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Cornwall: Why Escape to This U.K. Peninsula Now New Hotels and Inns in the Bahamas and Caribbean

All the Latest in Adventure Cruising Los Cabos’ Hotel Boom: What’s New, What’s Next Plus Splurge on a Superchic Stay at a Billionaire’s Cabo Mansion

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ear Members and Guests, As ClubCorp continues through its milestone 60th anniversary year, we are celebrating with special programming, offers, and activities at our clubs, and, of course, focusing on our mission of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives. Connecting friends, families, and communities continues to be a priority.

From beer and wine tastings, business forum luncheons, roundtable discussions, and cocktails for a cause to Family Fun Day and Friday Night Out activities, poolside barbecues, and game-day watch parties, our clubs offer all types of programming to help you connect in areas important to you.

The clubs always are looking for new and creative ways to help you connect with other members. If you have an idea for a Member Connect event or program you’d like to see at your club, please email your club’s general manager or me.

This year also marks the 30th anniversary of our National ClubCorp Tournaments. What started as one tournament in 1987 with 43 teams has expanded to five national tournaments that include both tennis and golf with more than 1,000 members and golf and tennis professionals participating. The Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic, the cornerstone of these tournaments, returns to Pinehurst this September. It’s one of the largest private club tournaments of its kind and, in our opinion, the most fun, too.

After an unofficial trial run last year, I’m happy to tell you that we’re adding the ClubCorp Parent Child Better Ball national tournament to the mix this summer, and I encourage you to attend. Open to parents, grandparents, and children ages 12 to 18, the three-day tournament will be held July 15-17 at the historic Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. We will absolutely make it a special weekend where you and your child will connect — and you’ll leave with a shared experience that you’ll never forget.

We look forward to seeing you at the clubs this spring and hope you will participate in some of the many events coming your way.

A Heartfelt Thank You! The final figures are in for the 2016 ClubCorp Charity Classic — and you and your guests helped raise a record $3,053,312 for research benefiting ALS, numerous local charities, and our Employee Partners Care Foundation.

Look for news soon at your club about 2017 events, marking the ClubCorp Charity Classic’s 10th anniversary.

We hope you’ll take part again this year.

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10 Travel Hiking the uncrowded Lares Trail to Machu Picchu; an update on the Downtown LA dining scene; two must-catch pop-ups in Belgium; MGM takes its gaming show to the D.C. area; and an aquarium where you least expect it.

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38 Philly’s Rising Again

A bump in population after decades of decline has sparked an exciting new wave of development in the history-laden City of Brotherly Love.

BY J O S E P H G U I N T O

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On the Road to Autonomy Cars don’t drive themselves yet, but they’re tackling more and more of the driving duties as carmakers add driver-assistance features at a rapid pace.

22 Rides Behind the wheel of the Jaguar F-Type SVR, the speed demon in you can reach speeds exceeding 200 mph. Go ferociously fast in Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia Quadrifoglio, too.

24 Wine & Spirits Try three alternatives to tequila and mezcal now gaining popularity in the U.S. 26 Golf The latest batch of shoes isn’t just designed to be comfortable — these five also help keep you energized out on the course.

92 Bonus Indulge 106 Masters Class 114 Derby-Day Delights 118 More LA Dining News

29 Profiles Noteworthy club members with fascinating stories.

33 The Game Our annual guide to the latest golf equipment from top manufacturers puts the spotlight on products that help improve your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses.

BY S C OT T K R A M E R

88 Cabo Digs Spoil yourself royally in Los Cabos, Mexico, by checking into the Ty Warner Mansion for a few heavenly days of R&R. But be preapred to pay for the indulgence.

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Rivers Club in Pittsburgh

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48 Off to the Races

With the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs fast approaching, we serve up a riff on the classic Kentucky Hot Brown open-face sandwich.

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50 Coastal Report

It’s spring break time, when so many of us start thinking of fun on the water as the temperature heats up. Check out these 17 info-packed pages for ideas on where to go and what to do. We tell you about an English peninsula’s increasing appeal, focus on what’s new in adventure cruising, and showcase some of the best new hotels in the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Cabo.

BY JAN I C E WAL D H E N D E R S O N, D O N N I C H O L S, PAU L RU BI O, AN D AN D R EW S E S SA

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70 ClubCorp News and Events. With their reinvention projects completed, six clubs in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania sport handsome new looks.

BY ALEX ETHRIDGE

74 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: Photography by Scott Markewitz/Getty Images

IAN KINGSNORTH (CORNWALL), COURTNEY SMYTH (PHILLY), GREG MILANO (GOLF BAG), CLAY HAYNER (RIVERS CLUB)

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From the Editor Toasting Coasts

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how me a beach or ocean, and I’ll show you a smile. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m hooked on water, having grown up on the Texas Gulf Coast. For that reason, I must admit the past few months have been good to me. Last fall, I vacationed on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, and I recently visited Harbour Island and St. Barts on assignment for this issue. My story (“What’s New in the Bahamas and Caribbean,” page 60) is one of the four featured in our special 17-page Coastal Report.

We put together the package especially for this spring issue knowing that you would be thinking spring break — or maybe even daydreaming ahead to your summer vacation — just about the time the magazine landed in your mailbox.

Do you like your sand mixed with history and sophistication? In “Cornwall” (page 50), Andrew Sessa discovers why this U.K. peninsula of castles and culture, long popular with British travelers, should be on more Americans’ radar. If the open seas call you, Janice Wald Henderson spotlights the fast-growing options in adventure cruising (page 56), including a new fly/boat itinerary on which you explore Antarctica without sailing through the infamous Drake Passage. Lazing on a beach more your thing? Paul Rubio reports on Cabo’s ongoing lodging boom in “And What’s New Along Mexico’s Hautest Coast” (page 64). His story complements mine, in which I take you to some of the most inviting new hotels on the sundrenched isles where I sported sunscreen.

After reading these stories, you’ll be plotting your next getaway to (or on) the water. I know I am.

— DON NICHOLS don.nichols@clubcorp.com

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Editor-in-Chief DON NICHOLS

Design Director

Managing Editor

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Associate Design Director RON THOMAS

Assistant Editor

Tee Time Spring’s warm weather means you’ve got golf on your mind again, too. Turn to “Power Tools” (page 33) for our rundown on some of the best new golf equipment designed to help you improve your play.

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Administrative Assistant DONNA COBURN CONTRIBUTORS

Jennifer Ceaser, Paula Felps, Bill Fink, Michael Frank, Margie Goldsmith, Joseph Guinto, Janice Wald Henderson, Becca Hensley, Scott Kramer, Lanee Lee, Kathleen Mangan, Paul Rubio, Andrew Sessa, Robin Barr Sussman W R I T E R S:

P H O T O G R A P H E R S: Thomas Alleman, Peter Calvin, Marisa Fischetti, Greg Foster, Clay Hayner, R.J. Hinkle, Danny Hurley, Miles Kennedy, Ian Kingsnorth, Greg Milano, Aaron Ricketts, Courtney Smyth, Toby Tobin OPERATIONS

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Writer Joseph Guinto Home base: Washington, D.C. Assignment: “Philly’s Rising Again” (page 38) Quote: “I noshed on offal-stuffed potatoes, hand-pulled macaroni, and other modern dishes served at the numerous excellent new restaurants in newly booming Philadelphia.”

Has written for: Investor’s Business Daily and Washingtonian

Writer Michael Frank Home base: New Paltz, N.Y. Assignment: “On the Road to Autonomy” (page 44), about the advent of autonomous vehicles Quote: “Driverassistance tech makes everyone safer. It helps with the mundane parts of driving, without negating the fun of the open-road experience. ” Has written for: Forbes and Road & Track

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Photographer Ian Kingsnorth Home base: St. Ives, Cornwall, England Assignment: “Cornwall” (page 50) Quote: “I enjoyed the Sea Safari around the Isles of Scilly. We hit some waves that soaked us through, so it was a challenge photographing from the choppy water and trying to keep my cameras dry!”

Has shot for: The BBC and Sunday Times

Writer Janice Wald Henderson Home base: Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Assignment: “Adventure Cruising” (page 56) Quote: “I love the new ways we can explore Antarctica. Zip in and out and skip the Drake, take it slow and see every penguin, do it bare-bones or blow the travel budget.”

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Machu Picchu

What to see As part of Mountain Lodges of Peru’s Lares Adventure, you’ll explore Incan archaeological sites such as Ollantaytambo (pictured).

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Latitude 13° S / Longitude 72° W

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Peruvian Secret

A trek to Machu Picchu on a trail less traveled BY

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eru’s machu picchu has long been a “bucket list” destination for world travelers, so much so that it attracts busloads of tourists every day. Even the arduous Inca Trail trek through the hills can become jammed with backpackers en route to the ancient mountain citadel, with a cacophony of multilingual chatter insulated from both local culture and the destination’s wonder and spirituality.

Only about 30 miles from Machu Picchu as the crow flies, I’m in the midst of the Ancasmarca archaeological site (don’t call it a “ruin”).

Only a few small farms, some wandering llamas, and a single road interrupt sweeping views Ancasmarca archaeological site of the valley. Aside from my five-person group and our guide, there isn’t a soul in sight. Walking among the stone buildings without any distractions, it’s easy to imagine oneself as an ancient Incan, emerging from the structures to survey an unblemished mountain landscape, an experience similar to what visitors probably had at the famed citadel decades ago.

To explore this seldom-seen side of Peru, I have joined the new, five-day Lares Adventure to Machu Picchu tour created by Mountain Lodges of Peru, which begins and ends in the mountain city of Cusco. The tour along the Lares Trail, also available with a seven-day itinerary, combines mountain hikes, cultural experiences, and luxury lodging. It will take us through villages and ancient archaeological sites — such as Ancasmarca and S P R I N G 2017

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//Travel/ CULTURAL ALLURE: Right, encounter local llamas and shop for produce at the farmers market. Below left, refresh at the Lamay Lodge.

Farm Chores On the trip’s first day, I find myself literally digging deeper into local farming life, wooden hoe in hand.

A village family of four gives our group a hands-on lesson in how to plant potatoes. The older man shows me how to drive the hoe with hand and foot to dig a shallow hole. The younger man dips a pan into a satchel to scoop out some fertilizer to spread. The woman kneels to drop a potato seedling in the soil, and the baby on her back helpfully grabs her hat to wave at the field, perhaps in blessing. Our tourist team of three tries to imitate the process, which we handle awkwardly enough to send the stoic farmers into a fit of laughter.

Outside another farming family’s home, we are treated to a traditional “pachamanca” lunch, with a mountain buffet’s worth of meats and vegetables buried in a pit covered with hot stones. The family digs the wrapped items from the pit in a cloud of steam, splitting open the savory packages (including the omnipresent potatoes, as well as the dark meat of cuy — fried guinea pig — a native treat) for a private camp-style banquet under a tent in a field. To work off our meal, we hike along a trail past agricultural fields for an hour, mercifully downhill at this

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high elevation of more than 12,000 feet, crossing paths with kids trotting home from a distant rural classroom, some farmers in their colorful local garb tending their fields or watching over herds of llamas, the odd pig rooting around in the soil, and not a single other tourist.

We stop at a high ridge to gaze over the Pisac Inca site, getting a briefing on the ancient culture, then assemble in our waiting van for a trip farther into the Sacred Valley, where we stop at both a touristoriented crafts market and a purely local outdoor farmers market selling a vast variety of regional produce.

The rough, rural setting of the day is a stark contrast to that evening’s lodging at the Lamay Lodge. The 2-year-old, plush, Spanish-style hacienda features sculpted gardens surrounding a hot tub, a fire pit, and three grazing llamas, one of whom seems to enjoy posing with guests for photos. After a hearty meal in a stylish dining hall, our group retires for wine at the fire pit to talk weaving and trade friendly insults about each other’s hiking skills.

On to Choquecancha Our second day takes us by van to the quiet hamlet of Choquecancha, where an elderly local weaver welcomes us into her front courtyard by showering each of us with white flower petals as we duck through her doorway. Our guide translates the woman’s explanation of how they spin and dye the yarn, and turn the strands into fabulously colored ponchos and rugs.

Outside the home, we walk through nearly empty streets in a light rain, our guide pointing out the traditional stone architecture of the homes that differ from those of centuries ago only in the fact that most have corrugated metal roofs rather than the historical thatched straw cover. Laughing kids gawk at our group with a friendly curiosity that’s no longer seen in heavily

touristed Cusco or Aguas Calientes, the lively gateway town to Machu Picchu for those who don’t hike in on the Inca Trail.

That afternoon, as the rain subsides, we hike for a couple of hours through a treeless mountain landscape empty aside from a few farmers performing the nowfamiliar potato-planting technique in remote fields. On one hilltop, a solitary woman stands watch over a herd of llamas, her rigid pose and traditional clothing making her seem like an ancient statue left to ward off evil spirits in the eerily quiet surroundings.

No Roughing It Despite our muddy hikes and dirt-digging, this is no grungy backpacker tour. When we arrive at the 2-year-old Huacahuasi Lodge, our massage times have been scheduled, the hot tubs on our balconies are steaming, and a bartender gathers bottles to give a pisco sour demonstration as a warm-up for an interactive cooking class. Towering bay windows in the lounge offer sweeping views of the cold, dark hills from the warmth of a comfy couch.

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Ollantaytambo — in the undeveloped Sacred Valley of traditional Incan farming lands, concluding with a tour of the citadel. All groups can tailor their treks to include a comfortable amount of daily hiking and side trips, all supported by a van that shuttles them to trailheads, lodges, and market towns.

While luxurious, these hotels are not the hermetically sealed environments often seen at exotic resorts. The Huacahuasi Lodge is operated as a partnership with the local farming communities that surround it. Management recruits and trains staff from a nearby village. On the night of our arrival, we watch a short film explaining the lodge’s role in community and educational efforts, with three young local girls watching along with us.

The experience helps us all feel like we’re integrated with local culture — not separated from it, staring from afar as if it were some sort of human zoo. We share a Q&A session with hotel staff members, asking them about their “exotic” multihued clothes; they ask a woman in our group about her “exotic” blond hair.

After two more days of hikes, historical village tours, and hearty meals, we ride about an hour and a half by train to reach Aguas Calientes, where we overnight at the high-end Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. The next morning, a

bus takes us up through early morning mists into the clouds engulfing Machu Picchu. We arrive at the site with almost a week’s worth of lessons on Incan history, better able to understand the citadel’s significance and appreciate the subtleties in its massive and intricate stone construction.

I join the hikers in our group to climb nearly a thousand vertical feet straight up steep stone stairs to the peak of Huayna Picchu overlooking the increasingly crowded Machu Picchu site.

As we summit, the sun bursts through the clouds, revealing a spectacular 360-degree vista including all of Machu Picchu spread out below us. We feel a sense of accomplishment not just for making the physical trek up the mountain, but because our trip has delivered a bucket-full of experiences literally above and beyond the crowds below us.

For more information and reservations, contact Mountain Lodges of Peru at 877-491-5261; mountainlodgesofperu.com. Five-day Lares Adventure from $2,250.

A New Cusco Lodge Mountain Lodges of Peru’s treks to Machu Picchu begin and end in the city of Cusco, where in December the company opened its second B&B, El Retablo (from $104, elretablo.com). Artisans from the Fine Arts School of Cusco handpainted all of the colorful, intricate details on the interior walls of the new 17-room inn, located in the heart of the lively city just three blocks from the Plaza de Armas. El Mercado (from $152, elmercadocusco.com), the company’s other Cusco inn, is also centrally located and has 32 rooms, plus a restaurant that serves fresh market food, tapas, and specialty drinks.

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Popular Chef’s New Venture BY

BECCA HEN SLEY

James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd of Houston’s popular Underbelly debuted an unusual undertaking in the Bayou City in January. When offered the option to take over the lease of a former church-turned-restaurant in the Montrose area for a finite five years, the storied chef didn’t hesitate. He considered it an opportunity to pursue some of his other epicurean aspirations.

Christened One Fifth, Shepherd’s innovative plan will dish out five unique concepts in the same historic building, with only one operating at a time during the five-year timeline. Each will stay open for a substantial period before closing to make room for the next one. During a one-month reprieve, the building’s interiors will be redesigned, staff uniforms reinvented, and new menus and wine lists developed.

The first restaurant, One Fifth Steak, brings the chef’s sustainable version of a steakhouse to fruition.

One Fifth Romance Languages, showcasing French, Spanish, and Italian cuisine, will follow, then One Fifth Chef Chris Fish. Shepherd Shepherd hasn’t revealed the final two yet.

1658 Westheimer Road. 713-955-1024; onefifthhouston.com

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NOMAD FOOD TRUCK Karl Strauss Brewing Co.

No Flash in the Pan Downtown LA’s dining scene keeps getting hotter BY

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e first told you about the City of Angels’ downtown restaurant boom back in spring 2015. Two years later, the revolution keeps unfurling at a dizzying pace. Sure, tatted young chefs keep opening delish dives for mostly millennial eaters, but new, more elegant restaurants thrill a more grown-up crowd. Sunday is fun day, when a Brooklyntransplant flea market dazzles with La La Land’s food trucks and stands. The craft beer boom? It’s hopping. Take a peek at all that’s new and good in the DTLA ’hood.

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KARL STRAUSS BREWING CO. At this craft beer pioneer, which originated in San Diego, choose from 24 small-batch beers on tap, including ones brewed on-site and limited releases. The brewpub’s suds-friendly menu stars beer-braised smoked pork belly, beer-basted burgers with beer-brined bacon, and stout beer floats for dessert. Look for it in the Financial District.

600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 213-228-2739; karlstrauss.com

and chicken coop make farmto-table cooking a snap. In this Arts District winner, the Texan-born chef imparts a home-state twang to modern plates, such as baconwrapped elk loin with maitake mushrooms and fermented radicchio. 907 E. 3rd St.; 323849-0480; manuela-la.com

LAO TAO Come to this Chinatown restaurant with a simple storefront and an industrial vibe to dig into Taiwaneseinspired street food.

Beef ban mian, flat noodles coated in eight-hour spicy bone marrow broth with five-spice beef shank and pickled veggies, and pork wontons in fiery chili oil with peanut powder and cilantro are standouts. 727 N. Broadway, Suite 207; 213-372-5218; laotaostreetfood.com

MANUELA At this midcentury-bespoke dining spot in the high-end Hauser Wirth & Schimmel art complex, the kitchen garden

NOMAD FOOD TRUCK How better to announce Manhattan’s much-anticipated NoMad restaurant’s fall DTLA arrival than with a roaming food truck? Love the easy eats’ upscale twists, such as truffle mayo and pickled shallots on chicken burgers, and French fries spiked with rosemary and lemon. Social media provides daily locales. thenomadhotel. com/dining/nomad-la-truck

PACIFIC SEAS Sip mai tais and Singapore slings at this tiki-tropical bar inside Clifton’s Republic in the Historic Core. Check out the custom thatched roof and palm-fringed murals, evoking the 1936 vibe of Clifton’s

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/Travel/ P.Y.T. The latest Old Bank District venture by DTLA dining king Josef Centeno celebrates local vegetables in inspired dishes, such as a saltbaked turnip wrapped in hoja santa (aniseflavored plant leaves) with shiso chimichurri.

400 S. Main St.; 213-6877015; pytlosangeles.com

SALT & STRAW Run-of-the-mill ice cream here? Not a chance. Get your handmade avocadoand-strawberry sherbet, or black olive brittle and goat cheese ice cream on at this wildly creative small-batch Arts District creamery. 829 E. 3rd St.; 213-988-7070; saltandstraw.com

71ABOVE Located on the U.S. Bank Tower’s 71st floor, this Financial District restaurant ranks as the highest eatery west of the Mississippi. On a good day, ogle 360-degree views of ocean, basin, and mountains in a stunningly modern room with a honeycombed ceiling, light wood accents, and

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633 W. 5th St.; 213-7122683; 71above.com

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SHIBUMI In South Park, behind a counter carved from 400-year-old cypress wood, chef and owner David Schlosser presents this kappo-style Japanese restaurant.

He and his kitchen staff use five cooking techniques — from raw to grilled — to create his intricate, intense, minimalist dishes. The many wondrous menu options include Santa Barbara raw shrimp and lobster cured in sake and lobster innards.

815 S. Hill St.; 213-2657923; shibumidtla.com

SMORGASBURG LA Each Sunday, some 50 local food vendors add the culinary kick to this hipster-y vintage and artisan flea market hailing from Brooklyn.

Devour artisan cheese sandwiches, acai bowls, burritos, noodles, and more. Find it at Row DTLA in the Arts District.

777 S. Alameda St.; la.smorgasburg.com

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n antwerp, Belgium’s second-largest city and a flourishing center of avant-garde fashion, contemporary design, and edgy gastronomy, you’ll want to experience two pop-up attractions booming with activity. But don’t delay — they both close up shop in May. In the heart of the well-preserved old city, a grand post office that dates back to 1509 has been transformed into Belgium’s first indoor food hall, Super Mercado. Beneath the original soaring glass ceiling, chic locals dine on trendy street food and sip craft cocktails at sleek marble-topped counters. Windows where people once bought stamps and sent letters are now home to more than a dozen food stalls serving up international fare including dim sum, quesadillas, sushi wraps, and, of course, Belgian waffles. But also head here to view the work of area artists, buy apparel created by young designers, and hear local bands and the playlists of emerging DJs. super-mercado.be To the south, Plein Publiek, a vacant social housing block in the gentrifying Antwerp Zuid district, currently ranks as one of the city’s coolest hangouts. Art, music, and dancing add life to the empty buildings and the central courtyard’s glassed-in conservatory. The ground-floor Café Congé serves food and drink to young hipsters who flock to the dance parties. pleinpubliek.be

Plus, don’t miss the new Port House,

designed by starchitect Zaha Hadid (who died last spring), which rises up just north of the blocky red sandstone Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) in the Eilandje district. The glittering superstructure perched atop a landmark former fire station juts out toward the River Scheldt with a cantilevered extension featuring a sparkling faceted facade that resembles a diamond, paying homage to the city that boasts the world’s largest diamond district.

It serves as the headquarters for the Port Authority, but 90-minute guided tours of the building offer unsurpassed views of the surrounding harbor.

Contact info@visitantwerpen.be to sign up for a tour.

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Two Miami hotels merge, melding their styles Fish

The transformation included many new amenities and special features. Three of the additions we like best:

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An inviting library stocked with a curated collection of books and made cozy with cushy furniture perfect for curling up in to read.

The rooftop swimming pool, where you’ll bask in the unobstructed views of the ocean, Art Deco District, and the Miami skyline.

On the exterior, an eye-catching, boomerangshaped “Poetry Rail” stretching for 139 feet features poems written by 13 poets with ties to Miami.

You can’t help but stop to read their words, which have been laser-cut into stainless steel. — DON NICHOLS

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he new MGM National Harbor boldly confronts drivers passing by on the Capital Beltway south of Washington, D.C. The overarching white roof soars upward and a knife-edged, glass hotel adds a vertical counterpoint, all mounted on a massive, stepped base and illuminated at night as if it were another National Mall monument. At a cost of $1.4 billion, MGM Resorts International unveiled its fifth U.S. resort outside of Las Vegas in December in Oxon Hill, Md., less than 10 miles from the nation’s capital. Here, a few of its highlights.

