tech inner lining glides over your clothing without bunching up, so you can swing away. Water runs easily off the zippered cuffs. The lightweight trousers sport the same fabric technology, plus you can easily adjust their fit with the drawstring waist. galvingreen.com — S.K.

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The Rum Also Rises at Key West Distillery

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f there’s one thing Ernest Hemingway appreciated more than the written word, it was alcohol. Though the legendary author didn’t discriminate when it came time to drink, history reveals he had a fondness for rum and partook of it regularly at bars throughout his adopted hometown of Key West, Fla. If Papa were alive today, no doubt he’d add the newly opened Key West Rum Distillery and Experience Center to his list of local stomping grounds.

Housed inside a former brick tobacco warehouse near the island’s waterfront, the revitalized building serves as the home of the Hemingway Rum Co., makers of Papa’s Pilar, a line of premium sipping rums named after Hemingway’s boat Pilar. A replica of the 38-foot fishing boat hangs from the ceiling’s rafters.

A visit to the 8,000-square-foot production facility, tasting room, and store includes a peek at the distillery’s 350-gallon Hamilton Pot Still, capable of producing up to 80 gallons of rum each day, along with a trip to the tasting room, where you can sample the brand’s two Solera barrel-aged blends: Papa Pilar’s Dark Rum, bursting with hints of coffee and almonds; and Blonde Rum, which exhibits a crisp blend of citrus and vanilla notes.

“We wanted to showcase the symbiosis between a man and his rum while educating the public and bringing their entire visit alive by sampling the rums,” says Carlton Grooms, the brand’s director of operations. 201 Simonton St.; 305-414-8754; papaspilar.com

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A rum tasting at the distillery

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just redesigned Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in LA has taken on a new life — as a contemporary art space called the Marciano Art Foundation, founded by brothers Maurice and Paul Marciano of WHITE SNOW, BALLOON Guess fame. With their project, which they opened in DOG: Artist Paul McCarthy’s inflatable comment on Jeff the historic Windsor Square neighborhood in May, Koons’ iconic work the two Frenchmen aim to challenge the public’s concept of a museum by creating a gathering place for artists and the community where creativity is an ongoing process.

In 55,000 square feet of exhibition space, more than 1,500 works of contemporary art from the brothers’ vast personal collection will rotate with exhibits from local and international artists. “We were really inspired by all the artists here in LA,” says Maurice. “We thought we should give them a forum to express themselves and have all the freedom to do whatever they want to do.”

The opening exhibition, “Unpacking: The Marciano Collection,” spotlights 100 disparate objects — from an enormous photo mural by Cindy Sherman featuring the artist herself in Masonic-style robe to Takashi Murakami’s largerthan-life, pseudo-anime 3M Girl sculpture. The juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated works suggests an often-surprising interconnectivity between artists and how they see the world. View it through Dec. 24.

Don’t miss the Relic Room, an exactingly curated collection of Masonic photographs, costumes, and other paraphernalia. With this permanent exhibit, the Marciano brothers pay homage to the former temple’s unique history and the artistic flair of Masons. Other preserved elements include the elevators’ Masonic seals and the lobby’s original mosaics.

A bookstore, café, and outdoor sculpture garden complete the synergistic space, which is free to the public. 4357 Wilshire Blvd.; 424-204-7555; marcianoartfoundation.org

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In Miami Beach, officials at the Bass art museum aren’t given to hyperbole, so when they refer to its soon-to-be revealed enhancements as “a transformation,” it’s kind of a big deal. The building holds a special place in local history as the first public exhibition space for contemporary art in South Florida, but it was time to bring the handsome, Massimo by Pascale streamlined Marthine Tayou, a 2006 piece featured 1930s art deco in the artist’s Bass structure into exhibition the 21st century.

The museum, near the Miami Beach Convention Center in South Beach, was closed in May 2015 so that construction crews could get busy. Come Oct. 8, the facility will reopen with its fresh new look.

Without changing the existing footprint, architects and designers gave the museum 50 percent more usable space, adding four new galleries (for a total of eight), the 5,200-squarefoot Creativity Center for educational programming, and new public spaces.

Two fall exhibitions herald the reopening: Ugo Rondinone’s solo exhibition, “Good Evening Beautiful Blue”; and a Pascale Marthine Tayou exhibit featuring a newly commissioned work.

2100 Collins Ave.; 305-673-7530; thebass.org — DREW LIMSKY

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Member since: 2011 Who he is: The actor stars as cool-headed water irrigation specialist Remy Newell on the family drama Queen Sugar, set in and around New Orleans. It wraps up its second season this fall on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Early breaks: After a mid-1980s stint on The Cosby Show, he made a splash on the soap All My Children in the ’90s, earning three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

Female-focused: Queen Sugar distinguishes itself by using only women directors. “Our creator and executive producer Ava DuVernay is an advocate for women — as is Oprah — and wants to give them a platform they would not otherwise get.”

Why it works: “The true heart-beating voice heard throughout our story is the perspective of a woman. So using women directors isn’t just a great publicity piece, it’s a necessary tool because it speaks to the heart of our show.”

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University Center Club, Tallahassee, Fla. Member since: 1996 Who he is: After volunteering on the Orange Bowl Committee for 20 years, he’s now president of the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl, scheduled for Dec. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. “It’s a tremendous honor.”

Beyond the game: Slesnick works with the Orange Bowl Committee year-round to prepare and carry out events and fundraisers in addition to the Orange Bowl game. “We’ve expanded our role into an all-year operation. Of course the Bowl game is still our centerpiece, but we do all kinds of activities in and for the community.”

Giving back: Some proceeds from the Orange Bowl game and related fundraising programs help the South Florida community through the Bowl’s Legacy Gifts, which help fund park renovations that benefit underprivileged children who use the parks for athletic leagues, as well as after-school programs.

Most recent Legacy Gift: This past summer, Harris Field Park in the Miami suburb of Homestead, Fla., unveiled phase one of an ongoing $2 million renovation project. “We help the economy and image of our community through what we do.”

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Leadership views: “I believe very much in servant leadership. You become a leader to serve, not to bring attention to yourself.”

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Boston College Club, Boston Member since: 2017 Who she is: A 25-year Boston radio personality, she co-founded Boston Women in Media and Entertainment (BWME) in 2012, providing networking opportunities and career-enhancement seminars for BWME members. “It’s all about creating relationships and inspiring others.”

In the spotlight: The organization’s 200 members consist of area newscasters, reporters, and women involved in many other media and entertainment platforms. “We include everyone who is in front of or behind cameras and microphones.”

Shared experiences: For her radio show Exceptional Women, O’Terry interviewed more than 600 women over 23 years, including Mariah Carey and Stevie Nicks. Now, O’Terry imparts “16 Life Lessons” she learned from all those women when she hosts or speaks at about 50 events a year. “I learned lessons about courage, perseverance, entrepreneurship, passion, and what it takes to be successful.”

What’s new: This year, BWME launched BWME Cares, a scholarship program to help its members continue their education through conferences and classes. — K.W.

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Successful Approach

Four-time PGA Tour winner Billy Horschel’s secrets for hitting more greens in regulation BY

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ith an iron in his hands and a stance that allows him to take a full swing, Billy Horschel commands your attention.

During the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, when Horschel won two of the three events — the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship — as well as the FedEx Cup, he hit his approach shots on the green at least 75 percent of the time. More recently, when Horschel won the AT&T Byron Nelson in May, beating Jason Day in a sudden-death playoff, his greensin-regulation percentage flirted with 71 percent for the tournament. He also hit almost 78 percent of his greens in regulation during the tournament’s final round.

Horschel credits exceptional hand-eye coordination for his ability to solidly strike the golf ball, but many other factors contribute to his ability to consistently hit greens in regulation. Here, the PGA Tour star lays out his road map for hitting better approach shots. Follow his lead and you’ll likely find yourself putting for birdie more often, making more pars, and consequently lowering your scores and your handicap.

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THE LESSON: At impact, right-handed players should feel like their left hand is in front of the clubhead. “Having the left hand leading through impact stabilizes the clubface,” says Horschel, “so golfers can hit the ball with a descending blow. That compresses the ball and makes it fly a lot straighter.”

Hit the Fairway When Horschel made headlines — and history — in 2013 by hitting all 18 greens in regulation during the second round of the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club, he did so by hitting his approach shots from the fairway 85 percent of the time (Horschel missed only two fairways during that round).

“Picking the right club or right shot off the tee and being able to put the ball on the fairway is key,” he says. “It’s great to hit it far, but even the long hitters at the top of the world rankings struggle when they’re not hitting fairways. The guy who’s hitting his approach from 215 yards away in the fairway is always going to hit it closer than the guy who’s 200 yards away but in the rough.”

THE LESSON: For Horschel, two things define accurate drives, which make accurate approach shots easier: rhythm and balance. “I focus on slowly taking the club away from the ball and keeping a smooth tempo going back,” he says.

“That helps me complete my backswing, and I always focus on a good balanced finish position.

“Most amateurs are always off-balance,” he continues. “If you’re right-handed, think that your entire body — from your hips to your chest — is facing the target or is even facing left of the target at the end of your swing. That will help you get through the golf shot.”

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Sure, we all want to fine-tune our swings to look good, and Horschel says amateurs can always improve by working on the fundamentals, such as posture and body position at address. But he also acknowledges that a fixation on your swing’s appearance can sometimes hinder the end result. “I’m a perfectionist at heart and I want my swing to look as great as it can,” he says. “But there are times when I forget that the goal is to hit the golf shot solid.

“You can work on all the things in the world on the range, but if you’re not hitting it solid, it doesn’t matter how nice your swing looks,” he continues. “Just focus on hitting it solid. That’s the first key to hitting more greens.”

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/The Game/ Amateurs unintentionally put too much pressure on themselves. They strive to play like the pros, which can get them into trouble because television broadcasts typically show only the golfers who are playing their best during that particular tournament. “Amateurs have this wrong image that Tour pros do things perfectly, that we’re hitting the ball close every time,” says Horschel.

“That’s far from the case. At the end of every year, the leader on Tour is hitting approach shots no better than 30 feet from the hole on average. So if you were to hit approach shots 10 yards left, right, short, or long of the pin, you’d be one of the best ballstrikers on Tour.”

Most amateurs hit their approach shots short of the target, which often means they’re missing the green. If you have a 150-yard shot, for example, and you can hit a full 8-iron 150 yards, Horschel advocates gripping down on a 7-iron instead.

“You’ll be more successful with the longer club every time,” he says.

Plan Your Attack At times during a round, a conservative strategy might prove the right course of action to take. “Amateurs think they have to attack every flag and that’s not the case,” says Horschel. “You need to understand when to put a shot 30 or 40 feet from the hole.

“When you have a situation where you can be aggressive and you have the right club in your hands,” he continues, “then you try to hit it close.”

In those cases, Horschel explains, the hole should sit in an area of the green that doesn’t bring a hazard into play and be no more than 150 yards away — or whatever distance an amateur can comfortably hit a 7-iron, a fairly forgiving club given its loft.

THE LESSON: When you must hit a conservative shot, typically with a long iron in your hands, Horschel says you should think about sweeping the ball off the turf. “Focus on just clipping the grass and feeling like you’re leaving only grass clippings with the shot,” he says. “This will help you hit the ball higher.”

When you have a short iron or wedge in your hand, Horschel advocates taking a descending blow to compress the ball, but it’s important to keep the depth of your divot the same from start to finish. “If your divot gets too deep somewhere along the way, focus on feeling like your head is staying behind the ball during the swing,” he says. “That will shallow you out and also help with power.”

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THE LESSON: When Horschel uses a longer club for the distance that his shot will travel, he takes a shorter swing. “I’ll make a three-quarter backswing and a three-quarter follow-through to control the trajectory,” he says. Some golfers find it easier to do that, he explains, by thinking of their golf swing like a clock face, where their head is at 12 o’clock, their feet at 6 o’clock, and — for right-handed players — 9 o’clock is to the right and 3 o’clock to the left. “Think about your left arm going to 9 or 10 o’clock on the backswing,” Horschel says, “and your right arm going to 2 or 3 o’clock on the follow-through.”

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Horschel says that the latest and greatest golf clubs, no matter what technology they employ, will not offer a miracle cure for your game if they’re not fit to your swing. “A lot of times, amateurs might hit a shot well, but they don’t get the results they should because they just bought their clubs off the rack,” he says. “Whether you’re an amateur or pro, if you’re over the ball and asking yourself if this club will do what you want it to do even if you make a great swing, that’s not a good feeling to have.”

THE LESSON: The right equipment in your hands can play a pivotal role in hitting better approach shots, and more greens in regulation, but it starts with a custom fitting, no matter the brand or the specific clubs. “Everyone needs to be custom fit for any set of clubs to give them the best chance to play the best golf they can,” says Horschel.

DREAMSTIME: DMITRY ZIMIN (CLOCK), CHRISTOPHER KING (ILLUSTRATION); SAM GREENWOOD/GETTY IMAGES (CADDY)

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JAPANESE JAPANESE CUISINE A FAVORITE FAVORITE OF YOURS? YOURS? IfIf so, s swine so,head headtotoCalifornia’ California’ winecountry, where thiswhere cooking gets top billing at country, thisstyle delectable three newstyle Japanese-influenced cooking unexpectedly restaurants in Napa Sonoma gets topValley billingand at three newCounty. Their chefs — all with coveted Michelin restaurants in Napa Valley and stars in their backgrounds — don’t disappoint.

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TIED TOGETHER: Top row, SingleThread’s welcoming exterior; Chef Kyle Connaughton spins his magic in the kitchen.

Middle, the restaurant’s kaiseki-influenced dining features creatively presented small plates.

Bottom row, Katina Connaughton prepares floral adornments; the restaurant’s intimate main dining room

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Husband and Wife Team Winning Raves Nationally It happens when the waiter sets a simple wooden spoon in front of me midway through my meal at SingleThread. I’m momentarily overwhelmed with a touch of the so-called Florence syndrome, the dizzying state that affects some visitors when they’re exposed to that Italian city’s masterpieces. But I’m in Northern California’s Sonoma County, dining at one of the most talked-about new restaurants in the U.S. SingleThread is one of three new Japanese-influenced venues to open in the wine country over the last 18 months.

Each of the chefs has Michelin stars in his background and each brings a unique interpretation to the cuisine. I’m visiting to get a taste of their cooking, a bold departure from typical CalEuropean wine country fare.

At SingleThread, I blink back tears when I gaze at the lovely grain and harmonious shape of that cedarwood spoon, realizing it isn’t just the implement but everything about the meal leading up to that moment that has impacted me. It began when I arrived, with a peek into the kitchen, where a cook handed me a welcome drink. Then it continued on the restaurant’s roof deck, with a glass of wine and three perfect bites, delivered

on a platter resembling a Zen rock garden. One of those bites was a pea pod just picked from the restaurant’s 5-acre farm.

Chef Kyle Connaughton heads up SingleThread’s kitchen, while his wife, Katina, runs their farm, puts together the restaurant’s magnificent floral displays, and adorns serving plates with miniature landscapes. Connaughton worked at two Michelin threestar restaurants: Michel Bras in Japan (2003-2006) and the Fat Duck in England (2006-2011).

The restaurant’s name stands for the “single thread” connecting farm to kitchen, an expression of the Japanese concept shun, to serve each ingredient at its perfect moment in time. Connaughton’s prix fixe menus loosely follow the structure of a kaiseki meal — the rarefied Kyoto style of dining featuring a parade of artful small plates — but with creative nods to American tastes and wine-friendly dining.

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one of the farm’s Ameraucana chickens filled with savory custard (similar to Japanese chawanmushi), pureed spinach, and smoked sabayon — set in a nest of lichen gathered from farm trees.

The meal proceeds through 10 more courses, focusing first on seafood with a Japanese influence paired with white wines. A standout is local salmon with shio koji (fermented rice seasoning) and young ginger from the farm. An umamirich foie gras course pairs well with sake and leads to heartier dishes, including North Coast black cod with vegetables cooked in a donabe, a lidded earthenware pot Connaughton uses to steam, smoke, and simmer ingredients. Duck and rich wagyu beef courses deliver a French sensibility, made to match with red wines.

Two dessert offerings, cooling lemonverbena granita and roasted-tea ice cream, feature seasonal fruits (the farm also includes an heirloom orchard).

Every detail of the serving ware is exquisite, from a titanium drinking vessel to the glazed, earthen Japanese dishes, different with each course. At one point, I choose a steak knife from a case; at another, a server offers sake cups from a basket, where they nestle like precious Easter eggs.

The dining room is divided into four intimate areas, one looking into the open kitchen. Between courses, I admire the meditative way cooks work or I study the decor, warm with redwood paneling, woven room dividers, and tiles shaped from clay dug on the farm. Walnut tables are inlaid with brass, and banquettes lined with pillows account for much of the seating. It all feels luxe and harmonious.

As I leave, the mâitre d’ presents me with a folder containing my personal menu, a handwritten note from Katina, and a packet of Kujo Negi scallion seeds — the one crop that grows yearround on the farm. I feel like I’ve been on a wonderful journey, with a master chef and polished team as my guides. “We practice kaizen, the art of continuous improvement,” my server explained when I arrived. But at SingleThread, there’s precious little to improve.

Details: 131 North St., Healdsburg, Calif.; 707-7234646; singlethreadfarms.com; reservations required; from $293 prix fixe, includes service and tax; wine pairings additional; allow three hours to dine

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NEW IN NAPA: Top, Chef Eiji Onoyama oversees the Kenzo kitchen.

Second row, green matcha tea, the private sushi counter, and strawsmoked bluefin tuna.

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You’ll Think You’re in Kyoto A new Napa kaiseki restaurant with a modern, spare decor is the passion project of winery owners Kenzo and Natsuko Tsujimoto.

Here, sit at the bar so you can watch Chef Eiji Onoyama, previously head chef at the two-Michelin-starred Tokyo branch of Kikunoi, the legendary Kyoto kaiseki restaurant. Onoyama speaks limited English but communicates through his food, turning out a stunning seasonal menu that pairs with Kenzo Estate wines.

I start with poached blue shrimp with shiitake mushrooms and a foam of Kenzo Estate olive oil. Next comes a lacquered box filled with refined appetizers — the traditional hassun course — including sea urchin with double-fermented soy sauce (a far cry from Kikkoman!) and abalone with a spicy-cool wasabi gelée.

Kenzo flies in its seafood daily from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market, so multiple fish courses prove spectacularly fresh. My favorite: the straw-smoked bluefin tuna in sesame sauce, paired with Kenzo’s Yui Rosé. “Pink and pink!” Onoyama proclaims.

Later, he brings out kombu seaweed and dried bonito to show how he makes dashi broth, a Japanese staple.

Wagyu tenderloin is a decadent delight, followed by the traditional sushi course, soup, and three desserts, including a velvety soy panna cotta with mango and a green-matcha-tea icecream sandwich. I find it shocking to walk out the door and into Napa, not Kyoto.

Details: 1339 Pearl St., Napa, Calif.; 707-294-2049; kenzonapa.com; $225 prix fixe, including service; wine pairings extra; allow two-and-a-half hours to dine

New Hotels in Wine Country Now Open

Las Alcobas Napa Valley

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Two Birds/One Stone Chef Duo Teaming Up in the Kitchen

With dishes made for sharing, Two Birds/One Stone takes a more casual approach to Japanese cuisine. The result of a “bromance” between Chef Douglas Keane (who earned two Michelin stars at Sonoma’s Cyrus) and Chef Sang Yoon (veteran of Michelin-starred kitchens in the U.S. and Paris), the restaurant reflects their love of Japanese cuisine, with touches of other Asian flavors. It’s housed in an airy, barrel-vaulted space with a large outdoor terrace.

Every staff member I quiz has a different menu favorite, but all label the savory pancake (okonomiyaki) stellar — and I agree.

Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, the dish arrives topped with sambal mayonnaise and delicate shaved bonito that wafts in the rising heat. I can’t stop eating it. Other must-haves include spinach in sesame-rice wine dressing (the best version of goma-ae ever), a dry-aged duck leg cooked confit-style then deep-fried, and crispy chicken wings in a spicy-sweet chiliyuzu glaze. I finish with white-miso soft-serve ice cream. Yes, it sounds odd, but the alchemy of savory and sweet amazes me.

With Two Birds/One Stone’s generous corkage policy, you can bring one bottle of Napa/Sonoma wine free per customer; or choose from a list of bottles local winemakers produce specifically for the restaurant, plus a vast Japanese whiskey selection.

Details: 3020 St. Helena Highway North, St. Helena, Calif. (at Freemark Abbey Winery); 707-302-3777; twobirdsonestonenapa.com

There may be no better way to end a day in Napa Valley than relaxing on your super-size balcony at this 68-room Luxury Collection hotel in St. Helena. Gaze out over vineyards, warmed by a glass of cabernet and the flames leaping in your fire pit. King beds and soaking tubs in select rooms, chic Italian design (furnishings by Casa Zeta), bathrooms clad in Carrara marble mosaics, and a minibar chock-full of complimentary drinks and snacks seal the deal. Head to the gleaming white, circa-1905 Acacia House for food and libations by Chef Chris Cosentino, or sample treatments with ancient roots and get a custom aromatherapy blend at Atrio spa.

From $695. 707-963-7000; lasalcobas.com COMMON INTEREST: Clockwise from top, chefs Douglas Keane and Sang Yoon, white-miso softserve ice cream, the restaurant’s spacious dining room, and Two Birds’ popular savory pancake.

Spring Mountain Suite terrace at Las Alcobas

SingleThread Inn

Just upstairs from the namesake restaurant are four airy rooms and one suite, all with fireplaces. You’ll find treats from the kitchen and wake up to a tempting menu, including smoked trout, a full Japanese breakfast, and a frittata with farm vegetables. Huge bathrooms have soaking tubs and intriguing amenities such as jet-black toothbrushes infused with Japanese Binchotan charcoal, a breath freshener and antibacterial agent. From $800.

707-723-4646; singlethreadfarms.com

Coming Soon

Archer Hotel Napa

For a more urban feel, head to this 183-room property, opening this fall in the heart of Napa’s revived downtown. Its rooftop offers views plus a pool, with bar and bites by Charlie Palmer. Opt for a king suite, featuring wraparound photo murals, curtained beds, and generous balconies with fireplaces — all with a modern sensibility and neutral color palette. From $199. 855-437-9100; archerhotel.com/napa

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istillers around the globe are starting to age spirits that typically don’t spend quality time in barrels — but only for months, not for years, as is usually the case with most aged liquors. With this less-is-more philosophy, the floral and botanical notes and flavors of the spirits in their pure distilled form are amplified, not overpowered, with just a subtle whisper of oak. After giving one of these inspired new barrelaged alternatives a sip — either neat or on the rocks — you may think twice before ordering a 20-year scotch.

ABSINTHE

ZMAJ, Copper & Kings In historical literature, absinthe has often been referred to as “the green fairy.” But Louisville, Ky.-based Copper & Kings sought a different mythological creature when it decided to barrel-age its absinthe. Called Zmaj (pronounced “Zm-eye”), after a mythological Balkan dragon, the muscat-brandy-based spirit’s “voluptuous and viscous mouthfeel” develops and deepens after maturing for 18 months in Serbian juniper barrels, says head distiller Brandon O’Daniel. The golden-colored liquid releases aromas of fennel, lemon, and pine, intermixed with the flavors of ginger preserves, salted caramel, honey, and licorice. $60/750 mL; copperandkings.com

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SUSAN FOR PRESIDENT BARRELED PEACH BRANDY, Koval Distillery With this vibrant drink, Koval co-founder Sonat Birnecker Hart honors the humor and fortitude of her now-departed Aunt Susan, a free-spirited artist who once casually campaigned to become “President of the World.” Matured for up to six months in barrels previously used to age the Chicago-based distillery’s whiskey, this limitededition spirit opens with notes of pepper, peach, and butterscotch, with the accompaniment of a “round and fuzzy mouthfeel” — just like a real peach. $49/375 mL; kovaldistillery.com

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9 MOONS, Martin Miller’s Gin It took nine months — or nine moon cycles — of aging gin in bourbon barrels before Andreas Versteegh, co-founder of Martin Miller’s Gin, deemed the liquid ready for bottling. The idea of taking the U.K.-based brand’s gin, made by blending ice-cold Icelandic spring water with gin distilled in England, and aging it in Iceland simply began as an experiment. The result? A balanced spirit that commingles the dried citrus peel and juniper notes of gin with a soft hint of oak. $50/750 mL; martinmillersgin.com

Tuscan Treasure A medieval Italian village re-emerges as a grand resort that mixes past and present to create something special. It’s worth discovering.

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one of the wonders I love most about Tuscany — besides the wine, the weather, and the food — is that it’s often hard to tell whether I’m visiting in 2017 or 1217 or somewhere in between. As I walk down the quiet curve of cobblestones in the tiny medieval hilltop town of Castelfalfi, for example, I pass a Romanesque church and a green park with a Victorian-style onion-domed metal gazebo. Continuing, I admire terra-cotta-roofed two- and three-story sand-colored stone buildings, glowing golden in the late-afternoon sun, as they have for eight centuries. Before me rises a towered castle, the eponymous building in the village’s name, bisecting

WHILE IN CASTELFALFI: Clockwise from top left, stay at the new Il Castelfalfi hotel, stroll village streets, play golf at the 27-hole course, relax at La Tabaccaia Hotel, visit the Italian resort town, and bike along scenic trails.

my view of rolling green hills, pine and oak forests, fallow fields, and bright blue skies, all as pristine as any landscape in a Renaissance painting. At the road’s end, I pause and listen. Save for the wind and the faint sounds of shopkeepers and artisans shutting their shops for the night, I hear nothing. Then, a rustling in the brush, a low exhalation of breath. Could it be a wild boar, I wonder — or just a ghost of Tuscany past?

I’m visiting this bit of relatively undiscovered countryside — about halfway between Pisa and Florence — not in the 13th century, of course, but the 21st. Yet the sense of history I find here and the blurring of time periods has not come about by chance. For Castelfalfi isn’t just any town in Tuscany. Over the past decade, the German hospitality group TUI has carefully restored the all-but-abandoned village to its former glory, simultaneously adapting it to modern sensibilities. Today, it stands as a sweeping 2,700-acre resort whose three restaurants; 27 holes of golf; 30 acres of vineyards; 75 miles of hiking, biking, and riding trails; 48 apartments; 43 villas; and two hotels — La Tabaccaia and the 6-month-old, 120-room five-star Il Castelfalfi — beautifully blend past and present.

On my trip over Il Castelfalfi’s opening weekend, I find its seamless combination of preservation and innovation captivating. Despite its status as the first newly built hotel to open in Tuscany in decades, the property looks like it has always been

here. Set lightly into the landscape and designed to mimic the area’s low-rise rural structures, the building’s duncolored plaster walls and gently pitched roof disappear when seen from afar — but from its huge windows and broad terraces, guests can drink in unparalleled valley views. Inside, decorators have selected traditional local materials (linen and leather, stucco and stone, weathered wood) and colors (ecru, burgundy, deep blue). The interiors impress with clean lines, modern conveniences, and accents

by Italian design companies — including lamps from Artemide — that make them feel entirely of the moment. Another indication of its 21st-century values: The green-minded resort has already received CasaClima certification for the ecoconsciousness of its design and operation.

Two of the village’s restaurants re-spin Italian food in similarly mod ways: At La Rocca, inside the castle, chefs use hyperlocal ingredients to make haute cuisine (left) out of typically humble Tuscan fare, such as the vegetable stew ribollita, while for the fine-dining La Via del Sale, at Il Castelfalfi, they use modernist gastronomy techniques to deconstruct, then reconstruct, standbys including bruschetta and tiramisu. At the casual trattoria and pizzeria Rosmarino, a short walk from Il Castelfalfi, the unadulterated rustic classics impress, too.

The 10,700-square-foot spa also flows from old to new, offering hot and cold hydrotherapy areas like those of ancient Roman baths alongside cutting-edge treatments from the Australian beauty brand Sodashi.

Even the hotel’s bicycles blend eras.

The electric-powered e-bikes feature small engines to boost you up those rolling hills. That’s indicative of the sort of careful attention paid to the creative merging of history and modernity throughout Il Castelfalfi — and it’s exactly what makes the place so special. From $343. castelfalfi.com FA L L 2017

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A New European Renaissance Il Castelfalfi feels like the bellwether of a trend sweeping across Europe, as a recently opened Four Seasons and newly refreshed grande dames mine their historic settings to create their futures.

France

Hôtel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hotel, Paris

Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square Sir Edwin Cooper designed the grand neoclassical structure housing this 8-month-old Four Seasons in 1922 as the headquarters of the Port Authority of London, and it remains one of the city’s more iconic edifices. Now, its soaring spaces, domed rotunda, and colonnades near the Tower of London house 100 rooms, two restaurants, a chic spa, and an indoor pool, plus residences managed by Four Seasons and a club operated in partnership between the hotel company and Bordeaux’s Château Latour wines. Bruno Moinard, whose previous projects include Hermès headquarters and galleries in Paris’ Musée des Arts Decoratifs, worked with Claire Bétaille to design all in gentlemanly style. ThreeMichelin-star chef Anne-Sophie Pic runs the hotel’s gourmet La Dame de Pic. From $500. fourseasons.com/tentrinity

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Adare Manor, County Limerick After a 20-month, multimillion-dollar restoration and renovation, the neo-Gothic 104-room Adare Manor, originally built in the early 1800s by the 2nd Earl of Dunraven, will newly tempt travelers to its 842 acres when it reopens in October. A just-built limestone-clad guest wing will house 42 additional rooms; a clubhouse created by acclaimed British firm David Collins Studio will cosset those playing the 72-par golf course redesigned by links-master Tom Fazio; and spa treatments by French anti-aging brand La Mer will sooth and salve. Don’t miss walks along the River Maigue and among nearby medieval ruins, or laps in the skylight-lit pool and movies in the 27-seat cinema — both new. From $350. adaremanor.com

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When the Crillon opened on the Place de la Concorde last July after a nearly four-and-a-half-year closure, it relaunched as a 124-room Rosewood hotel, its reimagined rooms conceived to capture the élan of the landmark Louis XV palace’s 1758 origins as much as the aspirations of its 21st-century guests. A trio of Paris-based contemporary decorators — Tristan Auer, Chahan Minassian, and Cyril Vergniol — masterminded the redo, with Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld developing two of the 43 suites. A haute cuisine restaurant led by Michelinstarred Christopher Hache and pastry chef Jérôme Chaucesse, named one of France’s best pâtissiers, aspires for further success, while a pool and spa occupy a subterranean level newly excavated beneath the historic building. From $1,395. rosewoodhotels.com/en/hotel-de-crillon

Italy

Hotel Eden, Rome All eyes have been on this 19th-century Rome gem since 2013, when the Dorchester Collection acquired the property — set between the Spanish Steps and the Via Veneto — and subsequently oversaw a 17-month overhaul to elevate every element. Since the hotel reopened in the spring, classical frescos, coffered ceilings, and tons of carved and inlaid marble recall ancient and neoclassical aesthetics in the Bruno Moinard/Claire Bétaille-decorated reception rooms, while the 98 guest rooms, also by the duo, subtly update tradition.

Design firm Jouin Manku, meanwhile, conceived the big-windowed top-floor restaurants and bar (with views over Rome’s historic center) and the spa (treatments by Sonya Dakar and Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella) in sleek 21st-century style. A nice touch: The staff, from doorman to GM, has remained largely unchanged from close to reopening — with service all the better for it. From $781. dorchestercollection.com/en/rome/hotel-eden

Malta

The Phoenicia Malta, Floriana

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British boutique hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray has quite the track record: from London’s One Aldwych to Barbados’ Carlisle Bay to Beirut’s Le Gray. So his remastering of the 136-room Phoenicia, just outside Valletta, Malta’s capital, comes as big news. He turned to Peter Young Design and Mary Fox Linton for the renovation of this 1930s art deco landmark, the island’s original luxe hotel, which reopened in April. Much of what was iconic has been enhanced — including deco details, a ballroom beloved by Queen Elizabeth II, a terraced bar, and harbor and city views — but there’s much new to enjoy, too, especially the outdoor infinity pool, an eight-room spa, and a casual patio-side café. From $291. phoeniciamalta.com

Switzerland

The Palace Hotel, Lake Lucerne Built in belle epoque style in 1904, the Palace was scheduled at press time to debut its 21st-century makeover to guests in late August, as part of the reconceived Bürgenstock Hotels & Resort. Investors have poured $571 million into the 148-acre complex on the verdant Alpine shores of Lake Lucerne, preserving 30 historic buildings and conceiving new luxury hotel, spa, and resort facilities — including 12 restaurants, lounges, and bars; three tennis courts; and a nine-hole golf course. At the Palace, interiors contain preserved original paintings, plasterwork, and antiques mixed with contemporary furniture and state-of-the-art technology; the Ritzcoffier restaurant updates the classic French gastronomy of Auguste Escoffier and César Ritz; and 108 rooms feature sweeping views of either the lake or mountains. From $460. buergenstock.ch

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Andean Adventure Belmond Raises the Bar on South American Train Travel

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he new Belmond Andean Explorer sleeper train isn’t just a hotel on wheels — or rails, to be specific. It’s an intrepid conveyor, pioneering new routes.

Witness one bright morning in Juliaca, a bustling city of about 200,000 people midway between Peru’s colonial capitals of Arequipa and Cusco. Here in the altiplano, or high plains, the outdoor market has spilled from track-side stalls to displays — of fat lemons, bags of coca leaves, charred guinea pigs, tight knobs of garlic, children’s primers, and rusted bicycle parts — bivouacked atop the tracks, all of which the train clears by inches on a slow roll through town as vendors go scampering. The passage puts me and other passengers within a conductor’s arm’s length of the goods.

Carrying 48 guests between the two colonial capitals, South America’s first luxury sleep train covers roughly 300 miles on two-night itineraries with sightseeing stops at Andes viewpoints, Inca ruins, and Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake. A shorter, one-night journey travels between Cusco and Puno.

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For all its color, Juliaca offers few lodgings above backpacker standards, and travel in the surrounding altiplano largely depends on long-distance buses.

The train, with 24 cabins, two dining cars, a lounge, and an outdoor observation deck, fills a luxury-hotel void in the high plains and elevates transit options across the sweeping plateau, where Andean farmers in traditional dress herd sheep and thresh wheat by hand.

“I have a hotel in Puno, Cusco, and Arequipa,” laughs Javier Carlavilla, the train’s amiable general manager, naming the route’s principal cities. “But it’s more than transportation. It’s a tour too.”

Formerly known as Orient Express, Belmond has a long history of operating luxury sleeper trains in Europe. Launched in May, the South American train extends the company’s network in Peru — where it runs several luxury hotels, as well as trains to Machu Picchu — and expands the popular Lima-CuscoMachu Picchu tourism circuit to include the altiplano.

TRAIN’S TRACKS: A trip on the Belmond Andean Explorer cuts a path through Peruvian landscapes and puts you face to face with colorfully dressed locals.

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On a recent two-night run from Arequipa to Cusco, I join my fellow passengers — Americans, Australians, Brazilians, and Japanese — for a leisurely 9 p.m. dinner of alpaca tortellini and Chilean wines as the train slips into the inky night. After arroz con leche (rice pudding), I wrap myself in a baby alpaca blanket generously supplied in the caboose lounge and step out onto the open-air deck to watch the landscape spool under the full moon, illuminating shallow rivers, snow-draped peaks, and one smoking volcano.

The next morning, our onboard guide for the journey, Americo Romainville, explains, “The altiplano is a chance to see traditional mountain life and how geography shaped those traditions,” as he points out black potatoes dehydrating for winter storage and locals loading sheaves of hay on llamas, which withstand the altitude better than horses.

Reaching Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca, we disembark harborside to board a boat for the floating islands of Uros. Made of lakebed turf

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and spongy reeds, the community of habitable rafts predates the Spanish conquest. A second stop, on the more distant island of Taquile, introduces indigenous Quechua weavers, men who skillfully knit hats that indicate their marital status. But for the island’s ancient agricultural terraces, the panorama of aqua shallows, blond beaches, and distant mountains resembles, on this cloudless day, the Mediterranean.

Aside from its scheduled stops, the train itself is an attraction, decorated in Peruvian textiles, vintage portraits by the indigenous photographer Martín Chambi, and Andean butterflies pinned in shadowbox frames. Spacious by train standards, suites accommodate double beds with room for slippers left at turndown on either side. Smaller quarters range down to bunk beds, and all feature en-suite bathrooms with ample stall showers. A staff nurse rides along to administer oxygen from tanks supplied in each cabin in the event of altitude sickness, a possibility for the unacclimated as the train travels between 7,600 and 14,100 feet.

From private quarters to the quiet piano bar and the convivial observation lounge, panoramic windows frame the moving landscape like an endless National Geographic documentary. Flocks of Chilean flamingos wading in canyoncarving rivers punctuate the ochre vistas of mud-brick houses, shaggy haystacks, and copper-rich hillsides in conspicuous rosy clusters, matched only by bowler-hatted women in vibrant tiered skirts.

Travel in remote Peru can be a gamble, one my party lost when a teachers’ strike threatened to close

the tracks — protesters often aim to disrupt tourism, one of the country’s principal industries, in order to get the government’s attention. The potential threat forces us to skip a scheduled stop at Raqch’i, an Inca trading center known for its conical storehouses, but I happily spend the last afternoon snapping shots of llama herds, the snaking Urubamba River, and children eagerly waving to the train en route to Cusco.

There, vans would whisk most passengers, many with onward

plans to the nearby Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, to one of Belmond’s two hotels. Trips in the opposite direction deposit travelers in colonial Arequipa, an uncommercial version of Cusco, filled with pale stone churches and encircled by snowcapped volcanoes.

But for now, waiters bearing trays of pisco sours make the rounds as the sun drops behind the mountains and the Southern Cross appears in the sky.

“Would you like another drink?” asks one. “Why not? You are not driving tonight.”

MOBILE HOTEL: The Belmond Andean Explorer features roomy quarters with ensuite bathrooms, a lounge, and two dining cars where you can dine on destination-inspired dishes. Above, left: Along the route, view sites such as the floating islands of Uros.

INFO: Two-night trips aboard the Belmond Andean Explorer start at $1,225 per person, double occupancy, all-inclusive. 800-5242420, belmond.com

Lodging Tip: When Overnighting in the Capital Hopping aboard the Belmond Andean Explorer generally requires spending a night in Lima, Peru’s international gateway, before heading off to your departure city. A good lodging option in the Peruvian capital: the Country Club Lima Hotel, originally built as a private club, in the leafy San Isidro neighborhood. Newly remodeled for its 90th birthday, the historic hotel offers a chance to mingle with Limeños. The atmospheric, 1927-vintage property, filled with more than 300 colonial-era paintings, has long been popular with locals for weddings and special occasions as well as its pisco sour cocktail hour in the clubby English Bar. Its 83 modernized rooms retain historic touches via period art and woodwork. Guests have access to the private 18-hole golf course across the street. From $224. 011-51-1-611-9000, hotelcountry.com

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“Investing in stocks and bonds and mutual funds is pretty boring. It doesn’t appeal to me. I’ve invested in things that are exciting — and I do think they are giving something back to this community.”

