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Hot Shots

What you can learn from golf’s young wizards — McIlroy, Johnson, Ko, et al.

How the Newest Gear Can Jump-Start Your Game Plus

Airlines Uncorked

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New Orleans

Big changes in the Big Easy that will surprise you

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Why river cruising’s turning heads Midler’s one-woman New York show Yum! Pasta with a Greek accent

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President’s Letter

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ear Members and Guests, How are we doing? While most, if not all, of our 150-plus clubs conduct some sort of member survey, I would love to hear more. Specifically, we challenge all our 14,000 employee partners to really focus on “building relationships and enriching lives.” This could be as simple as remembering your favorite drink, or it might be as challenging as making someone like me actually feel good about my tennis or golf swing. As we host more than 3 million rounds of golf and more than 5 million meals at our clubs each year, we have lots of opportunities to practice our serving ability. Hopefully, we are doing a great job of serving you, your family, and your friends. Let me know.

I’m pleased to announce more great news on the tournament front. Our very own Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, has been named the host for the LPGA’s North Texas Shootout, the first LPGA event in North Texas since the U.S. Women’s Open 22 years ago. This new event joins a growing roster of high-profile tournaments we host at our clubs, including the year’s first LPGA major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.; the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio; the Bush Center Warrior Open, also at Las Colinas Country Club; and the British Open International Final Qualifier, held for the fifth consecutive year at Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas.

I’m proud to be associated with all these great events, as well as our own Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic (Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas), ClubCorp Couples’ Golf Tournament (The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.), BMW Best Ball Challenge (Firestone), ClubCorp Women’s Tennis Challenge Cup (Barton Creek), and our club-spanning ClubCorp Charity Classic.

I hope you’ll enjoy watching the national tournaments on television — and, better yet, playing in our own events with your friends from our clubs across the country and around the world.

With a fond farewell,

COLLEEN DUFFLEY

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

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10 Travel River cruising gets an ocean-liner-worthy makeover; see Midler, Hanks, and other drawing cards live on New York stages; Louisville, Ky., and Santa Fe, N.M., crank up the action.

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20 Culture Head to Atlanta for a U.S. art exclusive: works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera shown side by side; plus four more mustsee domestic exhibitions.

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Youthful Wisdom

Want to putt like Rory, focus like Choi, and drive like D.J.?

Sure, you do; these young stars wield golf skills most of us can only dream about. So we’ve gathered intel on how some of today’s top golfers under age 30 approach their game, and what you can learn from them.

22 Wine & Spirits Airlines raise the bar with top pours for you premium-class fliers.

What are they and what should you pair them with?

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Calendar Be cool with stunt snowboarders in British Columbia; Bogie plays it again at Florida film fest; cheer on motorcycleriding heroes in Spain.

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27 Profiles Noteworthy club members with fascinating stories.

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The Game Whether you want to slam the ball farther or see the course more clearly, we show you some of the best new golf gear — from drivers to sunglasses — that can change your game fast.

BY S C OT T K R A M E R

96 Ngala Tented Camp A South African safari getaway with air conditioning, soaking tubs, and Wi-Fi? We are so there.

BY H I L A RY NA N G L E

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44 Pump Up the Pasta Really Good (and New) 46 16Reasons to Visit Europe Step outside your spaghetti and meatballs box with a plate-licking, Greek-inspired take on the old favorite.

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BY R O B I N BAR R SU S S MAN

From mega museums to intimate hotels to permanent digs for Picasso and the Vienna Boys’ Choir, this culturally rich continent has a whole lot of wow going on right now. Our roundup of new lodgings, restaurants, galleries, and more will have you checking flights pronto.

54 The New New Orleans

The Big Easy branches out beyond the jambalaya norm with a rapidly growing menu of surprisingly eclectic dining spots to jazz up those taste buds.

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ClubCorp News and Events. A modern new face for Miami’s James Royal Palm; the LPGA returns to North Texas — at a ClubCorp club.

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80 Where to play.

Where to dine. Where to meet. To help you book everything from tee times to dinners and relaxing getaways, use this handy directory of our associate clubs, resorts, and affiliates.

On the Cover: Rory McIlroy in Abu Dhabi. Photography by Karim Sahib/AFP Photo/Getty Images

COLLEEN DUFFLEY (NEW ORLEANS), DARREN CARROLL (JOHNSON), BLUEWATER (RIGI SPA), R.J. HINKLE (CLUBS)

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From the Editor We’ve Gone Mobile!

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ur research tells us that all of you overwhelmingly give Private Clubs a thumbs-up. According to our 2012 GfK MRI Subscriber Study, nearly 70 percent of you read every issue, and 80 percent of you rate it favorably when compared to other publications you read.

That’s good news for me and my team, and we’ve got good news for you: We recently expanded our editorial coverage by introducing a mobile edition, so we can give you even more of what you like. It includes the entire print magazine, plus exciting bonus content you won’t find in our printed pages.

This techy version is available exclusively to members of ClubCorp clubs through m.myclubmobile.com. Members can access it on most any mobile device — iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Nook, you name it. Turn to page 8 for easy access instructions, and for a rundown of those mobile-only stories you won’t want to miss. A couple of teasers: What are they doing to the beloved Old Course at St. Andrews? Plus, an inventive tortellini dish with smoked Gouda and fried Tuscan kale. Delizioso!

In the coming year, we’ll be tinkering with our venture into mobile publishing, tweaking our electronic coverage as we learn more about what you want most.

Please check us out on your tablet or mobile phone, then email me with feedback.

What are we doing right? What could we be doing better?

— Don Nichols don.nichols@clubcorp.com

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Game’s On The LPGA returns to North Texas this spring, and ClubCorp’s Las Colinas Country Club will be hosting all the tournament action. Turn to page 73 for the details.

Executive Assistant s a n dra lo v e Co n tri b u tor s

Steven Beschloss, Paula Felps, Elaine Glusac, Donna Heiderstadt, Michael Kaplan, Julia Klein, Scott Kramer, Drew Limsky, Hilary Nangle, Evan Rothman, Paul Rubio, Josh Sens, Andrew Sessa, Robin Barr Sussman, Elizabeth Woodson P h oto g rap h er s: Aidan Bradley, Peter Calvin, Darren Carroll, Colleen Duffley, Luka Esenko, Abby Greenawalt, Charles Harris, Clay Hayner, Trey Hill, R.J. Hinkle, Roy Inman, Karen Marlett, Jaime Murray, Karim Sahib, Lourdes Segade, Gene Smirnov, Anthony Toulon I ll u s trator: John H. Howard Writer s:

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Vice President, Partner Marketing & Sales R a n dal f. Ka z m ier s k i, 972-888-7374 randy.kazmierski@clubcorp.com Activation Director 972-888-7368

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Digital and Event Manager 972-406-7961

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Contributors

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American Way and PGA Magazine.

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Bill Besch, 631-665-0467, bill.besch@clubcorp.com

Photographer Colleen Duffley. Calls home: Santa Rosa, Fla. Assignment: “The New New Orleans” (page 54), about big changes in the Big Easy. Quote: “It’s definitely a renaissance city on the move! I’ve shot there hundreds of times, but this story made me feel as though it was my first time.” Has also shot for: Departures, Elle Décor, and Traditional Home.

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Writer Evan Rothman.

Calls home: Staatsburg, N.Y. Assignment: “Youthful Wisdom” (page 39), what you can learn from golf’s youngest stars. Quote: “With young stars focusing on golf exclusively earlier, there is no question that the cream of the under-30 crop has a lot to teach players of all ages.” Has also written for: Golf Magazine and Sports Illustrated.

Nicole Boyd, 972-888-7504, nicole.boyd@clubcorp.com

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Photographer Trey Hill. Calls home: Dallas Assignment: “Connect: Richard Rawlings” (page 27), the Discovery Channel star. Quote: “Who would believe that in an unassuming garage on an unassuming street in an overlooked part of Dallas, you’d find a character like Richard Rawlings?”

Has also shot for: Men’s Fitness and the Dallas Stars hockey team.

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Writer Scott Kramer.

Calls home: Carlsbad, Calif. Assignment: “Instant Gratification” (page 32), how the newest golf gear can improve your game.

Quote: “Even with the USGA cracking down on what equipment manufacturers can do, the new gear emerging simply makes play easier than ever.”

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GOOD CATCH: Fishing Slovenia’s rivers

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Lots more Europe for you ...

Travel

Marble Country

A tip for all you fly-fishing fans: It’s time you put little-traveled Slovenia on your must-cast list.

Marble trout aplenty in gin-clear mountain rivers.

4 More Reasons to Do Europe

Tour operators chart memorable new ways for you to see the continent, from biking Turkey with the family to hiking Italy’s Dolomites.

The Game

What’s New in Euro Golf

Welcome to Scotland, Mr. Trump (well, sort of).

And what are they doing to St. Andrews’ beloved Old Course? Plus, updates on other iconic layouts.

Recipes

You haven’t savored cheese tortellini until you cook it with roasted red pepper sauce and crispy Tuscan kale. With these three recipes, dish up pasta like you never thought you would.

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Wine & Spirits

Toasting Portugal

For high-quality pours at a good price — often less than $20 a bottle — uncork Portuguese wines. Discover what you’re missing before this secret gets out.

Elsewhere: 7 Trips Beyond Europe

Not interested in the continent this year? One of these seven other dynamo trips to other appealing locales will get you packing. How about an Antarctic cruise?

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LUKA ESENKO (FISHING), NAGLAR/DREAMSTIME (ST. ANDREWS)

Pasta With Panache

The most powerful drive: instinct.

The New Bentley Flying Spur is here.

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River Cruising

Scenic sights The Idun and five other longships launched by Viking last year — including the Freya (pictured) — get you close to landmarks such as the Church of St. Severus in Boppard, Germany.

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The Idun is part of Viking River Cruises’ new Longship class, named after the historic Vikings’ iconic ocean-faring crafts. The company debuted six of the modern beauties on European waterways in 2012 and plans to launch 10 more this year and an additional eight next year. In total, 24 should be plying Europe’s most noted rivers by 2015 — an ambitious growth plan, to say the least.

The Longships’ entry onto the scene comes at a time of exponential growth for river cruising, with many cruise companies introducing new vessels to meet increased demand. As these companies expand, they’re reinventing this style of cruising by slashing away at stereotypes and stepping up the experience for passengers. Borrowing from ocean cruising, they’re offering more smartly designed ships and enhanced amenities.

With travelers increasingly looking for intimate, authentic experiences, sailing the world’s rivers holds a certain appeal, especially with the ship upgrades: Modern-day explorers can see destinations unfold in a unique fashion, since many nations’ great developments border the arteries that snake through their lands. Plus, these river boats’ small size (you’ll be hard-pressed to find any that carry more than 200 passengers) and attractive all-in-one pricing (Viking S P R I N G 2013

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With its aggressive expansion, Viking leads this river brigade.

So we hopped aboard the Idun for a 15-day journey along the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers to experience what makes the Longships — which all closely resemble one another — industry lodestars. These five enticing features ensure smooth sailing ahead on any of these ladies.

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Environmentally friendly sailing. Gone are the noisy engines

associated with river cruising, replaced by an eco-friendly hybrid diesel-electric version that produces 20 percent fewer emissions and less noise and vibration (translation: a smoother ride). Other green features include solar panels on all Longships.

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Eye-catching design. Oslo-based Yran & Storbraaten Architects (the force behind Seabourn’s newest ships) and Houston-based Rottet Studio (which did the Presidential Bungalows at LA’s Beverly Hills Hotel and the Surrey Hotel on New York’s Upper East Side) give the Longships the look of sleek yachts. Bright and airy public areas feature high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, while the blond woodwork throughout reflects the ships’ Scandinavian heritage. Tony touches like marble floors, mod chandeliers, a rosewood-clad library outfitted with laptops and coffee-table books, and walls decorated with contemporary artwork give the boats a refined feel.

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Distinctive cabins. River cruisers

have traditionally been known for their small, barebones cabins. But the Longship staterooms bring to mind luxury hotel rooms, with a soothing palette of gray and white, high-thread-count sheets, L’Occitane amenities, heated bathroom floors, and flat-screen TVs equipped with fully loaded entertainment systems. Even better, 75 percent of the staterooms have verandas or French balconies, a figure generally reserved for ocean liners. A favorite touch: the Explorer Suites, featuring wraparound terraces with 270-degree views.

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smaller size of river cruisers has typically translated to less dining flexibility (large group tables, uninspired menus, set seating).

But the Longships serve up some of the culinary features of larger ships, including a spacious dining room with open seating, so you’re never restricted to a certain group. Plus, the Aquavit Terrace, an indoor-outdoor dining area with retractable floor-to-ceiling glass walls, serves a bit longer hours at every meal, giving you more options for what time you dine.

Meals reflect the ship’s specific locale.

While the Idun was docked in the quaint Austrian town of Melk, we enjoyed a lunch of zwiebelrostbraten — braised beef strip loin served with crisped onions in a red wine sauce — and mohr im hemd, a sinfully delicious chocolate soufflé.

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ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER: Clockwise from top left, a Uniworld S.S. Antoinette suite; the pool-area sundeck on Sanctuary’s Sun Boat III; the new AmaVida

Social hot spot. The Longships’

convivial setup encourages socializing, whether during meals, in the lounge to the tunes of a pianist, or on the top-level sundeck. The atmosphere becomes much like that of a small town, where everyone knows everyone and passengers form small groups for exploring ports. While onboard, expect to spend your time enjoying history and culture lectures, cooking demonstrations, local dance and music performances, and wine tastings.

BEYOND THE LONGSHIPS: This year, Viking River Cruises also will launch the Viking Douro with a wine-and-food-focused itinerary on Portugal’s Douro River. Most of the ship’s 62 staterooms will have French balconies. Head up to its rooftop sundeck and pool to take in the beautiful valley scenery. 800-304-9616, vikingrivercruises.com

More New Ships and Journeys

AMAWATERWAYS: This year, the company debuts two European-based vessels.

Equipped with a fitness center and spa, the AmaVida will cruise Portugal’s Douro River.

On the AmaPrima, chill out in the pool with a swim-up bar while sailing along the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers. 800-626-0126, amawaterways.com AQUA EXPEDITIONS: The South American company currently operates two uberluxe Amazon vessels. In early 2014, the company expands to Asia with the launch of the Aqua Mekong on the Mekong River. The stylish ship will pamper passengers with a screening room, outdoor pool, spa, and 20 staterooms

A-Rosa: Another name you’ll want to know One of the newest river cruisers, the 186-passenger Silva, comes from a German company not so familiar to North Americans — but you’ll be hearing more about it. A-Rosa River Cruises, a staple on European river routes, has set its marketing sights on the U.S. for the first time, hoping to lure more of us across the pond and aboard its boats.

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To get your attention, A-Rosa has introduced all-inclusive pricing on the just-launched Silva and two of its other ships, the Aqua and Stella. Rates include not only accommodations and meals, but also alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, most excursions, and airfare from the U.S. and Canada.

Collectively, the three ships will make 13 departures

this year, beginning in June. They’ll cruise through 10 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland.

The Silva glides along the Danube and Main rivers offering two categories of suites with ample balconies and a Finnish spa with an outward-facing glass wall (pictured left). Relish

international cuisine in the window-flanked dining room, on the rooftop deck, and — for a midnight snack — in the lounge near the dance floor and bar. Open seating applies everywhere, making mixing and mingling simple.

Use the on-deck putting green to keep your short game sharp while abroad. arosacruises.com — CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ

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with floor-to-ceiling windows. 866-603-3687, aquaexpeditions.com In 2011, Avalon made waves with its new class of Suite ships featuring some of the largest standard rooms (starting at 200 square feet) of any European river vessel. This year, two more of the ships set sail — the Avalon Artistry II on the Rhine and the Avalon Expression on the Danube.

Last September, the company also launched the 16-room Avalon Angkor, the only ship small enough to sail from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. 877-797-8791, avalonwaterways.com

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ORIENT-EXPRESS: In July, Orient-Express launches the 25-cabin Orcaella, complete with a fitness center and swimming pool, for sailings in Burma along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers. orient-express.com

SANCTUARY RETREATS:

The Egyptian government has reopened the Nile route between Cairo and Luxor to tour boats, after a 15-year closure. To commemorate the event, Sanctuary has introduced new Egypt sailings on three ships, the Nile Adventurer, Sun Boat III, and Sun Boat IV. On a 10-day journey, explore rock tombs, temples, and stunning natural gorges. sanctuaryretreats.com UNIWORLD BOUTIQUE RIVER CRUISE COLLECTION: In 2011, Uniworld unveiled the S.S. Antoinette in Europe with a movie theater and pool. More recently, the company has focused on Asia with last year’s launch of the River Saigon and the just-launched River Orchid. Both ships exude colonial romance; each has 30 staterooms with French doors that open to a large wraparound promenade. 800-733-7820, uniworld.com — E.W.

I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers: Superagent Sue Mengers, who died in 2011, was a key Hollywood force, figuring in the careers of stars from Cher and Faye Dunaway to Steve McQueen and Burt Reynolds. Now she truly gets her due as she’s portrayed

by Midler in this name-dropping one-woman show.

Previews begin April 5; opens April 24. Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., illeatyoulast.com

Alec Baldwin Orphans: In Lyle Kessler’s frequently revived, gritty parable, Baldwin plays a wily kidnapping victim who turns the tables on his captors, a pair of adult brothers.

Opens April 7. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St., orphansonbroadway.com

Cuba Gooding Jr., Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams The Trip to Bountiful: In this revival of the Horton Foote play, Tyson steps into the role that won Geraldine Page an Oscar in 1985. Tyson plays the scene-stealing restless widow who longs to visit her girlhood home, to the exasperation of her son (Gooding Jr.) and daughter-in-law (Williams).

Previews begin March 30; opens April 23 for a 14-week limited run. Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St., thetriptobountifulbroadway.com

Tom Hanks Lucky Guy: This posthumous play by the much-missed writer/director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia) stars Hanks as real-life Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike McAlary. Eighties sitcom aficionados will note that the play reunites Hanks with his Bosom Buddies co-star Peter Scolari.

Opens April 1 for a limited run. Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St., luckyguyplay.com

More Stars to See The Big Knife, starring Bobby Cannavale.

Limited run, closes June 2.

American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., roundabouttheatre.org

Ann, written by and starring Holland Taylor. Now playing.

Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St., theannrichardsplay.com S P R I N G 2013

The Nance, starring Nathan Lane. Opens April 15. Lyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St., lct.org

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1 SLEEP 1 Fairmont Heritage Place El Corazon de Santa Fe: The hotelier took over management of this 72-residence wholeand fractional-ownership property — just a few blocks from the downtown Plaza — a little over a year ago and got to work on a classy renovation it completed last spring that expanded the clubhouse and upgraded the residences. Stay here and get up to 20 percent off at a dozen downtown restaurants. From $275.

103 Catron St., 855-771-0771, fairmontheritageplace.com

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5 Santa Fe School of Cooking: This popular 23-year-old attraction just moved into a larger, brighter space, complete with a fully equipped kitchen theater for its wide range of cooking classes. Cook with the pros, including James Beard Award winners, then stick around for the regularly scheduled walking tours, which sample some of the best restaurants Santa Fe has to offer. 125 N. Guadalupe St., 505-983-4511, santafeschoolofcooking.com

3 the unobstructed sunset views, spacious rooms with terraces, full-service spa, and fine dining at Terra, where new executive chef Andrew Cooper puts his Culinary Institute of America-trained spin on New Mexican cuisine. Added bonus: complimentary use of one of its six Mercedes-Benzes (first-come, first-served).

From $300. 198 State Road 592, 505-946-5700, fourseasons.com/santafe

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3 La Fonda on the Plaza: By summer’s end, work is slated to wrap up on an expansive makeover of this iconic hotel, with its 160 rooms reconstructed and rooftop bar renovated.

Longtime visitors need not fear: Painstaking efforts are being made to improve without diminishing the hotel’s familiar allure. From $99. 100 E. San Francisco St., 800-523-5002, lafondasantafe.com

6 6 Taberna La Boca: Demand was so strong for the Spanish-inspired fare at chef James Campbell Caruso’s La Boca that the five-time James Beard nominee has opened this casual cousin just across the alley. Share inventive tapas and cocktails over

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leisure conversation. Local musicians entertain four nights a week. 125 Lincoln Ave., Suite 117, 505-988-7102, tabernasf.com

7 Tanti Luce 221: At this new restaurant just off the Plaza, in a 100-year-old adobe hacienda, start with Salad in a Glass (right), a crisp concoction of cucumber vodka, lemon sour, basil, grape tomatoes, and a balsamic reduction. Follow that with chef Tom Kerpon’s halibut served on a bed of spinach mushroom risotto. 221 Shelby St., 505988-2355, tantiluce221.com DRINK

8 Santa Fe Spirits: This artisanal distillery created a healthy buzz with its inaugural Silver Coyote white whiskey and Apple Brandy releases in 2011, and then its Expedition Vodka and Wheeler’s Western Dry Gin in 2012. Now it’s open for tours — and tastings at its intimate bar. Try the smooth WhiskeyRita, a sleek twist on your standard margarita. 7505 Mallard Way, Unit I, 505-4678892, santafespirits.com SEE 9 Museum of International Folk Art: Up on Museum Hill, this inviting folk art venue just debuted “New World Cuisine,� a four-years-in-themaking exhibition devoted to chocolate, mate, and foods originated in the New World, on view until Jan. 5, 2014.

706 Camino Lejo, 505-4761200, moifa.org

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MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY: Escape with your brood to Colorado’s rustic Outlook Lodge.

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season fast approaching, you’re likely on the hunt for a getaway spot just right for your clan. Here, three options for two different budgets.

LUXE The new Outlook Lodge in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., about 50 miles northwest of Pike National Forest, delivers rustic simplicity with six guest rooms, living and dining rooms, full kitchen, and library stocked with books about the region and its history. Park yourself on the wraparound porch or out back

around the fire pit to catch up on all the latest with the family. From $1,475 nightly. outlookgmf.com

ULTRALUXE In Woodbine, Ga., on the Cumberland River, you can now escape to the once invitation-only Cabin Bluff retreat, where cabins and a lodge accommodate up to 40 guests. You get the exclusive run of its 24,000 wooded acres and a staff that prepares your meals and coordinates activities. Fish, boat, hunt, golf, play tennis, or just kick back by the pool in utmost privacy.

From $9,500 nightly, all-inclusive.

912-729-5960; cabinbluff.com In June, the Resort at Paws Up in Greenough, Mont., unveils Cliffside Camp, its fifth and most luxurious camp. From atop a cliff, it offers majestic views and six safaristyle, air-conditioned tents, four with two bedrooms. A private chef prepares meals served in a dining pavilion flanked by a cozy sitting lounge with fireplace. A butler enhances the camp’s service. From $8,590 nightly, plus $150 per night per adult for meals ($90, children).

800-473-0601; pawsup.com

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“In St. Maarten’s Simpson Bay, go to Lee’s Roadside Grill. Pick out your lobster, and watch Lee and his brother cook it on a giant grill out front.� — Ric Hedlund, member, City Club of Washington, Washington, D.C.

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SLEEP The Geejam Collection of boutique hotels in Port Antonio, Jamaica, adds to its fold this spring. The 13 villas at the oceanfront Trident Hotel come with contemporary interiors, heated plunge pools, and ocean-view terraces. The renovated Trident Castle, built in the 1970s by eccentric architect Earl Levy, has eight guest rooms and elaborate public space, including a stately dining room. From $750 at the hotel; $275, the castle. 888-443-3526; geejamcollection.com GET AROUND Come April in Salt Lake City, TRAX (the local light rail system) starts service between the international airport and downtown, making for faster, cheaper transfers. $2.35 one-way. 801-743-3882; rideuta.com FLY In mid-March, Hawaiian Airlines launches nonstop service between Honolulu and Auckland, New Zealand, three days a week.

This summer, for the first time, it will offer twicedaily nonstop flights between LA and Maui.

800-367-5320; hawaiianairlines.com EAT On Hawaii’s Big Island, you’ll find one of the Aloha State’s newest ocean-to-table restaurants at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka‘upulehu. Seafood dishes at the oceanfront ULU Ocean Grill & Sushi Lounge include oven-roasted whole fish and table-side ahi poke. 888-3405662; fourseasons.com/hualalai RELAX The venerable Shelbourne Dublin, an Irish grande dame hotel, now pampers guests with its own spa featuring Elemis and Pevonia skin-care brands. Try the Champagne and Caviar Indulgence body wrap: Using warm, black granite stones, a therapist massages in a caviar mask that induces a deep state of relaxation. 888-236-2427; shelbournespa.ie SAIL Short on time but need a break?

Worldwide, Crystal Cruises has increased its number of shorter, five-day itineraries, called “Crystal Getaways.� One example: On. Aug. 9, the Crystal Serenity leaves Stockholm for St. Petersburg, Russia. 888-722-0021; crystalcruises.com 1 In the Pacific Northwest, Disney Cruise Line has moved its home port back to Vancouver, after switching to Seattle last year. Beginning May 27, the Disney Wonder will make 15 Alaskan sailings this year from British Columbia.

800-951-3532; disneycruise.com SHOP With a major renovation now completed, the posh Wilkes Bashford specialty clothing store in San Francisco’s Union Square has a handsome new townhouse-inspired design and 30 percent more retail space. The Palo Alto store got quite the update, too. 415-986-4380; wilkesbashford.com — D.N.

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/ /Travel/ 805 E. MARKET ST.: For locally designed Bourbon Built T-shirts with historic images of Whiskey Row and dapper patterned ties by Cincinnati-based Artfully Disheveled, shop the yearold Gifthorse. Co-owner Butch Sager makes many of the hand-blocked hats sold under the label Danbury Shakes and popular with Derby-goers. 502-681-5576; gifthorse-shop.com

707 E. MARKET ST.: A lively mix of retro and modern furnishings and accessories stuffs the year-and-a-half-old shop Revolver.

Unique finds might include iPhone cases made from cork, men’s wallets fashioned from vintage plaid flannel shirts, and reproduction Eames plywood chairs.

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and pony-playing tipsters lead the parade to Churchill Downs for the May 4 running of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville’s creative crowd and hungry hipsters have a tip of their own for visitors: NuLu, or New Louisville.

East of I-65 near downtown, NuLu was, until recently, a rundown district of 19thcentury, mostly brick two-story mercantile shops, largely abandoned but for two locally beloved institutions, the family-run Muth’s Candies and the sprawling Joe Ley Antiques.

A trickle of independent merchants and small businesses has turned into a veritable stream as NuLu’s newest tenants line five blocks of East Market Street in Louisville and rank among the buzziest restaurants, smartest shops, and edgiest art galleries in town. A trolley shuttle even links major downtown attractions like the Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory with the district.

Any Derby bet is a gamble, but this pick-six field of NuLu newcomers is certain to pay.

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700 E. MARKET ST.: The owners of downtown’s art-filled 21c Museum Hotel have converted a vacant mechanic shop into the funky Garage Bar, landmarked by a sculpture of a two-car collision. Chef Michael Paley, a stickler for true Neapolitan piecrusts, imported a wood-fired Ferrari oven from Italy to produce his seasonal and regional pizzas, while the bar dispenses craft beer and, fittingly, Kentucky bourbon. 502-749-7100; garageonmarket.com

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900 E. MARKET ST.: Chef Tyler Morris last cooked at the white-hot Breslin in New York before opening Rye with owner and local Michael Trager-Kusman. The daring and oft-changing menu whets the appetite with bar snacks, small plates, and entrees, such as rabbit terrine, kale salad, and roast snapper with kimchi, respectively. Cocktails include creative bourbon elixirs. 502-749-6200; ryeonmarket.com

732 E. MARKET ST.: La Coop: Bistro Ă Vins channels Left Bank ĂŠlan in a candlelit storefront with about 60 hard-to-get seats.