Rooms with a view: All 308 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with views over the D.C. skyline or the Potomac River; Corner View Suites come with both.

Game on: At 125,000 square feet, the 24-hour casino ranks as one of the largest gaming floors outside of Vegas. For something cutting-edge, try Scientific Games’ Willy Wonka Gamescape, the first slot game to use gesture controls.

Celebrity chefs: Fifteen-plus dining options include Fish, two-star Michelin chef José Andrés’ first all-seafood restaurant, where you’ll find tanks of Maryland crabs and fresh Virginia oysters — plus outdoor seating for clambakes. At Marcus, James Beard Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson dishes out new interpretations of American comfort classics, such as Sammy’s Chicken and Waffles.

Class acts: Bruno Mars and Duran Duran have already performed in a 3,000-seat theater for concerts, comedy acts, and sporting events. Upcoming

entertainment heavyweights include Cher, Ricky Martin, and Sting.

For art lovers: The $20 million art collection interspersed throughout the public areas is the largest available for public viewing in the region outside a museum. Don’t miss musician-artist Bob Dylan’s first public art installation, the massive iron Portal framing the casino’s entrance.

Imbibing: Felt Bar & Lounge, overlooking the casino floor, offers the region’s first tableside mixology with flaming and smoking presentations.

This chic, candle-flickering spot transforms its atmosphere on weekends with a DJ and bottle service.

Are brewskis more your thing? Tap Sports Bar has 48 beers on tap.

For men only: Pair a straight-edge, hot lather shave with a bourbon cocktail at the Barber Lounge. Watch your favorite sporting events on a big screen in Sting the spa’s Lion’s Den. 411: From $299.

844-646-6847; mgmnationalharbor.com

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the 75-year-old Betsy-South Beach Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami completed a major twoyear expansion project in December, upping its room count from 61 to 130. The owners enlarged the property by merging it with the 79-year-old Carlton Hotel, located behind the Betsy on Collins Avenue, to form one unified property.

The project presented design challenges, with the Betsy being the area’s only example of Florida Georgian architecture and the Carlton sporting a distinctive art-deco style. But up for the task, architects and designers masterfully blended the two looks while preserving each building’s architectural integrity, partly via a common color palette featuring hues such as white, ocean blue, corals, and greens.

Guest rooms also share similar design elements, such as residential-like built-in shelving used for displaying books and knickknacks.

From $300. 844-862-3157; thebetsyhotel.com

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/Travel/ Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

More Need-to-Know Tidbits FLY The Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora has partnered with Aircraft Logix to provide guests private air charters from LA to this fabled isle. Flights depart from executive terminals at LAX and other area airports, eliminating the hassles of commercial air travel.

310-712-1498; fourseasons.com/borabora

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An aquarium where you least expect it — in the Arizona desert BY

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at the recently opened OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Ariz., staffers may recommend you start your tour in an unusual location: From picture windows in the restrooms, you see menacing-looking sharks in “Sharks of the Deep,” the aquarium’s largest exhibit, with nine species of these mysterious creatures swimming in more than 200,000 gallons of water. The bathrooms are among multiple viewing areas for the exhibit.

You’ll encounter much more than sharks and other deep-water dwellers, such as giant stingrays, as you wander through this aquatic haven located at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. In more than 50 exhibits, it showcases sea life found in all types of marine environments — including fresh water, salt water, bayous, swamps, and coral reefs. At Penguin Point, South African penguins demonstrate their swimming grace and mug all too cutely for the crowds. Large alligators and crocodiles call the “Rivers of the World” exhibit home, as do freshwater turtles, paddlefish, sturgeon, and the endangered Apache trout. 480-951-2100; odyseaaquarium.com

Check In Spread out over 23 acres, the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa opened

in December with 201 rooms sporting midcentury-inspired interiors. Visitors gather and socialize in the large Guest House, made bright with floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Here, chefs in the Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen restaurant create innovative dishes using plancha cooking techniques. The restaurant overlooks a large pool with an expansive sundeck. To help nurture your creative side, the resort has launched an artist-in-residence program in partnership with Cattle Track, a nearby artist community. Its artists share their knowledge of painting, pottery, and photography techniques with guests both at the hotel and in their studios, and sell their impressive work in the Andaz gift shop. The spa offers outdoor hydrotherapy pools, eucalyptus steam rooms, and more. From $399. 480-368-1234; andazscottsdale.com

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SAIL Speaking of French Polynesia and the South Pacific — that’s where Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic will take the National Geographic Orion from March through August of next year with seven- and 14-day voyages. 800-397-3348; expeditions.com 1 Next year, Windstar Cruises sails in Alaska and British Columbia again after a 20-plus-year absence, with 11- to 14-day journeys aboard the Star Legend, departing May through August. 877-814-0675; windstarcruises.com RELAX Aboard Europe’s Belmond Royal Scotsman train, pamper yourself with treatments in the Bamford Haybarn Spa, the first spa carriage on any of the brand’s eight trains worldwide.

800-237-1236; belmond.com SEE From April 22 to Oct. 29, the New York Botanical Garden presents “Chihuly,” a major exhibit showcasing about 20 colorful installations, including several neon sculptures,

by Dale Chihuly. 718-817-8700; nybg.org STAY The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has unveiled 21 Boulevard Penthouses on the top floors of the Boulevard Tower. They range in size from 2,000 to 5,000 square feet and deliver sweeping views of the city’s skyline. Also, the first Western outlet of Zuma, a Japanese izakaya-style restaurant concept popular Zuma’s seared tuna in New York and Miami, debuted at the resort in January.

855-435-0005; cosmopolitanlasvegas.com 1 The historic Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., has opened the Estate House, a refurbished 1930s-era mansion located a stone’s throw from the 784-room resort’s grounds. The 12,000-square-foot villa comes with five bedrooms, a library, a grand salon, manicured gardens, and two croquet lawns.

From $5,500. 855-634-7711; broadmoor.com — BY DON NICHOLS AND BECCA HENSLEY

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Jaguar unleashes its fastest production car yet BY

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ost auto enthusiasts consider Jaguars gorgeous cars — of that they are certain.

But the British brand reminds us of its venerated racing tradition with its now-available-inthe-U.S. F-Type SVR, the fastest production Jaguar in the brand’s history, topping the odometer at 200 mph. Its supercharged 575-hp V-8 will pin you to the stylish lozenge-quiltpattern leather bucket seats as 60 mph strikes in just 3.5 seconds. It corners beautifully, too, with all-wheel drive to keep power clawing at the tarmac and pinpoint-accurate steering that sets this upper-echelon sports car apart from a mere muscle car.

Quarters are snug but roomy enough for a pair of 6-footers, and for

the sports-car breed the ride is firm but not too punishing. Also, because of low roof lines and other compromises, many sports cars’ abbreviated sight lines make them a bear to park, but the F-Type’s broad rear glass panel makes backing up a breeze.

Traditionalists may miss having an old-school manual gearbox, until they realize the eight-speed paddle shift system cracks off gear changes at Formula-1-like quickness so you can keep both hands locked on the wheel during the heat of battle.

Designed to make owners of other super sports cars wonder what’s racing up so quickly into their rearview mirrors, this feline beast exhibits freakishly potent brawn, yet at the same time it’s exceptionally good-looking. From $125,950.

New from Volkswagen You’ll find plenty to like in the German carmaker’s just-released all-wheel-drive Golf Alltrack. It handles better, accelerates quicker, and runs far quieter than many other wagons on the market. It’s also roomy: During testing, we loaded everything from bikes to skis onboard, and tall passengers appreciated the backseat knee and head room.

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sporting a 505-horsepower V-6 engine derived from brand cousin Ferrari, the new Giulia Quadrifoglio from Alfa Romeo steers, brakes, and corners like a clairvoyant machine — seeming to know what you intend to do the instant you provide an input.

Add in an exquisite exhaust note that purrs exotically between gear changes and rasps on downshifts, and you get an idea of the five-seat sedan’s uniquely Italian flavor.

Still, even as it’s ferociously fast, the car morphs to your needs with an adjustable suspension that you can soften at the twist of a dial for more comfortable daily use.

Targeted at buyers of the latest AMG C-Class Mercedes or BMW M3, the Giulia features a sporty, beautifully appointed cabin with lots of leather, excellent and supportive leather seats, and plenty of trunk space.

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Beyond Tequila It’s time you tried these other age-old Mexican spirits BY

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BACANORA For more than 300 years, bacanora has been distilled exclusively in the Mexican state of Sonora. Not always legally, either: In 1915, the Sonoran governor banned this agave spirit, believing that drinking was immoral. Only moonshiners then produced it until 1992, when Mexico’s federal government recognized it as a regional spirit and lifted the ban. “The qualities of the arid desert region where the agave grows makes it sweet and expressive,” says Cecilia Rios Murrieta, founder of La Niña Del Mezcal.

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La Niña del Mezcal Bacanora D.O. La Niña Del Mezcal branched out with a bacanora release in 2015.

According to Murrieta, crushed red pepper, tobacco, and leather notes dominate the nose with ripe agave flavors on the palate for a smooth finish. Try it in a margarita or paloma. $75/750 mL; laninadelmezcal.com

RAICILLA Distillers produce raicilla (rye-SEE-ya) in the same state as tequila, Jalisco, but from several agave varietals beyond blue agave, such as Maximiliana and Rhodacantha. Imbibers often describe it as mezcal’s mellower cousin, given its slight smoky quality.

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La Venenosa Created by Chef Esteban Morales, La Venenosa has five styles — each distilled from different agave varietals from distinct regions of Jalisco, and with distinctive flavor profiles.

Taste ancient raicilla-making methods in practice with La Venenosa’s Costa de Jalisco, made using a hollow treetrunk still. Not surprisingly, cedar and pine flavors dominate. Sip it neat and straight. $89/750 mL

SOTOL Made from the succulent sotol in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Durango, sotol (SO-tall) appeared on the scene more than 800 years ago.

“It’s like a walk through a desert garden after an electrical storm — wet earth, green vegetation, wood smoke, and flowers, with just a spark of lightning,” explains Jackie Brenner of Seattle-based importer Back Bar Projects.

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Sotol por Siempre Compania Elaboradora de Sotol, a sixth-generation distillery, makes sotol that’s twice distilled in an alembic copper pot.

At 90-proof, it works well as a potent substitute in a mojito or Moscow mule. $38/750 mL; sotolporsiempre.com

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ou’ve stocked your home bar with fine tequila and, for good measure, even a few bottles of mezcal. Liquor from our southern brothers? Check.

But wait a minute, not so fast.

There’s a new breed of Mexican spirits heading north, though the term “new” is somewhat of a misnomer. Our neighbors to the south have produced these spirits — bacanora, raicilla, sotol — for hundreds of years, but only recently have we Americans stumbled upon them. Artisanal bars and restaurants here in the U.S. now feature them as star spirits in cocktails. For example, order a bacanora, scotch, and amaro cocktail at Counter Intuitive in Scottsdale, Ariz.; try a raicilla negroni at New York’s La Contenta; and sip a sotol grapefruit spritzer at the Treasury in San Francisco.

“People want to try new categories and it has a lot to do with the desire to go back to traditional ways, like how LPs or film cameras are hot now.” says agave spirits expert Aaron Melendrez, bar director at LA’s Verlaine, the soonto-open first stateside restaurant from acclaimed chef Diego Hernandez.

So, if you have a thirst for authenticity and the out of the ordinary, these three spirits will captivate you.

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Eagle’s Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Ga. Member since: 1988 Who he is: Founding member and drummer of the classic rock band Kansas, known for enduring hits such as “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry on Wayward Son.” On the road: Last year, the band embarked on the 40th anniversary tour of its landmark album Leftoverture, and due to popular demand has extended the tour through this fall. “That reflects on the music itself. It really has staying power and we’re appreciative of that.”

Not resting on its laurels: Kansas released The Prelude Implicit, the band’s first album of new music in 16 years, last September. It hit No. 5 on Billboard’s rock chart.

How touring has changed: Though Kansas has toured constantly through the years, Ehart says the road is more relaxed these days. “It’s like the senior tour of rock ’n’ roll. It’s more fun and less stressful.”

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What’s next: In 2018, the band will release a new studio album, then launch a Point of Know Return anniversary tour. “It’s a very busy, very vibrant time for us. People still want to come see us.” — PAULA FELPS

When we wrote these songs, we didn’t think we’d be playing them 40 years later.

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Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas Member since: 2016 (formerly a member at Brookhaven Country Club, Farmers Branch, Texas, which he joined in 2009)

Who he is: As president and general manager of KTVT and KTXA in Dallas/ Fort Worth — the country’s No. 5 television market — he oversees operations of the CBS-owned-and-operated TV stations, as well as their subchannels.

High viewership: “CBS has been No. 1 in prime time for many years, so having that platform leading in to our late news and other programs is a huge asset. We’re also growing our business with our digital assets: our website, weather apps, and news apps.”

Close to home: “It was a very sad situation that occurred in Dallas last July as five police officers lost their lives, but seeing our reporters out there, in harm’s way themselves at various times, spoke to their commitment to covering news as it’s happening and getting that information to our viewers.” — LOUIS MARROQUIN

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Staying relevant: With so many ways for viewers to get their news these days, he says the key is providing a local perspective.

“We’re able to give our viewers information on how the events of the day — whether local, national, or international — affect us right here in North Texas.”

Zoila D. Escobar City Club Los Angeles Member since: 1991 Who she is: In her dual roles as senior vice president of strategic development and community support of AltaMed and president of the AltaMed Foundation, she strategizes and helps raise funds for a network of more than 40 Southern California clinics that provide health services by board-certified practitioners to needy communities.

Preventative health care, too: AltaMed also organizes programs to keep communities proactive in their own health, such as training everyday people to teach those within their own circles how to manage their diabetes.

Up next: Studies conducted by the national Kaiser Family Foundation show that even with the same quality of doctors, facilities, and access, factors such as language, culture, and socioeconomic status historically correlate to worse health outcomes. This year, the foundation will launch the AltaMed Institute for Health Equity to study this phenomenon and provide programming to minimize these disparities.

Work still to do: “The U.S. has the most expensive health-care system in the world, but is ranked 28th in the world in terms of health. Those of us who have gained a little bit of status are responsible for making sure those around us are as healthy and as productive as can be.” — ALEX ETHRIDGE

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Bettinardi Studio Stock 28 Slightly balanced toward the toe, this wide-body blade keeps the clubface square as you stroke through the ball, helping your putts find the desired target. The milled face feels extra-soft through impact. $400; bettinardi.com

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Scotty Cameron Futura 6M A rear weight bar combined with deep heel-and-toe weighting enhances the putter’s stability and forgiveness, so more of your putts find the target. A built-in vibration dampener produces a responsive feel. $410; scottycameron.com

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PAST AND PRESENT: This page, visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington Square, below, and the soon-toopen Museum of the American Revolution, above right. Facing page, bottom right, sample the changing menu at the Wister BYOB restaurant and take in the modern food and ambience at the Double Knot.

represented here, and I’m happily optimistic that I’m not alone in taking notice of it.

Regardless of the nonchalance of the dog walkers going by this tomb, the Revolution is having a moment.

HBO’s hit miniseries John Adams got that moment started in 2008, and the current Broadway sensation Hamilton has whipped it into a pop culture frenzy. Now, right here in the city where our forefathers declared the country’s independence and ratified the Constitution — bookends to the bloody battles of the war between — the Museum of the American Revolution will open its doors in April, just off Independence Mall.

The $150 million attraction contains the most comprehensive collection of Revolutionary War artifacts ever collected and will tell the war’s story in a way never before attempted.

With its opening, the museum will join dozens of other new buildings that have sprung up across this city — because Philadelphia, it turns out, is also having a moment. An influx of young people and immigrants has helped reverse decades of population decline. A wave of new development has reached from the spiffed-up banks of the Delaware River in the east to the Schuylkill River in the west, lifting glitzy Center City to new heights and transforming Rocky-esque

working-class neighborhoods into trendy dining, drinking, and shopping destinations.

Young people, immigrants, new taverns, expanding commerce, a bustling waterfront, and the hammering of home construction.

That’s Philadelphia today. But it could just as well have described the city on the brink of the war for independence. In my four days here, I’ll get a preview of the Museum of the American Revolution’s take on that history and try to discover how the past is meeting Philadelphia’s present.

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owhere is past meeting present more than in Philadelphia’s Old City, a small, historic 300-acre neighborhood that lies between Center City to the west and the Delaware River to the east. Here, you’ll find most of the city’s Revolution-related sites.

Ninety minutes after I drop my bags at the newly refurbished Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia in Center City, I have wandered past Independence Hall, the Benjamin Franklin Museum, Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank of the United States, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross’ house, and

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’m about to cry. In a public park. In the center of Philadelphia.

It’s just after sunset and I’m alone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution, which stands off to one side of Washington Square. The memorial honors thousands of soldiers buried beneath this 7-acre park during the Revolutionary War. Thousands. Under my feet.

Unnerving, especially because the life of the modern city continues to go on above the graves. Streetlights begin fighting the twilight. Joggers lope past. A half-dozen dogs pull their people across the diagonal walking paths that bisect the square.

Darkness sets in. An eternal flame flickers against the side of the tomb. Thousands. Nameless.

Unknown. Forgotten? I get closer so I can see the fading epitaph on the tomb: “Beneath this stone rests a soldier of Washington’s army who died to give you liberty.”

Tears well in my eyes and a lump forms in my throat before I manage to halt the advancing emotions. I have been a Revolutionary War buff (read: geek) since childhood, but I’ve never cried at a historic marker before. In fact, I haven’t cried since the movie Up came out eight years ago. (Yes, I admit it. I cried during a cartoon.) Stranger still, I’m not really sad. Instead, I’m simultaneously awed by the enormous sacrifice

Elfreth’s Alley, the country’s oldest continually occupied street.

I’ve also seen The Ross, 401 Race St., and the site of the old National Products building. The Ross — a trio of new, $2.2 million (and up) townhomes — sits right across the street from where Betsy Ross either did or did not sew the first 13-star flag at George Washington’s request.

(History is a messy subject.) At 401 Race St., construction crews are building 216 apartments one block from where Ben Franklin’s gravestone in Christ Church Burial Ground has begun to split apart, prompting a GoFundMe repair campaign. At the site of the National Products building, a once-grand midcentury restaurant supply store, a 192-unit luxury apartment complex is being built. When completed, the complex will tower over the tiny two-story historic homes on Elfreth’s Alley.

When developers complete these projects and a 17-story building also now underway on Race Street, Old

City will boast about 3,600 housing units. In this area known primarily for tourist sites and raucous bars (many now closed), only 1,900 housing units existed in 2000.

Given the residential boom, Benjamin Moore, the chef-owner at Wister, a sleek BYOB restaurant that opened in Old City last October, tries to change his menu every couple of weeks. “We’re getting a lot of people from the neighborhood in here,” the chef tells me when I drop in for dinner on a Friday night and, as with Philly’s other BYOBs, pay no corkage fee for the wine I’ve brought. “This area is growing fast. We get a lot of regulars. So we want to give them something different each time.”

As I leave Wister and walk down Market Street toward Center City, the Revolutionary War geek in me ponders what it would be like to live in Old City or nearby Society Hill, where your neighbor’s redbrick home might have housed some unknown war hero. Settling in for a smoke-infused cocktail at Double Knot, a sultry new Midtown Village subterranean speakeasy, I decide that living next to the Society Hill house where Tadeusz Kosciuszko lived, which I walked by earlier in the day, would be a good spot.

Kosciuszko, a Polish engineer,

While You’re in Philly Stop in at the Pyramid Club, ClubCorp’s reinvented business club overlooking Center City. In the new Source + Trade restaurant and bar (above), executive chef Nicholas Cassidy’s spring menu features dishes inspired by his recent travels to Tokyo, including beef and kimchee ramen. Also, sample local craft brews, now on tap, and wine by the glass or half-glass.

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helped Nathanael Greene’s forces outrun those of British general Charles Cornwallis for weeks. But everyone knows that, right?

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hen I arrive at the Museum of the American Revolution the next afternoon, I’m thinking not of Kosciuszko but of Paul Giamatti’s grumpy John Adams and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop Hamilton. Those portrayals have helped break some of the revolutionaries out of the bronzeand-marble casings that have entrapped and separated them from the rest of us for the past couple of hundred years.

Now, this new museum wants to do the same thing for those involved in and affected by the war, albeit it without the rap battles.

So says R. Scott Stephenson, who heads the museum’s collections, exhibitions, and programming, as we walk through all 16,000 square feet of the exhibition space. The museum aims to immerse visitors in the Revolution’s full history, from the French and Indian War (1754-1763) through to the U.S. Constitution’s ratification in 1788.

“You enter a subject of the Crown,” Stephenson says. “You leave a citizen.

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he next day I head out to Fishtown, on the banks of the Delaware River, well north of the original street grid William Penn laid out in 1682. The founding generation would have known this area only as farmland, and just a decade ago it was a quiet, working-class enclave with a nice waterfront park. Today, foodies laud it as one of the East Coast’s best dining neighborhoods and it has emerged as one of the city’s hippest areas.

I stroll down Frankford Avenue, a strip of mostly low-slung former manufacturing facilities newly populated with shops such as Toile, which bills itself as a “custom atelier.” At the flagship location of a burgeoning coffee chain called La Colombe, they distill a javainfused rum on site. Kensington Quarters specializes in “whole animal dining,” and Wm. Mulherin’s

Sons, around the corner on Front Street, serves a modern take on pasta and pizzas within a former whiskey bottling factory.

Just off Frankford, close to the Delaware River, the booze theme continues. Philadelphia Distilling has just opened a 15,000-square-foot distillery and tasting room in an old metal-works factory. The company makes my favorite gin: Bluecoat, an homage to the Continental Army’s soldiers (yes, I really am a Revolution geek). Looking at its new operations, I’m reminded of a line in David McCullough’s John Adams that says during the time of the First Continental Congress in 1774, distilleries and breweries thrived in this town. That’s true again today. Not only are there new craft distilleries in Philly, but so many breweries have opened recently that Visit Philadelphia, the tourism bureau, has established a craft beer trail map to help you swill your way through town.

Fishtown isn’t the only formerly working-class neighborhood welcoming new hot spots to eat, drink, and shop. Similar developments in East Passyunk (say: Pash-UNK), Kensington, and Northern Liberties have increased the appeal of these areas, as well.

I head back to Center City to talk about their rising tide with Ariella Cohen, editor-in-chief of Next City, a nonprofit organization that explores urban policy reform issues both

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tent (a show-stopping centerpiece YESTERDAY AND TODAY: of the collection). Touch screens At the Museum and video galleries abound, too. of the American Stephenson excitedly shows me Revolution, see artifacts such one “immersive theater” where as a powder 20 visitors at a time will join a horn, above, Continental regiment facing off and George against a digitally re-created Washington’s Valley Forge field line of British soldiers at the tent, below left.