George R.R. Martin How the creative genius behind Game of Thrones is using his fortune to invest in Santa Fe and shake up its arts scene by thinking outside the box once again BY

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eorge R.R. Martin’s professional kingdom is kind of a mess. Mail clutters the red tile floor inside the simple Santa Fe home where the Game of Thrones creator and his staff — he calls them “minions” — work. An Emmy Award collects dust atop a tall cabinet. A 4-foot-high stack of books weighs down a rough-hewn, wooden coffee table.

That stack comprises various novels, all from Martin’s six-part series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

The book series, boosted by the HBO adaptation Game of Thrones, has sold 60 million copies and been translated into 50 languages, with several of those translated copies piled up here, including El Dragón de Hielo and Gelo e Fogo.

Lenore Gallegos, Martin’s Santa Fe-born, speedtalking business manager and CFO — her official title: “Vice Admiral Minion” — leads me past the front room’s disarray to the somewhat tidier inner sanctum of Martin’s library. There, the scraggily bearded author cheerfully greets me. He wears his trademark black pants, black T-shirt, and black suspenders, but not his usual black engineer’s cap.

We sit down to chat in massive, plump leather chairs with wooden feet carved to resemble talons.

Dragons’ talons. A human-size Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet — Martin’s favorite movie, which he has seen more than 100 times — stands watch over my right shoulder. Across from me, dozens of custom-built cabinets stuffed with figurines from Game of Thrones, War of the Worlds, Lord of the Rings, and others surround the author.

Even though he conjured up Game of Thrones’ intricate world of Seven Kingdoms on its continent called Westeros, Martin could hardly have imagined having so much while growing up the son of a longshoreman in Bayonne, N.J., and living in a federal housing project near the city’s docks.

Nor could he have seen this coming when he quit a teaching job and relocated to Santa Fe in 1979 to start a career as a full-time writer. But here, he became slowly, steadily successful and then suddenly, almost shockingly famous when, in 2011, he helped HBO turn his fantasy novel series into one of the most popular programs in pay-television history. Martin has achieved so much notoriety and made so much money since then that he has 52

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FUN HOUSE: Venture into a seemingly normal Victorian-style home to view the interactive “House of Eternal Return” art installation at Meow Wolf, a project Martin helped fund.

run out of space to display collectible gifts from his fans and grown tired of watching his wealth expand through traditional financial instruments.

“At a certain point,” Martin says, interlacing his fingers and twisting sideways in his leather chair, “investing in stocks and bonds and mutual funds is pretty boring. It doesn’t appeal to me.”

That’s one reason Martin started putting his money elsewhere — investing in the arts right here in his adopted city. Since 2013, Martin has reopened an old independent theater, established a foundation for new movie projects, and provided financing for a local art collective to create an immersive modern art experience in an old bowling alley. The last of those smashes every stereotype about what people expect Santa Fe art to look like.

Fine by Martin. He wants to both help other artists reach their audiences and banish the perception of Santa Fe as a sleepy, if artsy, mountain town. “I’ve invested in things that are tangible,” Martin says. “I’ve invested in things that are exciting — and I do think they are giving something back to this community.”

Martin wants Santa Fe visitors to see all of this tangible, exciting, and new stuff for themselves.

That’s why he agreed to meet with me today, and why he’s serving as my virtual tour guide for my visit, offering me sneak peeks into the new places he has funded and the restaurants he loves.

(Spoiler alert: They all serve chilies, the New Mexican staple ingredient.)

But there’s one thing Martin doesn’t want visitors to see. “Don’t say anything about where

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I live,” he admonishes me in an accent that still reveals his working-class Jersey upbringing. “I’ll have people showing up at my front door, and I’ll have to train my minions to chase them off.”

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he afternoon after I visit Martin, I’m inside the old bowling alley that his checkbook helped convert into a 22,000-square-foot interactive art installation that’s part storytelling, part visual art, part hands-on exhibit, and multiple parts bizarre. People of all ages pop out from places they’re not supposed to be, saying things they’re not supposed to say.

“Where does the dryer come out?”

“Is this a doorway?”

“Let’s go back through the refrigerator.”

The exhibit, called “House of Eternal Return,” opened in early 2016 and comes from a collective of Santa Fe-area artists known as Meow Wolf. In fact, most people just call the place Meow Wolf, because that’s what the sign on the outside of the building says.

Located in the Siler Road District, “House of Eternal Return” joins a handful of artisan shops and performance theaters such as the Adobe Rose Theatre, which opened in 2016 in a former door factory, one of many industrial facilities populating the area until a 2014 rezoning. But now, you’ll even find a Belgian-style brewery called Duel Brewing here.

On the inside, I’ve just passed through a ticketing area ($20 for adults) and entered what looks like a normal, suburban street with a Victorian-style home. Inside the home, things go from normal to

BEHIND THE DOOR: Above, every room in the “House of Eternal Return” leads to a new adventure.

Below, you’ll meet a few creatures along the way.

abnormal quickly. The straight trim on the walls suddenly breaks into waves. Some kid emerges from the washer and dryer; another from the refrigerator. A couple of guys walk out from under the stairs. I follow where they came from and end up in an underwater world, a tree house, a trailer home, a tiny Chinatown-style alleyway, and a spaceship. I also stumble onto a giant rabbit and a horned, furry monster. It’s mind-bending. It’s overwhelming. I have to stop and close my eyes at one point so I can listen to audio explaining (sort of) that the family in the Victorian house has somehow been sucked out of their typical Americana existence and cast adrift into space and time and different dimensions, all of which I now seem to be walking through as well.

I grab my notebook and jot down a thought, “If you stuffed every piece of art from the Whitney Biennial in New York City inside an attraction at Universal Studios, you’d have something like Meow Wolf’s ‘House of Eternal Return’.” No, wait.

That’s not it. “ ‘The House of Eternal Return’ is like finding yourself inside a live-action episode of FX’s Legion, that trippy series about a possibly schizophrenic superhero.” No, that’s not quite the right way to describe it either. “Um?????”

Even Martin, as prolific and creative a writer as he has been, struggles conjuring the words to describe the exhibit. “How do you explain it?” asks the man who put up $1.5 million of his own money to buy and gut the old bowling alley, renovate it, and rent it to Meow Wolf. “Do you just call it modern art? An interactive art exhibition?

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he next day, I take a walk through the Railyard District, where a handful of new restaurants, such as the farm-totable eatery Radish & Rye, have opened in the last couple of years. The weather is perfect, with the sky an ethereal shade of blue. Snowcapped mountains stand tall in the distance and charming adobe buildings surround me. There’s also a disturbing racket coming from a construction site.

I’ve stumbled onto the renovation of Site Santa Fe, a contemporary art center that reopens this fall with expanded exhibition and performance space, adding to Santa Fe’s growing number of spots featuring modern artists.

George R.R. Martin isn’t involved with Site Santa Fe, but a few blocks later, I arrive at a place he does own, the Jean Cocteau Cinema, which he has redefined as an eclectic community theater, bookstore, bar, and art gallery. His purchase of this art-house-size space led him to back more local art projects, including financially supporting Meow Wolf; opening Dragonstone Studios, a space for emerging 54

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MOVIES AND MORE: Clockwise from top, at the Jean Cocteau Cinema, see classics such as Martin’s favorite film, Forbidden Planet, and attend such events as a screening of the Westworld series, a Max Headroom reunion panel, and Q&As with authors including John Nichols.

artists; and establishing the Stagecoach Foundation.

Stagecoach leases below-market-rate offices to film production companies in exchange for internship and mentorship opportunities for locals trying to crack into Hollywood.

Stagecoach is closed to the public, but not Dragonstone, a vacant school when Martin bought it in 2015 to store his books and collectibles. Visitors can wander through the space and buy any art on display that speaks to them. “I like old buildings, and I hate to see them just sitting there, boarded up,” he told me.

Now, two dozen artists work in one of the campus’ three buildings, selling their work to visitors who come by mostly in the evenings when the stillunfinished space fills up. Elias Gallegos, a squarejawed actor who works alongside his sister, Lenore, as one of Martin’s “minions,” took me around just before Martin and I met in his library. Gallegos pointed out that the sign outside — a fire-breathing dragon, of course — had just been installed and still lacked a light. “This space is just in its infancy,” Gallegos told me. “But with George’s name attached to this place, this is where the next generation of Canyon Road artists is going to come from.”

Some of them may also get discovered at the Cocteau cinema, which has a small art space where

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you tell them. One article I read described it as ‘Disney on acid.’ And that might be closer. But, whatever it is, it’s pretty amazing.”

Ah, there. Simpler always works better: “It’s amazing.” Successful, too. More than 400,000 paying customers came through in just the first year — more than four times the expected number.

But what it’s not is something you’d see in the tony galleries along Canyon Road, Santa Fe’s famously dense art strip, nor something stereotypically thought of as Santa Fe art. To wit: If coyotes, buffalo skulls, and sand paintings sit inside Meow Wolf’s converted bowling alley, I certainly didn’t see them. Instead, the works I saw from the 150 artists involved in this project included a Power Ranger doll with a can of Old El Paso on its head and several frames filled with dried insects. Strange, yes. But it’s precisely the kind of unexpected quirk Martin hoped Meow Wolf would provide when he funded part of this project.

“There are so many creative people in Santa Fe,” Meow Wolf COO Sean Di Ianni tells me just before I head into the exhibit. “They’re not all making the kind of art that most people may have in their minds when they come here. So we feel like this project is something that builds upon the cultural identity of Santa Fe. You have the gallery scene here and Canyon Road, and that’s important.

Now, this space can provide opportunities for young, emerging artists who don’t have other support systems in Santa Fe. They can contribute to the amazing artwork here and generate some economic opportunities for themselves.”

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“I like old buildings, and I hate to see them just sitting there, boarded up.” — George R.R. Martin local artists can hang their works for free. The theater opened in 1977, then closed in 2006 before Martin bought the entire building it’s attached to, revamped it, and reopened it in late 2013. Today the single-screen, 128-seat theater shows movies and hosts live events, including author Q&As that Martin sometimes conducts. The week of my visit, a local music teacher and her students performed to a full house one night, and stand-up comics cracked wise to a capacity crowd on the next. Both performances drew an eclectic mix of what appeared to be mostly locals.

But on the afternoon that I get a twominute tour of the place, exactly one paying customer sits in the house.

Similar-size crowds have shown up for the kinds of movies Martin hoped he could bring back to early-to-bed Santa Fe — midnight movies — or “late-night,” as they call them here.

“Santa Fe still goes to bed most nights at 9 and that drives me crazy,” Martin says. “I don’t want to go to bed that early. I’m 68 years old, but inside I’m 16. I still have, in some ways, the tastes of a high school kid.

So I wanted midnight movies. But we still can’t make midnight movies work, and that frustrates the hell out of me.”

This points to a serious concern for city leaders, as well. Santa Fe goes to bed early, in part, because it’s graying. The city’s median age has risen recently to 44.1, more than six years older than the U.S. median age.

For that reason, Martin’s investments in community-minded arts projects that can give young artists new outlets or young residents something to see in the wee small hours after 10 p.m. are important.

All these investments present only one problem for the man bankrolling them. “Some of my fans get crazy about it when they read articles about me doing all these things,” says Martin, who has a legion of followers impatiently waiting for him to finish the sixth and final Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter.

“I don’t really do all these things,” he continues. “I hire people to do all these things. What I do is write books and screenplays and function as a producer.”

With that, we say our goodbyes and Martin leaves the library to sit at a desk in the cluttered front room.

There he takes out a pen and starts writing — his name, that is, on a large stack of autograph forms.

Well, at least that will make some of his fans happy.

Hotel Santa Fe, Hacienda & Spa

George R.R. Martin’s Favorite Santa Fe Spots STAY Hotel Santa Fe, Hacienda & Spa: When producers, agents, and others come to town to meet with Martin, he recommends they stay in this charming, art-stuffed hotel with a separate, 35-room hacienda building with butler service. From $99. 505-9821200; hotelsantafe.com EAT

WORKS IN PROGRESS : Peruse and buy pieces by emerging artists at Dragonstone Studios, another of Martin’s endeavors.

Maria’s: Plank wood floors.

Rough-hewn brick and stucco walls punctured with portal windows, and an inexpensive, spicy, green chili stew that is one of Martin’s favorite dishes here. “It’s hot, so have some sopapillas and honey with it,” Martin says.

“Rookies try to wash chilies down with beer and water. But you need to counteract the heat with something sweet whenever you get something that’s a little too righteous for you.” 555 W. Cordova Road; 505-983-7929; marias-santafe.com Tecolote: Casual, family-owned for 35 years and Martin’s “end-all, be-all spot for breakfast.” Get something, anything, with green chilies on it. “That’s the reason I can’t leave Santa Fe,” Martin says. “I’m addicted to chilies and I can’t get them anywhere else.” 1616 St. Michaels Drive; 505-988-1362; tecolotecafe.com Tomasita’s: Where to go to celebrate when you’re finally, finally done with the sixth and final Game of Thrones book? How about this Martin favorite that’s consistently voted the city’s best margarita? 500 S. Guadalupe St.; 505-9835721; tomasitas.com

Our Santa Fe Picks EAT Coyote Cafe: Opened in 1987, this longtime standby for elegant Southwestern fare is as good as ever. Grab a cocktail on the roof and soak in that famous Santa Fe light before dinner. 132 W. Water St.; 505983-1615; coyotecafe.com Radish & Rye: This hipster-style hangout, which occupies an old house, offers craft cocktails, farm-to-table food, a huge whiskey selection, and a crowd of locals. 548 Agua Fria St.; 505-930-5325; radishandrye.com FA L L 2017

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by Design

Today’s carmakers have more tools at their fingertips than ever to make every vehicle beautiful.

They use modern metallurgy and glues rather than welds to meld junctions, resulting in more fanciful shapes and sharper visual breaks.

They have long penned sensual, sleek auras for sports cars, echoing the muscularity and athleticism of a low-slung predator, such as a mountain lion. But how to bring the sexy to SUVs with their added height and everyday functionality?

Writer Michael Frank sits down with creators behind four of the hottest SUVs debuting this fall to get their straight-from-the-drawingboard takes on achieving bold new shapes, fashioning more modern cabins, and conceiving iconic and, yes, seductive beauties you’ll be driving in the year ahead.

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Lincoln Navigator

Lincoln sets the bar high with this rolling living room that has seating for seven, computer-controlled adaptive suspension, an optional 20-speaker Revel Ultima sound system, and a Wi-Fi hot spot that can pair up to 10 devices, plus USB ports in all rows.

Motivation comes via a twin-turbo, 450-hp V-6 engine mated to an ultrasmooth, 10-speed automatic.

“We are conscious of national design character,” says David Woodhouse, Lincoln’s design director.

“Look at a German car and it’s all brushed metal. It speaks to a machine heritage that’s very Germanic.

With Lincoln, we stress something especially of America — a kind of elegance that’s truly a Lincoln hallmark going back to the 1950s and ’60s, when Lincoln expressed an American modernism, restraint in design language, but exuberant in proportion, volume, and finishes.” From $72,250. lincoln.com

This year, Lincoln deploys more luxurious colors than in the past, seeking a calm note. “It’s obvious to use blues, playing up Navigator’s nautical theme,” Woodhouse says. “But we have also developed a spectrum of themes exploring tone-on-tone modernism, from a superlight position all the way to deep, opulent burgundy.”

“It’s innate in humans to want a horizon,” Woodhouse says. “You feel this calming influence in a strongly visual horizon line, and that’s what we did with Navigator.” Purposefully breaking off the center stowage area from the dash further stresses an unfolding horizon line, “like a series of cresting waves breaking on a shore.”

“If you look at the outgoing Navigator, it was a box from every view,” Woodhouse says.

“Here, the edge of the roof line gently falls toward the back and the rocker line lifts upward toward the rear. This convergence imbues a degree of lightness and elegance to the vehicle, combined with beautifully sculpted body side surfaces that reflect light. This all combines to take away the visual weight of what is in fact a massive vehicle.”

“The term ‘cockpit’ connotes a fighter pilot or a racing car — all of which is about competition,” says Woodhouse. “What we’re imbuing here is just the opposite. There are fewer switches and dials. We want you to get in Navigator and feel a transcendent relief.”

Woodhouse explains that’s achieved via the dash’s fullwidth line. “We even took the transmission selector and turned it horizontal, like piano keys.”

BONUS: Speed-dependent adaptive lighting widens its beam at slow speeds — so you can spot obstacles — and narrows and lengthens its reach when you accelerate to an Interstate pace.

Rocker — The lower edge of the doors, often inclusive of a pronounced flank that continues through to the back hatch, frequently integrating the rear fender.

“Our accent material of choice remains full chrome,” says Woodhouse. “It is wholly appropriate for an American marque to have a bit more panache.”

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Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic SE As you’d expect, the newest Range Rover maneuvers capably off-road, with multiple settings to its standard AWD system and 9.9 inches of ground clearance.

But it’s also meant to handle well on pavement, getting an optional 380-hp supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 and an adaptive suspension that handles firmly in corners but softens to absorb bumps.

“We’re exploring the march of modernism,” says Gerry McGovern, Land Rover’s chief design officer.

“So you have flush door handles and that totally changes the side view of the car. This gives us the chance to take a single continuous line from [the hood] to the back of the vehicle that’s firm, but not overwrought.” From $60,100. landroverusa.com

Walk around the Velar from the hood with its superthin, sculpted headlamps to the rear and its flush LEDs, McGovern says, and you’ll note that the single sculpted line carries through, 360 degrees.

“We have very high engineering standards so to get that line just perfect, especially in aluminum, is quite a challenge. It’s faster looking, and with that tall midline you get strength.”

McGovern, a collector of modernist furniture, infuses the Velar with his own furniture design aesthetic, including offering optional wool cloth fabrics made by Kvadrat, the Danish luxury textile manufacturer’s first collaboration with a carmaker. “All of the pieces I own are covered in fabrics by Kvadrat. Of course, we’ll always have leather. But our customers want something they’ve never seen before, and that’s why we’re pushing what’s possible.”

“Even with relatively high side windows, it’s not claustrophobic inside because the panoramic roof lets in so much light,” McGovern says. “The seamless greenhouse is a very original modernist concept. Inside, the car feels safe, and that’s important because, don’t forget, this is a family car.

But from the outside, the top of the car looks more like it’s floating.”

BONUS: An ultraslick dual touchscreen system frees you from toggling between visuals — run the navigation system on the top screen while viewing audio selections on the lower screen, for instance.

Plus, 20-way adjustable front seats keep the driver in orthopedic bliss.

“We have this very long wheelbase with the wheels really pushed to the corners. Not only do we get more room in the interior, but we can bring the belt line up at the rear, which looks faster but doesn’t harm passenger room.” Though McGovern says a pronounced belt line will always be part of the Range Rover recipe, he adds that “with the Velar, we’re slimming that upper surface. It’s a kind of tailoring you’d have in a men’s suit, where the shoulder is meant to flow rather than look blocklike.”

Belt line — The vehicle’s visual midsection that divides the side window glass from the door sheet metal.

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Audi SQ5

The carmaker’s latest SUV handles more like a sports car with grippy, quattro all-wheel drive and a 3.0-liter, 354-hp V-6 that rockets to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds.

“We started from an excellent base with the prior SQ5, so here we wanted to keep that signature, but make it faster,” says Tobias Hoess, Audi’s Q5 team leader for exterior design. From $54,300. audiusa.com

“By integrating the grille with the hood, we’re going for more width, more sportiness,” Hoess says.

Because his team added crowning to the hood, with dual creases that sweep back toward the cabin, “it both frames the grille and pulls your gaze up and across the SQ5’s shape.”

Thanks to new factory tooling, designers fused the side window glass exactly flush with the sheet metal. “We want to push right to the limit of what’s possible,” Hoess says, “and you can see that in the shoulder line, where the metal looks folded or draped.

This takes very expensive tooling, but it’s more threedimensional and more emotional.”