Locals rave about chef Bobby Benjamin’s 72-hour-sousvide-cooked pork belly (pictured). The bar stocks unique offerings such as homemade fortified aperitif wines known as vins maison. 502-410-2888; coopbistro.com

909 E. MARKET ST.: Adding to the area’s gallery scene, the artist cooperative Pyro Gallery just moved from downtown into a pocket strip mall in NuLu. Pyro’s 19 member artists, all Louisville locals, fill the gallery’s three rooms with assorted pieces ranging from sculpture to textiles.

Leading up to the Derby, mixed-media artist Corie Neumayer showcases a new collection of canvases featuring layered silhouettes of perching birds and pedestrians done with spray paint. 502-587-0106; pyrogallery.com

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to put Atlanta on your must-visit list? This year, through May 12, the Southern hot spot is the only U.S. city hosting an exhibition featuring two giants of Mexican modernism whose art rarely gets shown side by side. The city’s High Museum of Art has collaborated with the Art Gallery of Ontario, Mexico’s Museo Dolores Olmedo, and others to mount “Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting.�

Her intense, colorful canvases and tumultuous life story have made Frida Kahlo (1907-54) a pop culture icon.

But Diego Rivera (1886-1957) — the mentor she married,

divorced, and remarried — was the famous one when they met, a controversial avant-garde artist with an international following. The two worked in different styles and formats; he created larger, more naturalistic canvases, as well as murals. But “they were both dealing with similar ideas,� says David Brenneman, the High’s director of collections and exhibitions. “They saw and appreciated each other’s work in a way that no one else did.� 404-733-4400; high.org Must-see painting: Kahlo’s Diego on My Mind. Says Brenneman: “The relationship must have tormented Frida, but at the same time she seems able in her paintings to put herself above that and embrace him with all his flaws.�

DYNAMIC DUO: Through May 12 at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, see (from left) Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait Diego on My Mind and Diego Rivera’s The Flowered Canoe.

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4 More Don’t-Miss Shows “ ‘ Great and Mighty Things’: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection” Only at the Philadelphia Museum of Art can you see these works by 27 self-taught artists, including William Edmondson, Rev. Howard Finster, Martín Ramírez, and Bill Traylor.

Through June 9; 215-763-8100; philamuseum.org

“Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy” Two Texas museums mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination by reassembling a special installation created for the Kennedys’ Fort Worth hotel suite on that fateful 1963 trip.

Highlights include paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Thomas Eakins, Marsden Hartley, and Franz Kline, and sculptures by Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso. Dallas Museum of Art: May 26-Sept. 15; 214-922-1200; dma.org. Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth: Oct. 12Jan. 12, 2014; 817-738-1933; cartermuseum.org Must-see: van Gogh’s rarely exhibited Outskirts of Paris Road With Peasant Shouldering a Spade

Must-see: Finster’s lively painting, Quit Blowing Your Horn Down There. Don’t You See My Hands Are Full.

“Picasso and Chicago” Only at the Art Institute of Chicago, this exhibition highlights Chicago’s century-long relationship with Pablo Picasso. Included are more than 250 paintings, prints, sculptures, and other objects from the Art Institute’s holdings and the city’s private collections. Through May 12; 312-443-3600; artic.edu Must-see: The Frugal Meal, a haunting etching from Picasso’s Blue Period

“Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome” The Getty Villa in Malibu, Calif., premieres a traveling exhibition with nearly 150 objects representing the peak of Classical culture on this island kingdom. It then moves to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Getty: April 3-Aug. 19; 310-440-7300; getty.edu.

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216-421-7350; clevelandart.org Must-see: The Mozia Charioteer, a tour de force of Greek stone carving — J.K.

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Premium-class passengers boost airlines’ bottom lines, so savvy carriers go the extra mile to keep these elite fliers happy. Good case in point: restaurant-quality wine programs put together by sommeliers who rank among the world’s best. Any of these would have Bacchus angling for an upgrade at 40,000 feet.

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Has won numerous awards, selected wines for some of Europe’s best restaurants, and contributed opinions to French wine publications and guides.

Winemaker and viticulturist Chase selected wines for Pope John Paul II’s Canadian visits in 1984 and 1987. Has been a guest on various U.S. radio programs as a wine expert.

Blanck et Fils, Grand Cru, Riesling, 2010, Alsace, France; Château Smith Haut Lafitte, red Bordeaux blend, 2006, PessacLéognan, France

Delicato Family Vineyards, Merlot 181, 2008, Lodi, Calif.; Gloria Ferrer, Brut, Sonoma County, Calif.

The airline has added specially designed stemless wine glasses, balanced to make them more stable during flight.

The goblet portion of each gets narrower at the top to concentrate flavors and aromas.

On first-class international flights, attendants pass out silver trays topped by sheets of paper that show the available wines.

Create your own wine flight by circling your choices.

Château Smith Haut Lafitte with boneless rolled fillet of lamb. “The smoky, balsamic, bacon, and spice notes of this Bordeaux pair beautifully with the texture of this lamb shoulder meat,” says Poussier.

The Ferrer with a chicken or fish dish. “Acidity in sparkling wine pushes out flavors of fowl and fish,” says Chase.

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Carson’s the winemaker for Yabby Lake Vineyard, an award-winning Australian winery. Cullen runs her family’s Australian winery, Cullen Wines, and judges wine competitions Down Under.

Besides heading up SC Pannell wines, Pannell chaired last year’s National Wine Show of Australia.

Lee, a Master of Wine, oversees the wine program for Galaxy Macau’s nearly 50 restaurants in Macau. Smith co-founded esteemed Australian winery Shaw + Smith and is the Australian regional chairman of the Decanter World Wine Awards. Spurrier, the author of several wine books, was recently inducted into the Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame.

The Master Sommelier and Master of Wine has written three critically acclaimed wine books and been singled out as a Master of Spirits by Wine Spectator.

Both source and select wines for the venerable Londonbased wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd. After passing his Master of Wine test in 1989, Pardoe won the Madame Bollinger Award for excellence in tasting.

Chateau Olivier, Grand Cru Classe, blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot with a touch of cabernet franc, 2006, Bordeaux, France; Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells, merlot, 2007, Columbia Valley, Wash.; Weingut Kunstler, Kostheim Weiss Erd, Riesling, 2011, Rheingau, Germany

Moss Wood Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006, Margaret River, Wash.; Seppeltsfield Paramount Collection Rare Muscat, Barossa Valley, Australia; Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, 2000, Champagne, France; Vasse Felix Heytesbury, chardonnay, 2010, Margaret River

Dom Perignon, 2000, and Krug Grande Cuvee, both from the Champagne region of France. Dom, in various vintages, has been a hallmark tipple on Singapore flights for several decades.

Bodegas Martin Codax, Burgans, albarino, 2011, Rias Baixas, Spain; Chateau Greysac, blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot and cabernet franc, 2009, Bordeaux, France; Patz & Hall Joya, chardonnay, 2008, Sonoma, Calif.; Yamhill Valley Vineyards, Pinot Noir Estate, 2008, Willamette Valley, Ore.

Berry’s New Zealand Sauvignon, Seifried Estate, Nelson, New Zealand; Corliano, chianti riserva, sangiovese, 2009, Florence, Italy

Del Monego selects wines with slightly higher amounts of sugar and alcohol. Those aspects of a wine diminish at cruising altitudes, so a little extra to begin with is a good thing.

Flight attendants wearing a small silver pin shaped like a bunch of grapes have been through the airline’s wine training program and will adeptly help you evaluate and select various vintages.

Passengers in the 12 firstclass suites can request champagne flights to conduct the kinds of comparisons more typically done in fine restaurants or wine bars.

Through the Regional Wine Program, flights arriving in wine-producing countries — say, Argentina or Germany — take off with bottles from those places supplementing the international wine list.

In classic Virgin Atlantic fashion, the airline charges sommeliers with throwing curveballs by providing surprisingly tasty wines from unlikely places. Slovenia?

The Riesling with the smoked salmon appetizer. “You don’t want a wine’s acidity to dominate the fish taste.

Riesling is not too strong yet still has a full body,” says Del Monego.

The Rare Muscat with the cheese course. The wine’s bouquet of chocolate-covered raisins and spices with crème caramel flavors plays nicely off of cheese.

Champagne-popping begins with boarding, and many people stick with it through the caviar service. “This is a good move since the crisp, linear profile of champagne, with its fine mousse and subtle yet intense flavors, complements caviar very well,” says Lee.

Burgans albarino with seafood and lighter meat entrees, regardless of the sauce. “Its tartness and dryness combine to make these foods taste better, much like a squeeze of lemon or lime enhances flavors,” says Frost.

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The Corliano chianti with a beef dish. “Its tannins hold up well to meat,” says Manners.

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Gape at aerial stunts and big-air jumps at the World Ski & Snowboard Festival (April 12-21), a 10-day snow-show on Whistler and Blackcomb mountains in British Columbia.

When you’re not watching pro athletes tear down the slopes, you can mellow out at film screenings or browse high-impact sports photography. wssf.com

Here’s looking at Bogie. Join other classic-movie buffs in Key Largo, Fla., for the inaugural Humphrey Bogart Film Festival (May 2-5), a four-day celebration hosted by Stephen Bogart, son of the actor and Lauren Bacall. Watch many of Bogie’s beloved films (plus other film-noir musts), take a ride on the original African Queen, pore over unique memorabilia, and attend a formal ball featuring guest speaker, film historian Leonard Maltin. bogartfilmfestival.com 24

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Find your groove at the Beale Street Music Festival (May 3-5), an epic three-day concert in music-mecca Memphis, Tenn. More than 60 big-name acts — past participants include Bob Dylan, Herbie Hancock, Mumford & Sons, and ZZ Top — will rock five downtown stages along the Mississippi River. Listen to live tunes and soak up the historic atmosphere.

Added perk: some of the country’s best barbecue at arm’s reach.

901-525-4611; memphisinmay.org

At upscale locations including Tides Beach Club and White Barn Inn, indulge in coastal specialties during the Kennebunkport Festival (June 4-9), a six-day hat-tip to this scenic Maine community.

Devour delicious seafood-centric cuisine prepared by the state’s best chefs at exclusive dinners, cocktail receptions, and tastings. 207-7723373; kennebunkportfestival.com

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Near Barcelona, motorheads rally for the Catalonia Grand Prix (June 14-16), a three-day, three-category pro motorcycle race at Circuit de Catalunya. Watch racing stars such as Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo and Italy’s Valentino Rossi command 2501,000cc machines, fighting for World Championship points and a MotoGP, Moto2, or Moto3 title. circuitcat.com — CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ

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Hackberry Creek Country Club, Irving, Texas Member since: 2000 Who he is: The owner of Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, Rawlings buys and restores classic cars, which is documented on the Discovery Channel’s popular Fast N’ Loud, currently in its third season.

What he loves most about starring on the show: “The interactivity with the people. I love finding out the story behind each car.”

His favorite makeover: “A 1932 Ford.

That is my car of choice. I have three of them right now. But I know collectors who own hundreds.”

Best advice: Know when to sell, he says.

“Sometimes it’s best to take a small loss and just move on.”

The one that got away: A 1967 Shelby GT500 “Super Snake.” “The owner wanted $180,000 for it, and I just couldn’t get the money together. That was about 10 years ago. It traded hands for $3 million.”

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Fitness should not be intimidating.

Michael Olander

Downtown Clubs of Raleigh, Raleigh, N.C. Member since: 2006 Who he is: Ten years ago, as a 20-yearold college student, he opened a 9,000-square-foot “glorified personal training studio in a shopping center basement.” Now he’s president and CEO of O2 Fitness, a successful chain of 10 North Carolina health clubs, averaging 30,000 square feet each.

What makes them special? “Every club has its own personality. We have an open feeling where people can take in the environment and feel the energy of everyone around them.”

Why fitness? “Fitness changed my life. I was overweight as a child and began working out with a personal trainer when I was in my teens.”

Fitness philosophy: Olander says fitness should be an integral part of your day, not an afterthought. “It’s something you say, ‘I’m going to make time for this every day.’ And then it becomes a habit, and then it becomes enjoyable.”

Charles Harris

Coming up: The clubs will focus more on small-group training, such as boot camps, this year. Also look for a second Wilmington location to open by the fourth quarter. — LOUIS MARROQUIN

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Lucinda van Putten

Hartefeld National, Avondale, Pa. Member since: 2012 Who she is: In fall 2011, she started Carter Caviar to sell the top-grade caviar produced by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla. Special touches: The company’s caviar is hand-salted — an ancient Russian tradition — so it’s never too salty. It’s also hand-picked and antibiotic- and hormone-free. “Part of the beauty of our caviar is that you actually taste the caviar. It’s buttery with a slightly hazelnut finish.”

Eco twist: The Mote sturgeon is aquafarmed, therefore raised in pristine, sustainable conditions, free of the pollution and overfarming of oceanraised sturgeon. “The best conditions produce the best caviar.”

Growing inventory: In addition to its signature product, the company sells roes, fillets, truffle oils, butters, honeys, and more.

Giving back: Ten percent of the company’s profits goes to Mote and its scientists’ efforts in ocean health, species wellness, and other environmental issues. — L.M.

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Cleveland Golf Classic XL Custom driver

Armed with golf’s largest and deepest clubface, plus an immense sweet spot, you’ll probably have better luck outdriving your buds with this one. You can adjust the hosel and weighting to find your optimal ball flight. $330

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Cobra AMP Cell driver

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TaylorMade R1 driver

Choose one of six loft settings on a whim, to accommodate the wind, course terrain, or your swing.

You’ll instantly see the ball trajectory correct, helping you get more carry over those ponds and canyons when you need it. $375

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You can quickly adjust this club’s loft from low to high, the face angle from wide open to tightly closed, and the removable weights from heavy to light — there are 168 combinations in all. $400

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Titleist 913D3 driver

This classic pear-shaped driver’s 445cc titanium clubhead boosts your ball speed and distance from the get-go — even on mishits — with its lively thin face insert. $450 32

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Callaway HEX Hot ball

This three-piece model’s ionomer cover spins less off the clubface at impact so your shots travel long and straight. Bottom line: It’s built to generate ball speed, making you the envy of your foursome. $26/dozen

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Nike Golf 20XI ball

Made with a proprietary material in the core and mantle, this new-generation ball will rocket off of your woods and long irons for loads of distance. All the while, it feels nice and soft. $58/dozen

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Orlimar Tri-Metal ZX fairway wood

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It practically dares you to fade the ball — but you probably won’t.

The draw-oriented tungsten sole weight and a closed face help you square contact, as does an offset hosel.

A low center of gravity (CG) helps you get the ball high. $100

Mizuno MP-64 irons The sleek blade shaping and muscular cavity make these look easy to hit — and, in fact, they are.

The long irons are a dream to hit high and straight, and the entire set feels soft. $1,000

Wilson Staff D-100 irons

If you need help getting the ball airborne …

An undercut cavity (plus more sole, heel, and toe mass) generates forgiving shots that stay on target. To boot, the large, thin clubface gets your shots off to a fast launch for plenty of distance. $700/graphite, $600/steel

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Bridgestone Golf e6 ball

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Its soft core reduces sidespin and backspin to help your shots fly straighter. A new aerodynamic cover has larger dimples that reduce air drag and increase lift for more carry distance. $27/dozen

Adams Golf Idea Super S hybrid

One slot along the sole, behind the thin face, ramps up your ball speed and distance, while another on the crown boosts the clubface’s trampoline effect at impact to further spring the ball forward at a higher velocity.

Perimeter weighting helps you lift shots quickly. $200

Cleveland Golf 588 Altitude hybrid-irons

These game-improvement clubs are weighted and shaped to help you hit higher, longer shots. A deep-and-low CG adds forgiveness, so more of your shots find the target. $800/graphite, $700/steel

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Tour Edge Exotics Xrail hybrid

Because of this club’s energyefficient construction, you’ll feel like your ball is floating off the clubface at impact.

Its V-shaped sole smoothly grazes through grass to help your shots feel as solid as they perform. $130

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TaylorMade RocketBladez irons

A generous-sized toe lowers the CG, so your ball launches high, gets plenty of carry, and lands at a steep angle. A Speed Pocket behind the clubface makes impact feel buttery on both pure shots and mishits. $900/graphite, $800/steel

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Nike Golf MC11w putter Fixed weights on the sole and heel position the CG low and away from the face, preventing you from driving the ball down into the ground and thus creating unwanted backspin on your putts.

Polymetal face grooves generate immediate forward roll. $168

Odyssey Versa putter An attractive black-andwhite blade scheme helps you easily align putts and square the putter at address. The popular “White Hot” face softens every putt, as does the buttery grip. $170

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PING’s Scottsdale TR Anser 2 putter No matter where you strike the ball across the face, the ball will roll as if you hit the center — a result of face grooves that are shallower toward the outside and deeper in the middle. Translation: more consistency. $163

Cleveland Golf 588 RTX wedge

You can finally generate really tight backspin on the ball using your regular stroke, thanks to this wedge’s large U-shaped face grooves that are especially effective from rough, sand, and wet grass. Surface roughness milled into the clubface also induces spin. $120

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PING Tour wedge

The soft stainless-steel head’s three sole width options — thin, standard, and wide — lend versatility, so you can hit your optimal chips from any lie.

Milled-face grooves help you maximize backspin. $168/graphite, $140/steel

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Even if your stroke is jerky, the heel-toe weighting on this putter will help smooth it out because of the way it balances the elegant-looking head.

The putter’s deep face is milled to soften feel and sound. $375

Mizuno MP-T4 wedge

PGA Tour pro Luke Donald helped create this sleek wedge that generates plenty of backspin, to help you zero in on the flagstick. The forged, mild carbon steel feels soft at impact, while precisely cut face grooves enhance spin and trajectory. $130

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SRIXON Q-Star Spin Skin ball

The proprietary cover coating helps generate more greenside spin for you — hence the ball’s name. But way back at the tee, this ball’s also designed to travel long and straight. $25/dozen

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TaylorMade Lethal ball

Its ability to generate greenside backspin will help you home in on the cup from within 100 yards. But getting to that point is easier too, as an aerodynamic dimple pattern helps you control long shots in the wind. $46/dozen

Yes! Golf i4-Tech putter Concentric face grooves impart immediate forward roll on the ball, helping you get consistent distance control from one putt to another. Tungsten weights stabilize your directional accuracy, while four-layer construction cushions the feel. $180

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Allen Edmonds First Cut With SLV Sole shoe A new lightweight, spikeless rubber sole boasts multiple traction studs for steadiness during your swing and while you’re walking. The distressed leather upper makes for a great look. $295

Its low-profile build and cleatfree outsole give you that breezy look out on the course. The sole’s ridged pattern and vertical and horizontal traction bars add stability, gripping, and balance throughout your swing. $160

Oakley Cipher 2 shoe You may seriously forget that you’re wearing one of golf’s lightest cleatless shoes. Its waterproof, synthetic skin upper keeps the inside dry and vented, and its flexibility and light weight mean comfort on the course. $150

Ecco Tour Hybrid shoe This crossover has a classic leather upper and noncleated outsole that features 100 molded traction bars to keep you from slipping. Best of all, you can also wear it stylishly in business settings on golf days. $190

TRUE linkswear Sensei shoe Extremely lightweight and comfortable, this actually doubles as a running shoe.

The mesh upper keeps your feet cool, while the cleatless rubber outsole grips the ground to maximize your footing on all terrains. $100

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Adidas Golf Tour Pro sunglasses

Callaway NEOX Trestles sunglasses

Tifosi Veloce sunglasses

Adjustable temples and bridge give you a snug fit, while traction nose and ear grips add comfort and security. The wraparound mirrored lens packs technology to let you clearly see the course and green contours. $170

The golf-specific lenses enhance clarity and depth perception, so you’ll see all of your shots. Comfy nose pads and temples make this a lightweight pleasure to wear for your entire round. $200

An open-frame design and streamlined vented lens provide you a wide field of vision. Their comfort and feather-light weight make them easy to negotiate the course in. $60-$100, depending on lens

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In golf, youth isn’t wasted on the young. Elastic bodies, steely nerves, and a lack of emotional scar tissue never hurt. No, you can’t roll back the years, but you can learn a lot about your own game from Rory and some of the game’s other top players under age 30. We talked to coaches, trainers, and the young stars themselves to glean tips to help you rev up your play.

SURE SHOTS: From top, Dustin Johnson, Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko, Rory McIlroy, Na Yeon Choi, Keegan Bradley, and John Huh

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Lexi Thompson

Controlling iron play

Her huge drives hog the spotlight, but teenage phenom at address that I maintain to the finish,” she says. “I also Lexi Thompson ranked 11th in greens in regulation take a deep breath before the takeaway to make on the LPGA Tour in 2012. “I take the sure I don’t rip the club back. Then it’s same attitude every day: Hit fairways just about keeping a smooth, steady Age: 18 and greens and try to drop a few putts,” tempo throughout.” she says. Power notwithstanding, One simple iron drill she uses on the Career highlights: hyperaggressive flag-hunting isn’t range: Pick a pin and pretend a water 2011 Navistar LPGA her bag. hazard is to one side. Like Thompson, Classic winner; 2008 U.S. Thompson’s simple iron keys are try to keep the ball 5 to 8 yards to the Girls’ Junior champion; especially good for the unbalanced “safe” side; every five balls, switch the youngest-ever qualifier overswinger she sees in countless side and/or vary the next batch of shots’ for U.S. Women’s Open pro-ams. “I want a nice, athletic posture shape and trajectory. (age 12 in 2007)

Hitting more fairways

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irtual unknown John Huh (aka Johnny Question Mark) survived all three stages of 2011 Qualifying School to reach the PGA Tour.

Then he proved he belonged by winning the 2012 Mayakoba Classic and posting three other top-10s.

Much credit goes to Huh’s arrowlike tee balls. Read on for his how-to.

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Focus on tempo.

“I’ve always been ‘Accuracy Guy.’ I never grew up trying to hit the ball too hard. I try to hit it solidly. I work a lot on my tempo. My rhythm is ‘1, 2, 3’ — it’s smooth, not quick like the ‘1-2’ guys.

Know your tempo and practice it.”

Don’t overswing.

“I worry about not being among the longest hitters, but I need a different game management than Bubba Watson.

The average guy tries to hit the ball as hard as he can. You need to manage yourself and reach back for something extra only when it makes sense.”

Widen your stance. “I stand a little wider than normal, which helps me not move around so much and make consistently good contact.”

Emphasize it.

“I like to hit at least 20 balls with my driver before I play, about twice as many as any other club, and 50 or more on practice days. It gives me confidence. You have to like hitting the driver — it’s such an important club.”

Age: 22 Career highlights: 2012 Mayakoba Classic winner; 2012 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year

AP PHOTO/THE CANADIAN PRESS/FRANK GUNN (THOMPSON), DARREN CARROLL (HUH)

John Huh

Age: 15 Career highlights: Ended 2012 at No. 1 — Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion; 2013 ISPS Handa NZ Women’s Open winner

Keegan Bradley

Practicing your way

Lydia Ko

Staying fit to hit solid

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er swing is as impressive as her precocity — no mean feat, as Lydia Ko is now the LPGA Tour’s youngest-ever winner.

Ko’s coach, Guy Wilson of the Institute of Golf in Auckland, New Zealand, says her awesome move comes “from maximum biomechanical efficiency and finely tuned kinematic motor patterns, which her strength and conditioning program is designed to support.” In plain English, she wasn’t just born with it.

Dynamic stability, dynamic power, and functional mobility are the program’s three key components, per Wilson. Ko knows fitness, and you can, too, with these exercises from her routine. (Remember to start with light weights and maintain good form.)

1 Dynamic Stability: Unilateral Loaded Squat Why: “Lydia needs to maintain a solid base of support throughout her swing to ensure it’s consistent and accurate,” Wilson says.

“This exercise forces her to stabilize laterally while performing a controlled, functional movement.”

How: Stand to the side of a fixed pulley, with the pulley at hip height. Hold the pulley in your right hand and in your left hand hold a dumbbell curled to your chest. Take a big step to your left until the pulley weight is suspended. Squat until your thighs go past parallel (not so deep if you have knee issues). Return to start position in full hip extension. Repeat 10 times per side, for three sets.

1 Dynamic Power: Wood Chop Why: “To help her develop power, Lydia performs the wood chop on a horizontal plane.”

How: Stand to the side of a fixed pulley, with the pulley at shoulder height. Hold the pulley in your right hand, with your left hand over the right. Take a large step to your left until the weight is suspended.

Rotate your upper body across the shoulder plane with a fixed pelvis — only the upper body rotates. Slowly return to the start position. Repeat 10 times per side, for three sets.

Keegan Bradley was on the Hooters Tour when he began working with instructor Jim McLean in 2009. Today, Bradley’s a major champion, Ryder Cup stalwart, and reigning king of the PGA Tour’s All-Around stat: He’s got a complete game. McLean says much of Bradley’s progress owes to practicing the right way — and the “right way,” he notes, varies and arises from a plan based on the golfer’s preferences.

“There are players who like to play a lot and players who like to practice a lot,” he says. “Keegan likes to play.”

If you’re a playing type, McLean recommends evening rounds where, when possible, you can hit extra drives, approaches, chips, and the like. If you’re a practice type, he notes, you need to vary targets, change clubs and, once or twice every 10 shots, go through your entire preshot routine.

“Make sure you’re not just pounding balls,” he says. “That might give you exercise, but it won’t help your score.”

McLean believes the explosion of swing information available has led too many players to try bits and pieces of several different methods. To avoid a scattershot approach, the Age: 26 instructor stresses working on only Career one or two things highlights: at a time — and 2011 PGA constantly circling champion; 2011 back to the short HP Byron Nelson game. “Keegan and Championship I are always doing a and 2012 WGCvariety of pitching Bridgestone and chipping miniInvitational winner; lessons,” McLean 2011 PGA Tour says. “That’s what Rookie of the Year; can help your score.”

3-1-0 record at the 2012 Ryder Cup

1 Functional Mobility: Trigger Pointing Why: “Trigger-point therapy assists with muscular tension release and mobility. Lydia performs this routine pre- and post-training and anytime her workload is high.”

How: Use a hard round ball such as a baseball to massage your trigger points. The key trigger points are: the anterior and posterior shoulder capsule; the quadratus lumborum, or QL (low back); glutes and hip flexors; and the IT (iliotibial) bands.

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Rory McIlroy Putting with conviction

Three weeks after imploding at the 2011 Masters, Rory McIlroy met with short-game specialists Dave Stockton and his son Ron to discuss putting.

The coaching duo appreciated much of what they saw. “Rory took no practice strokes, which I love,” says Dave Stockton, two-time PGA champion and author of the recent Unconscious Scoring. “You don’t see good pool players putting the cue beside the cue ball and making four practice strokes.”