Battle of Brandywine. That battle Below right, sip took place on Sept. 11, 1777, just a cup of coffee 25 miles from Philadelphia. Lifeat La Colombe. size British troops depicted on a video screen open fire. Muskets roar. Actual smoke fills the room, as does the artificially re-created smell of gunpowder.

Pardon the spoiler alert, but the British rout the Continentals in the fight. Congress will then scurry to York, Pa., and on Sept. 26, Philadelphia will fall to the British. So why choose Brandywine Creek as the place to take virtual shots at visitors? To prove that this war, like all others, was hell.

“There is a real contrast between the kind of triumphant imagery we usually associate with the Revolution and the gritty reality that played out on the ground,” Stephenson says as we walk through a room displaying 50 different weapons used in the Revolution. A contrast also exists between what we know about the founders and what we know about everyone else involved in the war, including people at its fringes. The

museum tells their stories, too.

Like the tale of a teenage slave from Virginia named London who escaped his American captors and joined Benedict Arnold’s British regiment — heartbreaking proof the American Revolution took too long to deliver on its promises of liberty for all men. “The Founding Fathers are obviously important,” Stephenson says. “But here, we’re really trying to give you a much broader picture of who the founding generation is.”

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through events and in an online news outlet. “There’s a real energy in these neighborhoods now,” says Cohen, who offices just a couple of blocks from the rising $1.5 billion Comcast Technology Center, which will house a Four Seasons hotel when finished next year. At 1,121 feet and 60 stories, the center will be the country’s tallest building not located in Chicago or New York. “A lot of people, and a lot of families, are putting down roots in neighborhoods where there had been vacant homes.

I mean, just in the past few weeks, I’ve been to three different meetings about playground development.”

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ot everyone is benefiting from the city’s recent uptick.

Cohen points out that many bill Philadelphia as the country’s poorest big city, and some neighborhoods continue in marked decline.

Yet I understand why her schedule has included so many playground meetings when I spend Saturday afternoon wandering for blocks on East Passyunk Avenue — a long commercial artery — dodging baby strollers all along the way.

I also see plenty of young people without any offspring, including a raucous crowd of 20-somethings I sit near at the bar at Le Virtù, which offers refined takes on the food of Italy’s Abruzzo region.

One guy in the group, named Andrew, hails from Delaware.

“I’m a hick from the sticks,” he tells Ann Marie, the bartender, while affecting an outrageous, Truman

Capote-ish Southern accent. “Well, MODERN TASTES: Andrew, welcome to the Avenue,” Savor a cool Ann Marie replies. cocktail at Andrew might consider Wm. Mulherin’s Sons, a new relocating from “the sticks.” He’d Italian restaurant certainly fit in. Of the 10 largest in Fishtown.

U.S. cities, none has added more people percentagewise between ages 20 and 34 than Philadelphia in the last decade. Millennials now comprise one-quarter of the city’s population.

New immigrants are arriving at a rapid clip, too. Some 50,000, many from Latin America and South Asia, moved to Philadelphia between 2010 and 2015.

“There’s a Cambodian pharmacy near my house now,” Cohen tells me. “The neighborhood is changing quickly.”

All these millennials and immigrants have helped Philadelphia start growing

again after six decades of decline. Its population has increased 1.6 percent since 2010, reaching 1.5 million.

That makes me think of the Revolutionary War. Possibly — no, definitely — because I’ve been obsessed with it while I’ve been in town. But a historic parallel pops into my head while I’m having a rum-based nightcap at Townsend, an amber-hued restaurant and lounge tucked into an old rowhouse on East Passyunk Avenue. My thinking: Ben Franklin moved here at a young age. Robert Morris, who became the richest man in the Colonies and personally funded or backed loans that funded Washington’s army, did the same.

Immigrants. Young people. A newly thriving city with a very long history — that described Philadelphia before the Revolution, and today.

But you can’t get from preRevolutionary Philadelphia to the modern, ascending, hip Philly of today without going through that war first, without those bodies ending up in the ground under Washington Square, without someone having to pay the ultimate price for liberty. Why would some everyday person risk that? Even a Revolutionary War geek like me struggles to understand it all. But, luckily, we can all start figuring it out at a new museum in Philadelphia, just down the street from Independence Hall.

Multimillion-Dollar Update for a Storied Hotel With good reason, designers chose a palette of metallic colors such as bronze and nickel along with soft greens for a $25 million renovation of the Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, a project completed last summer. They opted for the colors of money because the historic property occupies a building built in 1908 to house one of the grandest banks in the City of Brotherly Love. Architects of the former Girard Trust Co. building, modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, designed it in neoclassical style with a massive dome supported by a colonnade of Georgia marble.

The building was converted into the Ritz-Carlton 15 years ago. The recent upgrade touched all 301 guest rooms, the Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, and some 26,000 square feet of event space, as well as the lobby. That grand space now dramatically showcases the 9,000 tons of marble in the original building, with its centerpiece being Aqimero, a new restaurant from chef Richard Sandoval, which sits 142 feet under the dome’s central skylight. Sandoval’s menu focuses on sustainable seafood, steaks, ribs, and poultry. From $299. 800-523-8000; ritzcarlton.com S P R I N G 2017

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ON THE ROAD TO AUTONOMY The headlines may herald the advent of autonomous vehicles, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Cars that entirely drive without human input are still some time away. While we wait, though, driver-assistance systems have advanced rapidly, making it much easier to drive safely, park at the push of a button (yes, cars can park themselves), and avoid harrowing moments such as hitting an obstacle in the road. We spotlight five new head-turners with exceptional robot technology — they’re also sleekly designed and cool machines to drive.

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2017 BMW 5 Series 2017 Land Rover Discovery The newest-generation Discovery has grown larger and roomier. Like past “Discos,” it’s very much at home off-road, too, featuring an off-road-only cruise control that makes driving through mud and muck as simple as steering anywhere else you want to go.

Still, while Land Rover customer surveys reveal most of its drivers don’t go off-roading regularly, about 30 percent say they tow cargo such as boats and horse Advanced trailers at least once a year. To that Tow Assist end, Advanced Tow Assist helps helps drivers drivers back up their trailers without ever touching the steering wheel. back up We tested it out, using a rotary their trailers controller and touchscreen on the without ever center console. Applying the brake or touching throttle, we followed cues showing the steering which way to turn the knob. With this system, we reversed a huge wheel. boat down a long, curved launch and a horse trailer through a narrow gate. We nailed both incredibly difficult maneuvers on the first try.

Another cool feature: Live ETA. Even if you didn’t plot your course into GPS, this super-smart innovation remembers your regular routes. If you’re delayed from your usual arrival time, it informs friends or colleagues via text on their smartphones about your delay with an updated predicted arrival time based on current traffic.

411: $49,990; landroverusa.com

Built using an entirely new platform, this year’s 5 Series is longer, wider, and slightly taller, and now has trunk space for up to four golf bags. It also dropped more than 100 pounds, so it’s tauter in corners, and the added width makes it feel more planted.

On the autonomous front, advanced cruise control eases the pain of stop-and-go traffic and the company added its Night Vision With Pedestrian Detection system, previously available only on the larger 7 Series, to the 5 Series.

We tested it with astonishing results. One evening, the system flashed an alert on the windscreen above the gauges, warning us of a deer in the road. Indeed, well beyond the high beams’ reach, a buck stood in our path. Another night, it detected a pedestrian on the road’s shoulder, again beyond the headlamps’ reach. BMW says its infrared sensors can detect large animals as far as 500 feet away and people at about 330 feet.

The car’s tech also helps you in emergency circumstances, such as when the driver ahead slams on the brakes and you have to make a split-second decision. The Evasion Aid feature engages when you swerve to avoid hitting an obstacle, immediately tightening the steering ratio — how much you have to rotate the wheel to turn the car. The stability control gives you enough wheel spin to veer the car harshly, but not so much that the car skids beyond the driver’s control.

411: From $51,200; bmwusa.com

LEARN TO SPEAK DRIVER ASSISTANCE Carmakers love to dream up fancy names for their assistance systems, but that nomenclature gets confusing fast. To help you better understand what the technology actually does, here’s a quick index of terms used throughout this story.

1Advanced cruise control: Controls steering, throttle, and brake so you can safely follow the car ahead. Works even in stop-and-go traffic down to a full stop, and resumes speed once traffic begins moving, all without driver input.

1Automatic emergency braking: Reads the road ahead and applies the brakes to prevent an accident if the driver fails to slow down.

1Lane-keeping: Uses lasers and cameras to read the lane ahead and motors in the steering

system to guide the car and prevent it from drifting out of its lane.

1Parking assistance: Reads open parking spaces and parks the car with little or no driver input — save tapping a button or perhaps the brakes — including into angled or parallel parking slots.

1Pedestrian detection: Works with emergency braking to prevent hitting something or someone in the road.

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2018 Lexus LC 500/LC 500h Targeted directly at Porsche’s 911 crowd, this stellar sports car comes either as a hybrid or with a 471-horsepower V-8. No Prius, the hybrid launches to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds; the latter nails 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. On a test track, both handled beautifully, cornering very predictably and feeling stable at high speeds.

Lexus’ When it comes to driver assistance, the LC twins pedestrian inherit much of what Lexus has learned as a larger brand detection and adds tech beyond the defaults of more boutique system breaks sports-car makers. You get advanced cruise control with lane-keeping. As with the BMW, you can bring this new ground, car to a dead halt in cruise mode and, after a stop, just tap automatically the gas and it climbs back up to the preset cruise speed. braking Lexus’ pedestrian detection system breaks new to avoid a ground, automatically braking to avoid a collision, and collision. in cases where the car can’t stop in time, opens the hood a few inches at impact to soak up some of the kinetic energy, offering a potentially life-saving feature.

In advanced emergency braking scenarios, the LC illuminates its brake lights before the brakes even begin actuation, alerting anyone following you, to help prevent a potential multicar pileup.

411: From $92,000; lexus.com

2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic

2017 Ford F-150 Limited Ford’s newest F-150 now gets a more potent twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6 with 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque — that’s a jump of 10 in horsepower and 50 lb-ft of torque — and thanks to an all-new 10-speed transmission, it actually gets better fuel economy, too, with 18 mpg city/25 highway.

The system It also bristles with helpful tech, immediately including steering assistance that, alerted us in our road test, kept the big truck the PSI was tracking cleanly on mountain roads dropping and advanced cruise control that rapidly slowed or sped up to a safe following in the right distance in heavier traffic.

Even more impressive, the F-150’s front tire. advanced tire-pressure monitor, unlike old-school lights that just flash an alert on the dash, tells you the pressure in each tire. When we got a flat at 70 mph on the highway, the system immediately alerted us the PSI was dropping rapidly in the right front tire, so we knew we had to pull over to the shoulder quickly. Where prior systems, which often fired off false alarms, could lull you into thinking there wasn’t a problem, the F-150’s smarter monitoring proved it can be a true life saver.

411: $59,795; ford.com

The entirely new E-Class moves like a boxer who dropped weight classes; where the old E-Class could be pushed hard, this edition welcomes sporty hustling around winding back roads — and the body, to our eyes, looks more graceful to boot.

You’ll find technology here not found in other cars. For instance, with the Pre-Safe Impulse Side system, if the car’s sensors read an impending side impact, the outermost bolsters of the two front seats instantly inflate like melons, rotating the frontseat passengers toward the center of the vehicle ahead of the accident so they’re repositioned for better protection.

With its Active Lane-Change Assist, when you signal to pass, the car uses sensors to ensure the left lane is vacant, then moves the 300 over, accelerates, and steers back into the center or right lane, all with zero effort on the part of the driver.

Eyeing up a tight-looking slot in a parking garage?

The Parking Pilot system uses the car’s cameras and sensors to steer into the space. This parkingassistance feature comes in handy especially if you’re trying to squeeze into a tight space at the mall or parallel parking on the street — where increasingly it seems there’s less asphalt allotment per car, even as the average vehicle size has grown.

411: $54,650; mbusa.com

Why Totally Driverless Cars Aren’t Here Yet Carmakers have already done the easy math on autonomous driving with features such as lane-keeping and starting and stopping in snarled highway traffic. The tougher business is what we do daily — for instance, merging in a construction zone where five lanes suddenly shrink down to one. Humans are great at adjusting to changing rules on the fly, such as guesstimating their following distance during a sudden rainstorm. But robots like fixed rules. They can’t guesstimate.

That’s why Google’s self-driving car project, called Waymo, and every other carmaker, must deploy so many pilot programs in cities around the world, putting robots through

millions of hours of “driver’s ed.” The machines create massive libraries of billions of scenarios that artificialintelligence computers can later call up in a nanosecond.

In essence, that eventually will enable them to simulate the right “guess” we perform seamlessly multiple times each day on roads worldwide.

To help study such challenges, Nissan hired scientist Maarten Sierhuis, formerly at NASA, who bluntly says: “Right now there is no computer system in the world smart enough to create full autonomy.” That said, almost every carmaker says we will get there within a decade.

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Off to the Races It’s Derby time in the South!

Mark the occasion with this bluegrass-inspired slider riff on the classic Kentucky Hot Brown open-face sandwich.

Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders

Hold your horses and sit a spell: Executive chef Jon Schilling of the Clubs of Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, pairs his easy-to-make twist on the legendary sandwich with an equally innovative Sweet Tea Mint Julep perfect for toasting the “fastest two minutes in sports.”

12 slider buns 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato mayonnaise 1 stick softened butter 12 slices oven-roasted turkey breast, about 1/4-inch thick 12 strips Applewood bacon, cooked 12 slices Gruyere cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated Arrange slider buns open-faced on a cookie sheet. Spread sun-dried tomato mayonnaise on the bottoms and softened butter on the tops. Layer the bottoms with turkey, bacon, and Gruyere cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan on the buttered tops. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 6 minutes or until the cheese bubbles. Put the two halves together and serve as a slider sandwich.

Yield: 12 sliders

CHEF ’S PAIRING SWEET TEA MINT JULEP 10 fresh mint leaves, plus additional sprigs for garnish 1 teaspoon sugar 4 parts freshly brewed and chilled black tea 2 parts bourbon 1/4 part fresh lemon juice crushed ice lemon wedge Place mint leaves in the bottom of a silver beaker or 12-ounce glass. Add sugar and crush slightly with a muddler. Stir in tea, bourbon, and lemon juice. Top with crushed ice and garnish with mint sprigs and a lemon wedge.

Yield: 1 serving

“Here’s the quintessential Derby-day snack, a stick–toyour-ribs sandwich packed into a two-bite slider.”

— Chef Jon Schilling The Clubs of Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas

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GoMobile Log on to your club website or m.myclubmobile.com on your mobile device for two more Kentucky Derbyinspired treats. Click on Private Clubs, and then on the Bonus Content headline.

1 Kentucky Hot Chicken

FOOD STYLING BY STEPHANIE GREENWOOD

1 Southern Pickled Shrimp With Saffron Aioli

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Cornwall Thanks in part to PBS’ hit show Poldark, U.S. travelers are discovering the scenic U.K. peninsula where it’s filmed. Head there yourself and you’ll find centuries-old sites commingling with chic new hotels, cultural diversions, and Michelin-starred restaurants.

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pond cousin to the beloved, all-American summertime escape of Cape Cod, the county of Cornwall reaches out from England’s southwest corner into the wild Atlantic, beckoning vacationing locals looking for old-fashioned family fun. This narrow, pristine peninsula of craggy shores, charming stone fishing and farming villages, and rugged, rolling moorland extends west into seas so turquoise and sapphire they practically scream Caribbean.

As if this weren’t enough to tempt sybarites, Cornwall’s position on the Gulf Stream also means it’s blessed with warmer temperatures and more clear days than most of the U.K. But this county — unlike most beach retreats — offers far more than just fun in the sun. In addition to its nearly 300-mile coastline and 300-plus beaches, Cornwall boasts a rising gourmet culinary scene; rich and growing contemporary art enticements; wild seas and inland hills that cry out for swashbuckling escapades; about 70 gardens, many historic and horticulturally important and

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most open to visitors; and the greatest concentration of ancient ruins in Britain.

On a recent five-day trip crisscrossing Cornwall, I set out to discover and explore the best of all of these aspects of the destination, with much of what I encountered being newly arrived or recently updated, and all absolutely ideal for Americans looking for a new favorite vacation getaway.

For although city-living Brits have had reason to vacation here for more than a century, in the last few years Cornwall’s international profile has grown, and mightily so. Not only has the region gone increasingly haute, with a fresh crop of posh new hotels and top restaurants, it has gotten easier to reach, too.

The five-hour-plus train or car journey from London often kept Americans away, but ongoing upgrades of roads and rails and significantly increased domestic airlift into the local airport in the town of Newquay are improving the situation.

Then there’s the Poldark effect. Author Winston Graham set his historical potboiler series amid the trading ports, copper mines, and family farms of

COUNTY CHARMS: Clockwise from top, hang with locals at Padstow’s harbor; ramble around the St. Michael’s Mount castle in Marazion; bunk down at the St. Mawes Hotel; stop for a freshly baked treat at Stein’s Patisserie in Padstow; follow the signs to Bryher’s enticements in the Isles of Scilly; and explore Bryher’s beachside village.

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Poldark, the character who most put Cornwall on the map may be Rick Stein. The now-celebrity seafood chef set up shop in the harbor town of Padstow, in the middle of Cornwall’s north coast, 40 years ago, ushering in a locavore revolution that swept through the county. Today, Stein has 19 food, beverage, and hotel outlets in this region, several opened in the last few years, and 11 in Padstow alone, where offerings include his original restaurant — the prime proponent of his “fresh fish, simply cooked” philosophy — as well as 40 guest rooms, a cooking school, and a recently opened bar named Ruby’s.

His acolytes have won raves of their own and, in some cases, Michelin stars, throughout Cornwall: master chef Nathan Outlaw, for one, who moved his eponymous spot — Cornwall’s only Michelin twostar — to a venue in Port Isaac, just up the peninsula’s coast from Padstow, in 2015. Paul Ainsworth, another local star chef, meanwhile, expanded his holdings a year ago. His new small, six-suite hotel, Padstow Townhouse, occupies an 18th-century, stone-walled edifice near his contemporary one-star restaurant, Paul Ainsworth at No. 6.

I begin my Cornwall venture in Padstow, tucking into a whole haddock, battered and crisply fried, at Stein’s Fish & Chips, a casual, blue-and-white-tiled wharf-side joint, with views over an estuary to the grand homes of Rock, one of England’s most affluent beach communities. Exploring after lunch, I discover why Padstow has become known as “Padstein”: The chef is everywhere. At his fish store, next door to Fish & Chips — as at all his Cornwall venues — about 85 percent of the offerings come from within the county. At Stein’s Patisserie, a five-minute walk away, giant pink-and-white meringues explode with fillings of berries and clotted cream, a county specialty, while the pasties, a sort of Cornwall version of an empanada, come stuffed not just with the usual steak but oh-so-local smoked haddock, too. Quite possibly the county’s best-known export, Cornish pasties will get renewed attention in July when Cornucopia, a food hall and cultural center devoted to the humble treat, opens in nearby St. Austell.

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LOCAL PLEASURES: Clockwise from top, take a mellow stroll in Padstow; hit the surf off Fistral Beach; roam the scenic terrain surrounding the Headland Hotel; view exhibits at the Tate St. Ives museum; and sample the goods at Stein’s Patisserie. Right, Cornish Heritage Safaris’ Susan Hockey at the Trethevy Quoit stones.

facing bit of land adjacent to one of Britain’s best surfing beaches. Guests in wetsuits, carrying longboards through the lobby, present a sharp but welcoming contrast to the formal Edwardian decor and the 3-year-old Zen-feeling spa.

As I take a sunset jog, kicking up sand, dodging beach plum bushes, and gazing at the long shadows of surfers making the day’s final rides, I can almost imagine myself on Cape Cod — maybe even in Malibu or Marin.

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“Where’s Mr. Poldark, Mummy?”

I overhear a toddler near me say.

Heading north from the coast, we drive about 8 miles through the narrow medieval streets of the stone village of Lostwithiel to the hilltop ruins of Restormel Castle, which had its heyday in the 14th century when Edward, aka the Black Prince, called it one of his homes. “When people think of Cornwall, they think of the coast, and rightfully so, but there’s a lot of history inland,” Hockey says understatedly, as

we stare in awe at the round castle’s crumbling crenelated slate parapet, imagining Edward in residence.

Continuing farther inland, to the wildly beautiful landscapes of scrub-covered Bodmin Moor, another bit of Poldark country, we reach even further back in time, feeling the vibrations of the ancients while visiting Trethevy Quoit and the Hurlers — relatives of a sort to Stonehenge. The Hurlers comprise three of Bodmin’s impressive 16 stone circles, thought to be used by prehistoric peoples for religious and funerary rituals. We end the day with more mysticism at Tintagel, visiting the remains of a 13th-century fortified island castle where King Arthur was legendarily conceived, which we reach by crossing a towering footbridge just off Cornwall’s north coast. Slate walls crown cliffs that sheer down to rocky shoals, and crashing whitecaps turn turquoise seas foamy. I see enchantment in the air — and Arthurian fiction as reality.

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the intimate Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, a five-minute walk away.

Encompassing Hepworth’s former home and studio, the space looks largely as it did through the mid-1970s, when occupied by the artist, whose work, rendered in stone, metal, and wood, recalls that of Henry Moore and even Georgia O’Keeffe. Looking at the totemlike pieces in the lushly planted garden, I’m reminded of yesterday’s stone circles and ruins. Hepworth was clearly as taken with the local landscape in her day as I am now.

A monolith of a different sort is St. Michael’s Mount, an 8-mile drive south across the Cornish peninsula. Another island-top stone castle accessed by foot, this one remains very much intact, occupied by the same aristocratic family since the 1600s. Its causeway disappears at high tide, requiring a short boat ride to the

ART AND HISTORY: Walk among the artwork at the Tate St. Ives’ Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, and retrace ancient steps at the St. Michael’s Mount castle.

proves Cornwall’s cultural destinations as enchanting as its historic sites. Seeking out its clear northern light and pale blue seas, artists colonized St. Ives, 30 miles down the north coast from Newquay, in the early 20th century. Here, the nautilus-shaped St. Ives branch of London’s Tate museum will debut a major redo in late March, with an expansion opening in the fall. Travelers can also visit its sister institution, AY THREE

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From my room’s balcony, I take in prime views of the mount, then drive about 15 miles down the coast to a concert at the Minack, an amphitheater cut into the ocean cliffs. A full moon rises over the Atlantic as a brass band plays, and the crowd goes wild for Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” finale, accompanied by fireworks and patriotic Union Jack flag-waving.

Culture and castles seem like distant memories the next day when I find myself spotting seals and cormorants from a speedboat whizzing around the Isles of Scilly, a quiet, largely untouristed archipelago of more than 100 rocky islands 30 miles west of the Cornish peninsula’s tip, about three hours by ferry from the mainland, out in the Atlantic Ocean. Starting next year, helicopter service will also connect the isles to the mainland.