“We went for an even smoother shape to the roof,” Hoess explains, “where it flows more directly and smoothly from the A pillar all the way back, expressed as a single line.”

A Pillar — The first upright pillar at the car’s

front that braces the windshield.

BONUS: With 8.2 inches of ground clearance, it has the chops for tackling unplowed snowy roads, too.

“For the whole design to work, we have to echo the same forms on the interior that we do on the exterior.” For Hoess that means three-dimensional shapes rather than flat surfaces. “It has to look ergonomic, comfortable, and form-fit for your hands to touch, and properly proportioned. Ideally there’s an anthropomorphic quality.”

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Volvo XC60

Whether you choose the 250-hp, fourcylinder T5 model or the powerful 400-hp T8 plug-in hybrid, the XC60 goes big on standard features, including a panoramic moonroof, leather seats, LED headlamps, and Apple CarPlay or Android Auto that pair to the integrated touchscreen.

Maximilian Missoni, Volvo’s vice president of exterior design, says that while a few visual cues such as the hood’s V-shape hint at classic Volvos from the 1960s, “We’re just ‘quoting’ from our heritage. The intent is to make a modern Volvo and have it still resonate with our history as a very abstract tribute, not to be retro.”

From $41,500. volvocars.com/us

“There’s a lot of affluence in Swedish society, but it’s totally unacceptable to shout about it, to have more ‘bling,’ ” Missoni says about the Swedish carmaker’s philosophy. Classic Swedish design, he says, expresses richness with lighter colors and surfaces, whether in furniture or in architecture. “It’s about less noise, less busyness, reducing forms to their essence.”

BONUS:

Optional heating for all four seats and a Bowers & Wilkins sound system.

“We creased a line in the metal over the rear wheel arch and over the front wheel,” Missoni says, “and these are meant to be like a definite crease in the pant leg of a pressed suit.” Visually, he says, this creates the impression of precision. “But notice how that gives way to a powerful, rounder shoulder. That’s more athletic, the way you’d see muscle under those creases, so you get the idea of power.”

Muscle — While cars don’t have muscles, designers often speak

“We have a line coming forward from the hood that looks like someone took a scoop out. It looks like we shaved away some mass and then added that positive crease that communicates strength. Our signature is to have a solid volume and then carve out, which gives a kind of elegance to Volvos.”

about hidden cues beneath the surface sheet metal that might resemble muscles under form-fitting cloth.

“Technology has to work fluidly with design,” Missoni says, pointing to the thin beam of Volvo’s signature Thor’s Hammer headlamps and to the sharp angle the daytime running lights cut at the tail, all enabled by LED technology. For SUVs, which already look tall, he says, “You’re trying to get more visual width, less boxiness.”

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“Crystal White is my favorite color for this car,” Missoni says of the exclusive color, which contains an additional non-metallic paint layer. “Metallic is more classical for most carmakers, but metal in a white paint comes off to the eye as gray.”

Missoni says the added depth of Crystal White lends the car a sculptural quality “so that all of the crease work put into the body stands out strongly.”

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 Georgia is ranked the No. 7 Tax-Friendly State for Retirees in the United States by Kiplinger.

 The Landings was voted “Best of the Best Golf Complex” for 2017 by ideal-Living.

 Savannah Magazine voted The Landings as Savannah’s Best

Planned Community Development and Best Neighborhood to Live In for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

 Savannah was voted No. 3 in Travel + Leisure magazine’s “Best Cities in the U.S.” list for 2016.

One membership — all just a golf cart ride away.

TheLandings.com 912-598-0500

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Seabrook Island South Carolina   While the Eastern Seaboard offers an exhaustive list of communities to make a home, Seabrook Island’s vibrant, diverse lifestyle distinguishes it as a singular destination. A private, welcoming oceanfront community conveniently located just miles from historic Charleston, South Carolina, Seabrook attracts residents from all over the world for its commitment to healthy, meaningful living, array of superb amenities, and responsible planning designed to protect the barrier island’s significant natural assets.

This sublime list of qualities starts with the serene, unspoiled beaches and breeze-swept dunes that feature numerous access points.

Endless amenities blend seamlessly with the stunning natural environment, starting with the Seabrook Island Clubhouse, perched overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and North Edisto River. Two championship golf courses — Ocean Winds and Crooked Oaks — offer uncrowded playing conditions set among spectacular ocean, marsh, and maritime forest surroundings.

Outdoor dining, shimmering pools, and plenty of space for basking in the sun are available at the impressive Beach Club and pool complex. A full-service, 22-acre

Equestrian Center includes 42 stalls, miles of trails, and one of the only beach rides on the East Coast. Ranked a “Top 25 Resort” from Tennis Magazine, the Racquet Club sports 15 clay courts, a new clubhouse, and pro shop.

The Lakehouse community center offers a state-of-the-art health and fitness facility, indoor and outdoor pools, and more. The magnificent Atlantic Ballroom, along with the Carolina, Deveaux, and Cooper Rooms, offer idyllic settings for receptions and special events, wedding ceremonies, or corporate retreats. A selection of fabulous shopping, dining, and entertainment options are available for members and guests to enjoy.

Each world-class amenity blends seamlessly into a natural environment that reflects Seabrook Island’s allegiance to protection of the island’s natural history and unique ecosystem. A strong sense of community creates the feeling that this island paradise is exactly where you should be.

Unspoiled beaches

5 Things to Know About Seabrook Island 5th hole on the Ocean Winds course

 A private oceanfront community, Seabrook Island has no commercial entities and is located about 25 miles southwest of Charleston.

 The golf courses of Seabrook Island were the first to be honored with

the designation as Fully Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in South Carolina.

 The Equestrian Center caters to riders of all skill levels with guided trail rides, beach rides, pony rides, and riding lessons.

 The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) named Seabrook a “Best Restored Beach” for 2016.

 Villas and homesites range from the high $100s, with luxury homes from the $600s to $3M+.

Biking trails through tranquil forest

DiscoverSeabrook.com 800-358-6556

ClubCorpClubCorp News andNews Eventsand Events

Adding to Your Pleasure

One newly acquired club expands ClubCorp’s reach to 28 states, while three other properties reveal refreshed faces that up the fun for the whole family

BY K AT E WA H N S C H A F F E

Acquisition

Medina Golf & Country Club Medina, Minn.

Just 20 miles west of downtown Minneapolis, ClubCorp’s first Minnesota club boasts an 18-hole championship golf course, a nine-hole short course, four Har-Tru tennis courts, and a pool with a diving board and waterslide. The 45,000-square-foot clubhouse features a 300-capacity Grand Ballroom, formal and informal dining options, and plenty of meeting space. Expect upgrades to the golf course, practice facilities, and aquatics area within the next two years.

Off-season expeditions: Too cold for golf? The club grooms the cart path on the back nine during the snowy season for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

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Renovations

Bernardo Heights Country Club San Diego, Calif.

An expansive reinvention benefited this entire club, from the fresh entry area to the outdoor veranda, which doubled in size. Hang out at the expanded bar (pictured) or watch the big game in the new media area.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENRICHING LIVES

Brooke Thrall on the value of her longtime membership at Indian Wells Country Club (in Indian Wells, Calif.)

Member since: 2000 Why she joined: “My parents were charter members at Indian Wells.

I had seen by being their guest at a lot of club events that they always had so much fun and met so many different people — and I wanted to meet people and do the fun things they did.”

Thanks for the memories: “During the years Indian Wells had the Bob Hope Desert Classic, when I was in my 20s, I used to love to go out there. They would have jam sessions, and all of a sudden Frank Sinatra would sing a tune, Bob Hope would tell some jokes. There’s a lot of great history and memories from growing up around it. It was just cool!”

Marsh Creek Country Club St. Augustine, Fla.

CLAY HAYNER (BERNARDO HEIGHTS, MARSH CREEK, ROLLING GREEN)

Take a yoga, cycle, or Pilates class at this club’s updated fitness center, decked out with upgraded locker rooms and just-added spin bikes, free weights, and other equipment. After working out, grab a bite at the new snack bar and kick back in the screened patio area with golf course and tennis court views.

Rolling Green Country Club

Arlington Heights, Ill.

This club’s twoyear reinvention project began with a modernized lobby, fitness area, and boardroom (pictured), and wrapped up this past summer with the unveiling of an enhanced pool area.

Stay awhile: “I dine at the club at least once a week, and I play golf three times a week.

It’s the kind of place where you play 18 holes and you’re having a cocktail afterward and somebody says, ‘What are you doing for dinner,’ and all of a sudden we’re all having dinner.”

Ladies first: “After I joined, my mother convinced me to become the Indian Wells Women’s Golf Association president. She said, ‘You’re going to meet people and get to know them very well.’ It was one of the best things I ever did. I got lots of relationships from it, advice from it, and support from it.”

Building new relationships: “A lot of our new members at the club are younger people, and they’ve become our friends. They bring a different perspective and it’s fun to watch how they interact.”

Enriching lives: “I’ve been involved with our Charity Classic for years now. We’re able to give back to our club staff by raising money for the Employee Partners Care Foundation. Many of the employees have had to use it, and when they tell their stories, it’s very touching. We’re able to make a difference in someone’s life. You can’t put a price or value on that.”

— LOUIS MARROQUIN

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ClubCorp News and Events By Kate Wahnschaffe Hot Deals

In the News

Ready to Roll

Burning Up the Leaderboards Players with ClubCorp connections steal the spotlight at PGA Tour tournaments

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Through Dec. 30, check in at Omni Los Angeles Hotel and get 12 percent off best available rates, a free upgrade based on availability, and a signature welcome amenity.

Members of ClubCorp clubs can use their dining benefits at City Club LA, just minutes away from the Omni. Can’t make it to the West Coast? Snag 20 percent off best available rates at the Omni Houston Galleria Hotel instead, also through the 30th.

Omni Los Angeles Hotel

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Head to the Outer Banks, book two nights at the Sanderling Resort in Duck, N.C., and get a third night free when you stay between Sept. 19 and Oct. 31, excluding Wednesday and Thursday arrivals. Members of ClubCorp clubs can use their golf benefits to play at the nearby Currituck Club and Nags Head Golf Links.

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Take advantage of the Colorado Fall Getaway package at Vail Mountain Lodge through Nov. 16 and relax with a three-night stay for two. The vacation also includes daily breakfast, a $50 gift card for the lodge’s Terra Bistro restaurant, and an Aromatic facial or Classical massage for each guest at the Vail Vitality Center Spa. From $1,014.

Restrictions may apply. For details on the above deals and to book, call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com

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Just Added: Anniston Country Club, Anniston, Ala. Clarksville Country Club, Clarksville, Tenn.

Indian Hills Country Club, Bowling Green, Ky. Medina Golf & Country Club, Medina, Minn.

Persimmon Ridge Golf Club, Louisville, Ky. Rockford Country Club, Rockford, Ill. University Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee

Jordan Spieth, who grew up playing golf at Brookhaven Country Club near Dallas, pocketed two impressive wins this past summer. In June, he hit a 60-foot shot from a bunker and holed out to beat Daniel Berger in a playoff at the Travelers Championship. Then in July, just days before his 24th birthday, he scored his third major win at the 2017 Open Championship — becoming only the second player to win three different major tournaments before turning 24.

But Spieth wasn’t the only player with ClubCorp ties making headlines at recent PGA Tour events: 1Austin Connelly, the first ClubCorpsponsored player and a member of Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas, scored an impressive thirdround 66 and ultimately tied for 14th at the 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale, his first major.

From left, Xander Schauffele, Austin Connelly, Jordan Spieth, and Kyle Stanley

1Xander Schauffele, a member of Bernardo Heights Country Club in San Diego, Calif., birdied the final hole of the Greenbrier Classic in July to grab his first PGA Tour victory.

1Also in July, Kyle Stanley, a member of Canterwood Golf & Country Club in Gig Harbor, Wash., won the Quicken Loans National in a playoff against Charles Howell III, securing his second PGA Tour win.

On the Scene

ClubCorp Tournament Winners Two Person Best Ball

Parent Child Better Ball

Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

In the senior division, Mark Moore and Mike Mowles (right) from Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas, won low gross, while Mickey Barnett and John Carter from the Downtown Club at Houston Center took low net.

The open division saw Mike Freeman and Bob Palmer (left) of Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, Calif., earn low gross, and Kelsey Christiansen and Sean McSweeney of Vista Vallarta Club de Golf in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, low net.

In this event’s second year, double winner Jared O’Neal of Greenbrier Country Club in Chesapeake, Va., snagged both low gross (with his dad, Mike, above) and low net (with his godfather, Alan King) in the 16 and over division.

In the 15 and under division, father and son duo Bob and Ben Gregg (below) of the Clubs of Prestonwood in Dallas won low gross, and home team Brad and Charlie Steven of Firestone Country Club won low net.

Women’s Tennis Challenge Cup Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C. The team from Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas, seized the win for the fifth consecutive year. This year’s team was made up of (from left) Liza Harlan, Susan McMahan, Lisa Bacic, and Sadie McGoodwin.

GETTY IMAGES: MICHAEL COHEN/R&A (SCHAUFFELE), ANDREW REDINGTON (CONNELLY), STUART FRANKLIN (SPIETH), CLIFF HAWKINS (STANLEY).

EDDIE HALAMAY (BEST BALL-4), GARY COLEMAN (TENNIS)

Three ways to appease your fall wanderlust

At Our Clubs

Pro Tournaments Digital Ally Open

Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, Overland Park, Kan. In July, after a one-day rain delay resulted in a 36-hole marathon on Sunday, Zecheng “Marty” Dou scored a 25-under 259 total to emerge the victor at this Web.com event. With his win, Dou earned a PGA Tour card — the first player born in China to do so.

Zecheng Dou

World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

In his 100th PGA Tour appearance, Hideki Matsuyama claimed his fifth Tour win at this August tournament.

Tying Tiger Woods, José María Olazábal, and Sergio Garcia for Firestone’s South Course record, Matsuyama shot a 9-under 61 final round with seven birdies and an eagle, beating out Zach Johnson by five strokes.

GETTY IMAGES: BRIAN DAVIDSON (DOU), GREGORY SHAMUS (MATSUYAMA)

Hideki Matsuyama

Inspiring Words When Chad Mooney got the diagnosis during a January 2013 emergency room visit that he had advanced colon cancer, his doctors didn’t expect him to leave the hospital. But he faced the news with hope and grit and did leave. For more than four years, with 35 surgeries behind him and his disease ultimately in late stage 4, he remained positive up until his death on Aug. 21.

To share his heartening story, he wrote Cancer: A Gift in My Life, a booklet that tells his challenging tale, imparts encouraging mantras, reflects on his past, and offers thanks to his family, friends, and doctors. “Saying cancer is a gift is the opposite way most people would look at it,” Mooney said to us in a July interview. “But I view it as, here’s a difficult chapter that God has put in front of me and I can put my head in the sand and say, ‘hey, the party’s over,’ or I can be brave, I can be strong, and I can cherish my doctors and nurses who have helped me fight my battle.”

Mooney, who was a member at Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas, said cancer forced him to speak from the heart and to share his perspective with others. “To those who have negative attitudes and have accepted death and feel they have absolutely no chance, I try to lift them up and encourage them, and have them stay positive.”

He told us he wanted to use the time he had to inspire others through life’s challenges. “I’m probably on my third or fourth life,” he said, “and I’m so grateful for that. How long do I have? I don’t know. So I take each and every day and I get up in the morning and I’m thankful for that morning.” — LOUIS MARROQUIN Contact Becky Lowe at becky.lowe@clubcorp.com to request a free copy of the booklet. Supply is limited.

Just for You

Teaming Up

Get to know more about our key strategic alliances, and the deals available to you

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Scoop: This luxury cruise company brings 30 years of experience to the waterways for all-inclusive itineraries in Asia, Europe, and Russia, along rivers including the Danube, Irrawaddy, Rhine, and Seine.

Its 15 intimate ships offer roomy suites, private butler service, complimentary beverages and spirits, wellness and fitness facilities, multiple dining options, on-shore excursions, and — on several ships — a sundeck with vitality pool.

What’s new: This year, Bordeaux and Rhône river cruises on the Diamond and Sapphire ships have added a Scenic Culinaire program, giving intimate groups of eight guests the chance to shop on land with the onboard chef before returning to the ship for cooking lessons tailored to the day’s location. New-for-2018 river itineraries include an 18-day Imperial Russia journey from St. Petersburg to Stalingrad with September and October departures, and Christmas Market trips down the Danube (eight or 11 days, five departures in November and December) and the Rhine (eight or 12 days, departs Dec. 5, 2018). In August 2018, the company launches its first ocean vessel, the 228-guest Scenic Eclipse.

Information: scenicusa.com Deal: Receive a 125-euro shipboard credit when you book a Scenic cruise. To book, call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com.

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

In Scottsdale.

Oakcreek Country Club In Sedona. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf

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

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa In Sedona.

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

Signature Gold Golf.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club In Fountain Hills.

University Club Signature Gold Dining.

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

Oro Valley Country Club, 520-297-1121 Firethorne Country Club, Marvin, N.C.

United States Alabama Birmingham Anniston Country Club In Anniston. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

City Club Birmingham, 205-252-0088 summit-birmingham.com Atop the Regions-Habert Plaza in downtown Birmingham. Meeting and conference rooms, member workstations. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Greystone Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

Selwood Farm Sporting Clays and Quail Hunting Preserve In Alpine.

Silver Lakes Golf Club In Gadsden. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

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Huntsville Burningtree Country Club In Decatur. Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

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

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 downtown. Formal and informal dining, private party facilities. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

Next Door Restaurant Shenandoah Plantation Hunting and Fishing In Union Springs.

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Wynlakes Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Arizona Phoenix My Arizona Community, 800-433-5079 myarizonacommunity.com

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

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.

The Capital Grille In Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Scottsdale.

Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 480-951-0022 gaineyranchcc.com In Scottsdale, 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.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

orovalleycountryclub.com In Oro Valley, 15 miles north of downtown Tucson. 18-hole golf course, fitness center, casual dining, and private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Red Door Spa Tucson National Golf Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Key to symbols

How to use this list Business Clubs Country Clubs

Golf Clubs

Sports Clubs

KSL Resorts: Resort properties owned and/or operated by a Network Alliance 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.

Communities: As a My Community member, you receive access to clubs in your local area.

Network Alliance Clubs/ Hotels/Services: You enjoy privileges at a group of clubs not owned, operated, or managed by ClubCorp. Green fees may apply.

You also qualify for preferred rates, privileges, and accommodations at select hotels, and have access to ticket, shopping, and transportation services.

New listing since previous issue.

You must be an overnight guest of the resort in order to use the facilities.

Network Alliance clubs that accept your MemberCard.

Business club is equipped with athletic facilities.

Entries in “The List” are under nearest metropolitan area with commercial airline service.

To make reservations, call the ClubLine or e-mail at clubline@ clubcorp.com.

Arkansas Bentonville Fayetteville Country Club In Fayetteville. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Shadow Valley Country Club In Rogers. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

El Dorado Mystic Creek Golf Club

California Bakersfield Bakersfield Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Lake Tahoe See Reno, Nev.

Los Angeles

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

My Los Angeles Community, 800-433-5079

Fort Smith

mylosangelescommunity.com

Fianna Hills Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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. Closed Mon.

Little Rock Pine Bluff Country Club In Pine Bluff. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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. Closed Mon.

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

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

CLAY HAYNER

The List

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch

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

Jones Jr.; 10 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

In Dana Point.

In Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

Monarch Beach Resort Old Ranch Country Club

House of Blues Foundation Room Lounge

In Seal Beach. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

In Anaheim.

Palm Springs

Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza Porter Valley Country Club, 818-360-1071 portervalley.com In Northridge. 18-hole Ted Robinsondesigned golf course, 5 tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center.

Closed Mon.

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

Robinson Ranch Golf Club In Santa Clarita.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Magic Mountain Spago In Beverly Hills. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

WP24 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.