For Stockton, McIlroy was that rarest of birds — his routine was a little too quick. He suggested McIlroy walk to his ball a touch slower upon exiting his crouch. The Stocktons believe that, like most pros, most club players would benefit from McIlroy’s decisiveness: Extra time over the ball mostly just tenses us up. “As you get older, the checklist on the green grows and grows,” Stockton says. “When we’re kids, we get up to the ball and roll it. No one has told us putting is hard, so it isn’t.”

Age: 23 Career highlights: Ended 2012 at No. 1 — Official World Golf Ranking; 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 PGA Championship winner; six PGA Tour titles

A few other putting keys from the world’s best player: 1 Emphasize your routine.

“The routine determines whether you’re going to be a good putter, not the physical stroke,” Stockton says. With that in mind …

1 Read putts from the low side. “Once you’ve figured out which way the ball is going to break, go to the low side,” Stockton says.

“Try not to circle the hole. The high side looks different from the low side.”

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1 Set your feet while looking at the hole, not the ball. This keeps you slightly open to the hole, which Stockton recommends.

Plus, “When you’re throwing a dart, you don’t focus on your hand, you focus on the bull’s-eye,” he says.

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hen Na Yeon Choi’s final-round lead at the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open went from 5 to 2 after an 8, she turned to her caddie to talk about … their rental car, her next vacation, yadda yadda. She birdied the next hole and soon had her first major title.

“Na Yeon wasn’t performing well under pressure when she first came to us,” says Pia Nilsson, one of Choi’s mental-game coaches and co-founder of Vision 54, a golf instruction company in Scottsdale, Ariz. “Her posture got slouchy between shots, and she had problems focusing because she’d worry about the future.”

Nilsson refers to this unavoidable, selfblocking state as “Not 54.” (Vision 54 refers to the optimal round of 18 birdies and a score of 54.) She worked with Choi to create “Na Yeon 54” — ways for the player to manage her tendencies when faltering. This meant distracting herself and focusing on walking chin-up, shoulders-up between shots. Per Nilsson, you can create your own “You 54” with these steps.

Na Yeon Choi Finding focus

Age: 25 Be self-aware. We all know that our technique falls apart, but Nilsson urges Career highlights: figuring out how and why. She recommends 2012 U.S. Women’s taking five minutes to reflect after a round Open champion; gone wrong — and asking golf buddies to seven LPGA titles weigh in. “Your usual playing partners often have great insight,” she says. “They see when you get negative, or short and tight with your swing.”

Cut the tension. It’s the most common denominator in “Not 54.” “To dial in, hit one shot with a tight upper body, one with medium tension, and one as supple as cooked spaghetti,” she says. “Almost everyone makes a full shoulder turn and hits the ball much better the last way.”

Create a game within the game. “Na Yeon calls these her ‘small goals,’ ” Nilsson says. “She tries to walk proudly between shots and commit totally to every shot.” In other words, focus on a few small things within your control.

Save energy. Managing between-shot downtime is key.

Choi’s diverting non-golf talks with her caddie conserve mental energy. “Golf is a social thing,” Nilsson says. “Chatting with our playing partners can help us both enjoy the game more and play better.”

Dustin Johnson

AP PHOTO/GAIL BURTON (CHOI), DARREN CARROLL (JOHNSON)

Getting (club-)fit to go long Golf’s Paul Bunyan, Dustin Johnson, uses a driver with 10.5 degrees of loft, more than many amateurs employ. While this partly owes to D.J.’s unique swing — his bowed left wrist leads to a delofted clubface at impact — it also demonstrates that lower-lofted drivers aren’t inherently more suitable for better players and/or faster swingers.

Johnson knows the modern key to maximum distance is “high launch, Age: 28 Career highlights: 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions winner; seven PGA Tour titles

low spin.” His approximately 15-degree launch angle and 2,000 rpm are optimum for his 121.8 mph driver swing speed, given that premium balls now have lower spin rates, as do drivers.

The “high launch” that compensates for lower spin comes via driver loft and teeing the ball up more, says Gary Gallagher, a PGA teaching pro for 22 years, including the last 13 with TaylorMade.

“Teeing too low makes you hit down on the ball, which adds spin, as does hitting it low on the face,” says Gallagher, who suggests sticking face tape on the driver before a range session to check your contact point. “The center of the clubface is the bottom of the ‘flight deck.’ Anything lower

and you’re picking up spin rate and losing launch angle. Above the center, you now also get vertical gear effect, where loft goes up and spin rate goes down.”

With the newest equipment, you want to catch the ball more on the upswing. The ideal drive now flies “through a higher window,” which can take some getting used to for experienced players. To help acclimate, Gallagher counsels practice time on a launch monitor — once a black swan, now they’re readily accessible.

“If you want to maximize driver distance, you need to pay attention to your [launch] numbers,” Gallagher says. “Tour pros like D.J. work with them all the time.”

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Tagliatelle With Lamb Meatballs and Mint Pesto

Executive chef Scott Reifenberger of the Skyline Club in Indianapolis puts a Greek twist on the typical meatball dish by using local lamb, luscious mint pesto, and fresh asparagus.

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With lamb, asparagus, and mint, this pasta dish incorporates all the fresh flavors of spring.

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— Chef Scott Reifenberger

Skyline Club, Indianapolis

2 slices white bread, crust removed 1/2 cup milk 2 pounds ground lamb 2 eggs 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 2 tablespoons shallots, minced 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 1-1/2 pounds tagliatelle 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups asparagus tips, cut on bias in 1-inch pieces Mint Pesto (recipe follows) 1 cup cherry tomatoes Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the bread into small squares and, in a small bowl, add to the milk. Once the bread has absorbed the milk, mash with a fork.

In a large bowl, add lamb, eggs, Parmesan cheese, cumin, pepper, garlic, shallot, parsley, and mashed bread. Combine thoroughly. Form the

meat into 2- to 3-ounce balls. On a sheet pan, bake the meatballs for 20 minutes or until internal temperature is 160 degrees.

Cook pasta 12 to 14 minutes, until al dente. Strain pasta, reserving 1 cup of water for the sauce.

Pour olive oil into large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and saute for 2 minutes.

Add Mint Pesto and the cup of reserved pasta water. Bring to a simmer, add pasta, and toss. Add cherry tomatoes and combine all.

To serve, top with meatballs.

Yield: 6 servings MINT PESTO 1 cup fresh mint leaves 1 cup Italian parsley leaves 3 tablespoons garlic, minced 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup pine nuts 1/2 cup olive oil salt and pepper Place mint, parsley, garlic, Parmesan, and pine nuts in a food processor and puree until well combined, slowly adding the oil throughout process.

Season with salt and pepper.

Chef’s secret: “Leave a thin layer of oil on top of homemade pesto to prevent discoloration of the green herbs. Refrigerate or freeze in an airtight container for future use.”

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Culture junkies, take note: Vienna is flexing its creative muscle, with new and renovated museums, galleries, and performance spaces opening along its gilded streets. Here, the best of what’s new on-view.

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THE 1ST DISTRICT Kunstkammer Wien: The makeover of this cultural space, closed since 2002, debuts in March. Its collection spans 20 rooms in the Kunsthistorisches Museum with 2,000-plus art pieces accumulated by the Habsburg Empire during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. 011-43-1-525-240; khm.at THE 2ND DISTRICT The New Contemporary: The city’s premier arts fair, the four-day Viennafair, rebranded itself last fall to reflect emerging art trends. Now in its ninth year (this fall, it takes place Oct. 10-13 at the Messe Wien exhibition center), the fair now carries the moniker “The New Contemporary” and brings together galleries and artists from emerging creative markets in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, etc.) with those from more established destinations (Austria, Germany, etc.). viennafair.at MuTh (Music & Theater): The Vienna Boys’ Choir finally has a permanent performance space — something the famed young chanteurs haven’t had since their founding in 1498. Located in Augarten park, Vienna’s oldest Baroque garden,

the 400-seat music center is the city’s most technologically advanced performance space.

011-43-1-347-8080-1020; muth.at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art ContemporaryAugarten: Elsewhere in the Augarten, the Belvedere, Vienna’s famed museum, teamed up with arts foundation TBA21 to open this exhibition space last May. The venue specializes in contemporary visual and performance arts.

011-43-1-513-98-560; tba21.org/augarten THE 3RD DISTRICT 21er Haus: After a 10-year closure, the former 20er Haus museum reopened a little more than a year ago in a modernist glass-and-steel-clad building designed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The new name gives a nod to the museum’s 21st-century reincarnation. Now a branch of the nearby Belvedere, the gallery specializes in contemporary Austrian art from 1945 through present day. 011-43-1-795-57-701; 21erhaus.at THE 7TH DISTRICT The Museum of Modern Art Foundation Ludwig Vienna (Mumok): In the city’s Museumsquartier, Mumok was already considered one of Europe’s top modern and contemporary art institutions, thanks to its 9,000-plus-piece collection with works by the likes of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. After bringing on a new director to invigorate the exhibition program and undertaking a 2011 renovation that added a cinemaslash-performance space and a new café, the space has a fresh outlook. The Museumsquartier itself is also worth a look — the complex once served as the imperial stables and now houses some of the city’s hottest galleries, restaurants, and museums.

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France

By Elaine Glusac

3. Marseille’s year to shine A bustling port city, Marseille celebrates a year in the spotlight as Europe’s capital of culture with several museum openings.

Famously immigrant-friendly, the city is the fitting home for the soon-to-open MuCEM, Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (011-33-49159-0688; mucem.org), devoted to cultures from Romantic to Islamic that share the shore. Built on a pier in the old port, the main building houses permanent exhibitions devoted to the history of the Mediterranean and temporary exhibitions covering regional anthropology, politics, history, archaeology, and art. The project also includes two satellite buildings, one a library and conservation center, and the other a public garden and galleries at the harbor’s

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landmark Fort Saint-Jean, an expansion of an original fortress built in the 12th century.

MuCEM is part of a redesign of the urban waterfront into a cultural quarter that is now home to the Regards de Provence Museum (011-33-4-9142-5150; museeregardsdeprovence.com), which just opened in a refashioned 1948-vintage health spa. The museum features more than 200 regional artworks from the 18th century to the present in its inaugural exhibition, running through June 16.

Nearby, the contemporary art museum Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Provence-AlpesCote d’Azur, or FRAC PACA (01133-4-9191-2755; fracpaca.org), opens in March. Though the facility will stage three exhibits annually, FRAC PACA will function as a lending institution and meeting space for the art community and patrons. The building’s social side includes a café and cantilevered rooftop terrace.

Fun, hip hotels from Philippe Starck

The French modernist continues opening cheap-chic Mama Shelter hotels. As the designer, he converts existing structures into funky hangouts.

Mama Shelter Marseille debuted last spring with 127 mostly white rooms featuring Apple TVs and downy beds. A French restaurant goes casual with picnic-table-style seating, and the bar serves creative cocktails like a white pepper and basil caipirinha.

From $89. 011-33-4-8435-2000; mamashelter.com This year, the 154-room Mama Shelter Lyon opens in spring, followed by the 97-room Mama Shelter Bordeaux come summer. Look for the small but growing chain’s original hotel in Paris near the Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

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Picasso and Paris pairing up again The Musée National Picasso in Paris closed more than three years ago and sent the heart of its collection on a world tour.

But this fall the prized art returns to its Marais district home. A fouryear renovation project at the 17th-century mansion that houses the museum will triple the exhibition space, with about 500 pieces spread throughout four levels. The entire collection includes more than 5,000 works. museepicasso.fr

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Germany

By Andrew Sessa

WEST BERLIN’S BACK!

Since the wall fell nearly 25 years ago, the buzz from Berlin has focused almost exclusively on the East’s rise, with neighborhood after neighborhood reborn. But now the West strikes back, with top-end hotels opening here again, along with other exciting projects.

You’ll find much of what’s new in the Charlottenburg neighborhood and the adjacent areas of Wilmersdorf and Tiergarten. Use this carefully curated, style-centered map to discover this ultrachic reboot.

Das Stue: A member of Berlin-based Design Hotels, this 80-room, aesthetically minded spot in a 1939 neoclassical building once served as the Royal Danish Embassy. There’s an Iberian accent, with Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola overseeing the public spaces, including the restaurant, where Michelin-starred Paco Pérez holds court in the kitchen. From $330.

Drakestrasse 1; 800-3374685; das-stue.com

Waldorf Astoria Berlin: This 232-room hotel, in a 31-story tower near Kurfürstendamm (West Berlin’s answer to the Champs-Élysées), has a certain French flair, with a restaurant from envelope-pushing star chef Pierre Gagnaire and Germany’s only Guerlain Spa. From $369. Hardenbergstrasse 28; 011-49-30-8140-000; waldorfastoriaberlin.com Ha

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Galerie Kornfeld: Set on the ground floor of a late-19th-century building with a courtyard sculpture garden, this exhibition space specializes in contemporary international artists. A second-floor space hosts occasional art and literature salons. Fasanenstrasse 26; 011-49-30-889-225-890; galeriekornfeld.com

Haus Cumberland: Built in 1913 as a boardinghouse, this grande dame has been emerging from a $160 million-plus restoration.

It now contains apartments, offices, and a curated selection of shops, including Grosz, a vintage coffeehouse, Parisian patisserie, bar, and restaurant from beloved Berlin chef Roland Mary (his Borchardt, in the East, has been a haute spot for years); and a second branch of the men’s and women’s clothier 14 oz (011-49-30-8892-1814; 14oz-berlin.com), an East Berlin shop featuring a high-style (and high-priced) work-wear aesthetic.

Kurfürstendamm 194; cumberlandberlin.de

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Mathew: This contemporary gallery, founded by two friends who also run a trio of record labels, focuses on female artists. One recent solo show featured works by German sculptor and painter Michaela Eichwald, who won the Lafayette Prize at Paris’ FIAC art fair last October.

Schaperstrasse 12; 011-49-30-2102-1921; mathew-gal.de

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Bikini Berlin: Come autumn, this multiuse mecca of entertainment, shopping, restaurant, and office space will give new life to an iconic postwar set of buildings, including the so-called Bikinihaus. A branch of the Hamburg-based, walletfriendly 25hours Hotels (25hours-hotels.com) and a roof garden and bar overlooking Tiergarten will anchor the destination, along with outlets from such innovative fashion and design retailers as Andreas Murkudis (andreasmurkudis.com).

Budapester Strasse 42; bikiniberlin.de

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Amanresorts’ Latest, A Coastal Charmer

For a new resort from Aman, one of the world’s most coveted hotel brands, the late-summer opening of the 38-suite Amanzo’e on the southern coast of the Peloponnese peninsula happened relatively quietly. This seems especially surprising because the expansive, sand-colored oasis has a lot to shout about, not least of all its ancientGreece inspired contemporary design by hotel hotshot Ed Tuttle and its location atop an olivetree-dotted hillside high above the sapphire Aegean. Here, our five favorite Amanzo’e finds.

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BEACH ESCAPES

Wake up early for asanas, Pilates, or stretching classes in the aerielike yoga pavilion, with three walls of floor-toceiling windows overlooking the sea.

With its hilltop roost and beach club on a private bay only a short luxury SUV drive away (chauffeured, of course), the hotel offers virtuous views but also oceanfront opportunities to kayak, paddle board, relax on a chaise, dip into the sea, or swim laps in either (or both) of the two 25-meter, deepgreen marble-lined pools.

HEARTY BREAKFAST You haven’t had Greek yogurt until you’ve had it here, topped with fresh figs and layered with muesli. Another delectable must-try: the perfectly poached, farm-fresh egg served over lightly sauteed fresh vegetables.

SUNSET COCKTAILS, AL FRESCO A circular terrace with a dramatic fire pit provides panoramic views of the red sun as it drops behind the Aegean and blue hills beyond. Order an ouzo on the rocks, the vodka-and-mastic-liqueurbased Amanzo’e Sunrise, or the light and lively lavender margarita.

SPA PAMPERING Conceived as a continuation of the ancient health and wellness modalities recommended by Hippocrates, the spa incorporates regional products — lavender, sage, sea salt, and yogurt, as well as olive and grape seed oils — into every treatment.

Try the soothing, two-hour Amanzo’e Rejuvenation experience, which combines a salt scrub, clay wrap, and aromatherapy massage.

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Ireland

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The party’s on across the Emerald Isle

Smock Alley Theatre

17th-century Dublin theater raising its curtain again

The Abbey and the Gate are the two Dublin theaters best known worldwide.

Both founded in the early 1900s, they raised the profile of such literary greats as W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett. But another theater with a royal pedigree dating back to 1662 recently opened after restoration work: the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin’s first Theatre Royal under King Charles II. Tucked beside the River Liffey, it was nearly forgotten after it closed in 1787 and was turned into a church.

Archaeologists located the footprint of the original stage, and a 177-seat theater was constructed inside that retains the original walls. It stages a lively mix of cutting-edge and classic works. 011-353-1-677-0014; smockalley.com

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Richly rewarding Po River cruises

10. Sleek, fast train with the Ferrari stamp (yes, Ferrari) In the word association game, “train” in Italy commonly conjures “slow” or “strike.”

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, or NTV, aims to invigorate the rail system with the country’s first privately run high-speed rail line. Its new Italo train links Milan and Naples, with stops at Bologna, Florence, Rome, and south to Salerno, gateway to the Amalfi Coast.

Northern routes stretch from Venice to Turin.

Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo led the project, thus the streamlined train cars in the auto company’s signature shade of red. 800-622-8600; raileurope.com

The upscale river specialist Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection launches Venice-Verona-Venice eight-day Po itineraries in April. Remodeled last year, the opulent 134-passenger River Countess pleases with spacious cabins stocked with espresso machines.

Once the ship leaves Venice, the fun includes excursions to Padua, home of Giotto’s murals; Ravenna and its famous mosaics; and foodcentric Bologna. From $2,899. 800-733-7820; uniworld.com

Throughout 2013, Ireland hosts hundreds of festivals and events to celebrate Irish music, literature, art, dance, and culture. Dubbed The Gathering, the yearlong celebration is intended to spur fresh enthusiasm after several tough years of economic austerity. In Dublin, you’ll find major events such as the Franco-Irish Literary Festival (April 19-21), the Dublin Dance Festival (May 10-25), and even hurling matches (a fast-paced sport of ancient Gaelic origin) leading up to the All-Irish Hurling Championships in September. thegatheringireland.com

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Amalfi Coast monastery turned luxury inn American Bianca Sharma spent most of the past decade on the Amalfi Coast converting the 17thcentury Monastero Santa Rosa, originally a nunnery, into a 20-room luxury hotel, which she opened last May. Sunny rooms overlooking the Gulf of Salerno feature vaulted ceilings and Italian antique furnishings. Terraced gardens cascade over several levels, offering tranquil areas to stroll, sunbathe, or dine. Other draws: a clifftop infinity pool and spa. From $485.

011-39-089-832-1199; monasterosantarosa.com

A view you won’t get back home Former seat of Medici power during the Renaissance, Florence’s landmark Palazzo Vecchio, now city hall, is famous for its hidden passages, from Roman ruins below grade to secret artfilled apartments. Now another area of intrigue, the 312-foot-high Tower, has opened to the public. Climb a claustrophobia-inducing 223 steps for dizzying views over the central Piazza della Signoria and surrounding terra-cotta rooftops.

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TWO REINVIGORATED REGIONS

Portugal’s charms extend far beyond Lisbon, its cosmopolitan capital. And now’s the time to take it all in, with many areas beefing up their tourism profiles.

Here, two to check out.

The Algarve

The Algarve Tracing the country’s southwestern Atlantic coast, this region brings to mind Greece with its fishing villages, historic sites (Moorish castles and Roman ruins), and golden beaches fronting rocky cliffs.

Stay: In Quinta do Lago, the just-opened Conrad Algarve delivers a mod take on an 18th-century palace.

The hotel makes its mark with 154 stylish rooms dressed up in shades of white, cream, tan, and taupe, plus a restaurant helmed by three-Michelin-starred-chef Heinz Beck. From $305; 800-266-7237; conradalgarve.com Do: The Algarve offers plenty of places for fun, but to go off the beaten track, head to the Costa Vicentina Natural Park, a 185,000-plus-acre protected area with unspoiled beaches and a wealth of flora and fauna.

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The Douro River Valley

Epicureans have long been clued into the charms of this verdant, vineyard-filled region, which meanders across Portugal’s northern end from the Spanish border toward the Atlantic. Now, new hotels and experiences up the area’s travel profile even more.

Stay: The valley has a host of new country estates-turned-highdesign hotels. One of our favorites: Quinta do Vallado, a winery dating back to the 18th century owned by sixth-generation port and winemaker João Ferreira Álvares Ribeiro. The quinta already had a small five-room guesthouse in the restored family home, but to accommodate increased demand, Ribeiro has expanded the offerings by building a sleek concrete and

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slate property. From $144; 011-351254-318-081; quintadovallado.com Or explore the entire region aboard one of the new river cruises along the Douro. Uniworld’s Queen Isabel accommodates 118 guests with most suites and staterooms featuring balconies to take in the beautiful river views. 800-733-7820; uniworld.com Do: Sample some of the Douro River Valley’s best port wines at

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the Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, located on a historic estate. 011-351-254-730-430; quintanova.com In Porto, the Valley’s gateway, tap into the region’s gastronomic prowess at Clérigos, the new restaurant from Portuguese celebrity chef Pedro Lemos. Try the tuna loin and belly served with tomato, ginger, and the root vegetable salsify. 011-351-220-115986; pedrolemos.net

15. Adrià brothers’ culinary wizardry in Barcelona The Catalan city is fast becoming (arguably) Europe’s top dining destination. Leading the way: molecular gastronomy-loving chef Ferran Adrià and his brother, Albert.

Foodies everywhere cried a couple of years ago when Adrià closed his culinary laboratory-slash-restaurant elBulli, where Albert was pastry chef. But Albert also opened 41º Experience (011-34-696-5925-71; 41grados.es), a 16-seat tasting room-meets-cocktail lounge in the theater district. Its frequently changing menu might feature as many as 41 different selections of snacks and finger foods that are often paired with highly intellectualized cocktails. The restaurant is next door to Tickets (ticketsbar.es), a creative tapas bar the two brothers opened in 2011, serving inventive culinary fare such as sangria-infused bits of watermelon topped with lemon zest and mint shavings.

This year, in March, they will fire up the kitchen at Pakta, a Peruvian and Japanese fusion restaurant near Tickets. They also hope to open a still-unnamed Mexican eatery that has been in the works more than a year.

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Ah, Switzerland — land of prompt trains, precise watches, and now passionate decor.

The staid Swiss are going full-throttle with a design surge evident in these new eyepleasing projects.

SLEEP 1 The Alpina Gstaad Gstaad guards its authenticity, so the December debut of its first splashy new luxury hotel in 100 years ranked as a big deal. On the outside, this 56-room beauty keeps the peace with its Swiss-chalet design. But inside, tradition has been tweaked. While 90 percent of the decorative wood is antique, interiors by a trio of London, Paris, and Bangkok designers infuse the look with contemporary chic.

Rooms and suites feel residential and have balconies, marble bathrooms, and fireplaces (suites

only). From $925. 011-41-33-888-9888; thealpinagstaad.ch 1 B2 Boutique Hotel + Spa (Zurich) In the Library Lounge, the heart of this hotel in Hürlimann-Areal, you’ll eye 33,000 salvaged books stacked to the top of the 36-foot ceiling, artfully illuminated by three chandeliers made from 900 green Hürlimann beer bottles. These are just two examples of creative reuse at this 60-room industrial-chic hotel, once a circa-1867 brewery.

From $350. 011-41-44-567-6767; b2boutiquehotels.com 1 Hotel Giardino Mountain (Champfèr) Next to see-and-be-seen St. Moritz, neighboring Champfèr was sleepy until the makeover of a timeworn property into this visually compelling hotel. The 78 “casual alpine chic” rooms feature minimally finished wood walls and floors juxtaposed against sparkling chandeliers, tufted leather headboards, magenta pillows, and vintage black-and-white photos of the 1928 and 1948 St. Moritz

Winter Olympic Games. Dine in its two-Michelin-star Ristorante Ecco on Snow, headed up by Chef Rolf Fliegauf (of Ristorante Ecco in Ascona). From $400. 800-337-4685; giardino-mountain.ch RELAX 1 Mineral Baths & Spa RigiKaltbad (near Lucerne) The Swiss have been enjoying dips in spring-fed spas on Mount Rigi for 600 years, but now they can soak in a space designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. Located at 4,700 feet, this spa’s spare design of pale stone and sculptural black chaises lets the focal point be the view of snowcapped peaks. 011-41-41397-0406; mineralbad-rigikaltbad.ch 1 Resort Collina d’Oro (Lugano) This 46-room resort on a sunny hilltop overlooking Lake Lugano soothes with six well-being plans covering skin rejuvenation to weight loss. And not to worry, the restaurant’s “healthy Mediterranean” menu won’t leave you feeling deprived. Four- or

seven-day programs from $1,983, including meals. 011-41-91-641-1111; resortcollinadoro.com DRINK 1 Bar (Lausanne) The stylish Bar at Beau-Rivage Palace serves up contemporary twists on cocktails, offering not only martinis but also a barrel-aged Negroni, homemade vermouth, and rare spirits (such as A.E. DOR le signe du temps — there are only 17 bottles worldwide). Cozy up to the backlit onyx bar for a three-drink cocktail course with savvy bar manager Alexandre Peyraud. 011-41-21-6133395; brp.ch EAT 1 Clouds at Prime Tower (Zurich) About 400 feet in the sky, toast the sunset with a cocktail at this barwith-a-view in Switzerland’s tallest building. Post-toast, dine on modern Mediterranean cuisine. It’s in Zurich West, an industrial neighborhood turned artist haven and office district.

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BIG EASY DOES IT: Clockwise from top left, a bowl of goodness at Serendipity; contemporary digs at the Hotel Modern; hip frames at Art & Eyes; restaurateur Ti Adelaide Martin; her new restaurant, SoBou; street entertainment, a New Orleans staple; Root’s compressed watermelon salad.

The New New Orleans

Grade-A insider with quite the restaurant pedigree gives us a tasty tour of this Cajun food-loving city now embracing unexpected, more worldly flavors.

Her new (and old) favorites will be yours, too.

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10 years since my last visit to New Orleans.

Obviously, I’d been away for too long from a place that I love for its music, its food, its soulfulness.

At a luncheon in Manhattan, when I happened to be seated alongside Ti Adelaide Martin, I couldn’t help but share the fact that I missed the Crescent City. As part-owner of the venerable Commander’s Palace and the new eat-and-drink spot SoBou, Ti qualifies as New Orleans royalty among foodies.

After all, her family has been in the bar and restaurant business there since 1943.

Upon hearing of my long absence from the city of her birth, Ti insisted that the situation ought to be rectified. With a bit of gumption, I suggested that it would be nice if she’d show me her New Orleans, and Ti readily agreed. Then she raised the ante a bit by pointing out that it’s precisely the sort of visit that R.W. “Johnny� Apple Jr. — one of the New York Times’ legendary reporters and a notoriously voracious food lover — wanted to experience before his passing away in 2006. At that point, I knew I had to go.

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That is how I end up in a hotel room at the newly renovated W New OrleansFrench Quarter, a couple of stories up from SoBou, the hotel’s in-house restaurant. Knowing that I’d be popping into SoBou the next day, Ti, via telephone, suggests I start my NOLA food experience at the year-old Root.