I have journeyed here for a bit of rough-and-ready adventure; others come for the subtropical 19th-century botanical garden on the island of Tresco, as well as some of Cornwall’s most superlative beaches, aquamarine waters, and of-the-moment restaurants.

These include the Crab Shack — the latest addition to the Hell Bay Hotel, where I stay on Bryher, one of the archipelago’s five inhabited islands. At this celebrated, no-frills restaurant, servers bring crustaceans to communal tables by the potful, just hours after fishermen bring them up from the sea, and diners wear tailored cloth aprons rather than the plastic bibs of merry old New England.

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Cape Cod, then St. Mawes is its Nantucket: a quietly wealthy, exclusive enclave, situated at a geographic remove about 13 miles from the main highway and known more for posh holiday homes than hotels. I end my trip here, on the tip of the south coast’s pastoral Roseland Peninsula. But I haven’t just stopped here to bask in the pleasures of a whitewashed seaside fishing village so petite and picturesque it seems the stuff of set decorators’ fantasies. I’m in St. Mawes because the village now harbors the county’s most alluring hospitality development. Thanks to recent redos by former Aston Martin chair David Richards and his designer-wife, Karen, two historic but down-on-their-

TO-DO LIST: Clockwise from top left, stay at the Hell Bay Hotel; see a show alfresco at the Minack Theatre; navigate the rope bridge at the Lost Gardens of Heligan; savor the area’s farmfresh produce; eye seals off the Isles of Scilly; and dine at the Ruin Beach Café.

ear properties — the Idle Rocks and St. Mawes hotels — have become the places to stay in Cornwall. Combining chic maritime-tinged decor with top-quality food and drink and sophisticated service, the inns make guests feel like they’re part of the local scene and the Richardses’ social circle.

I also have come for the gardens, another Cornish delight.

Rather than visiting the more obvious ornamental landscapes of the county’s historic homes (Glendurgan, Trebah, and Trelissick, to name just three), I choose two less-typical locations. A once allbut-forgotten estate, the sprawling Lost Gardens of Heligan now use Victorian

It’s a far cry from culture and castles the next day, when I find myself spotting seals and cormorants from a speedboat whizzing around the Isles of Scilly.

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techniques to cultivate some 300 varieties of heritage fruit and vegetables, provisioning a gourmet farm-shop café whose field-to-fork distance is measured in yards, not miles.

Even more unusual, the massive, thoroughly modern geodesic domes of the Eden Project — a renowned and ever-expanding botanical garden and plant-study center — shelter miniature versions of the world’s tropical rain forests and Mediterranean climates, creating a horticultural theme park of sorts, one complete with a recently opened rainforest canopy walk high above the biosphere floor.

Expect an on-site hotel to debut next spring.

ESSENTIALS GETTING THERE Trains from London Paddington station arrive in the Cornish town of St. Austell in about 4-1/2 hours, with the 275-mile drive taking just more than five hours. Hourlong flights connect London’s Stansted and Gatwick airports to Newquay in Cornwall and Exeter in the heart of nearby Devon.

SLEEP Isles of Scilly 1 Hell Bay Hotel: Set among curves of pristine beach protected by windswept headlands on the island of Bryher, the 25 pastel-hued, beach-chic suites of this farmturned-resort afford stellar sea and sunset views. Several rooms have newly added balconies, and the recently opened Crab Shack restaurant has won national raves. From $177. 011-44-1720422947; hellbay.co.uk

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fifth and final day in Cornwall, I force myself out of my plush digs at the St. Mawes Hotel before dawn and walk to the local castle. The 16th-century stone structure feels worlds removed from the futuristic Eden Project, though it’s just a few miles away — and the last thing one would ever expect to see on Cape Cod. As the sun languidly rises, I think back on something Hockey said to me as we surveyed the region’s history a few days earlier: “It’s a slower pace here,” she noted.

“You can’t do it justice in a day or two. You can’t expect to rush around and tick boxes. You have to take time for Cornwall.”

I’m glad I did.

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1 Idle Rocks and St. Mawes: Bookending the harbor in pictureperfect St. Mawes, these new boutique hotels are impeccably designed in sophisticated, residential-feeling, maritimechic style. Each blends past and present, with the Idle Rocks, newly part of Relais & Châteaux, more formal and full-service than St. Mawes, which debuted a new event space and a cinema last year. Idle Rocks from $280. 01144-1326-270270; idlerocks.com.

St. Mawes from $218. 011-44-1326270170; stmaweshotel.com.

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1 Headland Hotel: With its 96 rooms (several renovated last year), 39 cottages, pools, tennis courts, new spa, and adjacency to Fistral Beach — one of the country’s top surfing sites — this century-old Edwardian resort in Newquay caters equally well to families, honeymooners, retirees, and the sports-minded.

From $143. 011-44-1637-872211; headlandhotel.co.uk

1 Ruin Beach Café: Opened in 2012 in an inlet of turquoise water on Tresco Island, this casual indoor-outdoor restaurant does sandwiches, salads, and wood-fired pizzas by day, with heartier meat and seafood plates at dinner. Its part of a consortium of venues (an inn, pub, café, and rental cottages) all managed by the fancy family that leases the island from the Duchy of Cornwall, part of Prince Charles’ estate. 011-44-1720-424849; tresco.co.uk

South Coast 1 Godolphin Arms: In Marazion, this classic seaside inn — a restaurant with 10 rooms above — offers tasty Cornish food as well as excellent views and access to the castle atop St. Michael’s Mount, whose aristocratic proprietors also own the hotel and recently invested mightily in its renovation.

From $115. 011-44-1736-888510; godolphinarms.co.uk

1 St. Ives Bakery: The perfect place for a grab-and-go meat- or veg-stuffed Cornish pasty and something sweet on your way between the Tate museum, the waterfront, and the Barbara Hepworth sculpture gallery and garden. 011-44-1736-798888 1 Watch House: Don’t let the fish and chips takeout window fool you; this St. Mawes restaurant serves more formal, but never fussy, fresh-from-thesea-and-farm Cornish fare from two floors of dining space inside, the upper story of which looks out over the harbor. 011-44-1326-270038; watchhousestmawes.co.uk

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townhouse hotel nearby. 011-441841-532093; paul-ainsworth.co.uk 1 Restaurant Nathan Outlaw: This self-titled highend spot from one of Cornwall’s top chefs is the county’s only restaurant to earn two Michelin stars. In 2015, it brought its local, sustainable seafood tasting menus to new digs in the town of Port Isaac. 011-44-1208-880896; nathan-outlaw.com 1 The Seafood Restaurant: Stein’s flagship is the poshest of his gourmet venues in Padstow, which also include a fish and chips eatery, patisserie, and cooking school, plus 40 guest rooms. 011-44-1841-532700; rickstein.com

1 The Fish House: Just above Newquay’s Fistral Beach, with primo surfer vistas, this 3-yearold spot from a 14-year veteran of star-chef Rick Stein’s kitchens celebrates all things fresh, local, and from the sea; the casual atmosphere belies top-shelf cooking and fine plating.

011-44-1637-872085; thefishhousefistral.com 1 Paul Ainsworth at No. 6: Ainsworth has run the contemporary, ingredientfocused kitchen and relaxed dining room in an 18th-century Padstow row house for the past several years, retaining a Michelin star since 2012. In December 2015, he added a six-suite

These three high-end travel specialists have the access and knowledge to ensure customcrafted Cornwall holidays: 1 Black Tomato, a hip, younger-skewing London- and New York-based outfit, has particular interests in adventure and luxury. 646-558-3644; blacktomato.com 1 LeCompte Travel, based in Virginia, focuses on the U.K. and has great access to the folks who run many of Cornwall’s historic and cultural sites. 804-510-0604; lecomptetravel.com 1 NoteWorthy, based in London, boasts 30 years of eminently elevated experience, impeccable connections, and a founder, Susie Worthy, who keeps a house near Cornwall. 011-44203-0515165; noteworthy.co.uk

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GIVEN THAT ADVENTURE CRUISING IS SO IN VOGUE NOW, companies are racing to build sleek and sexy expedition yachts, retool cruise ships into exploration vessels, and pile on experiential toys — think submarines, helicopters, and remotely operated underwater vehicles. They’re also introducing more faraway itineraries featuring seldom-seen natural wonders and wildlife, as well as challenging shore excursions, such as daylong treks into ancient forests. Here, what’s unfolding for 2017 and beyond.

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CLOUD WITH A SILVER LINING Former cruise ship Silver Cloud undergoes a radical redo to relaunch as an ice-class expedition vessel late this year. In polar regions, the Silver Cloud Expedition will host just 200 passengers, with a guest-to-crew ratio of nearly 1-to-1. Count on 19 destination experts and 18 zodiacs to drive adventure. Onboard, perks aplenty include suites and butlers for all guests, four dining venues, a casino, a dedicated polar library, a spa, and even a heated swimming pool. Several Antarctica departures scheduled for this November and December, primarily round trip from Ushuaia, Argentina. The 16-day inaugural cruise sails between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, departing Nov. 15.

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BEST QUEST The new 100-passenger National Geographic Quest — Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic’s first new-build — will use high-tech means to explore coastal waters, shallow coves, and fast-moving channels where wildlife gathers. Tools include a remotely operated underwater vehicle; a hydrophone, an underwater microphone for listening to marine mammal vocalization; and a video microscope that naturalists will use to show live views of the marine ecosystem’s tiny organisms on high-def lounge screens.

The Quest will cruise Alaska, then the Pacific Northwest before repositioning to Costa Rica and Panama. The 13-day inaugural cruise sails between Seattle and Sitka, Alaska, departing June 26. 800-397-3348; expeditions.com

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DAVID VARGAS (KAYAK), JONATHAN PLEDGER/DREAMSTIME (ELEPHANTS)

4 new Instagram-ready Pacific island getaways 1The new 48-guest Celebrity Xperience will offer seven-, 10-, 11-, 13-, and 16-night all-inclusive expeditions. It’s introducing new Celebrity ports such as El Barranco on Genovesa Island, where a steep path leads through vast seabird colonies, including the Galápagos petrel and blue-footed boobies. Sails year-round round-trip from Baltra, Galápagos, beginning March 25. 800-437-3111; celebritycruises.com 1The new Celebrity Xploration, a 16-passenger catamaran for all-inclusive seven-night charters — is idyllic for family or BFF getaways. Several new Celebrity ports include Chinese Hat — great for eyeing Sally Lightfoot crabs and marine iguanas — and Espumilla Beach on Santiago Island, for secluded swimming and snorkeling. Sails year-round round-trip from Baltra, beginning March 25.

888-751-9303; celebritycruises.com 1The National Geographic Endeavour II screams multigen families. New to Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic, this majorly remodeled ship accommodates 96 passengers in a variety of cabins, from solo and connecting, to doubles, triples, and suites. It’s also equipped with nine zodiacs (including a glass-bottom one), kayaks, paddleboards, snorkel gear, wet suits, and an underwater video microscope and camera. A spa, fitness center, exercise classes, and wellness specialist are de rigueur, too. Ten-day year-round voyages began this past December. 800-3973348; expeditions.com 1The Silver Galapagos alternates two nearly all-new seven-day itineraries. The newbies include visits to Playa Las Bachas on Santa Cruz, with its wealth of flamingos and sea turtles.

Sails year-round between Baltra and San Cristobal, Galápagos, beginning March 25.

888-978-4070; silversea.com

Polar Express Eager to visit Antarctica but unwilling to sail through the often-turbulent waters of the Drake Passage?

Consider a sailing on the all-suite Island Sky or the Sea Adventurer, which in June will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation and become the Ocean Adventurer. The itinerary, called the “Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake,” zips over the notorious Passage in about two-and-a-half hours. It typically takes two sea days each way, due to the speed of smaller boats and unpredictable, often extreme weather. This trip is also a smart option for adventure-seekers with little vacay time. The roundtrip journeys — from either Santiago or Punta Arenas, Chile — launch in December for seven- and eight-day expeditions through February 2018. 888-892-0073; quarkexpeditions.com

LIONS, RHINOS, AND ELEPHANTS — OH, MY! The 16-passenger African Dream riverboat — a first for bilingual French line CroisiEurope — will sail Africa’s Chobe and Zambezi rivers, including destination-immersive stops in Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. All eight luxury suites feature balconies — just don’t lean too far over for a wildlife selfie. Enjoy water safaris, folkloric evenings with food and dance performances, and village visits. The nine-day journey includes stays at the CroisiEuropeowned luxury lodge in Botswana, the company’s first land accommodations. Sails round-trip from Kasane, Botswana, departing early 2018. 800-768-7232; croisieuroperivercruises.com S P R I N G 2017

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AmaWaterways and Backroads combine their best attributes in an eight-day Douro River cruise on the 106-passenger AmaVida. This voyage emphasizes off-the-beaten-path hikes in Portugal and Spain by day, and wine and pampering by night. Hike across the Aboboreira mountain range to ogle majestic rock formations, picturesque villages, and historic water mills. Journeys, departing Aug. 1 and 29, begin in Salamanca, Spain, and end in Lisbon, Portugal.

800-462-2848; backroads.com

Learn to carve chopsticks from 1,000-year-old cedar in Yakusugi Land nature park on Yakushima island. Explore Amami Oshima — often compared to the Galápagos — a wild island paradise of mangrove forests and vivid coral reefs. Look for the endangered Amami rabbit, native to the island for some 100 million years. These are just a few highlights of the 16-day “Japan, Hong Kong, and Ryukyu Islands Cruise” on the posh 199-passenger expedition yacht L’Austral, chartered by Abercrombie & Kent. Plus you travel with a bigwig: A&K company president Phil Otterson hosts this cruise. Sails between Osaka, Japan, and Hong Kong, departing May 28. 800-554-7094; abercrombiekent.com

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The 244-passenger Le Lyrial premieres a 16-day “Scattered Islands & the Seychelles” itinerary, including beach-lolling on enchanting isles in the Mozambique Channel and spotting lemurs on Nosy Komba near Madagascar. Sails between Durban, South Africa, and Mahé, Seychelles, departing April 2. 888-400-1082; us.ponant.com

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Is your time short but urge for adventure strong? Book a “Wild Alaska Escape” on the 62-passenger National Geographic Sea Bird. This five-night, action-packed voyage — which will visit Haines, Alaska’s adventure capital — emphasizes cycling, hiking, kayaking, and rafting. Sails between Sitka, Alaska, and Juneau, Alaska, with 12 departures between May and August. 800-397-3348; expeditions.com

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Kayak, paddleboard, and snorkel in Panama’s Guna Yala, a province with some 365 islands, only about 40 inhabited. Via motorized dugout canoes, view wildlife in the Darién jungle, a lush mountainous rain forest.

Bird-watch along the Chagres River, where the Audubon Society has logged seeing more than 500 species in one day, including the endangered crested eagle. This “Pure Panama: Cultures, Coasts & Canal” cruise includes eight days onboard the 62-passenger, newly refitted Safari Voyager.

Sails between Colón and Panama City from April to November, beginning April 28.

888-862-8881; uncruise.com

THE FIRST EXPEDITION SUPERYACHT The all-inclusive Scenic Eclipse is already taking reservations and filling fast. Billed as a discovery yacht, this 228-passenger, all-suite ice-class vessel oozes sleek modern luxury. The smallest suite measures 344 square feet; the largest, 2,550 square feet.

Other pluses include six dining venues, a nearly 5,000-square-foot spa, and an indoor heated pool, as well as almost 1-to-1 guest-to-staff-ratio and butlers for all guests.

Eclipse’s innovative exploration elements include zero-speed stabilizer fins 50 percent larger than standard — and a more stable ship reduces seasickness risk and makes boarding zodiacs easier. Count on two sevenpassenger helicopters, a remotely operated underwater vehicle, kayaks, marine platform, and a custom-built seven-seat submarine. The 15-day maiden voyage sails between Istanbul and Venice, departing Aug. 31, 2018.

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Hikers will flip for energetic treks on the 450-passenger Seabourn Quest’s 14-day “Majestic Fjords & North Cape” Scandinavian sail. Do board an RIB (rigid inflatable boat) near Tromsø, Norway, to see musk oxen and other wildlife roaming Ryøya island.

Wearing survival suits is mandatory — at the least, providing cool cocktail party chatter. Sails round-trip from Copenhagen, departing May 27 and June 24. 866-755-5619; seabourn.com

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The 21-day “Kuroshio Route & Alaska” itinerary on the 450-passenger Seabourn Sojourn is a nature devotee’s heaven. Trek with naturalists to Japan’s ShirakamiSanchi forest, untouched since ancient times and home to black bears, monkeys, and golden eagles. Explore Kushiro Marshland National Park, Japan’s largest wetland. Its exotic creatures include Siberian salamanders — survivors of the last glacial age — and white-tailed sea eagles. In Alaska, hop aboard yachts and catamarans to spy puffins, kittiwakes, whales, and bald eagles among the rich wildlife. Sails between Kobe, Japan, and Seattle, departing May 11. 866-755-5619; seabourn.com

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The 335-passenger MS Spitsbergen launches a 16-day “Ultimate Greenland Expedition.”

Stand on the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, stretching 1,500 miles north and covering some 80 percent of the island. Dig deep into Inuit culture and history and tour off-the-grid settlements on Upernavik, a remote northwest island. This Greenland trip is via chartered round-trip Copenhagen flights to and from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, departing Aug. 6.

800-355-3066; hurtigruten.us

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Get your Bali high on the 170-passenger Star Clipper as it explores remote Indonesian ports on eight-day cruises. Visiting Komodo National Park — home to giant lizards called Komodo dragons — is spine-tinglingly awesome. Multiple sails round-trip from Bali between May and October. 800-442-0551; starclippers.com

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DREAMSTIME: JERRYWAY (EAGLE), HUGOHT (TEMPLE). TODD GIPSTEIN (RIVER TOUR)

4 More Reasons We’re Keen on 2018 1We can’t wait for Hurtigruten’s new hybrid expedition ship. The Rolls-Roycedesigned vessel will have sleek lines reminiscent of King Olav V of Norway’s 1962 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine.

Google the car and see for yourself — it’s gorgeous. Plans are to create more unusual Antarctic and North Sea expeditions with the ship’s cuttingedge technology.

Debuts summer 2018.

Another hybrid ship is scheduled to launch in 2019. 888-537-0552; hurtigruten.us

1Snorkel, kayak, or dive among 65 species of stony coral and 500 types of fish in the Belize Barrier Reef — second only to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in size — on a nine-day “Belize to Tikal” escape on the new-in-June National Geographic Quest. Explore preColumbian temples in Tikal and Belize, and ancient Mayan temples in Guatemala.

Seven departure dates from Belize City, Belize, in February and March 2018.

800-397-3348; expeditions.com

1Ponant, the French line featuring bilingual expeditions on five stunning yachts, presents the first of four new posh expedition ships in 2018. The 92-stateroom vessel will be ice-class ranked and as admirably chic — if not more so — than its impeccably designed siblings. 888-400-1082; us.ponant.com

1The rare chance to dive or snorkel among the Wayag Islands — a spectacular marine park of emerald isles and turquoise waters in West Papua, New Guinea — heralds a new itinerary on the lavish 36-passenger True North by Australia-based True North Adventure Cruises. Score adventure and maybe gain an Aussie accent, too. Eight-day sail between Darwin, Australia, and Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, departing Oct. 13, 2018.

011-61-8-9192-1829; truenorth.com.au

ENDEAVORING FOR 2019 Crystal Endeavor’s launch date may now be pushed from 2018 until 2019, but this expedition superyacht will be worth the wait. Playthings on the 200-passenger, allsuite ship will include a remotely operated vehicle and an underwater robot that will make it possible for passengers to see sunken galleons, warships, and even the Titanic. More goose-bump moments will come via two helicopters, two seven-person submarines, jet skis, wave runners, fishing facilities, electric amphibious zodiacs, and underwater scooters.

Onboard, it will be all about oversize opulence. The smallest accommodations run 400 square feet, while owner’s suites measure a whopping 3,122 square feet. Six dining venues, butlers for all — are we forgetting anything? Yes, the 10,000 square feet dedicated to a spa and conservatory so every adventurer can squeeze in Pilates and yoga. Debuts late 2019. 888-722-0021; crystalcruises.com

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WHAT’S NEW IN THE BAHAMAS AND CARIBBEAN Think of these tropical regions blessed with sunshine and crystal-clear water, and some luxury resort fronting an idyllic beach immediately comes to mind. Yet you won’t find two of their newest lodging options at water’s edge. Not afraid to defy the odds, the inns’ undeterred owners are betting they offer enough enticements to woo guests away from the sand.

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ince launching a hospitality company more than 30 years ago, the Sibuet family has opened 11 highly regarded French inns under the Maisons & Hotels Sibuet label — in the Alps and Provence and on the Mediterranean. For its 12th project, and first venture outside its home country, the family stuck to its French roots with this 21-room property on St. Barts, the see-and-be-seen Caribbean island with French ties. The family bought the former François Plantation, which had been shut down for seven years, and spent two years on renovation work before opening it as the Villa Marie in December.

In lieu of a beachfront locale, this property delivers stunning ocean and island views, given that it’s nestled up on a hillside overlooking Flamands Beach on the isle’s northwest side. Book one of the 10 bungalows or the two-bedroom villa the Sibuets built for the best views from spacious balconies. The Bungalow bathroom 11 original rooms, not as large as the bungalows but every bit as cozy, look out on lush landscaping and the pool.

None of the rooms are the same, which brings to mind another charm-builder: the interior design. Jocelyne, the family’s matriarch, traveled the world to buy all of the furniture and accessories. In creating the villa’s look, best described as a tropical take on boho chic, she kept one overriding goal in mind. “It was important that we kept the style and spirit of old St. Barts,” she says. “I didn’t want it to be too sophisticated.”

The result of her international buying spree? A warm and inviting design with a

casual touch that makes you feel like you’ve escaped to a comfy island home. While you’re sitting in the living room of the great house having a cocktail before dinner, you’ll feel so relaxed you might contemplate kicking off your shoes.

Throughout the property, you’ll find lots of mahogany and bamboo, designer fabrics, and all those finds of Jocelyne from faraway places. Examples include pineapple mirrors made of golden brass from Morocco, handmade shell mirrors from Indonesia, closets in the style of travel trunks from Spain, rattan bedside tables from Indonesia, Syrian chests from India, lamps made of rattan fish traps from Java. You get the picture: something unique, something special.

Although the Sibuets made sweeping changes to their tropical acquisition, they wisely kept the name of the original restaurant: François Plantation, a favorite with island residents before the inn closed. Just as they had hoped, the name itself is drawing those curious residents back, as is the well-known local chef heading up the kitchen, which serves sophisticated French cuisine with an island flair. Dinner entrees include bouillabaisse, roasted veal ribs, and sole meunière.

While exhibiting much pride in the Villa Marie, Jocelyne acknowledges the challenge the family faces with this first foray outside France. “Everybody knows our brand in Europe, but we have work to do in the U.S.,” she says.

From $425. 011-33-4-57-74-74-74; saint-barth.villamarie. r

Things You Must Do as a Guest

GO FOR A MORNING STROLL. If you can handle a trail with a few steep areas, take the 30-minute hike to Colombier Beach to start your day with a refreshing dip in the Caribbean.