Closed Mon.

Orange County Aliso Viejo Country 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. Closed Monday.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

AL.KA.LI Salon Bayside Restaurant In Newport Beach.

Bistango Restaurant In Irvine.

Center Club Orange County, 714-662-3414 center-club.com In the Center Tower building in downtown Costa Mesa, near John Wayne Airport. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa In Indian Wells.

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. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Mission Hills Country Club, 760-324-9400 missionhills.com In Rancho Mirage; 10 miles southeast of Palm Springs. 1,760-acre club with 3 championship 18-hole golf courses.

Large clubhouse, pool, fitness center, 29 tennis courts (5 grass). Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Roy’s restaurant In Rancho Mirage.

Sacramento My Sacramento Community, 800-433-5079 mysacramentocommunity.com

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

Empire Ranch Golf Club, 916-817-8100 empireranchgolfclub.com In the foothills of Folsom. 6,669yard, par-71, daily fee golf course overlooking Folsom Lake. Full-service 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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

Saddle Creek Golf Club In Copperopolis. Signature Gold Golf.

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

San Diego My San Diego Community, 800-433-5079 mysandiegocommunity.com

Bay Club Carmel Valley One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bernardo Heights Country Club, 858-487-4022 bernardoheightscc.com 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf course, informal and formal dining, private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Solamar 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

Member Benefits and Levels As a benefit of club membership, you have access to certain clubs and resorts listed in “The List” that are outside the nonresident radius of your home club. These restrictions apply from the place(s) of residence and business for you and your family members. Privileges are based upon your benefit level as described below. The Associate Club benefits do not apply to groups or private events, and cart fees are additional. Call the ClubLine to make reservations and for questions about your benefits. For information on legacy and relocation benefits, contact your home club.

O.N.E. (Optimal Network Experiences): Members receive 50 percent discount on a la carte dining at their home club, benefits in their local community, and complimentary golf and dining privileges when traveling. Complimentary traveling benefits are noted as Signature Gold Golf and Signature Gold Dining in The List.

Signature Gold: is the flagship level of private club benefits, featuring complimentary golf and dining at participating clubs (two rounds and two meals per club per month). Additional benefits include 30-day advance tee times for members with Signature Gold Unlimited and privileges in the market of the members’ second home or business. Signature Gold Golf offers complimentary golf at Associate Clubs and signature courses (two rounds per club per month; tee times booked 14 days prior to play). Signature Gold Dining offers complimentary dining at business and business sports clubs (two meals per club per month).

Associate Bronze: Members receive social privileges at Associate Club properties.

Associate Gold: Members receive golf, social, and athletic privileges at Associate Clubs, excluding some select golf courses. Members do not pay green fees at specified country clubs. (Play restricted to two rounds per month at each location.)

Associate Plus: Members receive golf privileges at certain properties and are limited to two rounds per month per club. Members are charged 50 percent of accompanied-guest green fees.

Associate Silver: Members receive social and athletic privileges at Associate Club properties and golf privileges at certain Associate Club properties. Golf availability varies and green fees apply in certain resort areas and during designated seasons.

Legoland

Bay Club at the Gateway

In Carlsbad.

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

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort Shadowridge Golf Club, 760-727-7700 shadowridgecc.com In Vista, in north San Diego County.

18-hole golf course, practice facilities, clubhouse. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Temecula Creek Golf Resort In Temecula.

One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

Bay Club Financial District One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

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

Bay Club Ross Valley

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

San Francisco My Bay Area Community, 800-433-5079

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

Bay Club San Francisco One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

mybayareacommunity.com

privateevents @ clubcorp . com

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

Bay Club SF Tennis One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

The Club at Wingtip Club Quarters Crow Canyon Country Club, 925-735-5700

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Lark Creek Walnut Creek Restaurant

One Market Restaurant Pleasure Cove Marina In Lake Berryessa. Part of Forever Resorts.

Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, 707-546-3485 santarosagolf.com In Santa Rosa, 55 miles north of San Francisco in Sonoma County.

18-hole parkland golf course, upscale dining, ballroom. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Tuscan Inn

San Jose mybayareacommunity.com

Bay Club Cupertino One of the Bay Club Company’s 11 facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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aspen-glen.com In Carbondale, 30 miles northwest of Aspen. Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II co-designed 18-hole course. Athletic facility, 4 tennis courts (3 clay courts, 1 hard court), outdoor pool, spa, and pro shop. 2 dining rooms with seasonal dining hours. Resort rates apply. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Hartford Club Signature Gold Dining.

Stamford See New York City.

Windsor Locks Six Flags New England

In Naples

See Philadelphia.

Florida Clearwater Countryside Country Club, 727-796-2153

eastlakewoodlandscc.com In Oldsmar between Clearwater and Tampa. 36 holes of Von HaggeDevlin-designed golf, practice and banquet facilities, clubhouse, fitness center, 17 tennis courts, 3 pools.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

In Broomfield. Signature Gold Golf.

Fort Collins Fort Collins Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Vail Sonnenalp Club In Edwards. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

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Newark

blackbearclub.com In Parker. 32 miles south of Denver International Airport. 18-hole Jeff Brauer-designed golf course, driving range, practice facilities, dining room.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Monaco Omni Interlocken Resort

The Capital Grille In Naples.

Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples

East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 727-784-8576

The Capital Grille Del Frisco’s

Fort Myers

Delaware

Black Bear Golf Club, 303-840-3100

blackstone-club.com In Aurora. 25 miles south of Denver International Airport. 18-hole Jay Morrish-designed golf course, dining room, pool, 2 tennis courts, fitness facilities. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

TPC Eagle Trace Golf Club In Coral Springs.

In Bonita Springs.

Denver

Blackstone Country Club, 303-680-0245

private rooms for business and social events. Signature Gold Dining.

In Springfield, Mass.

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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

My Bay Area Community, 800-433-5079

sanjoseclub.com In Knight Ridder Building in heart of downtown. Main dining room, 4 private dining rooms, meeting rooms, conference rooms. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Aspen

Signature Gold Dining.

Part of Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Silicon Valley Capital Club, 408-971-9300

Colorado

The El Paso Club

In Napa Valley.

In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

spring-valley-lake.com Spring Valley Lake area. Golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, and fitness center. Closed Mon.

Sky Hotel

Napa Valley Lodge

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Lake Don Pedro Marina

Hartford

Colorado Springs

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

Signature Gold Golf.

Connecticut

Spring Valley Lake Country Club, 760-245-5356

Aspen Glen Club, 970-704-1905

crow-canyon.com In Danville, 30 miles east of San Francisco at the foot of Mount Diablo.

18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf course, 13 tennis courts, pool, fitness facility.

Closed Mon.

Coyote Creek Golf Club

Victorville

StarLite Dining Cruises

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

Destin Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club In Santa Rosa Beach. Signature Gold Golf.

Vue on 30a In Santa Rosa Beach.

Fort Lauderdale My South Coast Community, 800-433-5079 mysouthcoastcommunity.com

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

Lago Mar Country Club In Plantation. Signature Gold Golf.

Red Door Spa Tower Club, 954-764-8550 tower-florida.com On the 28th floor of One Financial Plaza in the downtown business district, with views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Library/lounge, dining room, and

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. 18-hole Gary Player-designed golf course. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities, pro shop. Dining room, bar, and grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Jacksonville My Jacksonville Community, 800-433-5079 myjacksonvillecommunity.com

Amelia National Golf Club In Fernandina Beach.

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

Marsh Creek Country Club, 904-461-1101 marshcreek.com In St. Augustine. 18-hole golf course, informal and formal dining, 10 tennis courts, fitness rooms, pool, private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort In Amelia Island.

The Biltmore In Coral Gables.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

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

The Capital Grille Celebration Golf Club In Celebration.

Citrus Club, 407-843-1080 citrus-club.com On the 18th floor of Citrus Center.

Formal and casual dining, cocktail lounge, six private rooms. Citrus Club Spa and Fitness Center, Meeting and conference rooms.Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

DeBary Golf & Country Club, 386-668-1705 debarycc.com In DeBary, 25 miles northeast of Orlando. 18-hole Lloyd Clifton golf course, formal dining, 6 tennis courts, pool, fitness center. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe In Windermere. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Legoland In Winter Haven.

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate In ChampionsGate.

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

Todd English’s Blue Zoo

Omni Jacksonville Hotel Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club, 904-221-1012

Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

queensharbourcc.com On the Intracoastal Waterway in Queen’s Harbour; 24 miles from Jacksonville International Airport.

18-hole Mark McCumber designed golf course. 2 tennis courts, pool.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Panama City

Melbourne Suntree Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Miami My South Coast Community, 800-433-5079 mysouthcoastcommunity.com

Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe Part of Levy Restaurants.

Firefly Restaurant

Pensacola Lost Key Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Sarasota The Venetian Golf and River Club In North Venice. Signature Gold Golf.

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

St. James Bay In Carrabelle.

University Center Club, 850-644-8528 universitycenterclub.com On the campus of Florida State University overlooking the stadium.

Formal and informal dining, private meeting room, ballroom. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Tampa My Tampa Bay Community, 800-433-5079 mytampabaycommunity.com

The Capital Grille Centre Club, 813-286-4040 centretampa.com Atop the Urban Center in Westshore.

Dining room, lounge, private dining and meeting rooms, conference room. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Atlanta National Golf Club, 707-442-8801 atlantanationalgolfclub.com In Alpharetta. Golf retreat surrounded by rolling hills. 18-hole Pete and P.B. Dye-designed golf course, practice facilities, formal and casual dining, men’s grill, meeting facilities.

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

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

Bentwater Golf Club, 770-529-9554

main dining rooms, seven private meeting rooms, bar and lounge.

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.

Grill, pro shop, banquet facilities.

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. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Preferred rates for golf simulator.

bentwatergc.com In Acworth. Near Marietta and Kennesaw. 18-hole golf course, dining, banquet room, pro shop.

Hunter’s Green Country Club, 813-973-1000

Braelinn Golf Club, 770-631-3100

Eagle’s Landing Country Club, 770-389-2000

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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

braelinngc.com In Peachtree City. 25 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, practice facility, casual dining, pool, 4 tennis courts. Closed Wed.

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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Golfer’s Grail

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 Hills-designed championship golf course, 9 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness center, junior Olympic-size pool. Overnight resort accommodations. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

West Palm Beach The Capital Grille In Palm Beach Gardens.

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.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

PGA National Resort & Spa In Palm Beach Gardens. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Georgia Atlanta My Atlanta Community, 800-433-5079 myatlantacommunity.com

Brookfield Country Club, 770-993-1990 brookfieldcountryclub.com In Roswell, 35 miles north of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole course, casual dining, private events space, pool, fitness and tennis centers, golf performance center with FlightScope technology. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Buckhead Club, 404-262-2262 buckhead-club.com On the 26th floor of the Sovereign Building. Dining room, lounge, meeting and conference rooms, fitness center. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Canongate I Golf Club, 770-463-3342 canongate1gc.com In Sharpsburg. 20 miles southwest of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 36 holes of golf, main and private dining rooms, pool, 2 tennis courts.

The Capital Grille Chapel Hills Golf Club, 770-949-0030 chapelhillsgc.com In Douglasville. 25 miles northwest of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, main and private dining rooms, pool, 4 tennis courts.

Cigar City Club Commerce Club, 404-222-0191 commerceclubatlanta.com On the 49th floor of 191 Peachtree Tower in downtown Atlanta. Two

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

Eagle Watch Golf Club, 770-591-1000 eaglewatchgc.com In Woodstock. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, dining room, garden room, lounge.

The Ellis Hotel Flat Creek Country Club, 770-487-8140 flatcreekcc.com In Peachtree City. 23 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 27 holes of golf, practice facilities, main and private dining rooms, pool, private events facilities. Closed Mon.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

Reynolds Lake Oconee

Heron Bay Golf Club, 770-320-8500 heronbaygc.com In Locust Grove. 30 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, dining room, pool, 2 tennis courts. Closed Mon.

Jonpaul’s Tonsorial and Spa Services In Johns Creek.

Laurel Springs Golf Club, 770-884-0065 laurelspringsclub.com In Suwanee, 27 miles north of Atlanta.

18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, driving range, and practice facilities. Informal dining, bar and lounge, Nicklaus library, pro shop, locker rooms. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Mandarin Oriental The Manor Golf & Country Club, 678-366-3886 manorgcc.com In Milton. 18-hole golf course — Georgia’s only Tom Watson-designed championship course, formal and casual dining, aquatic center featuring junior Olympic-size pool, tennis center with 16 courts. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Mirror Lake Golf Club, 770-459-5599 mirrorlakegc.com In Villa Rica. 36 holes of golf, dining room, patio with views of Mirror Lake, pool, 4 tennis courts.

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, fitness center.

Olde Atlanta Golf Club, 770-497-0097 oldeatlantagc.com In Suwanee. 18-hole Arthur Hillsdesigned golf course, practice facilities, casual dining, private events facilities.

The Peachtree Club

In Atlanta, Dunwoody.

In Midtown.

Georgia National Golf Club, 770-914-9994

Planterra Ridge Golf Club, 770-487-8141

georgianationalgc.com In McDonough. 30 miles southeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, bar, grill. Closed Tue.

Glen Ella Springs Inn In Clarkesville.

Hamilton Mill Golf Club, 770-945-4653 hamiltonmillgc.com In Dacula. 50 miles northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole Fred Couples/Gene Bates-designed golf course, practice facilities, meeting and conference space.

In Greensboro. Exclusive pricing on overnight packages.

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee In Greensboro.

Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags White Water Sun City Peachtree Golf Club, 678-242-1933 suncitypeachtreegolf.com In Griffin. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, dining room, bar, private events facilities.

Traditions of Braselton, 706-363-9963 traditionsofbraseltongc.com In Jefferson. 18-hole golf course, casual dining, private events space.

Closed Tue.

White Columns Country Club, 770-343-9025 whitecolumnscountryclub.com In Milton. 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed golf course, dining, tennis complex with 10 courts, outdoor swim center, fitness facilities. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

White Oak Golf Club, 770-251-6700 whiteoakgc.com In Newnan. 27 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 36-hole golf course, dining room, private dining room, 4 tennis courts, pool.

Whitewater Creek Country Club, 770-460-0877 whitewatercreekcc.com In Fayetteville. 20 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, main and private dining rooms, private events facilities. Closed Thur.

Windermere Golf Club, 678-513-1000 windermeregc.com In Cumming. 18-hole Davis Love IIIdesigned golf course, dining room, private events facilities.

Augusta The Carriage House Inn

planterraridgegc.com In Peachtree City. 27 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, dining room, pool. Closed Tue.

In Aiken, South Carolina.

Polo Golf & Country Club, 770-887-7656

woodside-plantation.com In Aiken, South Carolina. 30 miles from Augusta Regional Airport in Woodside Plantation. 3 golf courses, 10 tennis courts, 2 pools. Closed Mon. Green fees apply to all members during Masters week.

pologolfandcountryclub.com In Cumming. 18-hole Joe Leedesigned golf course, practice facilities, dining, swim center with pools and waterslide, tennis center with 10 courts. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Quest Women’s Spa & Fitness Center

The Pinnacle Club The Willcox In Aiken, South Carolina.

Woodside Plantation Country Club, 803-649-3383

Columbus Country Club of Columbus Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

In Alpharetta.

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Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort

Stunning Settings

Located in some of the country’s most beautiful places, Omni Hotels & Resorts golf locations are more than just great places to stay.

Exceptional golf layouts designed by award-winning architects will excite and challenge players of all abilities.

• Named a “Top 121 Golf Resort in the World” by Condé Nast Traveler, Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort (Florida) boasts three championship courses, including five oceanfront holes.

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

• Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa (California) offers 27 holes on three distinct courses surrounded by amazing views of the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains.

• Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the legendary Donald Ross-designed course at The Omni Grove Park Inn (Asheville) has been played by PGA stars Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.

No matter how you play, the renowned courses in the Omni Hotels & Resorts golf collection are sure to provide an enjoyable round in a stunning setting. Visit OmniHotels.com to book your next golf getaway.

The Omni Grove Park Inn

Macon Healy Point Country Club, 478-743-1495 healypointcc.com 18-hole Gary Player-designed golf course, formal and casual dining, tennis complex with 10 courts, pool, fitness facilities. Closed Tue.

River Forest Golf Club, 478-974-0974 riverforestgc.com In Forsyth. 25 miles northwest of Macon. 18-hole golf course, dining room, access to pool, tennis, and fitness facilities. Closed Mon.

Savannah Mansion on Forsyth Park

Valdosta See Tallahassee, Fla.

Hawaii Kauai St. Regis Princeville Resort

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Hawthorns Golf & Country Club

Signature Gold Dining.

In Fishers. Signature Gold Golf.

Metropolitan Club, 312-876-3200 metclubchicago.com On the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower in the financial district.

Dining room, 16 private rooms, grill, wine bar, meeting and conference rooms, fitness center. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Mid-America Club, 312-861-1100 midamclub.com Atop the 80th floor of the Aon Center. Dining room, grill, lounge, 8,500-square-foot ballroom, private dining and conference rooms.

Signature Gold Dining.

Mystic Blue Odyssey Cruises Ravinia Green Country Club, 847-945-6200

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

raviniagreen.com In Riverwoods, about 15 miles north of O’Hare International Airport.

18-hole golf course with caddy services, tennis courts, pools, casual and formal dining.Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Oahu

In Homewood.

Maui Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Spago

Hawaii Prince Golf Club Prince Waikiki Plaza Club Signature Gold Dining.

Royal Hawaiian Golf Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Illinois Champaign Urbana Country Club In Urbana. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Chicago My Chicago Community, 800-433-5079 mychicagocommunity.com

Bar Toma Part of Levy Restaurants.

Cafe Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Calumet Country Club In Homewood.

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

The Carlton Club at RitzCarlton, Chicago Spa access only.

Chicago Elite Yacht Club Quarters Hotel The Drake Hotel Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Chicago, Naperville, Rosemont.

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

Ravisloe Golf Club Red Door Spa Ritz-Carlton, Chicago Rolling Green Country Club, 847-945-6200 rollinggreencc.com In Arlington Heights, about 12 miles north of O’Hare International Airport.

18-hole golf course with caddy services, pool, fitness center, casual and formal dining. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Seadog Cruises Six Flags Great America Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Spirit of Chicago

Peoria Country Club of Peoria Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Rockford Rockford Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Indiana Evansville Rolling Hills Country Club In Newburgh. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Fort Wayne Orchard Ridge Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Indianapolis The Capital Grille Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

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. 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.

Dining, golf shop, fitness center.

Iowa Davenport Davenport Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Des Moines Des Moines Embassy Club Glen Oaks Country Club In West Des Moines. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Kansas Kansas City Lawrence Country Club In Lawrence. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000 nicklausgolflg.com In Overland Park, 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, practice facilities, pool, 21,000-square-foot clubhouse, pro shop, conference room, informal dining room, casual bar and grill, private dining room. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Wichita

Louisville GlenOaks Country Club In Prospect. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse The Golf Club at South River In Edgewater

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

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

Red Door Spa In Baltimore, Bethesda, and Gaithersburg.

Six Flags America Spirit of Baltimore

Rockville See Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts

Louisiana

Boston

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

My New England Community, 800-433-5079 mynewenglandcommunity.com

Boston College Club, 617-946-2828

Lake Charles Lake Charles Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Many Cypress Bend Resort Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

New Orleans

bostoncollegeclub.com On the 36th floor of the Bank of America Financial Building in the financial district. Formal and informal dining, bar and lounge, meeting and conference rooms. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

The Capital Grille In Boston and Chestnut Hill.

Beau Chene Country Club In Mandeville. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Emeril’s

Club Quarters Hotel Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse House of Blues - Foundation Room

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

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

English Turn Golf and Country Club

The International Golf Club and Lodge

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Monteleone House of Blues - Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

In Bolton.