When Ti talks restaurants, smart people listen. So I cab it to Root with its beamed ceiling and soft lighting in the Warehouse District. Chill music plays on the sound system and the menu reflects the new New Orleans: Traditional dishes such as crawfish ÊtouffÊe and jambalaya are nowhere to be found. The city has changed, along with its food culture. Old favorites have slipped out of the vanguard and the new sweet spot — whether culinary, cultural, or commercial — tends to be bigger, broader, more cutting edge. It has gone from local to international in much the way that the populace has evolved.

Chatting it up at the bar, I meet a trapeze artist from New York, a photographer from London, a software writer from Chicago — all more or less relocated here, drawn by the city’s low cost of living and a feeling that it’s a good place to try new things. The programmer quickly suggests that I order compressed watermelon salad, a good recommendation. Like other dishes on the menu, it benefits from a vaguely molecular preparation and has

been conceived through a NOLA prism, without being overt New Orleans fare.

As explained by locally bred chef Phillip Lopez, “The feeling of change started after Katrina. New people have arrived, new ideas are being pushed, change has to come. It’s like the Wild West in New Orleans right now. These are exciting times to be a chef.�

Indeed, it’s an exciting time to be in New Orleans, deemed America’s fastest-growing city by the U.S. Census Bureau, attracting a ton of arrivistes, and redefining itself on the fly. Root reflects the changes as new bars, restaurants, clubs, and galleries take shape here.

Additionally, the fertile environment fosters fresh retail concepts — on Magazine Street, check out Art & Eyes, which specializes in a mind-blowing array of antique and one-of-a-kind eyeglass frames like you’ve never seen before — and local style-setters even have their own version of New York’s venerable Fashion Week.

Fresh, groundbreaking stuff is scattered throughout the city. For example, a new arts district in the St. Claude neighborhood houses makeshift galleries showing cutting-edge work. If going there, though, keep in mind the area remains a bit funky.

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FULL MENU: Clockwise from left, food and drinks at SoBou; treats at Croissant d’Or; gumbo at Dooky Chase’s; inventive fare at Maurepas Foods.

French Quarter W as being among the choice places to stay.

“It used to be when I went for dinner here I saw the brain drain,” says Ti, referring to groups of intelligent, welleducated people who lost heart and left the city. “Now it’s the opposite: brain gain. All kinds of smart, successful people are moving to New Orleans and driving things forward.”

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he next morning, Ti looks cool with a hairdo that reminds me of Diamond Dogs-era David Bowie, loafers that appear to have imagery from Picasso paintings on them, and a sharp shirt and pants ensemble. Behind the wheel of a black Lexus convertible, she tells me that we have a challenging itinerary and that I better be hungry.

Emphasizing the point, she flaps a sheaf of papers that map out a 12-hour odyssey that will have us hopping from one side of the city to the other. We start with cups of strong, chicory-laced coffee and creamy napoleons that Ti has picked up at her long-standing favorite bakery, Croissant d’Or in the French Quarter.

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it. “We care about our coffee in New Orleans and we do it strong!”

Munching and sipping, we make our way through the French Quarter, head a bit east, and out to an adjacent neighborhood called Bywater: up and coming and highlighted by brightly colored shotgun houses. Ti ignores the GPS and relies on instinct to find Maurepas Foods, a new restaurant that gets packed at night but remains mellow in late morning. It’s built into a space that had once been a print shop doing segregationist newspapers in the 1960s.

Now, rather than helping to shape local politics, it contributes to the redefinition of New Orleans cuisine with dishes like green onion sausage and shrimp hot pot with kimchi. We opt for goat-meat tacos — the plan for today is to eat small bites in lots of places — and chef Michael Doyle hops out to make sure they’re disappearing (no worries there).

Dressed in camouflage cargo shorts, a brown T-shirt, and flip-flops, he characterizes this neighborhood as “a good place to take a risk” and recalls one recent night when diners jammed the restaurant, cocktails flowed, and a pack of hungry patrons got into the hardpartying New Orleans spirit by sending shots of tequila to the kitchen. “My chefs

can’t drink while they’re cooking and we serve food until midnight. But after midnight it was all fair game.”

Taking a zigzagging route down to Freret Street, a burgeoning commercial strip in Uptown New Orleans, Ti can’t stop herself from making a detour for gumbo at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in the Treme area. Decades old and a world away from the Quarter’s tourist spots, it remains a gathering place where local power-brokers do lunchtime dealmaking, sip the soul-stirring gumbo, munch fried chicken, and marvel at the miracle of its 90-year-old proprietor, Leah Chase, who lost everything in Katrina and bounced back gracefully.

She hugs Ti and the two get into philosophical debates about veal stock, Harry Connick Jr. (for whom Chase recently prepared 15 gallons of gumbo), and newfangled cocktails. “I just say color my Sprite. When I say that, they know that it means to put a little Crown Royal in there,” Chase tells Ti after she insists that a visit to SoBou is mandatory.

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culture hub: It just wouldn’t be New Orleans without its colorful street performers.

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PRIVATE SEATING: Reserve Restaurant R’evolution’s wine cellar table and dine amid the room’s 10,000 bottles.

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FUN FINDS: Clockwise from left, SoBou’s tabletop beer taps; Dat Dog’s inspired creations; High Hat Cafe; the city’s horsedrawn cab alternative; Cure’s cool libations.

get out of Mid-City, doing a 180 and halting in front of her long-favorite, old-school gelato and cannoli place, Angelo Brocato’s — Ti and I finally reach Freret Street. A sweet art gallery (Du Mois shows work by emerging artists), loads of restaurants, and a cool cocktail lounge (Cure maintains an apothecary vibe and serves drinks made with care) dot the block.

We poke around a bit and hit Cure for one of its carefully measured libations, but, really, we already have a couple of places in mind.

First stop: Dat Dog, which just moved to new and larger quarters in Uptown and specializes in exotic hot dogs that range from smoked bratwurst to beer-battered fried cod to turducken sausage. We go for the crawfish dog, top it with mustard, sour cream, onions, tomatoes, and crawfish étouffée — a New Orleans classic repurposed as a sauerkraut substitute. Just perfect. Delicious and big enough to share, the wiener bursts with its unlikely mix of porky and fishy flavors.

A few blocks away, High Hat Cafe, not quite 2 years old, looks like it has been there forever. I check out a small collection of vintage blues posters and black-and-white snapshots framed on the wall. Ti orders and tells me the draw of the place: “The idea here is that you can buy New Orleans stuff and Southern stuff, which are not the same thing. You can’t get New Orleans dishes in the South or Southern dishes in New Orleans.”

I think I understand. The point gets driven home as soon as I confront a platter of shrimp rémoulade accompanied by pimento cheese with deviled eggs.

STAY The Hotel Modern: Living up to its name, the 135-room Modern has well-designed rooms and a good location for art lovers: the Contemporary Arts Center is an easy walk away. For dining, look for the seasonal pop-up restaurant called Why Not? From $149. 800-684-9525; thehotelmodern.com

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acktracking to the French Quarter, we make a pit stop at Ti’s terrific new spot, SoBou. User-friendly beer taps stand out on the tables, wine-dispensing machines release excellent tipples by the glass, and, thanks to an innovative cocktail menu, the bar can seduce you into whiling a late afternoon into evening without realizing where the time has gone. We munch yellow-fin tuna tartar and crispy oysters and agree it’s time for dinner.

But first there will be a quick drive to the Uptown precinct for a chat with Eman Loubier, chef/owner of Dante’s Kitchen, beloved by locals and known for pushing the envelope a bit. He quickly tells me that he plans on pushing it further: “Having the best indigenous food in New Orleans is a trap.

We want to do more. So I’m getting ready to open a place called Noodle & Pie. It will be ramen noodles and pie — two things that don’t sound like they go together, but they will.”

(By the time you read this, what used to be a pop-up around town should be a full-fledged restaurant, also in the Uptown neighborhood.)

Ti orders appetizer-sized portions of broiled beef hearts and headcheese ravioli. Digging in and divvying out servings, she wonders, “I

The Saint Hotel: In a structure that dates back to 1909, this 166-room hotel exudes luxury in a contemporary setting.

The restaurant Tempt offers an updated spin on classic Southern cooking, while the Burgundy Bar serves up jazz and drinks. From $189.

504-522-5400; thesaint hotelneworleans.com W New OrleansFrench Quarter: Sleek accommodations, a prime location, and a terrific pool make the newly renovated, 97-room W in the French Quarter a good choice if you want to be close to the action but bed down in style. From $259. 888-6278260; wfrenchquarter.com

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LOCAL FLAVOR: Left, Creole creations at Serendipity.

Right, afterdinner music at Kermit’s Treme Speakeasy, courtesy of chef/musician Kermit Ruffins.

don’t know who says that New Orleans menus are boring. They’re not.”

We finally make our way to the place that Ti has saved for the end: just-opened Serendipity, in Mid-City, run by the ingenious chef Chris DeBarr, who took his cuisine to the next level while cooking in the barebones kitchen of Delachaise, on the edge of the Garden District, during the nasty days after Katrina. The man exudes heart and soul, and his menu reflects that. Dishes with inspired food combinations include seared tuna with watermelon, duckfat-fried rutabaga alongside goat curry, and grilled peaches with blue cheese and bacon. But I find out everything I need to know about DeBarr when he tells me the thought process behind his Vietnamese-sounding banh xeo.

“I wanted to do a dish that represents Creole New Orleans today,” says DeBarr.

“It combines local immigrant culture and seafood. The Vietnamese rice flour pancake is filled with the local seafood that Vietnamese fishermen get us.”

Topped with a spicy/tangy Vietnamese sauce, that dish tastes as good as DeBarr’s story sounds.

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’d like to tell you that I spend the next day eating just as heroically.

But, truthfully, I just don’t have it in me. Instead I explore the city on foot, recheck some galleries, and take in the spectacular, sprawling architecture of Garden District homes. By nightfall, though, I begin feeling a tad peckish again. Restaurant R’evolution, located inside the French Quarter’s Royal Sonesta Hotel and the brainchild of 60

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locally iconic chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto and hotel manager Alfred Groos, rides high on my list of dining spots to try, and this seems like the perfect opportunity. Spectacular as a full, blowout dinner there sounds, I order just one thing: Death by Gumbo. The dish comes with the perfect presentation. A beautifully roasted quail — stuffed with andouille sausage, rice, and oysters — resides in the center of a large soup bowl.

With great fanfare, the waiter pours earthy brown gumbo over the bird, as if drowning it. The rich flavors consume my brain as I eat it and I’m glad that I have nobody to chitchat with. The food practically causes hallucinations.

Feeling rejuvenated, I hit two new jazz clubs that I want to check out.

Kermit’s Treme Speakeasy, in the Treme neighborhood, proves to be a great option for an early set and the best place for seeing chef/musician Kermit

Ruffins, a local legend who became a little less local thanks to the HBO series Treme. I squeeze into the small room, where most people are eating dinner (it’s a restaurant as well as a jazz club) and catch a terrific set of classic New Orleans-style music.

From there, I make my way to Bywater’s revived, al fresco Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits (so named for the shop in front of the club), which recently straightened out licensing issues to resume presenting live music. At what feels like an enormous backyard party, illuminated with strings of Christmas lights, sultry Kristina Morales sings Latin soul while the crowd sips wine.

As midnight nears, Morales’ set winds down. I consider what to do next, and feel something familiar rumbling in my stomach: hunger. I text Ti. Does she happen to have a line on a great spot for late-night po’boys?

DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1 Angelo Brocato’s: 214 N. Carrollton Ave.; 504-486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream.com 1 Art & Eyes: 3708 Magazine St.; 504-891-4494; artandeyesnola.com 1 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits: 600 Poland Ave.; 504-948-9111; bacchanalwine.com 1 Commander’s Palace: 1403 Washington Ave.; 504-8998221; commanderspalace.com 1 Croissant d’Or: 617 Ursulines Ave.; 504-524-4663; croissantdornola.com

1 Cure: 4905 Freret St.; 504-302-2357; curenola.com 1 Dante’s Kitchen: 736 Dante St.; 504-861-3121; danteskitchen.com 1 Dat Dog: 5030 Freret St.; 504-899-6883; datdognola.com 1 Dooky Chase’s Restaurant: 2301 Orleans Ave.; 504-821-0600; dookychaserestaurant.com 1 Du Mois Gallery: 4921 Freret St.; 504-818-6032; dumoisgallery.com 1 High Hat Cafe: 4500 Freret St.; 504-754-1336; highhatcafe.com

1 Kermit’s Treme Speakeasy: 1535 Basin St.; 504-309-5828

1 Maurepas Foods: 3200 Burgundy St.; 504-267-0072; maurepasfoods.com 1 Restaurant R’evolution: 777 Bienville St.; 504-553-2277; revolutionnola.com 1 Root: 200 Julia St.; 504-252-9480; rootnola.com 1 Serendipity: 3700 Orleans Ave.; 504-407-0818; serendipitynola.com 1 SoBou: 310 Chartres St.; 504-552-4095; sobounola.com

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Cabin Bluff Georgia   Looking for a great getaway locale for a guys’ or girls’ weekend? A quiet place to hold your corporate retreat? Or maybe the perfect spot for your family reunion? You needn’t look any further than Cabin Bluff.

Located just 30 minutes north of Jacksonville, Florida and a stone’s throw from gorgeous Cumberland Island, Cabin Bluff offers visitors an all-inclusive coastal retreat that fosters a sense of camaraderie and togetherness that may be missing in other getaways. Since all of the details are taken care of, including meals, beverages, and activities, it gives you more time to relax and bond with the people in your group.

Cabin Bluff is best experienced in large groups, allowing you and your friends, family, or coworkers to truly immerse yourselves in the secluded and intimate nature of the historic property. With the main lodge and guest cabins, there are 20 private rooms and accommodations for up to 40 people as well as plenty of gathering areas in the Coolidge Tavern, the Lodge Dining Room, an outdoor cookout area, the conference center, and the pool deck and pool house. And whether your outings include golf on the private, waterfront

course designed by PGA pro Davis Love III, saltwater flats fly-fishing in the pristine coastal estuaries, a day trip to Cumberland Island (one of the only places in the East to see wild horses), kayaking in the coastal saltwater marshes, hunting diverse wild game or birds, shooting in a beautiful setting overlooking Shellbine Creek, playing tennis, hiking or biking one of the numerous trails, or simply relaxing in the lap pool, there will be something to please everyone in your group.

Living room area of main lodge

5 Things to Know About Cabin Bluff  The estate was founded in 1928 by automobile

magnate Howard Coffin to entertain wealthy friends and clients, including President Calvin Coolidge.

 Cabin Bluff’s pointers are trained to be Steady to Wing and Shot, while their Labrador retrievers are taught to flush and retrieve the quail. Pairing these two breeds, as opposed to the typical method of using only a pointer, provides a superior quail-hunting experience.

 The golf course was designed by PGA pro Davis Love Kayaking near Cumberland Island

III and features six different greens, each designed to be played three distinct ways.

 Cabin Bluff offers a special summer rate of $9,500

per night — all inclusive (accommodations, meals, beverages, and activities).

 Cumberland Island contains four major historic

districts and 87 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

cabinbluff.com 912-729-5960

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Daniel Island South Carolina   Daniel Island is best characterized by its ties to Charleston, S.C. Southern hospitality, natural beauty, and a strong sense of community are all hallmarks of this friendly town with an island pace. And it is these characteristics that have been beckoning people of all ages from around the country to come and make their home in this beautiful and charming town.

While its proximity to Charleston is a bonus, Daniel Island itself is home to some of the best restaurants, shops, and boutiques around, so residents can experience all of the conveniences of urban living but with a small-town vibe.

The Daniel Island Club is the island’s country club, offering golf, swimming, tennis, fitness, and dining opportunities for members and their guests. The clubhouse features an expansive ballroom, family Grill Room, and men’s and ladies lounges. The newest dining option for members is Harry’s, named after Harry Frank Guggenheim, a former landowner on Daniel Island. The club’s nationally ranked golf courses, Beresford Creek and Ralston Creek, were designed by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones respectively. Set against a stunning backdrop of natural

saltwater marsh and tidal creeks, Ralston Creek is a true Lowcountry classic, while the Beresford Creek course is a par-72 layout that traverses pristine marsh, creeks, and waterways.

Another distinguishing characteristic about Daniel Island is the care that has been taken to preserve the natural environment in the form of hundreds of acres of parks and greenspace. Add to that the 23 miles of beautiful rivers and creeks, which are easily accessible for boating, swimming, and fishing, and you have a nature-lover’s dream come true.

Ralston Creek course at Daniel Island Club

5 Things to Know About Daniel Island  New homes and homesites are being added to the golf neighborhood of Daniel Island Park in 2013.

 Homesites currently range from the mid-$100,000s to $1 million.  Homes currently range from the $400,000s to $5 million.  Condominiums and townhomes currently range from the mid-$100,000s to $1 million.

 The Clubhouse Cottages at the Daniel Island Club are currently Park Club pool

Downtown Daniel Island

under construction and scheduled to open this Spring.

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The Greenbrier Sporting Club West Virginia   Nestled on the lush 6,750-acre estate of The Greenbrier, an award-winning resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. V., sits an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise.

The Greenbrier Sporting Club is a private, residential enclave that resides among the beautiful Allegheny Mountains and offers private club membership at “America’s Resort” with purchase of a home or homesite.

Fifteen distinct neighborhoods make up this luxury residential enclave with its most desirable neighborhood, Greenbrier Summit Village, sitting 3,300 feet atop Greenbrier Mountain. But whether you are looking for a home along the fairways, close to The Greenbrier, or tucked away in the Allegheny Mountains, The Greenbrier Sporting Club has a home or homesite that will meet your needs.

Through their ownership, Sporting Club members enjoy their own private club amenities, which some refer to as “a resort within a resort,” with two lodges, restaurants, infinity pools, and lounges.

And for the athletically inclined, there are sport and fitness centers that feature tennis, squash, basketball, a rock climbing wall, and more. Members also enjoy their

own private Tom Fazio-designed golf course, The Snead; an exclusive spa, Ananda in the Alleghenies; and a private equestrian center that can accommodate boarding of their own horses or access to the club’s horses. Sporting Club members also enjoy all the amenities of The Greenbrier, including its three championship golf courses.

So if you are searching for a private residential community that caters to your nature-loving ways, then visit The Greenbrier Sporting Club. Chances are, you’ll find yourself right at home.

View from the 16th tee of The Snead golf course

5 Things to Know About The Greenbrier Sporting Club  The Greenbrier Sporting Club recently added amenities to the Greenbrier Summit Village neighborhood, including The Summit Links mini-golf course, a children’s play area, and equestrian trail rides.

 Named after the resort’s longtime golf professional emeritus

Slammin’ Sam Snead, The Greenbrier Sporting Club’s private golf course, The Snead, was once the site of a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II.

Home in the Fairway Cottage neighborhood

 The Greenbrier has played host to 26 presidents, countless celebrities, and distinguished families since 1778.

 Greenbrier Valley has long been a destination for fly-fishing enthusiasts, and the nearby Greenbrier River trail offers 80 miles of fishing, biking, and hiking.

 Nine miles outside The Greenbrier Sporting Club is Lewisburg, W.V., named one of the “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

greenbriersportingclub.com 888-255-6685

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Kiawah Island South Carolina   What is it about Kiawah Island that entices residents from around the globe? Is it the picturesque beaches?

The gorgeous homesites? Or the championship golf courses? Maybe it is because living on Kiawah Island is tantamount to being on a permanent vacation. Living your dream vacation every day is possible on Kiawah Island, recently named by Coastal Living magazine as the “Happiest Seaside Town in America.”

Located just 21 miles from Charleston, Kiawah Island offers its residents all of the charm and amenities of the larger city, while maintaining the pristine beauty and close-knit community feel of island life.

A very deliberate long-term master plan has always set Kiawah Island apart from other coastal communities on the Eastern Seaboard. A keen respect for nature and a strong emphasis on preservation has protected the Island’s natural environment while allowing for development of a golf, tennis, and resort destination of international prestige.

And it is those very amenities that turn visitors into residents. From the 10 miles of private beach that were listed on Dr. Beach’s Top 10 List of America’s

Best Beaches to being ranked the No. 3 U.S. Tennis Resort by Tennis magazine, to being named the No. 1 Golf Resort in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure Golf, to The Spa at The Sanctuary being included among the Best Hotel Spas in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure, the facilities at Kiawah are unparalleled. And that doesn’t even take into account the available boating, fishing, dining, and shopping options.

So go ahead and make your way to Kiawah Island. You’ll find that there’s no other place quite like Kiawah.

Kiawah Island, home of the Ocean Course and the 2012 PGA Championship

5 Things to Know About Kiawah Island  Kiawah Island hosted the 2012 PGA Championship on its Ocean Course in August 2012.

 The Kiawah Island Club is a private membership club that

offers property owners exclusive access to golf, dining, venues, and more.

 The island boasts seven elite golf courses designed by the likes of Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Clyde Johnston, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tom Watson.

Kayaking through pristine marshland

 The island has 30 miles of paved hiking and biking trails.  Kiawah Island is home to 18 species of mammals, including

dolphins, red foxes, bobcats, white-tailed deer, and river otters.

kiawahisland.com 888-559-9024

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The Landings Savannah, Georgia   What do you get when you cross one of the most beloved areas in the U.S. with a master-planned golf community that is 100 percent owned by its residents? The Landings on Savannah’s Skidaway Island, of course.

Just a short jaunt from the vibrant and charming city of Savannah, The Landings is an Intracoastal Waterway island community that prides itself on being a self-contained island that is far from remote. In addition to all of the draws that the city of Savannah offers, residents of this highly unique and picturesque island enjoy world-class golf facilities, two Intracoastal Waterway marinas, a 48,000-square-foot wellness and fitness center, three tennis centers and 24 courts, three pool complexes, and more than 40 miles of nature trails. And that just touches on the outdoor options. There is also dining, shopping, cultural activities, and a comforting sense of community that just simply cannot be replicated.

The real wow factor of The Landings, however, is the golf. Boasting six — yes, six! — 18-hole private golf courses from the likes of Arnold Palmer, Tom Fazio, Arthur Hills, and Willard Byrd, this is

a golfer’s paradise. And if that weren’t enough to make you yell “Fore!” the community also has the largest single-site women’s golf association in the country and has played host to the 2010 Georgia Amateur Championship, the 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship, and the 2012 Golf Association of The Plantation Course

Waterslide at The Landings Club

One of a variety of home options

Marshland at sunset

Deep-water marinas provide easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Georgia Women’s Open. Add to this a comprehensive instructional program led

by Nicole Weller, who was named one of Golf Digest’s “America’s Top 50 Women Teachers” in 2012 and you have a golf community that is unmatched anywhere in the United States.

The Landings has been awarded the Urban Land Institute’s highest honor, but the thing that really sets the community apart is the property owner’s association.

In addition to having a say on investments, owners help set the direction of the community, how it is marketed, and how services are delivered. This is a highly unusual, but lucrative, arrangement in the real estate market. The Landings Company, the homeowner associationowned real estate company, reports that 2012 home sales were 20 percent higher than in 2011 and that there were100 properties more than in 2010.

If all of this weren’t enough to convince you to move immediately, The Landings Company also offers exclusive “Discovery Packages” that provide an introduction to Savannah and the island’s lifestyle, and include golf, tennis, boating, fitness, and dining opportunities.

5 Things to Know About The Landings  The community is located on 6,500-acre Skidaway

Island, which the gated community shares with a state park and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

 The American Association of Retirement Communities honored Savannah with its “Seal of Approval” in 2012.

 Tybee Island and Hilton Head are an easy drive, or boat ride, away.

 Home sales at The Landings more than doubled 14th hole on the Palmetto Course

between 2009 and 2012.

 Savannah was named one of the “Top 10 Cities in the

United States” by Conde Nast Traveler in October 2012.

thelandings.com 800-841-7011

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3RD HOME   Have you been debating what to do with your second home when you aren’t using it? Would you like to travel other places but feel guilty leaving it unused?

3RD HOME was created to provide a safe and trustworthy way to “expand” the use of homeowners’ luxury second homes without the hassles of renting. They have created arguably the finest luxury second-home reciprocal travel program in the world, with the highest standards in the industry.

The concept is simple and works like this. Members deposit empty weeks in their second homes into the club. Each time they do so, they earn 3RD HOME Keys that serve as currency that they can use online to reserve any another available home, either in advance or at the last minute. Choices include private homes with an average property value of $2.25 million located in hundreds of desirable destinations 67 countries. In addition to its list of private homes, the club has a large list of residence clubs and resorts that let members exchange for a stays at one of its properties.

To be accepted, members’ properties must be located in a desirable location with quality furnishings, appointments,

and amenities. A membership allows you to list your property, deposit weeks, and start booking exchanges immediately. And when you reserve a property as a guest, the only thing you’ll pay is a $495 exchange fee. There are no other rental fees for any property on the site!

So rather than continue debating what to do with that second home, get online, sign up, and let your home get you traveling the globe! As a special benefit for members of ClubCorp clubs, 3RD HOME will waive the membership fee for one year when you join.

5 Things to Know About 3RD HOME  Cost for a two-year membership is typically $495, but is

waived for the first year for members of ClubCorp clubs.

 The cost per exchange is only $495.  Homes for exchange are available from as far as South Africa to as close as Colorado.

 There are more than 1,300 properties available for exchange on the site with an average value of $2.25 million covering 67 countries.

Penthouse apartment in London

 The 3RD HOME Affiliates Program has some of the most high-end brands in the industry, including Auberge, Ritz-Carlton, and Trump International.

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Spacious home in Martha’s Vineyard

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The Wyoming Club Wyoming   Have you ever been to the Black Hills? Getting their name from the Lakota Sioux words Paha Sapa, the majestic Black Hills stretch more than 1.2 million acres across western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, and it is this stunning expanse of land that serves as the backdrop for The Wyoming Club. This 1,600-acre, master-planned community is the brainchild of the Weinreis brothers, fourth generation cattlemen who have a genuine appreciation for the former cattle ranch they are developing.

“If I had to characterize the land by a personality it might be Tom Selleck,” said Chuck Weinreis. “The land is really quite rugged and yet I suspect that Tom is also a pretty elegant person, which aligns with what we’re looking to convey — western elegance.”

Elegant doesn’t begin to describe the lifestyle residents of this Western paradise can look forward to enjoying.

With a golf course designed to sit atop a plateau and home sites overlooking the valley below, the view is, simply put, breathtaking. Couple that with the owner experience managed by LaTour Hotels & Resorts, and every aspect of your retreat

will be taken care of with exceptional attention to detail.

As if the natural beauty of the Black Hills, a championship golf course unencumbered by residences, and the prospect of having your every whim catered to isn’t enough, there is also horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing all on marked trails within the community.

So the question, “Have you ever been to the Black Hills?” really becomes more of a question of “When are you visiting The Wyoming Club?”

Meadow for horseback riding, mountain biking, and hiking

5 Facts about Wyoming  Wyoming boasts America’s first National

Monument, Devils Tower, which was designated as such by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.

 The Wyoming Club will have the state’s only Hills & Forrest-designed golf course.

 Painter Jackson Pollock was born in Cody.  The movies Shane, Dances with Wolves, and The Barn from the property’s original cattle ranch

Outlaw Josey Wales were filmed in Wyoming.

 Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.

discoverwyomingclub.com 307-746-2267

Couple pheasant hunting at Cheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge, a Wyoming Club affiliate Not intended to be an offer to sell nor solicit an offer to buy any real estate or club memberships from those in jurisdictions requiring registration of the property or the developer.

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Chic Change

CAFFEINE , ANYONE? The original check-in desk has been reinvented as a sleek coffee bar.

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, that Miami bastion of Art Deco and trendsetting haute living, has officially welcomed the highly anticipated James Royal Palm, owned by KSL Capital Partners and managed by Denihan Hospitality Group. With the debut of SoBe’s new “It� hotel, the next chapter of Art Deco redux is quickly unfolding along the storied shoreline.

The $42 million, 393-room project is an impressive reinvention of the 1939 Royal Palm Hotel and its younger sister buildings, at 15th and Collins streets in the heart of all the action.

Following in the footsteps of its two wildly popular hotels in Chicago and New York City, the James’ third outpost underscores both the brand’s “form and function� mantra, where style and comfort work hand in hand, and its goal of reflecting location in design, with a bespoke residential twist. To achieve these formidable aspirations, the James turned to acclaimed interior designer Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio in Houston. Through her vision and the studio’s specially curated art collection, “An Ocean Apart,� the hotel pays homage to Miami’s melting pot of American, Latin American, and European cultures.

In this pictorial, see for yourself why there’s so much to like about the James. From $359.

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ATTENTIONGRABBER: Artistically stacked, oblong wood slats form a “floating� staircase in the lobby that makes quite a statement.

COMFY DIGS: Rooms are blanketed in furnishings and accessories of creamy whites, accented by pops of seafoam green.

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EASY ON THE EYES: The visually appealing Florida Cookery Lounge (above) marries contemporary glam and cozy. Throughout the hotel, specially commissioned paintings, photographs, and prints (below, right) provide splashes of eye-catching color.

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In North Texas, a ClubCorp club scores an LPGA tournament

ON THE BEACH: Inviting private cabanas come with water and fruit packed in a complimentary James Beach Box. Two swimming pools, a plunge pool, and a beach club also ensure heavy doses of fun in the sun.

CHERYL ZIBISKY (BEDROOM), GARY LANDSMAN (HUYNH), CLAY HAYNER (LAS COLINAS)

VINTAGE LOOK: The lobby interiors and color palette channel the hotel’s Art Deco heyday.

Kitchen Duel It’s a rivalry of top chefs — literally — between the James’ two principal eating outlets. At Catch Miami, season three Top Chef winner, Hung Huynh (left), helms the kitchen of an eclectic, worldly seafood restaurant while Chopped winner Kris Wessel (right) doles out experiential farm-to-table Florida fare at Florida Cookery. Let the battle (and fun) begin!

After a nearly 22-year absence in North Texas, the LPGA Tour gallops back into the region April 25-28 with its new $1.3 million-purse North Texas LPGA Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club near Dallas.

A full field of 144 players will tackle 72 holes over four days of competition.

For the first time in Tour history, amateur high school and collegiate players will earn spots in the field through qualifying events, enabling them to play alongside the sport’s female phenoms.

Though the Tour visited the Lone Star State for the 2009 LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex in Houston, the Shootout represents the organization’s first North Texas showing since the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open Championship in Fort Worth, won by 2013 U.S. Solheim Cup team captain Meg Mallon.

A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Dallas program, which teaches girls ages 7-17 life lessons through golf.

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In the News

Spring Breaks

Club News

Georgia club wins with junior tourney … NASCAR star spotted at Citrus Club … Vegas pro-am attracts athletes

Hotel getaways in Arizona, Hawaii, and Texas you’ll want to know about

The Exide Technologies Junior Open returns to Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, Ga., April 19-21 with some fresh bragging rights. Beating out 61 other tourneys in its category, the event was named the American Junior Golf Association’s 2012 Open

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa in Sedona, Ariz.

Tournament of the Year. Last year, 78 players traveled from 18 states and seven countries to participate in the 36-hole competition. Organizers expect a similar turnout this year.

While in Florida to test his new racecar at the Daytona International Speedway

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Want to explore Arizona’s stunning red rock formations and retire to an upscale hotel room? Check in at Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa in Sedona, Ariz., to receive your fourth night free, plus daily breakfast for two in Reds Restaurant, for a starting rate of $239. Only a mile away from Coconino National Forest and Thunder Mountain trailheads, where you can hike and ride horses, the hotel is nestled beside Oak Creek Canyon. Call the ClubLine to make your hotel reservation.

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Head to the islands and play a couple of tropical rounds of golf on Maui. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s Golf in Paradise Package includes accommodations, two rounds of golf per day, and daily breakfast for two at the Terrace restaurant. Rates start at $729. The 54-acre resort offers access to two miles of zip lines, tours of the Honokahua Preservation Site, and snorkeling among coral reefs. To reserve this package, call the ClubLine.

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Stay at Mokara Hotel & Spa on San Antonio’s charming River Walk and receive a 20 percent discount on all spa services. Treatments include facials, massages, wraps, and more. Smooth fine lines and wrinkles with the 80-minute Restructure Collagen Repair Facial, or destress with an 80-minute couples’ massage, coined the Texas Two Step. Call the ClubLine to book your relaxing stay.

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CHEERS: Members and guests toast Glenfarclas whiskeys at the University Club Atop Symphony Towers in San Diego.

Discerning Taste Beginning last fall,

members of clubs across the country have been sampling rare, ultrapremium Dalmore, Glenfarclas, and Sirius whiskeys at exclusive Universal Whisky Experience Dinners. Moderated by whiskey connoisseur and Universal Whisky Experience CEO Mahesh Patel, these fun and educational events include a cocktail reception, formal presentation about the featured brand, tasting of six whiskey varieties, and savory dinner created by each club’s chef. More of the events are scheduled in April at these clubs. Call for specific dates and times.

1Buckhead Club, Atlanta 1Capital City Club, Raleigh, N.C. 1Citrus Club, Orlando, Fla. 1Downtown Club, Houston 1Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, Tampa, Fla. 1Tower Club, Dallas 1Tower Club, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1UT Club, Austin, Texas

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Allegheny HYP Club, Pittsburgh Belterra Casino Resort, Florence, Ind. English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans Lumière Place Casino & Hotel, St. Louis Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C. Red Door Spa, Bellevue, Wash.; Chicago; Dallas; Plano, Texas Tripoli Country Club, Milwaukee Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz.

in January, NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon stopped by the Citrus Club in Orlando for a private event.

Gordon greeted more than 60 guests, spoke Jeff Gordon about his career thus far, and offered tastings of his Jeff Gordon Collection wines, including the 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

Early this year, Las Colinas Country Club near Dallas hosted the Texas Tech University men’s tennis team training camp. During the weeklong event, members practiced and competed in a pro-am-style tennis tournament with the players and socialized with Red Raider coaches at a Q-and-A session.

Jamie Moyer

Current and former pro athletes such as Trevor Hoffman, Rick Rhoden, Joe Theismann, and Shane Victorino played 18 holes at Bear’s Best Las Vegas during the Moyer Foundation’s 6th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic in November. For the round, 25 celebrities teamed up with sponsors who donated more than $6,000 to the Moyer Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded

by Major League Baseball pitcher

Calendar May 1-5 ClubCorp Women’s Tennis Challenge Cup at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas

May 29-June 2

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ClubCorp Couples’ Golf Tournament at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.

June 20-23 BMW Best Ball Challenge at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio

Sept. 4-8 Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas

Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, that helps children in distress by providing education and support.

The night before the tournament, a dinner and auction at the nearby MGM Grand hotel raised more than $460,000 for the charity.

Nearly 200 members and guests flocked to Canyon Creek Country Club near Dallas for the Marit Liv Peterson Melanoma Research Golf Fundraiser and Silent Auction Marit Peterson in October. In a single day, participants raised more than $120,000 for the Marit Peterson Fund for Melanoma Research, which supports such research at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Member Chris Crosby’s granddaughter, Marit, was diagnosed with melanoma at 18 months old, and he hosts this annual tournament at the club to raise money and awareness for the now thriving girl’s namesake fund. At this year’s event, slated for Oct. 15, MD Anderson doctors will conduct free melanoma screenings for event participants at Canyon Creek.

Inspiring Adventure At press time, Boston College Club member Vanessa O’Brien was just two check marks away from completing her ultimate goal: Ascend each continent’s tallest mountain and reach both the North and South Poles in less than a year. The final to-do’s? Climb Kilimanjaro in March and the North Pole in April.

When O’Brien faced recession-induced job uncertainty in 2010, the neophyte climber decided to conquer Mount Everest. After completing that feat in May 2012, she added eight more summits in less than 12 months to her high-altitude quest.

Last fall, before her South Pole trek, which involved an aircraft drop-off and skiing 60 nautical miles, O’Brien spoke to her fellow club members about how her business skills, such as leadership and risk management, helped her on her journeys.

Once she conquers Kilimanjaro and the North Pole, the full-time explorer plans to write a memoir about her extraordinary experiences.

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The Capital Area Tennis Association, a nonprofit organization promoting tennis and sportsmanship, has declared Lost Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas, its 2012 Partner of the Year. Lost Creek earned this distinction by providing courts for CATA-sponsored tournaments and fundraisers, hosting CATA junior tennis events, and offering junior programming consultation.

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POLE POSITION: Member Vanessa O’Brien celebrates reaching her South Pole goal last December.

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Fire boardroom

1 Center Club Costa Mesa, Calif.

Media lounge

Bar and lounge

Adjacent to the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Center Club now has a jazzy new look befitting its musical surroundings. Behind a chain-link curtain, take a seat in the VIP lounge. Grab a cocktail at the sophisticated bar, accented by custom geometric lighting. Birdcage chandeliers cast a soft glow in the formal dining room, which showcases musical instruments as wall art. The media room pops with plush purple couches and a vinyl-record-inspired table, which features iPads. Three boardrooms — designated Earth, Wind, and Fire — provide contemporary workspaces.

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Reinventions

Impressive Trio

Three clubs debut modern makeovers

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Austin, Texas

On the 76th floor of the Columbia Center overlooking Puget Sound, take in panoramic city views at the upgraded bar. Using the new automated wine-serving system, pour yourself a glass of wine near the media lounge’s 103-inch television and catch up with friends around the guitar-pick-shaped, iPad-topped communal table. Decorative floor-to-ceiling wall coverings — a striking vineyard image, a downtown aerial, and various pictorials representing local industries such as logging and technology — give unassuming spaces character.

Dressed up with dark wood beams and rustic orange, red, and yellow tones, the Hills of Lakeway’s dining areas exude Southwest chic. Just steps away from the media room’s 80-inch, leather-panel-flanked television, stop by for drinks or a meal in the new bar and lounge, or head to the new outdoor patio with its two rectangular fire pits and golf-course view.

The expanded men’s locker room now includes a large cardplaying area, shuffleboard table, and four televisions.

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FAMILY FUN: In 2013, Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., adds yet another spine-tingling roller coaster: Full Throttle, billed as the world’s tallest, fastest looping coaster. You’ll accelerate from zero to more than 70 mph on two forward launches and one backward one.

Other Six Flags parks debut exciting new rides this year, too. sixflags.com The deal: From 30 to 56 percent off one-day tickets (varies by park).

TRANSPORTATION: Avis Car Rental has added several new vehicle models to its “Cool Cars” collection.

Among the 2013 offerings now available for rental: the BMW Z4, BMW 740i, Ford C-Max, Infiniti JX35, and the Volvo XC60. Avis promotes this collection as “fun-to-drive vehicles that can turn a regular rental into a unique and memorable driving experience.” avis.com

House of Blues Orlando

Spotlight On Pinnacle Entertainment

THE SCOOP

Now in its 20th year, the House of Blues has become an American tradition as the go-to place to see popular music acts in intimate settings. The 13 locations, scattered across the U.S. in major cities such as Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, feature state-ofthe-art sound and lighting and (except in Boston) dining at its Crossroads restaurants, with a menu created by celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez.

Pinnacle Entertainment owns and operates seven casinos in Indiana, Louisiana, and Missouri, and is redeveloping the River Downs racetrack in Cincinnati into a gaming entertainment facility. Each casino features slots, gaming tables, poker rooms, multiple dining options, and live entertainment. By mid-2014 all of them will have on-site hotels.

WHAT’S NEW

To celebrate the company’s two decades of entertainment success — with more than 20,000 acts and more than 20 million fans making a beeline for its venues — House of Blues is mounting a series of 20th anniversary tours throughout 2013 that will hit each location. Celtic punk band Flogging Molly headlined the year’s first tour, with more lineups to be announced soon.

Multimillion-dollar hotel construction projects are under way at the company’s Boomtown Casino in New Orleans and the River City Casino in St. Louis. Boomtown’s addition includes a 150-room, five-story hotel with fitness center and meeting space; River City’s, a 200-room hotel, covered parking, and 10,000-square-foot event center.

THE DEAL

Access to private Foundation Rooms; plus free Gospel Brunch for Signature Gold Dining and Unlimited members at participating locations.

To book: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com

Access to VIP Lounge at the Belterra Casino in Indiana and Lumière Place in St. Louis, plus special packages and rates at those locations. To book: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com

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Savoya has significantly expanded its presence in Brazil, where the chauffeured ground transportation company now operates in 14 of the South American country’s major cities. It services these cities with luxury sedans, vans, and SUVs. In Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo, some of its vehicles are armored. savoya.com The deal: Up to 25 percent off its elite transportation services.

GOLF: Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Canada-based ClubLink has expanded its golf and country club roster beyond its Northern roots, adding Heron Bay Golf Club nine Florida clubs in the Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Bay areas. New acquisitions include the Mark McCumber-designed Heron Bay Golf Club, former home of the PGA’s Honda Classic. clublink.ca The deal: Cart-fee-only golf for some member levels with preferred rates for other members (varies by club).

LODGING: In March, Omni Hotels & Resorts unveils its $85 million “re-imagination” of the Omni Amelia Island Plantation, just off Florida’s northeast coast.

Enhancements include an additional 155 rooms (upping the room count to 404), several new restaurants, a miniature golf course, and a “poolscape” with an infinity pool, family-friendly splash pool, and children’s pool. omniameliaislandplantation.com The deal: 10 percent off the best available rate at participating Omni hotels at the time of booking.

TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DEALS: Call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com

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The deal: Up to 25 percent off rental cars and GPS for $8.99 ($15.99 standard price) per day at participating locations.

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

Signature Gold Golf.

Arizona Phoenix Arizona Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079 arizona-society.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.

Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa The Capital Grille In Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Club at Seven Canyons In Sedona. Signature Gold Golf.

Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 480-951-0022 The Golf Club at Indigo Run, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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

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 Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa Ross Bridge Golf Club In Hoover. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Selwood Farm Sporting Clays and Quail Hunting Preserve In Alpine.

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and conference rooms, member workstations. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Huntsville Burningtree Country Club In Decatur. Signature Gold Golf.

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

The Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa In Florence.

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

Mobile The Battle House, a Renaissance Hotel & Spa Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa In Point Clear.

Lakewood Golf Club In Point Clear. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

Renaissance Riverview Plaza

The Summit Club, 205-252-0088

Montgomery

summit-birmingham.com Atop the Regions-Habert Plaza in downtown Birmingham. Meeting

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

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Capital City Club, 334-834-8920 capitalmontgomery.com Top two floors of RSA Tower downtown. Formal and informal dining, private party facilities.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Thur-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

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

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

gaineyranchcc.com In Scottsdale, with picturesque views of the mountains and lakes. 20 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 27 holes of golf designed by Benz & Poellot, clubhouse, pro shop, restaurant, bar and grill, banquet facility. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Dinner Wed-Sun. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch In Scottsdale.

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

Red Door Spa In Litchfield Park and Phoenix.

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

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. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Golf.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club In Fountain Hills.

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 Affiliate of ClubCorp. As a member, you enjoy various special rates and services.

The Owners Club: Use of The Owners Clubs is available to Owners Club members only.

Societies: As a Society member, you receive access to clubs in your local area.

Network Affiliate Clubs/Hotels/Services: You enjoy privileges at a group of clubs not owned, operated, or managed by ClubCorp. Green fees may apply. You also qualify for preferred rates, privileges, and accommodations at select hotels, and have access to ticket, shopping, and transportation services.

New listing since previous issue.

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

Network Affiliate clubs that accept your MemberCard.

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.

University Club Signature Gold Dining.

Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa In Litchfield Park.

Tucson Omni Tucson National Resort Red Door Spa Tucson National Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Arkansas Hot Springs Diamante, A Private Membership Golf Club, 501-922-1114 diamanteclub.com In Hot Springs Village; 50 miles from Little Rock International Airport. 18-hole golf course designed by Ault, Clark & Associates, 4 lighted clay tennis courts, pool, shower/changing building. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

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

Pleasant Valley Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

California Burbank Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Woodland Hills.

Lake Tahoe See Reno, Nev.

Los Angeles Compass Society of Southern California, 800-433-5079 Ayres Hotels & Suites

Six Flags Magic Mountain Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

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

6 locations in the greater Los Angeles area.

Canyon Crest Country Club, 951-274-7900

Braemar Country Club, 818-345-6520

canyoncrestcc.com In Riverside, 20 miles from Ontario International Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, swimming pool. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

braemarclub.com.

In Tarzana, 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. 2 golf courses, 20 tennis courts, and 2 pools. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

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

City Club on Bunker Hill, 213-620-9662 icityclub.com Atop the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo Center downtown.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Mon-Fri. 10 private and business dining rooms, lounge, and business and videoconference center.

Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza Porter Valley Country Club, 818-360-1071 portervalley.com In Northridge. 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf course, 5 tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed. Closed Mon.

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

Robinson Ranch Golf Club In Santa Clarita.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

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. Open daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Bayside Restaurant In Newport Beach.

Bistango Restaurant In Irvine.

Center Club, 714-662-3414 center-club.com In the Center Tower building in downtown Costa Mesa. Fewer than 5 miles from John Wayne Airport. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP service at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s, South Coast Plaza, located in Costa Mesa.

Costa Mesa Marriott In Costa Mesa.

Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, 949-858-4100 coto-de-caza.com In Coto de Caza, 20 miles southeast of John Wayne Airport.

36 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.; 10 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Sun.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Kimera Restaurant In Irvine.

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview In Newport Beach.

Renaissance ClubSport In Aliso Viejo.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Newport Beach.

Palm Springs Copley’s Restaurant Desert Falls Country Club, 760-340-5646 desert-falls.com In Palm Desert, 15 miles southeast of Palm Springs. This par-72 course spans 7,017 yards with spectacular views of the San Jacinto Mountain Range.

Breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner in season. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Elite Land Tours The Falls Prime Restaurant Hyatt 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. Breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner Thur-Sun and select Wed. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Miramonte Resort & Spa Mission Hills Country Club, 760-324-9400 missionhills.com In Rancho Mirage; 10 miles southeast of Palm Springs. Spectacular vistas at this 1,760-acre club.

3 championship 18-hole golf courses. Large clubhouse, pool, fitness center, 29 tennis courts (5 grass). Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Wed-Sun. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

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

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek

Kitchen, located in Healdsburg.

Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Empire Ranch Golf Club, 916-817-8100 empireranchgolfclub.com In the foothills of Folsom. 6,669yard, par-71, daily fee golf course overlooking Folsom Lake. Fullservice pro shop, clubhouse, dining, driving range, and practice areas. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Granite Bay Golf Club, 916-791-7578 granitebayclub.com In Granite Bay, 20 miles east of Sacramento. 18-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, fitness facility, meeting space. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur-Sun.

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

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

Saddle Creek Golf Club In Copperopolis. Signature Gold Golf.

Teal Bend Golf Club, 916-922-5209 tealbendgolf.com 18-hole, 72-par course designed

by Brad Bell, practice range, grill, home of Teal Bend Golf Schools.

Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas In Trinity Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

Turkey Creek Golf Club, 916-434-9100 turkeycreekgc.com In Lincoln. Outstanding 18-hole Brad Bell-designed golf course, grill. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

San Diego Hotel del Coronado 800-468-3533; 619-435-6611 In Coronado. See KSL Resorts.

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

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

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

Member Benefits and Levels As a benefit of club membership, you have access to certain clubs and resorts listed in “The List” that are outside the nonresident radius of your home club. These restrictions apply from the place(s) of residence and business for you and your family members.

Privileges are based upon your benefit level as described below. The Associate Club benefits do not apply to groups or private events, and cart fees are additional. Call the ClubLine to make reservations and for questions about your benefits. For information on legacy and relocation benefits, contact your home club.

Signature Gold: Signature Gold Unlimited is the flagship level of private club benefits, featuring complimentary golf and dining at participating clubs (two rounds and two meals per club per 30-day period). Additional benefits include a private-jet program, 30-day advance tee times, and privileges in the market of the members’ second home or business. Signature Gold Golf offers complimentary golf at Associate Clubs and signature courses (two rounds per club per 30-day period). Signature Gold Dining offers complimentary dining at business and business sports clubs (two meals per club per 30-day period).

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.

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

Associate Gold: Members receive golf, social, and athletic privileges at Associate Clubs, excluding some select golf courses. Members do not pay green fees at specified country clubs. (Play restricted to two rounds per 30 days at each location.)

Associate Plus: Members receive golf privileges at certain properties and are limited to two rounds per 30 days per club. Members are charged 50 percent of accompanied-guest green fees.

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

Pacific Athletic Club One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Locations in La Jolla and downtown San Diego.

Shadowridge Golf Club, 760-727-7700 shadowridgecc.com In Vista, in north San Diego County. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, clubhouse. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Extended lunch on Sun. Dinner Wed, Fri, Sun. Closed Mon.

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

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Austin, Texas

Barton Creek Resort & Spa 800-336-6158, 512-3294000; bartoncreek.com

Appeal: 302 rooms and 16 suites; four golf courses; Callaway Performance Center; fitness and tennis facilities; two restaurants What’s new: Renovated Crenshaw, Fazio, and Deluxe King suites sport modern furnishings, creating sophisticated spaces with Texas flair.

Deal: Sunny Side Up Package includes accommodations and daily breakfast for two adults and two children in the Hill Country Dining Room.

From $199.

Why go now: The V8 Supercars Series makes its North American debut May 17-19 at Circuit of the Americas racetrack near downtown Austin.

Be the first to see the fast-paced action stateside.

Asheville, N.C.

Hot Springs, Va.

Grove Park Inn

The Homestead

800-438-5800, 828-2522711; groveparkinn.com

800-838-1766, 540-8391766; thehomestead.com

Appeal: 514 rooms; 18-hole golf course; six tennis courts; spa with 37 treatment rooms; five restaurants; two pools; sports complex; meeting space

Appeal: 395 rooms and 88 suites; two golf courses; indoor pool; four tennis courts; equestrian center; six restaurants

What’s new: The Great Hall’s 36-foot-wide north fireplace is ablaze for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Deal: Drive & Revive Package includes accommodations for two nights, breakfast in the Blue Ridge Dining Room, an appetizer in the Great Hall Bar or Magnolia Lounge, a round of golf, and a Classic Massage. From $740.

Why go now: During the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, April 23-27, experts lead guided hikes through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 55 miles from the resort.

Wander through mountain terrain splashed with color.

What’s new: Relaxation (just what you need, right?) comes oh so easy at the just-opened Jefferson Spa Garden, complete with a coed Finnish sauna, geothermal mineral bath, springfed whirlpool, and river reflexology bed.

Deal: Stay & Play Package includes accommodations, one round of golf per person on the Old Course, and use of the driving range and range balls. From $300.

Why go now: Easter weekend, all the little ones in your family can hang with the Easter Bunny himself — and join the hunt for the 4,000 festive eggs he’ll be hiding on the lawn.

Coronado, Calif.

Carlsbad, Calif.

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hotel del Coronado

La Costa Resort and Spa

Montelucia Resort & Spa

800-468-3533, 619-4356611; hoteldel.com

800-854-5000, 760-4389111; lacosta.com

888-627-3010, 480-6273200; montelucia.com

Appeal: 679 rooms and 25 suites; spa with 21 treatment rooms; salon; fitness center; two pools; seven restaurants; meeting space

Appeal: 397 rooms, 77 suites, and 137 villas; two PGA championship golf courses; spa with 42 treatment rooms; water play area; eight pools; 17 tennis courts; six restaurants; meeting space

Appeal: 251 rooms and 42 suites; bilevel spa; fitness center; four pools; five restaurants; meeting space

What’s new: With the addition of a woodfired pizza oven, Neapolitan pizza’s now spicing up the menu at Eno’s Wine Bar. Dig in.

Deal: Stay & Spa Package includes accommodations and a $45 spa credit per adult. From $289.

Why go now: The San Diego Crew Classic, a premier rowing event, draws more than 4,000 cardio-prepped athletes to Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay April 6-7. Come cheer on your favorites.

What’s new: Part of the hotel’s LiveWell program, a fresh crop of healthy menu items debut this spring at Legends Bistro, helmed by executive chef Marc Therrien.

Deal: R&R Experience Package includes accommodations, a $45 per person spa credit, and unlimited group fitness classes.

From $219.

Brian McKnight

Why go now: Brian McKnight and Jeffrey Osborne perform their soulful music live at the resort’s inaugural San Diego Jazz Festival May 24-26.

Chef Kristian Markland

What’s new: Chef de cuisine Kristian Markland joins the team at Prado, whipping up farm-totable fare.

Deal: Sweet Romance Package includes accommodations, dinner for two at Prado, and turndown service with chocolate truffles, champagne, and rose petals.

From $379.

Why go now: During Arizona Bike Week at WestWorld of Scottsdale, April 10-14, straddle some of the newest wheels from top names including Harley-Davidson and Yamaha for demo rides in the desert.

Did you know? The Knot magazine named Montelucia one of “the most amazing wedding venues in the world.”

BARBARA KRAFT (BARTON CREEK), STEVEN MCBRIDE (GROVE PARK), WERNER SEGARRA (MONTELUCIA), CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS (CARS), OVSYANKIN/DREAMSTIME (EGGS), ALFIOFER/DREAMSTIME (PIZZA), KEVIN OU (MCKNIGHT), MARK SKALNY (MARKLAND), POPA SORIN/DREAMSTIME (RINGS)

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

Bay Club/Bank of America Center One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

Carneros Inn In Napa Valley.

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

Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa

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

866-476-0700, 970-476-0700; vailmountainlodge.com

Appeal: 444 rooms and 22 suites; 27-hole golf course; 25 tennis courts; spa with 26 treatment rooms; water playground; fitness center; three restaurants; meeting space

Appeal: 20 rooms; seven condos; fitness facility offering classes and programs; spa with 12 treatment rooms at the Vitality Center; restaurant

What’s new: The fitness center has been expanded and beefed up with Precor equipment.

HENEBRY PHOTOGRAPHY (RANCHO), KATHY HUTCHINS (KEITH), JACK AFFLECK/VAIL RESORTS (SKIER)

Vail, Colo.

Deal: Rancho Experience Package includes accommodations, breakfast for two, and two $50 spa vouchers.

From $229.

Toby Keith

Why go now: Country heavyweights Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, and Zac Brown Band fire up their amps at the Empire Polo Club in nearby Indio, Calif., for Stagecoach, a country music festival April 26-28.

What’s new: At the Vail Vitality Center, Carmichael Training Systems senior coach Abby Ruby now helps athletes break through mental barriers.