BOOK A SPA TREATMENT. In France, Jocelyne Sibuet created her own line of well-received spa products called Pure Altitude made with mountain plants and minerals, antioxidants, and other ingredients. In Villa Marie’s small spa, therapists use the line.

EXPLORE GUSTAVIA. Browse through the tony shops in the island’s main town, then stop for a cold Carib beer at Le Select, a no-frills bar popular with locals, and bask in the people-watching.

TRAVEL TIP: From Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tradewind Aviation offers VIP service to St. Barts aboard Pilatus PC-12 turboprop jets that hold eight passengers and cruise at 20,000 feet, making for less turbulent flights. After your arrival in San Juan from the U.S., a Tradewind representative meets you at your gate, escorts you to a private lounge with refreshments and WiFi, then retrieves your checked baggage for loading onto the Tradewind jet. When you return to San Juan, a representative again meets and guides you through the airport and immigration. 800376-7922; flytradewind.com

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EAT A LOCAL FAVORITE. Do lunch at the beachfront Sip Sip restaurant and order the melt-in-your-mouth Lobster Quesadilla. It’s pricey at $44, but two people can easily share because this must-try is big — real big.

EXPLORE ELEUTHERA. Arrange with the inn’s staff for a day tour of this 110-milelong isle just across the bay.

Pack your swimsuit in case you can’t resist cooling off on a gorgeous beach, soaking in natural tidal pools high above the Atlantic, or diving into an enchanting blue hole.

WATCH THE SUNSET. With a cocktail in hand as dusk starts to settle in, head up to the inn’s rooftop terrace, which overlooks the dock and Eleuthera across the bay.

The view doesn’t disappoint.

n our winter 2017 issue, we told you about Deplar Farm, the new heli-skiing resort Eleven Experience has unveiled in a remote corner of Iceland. The Crested Butte, Colo.-based company specializes in small and exclusive luxury resorts in out-of-the-way locales typically offering world-class skiing or adrenaline-filled adventures in the great outdoors. But its new Bahamas property ventures from that formula, not only because it’s the company’s first island project, but also because it’s not in a secluded area. Rather, it sits in the center of Harbour Island’s action, just a block or two away from this small isle’s main dock, where a ferry and taxi boats drop off passengers arriving from nearby Eleuthera and other Bahama islands.

Not to worry, though. Check in here and you’ll quickly realize its location contributes greatly to its appeal: By not being holed up on the beach, you’ll become immersed in life on this isle of less than 2,000, where friendly natives with meager means and the superwealthy (many from the U.S.) who own large beachfront homes mingle with ease. So much sits within walking distance of the inn, especially since the isle measures just 3-1/2 miles long and a half-mile wide. Decadesold churches where you can worship alongside locals, gourmet restaurants serving delicious food in stylish but laid-back settings, cheaper eating spots

teeming with tropical character and island folks, fashionable boutiques, gift shops, a coffeehouse that wins raves, a well-stocked wine bar, a dance bar/pool hall too fun to miss, a small art gallery featuring the work of Bahamian artists — it’s all there, right outside the inn’s front gate. When you want the beach, it’s close, too — five minutes away on foot, two minutes by golf cart, the favored means of transportation on this island.

Rest assured the Eleven Experience’s formula still prevails inside the inn’s gate, meaning you’ll experience all the luxury associated with this brand, albeit toned back a bit in keeping with the island setting.

Formerly operated as a B&B that opened in the early 1900s, the compound consists of the original B&B building with three guest rooms, plus a living room, dining room, and rum bar; an annex with four rooms; and two two-bedroom cottages. The accommodations overlook a large and inviting pool that’s flanked by a handsome

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On Canouan in the heart of the Grenadines, just a short hop from Barbados, you’ll find turquoise water, secluded beaches, and lulling breezes that whisper through the branches of flowering trees on velvety green hills. Since last fall, it also has been home to the $120 million beachfront Pink Sands Club.

Expect to feel ultracomfortable at this new resort with 26 suites and six villas, all given a Euro/Carib-chic look with Rivolta Carmignani linens, cream-

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open-air bar. The island-chic decor features lots of rattan, tropical-themed artwork, and quirky accessories, such as an oversize brass parrot hanging from the ceiling in the living room and a monkey pole lamp in one of the cottages. High-end amenities include the latest in-room technology, Frette sheets and bath linens, Water Monopoly bathroom fixtures, and Sbordoni toilets and sinks.

Also in keeping with the brand’s formula, knowledgeable staffers — two born and raised on the island, one a longtime resident — stand ready to deliver memorable outdoor experiences, just not down a mountain. You can book a private Regulator fishing vessel for bonefishing and snorkeling trips, or the inn’s sporty 38-foot Scorpion Silurian Rib boat for island tours, beach picnics complete with kayaks and other water toys, and more.

Before doing whatever you plan to do on any given day, your morning starts with a filling breakfast prepared by the inn’s personable chef, served alfresco on a bright and airy veranda off the original building.

If you’re lucky, she’ll be serving conch chowder and johnnycake, a local tradition. You can special-order lunch and dinner, but the inn encourages guests to sample all those nearby restaurants instead for that complete island experience.

From $750. 970-349-7761; elevenexperience.com/ bahamas

colored fabrics, beachy touches, and pink accents everywhere. To further spoil guests, all accommodations come with spacious oceanfront terraces, marble en suites, rainfall showers, soaking tubs, walk-in closets, Nespresso machines, and complimentary minibars restocked daily. Each suite also has three iPads that control lights, climate, drapes, and a TV-enclosed mirrored door that slides open to reveal the turquoise lagoon.

Explore this 1,200-acre playground on the golf cart assigned to you at check-in. You’ll see plenty, including nine secluded beaches, three with restaurants; seven other dining and bar venues serving everything from

gourmet fare to jerk chicken; a Jim Faziodesigned championship golf course with a 305-yard, par-3 hole; large infinity pool; three tennis courts; a kids’ club; and a Technogym fitness center. Oh, and did we mention the ocean-facing spa with nine hillside treatment rooms and two overwater glass-floored palapas? You’ll see bright, colorful fish through the head cradle.

Canouan means “Island of the Tortoises,” and turtles lumber along the lush green hills and pathways, a perfect reminder to slow down at this Caribbean flop-and-drop hideaway. From $1,400. 011-784-431-4500; www.pinksandsclub.com — MARGIE GOLDSMITH

On Harbour Island, the Coral Sands resort has added three more beachfront cottages and six gardenview suites just steps from the water. From $665. 888-568-5493; coralsands.com 1Kamalame Cay, a private isle near Andros Island, has added eight one-bedroom bungalows with lofty 16-foot ceilings. From $450. 800-7907971; kamalame.com 1In North Eleuthera, four luxury tents for communal activities, three for sleeping, and three smaller “shacks” (also for sleeping) make up The Other Side, a modern and hip getaway. From $550. ontheos.com

Ix Chel Villas

Belize

The Lodge at Chaa Creek, in the Macal River Valley, has unveiled the Ix Chel Villas, two two-suite units with 180-degree rainforest views from floor-to-ceiling glass walls. From $699.

877-709-8708; chaacreek.com 1On the Placencia Peninsula, at the beachfront Naïa Resort and Spa, 35 beach houses feature decor from local artisans. From $295. 011-501-5234600; naiaresortandspa.com

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At press time, the 448-room Unico 20° 87° Hotel Riviera Maya was opening in March south of Playa del Carmen on the Yucatán Peninsula.

The adults-only, all-inclusive property has three pools and a holistic spa and wellness center. From $350. 855-2124192; unicohotelrivieramaya.com

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In Grand Cul de Sac, most of the 46 rooms at the Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa, which debuted in October, face the beach and six offer heated plunge pools. Michelin-starred French chef Guy Martin created the dining concepts. From $652. 844-5532278; lebarthelemyhotel.com

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And What’s New Along Mexico’s Hautest Coast In Los Cabos, across the southern capes of the Baja Peninsula, an epic battle of the beach is raging thanks to a surge in ultraluxurious resorts and extraordinary enhancements to fabled grande dames.

We update you on the latest developments turning heads.

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GRAND VELAS LOS CABOS At Chileno Bay Resort, a residential villa available for rental

CHILENO BAY RESORT & RESIDENCES Cabo’s most buzzed-about newcomer, a highly evolved incarnation of Mexican coastal elegance, delivers everything one desires in a superluxe Cabo vacation and more. To start, the resort’s namesake bay shines as one of the peninsula’s most beautiful and coveted: A surrounding cove protects the bay, making it placid and swimmable, a rarity in Cabo’s oft-choppy waters. Next, all 60 rooms and 32 residential villas — featuring two, three, four, or six bedrooms — perch on a small cliff, taking full advantage of the bay views and sun-drenched surrounds with openair terraces and an overall design that fuses indoor and outdoor living space. The main swimming pool stuns: The zero-edge, triple-tiered marvel runs for 500 feet through the property’s core, ultimately spilling onto the beach’s sand and surf. Cabo “It” chef Yvan Mucharraz (right), who trained under Thomas Keller at the French Laundry in California’s Napa Valley, helms signature restaurant Comal, serving the apex of seafood-forward Latin American cuisine. Other property highlights include a beachside taco bar; a 7,500-square-foot Auberge spa; a Tom Fazio-designed golf course; and two fire pits for late-night stargazing. From $750. 844-207-9354; chilenobay.aubergeresorts.com

Velas Resorts, the Mexican brand largely responsible for redefining the all-inclusive concept as something fabulous and luxurious, made its grand Baja debut last Christmas.

This sumptuous, 304-suite self-contained resort sits along a picturesque swath of beach halfway between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. By virtue of an outward-facing design, each suite sports a prime ocean view, best appreciated from the spacious balcony. Suites begin at a generous 1,180 square feet, doubling or even tripling in size in specialty accommodations such as the bilevel, fitness-imbued Wellness Suites. Savor an endless plate or pour at any of four personality-driven cocktail bars and lounges and five gourmet restaurants, including the signature restaurant, Cocina de Autor, helmed by two-star Michelin chef Sidney Schutte.

The wine list surpasses 250 selections spanning Mexico’s burgeoning wine regions to top-tier French and Italian varietals. The 35,000-square-foot spa offers myriad innovative treatments utilizing Mexico’s native blue agave plant and features a seven-station hydrotherapy circuit that includes a eucalyptus-infused, color therapy steam room. From $750 per person. 888-407-4869; grandvelas.com Spa pool

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THE TOWERS AT PACIFICA Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa Resort opened its swanky “resort within a resort” concept in December, comprising three new modernist low-rise buildings that house the enclave’s most elevated room products.

This expansion of the adults-only, all-inclusive resort increases room count from 154 to 201, including six suites with private plunge pools and the two-bedroom, two-bathroom ocean-view Presidential Suite. In addition to multiple swimming pools and a private beach — and off-site perks such as access to the Quivira Golf Club and its Jack Nicklaus signature golf course — Towers’ guests are privy to butler service and access to the VIP Towers Lounge. From $1,500 per person. 800-990-8250; pueblobonito.com/resorts/pacifica

Awesome New Experiences

ON THE HORIZON ZADUN, A RITZ-CARLTON RESERVE In December, the Ritz-Carlton brand welcomes this fourth property in its prestigious Reserve portfolio. The Cabo outpost plays out as ultraluxurious, villa-style accommodations with a strong element of open-air design rich in stonework and local artistry. The 120-room hotel is part of a larger $430 million private resort community that also will include 125 Ritz-Carltonbranded residences, known as the Enclaves, and is an element in the 2,000-acre oceanfront Puerto Los Cabos master community, which includes signature golf courses from both Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman. 855-375-2266; theenclaves.mx/hotel

FOUR SEASONS RESORT LOS CABOS AT COSTA PALMAS Cabo Este is a wild expanse of desert-meets-the-sea majesty just 45 minutes from Cabo’s international airport but an ocean apart from its highly developed sister capes, Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. There, in 2018, Four Seasons debuts a 145-room property as the centerpiece of a 1,000-acre private resort community situated along 2 miles of prime beachfront. A Robert Trent Jones II-designed golf course will appeal to golfers, while avid snorkelers and divers will appreciate proximity to the biodiverse waters of Cabo Pulmo Marine Park. 800-917-9115; costapalmas.com Four Seasons garden villa

RESORT AT PEDREGAL Rebuilt in 2015, this resort maintains its competitive edge in 2017 with a new experiential travel program. Say hello to “Beyond the Beach — Baja Luxploration,” once-in-a-lifetime encounters that take full advantage of the unspoiled, natural wonders beyond the borders of Los Cabos’ hotel zones while adding Pedregal’s pampering touch. Choose from six different day trips, such as swimming with whale sharks in the wild off La Paz, followed by an organic lunch of locally grown delights in the town of Todos Santos; or a full day on a yacht circumnavigating and later exploring, uninhabited Espiritu Santo Island — a mind-boggling marriage of red sandstone cliffs and Maldives-esque crystalline shallows — as well as snorkeling with sea lions and enjoying the sunset with Champagne. Resort from $675; experiences from $390 per couple. 844-733-7342; theresortatpedregal.com

For a Cabo Splurge, see page 88.

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Reynolds Lake Oconee Georgia   Becoming part of a community where residents embrace a spirit of adventure and camaraderie with their fellow members each day while creating a coveted lifestyle of living well is a common pursuit.

Nestled in a beautiful wooded setting between Atlanta and Augusta, Reynolds Lake Oconee affords an environment where living well is not only possible, it is reality.

The secluded lakefront club and resort situated on the picturesque 19,000-acre Lake Oconee is equal parts world-class resort and extraordinary residential community, providing superior homes built for perfect weekend getaways, second and vacation residences, or luxurious primary residences.

The synergy among guests and members is unmistakable, assured by an impressive array of amenities and a full calendar of social events, activities, and programs. This superb lifestyle is fostered by the celebrated, on-property Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, featuring extraordinary resort accommodations, fine dining, and member experiences from a 26,000-foot award-winning spa to worldclass Tennis Center, 21 miles of walking trails, and six clubhouses with dining, retail establishments, and four full-service marinas.

Awaiting players of all skill levels, the six designer-quality, 18-hole championship golf

courses command breathtaking settings adjacent to Lake Oconee and among the rolling hills. They are consistently ranked among the top courses in America by publications such as GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest. Among the full menu of services and products, Reynolds Kingdom of Golf Presented by TaylorMade delivers personalized instruction, high-tech club fitting, and swing analysis — one of only two in the world where guests enjoy the convenience of having their clubs made for them as they wait.

In addition to exceptional golf, Reynolds and The Ritz-Carlton offer a wide variety of seasonal events and activities, including an ice skating rink in the winter months and a lakeside concert series in summer. In between is a full calendar of cultural and performing arts, summer kids’ programs, boating and fishing, paddle boarding and water skiing, fitness classes, and more than 40 selfdirected member clubs and groups. This social tapestry is what sets Reynolds apart.

Homes at Horseshoe Bend

5 Things to Know About Reynolds Lake Oconee  Reynolds’ proximity to the Atlanta international airport, approximately 90 miles Firepit beside Lake Oconee

away by expressway, allows ready access to anywhere in the U.S. and most of the world.

 The community has become a destination for cultural and performing arts,

including the Linger Longer Living Series and Oconee Performing Arts Society.

 Reynolds attracts residents from around the world, and now includes 3,700 members from 48 states and 13 countries.

 The second-largest lake in Georgia, Lake Oconee boasts convenient access to over 374 miles of shoreline.

 Reynolds recently released a limited number of premium lakefront homesites at Horseshoe Bend, a choice parcel of land held in reserve for more than 25 years.

ReynoldsLakeOconee.com 866-669-5160 The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee

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The Landings Georgia Graced by the pristine waterways and stunningly beautiful landscapes that make nearby Savannah, Georgia such a desirable location to call home, The Landings has created something just as permanent and alluring — a unique sense of kinship and comfort that is truly unparalleled. An impressive list of resort-style amenities perfectly complements the joyful, lively small-town ambiance of this island retreat, creating a singular community of incomparable standards.

What makes The Landings Savannah’s favorite island home? Start with a dazzling array of amenities and attractions that invite every lucky resident to actively participate. Designed by Palmer, Fazio, and Hill, six world-class golf courses are just a short cart ride away, while exploring the gated neighborhood’s natural appeal is made easy with 30 miles of walking and biking trails. The Landing’s 48,000-squarefoot wellness and fitness complex, spa services, four dining clubhouses with farmto-table menus, indoor and outdoor pools, two deep-water marinas, court sports (including 34 tennis courts, pickleball, and

Enjoy breathtaking views of coastal paradise, right from your back porch

paddle tennis), playgrounds, nature trails, and a dog park complete the picture. With more than 100 social clubs, including the New Neighbors club and the Landlovers club, The Landings delivers an easy gateway to meeting people and building friendships. Combine involvement in these vast social offerings with a membership to the Landings Club, and it’s easy to see why this community is set apart from the rest.

Venture just 20 minutes away from the gates of this wondrous setting, and you will experience historic Savannah with its many vibrant culture, dining, and entertainment options. Take advantage of the community’s exclusive “Island Discovery Packages” to enjoy a beautiful home’s accommodations, play a round of golf, and tour the island. You’ll discover all the countless benefits that residents of The Landings have continually fallen in love with on this private island paradise.

The Landings offers the opportunity to play six private championship golf courses.

5 Things to Know About The Landings  Lots for sale range from $75,000 to over $400,000, while homes are available for sale from $300,000 to over $2 million.

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

 The Landings has been named 2016 “Best of the Best” for Planned Communities in five categories by ideal-Living.

 Savannah Magazine voted The Landings as Savannah’s Best Planned

Community Development and Best Neighborhood to Live In for 2016 and 2017.

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

The Landings has six dedicated pickleball courts, a competitive pickleball league, and programming to suit every level of play.

TheLandings.com 800-841-7011

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Seabrook Island South Carolina   With its sublime setting on the South Carolina coast just miles from historic Charleston, Seabrook Island is one of those rare locations where escaping from the world is effortless. An array of worldclass amenities blends seamlessly into a natural environment that reflects this private oceanfront community’s devotion to responsible planning, healthy living, and a welcoming, neighborly feel. Carefully designed and immersed in nature, Seabrook attracts residents from around the world with its easy charm.

The island’s natural gifts and endless amenities start with its multiple picturesque beaches and breeze-swept dunes, vibrant maritime forest, and tranquil marshes.

Winding flawlessly though these wondrous surroundings, two championship golf courses — Ocean Winds and Crooked Oaks — deliver challenging, uncrowded playing conditions.

The Seabrook Island Clubhouse’s views of the Atlantic Ocean and North Edisto River provide a picturesque culinary experience.

Oceanside dining in an expansive, sunsplashed environment is available at the dramatic Beach Club and pool complex.

Sporting 15 clay courts, a new clubhouse,

and pro shop, the Racquet Club has earned a “Top 25 U.S. Resort” ranking from Tennis Magazine. One of the East Coast’s only beach rides is a hallmark of the full-service, 22-acre Equestrian Center that also includes 42 stalls and miles of trails. A state-of-the-art wellness space, The Lakehouse community center offers fitness classes, indoor and outdoor pools, and more. The magnificent Atlantic Ballroom, along with the Carolina, Deveaux, and Cooper Rooms, offer idyllic settings for receptions and special events, wedding ceremonies, or corporate retreats.

Members and guests can also enjoy a selection of fabulous shopping, dining, and entertainment options.

Seabrook Island’s extensive collection of amenities coexists in harmony with its significant natural assets, helping create a tranquil ambiance and convivial atmosphere that has redefined a community along the Eastern Seaboard.

5th hole on the Ocean Winds course

5 Things to Know About Seabrook Island Unspoiled beaches

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

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

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

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

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

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

DiscoverSeabrook.com 800-358-6556 Biking trails through tranquil forest

ClubCorp News and Events

City Club Birmingham Birmingham, Ala.

Element, the club’s new fine-dining restaurant, features midcentury furnishings and a floor-to-ceiling photograph depicting the first trainload of steel produced in Birmingham.

Sample from the expanded beer and wine menus, with many beverages now available on tap.

Reinventions

Good Looks From expanded wine lists to upgraded fitness centers, these club makeovers serve up cool new offerings on top of their impressive and fashionable redesigns.

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Country Club of the South Johns Creek, Ga. This club’s redo includes fun bonuses in the casual dining space, such as a shuffleboard table, dartboard, and Golden Tee video game. Elsewhere, don’t miss the new South Fit fitness center and the updated Men’s Grill (pictured) offering a stunning view of the golf course’s 18th hole through expansive windows.

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Countryside Country Club Clearwater, Fla. Soak in the ambience of the club’s fountain and driving range from the expanded patio, featuring a fire pit and comfy seating. Inside the blue-hued, beach-inspired casual dining space, try the chargrilled pork chops served with brie cheese and blackberry pepper jam — a member favorite on the new menu.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENRICHING LIVES

Don Misheff on the value of his membership at Firestone Country Club (in Akron, Ohio) Member since: 1988 Why he joined: “The course itself and the draw of being a member at Firestone was something that every golfer dreams of, in my opinion. Then, from a corporate standpoint, it helped advance my career in the business aspect of entertaining clients there.”

Crow Canyon Country Club Danville, Calif.

At the Vintage, the club’s contemporary restaurant, sip on a high-end California wine, now available by the glass thanks to a new wine preservation system.

On good weather days, staffers open the large folding glass doors to blend the bar inside and the expanded patio outside into one cohesive space.

Building relationships on the course: “Before semiretiring a few years ago, I was a managing partner with Ernst & Young. I can’t list the number of times I used Firestone as a vehicle to either bring down a barrier, repair a relationship, or enhance a relationship. Sitting across a desk from somebody discussing an issue, good or bad, is far more difficult than four hours on a golf course having some fun together. A lot of shields and issues go by the wayside.”

Hunter’s Green Country Club Tampa, Fla. Burn off some serious calories in the fitness center, the Sports Club at Hunter’s Green, equipped with a Wexer Virtual fitness machine that streams videos of instructors for numerous classes — think cycle, Pilates, and yoga — to a large TV. Other additions: a new menu featuring brick-oven pizza, an updated patio, and outdoor pluses such as mini golf, a waterslide, and splash pad.

Rivers Club THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TIMES (MISHEFF)

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Impress your colleagues by booking this e-lounge for your next meeting. The communal table features built-in outlets and bag hooks, and smaller work rooms — each decorated with a mural of a Pittsburgh landmark — have TVs and are wired for conference calls. Take a break from meetings in the Hearth bar or Foundry dining room or order in from either.

Second career: “I now own SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz. We have an affiliate agreement with ClubCorp. We try to instill many of Firestone’s attributes at this course. I call it the Firestone Experience, that Firestone spirit that always makes you feel welcome, like you’re dealing with friends and family.”

Family enrichment: “My youngest daughter, Erin, was a professional golfer for two years.

She developed her passion for golf and many of her skills at Firestone. She grew up around the club, worked in the pro shop, and learned how to deal with relationships and high-level executives through the members. All that has enhanced her career today as a consultant with Ernst & Young in Cleveland.”