Ipswich Country Club, 978-356-4822 ipswichclub.com In Ipswich, 30 miles northeast of Boston. 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones. 6 Har-Tru tennis courts, pro shop, fitness center, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Closed Mon.

Langham Hotel Boston Odyssey Cruises Seaport Elite Yacht Cruises Spirit of Boston

Signature Gold Dining.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans Windsor Court Hotel

Shreveport

Cape Cod

Southern Trace Country Club, 318-798-8300

In Brewster.

Ocean Edge Resort & Club

southern-trace.com 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course, 6 lighted tennis courts, pool, spa and fitness facilities, whirlpool, steam room, and lounge.

Michigan

Kentucky

Maryland

mydetroitcommunity.com

Bowling Green

Baltimore

The Capital Grille Clubs at Polo Fields

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

Willowbend Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Indian Hills Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Hebron See Cincinnati.

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

The Capital Grille Eagle’s Nest Country Club In Phoenix, 21 miles north of Baltimore. 18-hole golf course, casual and upscale dining, eight Har-Tru outdoor tennis courts, Olympic-size pool, private event space. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Detroit My Detroit Community, 800-433-5079

In Ann Arbor.

Dearborn Racquet & Health Club In Dearborn.

No. VI Chophouse In Novi.

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Oakhurst Golf & Country Club, 248-391-3300 oakhurstgolf.com In Clarkston. Arthur Hill-designed course. Three-story clubhouse includes dining options, meeting rooms, private event spaces, and pro shop. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Oak Pointe Country Club, 810-229-4554 oak-pointe.com In Brighton, 30 miles west of Detroit.

18-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf course and 18-hole private championship course. 4 lighted tennis courts, fitness center, pool. Closed Mon.

Skyline Club, 248-350-9898 theskylineclub.com In Southfield, 15 miles north of Detroit, on the 28th floor of the Town Center Building. Dining, lounge, private workspaces, fitness center.

Closed Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

TPC Michigan, 313-436-3000

Hattiesburg Canebrake Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Patrick Farms Golf Club In Pearl.

Whisper Lake Country Club In Madison.

Missouri Columbia The Club at Old Hawthorne Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Lake of the Ozarks Marina

Bellagio Callville Bay Resort & Marina

Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

Canyon Gate Country Club, 702-363-0303

Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino

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. 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.

Cut Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Del Frisco’s

University Club of Michigan State University

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

Grand Rapids Cork Wine & Grille FireRock Grille In Caledonia.

Rush Creek Bistro In Grandville.

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

Minnesota

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

Nevada Las Vegas

medinagolfcc.com In Medina, 20 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. Family pool, 18 holes of championship golf, 9-hole short course, 4 Har-Tru tennis courts, dining options. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Rochester Somerby Golf Club In Byron. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

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Nebraska

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Champions Run Country Club

The Capital Grille Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Medina Golf & Country Club, 763-478-6021

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Omaha

Minneapolis

Signature Gold Dining.

Le Cirque Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino MGM Grand Hotel and Casino The Mirage New York New York Postrio

Six Flags St. Louis WingHaven Country Club

Thousand Oaks Golf Club Watermark Country Club

House of Blues - Foundation Room

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Missouri Athletic Club

In Grandville.

In Las Vegas, Summerlin.

Millwood Golf & Racquet Club

Signature Gold Dining.

Sunnybrook Country Club

Fix Restaurant Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

Springfield

St. Louis

StoneWater Country Club In Caledonia.

Emeril’s

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

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

Red Square Searsucker The Signature at MGM Grand Spago Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Stack Restaurant Temple Bar Marina

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

In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

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. Signature Gold Golf.

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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In Lake Tahoe, Calif.

New Hampshire Manchester Omni Mount Washington Resort

New Jersey

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

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

The Village at Squaw Valley

In Lake Mojave. Part of Forever Resorts.

The Lodge of Four Seasons

Wolfgang Puck Grille

Somersett Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

In Bretton Woods.

VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

In Lansing.

In Incline Village.

Citizens Kitchen & Bar Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina

In Lake of the Ozarks. Part of Forever Resorts.

Kansas City

Charlie Palmer Group

In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

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

In Lake Ozark.

Reno

Trattoria del Lupo

Vdara Hotel & Spa Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grille Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

The One Hundred Club In Portsmouth.

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

Newark Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club

Red Door Spa In Bellmore.

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. 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. Signature Gold Golf.

New York City Anglebrook Golf Club In Lincolndale. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

The Athletic & Swim Club at Equitable Center, 212-265-3490 athleticswim.com Midtown location. World-class fitness area, 25-yard indoor pool, group exercise classes, personal training, massage, quick snack bistro. Adults only — 16 and older.

Bateaux New York The Beard House

In Bedminster Township. Signature Gold/O.N.E. Golf.

In Greenwich Village.

Trenton

In Manhattan; Stamford, Conn.

Cherry Valley Country Club cherryvalleycc.com In Skillman. About 8 miles north of historic Princeton. 18-hole Rees Jones golf course set along Bedens Brook, 7 tennis courts, Olympic-size pool.

Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Great Adventure In Jackson, N.J.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor In Jackson, N.J.

New Mexico Albuquerque Canyon Club Signature Gold Golf.

Las Cruces Picacho Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Santa Fe La Posada de Santa Fe, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa

New York Albany The Great Escape Six Flags’ park In Lake George.

Long Island The Hamlet Golf & Country Club, 631-209-7448 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. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

The Capital Grille 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.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Manhattan.

Le Cirque Restaurants Le Cirque Cafe; Osteria del Circo.

Signature Gold/O.N.E. Dining.

Manhattan Elite Yachts The Michelangelo Hotel Omni Berkshire Place Red Door Spa In Darien, Conn.; and New York City.

Room Mate Grace hotel Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Spirit of New Jersey Spirit of New York Terrace Club

North Carolina Asheville Inn on Biltmore Estate In the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Omni Grove Park Inn

McAlester

Blue Point Grill The Cabin Club The Capital Grille

McAlester Country Club

Oklahoma City

In Lyndhurst.

Chagrin Valley Athletic Club In Chagrin Falls.

The Club at Hillbrook

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

The Greens Country Club Oak Tree Country Club

In Chagrin Falls.

Delmonico’s Steakhouse Elyria Country Club In Elyria.

Fox Meadow Country Club In Medina.

Hill ‘n Dale Club

oaktreecc.net In Edmond. About 15 miles north of Oklahoma City. 36 holes of Pete Dyedesigned golf, tennis, fitness center, pool, Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Shawnee Country Club

In Medina.

House of Blues - Foundation Room

Columbia Tower Club, Seattle

Charlotte The Capital Grille Charlotte City Club Signature Gold Dining.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Chetola Resort In Blowing Rock.

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

Firethorne Country Club, 704-243-2433 firethornecountryclub.com In Marvin, about 20 miles south of Charlotte. 18-hole Tom Jacksondesigned golf course, casual and formal dining, private events space, 10 tennis courts, four pools.

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

Omni Charlotte Hotel River Run Country Club In Davidson. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Sequoyah National Golf Club In Whittier.

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

Outer Banks See Norfolk, Virginia.

Raleigh/Durham My Triangle Community, 800-433-5079 trianglecommunityclubs.com

Angus Barn C arolina Club, 919-962-1101 carolina-club.com In Chapel Hill. On the campus of UNC at Chapel Hill, in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. 20 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Dining room and grill, 7 private rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

CLAY HAYNER

City Club Raleigh, 919-834-8829 cityclubraleigh.com On the 28th and 29th floors of the Wells Fargo Capitol Center. Formal and informal dining, 6 private dining rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Devils Ridge Golf Club, 919-557-6100 devilsridgecc.com In Holly Springs, 20 miles southwest of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoydesigned golf course. Grill area, 3 private dining rooms, and driving range. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Neuse Golf Club, 919-550-0550 neusegolf.com In Clayton, 30 miles southeast of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoy-designed course, clubhouse, 6 tennis courts, grill. 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 Resort In the Sandhills of North Carolina.

Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf on No. 9.

Wilmington Beaufort Club In Beaufort. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Winston-Salem Bermuda Run Country Club, 336-998-8155 bermudaruncc.com In Bermuda Run, about 13 miles southwest of Winston-Salem. Two 18-hole courses, tennis courts, two

pools, private events space, and two clubhouses, both with dining options.

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

Starmount Forest Country Club In Greensboro. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf

Ohio Akron Firestone Country Club, 330-644-8441 firestonecountryclub.com 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. Open daily April-October. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold on West and North courses. Privileges for Associate Club members do not apply during the week of the Bridgestone Invitational.

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

Cincinnati My River Community, 800-433-5079 myrivercommunity.com

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

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

University Club of Cincinnati

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

Lakeside Yacht Club Pro Football Hall of Fame

Tulsa Club at Indian Springs

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

Rustic Hills Country Club In Medina.

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

Weymouth Country Club In Medina.

heritagegc.com In Hilliard, 13 miles northwest of Columbus. 18-hole P.B. Dye-designed course, formal and casual dining venues, and private events space.

Signature Gold Golf.

Dayton

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

Redmond The Loft of Bend

Harrisburg Country Club of Harrisburg Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Lebanon Country Club In Lebanon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Applecross Country Club In Downingtown.

myrivercommunity.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, squash court, 2 group fitness rooms, dining room, lounge, meeting and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Sugar Valley Country Club

The Territory Golf and Country Club

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Plaza Riverside Golf & Country Club

Philadelphia

My River Community, 800-433-5079

Lawton

Portland

Pennsylvania

Heritage Golf Club, 614-777-1690

Cleveland

Oregon

In Bend.

Columbus

In Bellbrook.

In Broken Arrow.

University Club

Steele Mansion Inn In Painesville.

Oklahoma

mynorthcoastcommunity.com

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

In Canton.

Signature Gold Dining

My North Coast Community, 800-433-5079

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

Blue Hen Bed & Breakfast In Newark, Del.

The Capital Grille Club Quarters Hotel Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Philadelphia, King of Prussia.

Freedom Elite Yacht French Creek Golf Club In Chester County.

Hartefeld National, 610-268-8800 hartefeld.com In Avondale, 40 miles from Philadelphia. 18-hole Tom Faziodesigned golf course, grill and pub, ballroom. Signature Gold Golf.

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

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Charleston

North Hills Country Club, 215-887-8030 northhillscc.org In North Hills. 200-seat ballroom with bar, three pools, casual and upscale dining, and 18-hole golf course.

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

Pyramid Club, 215-567-6510 pyramidclub.com Atop Mellon Bank Center in Center City. Views of the Delaware Valley from the main dining room. Meeting and conference rooms. Closed Sat-Sun except on holidays and for private parties. Signature Gold Dining.

Belmond Charleston Place Hotel Charleston National Golf Club Harbour Club, 843-723-9680

Kiawah Island Golf Resort RiverTowne Country Club

Wachesaw Plantation Club

In Mount Pleasant. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Snee Farm Country Club In Mt. Pleasant.

Pittsburgh My Pittsburgh Community, 800-433-5079 mypittsburghcommunity.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. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Green Oaks Country Club In Verona.

Omni Bedford Springs Resort

Columbia C apital City Club, 803-256-2000 capitalcolumbia.com On the 25th floor of the SouthTrust Tower downtown, across from the capitol. Dining room, grill, private dining, lounge, meeting and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Inn at USC

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

Hyatt Regency Greenville Musgrove Mills Golf Club

In Bedford. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni William Penn Hotel Rivers Club, 412-391-5227

Hilton Head Island

riversclub.com In One Oxford Centre downtown.

Complete fitness, squash, yoga, Pilates, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Dining room and pub.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Country Club of Hilton Head, 843-681-2582

In Beaver.

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.

Treesdale Golf & Country Club, 724-625-2220

Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run, 843-689-2200

treesdalegolf.com In Gibsonia, 25 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh. 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.

goldenbear-indigorun.com 1,714-acre residential and golf community. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course, pro shop, tennis.

Salon Vivace In Gibsonia and Pittsburgh.

Seven Oaks Country Club

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

South Carolina Aiken

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

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House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

In Murrells Inlet. Signature Gold Golf.

Tennessee Chattanooga Black Creek Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Knoxville Club LeConte, 865-523-0405 clubleconte.com Atop Plaza Tower downtown, with views of the Tennessee River and Smoky Mountains. Dining rooms, lounge, 7 private dining rooms, meeting and conference rooms.

Signature Gold Dining.

Fox Den Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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.

Clarksville Country Club In Clarksville. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Nashville City Club Signature Gold Dining.

Temple Hills Country Club, 615-646-4785 templehillsgolf.com In Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville. 27 holes of golf open year-round, casual and formal dining, private events space, two tennis courts, junior Olympic-size pool.

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

Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort The Owners Club at Hilton Head, 843-342-2080

Texas

Set in the prestigious Indigo Run private community, a short drive to the island’s beaches. Special privileges at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Golden

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

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Barefoot Resort & Golf Signature Gold Golf at Dye Club.

Preferred rates at Fazio, Love, and Norman courses.

Signature Gold Golf.

In Ambler.

Myrtle Beach

harbour-charleston.com In historic downtown Charleston, across from Waterfront Park and the harbor. Dining, meeting rooms, bar, and rooftop terrace.Closed Mon. Signature Gold Dining.

Seabrook Island Club

Spirit of Philadelphia Talamore Country Club

Bear golf course, private lodge with swimming pool, member lounge, and business center plus spacious 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Homes.

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Abilene Abilene Country Club

Amarillo Amarillo Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Amarillo Club Signature Gold Dining.

Austin My Lone Star Community, 800-433-5079 mylonestarcommunity.com

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

he Hills Country Club, T 512-261-7272 In the Village of the Hills, 20 miles from downtown Austin along Lake Travis. Two 18-hole courses: the Jack Nicklaus-designed 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. 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.

L akeway Country Club, 512-261-7272 The 18-hole, Leon Howarddesigned Live Oak Golf Course has driving range, pro shop, 18 tennis courts, grill. Closed Mon. The 18-hole Yaupon Course, designed by Leon Howard, features practice facilities, driving range, pro shop, grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Lost Creek Country Club, 512-892-1205 lostcreekclub.com 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts, 3 swimming pools, large fitness facility, and dining. Closed Mon.

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa The Owners Club at Barton Creek, 512-329-4663 Offers members luxurious 3-bedroom, 3-1/2-bath Club Home accommodations with access to four golf courses by Tom Fazio, Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore, and Arnold Palmer; tennis center, fitness center, full-service spa, and several restaurants.

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

The University of Texas Club, 512-471-2000 utclub.com On the 6th and 7th floors in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial

Stadium. Bar with casual dining, banquette seating, media area, private rooms. Privileges are not extended during home football game weekends (Fri-Sun), however non-resident memberships are available. Signature Gold Dining.

Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Dallas/Fort Worth My Dallas Fort Worth Community, 800-433-5079 mydfwcommunity.com

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

Canyon Creek Country Club, 972-231-1466 canyoncreekclub.com In Richardson. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 24 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools, indoor and outdoor dining.

Closed Tue.

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

The Clubs of Prestonwood, 972-239-7111 prestonwoodcc.org Two North Texas clubs in one, just eight miles apart. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

The Creek Clubhouse In North Dallas. 18-hole course designed by Ralph Plummer; casual and formal dining, Laykhold-surface tennis courts, pool, and fitness center. Closed Mon.

The Hills Clubhouse In Plano. 18-hole course designed

by Dave Bennett. Pool. Closed Tue.

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

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

Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Addison, Uptown.

Frisco Gun Club In Frisco.

Gleneagles Country Club, 972-867-6666 gleneaglesclub.com In Plano, 25 miles northeast of DFW International Airport. Two 18-hole Bruce Devlin and Robert VonHaggedesigned golf courses, 18 lighted tennis courts, fitness facility, 3 dining areas, 6 private event rooms. Closed Mon. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

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, driving range, full-service dining, banquet facilities. Closed Mon.

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. Reservations required. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Las Colinas Country Club, 972-541-1141

Six Flags Over Texas In Arlington.

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. Lighted tennis courts, pool, formal and informal dining. Finger/Dye course for Signature and Associate Gold. Fazio course for Signature Gold.

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club stonebridgeranchcountryclub.com In McKinney. Overnight accommodations in golf course cottages.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

lascolinascc.com In Irving, 8 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course, tennis facilities, fitness center, 5 dining areas. Golf and dining available Tue-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

The Ranch Clubhouse, 972-540-2000

Oakmont Country Club, 940-321-5599

The Stonebridge Clubhouse, 972-540-1000

oakmontclub.com In Corinth, 20 miles northwest of Dallas. 18-hole course designed by Roger Packard and Don January; practice facility with double-ended driving range, clubhouse with pool and tennis facilities.

18-hole Pete Dye-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, 7 tennis courts, pool, fitness center with whirlpool and sauna, informal dining, grill. Closed Mon.

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

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Roy’s restaurant In Plano.

Shady Valley Country Club, 817-275-3092 DARREN CARROLL

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor In Arlington.

shadyvalley.com In Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Golf course, driving range, tennis court, pool, and sauna. Closed Mon.

Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel

27-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, pool, informal dining, grill, fitness center. Closed Tue.

Suntex Boat Club Timarron Country Club, 817-481-7529 timarronclub.com In Southlake, 15 miles west of DFW International Airport. 18-hole Byron Nelson-designed golf course.

Practice facility with driving range, sand bunker, and chipping and putting greens, 31,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, meeting and conference rooms, and special-event facilities. 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.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Trophy Club Country Club, 817-837-1900

The Downtown Club at Houston Center, 713-654-0877

trophyclub-dallas.com In Trophy Club, 15 miles from DFW In First City parking garage International Airport. 36-hole Ben downtown. Complete athletics, Hogan/Arthur Hill-designed course basketball, indoor track, 4 group (the only course designed by Hogan). exercise studios. Lunch only.

Fitness center, pool, 8 outdoor tennis Signature Gold Dining. courts, informal dining. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and The Downtown Club at Met, Associate Gold.

713-652-0700

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. Closed Mon.

The Westin Stonebriar Resort

Houston My Houston Community, 800-433-5079 myhoustoncommunity.com

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

Bay Oaks Country Club, 281-488-7888 bayoakscountryclub.com 18-hole Arthur Hills golf course, 9 tennis courts, pool, fitness center, formal and casual dining. Closed Mon.

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

The Clubs of Kingwood theclubsofkingwood.com In Kingwood. Hailed as one of the “World’s Largest Private Country Clubs”

The Clubs of Kingwood at Deerwood, 281-360-1060 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, pro shop, clubhouse, grill. Informal dining room available for private functions.

Closed Mon. Green fees apply after use of Signature Gold and O.N.E. complimentary rounds.

The Clubs of Kingwood at Kingwood, 281-358-2171 Four 18-hole golf courses, 5 pools, 26 tennis courts, clubhouse, pro shop. Closed Mon.

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

The Downtown Club Timarron Country Club, Southlake, Texas

town business leaders and residents.

Private dining rooms available at both clubs.

thedowntownclubhouston.com An alliance of two private club traditions in downtown Houston that offers expanded benefits for down-

In Allen Center downtown. 10 indoor tennis courts, squash, racquetball, basketball, 4 group exercise studios, KidZone, Bella Rinova Day Spa. Café lunch service. Signature Gold Dining.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

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 Devlindesigned golf course. Fine and casual dining. Closed Mon.

The Woodlands Country Club, 281-863-1400 thewoodlandscc.com In the Woodlands. 20 miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Three golf courses: the 27-hole Palmer course, 18-hole Player course, and 18-hole Tournament course. Tennis center with 21 courts, pool, fitness facilities, formal and casual dining, private events facilities.

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

Longview

In Houston, the Woodlands.