Deal: Transformation Package includes accommodations for two nights, introductory goal-setting meeting with Ruby, two onehour or four 30-minute follow-up sessions, access to the Vail Vitality Center, Alpine Breakfast Buffet in the Terra Bistro, and 35 percent off spa treatments. From $570.

Why go now: Vail celebrates its 50th anniversary during Skiing Heritage Week, April 8-14. Festivities include the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where you’re sure to spot some of the snow world’s biggest names.

Crow Canyon Country Club, 925-735-5700 crow-canyon.com In Danville, 30 miles east of San Francisco at the foot of Mount Diablo. 18-hole Ted Robinsondesigned golf course, 13 tennis courts, pool, fitness facility.

Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sun. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

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

Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club One of Western Athletic Clubs’ nine facilities on the West Coast.

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

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

Napa Valley Lodge In Napa Valley.

One Market Restaurant Part of Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

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

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

Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

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

Tuscan Inn Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant In Napa Valley. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants. VIP access for members with Signature Gold benefits.

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

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

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Coyote Creek Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Pebble Beach.

Yankee Pier Part of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group.

Victorville Spring Valley Lake Country Club, 760-245-5356 spring-valley-lake.com Spring Valley Lake area. Golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, and fitness center. Breakfast Thur-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Mon.

Colorado Aspen Aspen Glen Club, 970-704-1905 aspen-glen.com In Carbondale, 30 miles northwest of Aspen. Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II co-designed 18-hole course. State-of-the-art athletic facility, 4 tennis courts (3 clay courts, 1 hard court), outdoor swimming pool and spa, and pro shop. 2 dining rooms with veranda dining. Lunch and dinner with seasonal dining hours. Resort rates apply. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sky Hotel

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

Hotel Monaco Keystone Lodge In Keystone.

Omni Interlocken Resort In Broomfield. Signature Gold Golf.

St. Julien Boulders Hotel & Spa In Boulder.

Durango Glacier Club Signature Gold Golf.

Vail Arrabelle at Vail Square The Lodge at Vail The Pines Lodge In Beaver Creek.

Spago In Beaver Creek. Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa, 866-476-0700; 970-476-0700 vailmountainlodge.com

Connecticut Hartford Hartford Club

Silicon Valley Capital Club, 408-971-9300

Signature Gold Dining.

sanjoseclub.com In Fairmont Plaza downtown.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Bar area open Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

See New York City.

Stamford Windsor Locks Six Flags New England In Springfield, Mass. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

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Delaware Newark See Philadelphia.

Florida

In Bonita Springs; Naples.

Clearwater

In Naples. Signature Gold Golf.

Countryside Country Club, 727-796-2153

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Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

countrysideclub.com In Countryside; 17 miles from Tampa International Airport.

27 holes of championship golf, practice greens, driving range, pro shop, 14 tennis courts, fitness center, 2 pools, grill, lounge, and dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Sunday brunch. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 727-784-8576 eastlakewoodlandscc.com In Oldsmar between Clearwater and Tampa. 36 holes of Von Hagge-Devlin-designed golf, practice and banquet facilities, clubhouse, fitness center, 17 tennis courts, 3 pools. Dinner Wed-Sat. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sandpearl Resort StarLite Dining Cruises The Venue

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

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

The Capital Grille Heron Bay Golf Club In Coral Springs.

Lago Mar Country Club In Plantation.

Tower Club, 954-764-8550 tower-florida.com On the 28th floor of One Financial Plaza in the downtown business district, with views of the Atlantic Ocean. Library/lounge, dining room, and private rooms for business and social events. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Fort Myers The Capital Grille In Naples.

The Colony Golf and Bay Club In Bonita Springs.

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

Tiburon Golf Club

Gainesville Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club, 352-335-0055 haileplantationgolf.com 10 miles from the University of Florida and the Florida Medical Center. The Gary Player-designed par-71 golf course has a unique layout with 6 par-3s, 7 par-4s, and 5 par-5s. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities. The clubhouse features locker rooms for men and women, and full pro shop.

Bar and grill open Tue-Sun. Dining room (reservations required) open Wed-Fri. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Stone Creek Golf Club In Ocala.

Jacksonville Jacksonville Society, 800-433-5079 jacksonvillesociety.com

Amelia National Golf Club In Fernandina Beach.

Cabin Bluff In Woodbine, Ga.

The Capital Grille Deercreek Country Club, 904-363-1604 deercreekclub.com 20 miles south of downtown.

18-hole Robert Miller-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, fitness center, 8 outdoor Har-Tru tennis courts, informal dining. Lunch Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort In Amelia Island.

Omni Jacksonville Hotel The Palencia Club In St. Augustine.

Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club, 904-221-1012 queensharbourcc.com On the Intracoastal Waterway in Queen’s Harbour; 24 miles from Jacksonville International Airport.

PGA Tour professional Mark McCumber designed the 18-hole, 7,012-yard, par-72 course. 2 tennis courts, pool. Snack bar open daily.

Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed and Fri. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Jacksonville Beach.

University Club, 904-396-1687 uc-jacksonville.com In the Riverplace Tower south of

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downtown. Business center and athletic club with fitness classes, training, and massage. Cocktail lounge and formal and informal dining. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Miami

Rio Pinar Country Club Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Todd English’s Blue Zoo

South Coast Society, 800-433-5079

Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

southcoastsociety.com

Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe

The Capital Grille Ritz-Carlton, Biscayne Bay Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove Ritz-Carlton, South Beach 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 Atop BB&T building downtown.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

DeBary Golf & Country Club, 386-668-1705 debarycc.com In DeBary, 25 miles northeast of Orlando. 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Lloyd Clifton, formal dining, 6 tennis courts, pool, fitness center. Course open daily.

Lunch Tue-Sat. Call for dinner schedule. Sunday brunch. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

Fulton’s Crab House

Part of Levy Restaurants.

Panama City Emerald Isle Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

Firefly Restaurant Grandview East and West Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

Ocean Ritz Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

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

The Shores of Panama Condominiums In Panama City Beach.

Vue on 30a In Santa Rosa Beach.

Pensacola Lost Key Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

Tallahassee St. James Bay In Carrabelle.

University Center Club, 850-644-8528 universitycenterclub.com On the campus of Florida State University overlooking the stadium. Formal and informal dining, private meeting room,

Part of Levy Restaurants.

Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe In Windermere. Signature Gold Golf.

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

La Cita Country Club In Titusville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Mission Inn Resort & Club, 352-324-3101 In Howey-in-the-Hills.

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate In ChampionsGate.

ballroom. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Tampa Tampa Bay Society, 800-433-5079 tampabay-society.com

The Capital Grille Centre Club, 813-286-4040 centretampa.com Atop the Urban Center in Westshore. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Emerald Greens Golf Resort & Country Club Florida Aquarium Hunter’s Green Country Club, 813-973-1000 huntersgreencc.com 35 miles from Tampa International Airport. 18-hole Fazio-designed championship course with driving, chipping, and putting ranges, 17 lighted tennis courts, basketball, racquetball, volleyball, fitness, formal dining, grill, banquet room.

Breakfast Sun. Lunch Wed-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Café open daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine StarLite Dining Cruises In St. Petersburg.

Tampa Club Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 813-972-1991 tampa-palmscc.com 22 miles from Tampa International Airport. 18-hole Arthur Hillsdesigned championship golf course, 9 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness center, junior Olympicsize pool. Overnight resort accommodations. Breakfast and lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Westshore Yacht Club

West Palm Beach The Capital Grille In Palm Beach Gardens.

The Fountains Country Club

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Monarch Country Club, 772-286-8447

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monarchclub.com In Palm City, 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. 18-hole championship Arnold Palmer golf course, 6 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, Jacuzzi. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur and Sat. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Pillars at New River Sound Hotel Phillips Point Club by the Breakers Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach

BMW Best Ball Challenge June 20 – 23, 2013 | Firestone Country Club, Akron, OH

Firestone Country Club is renowned across the country and around the world for its first-class golf courses and the incredible players who have graced its hallowed holes. Play in the 2013 BMW Best Ball Challenge and see why Firestone is the only club to have hosted PGA tour events for 59 years straight. While at the tournament, experience The Ultimate Driving Machine® with a test drive in the latest BMW vehicles. Play is open to Members and their guests.

Your $1545 entry fee includes:* • Four rounds of golf with cart • All meals Thursday lunch through Sunday lunch (except Saturday dinner) • Complimentary beverages during play

• • • •

Three nights’ double-occupancy accommodations Welcome gift bag for every player Opportunity to win various prizes, with exclusive prizes from BMW Memories that will last a lifetime

For more information, visit us at clubcorptournaments.com or email kathy.walker@clubcorp.com *Entrance fee is $1545 per person, double occupancy. Other restrictions may apply. Call for details. ©ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 19381 1112 JB

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

Bear’s Best Atlanta, 678-714-2582

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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, and is designed to accommodate corporate entertainment. Signature Gold Golf.

Beechwood Inn In Clayton.

Buckhead Club, 404-262-2262 buckhead-club.com On the 26th floor of the Sovereign Building. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Wed-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

The Capital Grille Commerce Club, 404-222-0191 commerceclubatlanta.com On the 49th floor of 191 Peachtree Tower in downtown Atlanta.

Two main dining rooms, seven private meeting rooms, bar and lounge. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Country Club of Gwinnett, 770-978-7755 countryclubofgwinnett.com 30 miles east of Atlanta. 18-hole Steve Melnyk-designed golf course with driving range and practice facilities. Clubhouse with grill, full-service pro shop, and banquet facilities for up to 150 people. Open daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Country Club of the South, 770-475-1803 thecountryclubofthesouth.com In Johns Creek, 36 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course. Four-bedroom villa, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, pro shop, junior Olympic-size pool. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Eagle’s Landing Country Club, 770-389-2000 eagleslandingcc.com In Stockbridge, 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. 27-hole Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Pro shop, 8 tennis courts, 2 pools, informal dining. Lunch Mon-Sat. Dinner daily. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Glen Ella Springs Inn In Clarkesville.

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Laurel Springs Golf Club, 770-884-0065 laurelspringsclub.com In Suwanee, 27 miles north of Atlanta. 18-hole Jack Nicklausdesigned golf course, driving range, and practice facilities.

Informal dining, bar and lounge, Nicklaus library, pro shop, locker rooms. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Thur-Fri. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Northwood Country Club, 770-923-2909 northwoodcc.com In Lawrenceville, 35 miles northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, 3 tennis courts, swimming pool (open seasonally). Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner available for special events.

The Peachtree Club

Maui Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Spago Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

Plaza Club Signature Gold Dining.

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

In Midtown.

Illinois

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Six Flags Over Georgia

Chicago

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Six Flags White Water Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

The Vinings Club Signature Gold Dining.

Augusta The Carriage House Inn In Aiken, South Carolina.

The Pinnacle Club The Willcox In Aiken, South Carolina.

Woodside Plantation Country Club, 803-649-3383 woodside-plantation.com In Aiken, South Carolina. 30 miles from Augusta Regional Airport in Woodside Plantation. 3 golf courses, 10 tennis courts, 2 pools.

Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner Wed-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Green fees apply to all members during Masters week.

Savannah Mansion on Forsyth Park Hotel

Chicago Society of Clubs, 800-433-5079 chicago-society.com

Bar Toma Part of Levy Restaurants.

Broken Arrow Golf Club In Lockport.

Cafe Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

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

The Carlton Club at RitzCarlton, Chicago Spa access only.

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

Fulton’s on the River Part of Levy Restaurants.

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

Mid-America Club, 312-861-1100 midamclub.com Atop the 80th floor of the Aon Center. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Mon-Sat. 8,500-square-foot ballroom, private dining and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Mission Hills Country Club In Northbrook.

Ravisloe Country Club In Homewood.

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

Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Tamarack Golf Club In Naperville.

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Florence See Cincinnati.

Indianapolis The Capital Grille Hawthorns Golf & Country Club In Fishers. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Skyline Club, 317-263-5000 skyline-indy.com On the 36th floor of the One American Square building downtown. Main dining room, bar and grill, 4 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

South Bend

Hawaii

Metropolitan Club, 312-876-3200

knollwoodclub.com In Granger, north of Notre Dame.

2 golf courses, driving range, indoor and outdoor pools, 10 tennis courts. Golf shop and dining available Tue-Sun. Fitness center open daily.

In Waikoloa.

Kauai Princeville Resort Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine In Koloa.

Wichita Crestview Country Club Willowbend Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Kentucky Hebron See Cincinnati.

New Orleans

Indiana

Signature Gold Dining.

Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

nicklausgolflg.com In Overland Park, 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.

18-hole, par-72 Jack Nicklausdesigned golf course, practice facilities, pool, 21,000-square-foot clubhouse, pro shop, conference room with Internet access, informal dining room, casual bar and grill, private dining room. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Louisiana

Hawaii

In Kona on the Kohala Coast.

Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000

See St. Louis.

Knollwood Country Club, 574-277-1541

metclubchicago.com Panoramic views from the Willis Tower in the financial district.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Available for private functions daily. Fitness center with cardiovascular equipment, free weights, resistance equipment, and exercise classes. Signature Gold Dining.

Kansas City

Godfrey

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

The Mauna Lani Bay Hotels and Bungalows

Kansas

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

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

English Turn Golf and Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans Windsor Court Hotel

Shreveport Southern Trace Country Club, 318-798-8300 southern-trace.com Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course, 6 lighted tennis courts, pool, spa and fitness facilities, whirlpool, steam room, and lounge. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun.

Maryland Baltimore The Capital Grille Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine Six Flags America Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Massachusetts Boston New England Society, 800-433-5079

Boston College Club, 617-946-2828 bostoncollegeclub.com On the 36th floor of the Bank of America Financial Building in the financial district. Formal and informal dining, bar and lounge.

Available for private functions.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Cocktails with light fare Tue-Fri. Dinner Thur-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

The Capital Grille In Boston and Chestnut Hill.

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

The International In Bolton.

Ipswich Country Club, 978-356-4822 ipswichclub.com In Ipswich, 30 miles northeast of Boston. 18-hole, par-72 championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones. 6 Har-Tru tennis courts, pro shop, fitness center, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner Wed and Fri-Sat. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

Langham Hotel Boston

Olives Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common University of Massachusetts Club, 617-287-3030 umassclub.com In Boston’s financial district, with views of the harbor and downtown. Formal dining available for lunch only Mon-Fri. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. 6 private dining rooms, banquet facilities, audiovisual equipment.

Signature Gold Dining.

Cape Cod

Northern Lakes Seafood Co.

Nevada

The Capital Grille

In Bloomfield Hills.

No. VI Chophouse In Novi.

Oak Pointe Country Club, 810-229-4554 oak-pointe.com In Brighton, 30 miles west of Detroit. Arthur Hills-designed 18-hole golf course and 18-hole private championship course.

Clubhouse, 4 lighted tennis courts, fitness center, and pool.

Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Missouri

Las Vegas

Columbia

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

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

Lake of the Ozarks Marina In Lake of the Ozarks. Part of Forever Resorts.

The Lodge of Four Seasons In Lake Ozark.

Kansas City

Skyline Club, 248-350-9898

The Capital Grille Kansas City Club Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000

Detroit

theskylineclub.com In Southfield, 15 miles north of Detroit, in the 2000 Town Center Building. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Mon-Fri. Closed Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Detroit Society, 800-433-5079

University Club of Michigan State University

In Godfrey, Ill. ONE and Signature Gold Golf.

detroitsociety.com

In Lansing.

Minnesota

Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel Omni Majestic Hotel Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Six Flags St. Louis

Minneapolis

Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Ocean Edge Resort & Club In Brewster.

Michigan

The Capital Grille Clubs at Polo Fields In Ann Arbor.

Coach Insignia Dearborn Racquet & Health Club In Dearborn.

MGM Grand Detroit

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

In Overland Park, Kansas. See Kansas City, Kansas.

St. Louis Lockhaven Country Club

bearsbest.com 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world.

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

Brand Steakhouse Callville Bay Resort & Marina In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

Canyon Gate Country Club, 702-363-0303 canyon-gate.com In Canyon Gate, 8 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, 2 pools, Jacuzzi, fitness center. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner WedFri. Sunday brunch. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

The Capital Grille

20.21 Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Seabrook Island, SC is a private paradise with ever y amenity and activity you could imagine. Members of ClubCorp c lubs are invited to enjoy discounted golf on two championship golf courses, play at our award winning tennis center, horseback ride at the equestrian facility, and indulge

You’ll be amazed by what you find when you don’t follow the crowd.

in fabulous shopping and dining.

Convenientl y located just 5 minutes from Kiawah Island, and 25 minutes from charming historic downtown Char leston.

Come for a visit, and stay for a lifetime on Seabrook Island.

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

Cirque Du Soleil See Other Affiliates section.

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

Cut Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

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

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Le Cirque Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Osteria del Circo Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

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

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

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

Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge

Reno Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Fin Fish and Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

Eldorado Hotel Casino Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino In Incline Village.

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Somersett Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

The Village at Squaw Valley In Lake Tahoe, Calif.

New Hampshire Manchester Omni Mount Washington Resort In Bretton Woods.

One Hundred Club In Portsmouth. Signature Gold Dining.

New Jersey Atlantic City House of Blues Foundation Room Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

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

Edgewater See New York City.

Newark Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club

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

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

The Great Escape Six Flags’ park In Lake George.

Members receive up to 60 percent off main ticket prices.

Ristorante Caterina De’ Medici In Hyde Park. One of the Culinary Institute of America’s six restaurants.

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

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. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Willow Creek Golf & Country Club, 631-403-6108 hamletwillowcreek.com In Mt. Sinai, 18 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport.

18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner every day. Open every day. Signature Gold Golf.

Wind Watch Golf & Country Club, 631-606-2252

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.

Le Cirque The Libertine Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

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

Omni Berkshire Place Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Terrace Club Signature Gold Dining.

North Carolina Asheville Grove Park Inn, 800-4385800; 828-252-2711 Highlands Falls Country Club In Highlands. Signature Gold Golf.

Hound Ears Club In Boone. Signature Gold Golf.

Inn on Biltmore Estate In the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Charlotte The Capital Grille Charlotte City Club Signature Gold Dining.

Del Frisco’s

hamletwindwatch.com In Hauppauge, 8 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport.

18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner every day. Open every day. Signature Gold Golf.

VIP access and service at Del Frisco’s.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

New York City

See Norfolk, Virginia.

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

Signature Gold Dining.

In Bedminster Township.

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

New Mexico Albuquerque Four Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Las Cruces Picacho Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Santa Fe La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa

’21’ Club The Athletic & Swim Club at Equitable Center, 212-265-3490 athleticswim.com Midtown location. Pool, complete fitness equipment. Lunch Mon-Fri. Open Mon-Thur 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat and Sun 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults only — 16 and older.

The Beard House In Greenwich Village.

The Capital Grille In Stamford, Conn.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Omni Charlotte Hotel Pine Island Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

Carolina 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. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch every month. Signature Gold Dining.

The Club at 12 Oaks In Holly Springs.

Devils Ridge Golf Club, 919-557-6100 devilsridgecc.com In Holly Springs, 20 miles southwest of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoy-designed golf course. Open daily. Lunch Tue-Sat. Dinner WedFri. Sunday brunch. Grill area, 3 private dining rooms, and driving range. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Downtown Clubs of Raleigh, 919-500-5603 downtownclubsofraleigh.com

Capital City Club, 919-832-5526 capitalraleigh.com Atop the Center Plaza Building on Fayetteville Street Mall downtown. Overlooks the Capitol. Lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Signature Gold Dining.

Cardinal Club, 919-834-8829 cardinal-club.com On the 28th and 29th floors of the Wachovia Capitol Center.

Formal and informal dining, 7 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

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. Breakfast and lunch daily. 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 LaFoydesigned course, clubhouse, 6 tennis courts, grill. Open daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

O2 Fitness In Cary, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina, and Raleigh.

Sheraton Capital Center Hotel Siena Hotel In Chapel Hill.

The State Club University Club

Village of Pinehurst Pinehurst In the Sandhills of North Carolina.

Wilmington City Club at de Rosset O2 Fitness River Landing Country Club In Wallace.

Winston-Salem City Club of Lexington In Lexington.

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

Piedmont Club, 336-724-7077 piedmont-nc.com Atop BB&T Financial Center in downtown. 20 miles from Piedmont Triad International Airport. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner in the grill Thur-Sat, with buffet on Wed. A la carte dining in private rooms Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch once a month.

Signature Gold Dining.

Ohio Akron Firestone Country Club, 330-644-8441 firestonecountryclub.com Located on the outskirts of Akron, 15 miles from the Akron-Canton Airport. Home to the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, with 3 18-hole golf courses, pro shop, bar and grill, and private dining. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily.

Open daily April-October. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold on West and North courses. Privileges for

Associate Club members do not apply during the week of the Bridgestone Invitational.

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

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner TueSun. Closed Mon.

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

Belterra Casino Resort & Spa In Florence, Ind.

The Cincinnatian Hotel Cincinnati Athletic Club Traditions Country Club In Hebron, Ky. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Blue Point Grill The Cabin Club The Club at Hillbrook In Chagrin Falls.

The Club at Key Center, 216-241-1272 theclubatkeycenter.com Downtown on the 3rd and 4th floors of Key Center overlooking Memorial Plaza. Fountain-view dining room, 5 private dining rooms, and pub. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Fitness center open Mon-Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Delmonico’s Steakhouse Elyria Country Club In Elyria.

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

Signature of Solon Country Club

Fox Meadow Country Club

In Solon.

In Medina.

In Medina.

Hill ‘n Dale Club In Medina.

Weymouth Country Club

Columbus Capital Club

House of Blues Foundation Room

Signature Gold Dining.

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

In Hilliard. Signature Gold Golf.

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. Open daily.

Quail Hollow Hotel In Painesville, adjacent to Quail Hollow Country Club.

Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland Rustic Hills Country Club In Medina.

Heritage Golf Club

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

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton Dayton Racquet Club, 937-224-4381 daytonracquet.com On the 28th and 29th floors of Kettering Tower downtown.

Fitness center, personal training, massage, and 2 group fitness

rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon- Fri. A la carte dinner WedSat. 29 Stories Lounge opens at 4:30 Wed-Fri. Signature Gold Dining.

Sugar Valley Country Club In Bellbrook.

Oklahoma Oklahoma City The Greens Country Club

Tulsa Club at Indian Springs In Broken Arrow.

Oregon Portland Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Plaza University Club

Redmond The Loft of Bend In Bend.

Sunriver Resort In Sunriver.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Blue Hen Bed & Breakfast In Newark, Del.

The Capital Grille Club Quarters Hotel

taylormadegolf.com @taylormadegolf /taylormadegolf

In Beaver.

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Treesdale Golf & Country Club, 724-625-2220

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

Hartefeld National, 610-268-8800 hartefeld.com In Avondale, 40 miles from Philadelphia. 18-hole golf course.

Lunch and dinner served daily.

Signature Gold 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.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sat-Sun except on holidays and for private parties. Signature Gold Dining.

Westin Philadelphia

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

Allegheny HYP Club The Capital Grille The Carlton Restaurant Diamond Run Golf Club, 412-741-2020 diamond-run.com In Sewickley, 16 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport.

18-hole Gary Player-designed course, practice facilities, informal dining, grill. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Green Oaks Country Club In Verona.

Montour Heights Country Club In Coraopolis.

In Bedford. Signature Gold Golf.

Omni William Penn Hotel Rivers Club, 412-391-5227 riversclub.com In One Oxford Centre downtown.

Complete fitness, squash, yoga, Pilates, pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner in the pub Tue-Fri. Private dining accommodates up to 400. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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treesdalegolf.com In Gibsonia, 25 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh; 25 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport. 27 holes of golf designed

by Arnold Palmer. Driving range, practice area, pro shop, tavern, fitness center, private dining rooms. 4 lighted tennis courts, pool. Hours change seasonally.

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

Vanderbilt Hall Club In Newport.

South Carolina Aiken See Augusta, Ga.

Charleston Blossom Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

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

Harbour Club, 843-723-9680 harbour-charleston.com In historic Charleston, overlooking the harbor and Waterfront Park.

Breakfast and lunch Tue-Fri. A la carte dinner Thur-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Dining.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Magnolias Part of Hospitality Management Group Inc.

Mills House Hotel Seabrook Island Club Signature Gold Golf.

Snee Farm Country Club

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Omni Bedford Springs Resort

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Country Club of the South, Johns Creek, Ga.

Seven Oaks Country Club

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Salon Vivace In Gibsonia and Pittsburgh.

In Mt. Pleasant.

Columbia Capital City Club, 803-256-2000 capitalcolumbia.com On the 25th floor of the SouthTrust Tower downtown, across from the capitol. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. 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.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Musgrove Mills Golf Club Westin Poinsett Hotel

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

Preferred rates at Fazio, Love, and Norman courses.

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Hilton Head Island

Signature Gold Dining.

Country Club of Hilton Head, 843-681-2582

Wachesaw Plantation Club

hiltonheadclub.com On the Intracoastal Waterway; 10 miles from Hilton Head Airport and 30 miles from Savannah International Airport. 18-hole championship Rees Jones golf course, putting and chipping greens, 6 clay tennis courts, fitness center, 2 pools. Marina access. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch.

In Murrells Inlet. Signature Gold Golf.

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

clubleconte.com Atop Plaza Tower downtown, with views of the Tennessee River and Smoky Mountains. Dining rooms, lounge, 7 private dining rooms.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch.

Signature Gold Dining.

goldenbear-indigorun.com Beautiful 1,714-acre residential and golf community. Pro shop.

Grill Room open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk.

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

Main Street Inn Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort The Owners Club at Hilton Head, 843-342-6539 Set in the prestigious private community of Indigo Run, a short drive to the island’s beaches and resort pleasures. The Owners Club at Hilton Head offers special privileges at the Jack Nicklausdesigned Golden Bear golf course, private lodge with swimming pool, member lounge, and business center plus spacious 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Homes appointed with every luxury.

Tennessee Chattanooga Black Creek Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Knoxville Club LeConte, 865-523-0405

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-theart audiovisual equipment. Main dining room, 5 private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Peabody Hotel

Nashville Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club, 615-824-6528 bluegrasscountryclub.com In Hendersonville. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming

pool, dining facilities, and marina.

Signature Gold Golf.

Texas Amarillo Amarillo Club Signature Gold Dining.

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

Austin Club Barton Creek Resort & Spa 800-336-6158; 512-329-4000 See KSL Resorts section.

Driskill Hotel 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.

The Hills Country Club, 512-261-7272 In the Village of the Hills, 20 miles from downtown Austin along Lake Travis. Two 18-hole courses: the Jack Nicklausdesigned Hills course and Flintrock Falls, co-designed

by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II. Pro shop, 18 tennis courts, fitness center, pool, informal dining, grill. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. 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.

Lakeway Country Club, 512-261-7272 20 miles from downtown Austin in the Lake Travis area.

The 18-hole, Leon Howarddesigned Live Oak Golf Course has driving range, pro shop, 18 tennis courts, grill. Closed Mon. The 18-hole Yaupon Course,

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designed by Leon Howard, features practice facilities, driving range, pro shop, grill.

Closed Thur. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Lost Creek Country Club, 512-892-1205 lostcreekclub.com 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts, 3 swimming pools, and large fitness facility. Lunch TueSun. Dinner Fri. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown The Owners Club at Barton Creek, 512-329-4663 Set in the Texas Hill Country at one of America’s premier golf resorts, the Owners Club at Barton Creek offers members luxurious 3-bedroom, 3-1/2-bath Club Home accommodations with access to four golf courses

by Tom Fazio, Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore, and Arnold Palmer; tennis center, fitness center, full-service spa, and several restaurants.