Enduring impact: “I don’t know what life would be without Firestone. It would be very disappointing. My second career as the owner of a golf club, some of the avenues that have opened for both of my daughters through relationships there, and people my wife and I have met — none of it would have happened without our Firestone relationship.” — LOUIS MARROQUIN

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ClubCorp News and Events by Alex Ethridge Hot Deals

In the News

Swing Into Spring

Buzz From the Clubs

Indian Wells marks milestone … Three members ace holes at one event … PGA Tour pro returns home … Recognition for golf and tennis staff …

Seasonal savings at hotels and resorts

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At Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif., you’ll get just what the doctor ordered when you book the Beach Therapy at the Del package. Soak in the vitamin-rich sunshine as you relax and play on the sand and indulge in all the resort offers, made sweeter with a $100 resort credit. Minimum two-night stay required. From $349.

Hotel del Coronado

Members Pat Paradise, Karen and Mike Mumey, Lisa Howell, and Don Paradise at Indian Wells’ gala

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Take in Colorado’s fresh mountain air and natural beauty with Vail Mountain Lodge’s Blue Sky Breather getaway. Includes three nights’ lodging, private meditation and yoga sessions at the on-site Vail Vitality Center, two 50-minute Classical Massages with warm stones and aromatherapy, and breakfast at the awardwinning Terra Bistro. From $1,416.

Eagle’s Nest Country Club, Phoenix, Md. House of Blues Foundation Room Lounge, Anaheim, Calif.

Mystic Creek Golf Club, El Dorado, Ark. One Hundred Club, Portsmouth, N.H. Pine Bluff Country Club, Pine Bluff, Ark.

More than 300 members and guests walked the red carpet when they attended the 60th anniversary gala at Indian Wells Country Club in Indian Wells, Calif., in November. Called “The Gang Is Back…,” the event thematically transported members to 1956, the year the club opened, and paid tribute to the club’s Old Hollywood roots and its role as the site for the iconic Bob Hope Desert Classic

golf tournament. Attendees were feted with a martini bar, piano bar, assorted food stations, and a Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin tribute act.

Earlier that week, the club dedicated its patio to founding member and legendary star Desi Arnaz, naming it Desi’s Deck. The club’s ongoing celebration has also included a trivia night, a storytelling night, and a Desi Arnaz dinner show performed by member Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill.

Three members at Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla., have Mexico on their minds after each scored holes-in-one during the club’s two-day Ladies’ President’s Cup golf

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Stay two nights and get a third free at the newly renovated Sanderling Resort on the Outer Banks in Duck, N.C. Available on select room types until May 25.

The resort offers beachfront accommodations, a spa with an extensive treatment menu, three restaurants, and more.

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Save on best-available rates at two luxury hotels in the Mountain West region. At La Posada de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, N.M., get 15 percent off, plus a room upgrade based on availability at check-in. At Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa in Sedona, Ariz., get 10 percent off, as well as a $25 per day credit that you Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa can use at the spa.

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

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New Club in Maryland Eagle’s Nest

Country Club in Phoenix, Md., about 20 miles north of Baltimore, joined the ClubCorp family of clubs in February. The 47-year-old history-rich club, overlooking Dulaney Valley and the Loch Raven Reservoir, features an 18-hole golf course surrounded by dawn redwoods and sycamore trees, a clubhouse with upscale and casual dining, eight Har-Tru outdoor tennis courts, an Olympic-size pool, and private event space for up to 220 people.

Regent’s destinations include Southeast Asia.

Hole-in-one trio Joan Sinclair, Suzanne Gamble, and Sandy Brokmeyer,

TOBY TOBIN (INDIAN WELLS), RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE / MARY EVANS (ARNAZ), MARIANNA MASSEY/GETTY IMAGES (SCHAUFFELE), GRAHAM COPELAND (BOAT)

tournament in January. Sandy Brokmeyer, Suzanne Gamble, and Joan Sinclair each won a south-of-the-border trip from SQN Escapes, as part of ClubCorp’s Hole-in-One Club.

PGA Tour pro Xander Schauffele, a member at Bernardo Heights Country Club in San Diego, presented a golf clinic for more than 50 attendees at his home club in November. Schauffele, 23, has been a member of the club since age 9 and was the youngest graduate of the 2016 Web.com tour to earn playing privileges on Xander Schauffele the PGA Tour.

Four golf instructors at ClubCorp clubs received honors for their outstanding instruction skills.

The PGA’s Georgia Section named Shawn Koch, director of golf instruction at Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, Ga., the region’s 2016 Teacher of the Year. In addition, U.S. Kids Golf recognized Maeve Cromwell, LPGA teaching professional at Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City, Ga.; Susie Kirk, an instructor at the Woodlands Country Club in the Woodlands, Texas; and Kelli McKandless, director of instruction at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas, on its 2016 Top 50 Kids Teachers list. the clubline

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On the tennis front, the U.S. Professional Tennis Association named Chris Brewer, director of tennis at Anthem Golf & Country Club in Anthem, Ariz., the 2016 Southwest Professional of the Year.

Under Brewer’s direction, Anthem’s tennis program has grown to include more than 25 tennis events per year, as well as beginner and advanced beginner programs. … In junior tennis news, the U.S. Tennis Association awarded Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond, Okla., with two 2016 distinctions: Oklahoma 10-and-Under Facility of the Year and Missouri Valley 10-and-Under Facility of the Year. Last year, Oak Tree added junior team tennis programming for the first time.

2017 ClubCorp Tournaments March 30-April 3 ClubCorp Couples Tournament Presented

by Oceania Cruises at the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga. May 17-21 Women’s Tennis Challenge Cup at Wild Dunes Resort in Isles of Palm, S.C. June 8-11 Two-Person Best Ball at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio July 15-17 ClubCorp Parent Child Better Ball at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio Sept. 6-14 Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C. Ross Division (Sept. 6-10); Fazio Division (Sept. 10-14)

Pro Tournaments

coming to ClubCorp clubs March 30-April 2 ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

April 27-30 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas May 5-7 Insperity Invitational at the Woodlands Country Club in the Woodlands, Texas July 27-30 Digital Ally Open at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kan. Aug. 3-6 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio

Just for You

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

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Scoop: With the launch last July of its newest ship, the 750-guest Seven Seas Explorer, this Miami-based luxury cruise company now sails four ships to such destinations as Africa, Alaska, Asia Pacific, Canada and New England, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and South America.

Each ship provides all-inclusive itineraries that feature all-suite accommodations — ranging in size from 300 square feet to more than 4,400 — the majority with balconies; numerous dining venues, from casual buffet to fine dining; and most shore excursions, with multiple options in each port of call.

What’s new: Regent just opened bookings for cruises scheduled for April 2018 to April 2019, with key locations being Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific. The company also upgraded the Navigator last spring and the Voyager last fall, and plans to unveil the Mariner’s renovation in April 2018.

Information: rssc.com Deal: Receive $100 shipboard credit per suite for new bookings on any Regent Seven Seas cruise. To book, call the ClubLine or email clubline@clubcorp.com

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

gaineyranchcc.com In Scottsdale, 20 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 27 holes of golf designed

by Benz & Poellot, clubhouse, pro shop, restaurant, bar and grill, banquet facility. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch In Scottsdale.

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

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

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa In Sedona.

Seville Golf & Country Club, 480-722-8100 sevillegcc.com In Gilbert, 34 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

18-hole Gary Panks-designed golf course, 3 tennis courts, health club, water park. Signature Gold Golf.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club Hunter’s Green Country Club, Tampa, Fla.

In Fountain Hills.

University Club

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

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

Greystone Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

Selwood Farm Sporting Clays and Quail Hunting Preserve In Alpine.

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

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Huntsville Burningtree Country Club In Decatur. Signature Gold Golf.

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

The Shoals Golf Club

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

Hillcrest Manor Bed & Breakfast Next Door Restaurant Shenandoah Plantation Hunting and Fishing

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

In Union Springs.

Mobile

Wynlakes Golf & Country Club

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

Magnolia Grove Golf Club

Signature Gold Golf.

Arizona Phoenix

Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

My Arizona Community, 800-433-5079

Montgomery

myarizonacommunity.com

Cambrian Ridge Golf Club In Greenville. Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

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

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

City Grill

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

Anthem Golf & Country Club, 623-742-6200 anthemclubaz.com In Anthem, about 40 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 36 holes of Greg Nashdesigned golf, two resort-style pools, and two fitness centers.

Signature Gold Golf.

The Capital Grille In Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Scottsdale.

How to use this list Business Clubs Country Clubs

Golf Clubs

Sports Clubs

KSL Resorts: Resort properties owned and/or operated by a Network Alliance of ClubCorp. As a member, you enjoy various special rates and services.

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

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

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

New listing since previous issue.

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

Network Alliance clubs that accept your MemberCard.

Signature Gold Dining.

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

Oro Valley Country Club, 520-297-1121 orovalleycountryclub.com In Oro Valley, 15 miles north of downtown Tucson. 18-hole golf course, fitness center, casual dining, and private events space.

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

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

Arkansas Bentonville

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.

Airport. 18-hole golf course designed by Ault, Clark & Associates, 4 lighted clay tennis courts, pool. Closed Mon.

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

California Bakersfield Bakersfield Country Club

Shadow Valley Country Club

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

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

Lake Tahoe

El Dorado Mystic Creek Golf Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Hot Springs Diamante, A Private Membership Golf Club, 501-922-1114 diamanteclub.com In Hot Springs Village; 50 miles from Little Rock International

See Reno, Nev.

Los Angeles My Los Angeles Community, 800-433-5079 mylosangelescommunity.com

Braemar Country Club, 818-345-6520 braemarclub.com.

In Tarzana, 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. 2 golf courses, 20 tennis courts, and 2 pools. Closed Mon.

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Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 480-951-0022

Chinois

Bayside Restaurant

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

In Newport Beach.

City Club Los Angeles, 213-620-9662

Center Club Orange County, 714-662-3414

cityclubla.com In the heart of downtown, 17 miles from LAX. Fine dining, private event facilities, seven meeting rooms, movie screening room.

Signature Gold Dining.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

House of Blues Foundation Room Lounge In Anaheim.

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. Closed Mon.

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

Robinson Ranch Golf Club In Santa Clarita.

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

WP24 Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Monterey Carmel Valley Ranch Resort 6 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea. Signature Gold Golf.

Hyatt Regency Monterey

Bistango Restaurant In Irvine.

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

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

36 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.; 10 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Monarch Beach Resort In Dana Point.

Old Ranch Country Club In Seal Beach. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa In Indian Wells.

Indian Wells Country Club, 760-345-2561 indianwellsclub.com In Indian Wells, 20 miles southeast of Palm Springs Airport. 2 clubhouses, ballroom, fitness center, private dining rooms, patio dining, and pro shop. 2 championship courses wind through the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

missionhills.com In Rancho Mirage; 10 miles southeast of Palm Springs. 1,760-acre club with 3 championship 18-hole golf courses. Large clubhouse, pool, fitness center, 29 tennis courts (5 grass). Tee-time cancellation policy applies. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

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

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen, located in Healdsburg.

Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

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

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

Moccasin Point Marina

Ontario Canyon Crest Country Club, 951-274-7900

Mission Hills Country Club, 760-324-9400

In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

canyoncrestcc.com In Riverside, 20 miles from Ontario International Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, swimming pool. Closed Mon.

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Saddle Creek Golf Club

international callers

In Copperopolis. Signature Gold Golf.

Orange County

866-989-GOLD

Aliso Viejo Country Club, 949-598-9200 alisogolf.com In Aliso Viejo, 13 miles from John Wayne Airport. 18 holes of Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II-designed golf, practice facilities, pro shop, private event facilities.

Closed Monday. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

AL.KA.LI Salon

800-433-5079 972-888-7357 signature gold

e - mail clubline @ clubcorp . com fax

972-888-7527 for a complete list of your benefits clubline . com private event desk

877-684-3919

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

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

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Turkey Creek Golf Club, 916-434-9100 turkeycreekgc.com In Lincoln. 18-hole Brad Belldesigned golf course, grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

Bernardo Heights Country Club, 858-487-4022 bernardoheightscc.com 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed golf course, informal and formal dining, private events space.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel del Coronado 800-468-3533; 619-435-6611 hoteldel.com In Coronado. 679 rooms and 25 suites; spa with 21 treatment rooms; salon; fitness center; two pools; seven restaurants; meeting space.

Hotel Solamar Legoland In Carlsbad.

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

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort Shadowridge Golf Club, 760-727-7700 shadowridgecc.com In Vista, in north San Diego County. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, clubhouse. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Temecula Creek Golf Resort In Temecula.

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

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

Call the ClubLine to make reservations and for questions about your benefits. For information on legacy and relocation benefits, contact your home club.

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

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

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

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

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

Associate Silver: Members receive social and athletic privileges at Associate Club properties and golf privileges at certain Associate Club properties.

Golf availability varies and green fees apply in certain resort areas and during designated seasons.

San Francisco My Bay Area Community, 800-433-5079 mybayareacommunity.com

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

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

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

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

Club Quarters 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.

Closed Mon.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse 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.

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

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

18-hole parkland golf course, upscale dining, ballroom. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities.

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

Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Tuscan Inn

San Jose My Bay Area Community, 800-433-5079 mybayareacommunity.com

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

Complimentary access for traveling members.

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Coyote Creek Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Lake Don Pedro Marina

Omni Interlocken Resort In Broomfield. Signature Gold Golf.

Fort Collins Fort Collins Country Club

In Don Pedro Lake. Part of Forever Resorts.

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

Silicon Valley Capital Club, 408-971-9300

Vail

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

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.

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. Athletic facility, 4 tennis courts (3 clay courts, 1 hard court), outdoor pool, spa, and pro shop. 2 dining rooms with seasonal dining hours. Resort rates apply. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sky Hotel

Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Resort The El Paso Club Signature Gold Dining.

Denver Black Bear Golf Club, 303-840-3100 blackbearclub.com In Parker. 32 miles south of Denver International Airport.

18-hole Jeff Brauer-designed golf course, driving range, practice facilities, dining room. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Blackstone Country Club, 303-680-0245 blackstone-club.com In Aurora. 25 miles south of Denver International Airport.

18-hole Jay Morrish-designed golf course, dining room, pool, 2 tennis courts, fitness facilities.

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

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Monaco

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

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

Connecticut Hartford Hartford Club Signature Gold Dining.

Stamford See New York City.

Windsor Locks Six Flags New England In Springfield, Mass.

Delaware Newark See Philadelphia.

Florida Clearwater Countryside Country Club, 727-796-2153 countrysideclub.com In Countryside; 17 miles from Tampa International Airport.

27 holes of championship golf, practice greens, driving range, pro shop, 14 tennis courts, fitness center, 2 pools, grill, lounge, and dining. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

StarLite Dining Cruises

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

Destin Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

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

Vue on 30a In Santa Rosa Beach.

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

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

Lago Mar Country Club In Plantation. Signature Gold Golf.

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

TPC Eagle Trace Golf Club In Coral Springs.

Fort Myers The Capital Grille

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

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

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

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort In Amelia Island.

Omni Jacksonville Hotel 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. 18-hole Mark McCumber designed golf course. 2 tennis courts, pool. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Miami My South Coast Community, 800-433-5079

In Naples.

mysouthcoastcommunity.com

Pelican Preserve Golf Club Raptor Bay Golf Club

In Coral Gables.

In Bonita Springs.

Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples In Naples

Tiburon Golf Club In Naples. Signature Gold Golf.

Gainesville Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club, 352-335-0055 haileplantationgolf.com 10 miles from the University of Florida and the Florida Medical Center. 18-hole Gary Playerdesigned golf course. Tennis, swimming, and fitness facilities, pro shop. Dining room, bar, and grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Amelia National Golf Club In Fernandina Beach.

Aroma’s Cigars, Wine & Martini Bar 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

The Biltmore Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

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

The Capital Grille Celebration Golf Club In Celebration.

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

Formal and casual dining, cocktail lounge, six private rooms. Citrus Club Spa and Fitness Center, Meeting and conference rooms.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe

Tampa

In Windermere. Signature Gold Golf.

The Capital Grille Centre Club, 813-286-4040

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

Legoland In Winter Haven.

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate In ChampionsGate.

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

Todd English’s Blue Zoo Part of the Todd English Restaurant Group.

Villas of Grand Cypress Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe Part of Levy Restaurants.

Panama City Firefly Restaurant

Pensacola Lost Key Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

St. James Bay In Carrabelle.

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

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

centretampa.com Atop the Urban Center in Westshore. Dining room, lounge, private dining and meeting rooms, conference room. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Golfer’s Grail Preferred rates for golf simulator.

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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

StarLite Dining Cruises In St. Petersburg.

Tampa Club Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 813-972-1991 tampa-palmscc.com 22 miles from Tampa International Airport. 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course, 9 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness center, junior Olympic-size pool. Overnight resort accommodations. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

West Palm Beach The Capital Grille In Palm Beach Gardens.

Costa d’ Este Beach Resort & Spa In Vero Beach.

Monarch Country Club, 772-286-8447 monarchclub.com In Palm City, 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. 18-hole championship Arnold Palmer golf course, 6 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, Jacuzzi. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

PGA National Resort & Spa In Palm Beach Gardens.

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

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

Atlanta National Golf Club, 707-442-8801 atlantanationalgolfclub.com In Alpharetta. Golf retreat surrounded by rolling hills. 18-hole

River Creek Club, Leesburg, Va. Pete and P.B. Dye-designed golf course, practice facilities, formal and casual dining, men’s grill, meeting facilities. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Bear’s Best Atlanta, 678-714-2582 bearsbest.com Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world.

Clubhouse includes Nicklaus memorabilia, dining facilities, outdoor pavilion, pro shop.

Signature Gold Golf.

Bentwater Golf Club, 770-529-9554 bentwatergc.com In Acworth. Near Marietta and Kennesaw. 18-hole golf course, dining, banquet room, pro shop.

Braelinn Golf Club, 770-631-3100 braelinngc.com In Peachtree City. 25 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, practice facility, casual dining, pool, 4 tennis courts.

Closed Wed.

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

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

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

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

Cigar City Club Commerce Club, 404-222-0191 commerceclubatlanta.com On the 49th floor of 191 Peachtree Tower in downtown Atlanta. Two main dining rooms, seven private meeting rooms, bar and lounge.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Country Club of Gwinnett, 770-978-7755 countryclubofgwinnett.com 30 miles east of Atlanta. 18-hole Steve Melnyk-designed golf course with driving range and practice facilities. Grill, pro shop, banquet facilities. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Currahee Club In Toccoa. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. 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. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Eagle Watch Golf Club, 770-591-1000 eaglewatchgc.com In Woodstock. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, dining room, garden room, lounge.

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

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Georgia National Golf Club, 770-914-9994 georgianationalgc.com In McDonough. 30 miles southeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, bar, grill. Closed Tue.

Glen Ella Springs Inn In Clarkesville.

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

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Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa

Tee It Up Stay and play at Omni Hotels & Resorts

With exceptional courses designed by award-winning architects, it’s no wonder the golf courses of Omni Hotels & Resorts have played host to many prestigious professional events.

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

Take Omni Tucson National Resort, the host to more than 30 PGA Tour events since 1965. Or Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in California, where the Dick Wilson-designed Champions Course boasts a 50-year history of PGA and LPGA events.

In Texas, walk in the footsteps of legends at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, home of the Champions Tour Legends of Golf from 1990-1994.

Play where pros — and even presidents — have played at The Omni Grove Park Inn’s historic Donald Ross-designed course in Asheville. Or take a swing at the nation’s oldest first tee in continuous use at The Omni Homestead Resort in Virginia.

Regardless of where you play, retreat afterwards to the superior service and luxurious accommodations that are synonymous with Omni Hotels & Resorts.

Visit OmniHotels.com to book your golf getaway.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

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

Jonpaul’s Tonsorial and Spa Services In Johns Creek.

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

Informal dining, bar and lounge, Nicklaus library, pro shop, locker rooms. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

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

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

The Peachtree Club In Midtown.

Planterra Ridge Golf Club, 770-487-8141 planterraridgegc.com In Peachtree City. 27 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 18-hole golf course, practice facilities, dining room, pool. Closed Tue.

Polo Golf & Country Club, 770-887-7656 pologolfandcountryclub.com In Cumming. 18-hole Joe Leedesigned golf course, practice facilities, dining, swim center with pools and waterslide, tennis center with 10 courts. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Quest Women’s Spa & Fitness Center

to all members during Masters week.

The Carlton Club at RitzCarlton, Chicago

In Alpharetta.

Columbus

Spa access only.

Reynolds Lake Oconee In Greensboro. Exclusive pricing on overnight packages.

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation In Greensboro.

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

Traditions of Braselton, 706-363-9963

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

Macon

In Itasca.

Healy Point Country Club, 478-743-1495

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

healypointcc.com 18-hole Gary Player-designed golf course, formal and casual dining, tennis complex with 10 courts, pool, fitness facilities. Closed Tue.

In Chicago, Naperville, Rosemont.

River Forest Golf Club, 478-974-0974

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

riverforestgc.com In Forsyth. 25 miles northwest of Macon. 18-hole golf course, dining room, access to pool, tennis, and fitness facilities. Closed Mon.

Signature Gold Dining.

traditionsofbraseltongc.com In Jefferson. 18-hole golf course, casual dining, private events space. Closed Tue.

Savannah

White Columns Country Club, 770-343-9025

See Tallahassee, Fla.

whitecolumnscountryclub.com In Milton. 18-hole Tom Faziodesigned golf course, dining, tennis complex with 10 courts, outdoor swim center, fitness facilities. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

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

Closed Thur.

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

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.

Closed Mon. Green fees apply

Chicago Elite Yacht Club Quarters Hotel The Drake Hotel Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Mansion on Forsyth Park

Valdosta Hawaii Kauai St. Regis Princeville Resort

Maui Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Spago Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

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

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

Turtle Bay Resort In Kahuku.

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

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

Bar Toma Part of Levy Restaurants.

Broken Arrow Golf Club In Lockport.

Cafe Spiaggia Part of Levy Restaurants.

Calumet Country Club In Homewood.

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

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

Metropolitan Club, 312-876-3200 metclubchicago.com On the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower in the financial district. Dining room, 16 private rooms, grill, wine bar, meeting and conference rooms, fitness center. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Mystic Blue Odyssey Cruises Ravinia Green Country Club, 847-945-6200 raviniagreen.com In Riverwoods, about 15 miles north of O’Hare International Airport. 18-hole golf course with caddy services, tennis courts, pools, casual and formal dining.

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

Ravisloe Country Club In Homewood.

Red Door Spa Ritz-Carlton, Chicago Rolling Green Country Club, 847-945-6200 rollinggreencc.com In Arlington Heights, about 12 miles north of O’Hare International Airport. 18-hole golf course with caddy services, pool, fitness center, casual and formal dining. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Spirit of Chicago

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

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

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

Indianapolis The Capital Grille Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse 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. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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South Bend Knollwood Country Club, 574-277-1541 knollwoodclub.com In Granger, north of Notre Dame.