The Golf Trails of the Woodlands, 281-882-3000

Summit Club

thegolftrails.com In the Woodlands. 20 miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Two golf courses, the 18-hole Oaks and 18-hole Panther Trail, dining and snack options, access to pool and fitness facilities at adjacent Woodlands Resort & Conference Center.

Hearthstone Country Club, 281-463-2201 hearthstoneclub.com In northwest Houston. 27-hole golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools. Closed Mon.

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

The Houston Club, 713-225-3257 On the 49th floor in One Shell Plaza downtown. Dining with views of the city. Private dining rooms, wine lockers, meeting and conference rooms.

Signature Gold Dining.

Lake Windcrest, 281-259-2279

Signature Gold Dining.

Lubbock Hillcrest Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

The Texas Tech Club, 806-742-4496 texastechclub.com On the east side of Jones AT&T Stadium overlooking the football field and downtown. Dining, meeting and conference rooms. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

McAllen Cimarron Country Club, 956-581-7401 clubatcimarron.com In Mission. 5 miles from McAllen Miller International Airport.

Championship golf course, pool, racquetball courts, lighted tennis courts.

Closed Mon.

Midland Green Tree Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

San Angelo San Angelo Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

lakewindcrestgc.com In Magnolia. 35 miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

18-hole Thomas E. Walker-designed golf course, driving range.

Magnolia Creek, 281-557-0555 magnoliacreekgc.com In League City. 20 miles southeast of William P. Hobby Airport. 27-hole links-style golf course, practice facilities, event space.

South Shore Harbour, 281-334-0525 southshoreharbourcc.com In League City. 20 miles southeast of William P. Hobby Airport. 27-hole golf course, private events facilities.

Closed Mon.

Traditions Club

San Antonio My Lone Star Community, 800-433-5079 mylonestarcommunity.com

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, dining. Closed Mon.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Lake Amistad Resort & Marina In Del Rio. Part of Forever Resorts.

Mokara Hotel & Spa Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel

In Bryan. Golf benefits for Signature Gold Golf.

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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. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

River Crossing Club In Spring Branch. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Temple 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 pool, fitness facilities, main dining room, grill.

greenbrierclub.com In Chesapeake. 12 miles from Norfolk International Airport. Championship Rees Jones-designed 18-hole golf course, putting and chipping greens, driving range, 8 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, 2 racquetball courts, fitness center, outdoor junior Olympic-size pool. Closed Mon.

nagsheadgolflinks.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole golf course and grill.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Eagle’s Bluff Country Club In Bullard. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Victoria Victoria Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Waco Baylor Club Situated on the home side of Baylor University’s McLane Stadium. Dining, private event spaces, meeting rooms with business amenities. Signature Gold Dining.

Utah Park City Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

The Sanderling Resort Spirit of Norfolk Town Point Club, 757-625-6606 town-point.com Downtown in the World Trade Center. Formal and casual dining, lounge, business center, meeting and conference rooms. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Richmond Ford’s Colony Country Club, 757-258-4100 fordscolonycc.com In Williamsburg, about 50 miles east of Richmond International Airport.

Three 18-hole Dan Maples-designed courses, six indoor practice tees, casual and formal dining, private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Virginia Arlington See Washington, D.C.

stonehengeclub.com In Midlothian, 30 miles from Richmond International Airport.

Golf course, putting green, 6 lighted tennis courts, junior Olympic-size pool. Closed Mon.

Centreville See Washington, D.C.

Haymarket See Washington, D.C.

Hot Springs

Roanoke

Omni Homestead Resort The Owners Club at The Homestead, 540-839-3700

Hidden Valley Country Club In Salem. Signature Gold Golf.

Tysons

In Hot Springs. 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.

Norfolk The Currituck Club, 252-453-9400 thecurrituckgolfclub.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina,

In Bellevue.

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.

Tacoma Pacific Grill

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. My Capital Community, 800-433-5079 mycapitalcommunity.com

Capital & National Elite Yachts The Capital Grille In Washington, D.C.; and Tysons Corner, Va.

Chantilly National Golf and Country Club, 703-631-9560 chantilly-national.com In Centreville, Va., 10 miles south of Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Ed Ault-designed golf course, practice range, 6 tennis courts, pool, dining areas, and private dining rooms. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Charlie Palmer Group

City Club of Washington, 202-347-0818

Canterwood Golf & Country Club, 253-666-8502

See Washington, D.C.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

Washington

mypugetsoundcommunity.com

Leesburg

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 highspeed wireless Internet access and videoconferencing center. Signature Gold Dining.

See Washington, D.C.

My Puget Sound Community, 800-433-5079

See Washington, D.C.

The Capital Grille Columbia Tower Club, 206-622-2010

Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurant.

Seattle

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Nags Head Golf Links, 252-441-8073

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between Duck and Corolla. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport.

18-hole Rees Jones course, practice facilities. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

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city-washington.com In the Columbia Square building in downtown. Main dining room, 5 private dining/meeting rooms, business center, member lounge, and bar.

Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Club Quarters Hotel Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Washington D.C.; Tysons, Va.

The Golf Club at Lansdowne In Lansdowne, Va.

Lansdowne Resort In Lansdowne, Va.

Madame Tussaud’s Presidents Gallery

Wisconsin Madison Bishops Bay Country Club In Middleton. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Members receive 50 percent off admission.

Milwaukee

Mt. Vernon Excursion Norbeck Country Club, 301-774-7700

In Kohler.

norbeckcc.com In Rockville. 18 miles north of Washington D.C. 18-hole golf course, 12 tennis courts, volleyball court, pool, fitness center. Course closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Odyssey Cruises Piedmont Club, 703-753-5922 piedmontclub.com In Haymarket, Va. 25 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining, and conference facilities. Course closed Tue. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner In Tysons, Va.

River Creek Club, 703-779-2022 rivercreekclub.com In Leesburg, Va, along the Potomac River. Fewer than 20 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Ault, Clark, and Associates-designed championship golf course, 4 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, pro shop, dining areas, private dining rooms, and fitness center.

The Source Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Spirit of Washington Sportrock Climbing Center In Sterling, Va.

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

The Capital Grille Destination Kohler Geneva National Golf Club In Lake Geneva.

University Club of Milwaukee — Downtown Signature Gold Dining.

University Club of Milwaukee — Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Wausau Greenwood Hills Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

International Canada Montréal, Québec Club de Golf Islesmere In Laval. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

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

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

In Acton.

West Virginia

In Bond Head. Signature Gold Golf.

Charleston Berry Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Morgantown Pete Dye Golf Club In Bridgeport. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Caledon Woods Golf Club 30 minutes northwest of Toronto.

Cherry Downs Golf & Country Club In Pickering.

The Club at Bond Head

The Country Club In Woodbridge.

DiamondBack Golf Club In Richmond Hill.

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

Emerald Hills Golf Club In Stouffville.

Glen Abbey Golf Club 30 minutes west of Toronto.

Glencairn Golf Club In Milton.

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

Grandview Golf Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

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

Greystone Golf Club In Milton.

Heron Point Golf Links In Ancaster.

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

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.

Omni King Edward Hotel RattleSnake Point Golf Club In Milton.

Rocky Crest Golf Resort In Mactier.

Sherwood Inn In Port Carling.

Station Creek Golf Club In Gormley.

Wyndance Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Vancouver, British Columbia Vida Spa 4 locations.

China Beijing C apital Club, 011-8610-8486-2225 thecapitalclub.com On the 50th floor of Capital Mansion in the Chao Yang business district.

Bar area, grill room, Chinese dining room, 9 private rooms, business center with wireless Internet access and videoconferencing facilities.

Athletics area includes swimming pool, gymnasium, squash, and 6-lane bowling alley. Signature Gold Dining.

Hangzhou Meilu Legend Hotel West Lake Mansion Club Inside the Meilu Legend Hotel.

Private dining rooms, meeting rooms, wine and cigar bar.

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

England London Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch

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

France Paris Paris International Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Saint James Paris Hotel

Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Club

nished accommodations with private verandas and hot tubs. Members pay cart fees only at Vista Vallarta, the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course. A second 18-hole course, designed by Tom Weiskopf, is also available for play.

Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-29-000-30 vallartagolfclubs.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. Signature Gold Golf.

Inside the Frankfurt Airport complex, near the Sheraton Hotel.

Puerto Rico

India

San Juan

New Delhi Le Cirque

Indonesia Jakarta American Club

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

Roc (Taiwan) Taipei American Club World Trade Center Club

Mexico

Scotland

Cancun

St. Andrews

Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas Omni Puerto Adventuras Hotel Beach Resort

Old Course Hotel St. Andrews Golf Resort & Spa

In Puerto Adventuras.

Singapore

Cozumel

Singapore

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.

Signature Gold Golf.

Melia Cozumel All-Inclusive Golf & Beach Resort Playa Azul Golf, Scuba, Spa Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort Spa

Puerto Vallarta Casa Velas Hotel Boutique Marina Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-221-00-73 vallartagolfclubs.com 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. 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 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 fur-

The American Club Tower Club In Republic Plaza.

South Africa Johannesburg The Rand Club

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 Business Servcorp Members receive 20 percent discount on all Virtual Office packages and complimentary access to a private workstation for 5 hours per week in any executive business lounge. Executive Suite Offices come with $1,000 services vouchers.

Entertainment

the clubline

800-433-5079

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

international callers

972-888-7357

Complimentary dessert for each member of the dining party. (Limit 10 per table.)

signature gold

866-989-GOLD

Six Flags amusement parks

e - mail clubline @ clubcorp . com fax

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

972-888-7527

Tickets Purchase tickets for events such as concerts, Las Vegas shows, sporting events, and theater productions.

Ticket purchases are through a thirdparty provider.

for a complete list of your benefits clubline . com private event desk

877-684-3919

Hotel Program

privateevents @ clubcorp . com

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

Preferred Rates For Members The following hotels offer members preferred rates: Kimpton Hotel Group, Omni Hotels, and select Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company locations.

Insurance

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

Savoya

Members may qualify for an additional discount on car insurance. For a free quote, go to geico.com/disc/ clubcorp or call 800-368-2734.

Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E. benefits receive 25 percent discount on ground transportation services in more than 55 countries.

All other associate members receive 20 percent discount.

Products

Travel

Geico

Elite Alliance

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.

Services Ship Sticks Members receive preferred rates for golf club shipping services. Coupon code: ClubCorp2017

Medjet Members receive preferred rates on an annual MedjetAssist membership.

Medjet is a global air medical transport and travel protection program.

Reference ClubCorp when calling 800-527-7478 and receive $35 off.

Qualified members receive two years of complimentary membership and the opportunity to be credited with 1.5 times the number of earned Elite Credits for the first vacation deposit.

Oceania Cruises Members receive a $100 shipboard credit.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Members receive a $100 shipboard credit per suite for new bookings on any Regent Seven Seas cruise, and best-available 2-for-1 inclusive fares.

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Members receive a 125-euro shipboard credit when booking a European river cruise.

Silversea Members receive up to 5 percent discount on cruises, $200 shipboard credit, and onboard amenities.

SQN Escapes Complimentary same-day replay with a paid round at Vidanta golf courses in Los Cabos, Nuevo Vallarta, Puerto Peñasco, and Riviera Maya.

Cart fee not covered. To book, call the ClubLine.

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So you want to …

Celebrate the New Year in New York

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o ring in 2018 at an uber-exclusive soiree, reserve one of the private skypods at St. Cloud Social overlooking Times Square from the 17th floor of the Knickerbocker Hotel at 42nd Street and Broadway. At the open-air rooftop lounge, high above the masses, get unmatched views of the Waterford Crystal ball — just 150 feet above your pod — that drops every New Year at midnight, bringing a roar from the crowd and delighting TV audiences around the world. The revelry also includes a Champagne toast, open bar, food by chef Charlie Palmer, and live entertainment.

— DON NICHOLS

5TH AVENUE DIGITAL

Details: Skypods seating 15 to 20 people priced $75,000 to $125,000. Standing-room and reservedseating tickets in the indoor-outdoor lounge area, from $4,001. Includes an overnight stay at the hotel. 855-865-6425; theknickerbocker.com

Bonus EMICRISTEA/DREAMSTIME (ROMANIA), JESUS VALDOVINOS ALQUICIRA/ARCHIVO DIGITAL DE LAS COLECCIONES DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA/INAH- CANON (SKULL)

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Cycling Among History

Australia-based Bike Odyssey now offers South American tours from Bariloche to Santiago with its 29-day bicycle expedition, following the path of Argentine military leader Che Guevara. The trip, named “Che – Bariloche to Santiago,” covers 1,461 miles and includes visits to Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes, and the Casablanca Valley wine region. From $12,637. For a shorter trip, book a two-week segment, from $6,486.

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Stay at camps such as Laikipia Wilderness (pictured) and see cheetahs and more on these flying safaris.

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ALBIE VENTER (TENT), JUAN RICARDO RAMIREZ (FOOD)

Get unobstructed views of Africa’s exotic wildlife from your own skybox. Equipped with a newly acquired 10-seat Cessna aircraft featuring fully rotating leather seats and wraparound windows, Scenic Air Safaris introduces two itineraries focused on wildlife conservation and iconic African sights.

1 On the “9-Day Endangered Species Flying Safari,” you’ll soar over the Maasai Mara national game reserve, connect with noted conservation specialists, and see lions, cheetahs, African wild dogs, black rhinos, and more. From $9,875 per person.

1 The “14-Day Ultimate Across Africa Safari” travels from Victoria Falls to Nairobi (or Kilimanjaro to Victoria Falls) to see the Okavango Delta, Lake Malawi, and other distinctive landscapes, along with diverse indigenous animals. From $23,950 per person. scenicairsafaris.com

new gastronomy tours from Colombia-based travel company Amakuna 1 “Colombian Flavors,” an 11-day trip from Bogota to Cartagena, emphasizes authentic Amazonian cuisine and includes lessons with regional chefs along the way.

1 “Beyond the Kitchen,” also 11 days, moves in reverse from Cartagena to Bogota, this time with a stop in the country’s Coffee Region. From $3,850.

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Dive in for Fresh Seafood This past summer, Major Food Group took the space previously occupied by the famed Four Seasons restaurant in New York’s Seagram building in Midtown Manhattan and opened its 14th restaurant, the Pool. Try light seafood dishes, such as black bass (below), from Chef Rich Torrisi. Cap off your meal with a drink at the Pool Lounge’s mother-ofpearl bar. 212-375-9001; thepoolnewyork.com

When in Vancouver, Make Dinner Special Set in a 19th-century building just behind the popular L’Abattoir restaurant in Vancouver’s Gastown district, No. 1 Gaoler’s Mews opens once a month for just eight diners. Sit at an open counter and watch chefs prepare multiple courses, inspired by French and West Coast cuisine. Act fast — reservations for the first three months sold out in less than three minutes. From $219. 604-568-1701; gaolersmews.com

Something for Everybody James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina raises the bar on the food hall experience with his latest concept in Hawaii.

The Street, a Michael Mina Social House, brings together a collection of chefs and varied culinary experiences in a 6,900-square-foot section of Honolulu’s International Market Place. Like to try a bit of everything? Purchase the Street Party Pass for $37 and choose seven items from any of the hawker stalls. 808-377-4402; thestreetsocialhouse.com 86

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Restaurants

Chef Jay Blackinton

ANDREW PLOTSKY (CHEF), ANTHONY MAIR (BEER)

Washington’s New Upscale Dining Spot A cool new restaurant named Ælder, from up-and-coming chef Jay Blackinton, lands on Washington’s Orcas Island, highlighting Pacific Northwest fare with ingredients sourced exclusively from the island. Located in the former dining room of Chef Blackinton’s other restaurant, the pizzeriastyle Hogstone, the more upscale Ælder offers tasting menus of four, seven, and 12 courses Friday through Monday.

Reach the island by ferry or seaplane. 360-376-4647; hogstone.com/aelder

Emeril’s Vegas Beer Garden

Raise a pint and snack on German-inspired fare from celeb chef Emeril Lagasse when you stop by the new Biergarten at Lagasse’s Stadium in the Palazzo Las Vegas. Dine alfresco on communal bench seating under ambient string lighting. Temptations include flame-grilled bratwurst, chicken schnitzel, and warm apple strudel, as well as brews and craft cocktails. 702-607-2665; venetian.com FA L L 2017

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Cruise News

Life on the Mississippi

The American Queen Steamboat Company recently christened its third vessel, the American Duchess, and began sailing the Mississippi River in August. The first all-suite U.S. paddlewheel boat accommodates 166 guests, with suites that range from 180 to 550 square feet. Also onboard: upscale and casual dining options, entertainment venues, and a fitness center.

888-749-5280; americanqueen steamboatcompany.com

The Disney Cruise Line itinerary “Seven-Night Halloween on the High Seas Canada Cruise� sees a Disney ship set sail for Quebec City for the first time next fall, departing from New York on Sept. 20, 2018. Canadian ports of call include Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saguenay, Quebec; and Baie-Comeau, Quebec. A reverse trip leaves from Quebec City for New York on Sept. 27. 888-3252500; disneycruise.com

TODD ANDERSON (MICKEY), CHLOE RICE (DISNEY SHIP)

Fun for the Whole Family

Under the Sea With Ponant

JACQUES ROUGERIE ARCHITECTE (PONANT), MANNY IRIARTE (SANDOVAL)

French cruise line Ponant debuts two new ships next year: Le Lapérouse sets sail in June to trace the Viking journey around Iceland, and Le Champlain takes its maiden voyage in September 2018 from the Amalfi Coast to Malta. Both ships — along with two more ships that will launch in 2019 — will feature an industry first: onboard underwater lounges. The lounges, located beneath the water line, will showcase two portholes that look out on the sea, so travelers can watch the marine life swimming just on the other side of the glass. 888-400-1082; us.ponant.com

Jazz at Sea

Arturo Sandoval

Listen to cool jazz while cruising in style on two fall sailings with Seabourn. On Nov. 5, embark on the 24-day “Caribbean & Brazilian Exploration” from Miami to Buenos Aires accompanied by the live musical stylings of multiple-Grammy-winning trumpeter and pianist Arturo Sandoval. Or head to Central America Nov. 15 on the 18-day “Panama Canal Sojourn” with entertainment by acclaimed jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli. 800929-9391; seabourn.com FA L L 2017

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Hotels

UnderCurrent Bar

In the Heart of NOLA A newly renovated 1920s building in the central business district now houses NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans, located about a mile from the National World War II Museum and Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Stay in one of the hotel’s 217 rooms and utilize 14,000 square feet of meeting space, the rooftop pool and bar, and the venue’s contemporary restaurant. Amenities include daily newspaper delivery, iPod docking station, and 24-hour room service. From $229. 504-962-6500; nopsihotel.com

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Courtyard Wanderlust King Suite

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Golden City Redo Check in at Hotel Zoe San Francisco, which reopened in June after a five-month, multimillion-dollar refresh. Enhancements include a new lobby bar; updated interiors conceived by Paletteur, a San Franciscobased design company; and a revamped exterior to match. From $250. 800-648-4626; hotelzoesf.com

Book a room on the ninth floor or above of the 21-story Hotel 50 Bowery, Joie de Vivre’s first New York property, for clear views of the Manhattan skyline through the hotel’s floor-toceiling windows. Opened last May in Chinatown, the hotel houses 229 contemporary rooms accented with subtle Asian design touches to reflect the neighborhood.

From $325. 866-926-9379; jdvhotels.com/50bowery Must Do: On the hotel’s second floor, see a 1,500-square-foot permanent exhibit from the Museum of Chinese in America exploring the history of Chinatown’s prominent streets.