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

The University of Texas Club, 512-471-2000 utclub.com On the 6th and 7th floors in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Danish/coffee station and lunch Mon-Fri. Casual menu Mon-Tue. Dinner Wed-Sat. Private meeting rooms are available.

Privileges are not extended during home football game weekends (Fri-Sun), however non-resident memberships are available. Signature Gold Dining.

Corpus Christi Padre Isles Country Club 20 miles from downtown Corpus Christi.

Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth Society, 800-433-5079 dfwsociety.com

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

Canyon Creek Country Club, 972-231-1466 canyoncreekclub.com In Richardson. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 24 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Breakfast Wed-Sun. Lunch and dinner Wed-Mon. Closed Tue.

The Capital Grille

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

City Club of Fort Worth In Fort Worth.

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

Del Frisco’s

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 Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine

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

In Plano.

Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck Gleneagles Country Club, 972-867-6666

shadyvalley.com In Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Golf course, driving range, tennis court, pool, and sauna. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

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

Hackberry Creek Country Club, 972-869-2631 hackberrycreekcc.com In Irving, 5 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course. 12 tennis courts, 3 pools, and driving range. Full-service dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Private parties and banquet facilities available.

Shady Valley Golf Club, 817-275-3092

Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Located in Arlington. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Six Flags Over Texas Located in Arlington. Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Stonebriar Country Club, 972-625-5050

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

stonebriar.com In Frisco, 30 miles north of Dallas. Two 18-hole golf courses, designed by Tom Fazio and Finger/Dye. Clubhouse, lighted tennis courts, pool, formal and informal dining. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun. Finger/ Dye course for Signature and Associate Gold. Fazio course for Signature Gold. Restrictions apply.

La Cima Club, 972-869-2266

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club

lacimaclub.com Atop Williams Square Tower in Las Colinas. Main dining room, lounge, 6 private dining rooms.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Reservations required. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

stonebridgeranchcountryclub. com In McKinney. Overnight accommodations in golf course cottages. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

House of Blues Foundation Room

Las Colinas Country Club, 972-541-1141 lascolinascc.com In Irving, 8 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course, tennis facilities, fitness center, and five dining areas.

Tennis and fitness facilities open daily. Golf and dining available Tue-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

Oakmont Country Club, 940-321-5599 oakmontclub.com In Corinth, 20 miles northwest of Dallas; 25 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole course designed by Roger Packard and Don January; practice facility with doubleended driving range, clubhouse with swimming pool and tennis facilities. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily. Dinner Wed.-Sat.

The Ranch Clubhouse, 972-540-2000 27-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse, pool, informal dining, grill, fitness

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The Stonebridge Clubhouse, 972-540-1000 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. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Tanglewood Resort, Hotel, and Conference Center In Pottsboro.

Timarron Country Club, 817-481-7529 timarronclub.com In Southlake, 30 miles northwest of downtown Dallas; 15 miles west of DFW International Airport.

18-hole, 7,012-yard, par-72 Byron Nelson-designed golf course.

Practice facility with driving range, sand bunker, and chipping and putting greens. The 31,000-square-foot clubhouse includes men’s and women’s locker and card rooms, fitness center, meeting and conference rooms, and special-event facilities.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch daily.

Dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

Tower Club, 214-220-0403 tower-dallas.com In Thanksgiving Tower downtown; 15 miles from Dallas Love Field and 25 miles from DFW International Airport. Main dining room, e-lounge, bar, 13 private dining rooms with views of the city. Reservations required.

Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Trophy Club Country Club, 817-837-1900 trophyclub-dallas.com In Trophy Club, 15 miles from DFW International Airport. 36-hole Ben Hogan/Arthur Hill-designed course (the only course designed

by Hogan). Fitness center, pool, 8 outdoor tennis courts, informal dining. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Monday.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Walnut Creek Country Club, 817-477-3192 walnutcreekcc.com In Mansfield, 15 miles southeast of Fort Worth. 36 holes of golf, putting green, 14 tennis courts, 2 pools. Private dining rooms.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

The Westin Stonebriar Resort

El Paso Coronado Golf & Country Club

Fort Worth See Dallas/Fort Worth.

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

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

Bay Oaks Country Club, 281-488-7888 bayoakscountryclub.com Golf course, 9 tennis courts, pool.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

The Capital Grille The Club at Falcon Point, 281-392-7888 falconpoint.com In Katy, 25 miles west of downtown Houston off Interstate 10 West; 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin, 5 lighted tennis courts, 2 pools. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

The Clubs of Kingwood theclubsofkingwood.com Hailed as one of the “World’s Largest Private Country Clubs,” the Clubs of Kingwood offer championship golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, lighted driving range, multiple dining rooms, and banquet facilities.

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

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch TueSun and Sat-Sun. Closed Mon.

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

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

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

The Downtown Club thedowntownclubhouston.com An alliance of two private club traditions in downtown Houston that offers unique, expanded benefits for downtown business leaders and residents. Private dining rooms available at all clubs.

The Downtown Club at Houston Center, 713-654-0877 In First City parking garage downtown. Complete athletics, S P R I N G 2013

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In Bryan. Golf benefits for Signature Gold Golf.

The Downtown Club at Met, 713-652-0700

Willow Creek Golf Club, 281-376-4061

In Allen Center downtown. 10 indoor tennis courts, squash, racquetball, basketball, 4 group exercise studios, KidZone, Bella Rinova Day Spa. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Café service weekdays and weekends.

Signature Gold Dining.

Greenspoint Club, 281-875-0191 greenspointclub.com Minutes from the Bush Intercontinental Airport .Dining room, grill, and 4 private rooms.

Athletic facility with 3 racquetball courts, squash court, basketball court, indoor track, sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Hearthstone Country Club, 281.463.2201 hearthstoneclub.com In northwest Houston. 27-hole golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Houston City Club, 713-840-9001 houstoncityclub.com In West Houston at Greenway Plaza. 10 indoor tennis courts, athletic facilities, racquetball.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

Signature Gold Dining.

The Houston Club, 713-225-3257 On the 49th floor in One Shell Plaza downtown. Dining with views of the city. Private dining rooms available. Lunch Mon-Fri. Limited reservations available through July. Signature Gold Dining.

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willowcreekclub.com In Spring near the Woodlands, 30 miles north of downtown Houston. 18-hole von Hagge and Devlin-designed golf course.

Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Fri. Closed Mon.

Longview Summit Club Signature Gold Dining.

Lubbock The Texas Tech Club, 806-742-4496 texastechclub.com On the east side of Jones AT&T Stadium overlooking the football field and downtown. Private events spaces available. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Championship golf course, pool, racquetball courts, lighted tennis courts. Breakfast Sat-Sun. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Sat. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Midland Green Tree Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

San Angelo San Angelo Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

Canyon Springs Golf Club Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club, 210-582-6700 fairoaksclub.com 16 miles north of San Antonio in Fair Oaks Ranch. Hill Country setting with 36 holes of golf, tennis, swimming. Lunch and dinner TueSun. Sunday brunch. Closed Mon.

Hotel Valencia Riverwalk Lake Amistad Resort & Marina

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In Del Rio. Part of Forever Resorts.

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Mokara Hotel & Spa Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel Plaza Club, 210-227-4191

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River Crossing Club In Spring Branch. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Tyler Hollytree Country Club, 903-581-4952 hollytreeclub.com 12 miles from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Golf course, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, pool.

Breakfast Tue-Sun. Lunch TueSun. Dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Waco Wildflower Country Club, 254-771-1177 wildflowerclub.com In Temple, west of Interstate 35.

50 miles from Waco Municipal Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools. Lunch Tue-Fri. Dinner Thur-Sat. Sunday brunch.

Lansdowne See Washington, D.C.

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Norfolk The Currituck Club, 252-453-9400 thecurrituckgolfclub.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina, between Duck and Corolla on U.S. Hwy. 12. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport.

18-hole Rees Jones course, practice facilities. Rated one of the top 10 new places to play golf

by Golf Magazine. Open daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Greenbrier Country Club, 757-547-7375 greenbrierclub.com In Chesapeake. 12 miles from Norfolk International Airport.

Championship Rees Jonesdesigned 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. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Mon.

Nags Head Golf Links, 252-441-8073

Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City

Signature Gold Dining.

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

The Owners Club at The Homestead, 540-839-3700 In Hot Springs. All the activities of one of America’s legendary resorts are at your doorstep at the Owners Club at The Homestead.

Members enjoy 3 top-ranked golf courses, tennis, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, fly-fishing, ice skating, skiing, fine dining, and spa with natural mineral springs, plus the use of 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Home.

Alexis Hotel Canterwood Golf & Country Club, 253-666-8502 canterwoodgcc.com In Gig Harbor, 34 miles from Sea-Tac Airport. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 4 tennis courts, Olympic-size pool, formal and informal dining. Breakfast Sat and Sun. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

The Capital Grille Columbia Tower Club, 206-622-2010 columbia-tower.com On the 75th and 76th floors atop the Columbia Center downtown.

3 dining rooms, 6 private dining rooms, and the Stratus bar and lounge. Fully equipped business center with high-speed wireless Internet access and videoconferencing center. Open for catered events 7 days a week. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Signature Gold Dining.

Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel Edgewater Hotel The Golf Club at Echo Falls

The Golf Club at Newcastle

Richmond

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The Sanderling Resort Town Point Club, 757-625-6606

Salt Lake City

Haymarket

Puget Sound Society, 800-433-5079

In Snohomish.

Utah

Virginia

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nagsheadgolflinks.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole golf course and grill. Open daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

town-point.com Downtown in the World Trade Center. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Sat. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

In Park City.

Washington

Bull & Bear Club The Jefferson Hotel Lake Chesdin Golf Club In Chesterfield.

Omni Richmond Hotel Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, 804-378-7841 stonehengeclub.com In Midlothian, 30 miles from Richmond International Airport.

Golf course, putting green, 6 lighted tennis courts, junior Olympic-size pool. Lunch Tue-Sun. Dinner Wed-Fri. Sunday brunch.

Closed Mon.

Tides Inn In Irvington.

Roanoke Hidden Valley Country Club In Salem. Signature Gold Golf.

Vienna See Washington, D.C.

The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie In Lacey.

In Newcastle.

Harbour Pointe Golf Club In Mukilteo.

Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Park Red Door Spa In Bellevue.

Sorrento Hotel Trophy Lake Golf & Casting In Port Orchard.

Vida Spa Washington National Golf Club In Auburn.

Spokane Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Capital Society, 800-433-5079 capitalsociety.com

The Capital Grille In Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Va.

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Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurant.

City Club of Washington, 202-347-0818 city-washington.com In the Columbia Square building in downtown. Main dining room, 5 private dining/meeting rooms, business center, member lounge, and bar. Breakfast and lunch MonFri. Dinner Tue-Fri. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Club Quarters Hotel The Golf Club at Lansdowne In Lansdowne, Va.

Grooming Lounge Located in Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Va. A premier spot for quality men’s grooming products and services. Members with Signature Gold benefits receive a complimentary hot lather shave or haircut on their initial visit with purchase of any other service.

Lansdowne Resort

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, 7,020-yard, par-72 Ault, Clark, and Associates-designed championship golf course, 4 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining areas, private dining rooms, and fitness center.

The Source Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Sportrock Climbing Center In Sterling, Va.

Toka Salon & Day Spa Tower Club Tysons Corner, 703-761-4250 tower-tysons.com In Vienna, Va, atop the Tyson Tower 1 building, in Tysons Corner; 15 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport.

Dining room, member bar, and private dining rooms. Breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri. Dinner TueSat. Signature Gold Dining.

The Willard InterContinental Hotel

West Virginia Charleston Berry Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Wisconsin Milwaukee The Abbey Resort & Spa

In Lansdowne, Va.

In Fontana.

Madame Tussaud’s Presidents Gallery

Hotel

Members receive 50 percent off admission.

The Madison Hotel Piedmont Club, 703-753-5922 piedmontclub.com In Haymarket, Va. 25 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole, par-72 Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, and conference facilities.

Course open Mon and Wed-Sun. Closed Tue. Dining room open daily. Breakfast served Sat-Sun. Signature Gold Golf.

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner In Vienna, Va.

Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

American Club Resort In Kohler.

The Capital Grille Geneva National Golf Club In Lake Geneva.

Tripoli Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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International Bahamas Great Exuma Grand Isle Resort & Spa

Bahrain Manama The British Club Bahrain

Brazil Rio De Janeiro Copacabana Palace Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

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

Le Maître De Mont-Tremblant In the Laurentian Mountains.

Val Des Lacs Golf Club In Ste-Sophie.

Ottawa, Ontario

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Glendale Golf and Country Club In Hamilton. Signature Gold Golf.

Grandview Inn 2 hours north of Toronto.

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

In Milton.

In Gatineau, Quebec.

In Ancaster.

Eagle Creek Golf Club In Dunrobin.

GreyHawk Golf Club

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

Signature Gold Golf.

In Kanata.

Toronto, Ontario Blue Springs Golf Club In Acton.

Caledon Woods Golf Club Cherry Downs Golf & Country Club

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Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club, Gainesville, Fla.

Arc Hotel Club de Golf Hautes Plaines

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In Pickering.

The Club at Bond Head In Bond Head. Signature Gold Golf.

The Country Club In Woodbridge.

DiamondBack Golf Club In Richmond Hill.

Eagle Ridge Golf Club

King Valley Golf Club In King City.

King’s Riding Golf Club In King City.

The Lake Joseph Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

National Pines Golf Club In Innisfil.

Rattlesnake Point Golf Club In Milton.

Rocky Crest Golf Resort In Mactier.

Sherwood Inn Resort In Port Carling.

Station Creek Golf Club In Gormley.

Wyndance Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

In Georgetown. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Emerald Hills Golf Club

Pacific Palisades Hotel Pan Pacific Vancouver Vida Spa

In Stouffville.

Glen Abbey Golf Club 30 minutes west of Toronto.

Glencairn Golf Club In Milton.

4 locations.

China Beijing Capital 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. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The St. Regis Hotel

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 Saint James Paris Hotel

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

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Vista Vallarta, 011-52-322-29-000-30 foremexico.com In the foothills overlooking Puerto Vallarta. Two 18-hole golf courses: one Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole championship course, and a course by Tom Weiskopf.

Practice facilities, pro shop, clubhouse. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Signature Gold Golf.

San Miguel de Allende Rosewood San Miguel de Allende

Peru Cuzco Hotel Monasterio Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Lima Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge In Machu Picchu. Part of OrientExpress Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

India New Delhi Le Cirque

Indonesia Jakarta American Club

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

chipping green, practice bunker and two-tiered practice tee.

Native palapa-style clubhouse with casual dining and pro shop. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Signature Gold Golf.

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

Mexico City Club Piso 51

Malaysia

Puerto Vallarta

Kuala Lumpur

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

The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur

Mexico Cabo San Lucas Dreams Los Cabos Resort & Spa

Cancun Maroma Resort & Spa In Riviera Maya. Part of OrientExpress Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

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

Cozumel Cozumel Country Club, 011-52-987-872-9570 cozumelcountryclub.com.mx On the northern side of the island, 5 miles from international cruise ship pier. 18-hole course designed by the Nicklaus Design Group, practice area, putting and

In Marina Vallarta, north of Puerto Vallarta and 5 miles from the airport. 18-hole championship course, driving range, practice green. Clubhouse, open terrace, bar. Beaches, sailing, diving nearby. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold and Silver only.

Marriott Casa Magna Hotel The Owners Club at Puerto Vallarta, 011-52-322-221-2690 Nestled in the exclusive Marina Vallarta Club de Golf on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Championship golf, 3-bedroom, 3-bath or 2-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath luxuriously furnished accommodations with private verandas and hot tubs. Members pay cart fees only at Vista Vallarta, the 18-hole Jack Nicklausdesigned course. A second 18-hole course, designed by Tom Weiskopf, is also available for play.

Miraflores Park Hotel Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Johannesburg The Westcliff Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

The Rand Club

Spain Madrid Hotel Ritz Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

Sweden Stockholm Vidbynas Golf Club

Switzerland Lipperswil Golf Club Lipperswil 30 miles east of Zurich-Kloten Airport. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Roc (Taiwan) Taipei American Club World Trade Center Club

Russia St. Petersburg Grand Hotel Europe

Servcorp Members receive 20 percent discount on all Virtual Office packages and Executive Suites Service packages.

Vistage International Members receive 50 percent discount on standard initiation fee for Small Business, Chief Executive, and Key Executive membership.

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

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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.

St. Andrews Old Course Hotel St. Andrews Golf Resort & Spa

Singapore Singapore The American Club Tower Club In Republic Plaza.

South Africa Cape Town The Mount Nelson Hotel Part of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises.

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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.

Hanoi

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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.

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1-800-Flowers.com Members receive a 15 percent discount on delivered orders including flowers and merchandise. Order through the ClubLine.

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

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

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.

Jet Linx Members receive one trial flight without becoming a Jet Card holder and a 50 percent discount on the Longitude Jet Card enrollment fee.

Savoya 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 15 percent discount.

Travel Ker & Downey Members receive a 5 percent discount and a complimentary spa treatment during personalized journeys to more than 30 countries.

Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E. benefits receive 10 percent discount on trains and cruises.

Orion Expeditions Members receive 5 percent discount on published rates.

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- always looks and tastes different from what you make at home — every luxurious strand glossed perfectly with sauce, each dish surprising you with ingredients you wouldn’t typically choose. But by using the club chefs’ secrets, such as “always finish your pasta in the saucepan� and “add some of the pasta water to the sauce,� and experimenting with inventive ingredients, you can re-create this transcendence in your own kitchen. Retool old favorites into something fresh and new when you blend rich cheese tortellini with smoked Gouda, roasted red pepper sauce, and fried Tuscan kale; lemon pepper linguine and garlicky shrimp with preserved lemon; or tender grilled chicken and rigatoni with Gorgonzola, bacon, and almonds. Just imagine the pastabilities.

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Smoky-flavored Gouda cheese adds a unique touch to the red pepper sauce, and vitamin-rich fried kale contributes delicate crunch. — Piedmont Chef Suwanna Harrison Club, Haymarket, Va.

Cheese Tortellini With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Crispy Tuscan Kale

Executive chef Suwanna Harrison serves this cheese-lover’s dream on pasta nights at the Piedmont Club in Haymarket, Va. Sinfully creamy, it’s a full bowl of flavor, and the fried kale adds a savory accent for extra oomph, much like bacon would.

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/4 cup Spanish onion, roughly chopped 1 jar (16 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained salt and coarse black pepper 2 cups heavy cream 1-1/2 cups smoked Gouda cheese, grated 1 gallon water 2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 package (16 ounces) fresh tri-colored cheese tortellini Crispy Tuscan Kale (recipe follows) In a medium sauce pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion for 3 minutes. Mix in the red peppers, salt and pepper to taste, and let the juices thicken slightly for about 8 minutes on low heat. Add the cream, stirring, and reduce for about 5 minutes.

In a food processor, pulse the cream mixture until smooth. Pour mixture back into the sauce pot, set on low heat, and gently fold in the Gouda cheese until it melts.

In a separate deep pot, bring 1 gallon of water to a boil and add kosher salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Boil tortellini for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup of pasta water for the sauce. Stir reserved warm pasta water into sauce pot and combine.

To serve, divide tortellini onto plates and ladle the sauce over each. Add a handful of Crispy Tuscan Kale to each serving.

Yield: 6 servings CRISPY TUSCAN KALE 2 cups canola oil 1 bunch kale, whole leaves torn from stems 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Heat oil in a deep fryer at approximately 370 degrees. Gently fry the kale until crisp. Remove kale and drain excess oil on a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt.

Chef’s secret: “Always add a little of the cooked pasta water to the sauce you’re making to bind ingredients and add body.”

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Lemon Pepper Linguine With Garlic Shrimp and Preserved Lemon

Executive chef Mike Catalano of Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., makes this simple yet indulgent garlic shrimp pasta amped up with preserved lemon and lemon pepper linguine.

4 tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined salt and white pepper 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup white wine 4 tablespoons butter 2 whole preserved lemons from a jar, minced (Note: you may substitute juice and zest of 2 lemons) 1-1/2 pounds lemon pepper linguine 1 tablespoon fresh oregano 1 tablespoon basil, julienned Parmesan cheese

“Always finish pasta in the saucepan. Moist, hot pasta needs to meet the sauce so it can get coated and flavors can mingle before serving.”

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Add olive oil to a large nonstick saute pan and heat to medium high. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Saute shrimp and garlic for 3 minutes or until shrimp is opaque and pink. Remove the shrimp and keep warm.

Add the wine to the saute pan and combine, cooking down for 3 more minutes on high. Add butter and lemons.

Stir on low heat for 1 to 2 minutes.

Cook the pasta according to package directions.

Strain and add the pasta to the saute pan. Add herbs and stir to combine.

To serve, divide pasta with sauce, spiraling the pasta attractively for each serving. Top each with shrimp and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

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Grilled Chicken and Rigatoni With Gorgonzola, Bacon, and Almonds

Everyday chicken pasta gets the royal treatment from executive chef Jason LeFevre of Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kan., with the addition of smoky bacon, tangy Gorgonzola cheese, and crunchy almond topping.

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3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large red onion, sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup dry white wine 6 medium tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 pounds grilled chicken breast, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices 4 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped 16 ounces rigatoni 1/2 cup diced Italian pancetta or bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted 1/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese Heat the oil in a large skillet or heavybottom pot and cook onions and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine, tomatoes, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes to slightly reduce the wine and let the tomatoes release their juices.

Stir in grilled chicken slices and heat through. Add spinach and toss until spinach is slightly wilted.

Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente; strain and add to saute pan with sauce. Stir in the bacon and heat through.

To serve, sprinkle each serving with nuts and crumbled cheese.

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Toasting Portugal Discover its tongue-twisting, good-value wines before the rest of the world beats you to them

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, hailed Spanish wines as the hot new alternative to pricier French and Italian. Soon enough, as people swallowed more Spanish vino each year, affordable bottles started to climb in price. If Portuguese wineries play their cards right, their vintages could now snag the high-qualityat-good-value award from their neighbors on the Iberian Peninsula.

Think of Portuguese wine, and you probably imagine a sweet ruby or nutty tawny after-dinner port.

But start looking for those served during a meal’s main course and you’ll be in for some exciting vinho made using a mix of new and traditional methods, with many falling in the under-$20 range and few more than $50. Crisp, aromatic whites beg to be slurped with plump oysters and summer salads; reds range from light and juicy to powerful and complex.

One reason Portuguese wine’s profile is rising: Winemakers use mostly indigenous grape varieties

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virtually unknown outside the country. They produce lovely chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and pinot noir, but these aren’t nearly as fun as Alfrocheiro, Baga, Fernão Pires (also known as Maria Gomes, depending on where it’s grown) and, yes, a grape called Bastardo. If imbibers can commit Nebbiolo and Sangiovese to memory, they can surely learn to recognize Arinto, Touriga Franca, and Trincadeira.

Portugal’s best wineries use a clean, classic approach to winemaking, not the loud, heavyhanded style associated with New World wines. Instead of producing overextracted, overmanipulated pours, they let their grapes, with their crazy names, do the talking.

If you’re touring the country, pop the corks on bottles produced by these four Portuguese standout wineries and winemakers and you’ll understand why the increased attention. You’ll likely find most of them stateside, too.

Anselmo Mendes Why he’s hot: Unlike most award-winning winemakers, Mendes lends his talents to several different wineries in different parts of the country, including Alentejo, the Dão, and the Douro. But those in the know primarily associate him with the crisp aromatic whites of Vinho Verde, his birthplace.

A grape by any other name: In Vinho Verde, it’s all about alvarinho, aka albariùo across the Spanish border. Known for bright acidity and zesty citrus notes, Portugal’s version is often leaner and racier than its Spanish counterpart.

His whites to try: The Alvarinho Contacto 2011, full of fresh lime juice and grapefruit, has a hint of the saline. The Muros de Melgaço 2009, unusual for an alvarinho with its floral aromatics and supple body, is barrel-fermented and best enjoyed with a bit of bottle age on it.

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Luis Pato Portuguese superstar: Wedged between the mountains of the Dão region and the Atlantic beaches, the Bairrada region is home to one of Portugal’s most acclaimed vintners. Luis Pato’s family has made wine since the 18th century, but since striking out on his own in 1980, he has made a name for himself at his winery in Amoreira da Gândara.

Can’t-miss landmark: Look for the yellow house in Cambres when you’re in the Douro Valley, the home of port wine with its green rolling hills and stony schist soils. Owned by winemaker Laura Regueiro’s family since 1885, the winery takes its name from the family’s paleyellow farmhouse.

Old World-Meets-New: The winery, which makes both port and nonfortified wines, uses the traditional lagar, a large granite tank built for foot-pressing grapes — but it also has a modern facility with stainless-steel tanks to complete fermentation.

Do try: His Maria Gomes 2010 is perfumed and refreshing, a zingy yet peachy white with an oystershell minerality to it. The playfully named Fernão Pires 2011, made predominantly of the white Maria Gomes grape, gets its red color from a dash of dark, smoky Baga skins.

Do try: Winemaker Regueiro blends the same grapes used in the port — Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga Nacional — to produce the Grande Reserva Elisio 2009, a robust red with a spicy edge. The Douro Branco Selection 2011, in the spirit of the white port, is made with Malvasia Fina, Rabigato, and Viosinho. It’s bursting with tropical fruit and floral aromatics, laced with a fine minerality.

More info: luispato.com

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Why he shines: Pato has introduced some of the country’s most acclaimed sparkling wines, pushes single-vineyard bottlings (as the French say, to express his land’s terroir), and made the region’s first red wine from a white grape.

Quinta do Pinto Capital vines: Lisboa, which includes the area surrounding Lisbon, also produces wine, something to keep in mind next time you’re in this capital city and looking around for a day trip.

Modern classic: Just 30 miles north of the city, where they call Maria Gomes by Fernão Pires, this artisanal winery in Alenquer blends international and Portuguese varietals grown in its clay and limestone soils. The epitome of New World winemaking meeting Old? Fermenting in retro concrete tanks.

Do try: Fleshier tones round out the Viognier & Arinto Lisboa Branco 2006’s steely backbone, available by special order. It’s rich and heady, with a deep mellow color, like a latesummer sunset — and it just screams for a plate of Portuguese cod.

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If you’re fly-fishing in Slovenia, even rain delays can’t dampen the ultimate thrill of hooking marble trout — especially since fine wine pours freely away from its riverbanks

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dream cast: Clockwise from near right, writer Jeff Hull and his guide, Luka Lukman, take to a sparkling Idrijca River tributary for some sterling marble trout fishing.

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your fly-fishing guide: “Where have you fished?” Most fly guides have fished around a bit — it’s part of the allure of fly-fishing, traveling to new places, seeing new water. But when I try that with Luka Lukman — a handsome, dark-eyed, sharp-chinned Slovenian with longish hair falling from a cap — he answers unequivocally.

“There doesn’t seem to be any reason to go anywhere else,” Lukman tells me, standing near a brook-sized tributary of the Idrijca River while I wrestle with my waders. Lukman started fishing Slovenia’s dramatically beautiful mountain rivers in this little-traveled corner of Eastern Europe as a child. He has fished fervently ever since, but seldom strays beyond the country’s borders.