2 golf courses, driving range, indoor and outdoor pools, 10 tennis courts. Dining, golf shop, fitness center.

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

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

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Lake Charles Country Club

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

Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, 913-402-1000

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

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

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

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

Emeril’s

Wichita

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

Reflection Ridge Golf Club

English Turn Golf and Country Club

Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E.

Willowbend Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Kentucky Hebron See Cincinnati.

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

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

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

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

Aliso Viejo Country Club, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

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

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans Windsor Court Hotel

Shreveport Southern Trace Country Club, 318-798-8300 southern-trace.com 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course, 6 lighted tennis courts, pool, spa and fitness facilities, whirlpool, steam room, and lounge.

Maryland Baltimore The Capital Grille

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

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

Red Door Spa In Baltimore, Bethesda, and Gaithersburg.

Seadog Cruises Six Flags America Spirit of Baltimore

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

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

Cape Cod Ocean Edge Resort & Club

The Capital Grille In Boston and Chestnut Hill.

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

The International In Bolton.

mydetroitcommunity.com

The Capital Grille Clubs at Polo Fields In Ann Arbor.

Dearborn Racquet & Health Club In Dearborn.

No. VI Chophouse In Novi.

Oak Pointe Country Club, 810-229-4554 oak-pointe.com In Brighton, 30 miles west of Detroit. 18-hole Arthur Hillsdesigned golf course and 18-hole private championship course.

4 lighted tennis courts, fitness center, pool. Closed Mon.

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

TPC Michigan, 313-436-3000 tpcmichigangc.com In Dearborn. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature course, casual dining, bar, lounge, locker rooms, private events space. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

University Club of Michigan State University In Lansing.

Wolfgang Puck Grille Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Grand Rapids Cork Wine & Grille FireRock Grille In Caledonia.

Rush Creek Bistro In Grandville.

StoneWater Country Club In Caledonia.

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

Hattiesburg

My Detroit Community, 800-433-5079

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

Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Minnesota

Michigan

Boston

Boston College Club, 617-946-2828

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

Mississippi

Detroit

mynewenglandcommunity.com

Thousand Oaks Golf Club Watermark Country Club

In Brewster.

Massachusetts My New England Community, 800-433-5079

Sunnybrook Country Club In Grandville.

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

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

Patrick Farms Golf Club In Pearl.

Whisper Lake Country Club In Madison.

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

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

Lake of the Ozarks Marina In Lake of the Ozarks. Part of Forever Resorts.

The Lodge of Four Seasons In Lake Ozark.

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

Springfield Millwood Golf & Racquet Club In Ozark. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

St. Louis Missouri Athletic Club Signature Gold Dining.

Six Flags St. Louis WingHaven Country Club In O’Fallon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

AIDANBRADLEY

Kansas

Nebraska Omaha Champions Run Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Nevada Las Vegas Aria Resort & Casino Bear’s Best Las Vegas, 702-804-8500 bearsbest.com 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Features 18 of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite holes from his own designs around the world.

Clubhouse includes Nicklaus memorabilia, dining facilities, and pro shop. Signature Gold Golf.

Postrio Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

Red Square Searsucker 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

New Mexico Albuquerque Canyon Club Signature Gold Golf.

Las Cruces Picacho Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

Long Island

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

The Hamlet Golf & Country Club, 631-209-7448

In Lake Mead. Part of Forever Resorts.

Reno

Canyon Gate Country Club, 702-363-0303

Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

canyon-gate.com In Canyon Gate, 8 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, 2 pools, Jacuzzi, fitness center. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino

hamletgolfandcountryclub.com In Commack, 14 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport.

18-hole golf course, 8 tennis courts, pool, pro shop, fitness center, informal dining. Closed Mon. Signature Gold Golf.

Callville Bay Resort & Marina

The Capital Grille Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer’s Aureole and Charlie Palmer Steak restaurants.

Citizens Kitchen & Bar 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.

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

Fix Restaurant Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Las Vegas, Summerlin.

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

Charlie Palmer Group

In Incline Village.

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.

The One Hundred Club In Portsmouth.

New Jersey Atlantic City

Red Door Spa In Bellmore.

Willow Creek Golf & Country Club, 631-403-6108 hamletwillowcreek.com In Mt. Sinai, 18 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport.

18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Signature Gold Golf.

Wind Watch Golf & Country Club, 631-606-2252 hamletwindwatch.com In Hauppauge, 8 miles northwest of Long Island MacArthur Airport.

18-hole golf course, pro shop, informal dining. Signature Gold Golf.

New York City

Red Door Spa Wolfgang Puck American Grille

The Athletic & Swim Club at Equitable Center, 212-265-3490

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

athleticswim.com Midtown location. World-class fitness area, 25-yard indoor pool, group exercise classes, personal training, massage, quick snack bistro. Adults only — 16 and older.

Newark Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club In Bedminster Township.

Signature Gold/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Six Flags Great Adventure In Jackson, N.J.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor In Jackson, N.J.

Atlantica Bateaux New York The Beard House In Greenwich Village.

The Capital Grille In Manhattan; Stamford, Conn.

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.

Doral Arrowwood In Rye Brook.

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse In Manhattan.

Manhattan Elite Yachts The Michelangelo Hotel Omni Berkshire Place Osteria del Circo Signature Gold/O.N.E. Dining

Red Door Spa In Darien, Conn.; and New York City.

Room Mate Grace hotel Servcorp See Other Affiliates section.

Sirio Ristorante Signature Gold/O.N.E. Dining

Spirit of New Jersey Spirit of New York Terrace Club

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

Omni Grove Park Inn

Charlotte The Capital Grille Charlotte City Club Signature Gold Dining.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Chetola Resort In Blowing Rock.

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

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

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

Sequoyah National Golf Club In Whittier.

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

Outer Banks See Norfolk, Virginia.

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

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

20 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Dining room and grill, 7 private rooms.

Signature Gold Dining.

City Club Raleigh, 919-834-8829 cityclubraleigh.com On the 28th and 29th floors of the Wells Fargo Capitol Center.

Formal and informal dining, 6 private dining rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Heritage Golf Club In Wake Forest. Signature Gold/O.N.E. Golf

Lochmere Golf Club, 919-851-0611 lochmere.com In Cary, southeast of Raleigh.

18-hole Gene Hamm-designed golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, grill, covered pavilion for special events. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Neuse Golf Club, 919-550-0550 neusegolf.com In Clayton, 30 miles southeast of Raleigh. 18-hole John LaFoydesigned course, clubhouse, 6 tennis courts, grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Sheraton Capital Center Hotel Siena Hotel In Chapel Hill.

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Village of Pinehurst Pinehurst Resort

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In the Sandhills of North Carolina.

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

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

Winston-Salem Bermuda Run Country Club, 336-998-8155 bermudaruncc.com In Bermuda Run, about 13 miles southwest of Winston-Salem. Two 18-hole courses, tennis courts, two pools, private events space, and two clubhouses, both with dining options. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

Sugar Valley Country Club

Signature Gold Dining

In Bellbrook.

Cleveland

Oklahoma

My North Coast Community, 800-433-5079 mynorthcoastcommunity.com

Blue Point Grill The Cabin Club Chagrin Valley Athletic Club In Chagrin Falls.

The Club at Hillbrook In Chagrin Falls.

Delmonico’s Steakhouse Elyria Country Club In Elyria.

Fox Meadow Country Club In Medina.

Hill ‘n Dale Club In Medina.

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

Lakeside Yacht Club Pro Football Hall of Fame In Canton.

Quail Hollow Country Club, 440-639-3800

Ohio Akron Firestone Country Club, 330-644-8441 firestonecountryclub.com 15 miles from the Akron-Canton Airport. Home to the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, with 3 18-hole golf courses, pro shop, bar and grill, and private dining. Open daily April-October. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold on West and North courses.

Privileges for Associate Club members do not apply during the week of the Bridgestone Invitational.

quailhollowcc.com In Concord, 25 miles east of Cleveland. Weiskopf-Morrish golf course and Bruce Devlin golf course, fitness center.

Rustic Hills Country Club In Medina.

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

Steele Mansion Inn In Painesville.

Weymouth Country Club In Medina.

Columbus

Silver Lake Country Club, 330-688-6066

Heritage Golf Club, 614-777-1690

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

Closed Mon.

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

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

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

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

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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton Dayton Racquet Club, 937-224-4381 daytonracquet.com On the 28th and 29th floors of Kettering Tower downtown.

Fitness center, personal training, massage, squash court, 2 group fitness rooms, dining room, lounge, meeting and conference rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

Lawton The Territory Golf and Country Club In Duncan. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

The Greens Country Club Oak Tree Country Club oaktreecc.net In Edmond. About 15 miles north of Oklahoma City. 36 holes of Pete Dye-designed golf, tennis, fitness center, pool, Closed Mon. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

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

Tulsa Club at Indian Springs In Broken Arrow.

Oregon Portland Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Plaza Riverside Golf & Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

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

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

Spirit of Philadelphia Talamore Country Club In Ambler.

Pittsburgh My Pittsburgh Community, 800-433-5079 mypittsburghcommunity.com

The Capital Grille The Carlton Restaurant Diamond Run Golf Club, 412-741-2020 diamond-run.com In Sewickley, 16 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport.

18-hole Gary Player-designed course, practice facilities, informal dining, grill. Closed Mon. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Green Oaks Country Club In Verona.

Omni Bedford Springs Resort In Bedford. Signature Gold Golf.

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

Pennsylvania

riversclub.com In One Oxford Centre downtown.

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

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Harrisburg

In Gibsonia and Pittsburgh.

University Club

Redmond The Loft of Bend In Bend.

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

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

Philadelphia Applecross Country Club In Downingtown.

Blue Hen Bed & Breakfast In Newark, Del.

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

Salon Vivace

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Seven Oaks Country Club In Beaver.

Treesdale Golf & Country Club, 724-625-2220 treesdalegolf.com In Gibsonia, 25 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh. 27 holes of golf designed by Arnold Palmer.

Driving range, practice area, pro shop, tavern, fitness center, private dining rooms. 4 lighted tennis courts, pool.

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

South Carolina Aiken See Augusta, Ga.

Charleston Belmond Charleston Place Hotel Charleston National Golf Club Harbour Club, 843-723-9680 harbour-charleston.com In historic downtown Charleston, across from Waterfront Park and the harbor. Dining, meeting rooms, bar, and rooftop terrace.

Closed Mon. Signature Gold Dining.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort RiverTowne Country Club In Mount Pleasant. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Seabrook Island Club Signature Gold Golf.

Snee Farm Country Club In Mt. Pleasant.

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

Signature Gold Dining.

Inn at USC

800-433-5079

Greenville

international callers

Commerce Club, 864-232-5600

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commerce-club.com Atop the One Liberty Square building downtown. Dining and meeting rooms, bar, and grill.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Hyatt Regency Greenville Musgrove Mills Golf Club

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Hilton Head Island Country Club of Hilton Head, 843-681-2582

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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.

Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run, 843-689-2200 goldenbear-indigorun.com 1,714-acre residential and golf community. 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course, pro shop, tennis.

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

Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort The Owners Club at Hilton Head, 843-342-6539 Set in the prestigious Indigo Run private community, a short drive to the island’s beaches. 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.

Myrtle Beach Barefoot Resort & Golf

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. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Nashville Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club, 615-824-6528 bluegrasscountryclub.com In Hendersonville. 18-hole golf course, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, dining facilities, and marina. Signature Gold Golf.

Nashville City Club Signature Gold Dining.

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

Texas Abilene Abilene Country Club Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Amarillo Amarillo Country Club

Signature Gold Golf at Dye Club.

Preferred rates at Fazio, Love, and Norman courses.

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch

Signature Gold Dining.

Signature Gold Dining.

Wachesaw Plantation Club In Murrells Inlet. Signature Gold Golf.

Tennessee Chattanooga Black Creek Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

The Chattanoogan

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

Signature Gold Dining.

Fox Den Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

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

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

Closed Mon. Flintrock Falls is closed Wed. Golf benefits on

Flintrock Falls for Signature Gold. Golf benefits on the Hills course for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

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

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

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

The University of Texas Club, 512-471-2000 utclub.com On the 6th and 7th floors in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Bar with casual dining, banquette seating, media area, private rooms. Privileges are not extended during home football game weekends (Fri-Sun), however non-resident memberships are available. Signature Gold Dining.

Canyon Creek Country Club, 972-231-1466

Las Colinas Country Club, 972-541-1141

canyoncreekclub.com In Richardson. 18-hole golf course, pro shop, 24 lighted tennis courts, 3 pools, indoor and outdoor dining. Closed Tue.

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

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

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

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

Closed Mon.

The Hills Clubhouse In Plano. 18-hole course designed by Dave Bennett.

Pool. Closed Tue.

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

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

Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Frisco Gun Club In Frisco.

Gleneagles Country Club, 972-867-6666

Oakmont Country Club, 940-321-5599 oakmontclub.com In Corinth, 20 miles northwest of Dallas. 18-hole course designed

by Roger Packard and Don January; practice facility with double-ended driving range, clubhouse with pool and tennis facilities.

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

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

Shady Valley Country Club, 817-275-3092 shadyvalley.com In Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Golf course, driving range, tennis court, pool, and sauna. Closed Mon.

Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel Six Flags Hurricane Harbor In Arlington.

Six Flags Over Texas In Arlington.

Stonebriar Country Club, 972-625-5050

Corpus Christi

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, 3 dining areas, 6 private event rooms. Closed Mon. Access for Members with Signature Gold benefits only.

Corpus Christi Country Club

Hackberry Creek Country Club, 972-869-2631

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

hackberrycreekcc.com In Irving, 5 miles from DFW International Airport. 18-hole golf course. 12 tennis courts, 3 pools, driving range, full-service dining, banquet facilities. Closed Mon.

stonebridgeranchcountryclub.com In McKinney. Overnight accommodations in golf course cottages. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

House of Blues Foundation Room

The Ranch Clubhouse, 972-540-2000

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

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

Access for Signature and Associate Gold only.

La Cima Club, 972-869-2266 lacimaclub.com Atop Williams Square Tower in Las Colinas. Main dining room, lounge, 6 private dining rooms.

Reservations required. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

stonebriar.com In Frisco, 30 miles north of Dallas. Two 18-hole golf courses, designed by Tom Fazio and Finger/Dye. Lighted tennis courts, pool, formal and informal dining.

Finger/Dye course for Signature and Associate Gold. Fazio course for Signature Gold.

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club

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

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. Closed Mon.

Suntex Boat Club Timarron Country Club, 817-481-7529 timarronclub.com In Southlake, 15 miles west of DFW International Airport.

18-hole Byron Nelson-designed golf course. Practice facility with driving range, sand bunker, and chipping and putting greens, 31,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, meeting and conference rooms, and special-event facilities. Closed Mon.

Tower Club, 214-220-0403 tower-dallas.com In Thanksgiving Tower downtown; 15 miles from Dallas Love Field and 25 miles from DFW International Airport. Main dining room, e-lounge, bar, 13 private dining rooms with views of the city. Reservations required.

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Trophy Club Country Club, 817-837-1900 trophyclub-dallas.com In Trophy Club, 15 miles from DFW International Airport.

36-hole Ben Hogan/Arthur Hilldesigned course (the only course designed by Hogan). Fitness center, pool, 8 outdoor tennis courts, informal dining. Closed Mon. 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.

Closed Mon.

The Westin Stonebriar Resort

El Paso

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

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

The Clubs of Kingwood at Deerwood, 281-360-1060 18-hole championship golf course, driving range, pro shop, clubhouse, grill. Informal dining room available for private functions. Closed Mon. Green fees apply after use of Signature Gold and O.N.E. complimentary rounds.

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

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

The Downtown Club thedowntownclubhouston.com An alliance of two private club traditions in downtown Houston that offers expanded benefits for downtown business leaders and residents. Private dining rooms available at both clubs.

golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools.

Closed Mon.

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

House of Blues - Sunday Gospel Brunch Signature Gold Dining.

Houston City Club, 713-840-9001 houstoncityclub.com In West Houston at Greenway Plaza. 10 indoor tennis courts, athletic facilities, racquetball. Casual and fine dining. Signature Gold Dining.

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

Lake Windcrest, 281-259-2279 lakewindcrestgc.com In Magnolia. 35 miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. 18-hole Thomas E. Walkerdesigned golf course, driving range.

Magnolia Creek, 281-557-0555 magnoliacreekgc.com In League City. 20 miles southeast of William P. Hobby Airport.

27-hole links-style golf course, practice facilities, event space.

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

South Shore Harbour, 281-334-0525

In First City parking garage downtown. Complete athletics, basketball, indoor track, 4 group exercise studios. Lunch only. Signature Gold Dining.

southshoreharbourcc.com In League City. 20 miles southeast of William P. Hobby Airport.

27-hole golf course, private events facilities. Closed Mon.

Traditions Club

Coronado Golf & Country Club

The Downtown Club at Met, 713-652-0700

In Bryan. Golf benefits for Signature Gold Golf.

Fort Worth

Willow Creek Golf Club, 281-376-4061

myhoustoncommunity.com

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

April Sound Country Club, 936-588-1101

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

See Dallas/Fort Worth.

Houston My Houston Community, 800-433-5079

aprilsoundcountryclub.com On Lake Conroe, 45 miles north of Houston. 27 holes of golf, 12 tennis courts, fitness center, aquatics complex.

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

The Capital Grille

In Houston, the Woodlands.

The Golf Trails of the Woodlands, 281-882-3000 thegolftrails.com In the Woodlands. 20 miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Two golf courses, the 18-hole Oaks and 18-hole Panther Trail, dining and snack options, access to pool and fitness facilities at adjacent Woodlands Resort & Conference Center.

willowcreekclub.com In Spring near the Woodlands, 30 miles north of downtown Houston. 18-hole von Hagge and Devlin-designed golf course. Fine and casual dining. Closed Mon.

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

Hearthstone Country Club, 281-463-2201

Longview

hearthstoneclub.com In northwest Houston. 27-hole

Signature Gold Dining.

Summit Club

the clubline

800-433-5079 international callers

972-888-7357 signature gold

866-989-GOLD

e - mail clubline @ clubcorp . com fax

972-888-7527 for a complete list of your benefits clubline . com private event desk

877-684-3919 privateevents @ clubcorp . com

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

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

Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

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

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

Midland Green Tree Country Club

conference space, business center, private event facilities, and concierge services. Closed Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

River Crossing Club In Spring Branch. Signature Gold Golf.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Temple Wildflower Country Club, 254-771-1177 wildflowerclub.com In Temple, west of Interstate 35.

50 miles from Waco Municipal Airport. Golf course, 6 tennis courts, 2 pool, fitness facilities, main dining room, grill.

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

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

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

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

Signature Gold Golf.

Virginia

San Angelo

Arlington

San Angelo Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

San Antonio

See Washington, D.C.

Centreville See Washington, D.C.

My Lone Star Community, 800-433-5079

Haymarket

mylonestarcommunity.com

Hot Springs

Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club, 210-582-6700 fairoaksclub.com 16 miles north of San Antonio in Fair Oaks Ranch. Hill Country setting with 36 holes of golf, tennis, swimming, dining. Closed Mon.

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

Mokara Hotel & Spa Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel Plaza Club, 210-227-4191 plazasanantonio.com Atop Frost Bank Tower downtown. Dining facilities with 8 private dining areas, bar,

See Washington, D.C.

Omni Homestead Resort The Owners Club at The Homestead, 540-839-3700 In Hot Springs. Members enjoy 3 top-ranked golf courses, tennis, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, fly-fishing, ice skating, skiing, fine dining, and spa with natural mineral springs, plus the use of 3-bedroom, 3-bath Club Home.

Lansdowne See Washington, D.C.

Leesburg See Washington, D.C.

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

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Corolla. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole Rees Jones course, practice facilities.

Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Greenbrier Country Club, 757-547-7375

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The Capital Grille Columbia Tower Club, 206-622-2010

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. Closed Mon.

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. Signature Gold Dining.

Nags Head Golf Links, 252-441-8073

The Golf Club at Echo Falls

nagsheadgolflinks.com On the Outer Banks, North Carolina. 90 miles from Norfolk International Airport. 18-hole golf course and grill. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

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

Richmond Ford’s Colony Country Club, 757-258-4100 fordscolonycc.com In Williamsburg, about 50 miles east of Richmond International Airport. Three 18-hole Dan Maples-designed courses, six indoor practice tees, casual and formal dining, private events space. Signature Gold Unlimited/ O.N.E. Golf.

Omni Richmond Hotel Red Door Spa Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, 804-378-7841 stonehengeclub.com In Midlothian, 30 miles from Richmond International Airport.

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

Roanoke Hidden Valley Country Club In Salem. Signature Gold Golf.

Tysons See Washington, D.C.

Washington Seattle My Puget Sound Community, 800-433-5079 mypugetsoundcommunity.com

Canterwood Golf & Country Club, 253-666-8502 canterwoodgcc.com In Gig Harbor, 34 miles from Sea-Tac Airport. 18-hole golf

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In Snohomish.

The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie In Lacey.

The Golf Club at Newcastle In Newcastle.

Harbour Pointe Golf Club In Mukilteo.

Hotel Monaco Hotel Vintage Park Sorrento Hotel Trophy Lake Golf & Casting In Port Orchard.

Washington National Golf Club In Auburn.

Willows Lodge In Woodinville.

Spokane Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Tacoma Pacific Grill

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. My Capital Community, 800-433-5079 mycapitalcommunity.com

Capital & National Elite Yachts The Capital Grille In Washington, D.C.; and Tysons Corner, Va.

Chantilly National Golf and Country Club, 703-631-9560 chantilly-national.com In Centreville, Va., 10 miles south of Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Ed Ault-designed golf course, practice range, 6 tennis courts, pool, dining areas, and private dining rooms. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Charlie Palmer Group Receive VIP access and service at Charlie Palmer Steak restaurant.

City Club of Washington, 202-347-0818

West Virginia

city-washington.com In the Columbia Square building in downtown. Main dining room, 5 private dining/meeting rooms, business center, member lounge, and bar. Closed Sat and Sun. Signature Gold Dining.

Bridgeport

Club Quarters Hotel Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse The Golf Club at Lansdowne

Morgantown

In Lansdowne, Va.

Lansdowne Resort In Lansdowne, Va.

Madame Tussaud’s Presidents Gallery Members receive 50 percent off admission.

Mt. Vernon Excursion Odyssey Cruises Piedmont Club, 703-753-5922 piedmontclub.com In Haymarket, Va. 25 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Tom Faziodesigned golf course. Pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining, and conference facilities.

Course closed Tue. Signature Gold Golf.

Red Door Spa In Arlington, Va.; Vienna, Va.; and Washington, D.C.

Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner

Stonewall Resort In Roanoke.

Charleston Berry Hills Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

Pete Dye Golf Club In Bridgeport. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

Wisconsin Milwaukee The Capital Grille Destination Kohler In Kohler.

Geneva National Golf Club In Lake Geneva.

Tripoli Country Club Signature Gold Golf.

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

International

In Sterling, Va.