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The Suite Life

CHRISTOS DRAZOS

The elegant Canaves Oia Hotel on the Greek island of Santorini opened eight luxury suites, carved into Aegean seaside cliffs, last spring. The Sunday Suites are white inside and out, featuring handmade furniture and unique decor with minimal touches of color. Book the Master Suite for a private veranda, heated infinity pool, and panoramic caldera view. From $819. 011-30-22860-71453; canaves.com

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One Night (Or More) in Bangkok

SAMATCHA APAISUWAN (AKYRA), WHAT THE FOX STUDIO (BEIJING-2)

The Akyra Thonglor Bangkok hotel, just approaching its first birthday in Thailand’s capital city, will debut the first phase of an ongoing redesign by year’s end, including the first two floors of accommodations. The 1920s-inspired stylings — think black-and-white custom furnishings with gold accents, tinted-glass dining tables, and whitemarble coffee tables — will weave throughout the public spaces and 148 rooms, consisting of studios with kitchenettes and one-, two-, and threebedroom suites with balconies and full kitchens.

From $89. theakyra.com/bangkok

Bed and Business in China

Work, play, and sleep in the heart of Beijing’s central business district when you stay at Shangri-La’s new 450-room Hotel Jen Beijing. The urban-focused property features spacious rooms with USB charging bays and free Wi-Fi; a public work area with a café, workstations, and meeting rooms; a fitness center equipped with a heated pool, boxing ring, and mixed martial arts area; and the district’s only gastropub with its own brewery. From $157. 011-86-10-6505-2277; hoteljen.com

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Culture

Graffiti Gone Legit

TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE

Choosing from about 60 submissions from local artists, the Tucson Arts Brigade recently added eight new murals in downtown Tucson, Ariz., as part of its ongoing beautification program. The brightly colored street artworks use bold images to represent aspects of the city’s history and culture and celebrate the locals’ spirit of cooperation and collaboration. tucsonartsbrigade.org

Cincy Theater’s Meticulous Upgrade

After a $145 million restoration project, the Cincinnati Music Hall reopens Oct. 6, renovated for 21st-century audiences while maintaining its historic charms. That means enhanced acoustics and more comfortable seating without losing the painted fresco and chandeliers of the past. cincinnatiarts.org FA L L 2017

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Stone-paved streets in Sighisoara, Romania

New European 1 Adventures for Active Travelers

Spend a week cycling through the Romanian countryside on a new recreation-level biking trip from Butterfield & Robinson.

During the day, you’ll hop on your two-wheeler to see churches, castles, and UNESCO Heritage Sites, stopping for wine tastings, walking tours along cobblestone streets, and visits to Transylvanian villages. Each night, you’ll bed down at a different boutique hotel for sustenance and relaxation.

From $5,795. 866-551-9090; butterfield.com/trip/romania-biking

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With a just-added self-guided walking route from On Foot Holidays, experience Northern Italy’s Lakes region like a true wayfarer.

The seven-night journey takes you from Lake Maggiore to Lake Orta with the area’s waterways, islands, and mountains as your scenic backdrops. Walk 6 to 11 miles each day, immersing yourself in Italy’s food, wine, and culture. From $1,030, double occupancy, including seven nights’ B&B lodgings, luggage transfers, and route notes.

011-44-1722-322652; onfootholidays.co.uk

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Bike across Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily via Ride & Seek’s “3 Islands Tour” cycling journey.

During the new 21-day trip, you’ll log about 50 miles a day, covering territory overlooking coastlines, farmland, mountains, and other vistas during the threepart trek. Throughout the excursion, fuel up with local cuisine and wine, including handmade pasta, meat pies, and caponata, a Sicilian eggplant dish. From $10,000.

011-61-2-8007-3337; rideandseek.com/ epic/3-islands

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Trek across three islands, discover Stonehenge, and visit WWII’s Jersey War Tunnels as part of Wilderness Travel’s May 2018 “Ancient Britain to the Channel Islands” trip.

The 13-day hiking expedition begins in Salisbury, England, and concludes on Jersey Island, home of 6,000-year-old Neolithic site Hougue Bie. From $6,495. 800-368-2794; wildernesstravel.com FA L L 2017

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NASHVILLE

“Loretta Lynn: Blue Kentucky Girl” Through Aug. 5, 2018

NEW YORK

Swing by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to celebrate a Grammy-winning legend.

The yearlong exhibition features the original manuscript for Lynn’s 1970 hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the microphone she used at her first recording session, and much more memorabilia. 615-416-2001; countrymusichalloffame.org

“David Hockney”

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue presents the only North American showing of this wide-ranging David Hockney retrospective exhibition. See iconic works by the 80-year-old artist, including his early experiments with modernist abstraction, midcareer forays into illusion and realism, and recent jewel-toned landscapes. 212-535-7710; metmuseum.org

RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAGES FOR COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM (LYNN), TATE IMAGES (HOCKNEY)

A Bigger Splash

by David Hockney

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SAN FRANCISCO

“Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire” Sept. 30, 2017-Feb. 11, 2018

Organized with Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park presents the United States’ first major exhibition about this ancient metropolis in more than 20 years. Many of the 200 pieces are on display in the country for the first time. 415-750-3600; deyoung.famsf.org

JESUS VALDOVINOS ALQUICIRA/ARCHIVO DIGITAL DE LAS COLECCIONES DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA/INAH- CANON (DE YOUNG), BELVEDERE, WIEN (KLIMT), FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO (RODIN)

Portrait of Johanna Staude

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Pierre de Weissant

by Auguste Rodin

“Klimt & Rodin: An Artistic Encounter” Oct. 14, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018

View paintings and sculptures by modern-art pioneers Gustav Klimt and Auguste Rodin at the Legion of Honor museum in Lincoln Park. The exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of the famed artists’ deaths and celebrates their legacies, with 33 works by Klimt and 25

by Rodin. 415-750-3600; legionofhonor.famsf.org

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Colors for a Large Wall

by Ellsworth Kelly

PARIS

“Etre Moderne: le MoMA à Paris” Oct. 11, 2017-March 5, 2018

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TORONTO

“NHL Centennial Exhibit” Through Jan. 7, 2018

At the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto, see historic NHL memorabilia, including Wayne Gretzky’s 802-goal puck, Bobby Orr’s 1970s-era knee brace, and the first goalie mask worn regularly in the league. 416-3607735; hhof.com

Goalie mask worn by Jacques Plante

MOMA, N.Y. (KELLY)

This fall, Fondation Louis Vuitton unveils France’s first comprehensive exhibition of the New York Museum of Modern Art’s expansive collection. The exhibit unfurls throughout the entire 126,000-squarefoot Frank Gehrydesigned building, bringing together diverse works by Diane Arbus, Paul Cézanne, Edward Hopper, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and many others — some being seen in the country for the first time.

011-33-1-40-69-9600; fondationlouisvuitton.fr/ en.html

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Big Fish Eat Little Fish

by Pieter Bruegel

“Bruegel: Drawing the World” Through Dec. 3

“Raphael” Sept. 29, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018

ALBERTINA, WIEN (FISH), ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (HANDS), SAMUEL H. KRESS COLLECTION (ALTOVITI)

The Albertina art museum highlights Renaissance greats Pieter Bruegel and Raphael with two temporary exhibits this fall. Check out 100 works by Bruegel, including some printed pieces restored by the Albertina on display for the first time. The museum also presents about 150 drawings and paintings by Raphael, ranging from compositional studies to complete paintings, in the first Austrian exhibit to display works only by the Italian artist. 011-43-1-534-830; albertina.at/en Self Portrait, circa 1638

by Peter Paul Rubens

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Study of Head and Hand

by Raphael

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Portrait of Bindo Altoviti

by Raphael

“Rubens: The Power of Transformation” Oct. 17, 2017-Jan. 21, 2018

Visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna for an exhibit focused on Flemish baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens’ creativity, featuring pieces from the museum as well as international loans.

Works by Rubens on display include drawings, oil sketches, panel paintings, and sizable canvases. 011-431-525-240; khm.at/en/ FA L L 2017

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The following eight pages are included as an advertising insert in Private Clubs.

CLUBCORP

ACCESS Fall 2017

For Members with My World (Signature Gold) or O.N.E. Benefits.

C E L E B R AT I N G 6 0 Y E A R S O F U N F O R G E T TA B L E E V E N T S

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THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING AT CLUBCORP CLUBS Over the past 60 years, ClubCorp clubs have been the place where Members and non-members celebrate special occasions, milestones, holidays, weddings and more. Our dedicated event teams have created countless Magic Moments to make sure every "Yes," every "I do" and every "Congratulations" is one of a kind.

As we celebrate 60 years of hosting your most cherished events, we would like to thank you for trusting us with your once-in-a-lifetime moments. We are honored to have you in our family, glad to be a part of your lives and hope you will continue to share your fondest memories with us.

Contact your Club's private event director to find out about our special 60th anniversary programs and offers.

WEDDINGS

MORGAN RUN CLUB & RESORT RANCHO SANTA FE, CA

FLAT CREEK COUNTRY CLUB PEACHTREE CITY, GA

OAK TREE COUNTRY CLUB EDMOND, OK

WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB THE WOODLANDS, TX

We’re proud to host thousands of “I do’s" at ClubCorp clubs each year. Cheers to all of the couples, families and friends we have welcomed. We look forward to seeing you again for many more special occasions.

BAYLOR CLUB WACO, TX

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

METROPOLITAN CLUB CHICAGO, IL

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There’s always something to celebrate and we are happy to be a part of it. We create unforgettable moments for all your most important milestones including anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, graduations, bar/bat mitzvahs, retirement parties and so much more.

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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FEATURED TRAVEL MARKETS WASHINGTON D.C.

CITY CLUB RALEIGH RALEIGH, NC

MEETINGS

PYRAMID CLUB PHILADELPHIA, PA

INDIAN WELLS COUNTRY CLUB INDIAN WELLS, CA

Whether getting a deal done or team bonding, we’ve been the host to thousands of meetings in our private settings with unique views and professional service.

CITRUS CLUB ORLANDO, FL

HOLIDAYS We understand how important holidays are with the ones you love the most and we can’t wait to make your next one the best yet.

GOLF OUTINGS Thousands of golf outings have teed it up on our courses whether raising money for a charity, entertaining coworkers, or playing a round with the groomsmen.

ANTHEM GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB ANTHEM, AZ

FIRETHORNE COUNTRY CLUB MARVIN, NC

Fall is a great time to visit our nation’s capital and tour sites.

While you are there, save over $1000 by using your complimentary golf and dining benefits. Play a round at Chantilly National Golf & Country Club, Piedmont Club and River Creek Club. Enjoy dining at City Club of Washington and Tower Club Tysons Corner.1 Plus, just north of D.C., visit Norbeck Country Club and Eagle's Nest Country Club.

CHANTILLY NATIONAL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB CENTREVILLE, VA

PHILADELPHIA Visit Philadelphia and save over $550 while playing golf at Cherry Valley Country Club, Hartefeld National and North Hills Country Club.

Complimentary dining is available at Pyramid Club in downtown Philadelphia.1

NORTH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB NORTH HILLS, PA

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply.

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Some restrictions and exclusions apply.

See back cover important details and additional terms and conditions.

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DESTINATION DEALS HYATT REGENCY LAKE TAHOE RESORT, SPA AND CASINO | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV Come see for yourself and experience the true colors of fall at Lake Tahoe. Members receive 20% off the nightly rate, free welcome glass of sparkling wine at check-in and a $10 Casino Match Play coupon in the newly renovated Grand Lodge Casino. Play outside all day, then entertain yourselves all night. Enjoy rates from $191 beginning mid-September.1

HYATT REGENCY SCOTTSDALE RESORT & SPA AT GAINEY RANCH | SCOTTSDALE, AZ

OMNI AUSTIN

Enjoy 20% off the rate of the day as well as free Wi-Fi, beach and pool activities, welcome drink upon check-in, live music nightly in Center Stage Bar, shuttle to Old Town Scottsdale and Kierland, and hiking shuttle. Offer valid September 11 -December 31, 2017.1

MONARCH BEACH RESORT | DANA POINT, CA Plan your visit with rates starting at $305 plus tax, per night, complimentary valet parking, $155 green fees on the Monarch Golf Links and an extra $50 resort credit for stays through December 31, 2017. 2

HYATT REGENCY LAKE TAHOE

LA POSADA DE SANTA FE | SANTA FE, NM Visit this Tribute Portfolio Resort and Spa and enjoy 10% off the bestavailable rates and two complimentary welcome drinks when you visit through December 1, 2017.1

OMNI PARKER HOUSE | BOSTON, MA Experience the Park ‘n Stay package with luxurious accommodations, daily breakfast in Parker’s Restaurant for each registered guest (35% savings) and complimentary valet parking (saving $48/night) with 24-hour service.1

HYATT REGENCY SCOTTSDALE

OMNI AUSTIN DOWNTOWN | AUSTIN, TX Enjoy skyline views and soak up the sun at the rooftop pool within walking distance of the Texas State Capitol in the heart of Austin’s music and entertainment district. Members receive a 15% discount, as well as a room upgrade at check-in (based on availability) and complimentary Wi-Fi. Offer valid through December 30, 2017. Check out the University of Texas Club only 1.5 miles away and enjoy your complimentary dining benefit. Your complimentary golf benefits can be used at The Hills of Lakeway, Lost Creek and River Place Country Clubs.1

MONARCH BEACH RESORT

MOKARA HOTEL AND SPA | SAN ANTONIO, TX The Alamo City Getaway offer includes 12% off the best available rate, complimentary valet parking and breakfast for each registered guest with a 2-night stay. Offer valid through December 30, 2017.1 OMNI CHARLOTTE

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OMNI ATLANTA HOTEL AT CNN CENTER | ATLANTA, GA HOTEL OMNI MONT-ROYAL

Stay in and dine at their restaurants, pamper yourself at the spa or dive into the city life all around you. Members receive 20% off the best available rate and daily breakfast for two. Offer valid through December 30, 2017 and is based on availability.1

OMNI CHARLOTTE HOTEL | CHARLOTTE, NC Centrally located in the heart of Uptown, the hotel is within walking distance of the EpiCentre entertainment district, area businesses and local restaurants and attractions. Visit between now and December 30, 2017 and receive 12% off best-available rates.1 OMNI ATLANTA

OMNI HOTELS & RESORTS From spectacular iconic resorts to city hotels that are just steps from the action, Omni Hotels & Resorts has a location that is waiting for you.

Reserve one of their luxurious suites for three nights and pay just $20.17 for your third night.1

PINEHURST RESORT | PINEHURST, NC When you visit Pinehurst this fall, you can enjoy our most popular yearround golf package and, as a member of a ClubCorp club, you will also receive 20% off the regular package rate.

LA POSADA DE SANTA FE

The Donald Ross Golf Package starts at $936 and includes two nights’ accommodations, three rounds of golf, breakfast and dinner daily. Plus, Members can enjoy their complimentary golf benefits on Pinehurst No. 9. 3

VAIL MOUNTAIN LODGE & SPA | VAIL, CO Experience fall in the Rockies with a private guided hike, classical massage, guided meditation, a gift of good food and a luxury stay in one of our lodge rooms. Reconnect With Life Package pricing is $1,061 based on double occupancy, a savings of $268, and is valid September 1 – November 15, 2017.4

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INTERNATIONAL DEALS PRESIDENTE INTERCONTINENTAL COZUMEL RESORT & SPA | COZUMEL, MEXICO

MOKARA HOTEL

Members receive a 10% discount on room rates, 20% discount in food & beverage at the restaurants, complimentary use of the Resort putting green, complimentary Wi-Fi, use of the 24-hour fitness center and 24-hour business center, and complimentary access to the Spa wet areas. 5

HOTEL OMNI MONT-ROYAL | MONTREAL, QUEBEC Discover elegance and luxury with a 15% savings on the best available rate and a local welcome amenity until December 30, 2017. Rates are based on availability, special offer not valid on Oct. 3-7, 2017; Oct. 13, 2017; Nov. 9-11, 2017; and Dec. 31, 2017.1 PINEHURST RESORT

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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MEDINA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB | MEDINA, MN NEW CLUBCORP CLUB Ranked among the top private courses in Minnesota, this impressive property boasts 18 holes of championship golf, a 9-hole practice course, an oversized resort-style pool and four tennis courts. Make your tee time today!

CLARKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB | CLARKSVILLE, TN With the course’s rolling hills and undulating topography, testing greens and tree-lined fairways, each round tests and rewards players of all skill levels.

BISHOPS BAY COUNTRY CLUB | MADISON, WI Bob Lohmann designed the 18-hole championship course to be challenging for golfers of every ability; there are six men’s and women’s tees and two junior tees per hole. Beyond that, Lohmann established trees and greens with truly stunning views of Wisconsin’s Capitol Building, Lake Mendota, the University of Wisconsin skyline and the rolling countryside.

ANNISTON COUNTRY CLUB | ANNISTON, AL Measuring just over 6,250 yards from the back tees, most players initially think good scores come easy at this "short course." Many holes are tree lined, but ACC is known for its difficult putting surfaces. The greens are sloped severely from back to front with slick Champion Bermuda grass.

Local knowledge is a must in order to play this course well, but most members will simply tell new players to "stay below the hole."

INDIAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB | BOWLING GREEN, KY Naturally rolling hills and tree-lined fairways make Indian Hills a tough, but enjoyable day of golf. With the sloped fairways and strategically placed bunkers, Indian Hills provides a challenge every round.

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For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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NEW CLUBS

OFFERING COMPLIMENTARY 1 GOLF BENEFITS

THE CLUB AT WINGTIP | SAN FRANCISCO, CA The 10th floor bar combines the exclusivity of a classic private social club with the genuine camaraderie of a neighborhood pub. Enjoy ample seating around the bar or grab a table in the lounge for stunning views of a San Francisco icon, the Pyramid Building. Surrounding the main bar are the private parlor rooms, Billiards Room, a full-swing Golf Simulator and Whisky Corner. Sorry, no complimentary benefits available – access only.

UNIVERSITY CLUB OF MILWAUKEE | MILWAUKEE, WI Enjoy complimentary dining benefits in this downtown location, and University Club of Milwaukee Golf Club offers complimentary golf benefits.

BEAUFORT CLUB | MOOREHEAD CITY, NC Come experience the best in seaside golf at this signature Bob Moore Golf Course. Featuring 18 holes that engage your competitive side while providing breathtaking views of the scenic surroundings, Beaufort Club has it all.

SHIP YOUR STICKS FOR LESS WITH SHIP STICKS Planning a golf trip soon? Ship Sticks makes it easier to get both you and your clubs to your next destination. Save 20% on your next order when you use promo code CCSUMMER17.6 https://www.shipsticks.com/clubcorp

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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KICK OFF THE SEASON WITH US IT'S FALL AND THAT MEANS IT'S FOOTBALL TIME. Celebrate game day with great game day benefits at our alumni clubs.

Visit clubcorp.com/gameday or call ClubLine to find out all about your Member benefits.

BAYLOR CLUB WACO, TX

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CLUB AUSTIN, TX

THE CAROLINA CLUB CHAPEL HILL, NC

THE UNIVERSITY CENTER CLUB AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE, FL

THE TEXAS TECH CLUB LUBBOCK, TX

THE BOSTON COLLEGE CLUB BOSTON, MA

1. Some restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact ClubLine for more details. 2. Monarch Beach Resort: Some restrictions apply, based upon availability. 3. Pinehurst Resort: Rate includes discount and is per person, based on double occupancy. Valid September 4 through October 31, 2017. Subject to tax and resort service fee. $195 premium for Pinehurst No. 2. 4. Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa: Terra Bistro gift card can only be used at Terra Bistro during the stay, no cash back on the card, cannot be combined with any other offer, cannot be used for gratuity. 5. Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort & Spa: Does not apply for Room Service or Mini Bar consumptions. Offer valid for stays through December 21, 2017 6. Ship Sticks: Offer expires October 31, 2017 and cannot be combined with another offer. 1-6. All offers are subject to availability and none are redeemable for cash. Other restrictions and exclusions may apply. © ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 0917 NP

For tickets, reservations or more information about these special offers: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com | clubcorpnetwork.com

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