“I’m quite happy with the fishing here.”

It doesn’t take long to figure out why, given Slovenia’s amazingly fertile pocket of dream rivers full of big and beautiful indigenous trout — many you can see lying in the gin-clear waters. Slovenia boasts dozens of fishable rivers, from freestone alpine brooks to meandering chalk streams.

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cloud-raking mountain peaks, river valleys dotted with walled medieval villages, a thriving winemaking culture, and a culinary melting pot that combines elements of the Italian Mediterranean, the plains of Hungary, and the Austrian alps.

Admittedly, it takes me a little time to understand this. I have traveled to Slovenia in the fall, one of the best times of year to fish here, according to several people I talked to.

Unfortunately, heavy rains begin the day I arrive. The country’s rivers, many of which flow through steep mountain catchments, start to flood. But steep catchments drain quickly, and I can fish some tributaries within a few days.

Pretty quickly we are after all the marbles.

“Marbles” as in marbled trout, the region’s indigenous fish. Relatives of the brown trout, marbles can grow to enormous lengths and girths, with 3-footers coming out of the Idrijca system every year. Marbles range in color from bass-green to olive to sage, but the fine marbling pattern along their flanks is unique among trout. Although rainbow trout and some of the largest grayling outside of the Arctic stuff

“There doesn’t seem to be any reason to go anywhere else.”

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Slovenia’s rivers, I have flown across the ocean to see the marbles up close.

The water here is so clear that I almost always spot and cast to individual fish. I see the first marble trout Lukman points out, a bar of light olive maybe 18 inches long, resting in only a few inches of water on a shelf that dumps into a long, S-shaped hole. But seeing is sometimes believing, and I believe the fish is coming to my fly when, in fact, it already had. The trout turns as I strike — a bit late — and snaps off.

The next marble I have a shot at lies in a gouge of thigh-deep water, a seam of deep blue flowing through the clear shallows. Fish are rising here, heads tipping up, rings opening in visual echoes across the surface. It is exactly what I love about fly-fishing — seeing a fish, then making a tough cast in tight quarters. I throw my fly, watch it float down, watch the surface bulge, see a long snout and snapping jaws, and then I hook the fish.

Rod high, line taut, I hold on while the trout whirls and flees downstream. I turn to Lukman and say, “I love it when it works like this, when everything has to go just right and it does.”

Then: Doink! The fish spits the fly.

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large fish holding in the current, obviously not feeding. “The one you lost.”

I stare hard, seeing dark vertical bands on the fish’s flanks, watching its tail fluctuate. I badly want one of those.

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here will be other opportunities to get one — and plenty more fun and interesting opportunities away from the rivers and their marbles. Visiting Slovenia is like what going to Europe used to be, before everybody found out everything about the place.

Settled by Slavic people, Slovenia was part of the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire but broke away to join what is now Yugoslavia when it was formed in the early 1900s. A briefly bloody 10-day war punctuated the country’s independence when Yugoslavia broke up in 1991, but a negotiated settlement led to a stable democracy, avoiding the tragic mayhem in neighboring Bosnia and Croatia. Today a member of the European Union, the country is a peaceful and lovely place.

The rain on my first days here makes hunkering down in my room at Hotel Kendov

Dvorec, a 17th-century manor house-turnedhotel — one of the country’s finest — in the charming mountain village of Spodnja Idrija hard to resist. I founder in my Imperial-era bed with carved head and footboards, and wallow in the deep bathtub, wrapping myself in plush towels afterward. I dine on sauteed porcini mushrooms from the local forest — Slovenia is one of Europe’s most forested countries — with polenta, trout in olive oil with leek and orange peel, and traditional zlikrofi, a light pasta usually wrapped around a filling of potato, chives, and bacon.

And I begin sampling indigenous wines — rebula, zelen, pinela — virtually unknown in American markets. The country’s people love wine and have been making it since before the Roman Empire. These days, many small producers produce high-quality vintages; thus, fine wines dominate the local market.

As soon as the sun bores through a break in the clouds, I set out on an hour’s drive over a mountain ridge to the Vipava Valley, home to some of these wines. Tiny villages dating back to medieval times dot this thickly forested valley, where a confluence of geology and climatic influences creates unique growing conditions for a distinct set of grapes.

At Tilia Estate vineyards, Matjaz Lemut and his wife, Melita, produce about 35,000 bottles annually. Like most Slovenian vintners, Lemut is deeply involved in returning to traditional varietals. Centuries ago, priests noted that wines suffered bacterial buildups during summer months.

Instead of adding sulfites, they experimented with macerating white rebula grapes, a local fruit, and leaving the juice in contact with the skins, which contain natural preservatives.

The result: robust wine, golden in color, with whiffs of honey, white plums, and overripe apples, and a complex taste that starts with a tang of honey, then moves through vanilla and pistachio and leaves a slight mineral tinge.

wine time: Clockwise from top, a welcoming Hotel Kendov Dvorec room; Tilia Estate owner Matjaz Lemut offers a taste; many family-owned wineries dot the Vipava Valley, including the one run by Miha Batic and his family.

We nibble sheep-milk cheese from a local farm while working through more Tilia wines. The sauvignon blanc, a bright, fat citrus wine highlighted with green pepper notes, spent four years on the list at Spago in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Just down the road, only 15 miles from the Italian border, 30-year-old Miha Batic runs a vineyard and winery that have been in his family since the late 1500s. Lemut talks about acidity and tannins, but Batic speaks of harvesting during the right moon phase. “We are trying to make wine today the same as our ancestors did,” Batic says, standing in a glorious sunset among rows of fat grapes ready for harvest. “Wine is not a masterpiece of man but a gift of nature.”

Batic pours a 2007 blend of rebula, pino gris, chardonnay, and local pinela grapes that produces a wheat-colored, nutty dried-fruit cuvee called Bonisimus, unique to the vineyard. Another complex blend, the 2009 Zaria, is a beautiful combination of grassy melon notes circling a smoky, mineral taste in a full, round medley. As we taste, Batic’s father keeps bringing pans of pancetta with sage and sauteed porcini mushrooms.

One of my favorite Slovenian vineyards, Cotar, lies just over the hills to the south in the Karst region. When Bill Clinton visited Slovenia in November 2009 and dined at a restaurant in the small capital of Ljubljana, he drank Cotar’s ’05 Malvazija. We taste the same vintage, and I love its pear S P R I N G 2013

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aroma and the subtle and long-lasting flavors — golden currants and what seems surprisingly like a faint ghost of sauteed garlic — that keep coming back again and again.

Other highlights include the ’07 Vitovska, a very dry wine with subtle mineral and herb flavors; and the ’07 Teran, a bright, strongly acidic red that continues to expand as you continue to breathe in.

If any of these vineyards were a few miles to the west, they would be producing famous Italian wines. But situated where they are, they remain a delicious secret, at least for now.

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wo hours’ drive to the north, the Soca River Valley may rank as the world’s most beautiful place to fish for marbled trout. Site of one of the most grinding mountain battles during World War I — Ernest Hemingway set A Farewell to Arms here; pillboxes and trenches still lie in the steep mountainsides predated in age and intent by ruins of sixth-century forts — the Soca today is a peaceful valley of almost mythical quality, through which flows a glacier-blue river.

During my stay, the Soca River remains too high for fishing, but its tributary, the Lepenjica, flows between towering mountains, banded in cliffs, and clears quickly.

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enchanting town: With its distinct architecture, cobbled streets, and quirky charms, Ljubljana emits a storybook ambience.

visible in the flow. Only when the pools deepen does the water’s color take on an aqua tint, and then it is like casting in a bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin.

Within moments of first stepping foot onto its banks, I move the Lepenjica tributary to the top of my favorite streams in the world. I fish it with Stephane Faudon, a Frenchman who guides all over Europe, but always comes to Slovenia in the fall.

“The Soca,” he says, “is the most beautiful river in Europe.” We fish tropical-blue seams and catch 22-inch grayling. We fish a slow run broken by large boulders with dry flies and catch perhaps a dozen trout, several more than 2 feet long, including a 30-inch rainbow that isn’t even a remarkably big fish for this drainage.

And we catch beautiful, opalescent gray-green marbles, pulling them one after another from the edges of deep runs or emerald pools.

Faudon hooks one of the huge marbles, but only for a moment, long enough to see its broad head come out of the water, and then it is gone. Midway through the afternoon, we stop and try to recount how many fish we have caught. It could have been 30, maybe 40 — and none small. I live in Montana and have fished

around the world, but I’ve never had more fun on a stream.

I realize right away that this day is an experience against which all others will be scaled.

The next day I drive an hour to the steep-roofed alpine villages of the Bohinj, “God’s Place,” at the foot of Triglav National Park. More beautiful trout streams flow from these mountains, but rain has begun again and the waters are high and off-color. So I drive another hour and a half to Ljubljana, the capital. The Ljubljanica River splits the city, its banks crowded with restaurants and bars in buildings of Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Cobbled streets lead to quirky shops.

Foreign dignataries often stay at the Union Hotel, just off Prešeren Square at the lovely Triple Bridges — though the Antiq Hotel, where I stay, is every bit as luxurious and a touch more personal.

Hooked: In the white-rock lined Lepenjica tributary, writer Hull (top left) and his guide, Stephane Faudon, catch rainbow trout and grayling.

There’s a certain fairy-tale ambience to this city, particularly at night, partly because, let’s face it, you’ve never heard of the place to begin with, and yet here it is: green lights on the flowing river, the white-marble triple bridges, dragon sculptures two bridges down, a square with a statue of the nation’s poet-hero, France Prešeren, surrounded by ornate buildings with massive doorways and wrought-iron fittings flanked by columns and pediments — and overlooking it all, a castle’s spires, softly lit against the night sky, lifted high on a hill.

In Ljubljana, like the rest of Slovenia, you believe you’re in a place unlike any other you or anybody you know has ever been to. And even before you leave, you know you’ll want to come back, maybe when the rivers are clear so you can take another shot at all the marbles.

Finding a Fishing Guide It’s best to contact guides via email in advance of your trip. Most hotels in popular fishing regions know guides they can call, but they may already be booked.

Two standout options: 1 One of Slovenia’s most established outfitters, Rok Lustrik (lustrik.com) can set you up with guides throughout the country.

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What’s New on Europe’s Golf Scene?

Just because golf is an ancient game doesn’t mean it never changes.

Take the latest tidings from Ireland and Scotland, where a heralded new course and a spate of tweaks to iconic layouts have altered the historic golf landscape — modifications that suit the modern era while paying tribute to the game’s rich past.

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Trump International Golf Links Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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, when not fulminating on the campaign trail or firing apprentices on reality TV, Donald Trump was often busy in Aberdeenshire, where he’d cast his eager eye on a swatch of coastal land. His plans to build a links in this unspoiled setting on the country’s northeast coast raised the hackles of many locals (they billed Trump as a developer-bully) and raised the eyebrows of architecture purists, who doubted that a man known for ostentation could build an understated course.

This past summer the layout finally opened, and though controversy lingers (some locals still think Trump’s a bully), questions about its quality have ceased. Designed by Martin Hawtree, an English architect known for his artful renovations of such iconic layouts as Royal Birkdale and Sunningdale, the course bucks and rolls through a rumpled dunescape, offering everything a great links should: quirky bounces, fickle ocean breezes, and fairways pinched by native grasses as wild and woolly as The Donald’s hair.

When he cut the ribbon, Trump declared the course the world’s greatest. Not everyone would agree. But there’s also no disputing that the design does classic architecture proud. trumpgolfscotland.com Traveler’s tip: Many traditional links are barebones facilities, with slight practice areas.

Not Trump’s, which offers a driving range, a short-game area, and professional golf coaching starting at about $110 per hour.

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The Old Course St. Andrews, Scotland

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PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles Perthshire, Scotland

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he sweeping views of the Scottish countryside remain unaltered in preparation for the next Ryder Cup, which will unfold here in 2014. But pretty much everything else has changed. New drainage has been built into every bunker, and a state-ofthe-art moisture-removal system has been installed under all 18 greens; even in wet weather, the putting surfaces roll fast and true.

Then there are the changes to the holes themselves: some contours softened; some sand traps filled and replaced by grassy hollows; some fairways tightened to make you think twice off the tee. The intent is to challenge the world’s top players while offering more choices to the average golfer. Take the par-5 finisher, which features a new green guarded by seven bunkers. You have room to lay up and attack it with a sand wedge on your third shot. That’s the safe route. But imagine that it’s Sunday and you’re playing for your country. The pressure is mounting and your only hope for glory is to go for it in two. gleneagles.com Traveler’s tip: First, they upgraded the championship golf course. Now, in a run-up to the Cup, they’re giving the luxurious, château-style Gleneagles Hotel a face-lift, renovating all 232 guest rooms in phases. In April, the hotel will complete renovation work on 36 of the rooms, refurbishing bathrooms and adding walk-in showers, and upgrading bedding and drapery. Ask about the redone rooms when booking your stay.

hen he heard the news, the English golfer Ian Poulter complained that tweaking the Old Course was like putting “a moustache on the Mona Lisa.” Clever quip. But nothing quite so drastic is being done. Meant to gird the ancient layout against the modern game, the modifications are minor and being carried out in phases before 2015, when the Open Championship returns to St. Andrews.

If you played the course today, though, you’d already see some differences: 1 On the par-4 seventh, a hollow in the fairway has been turned into a hump to prevent too many shots from collecting in the same spot.

1 The slope of the 11th green has been softened to create more pin positions and make it better suited to modern green speeds.

1 Undulations have been added to the runoff area of the second hole, whose front right section was long regarded as too easy for championship play.

1 Most notably of all, the iconic Road Hole bunker, which endures wear and tear every playing season, has been rebuilt and digitally mapped so that in the future it can be restored easily to its standard form.

Other changes will be finished by this winter, though none will be as radical as painting facial hair on da Vinci’s famous portrait. “People hear ‘change at the Old Course,’ and they get up in arms. But these changes are modest, and they make sense,” says Joe Passov, Golf Magazine’s chief architecture critic. standrews.org.uk Traveler’s tip: Landing a tee time isn’t quite as simple as ringing the pro shop, but it’s also not as tricky as you might think. Four ways to try: 1. Through advanced reservations, which the course starts accepting each September for play the next year.

2. By entering “the Ballot,” a tee-time lottery held 48 hours before the day of play.

3. By booking through a golf tour packager.

4. By showing up early the morning you want to play and asking the starter to put you on the waiting list if you’re playing as a single. “Your chances are good,” says David Horne, a Scottish golf tour operator and owner of the golf travel company No Traps Golf.

Ballybunion, the Old Course Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland

More of a Challenge for All You Long-Bombers

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iant grassy dunes rise like slumbering mammoths in this quaint seaside town, creating one of golf’s most dramatic backdrops.

Welcome to the Old Course at Ballybunion, a links that opened in 1893 but looks as if it has been there since the dawn of time. Exactly who designed the Old Course is a matter of dispute, but everyone agrees that, in 1936, noted English architect Tom Simpson refined the layout. And now it has been tweaked again.

The changes here are spare, as they should be, but they make a difference, steeling the course against today’s long-bombers while sticking to the elements of classical design. On the second hole, for instance, the tee box has been altered to blend more seamlessly into its surroundings, while on the fourth hole a “relic” bunker has been removed and a new one has been added farther down the fairway, where a modern hitter is more likely to land. ballybuniongolfclub.ie

Traveler’s tip: The Old Course also has a younger sibling — the Cashen Course, built in 1984 by Robert Trent Jones Jr. — that has been refreshed, and it’s a beauty, too. But if you have time for just one round, you still want to play the original.

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TURKISH HAUNTS: In Turkey, visit ruins, hop a boat, and bike along the countryside.

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Explore TURKEY by land and by sea with this new family-friendly trip from Backroads. Beginning in the historic seaside town of Bodrum, the seven-day trip follows bike routes through olive groves, fishing villages, and coastal mountains. Spend the last three days aboard a classic wooden boat known as a “gulet,” sailing to Roman ruins, thermal mud baths, and isolated coves. Use shipboard kayaks to explore by sea; cycles, by land.

Departures: June 16 and 25, from $5,698. 800-462-2848; backroads.com

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VINEYARD-HOPPING From French bubbly to German Grand Crus, flights of famed whites in Europe’s CHAMPAGNE, ALSACE, and MOSEL regions flood Butterfield & Robinson’s nine-day wine journey. The trination trip, featuring meetings with growers and critics, starts in Luxembourg and progresses through Riesling towns, including Piesport of Piesporter fame and the 16th-century Alsatian town of Riquewihr. Balancing indulgence and effort, bike among the vineyards to cellar tastings along Germany’s Mosel River and Alsace’s Route des Vins, and in Champagne’s southerly Cote des Blancs district.

2 W INE COUNTRY: Stroll through the charming villages of Alsace, France (left); explore Germany’s Mosel Valley (above).

Departure: June 2, from $14,495.

866-551-9090; butterfield.com

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Get off the beaten Rome-Florence-Venice circuit and venture into some of ITALY’S most adventurous, and unsung, terrain in the Dolomite Mountains. Operator Dolomite Mountains offers a trip designed to advance your photographic skills while hiking the Italian Alps. Professional photographer and veteran Dolomites hiker Randy Jay Braun leads the eight-day tour to Austro-Italian villages, 10,000-foot peaks, and tunnels carved into the mountainsides during World War II. Bring your laptop for after-hours tips on photo finishing.

PICTURE PERFECT: Grab your camera to take pics of the Dolomite’s Tre Cime di Lavaredo peaks.

RANDY JAY BRAUN (TRE CIME)

Departure: June 20, from $3,989. 303-898-3376; dolomitemountains.com

IRELAND has dubbed 2013 the year of “The Gathering,” featuring clan reunions, festivals, concerts, and sporting events designed to entice guests from around the world. Ker & Downey’s Emerald Isle itinerary explores the country’s rural range — from the Connemara peaks to the dramatic Cliffs of

Moher, the remote wilds of Killarney National Park, and the craggy Ring of Kerry — from some of its best estates-turned-resorts, including Ashford and Dromoland castles. The 11-day private-guided trip winds up in Dublin for three nights.

Departures: Continuous, from $9,950.

800-423-4236; kerdowney.com

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AWESOME SIGHT: Breathe in the spectacle of the Cliffs of Moher.

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NAMIBIAN SAFARI: Spot rare desert elephants in Damaraland, one of Namibia’s unspoiled regions included on this trek.

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An emerging destination for wildlife, Namibia is the focus of comprehensive 13-day trips from operator Austin-Lehman Adventures. The greatesthits tour sets off from the capital of Windhoek for a series of four safari camps beginning in the 91,000-acre Kulala Wilderness Reserve close to the red sand dunes of the Sossusvlei.

Look for lions, elephants, and cheetahs on game drives in Etosha National Park. For your finale, spend three days beachcombing

by Jeep and by flight on the dramatic Skeleton Coast scattered with whale bones and the relics of beached boats.

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Departures: Weekly, from $6,598. 800-575-1540; austinlehman.com

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Celebrated small-ship luxury cruise line Seabourn newly offers perhaps the most comfortable way to see some of the world’s most inhospitable places, Patagonia and Antarctica. Embarking from Buenos Aires, the 450-passenger Seabourn Quest will make its debut visit to the Falkland Islands followed by five days in Antarctic waters with excursions in small inflatable boats to remote landings. The return trip up the Chilean coast to Valparaiso explores the glaciers and fjords of Patagonia.

LUXURY BASE: Spend part of your Australian journey on Hamilton Island, with Qualia resort (pictured) as your headquarters.

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Travcoa goes Down Under with a romantic cityto-tropics tour led by a private driver and guide. Designed for honeymooners, babymooners, and anniversary celebrants who want expertise but privacy, the

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11-day tour starts in Sydney with insider highlights, including a private yacht tour of Sydney Harbor and a walk through the Taronga Zoo with a zookeeper. Fly up to Gold Coast for surfing lessons at Byron Bay before heading out to the Whitsunday

Islands, in the Great Barrier Reef. Tour it from above by helicopter as well as below via snorkel from your base at Hamilton Island’s eco-luxe Qualia resort.

Departure: Continuous, from $11,645.

800-992-2003; travcoa.com

JAN MARTIN WILL/DREAMSTIME (PENGUINS), JASON LOUCAS (QUALIA)

Departure: Nov. 20, from $14,999.

866-755-5619, seabourn.com

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Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns lends his baseball expertise to Tauck’s four-day visit to this baseball-rich town. Burns helped create the itinerary and will speak prior to an after-hours tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. During your trip, you’ll also meet Hall of Famer Phil Niekro and former Major Leaguer Doug Glanville, hear historian Daniel Okrent, and take in a game played with 19th-century rules and equipment.

Departure: June 27, from $3,690. 800-788-7885; tauck.com

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Tour some of the South Pacific’s most remote regions — namely Papua New Guinea, Yap, and Palau — with Zegrahm Expeditions’ 17-day sailing aboard the 110-passenger Clipper Odyssey. Launching in Papua New Guinea, the trip blends adventure with culturally focused visits to remote villages — several welcoming visitors with traditional dance performances. Cruise tranquil atolls; snorkel vibrant coral reefs to spot giant tridacna clams; hike jungles in search of orchids, flying foxes, and monitor lizards; and beachcomb pristine palmfringed strands.

BRIAN EICHHORN (BASEBALL), GIOVANNA FASANELLI (SOUTH PACIFIC-2)

Departure: April 16, from $10,980.

800-628-8747; zegrahm.com

TROPICAL REFUGE: Mingle with the locals and snorkel in the South Pacific’s turquoise waters.

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Bonus/Travel/ SHIPPING OFF: Set sail on the National Geographic Explorer for boating, exploring, and discovery in South America.

Lindblad Expeditions will launch its most comprehensive tour of the continent in a 38-day voyage that combines river and coastal cruising.

From Trinidad in the Caribbean, the 148-passenger National Geographic Explorer heads to Venezuela’s Orinoco River, followed

by Guyana’s Essequibo and Brazil’s Amazon.

Zodiac excursions ply side channels in search of spider monkeys, river dolphins, and toucans. Snorkel, bird watch, and hike in the remote UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago off Brazil before touring colonial towns such as Ilheus and vibrant cities including Rio de Janeiro. Nine featured guests on board include Cesar Gaviria, former president of Colombia, plus National Geographic explorers and photographers.

Departure: Sept. 18, from $34,730. 800-397-3348; expeditions.com

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ENCHANTED ESCAPE: On Day 14 of the Million Dollar Tour, you’ll be pinching yourself when you check into the opulent Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur.

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Greaves Tours, an India specialist, has put together a grand Million Dollar Tour dubbed for its price tag. A group of 10 traveling together by private plane for 19 days will visit teeming Delhi and Mumbai, landmarks such as the Taj Mahal, and historic towns including dynastic stronghold Hyderabad, lakeside Udaipur, and fort-filled Jodhpur.

The emphasis is on special access, with golf rounds at private clubs; curator-led museum tours; outings with personal shoppers specializing in jewels, silks, and antiques; and VIP tickets to an elephant polo match. Accommodations lean to palace hotels with a foray to a luxury safari camp for tiger viewing.

Departure: Continuous, $1 million for 10 people.

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Be part of the tradition of historic Churchill Downs, the cuisine and the fashion at the first leg of The Triple Crown® – the Run for the Roses.

The Final Four Atlanta, GA

Two Events. One Experience of a Lifetime.

Atlanta and Augusta, GA, April 8 – 10 Start April 8 with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the Commerce Club in Atlanta, then it’s into the shuttle and off to the Georgia Dome and great seats at the NCAA Men’s Championship Game. Wake early on April 9 and hop on the shuttle to Augusta for The Masters, along with dinner and drinks at the Perrin House. When you head home April 10, you’ll be the envy of sports enthusiasts everywhere.

Additional Masters ticket packages available April 8-14.

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Food & Wine Classic Aspen, CO, June 13 – 16

Las Colinas Country Club Welcomes the North Texas LPGA Shootout April 25-28

Watch in style with our premier Patio Club experience, exclusively for Members and guests. One-day, two-day and four-day Patio Club tickets are available.

Experience the premiere foodie event in the U.S., including three days of wine seminars, discussion panels and cooking demonstrations with the stars of the culinary world.

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At English Turn, each hole of this Jack Nicklaus-designed course is unique. The undulating greens are challenging yet fair, and the famed 18th of English Turn is consistently rated one of the most challenging on the PGA Tour.

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Enjoy your complimentary golf benefits at these three fantastic Mexico clubs. Plus, start your tropical adventure in a luxurious deluxe room with a private balcony at Marriott Casa Magna. Preferred rates of $106 per night through April 6 and $75 per night starting April 7. 2 Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel package includes 10% off Mandara Spa treatments and golf. Package is $348 per room (excludes tax and service charge).1 Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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The James Royal Palm Miami, FL

Stay in style at this hip South Beach hotel, featured as one of Forbes magazine’s “Top 10 Most Anticipated Openings of 2012.” Enjoy exclusive discounts of up to 10% off the best available rate, spa treatments at Renew and dining at Florida Cookery. Offer valid April 15 - September 30. 3

2 Grove Park Inn Asheville, NC

Explore springtime in the mountains with the Stay & Save offer: 10% off one night, 15% off two nights, 20% off three nights and 25% off four or more nights.4

3 The Homestead Hot Springs, VA

Purchase two nights on the Unlimited Activities Package and get the third night free. Package includes accommodations, parking, golf, fishing, archery, paintball, rifle range, group horseback ride, swimming, biking and hiking.

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4 Montelucia Resort and Spa Scottsdale, AZ

Escape to the relaxed Scottsdale lifestyle with accommodations, daily breakfast for two, $25 resort credit, parking, complimentary $25 daily resort fee and free room upgrade.

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5 La Costa Resort and Spa Carlsbad, CA

You’re in for an adventure with the Par Experience Package: accommodations, $90 per person golf credit (or $45 per person twilight golf credit) and $50 per person PGA Tour Academy Lesson credit. Rates start at $219 mid-week and $249 weekend (excludes tax and $26 daily resort charge). Valid through June 30, 2013.1

6 Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa Rancho Mirage, CA

Get a taste of Rancho with outdoor dining at bluEmber and Palm Café, offering Starbucks coffee and breakfast. Rates start at $249 per room and include a oneroom category upgrade, $100 dining credit and $28 daily resort charge.

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7 Hotel del Coronado Coronado, CA

Enjoy an exclusive 15% discount off the best available rate. Rates start at $353. Valid through June 30, 2013.1

8 Barton Creek Resort & Spa Austin, TX

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9 Vail Mountain Lodge Vail, CO

Relax with two nights of lodging and three days of pampering at the Vail Vitality Center, including a 100-minute therapeutic massage, yoga classes and daily breakfast (for all guests in room based on occupancy). Rates start at $650 all-inclusive based on double occupancy, or $450 for single occupancy. Valid April 1 – June 15, 2013.1

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Plan a romantic retreat for you and your sweetheart with a getaway that includes champagne, chocolate and strawberries upon arrival, breakfast each morning and 50-minute Swedish massages for two. Rates start at $239. 8

12 The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort Naples, FL

Hit the greens with a complimentary upgrade to a Golf Course View room, two rounds of golf per night at Tiburón Golf Course (or other Ritz-Carlton preferred course) – including cart, club storage and tax, plus breakfast for two. Rates start at $569 plus 10% tax.

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