Toka Salon & Day Spa Tower Club Tysons Corner, 703-761-4250 tower-tysons.com In Tysons, Va., atop the Tyson Tower 1 building, in Tysons Corner; 15 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport.

Dining room, member bar, and private dining rooms. Signature Gold Dining.

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972-888-7527 for a complete list of your benefits clubline . com private event desk

877-684-3919 privateevents @ clubcorp . com

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 In Georgetown. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Emerald Hills Golf Club Glen Abbey Golf Club 30 minutes west of Toronto.

Glencairn Golf Club

Montréal, Québec

Glendale Golf and Country Club

Club de Golf Islesmere

Le Fontainebleau Golf Club

Spirit of Washington Sportrock Climbing Center

signature gold

866-989-GOLD

In Milton.

River Creek Club, 703-779-2022

Part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.

972-888-7357

Canada

In Tysons, Va.

The Source

international callers

In Stouffville.

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

rivercreekclub.com In Leesburg, Va, along the Potomac River. Fewer than 20 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport. 18-hole Ault, Clark, and Associates-designed championship golf course, 4 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, pool, pro shop, dining areas, private dining rooms, and fitness center.

the clubline

800-433-5079

In Hamilton. Signature Gold Golf.

Grandview Golf Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

Greenhills Golf Club

In Blainville. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

2 hours west of Toronto. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Le Maître De Mont-Tremblant

In Milton.

In the Laurentian Mountains.

Val Des Lacs Golf Club In Ste-Sophie.

Ottawa, Ontario Arc Hotel Club de Golf Hautes Plaines In Gatineau, Quebec.

Eagle Creek Golf Club In Dunrobin.

GreyHawk Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Kanata Golf & Country Club In Kanata.

Toronto, Ontario Blue Springs Golf Club In Acton.

Caledon Woods Golf Club

Greystone Golf Club Heron Point Golf Links In Ancaster.

Hidden Lake Golf Club In Burlington. Signature Gold Unlimited/O.N.E. Golf.

King Valley Golf Club In King City.

King’s Riding Golf Club In King City.

The Lake Joseph Club 2 hours north of Toronto.

National Pines Golf Club In Innisfil.

Omni King Edward Hotel RattleSnake Point Golf Club In Milton.

Rocky Crest Golf Resort In Mactier.

Sherwood Inn

30 minutes northwest of Toronto.

In Port Carling.

Cherry Downs Golf & Country Club

In Gormley.

In Pickering.

Station Creek Golf Club Wyndance Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Vancouver, British Columbia Vida Spa 4 locations.

China Beijing C apital Club, 011-8610-8486-2225 thecapitalclub.com On the 50th floor of Capital Mansion in the Chao Yang business district. Bar area, grill room, Chinese dining room, 9 private rooms, business center with wireless Internet access and videoconferencing facilities.

Athletics area includes swimming pool, gymnasium, squash, and 6-lane bowling alley. Signature Gold Dining.

Hangzhou Meilu Legend Hotel West Lake Mansion Club Inside the Meilu Legend Hotel.

Private dining rooms, meeting rooms, wine and cigar bar.

Shenzhen Mission Hills China In Dongguan, Haikou, and Shenzhen.

Curaçao Curaçao Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort

England London Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch Club Quarters Hotel, St. Paul’s Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square St. James’s Hotel & Club

France Paris Paris International Golf Club Signature Gold Golf.

Saint James Paris Hotel

Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Club Inside the Frankfurt Airport complex, near the Sheraton Hotel.

India New Delhi Le Cirque

CLAY HAYNER

Indonesia Jakarta American Club

Mexico

Puerto Rico

Cancun

San Juan

Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas Omni Puerto Adventuras Hotel Beach Resort

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

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 chipping green, practice bunker and two-tiered practice tee.

Native palapa-style clubhouse with casual dining and pro shop.

Signature Gold Golf.

Melia Cozumel AllInclusive Golf & Beach Resort Playa Azul Golf, Scuba, Spa Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort Spa

Puerto Vallarta Casa Velas Hotel Boutique Marina Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-221-00-73 In Marina Vallarta, north of Puerto Vallarta and 5 miles from the airport. 18-hole championship course, driving range, practice green. Clubhouse, open terrace, bar. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold and Silver only.

Marriott Casa Magna Hotel The Owners Club at Puerto Vallarta, 011-52-322-221-2690 In the exclusive Marina Vallarta Club de Golf on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Championship golf, 3-bedroom, 3-bath or 2-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath furnished accommodations with private verandas and hot tubs. Members pay cart fees only at Vista Vallarta, the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course. A second 18-hole course, designed

by Tom Weiskopf, is also available for play.

Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, 011-52-322-29-000-30 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. Signature Gold Golf.

Roc (Taiwan) Taipei American Club World Trade Center Club

Scotland St. Andrews Old Course Hotel St. Andrews Golf Resort & Spa

Singapore Singapore The American Club Tower Club In Republic Plaza.

South Africa Johannesburg The Rand Club

Sweden Stockholm Vidbynas Golf Club

Switzerland Lipperswil Golf Club Lipperswil 30 miles east of Zurich-Kloten Airport. Golf benefits for Signature and Associate Gold.

Vietnam Hanoi Press Club

Other Affiliates Business Servcorp Members receive 20 percent discount on all Virtual Office packages and complimentary access to a private workstation for 5 hours per week in any executive business lounge. Executive Suite Offices come with $1,000 services vouchers.

Entertainment Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Complimentary dessert for each member of the dining party.

(Limit 10 per table.)

Six Flags amusement parks Members receive up to 56 percent off main ticket prices.

Tickets Purchase tickets for events such as concerts, Las Vegas shows, sporting events, and theater productions. Ticket purchases are through a third-party provider.

Hotel Program Find Hotels Members receive up to 40 percent discount at hundreds of hotels. To book, call the ClubLine or log onto your club’s website, and click the “Find Hotels” button.

Preferred Rates For Members The following hotels offer members preferred rates: Kimpton Hotel Group, Omni Hotels, Mandarin Oriental, and select Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company locations.

Insurance Geico Members may qualify for an additional discount on car insurance. For a free quote, go to geico.com/disc/clubcorp or call 800-368-2734.

Products 1-800-Flowers.com Members receive a 15 percent discount on delivered orders including flowers and merchandise. Order through the ClubLine.

Dell Members receive preferred rates on consumer products through Dell’s Member Purchase Program.

Shop dell.com/mpp/clubcorp and receive up to 30 percent discount on select systems, plus up to 10 percent discount on all Dell branded mobility products.

Fiji Water Members who sign up for Fiji Water Delivery Service receive a 40 percent discount on a one-time order, or a 25 percent discount on an annual subscription order.

Services Ship Sticks Members receive preferred rates for golf club shipping services.

Coupon code: ClubCorp2017

Transportation Auto Europe Members receive up to 30 percent off on worldwide car rentals, and free GPS system for all European rentals.

Avis Car Rental Members receive discounted rates at participating locations and members with Signature Gold Unlimited or O.N.E. benefits receive complimentary enrollment into Avis First, a reward program that offers special deals and upgrades for members.

Savoya Members with Signature Gold or O.N.E. benefits receive 25 percent discount on ground transportation services in more than 55 countries. All other associate members receive 20 percent discount.

City Club of Washington

Travel Elite Alliance Qualified members receive two years of complimentary membership and the opportunity to be credited with 1.5 times the number of earned Elite Credits for the first vacation deposit.

Fair Trade Safaris Members receive preferred rates on African safaris and other African adventures. Book through the ClubLine.

Oceania Cruises Members receive a $100 shipboard credit.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Members receive a $100 shipboard credit per suite for new bookings on any Regent Seven Seas cruise, and best-available 2-for-1 inclusive fares.

Silversea Members receive up to 5 percent discount on cruises, $200 shipboard credit, and onboard amenities.

SQN Escapes Complimentary same-day replay with a paid round at Vidanta golf courses in Los Cabos, Nuevo Vallarta, Puerto Peñasco, and Riviera Maya. Cart fee not covered. To book, call the ClubLine.

Private Clubs (USPS 022-637) is published four times a year

by ClubCorp Publications, Inc., 3030 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, TX 75234. Periodicals Postage Paid at Dallas, TX, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are $15 a year in the United States, $24 a year in Canada, and $45 a year elsewhere. For subscriptions, please call 866-3878121. CPM no. 0293628. Publications Mail Agreement no.

1595318. GST no. 87492 1927 RT0001. Please visit privateclubs.com for address changes. Published and printed in the United States. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Private Clubs, 3030 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, TX 75234.

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So You Want to Make a …

Big Splash in Cabo

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ow does one follow up the success of New York City’s priciest suite? Just ask billionaire Ty Warner, whose sequel to his wildly popular, $50,000-per-night eponymous penthouse at the Four Seasons, New York is the new, equally coveted and super-pricey Ty Warner Mansion at Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. This bilevel, 28,000-square-foot beachfront villa teems with high-design detail. Enter through a courtyard oasis of 360-degree hanging gardens to reach the grand foyer, partitioned by a reflection pool lined with 7.5 million white marble tiles. These tiles illuminate the mansion’s core, reflecting off the sun that peeks through a retractable sunroof, a sight not to be outshined by the glass-bottom lap pool that doubles as the master vanity’s roof (for privacy, the glass turns opaque at the touch of a button). The principal pool spans the mansion’s entire length, made cozy with palapas and stylish day beds. — PAUL RUBIO

ERHARD PFEIFFER

Details: From $35,000. 888-767-3966; rosewoodhotels.com/las-ventanas-los-cabos

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ClubCorp 60th Anniversary Exclusive: Invite your friends to enjoy three complimentary green fees when you purchase any Epic Driver or two fairway woods at a ClubCorp Pro Shop.*

The new GBB Epic is a transformative driver. Two titanium rods inside the head connect the crown and sole. We call it Jailbreak Technology™.

At impact, a driver’s crown and sole bend and flex. Only Jailbreak Technology reduces crown and sole deflection, which allows the face to flex more freely and transfer energy to the ball more efficiently. Ball speed and distance have increased dramatically. Jailbreak is a tremendous shift in power, and it’s only in Epic.

©2017 Callaway Golf Company. Callaway, the Chevron Device, Exo-Cage, Speed Step, Epic, Great Big Bertha and Jailbreak Technology are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Callaway Golf Company.

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Wilderness Travel now offers luxury train treks with its new Cruise by Rail program. Board the Golden Eagle for five itineraries through Italy and Russia, as well as other Eastern European countries. The private trips range from 12 to 16 days and take you to places where the infrastructure for tourism isn’t fully developed, so seeing them other ways would be difficult. You’ll be traveling in style: The train’s amenities include remote-controlled heating and air conditioning, en suite bathrooms, and restaurant cars.

800-368-2794; wildernesstravel.com

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Birds of a Feather

A Slice of Japanese Culture Come April 2, visitors to the Portland Japanese Garden in Portland, Ore., will have much more to see. That’s the day a $33.5 million expansion to the serene attraction opens to the public. The project increases the garden’s size from 5.7 acres to 9.1 acres.

A new Cultural Village emulates the temple towns that surround sacred shrines and temples in Japan. It features an 18-1/2-foot-high medieval castle wall that stretches for 185 feet. Workers built the wall using traditional hand tools and techniques under the watchful eye of a 15th-generation Japanese master stonemason.

503-223-1321; japanesegarden.com

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DREAMSTIME (KIWI, CHERRY BLOSSOM)

For some good bird-watching in New Zealand, sign up for the Stewart Island Wild Kiwi Encounter, a new dusk tour from Real Journeys on which you’re guaranteed to see (or get your money back) the Southern brown kiwi searching for food among the grasses and seaweed along a wide, sandy beach. After a scenic catamaran ride from Oban to a small cove, and with a nature guide leading the way, you make a 45-minute trek across a well-formed track to the beach to see the feathery main attraction. realjourneys.co.nz

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Eat Your Veggies!

The proud owner of a Michelin star, Nix vegetarian restaurant in New York recently expanded its service to include lunch. Fill up on meatless items such as Beet Burger With Horseradish Cream, Apples, and Cucumbers.

72 University Place (in Manhattan); 212-498-9393; nixny.com

Arizona Chef Goes Italian

Chef Matt Carter made a name for himself in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the House Brasserie, Mission, Zinc Bistro, and Zinc Brasserie restaurants. Now, he has opened a new eatery — the Fat Ox. Here, the chef and his team dish up a modern take on Italian cuisine. The menu includes more than a dozen pastas made in-house daily, slow-roasted meats, and seafood. 6316 N. Scottsdale Road; 480-307-6900; ilovefatox.com

Secrets to Cooking Authentic Mexican Food Learn how to prepare Mexico’s signature dishes in cooking classes at the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende’s newest venue — Los Pirules Kitchen & Garden Bar, an outdoor space featuring two artisanal kitchens, a communal table, and a bar. When dishes are completed, the culinary team will give you pointers on picking the perfect mezcal or tequila to pair with them. 888-767-3966; rosewoodhotels.com 94

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For Spa Lovers

Amanoi, Aman’s Vietnam hotel located in the Núi Chúa National Park, has unveiled two spa houses, a first of their kind for the brand. They neighbor the 118,000-square-foot spa — one offering unobstructed lake views; the other, a serene vista of the national park. Each has a double treatment room, a Jacuzzi, a steam room complemented by an ice fountain and cold plunge pool, plus an outdoor infinity pool. Each can accommodate up to four for overnight stays in a well-appointed bedroom and living area. To ensure pampering, both houses come with two specialist spa therapists. Spa houses from $1,800.

800-477-9180; amanoi.com Lanesborough

More Spa News On March 13, the Lanesborough in London will open its new 18,000-square-foot Club & Spa. Dedicated spa butlers, expansive fitness facilities, expert nutritional advice, a bevy of spa treatments — you’ll be treated to all this and more. lanesborough.com

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JOHN W. MCDERMOTT (AMANOI), ARNAUD DELALANDE (WALDHAUS)

Hotel Waldhaus Sils

1 Since 1908, Hotel Waldhaus Sils in Engadine, Switzerland, has been welcoming guests on its perch above the village of Sils Maria. To enhance the guest experience, it has just added a 15,000-square-foot spa that lies 33 feet below ground but is drenched with natural light by light wells. It has all the usual spa amenities — saunas, steam baths, relaxation pool, a bevy of treatment rooms, and more. waldhaus-sils.ch/en/

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Out on the Indian Ocean

KEN SEET (SHIP)

In the Maldives, swim with manta rays and whale sharks on two seven-day cruises aboard the renovated Four Seasons Explorer luxury yacht, which anchors at either the Four Seasons Kuda Huraa or Landaa Giraavaru, depending on your itinerary. Marine biologist Guy Stevens, founder of the Manta Trust and a worldrenowned manta expert, will escort both voyages, which depart Aug. 17 and 31. You can opt for three- and four-night trips on either sailing. 800-819-5053; fourseasons.com/maldivesfse/

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Green Sailing

What’s No Longer Forbidden at the Forbidden City In Beijing, you now have access to more of the Imperial Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City. For the first time, visitors can also see the Broken Rainbow Bridge and Eighteen Ancient Pagoda Trees.

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Respect the environment while you explore the Galápagos Islands aboard the new MV Origin from Ecoventura.

The 20-passenger megayacht, which launched last year, replaces the M/Y Flamingo for seven-night sailings.

An onboard grey-water filtering system saves water and reduces the chance the yacht will contribute to ocean pollution.

A unique curved bow design and bulbous keel improve fuel efficiency by 30 percent — features that also mean quicker cruising times between the archipelago’s islands, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Ten staterooms include a triple that connects to a double, ideal for multigenerational travel. All have panoramic windows, Bondolfi Boncaffè espresso makers, and showers with ocean views. Starry nights are more celestial in the hot tub on the stern, and stick to your at-home workout regimen in the fitness center, an uncommon amenity on boats this size. All this, plus one guide for every 10 passengers. 800633-7972; ecoventura.com — TERRY WARD

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A Year-Round Sleep-on-Ice Experience At Sweden’s IceHotel in Jukkasjärvi, guests have been sleeping on ice in the winter months since 1989. With the recent opening of IceHotel 365, this novel experience is now available year-round. As winter gives way to springtime warmth, the classic IceHotel slowly melts into the Torne River from where it was sourced, but IceHotel 365 remains intact.

The first of its kind in the world, IceHotel 365 is constructed with a green roof covered with Arctic mountain flowers and grass concealing metal sheets that protect the building’s insulation. The sustainable structure features solar-powered cooling tubes that keep the interior at a frosty 21 degrees. Brrr.

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IceHotel 365 offers nine deluxe suites with private baths and heated relaxation areas and 11 thematic art suites, each sculpted from ice and snow. Frozen chairs are draped with reindeer skins to add a layer of warmth between you and the ice. When night falls, an expedition-style sleeping bag suitable for extreme temperatures will keep you cocooned in warmth as you sleep; just bring along your thermals.

A gallery displays intricate ice sculptures commissioned from artists chosen from a pool of more than 200 applicants around the world.

Outside, a bounty of experiences awaits.

In summer, the midnight sun extends the days and the region’s rivers take center

Jule Pond Estate

Meadow Lane Estate

— TERRI MARSHALL

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Need a Place to Stay in the Hamptons?

In February, New York’s Hamptons became the latest locale in which One Fine Stay now offers luxury homes for short-term and extended rentals.

Its pool of fine properties in this tony area includes 17 homes ranging from oceanfront residences to estates closer to town. The growth-minded company already operates in London, Paris, Rome, LA, New York, and Miami, and looking ahead plans to start offering rentals in Edinburgh, Scotland; the French Riviera; and Southern California. It pairs all rentals with high-touch service. 855-553-4954; onefinestay.com S P R I N G 2017

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stage for fishing, stand-up paddleboarding, canoeing, and whitewater rafting.

In winter, as the Northern Lights dance in the sky, you can try your hand at driving a reindeer sled, power across the frozen rivers on a snowmobile, or head out for a moose safari on an Icelandic horse. If you’re looking to up the adventure quotient, request a ride from the airport to the hotel by dogsled.

From $500. icehotel.com

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New Hotels You Need to Know About

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Alila Fort Bishangarh (Jaipur, India): To create this property, which opens to guests in April, the Singapore-based luxury lodging brand restored a 230-year-old warrior fortress in the Aravalli hills between Jaipur and Delhi. Its 59 suites come with all the modern amenities you’d expect. From its hilltop setting, you’ll see havelis, temples, and villages. From $180. alilahotels.com

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Germantown Inn (Nashville): An 1865 Federal-style house in Music City’s historic Germantown neighborhood now operates as this six-bedroom boutique inn. The property’s red brick exterior, tall ceilings, large picture windows, lush outdoor courtyard, and rooftop terrace give it plenty of charm — as do custom pieces created by local artists to enhance the design appeal, such as wallpaper and wall installations from craftsmen at New Hat Projects. From $289. 615-581-1218; germantowninn.com 100

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Hotel Barrière Les Neiges Courchevel (Courchevel, France): This new property sits in the heart of the Trois Vallées ski area within the Courchevel 1850 resort. Its 42 rooms soothe with cashmere, felted fabrics, fur, and velvet — and its larch wood walls and ceilings give the traditional chalet look a contemporary twist. It boasts two restaurants, an 11,000-square-foot spa, and a 66-foot swimming pool.

From $1,693. hotelsbarriere.com/fr/courchevel/les-neiges.html

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L’Hôtel Marrakech (Morocco): This new Jasper Conran property occupies a historic, 19th-century riad that was originally the central part of a Caidal palace. Five spacious suites surround a courtyard garden and pool.

From the rooftop terrace, take in spectacular views of the Atlas mountains and the Marrakech skyline; you can have your breakfast and lunch here, as well. For dinner, dine on traditional Moroccan cooking in your suite (or on its balcony) or in the retreat’s dining room. From $310. l-hotelmarrakech.com

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Newly Renovated Hotels

Tivoli Carvoeiro (Carvoeiro, Portugal): This cliffside resort from Minor Hotels has enlarged all of its rooms by decreasing its room count from 293 to 246, all with balconies offering splendid views of the Algarve Coast. The remodeling project also included three new restaurants, a pool bar, a rooftop bar, and a spa and fitness center. From $243. minorhotels.com/ en/tivoli/tivoli-carvoeiro

L’Auberge Del Mar (near San Diego): All 121 rooms at this oceanfront property in San Diego’s North County region now sport a contemporary look best described as West Coast chic. They feature a color palette of crisp whites and subdued neutrals accented by beachy colors such as ocean blue, sea glass greens, and soft sand hues. Bold contemporary artwork and bright white wood cabinetry enhance their look.

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San Francisco Speakeasy

SEEMA HAMID

Order creative cocktails and small plates at Marianne’s, an iconic members-only bar in San Francisco that now welcomes the public. Find this 1970s-style rock ’n’ roll den behind a bookcase at the Cavalier Restaurant in the Hotel Zetta, a Viceroy hotel. 415-321-6000; mariannessf.com

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To the Moon and Back In a new exhibit opening on May 20 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, see the long-lost F-1 rocket engines that launched the Apollo 12 and 16 astronauts to the moon in 1969 and 1972, respectively. This will be the first time that the engines, which lay lost on the ocean’s floor for 40-plus years until discovered by Bezos Expeditions in 2013, have been put on public display. The exhibit, called “Apollo,” focuses on the American and Soviet race to the moon in the 1960s and will include many other artifacts, such as moon rocks, a lunar-roving moon buggy, spacesuits, and the first Apollo spacecraft.

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Take a trip into outer space (sort of) at Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium’s recently renovated theater at the University of Arizona in Tucson. New seating, acoustic treatments, lighting, and layout all add up to an enhanced experience. 520-6214516; flandrau.org

An Exhibit for Music Lovers At the Klingende Sammlung museum in the Old Town of Bern, Switzerland, feast your eyes on more than 1,000 wind instruments and drums from three centuries in the new “Playing Collection” exhibit. One mustsee: a prototype of an alto saxophone created by inventor Adolphe Sax in 1853. All these vintage music makers come from passionate instrument maker Karl Burri’s personal collection — and some of them you can even play. klingende-sammlung.ch/en/

Through June 30, Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif., offers a new semiprivate tour called “The Art of San Simeon.” Besides beautiful art, you’ll see parts of the castle never included on tours before. Afterward, take your time strolling the gardens and terraces. $100 per person. 800444-4445; hearstcastle.org

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MASTERS Danny Willett’s swing and putting coaches share their prized pupil’s secrets that led to his stunning victory last year at Augusta with drills you can use to spiff up your own game BY

TOM CUNNEFF

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ost people probably remember last year’s Masters more for Jordan Spieth’s implosion on the back nine on Sunday than for Danny Willett’s brilliant final-round 67. In just his second trip to Augusta National, Willett became the first Englishman to win the green jacket since Nick Faldo in 1996, but he’s not your typical Masters champion. He moves the ball predominantly left to right, belying the conventional wisdom that most of Augusta’s holes are best attacked with a right-to-left ball flight. He wasn’t particularly long off the tee, either, but he did two things almost every Masters winner does well: hit a lot of greens (66.67 percent) and made a lot of putts (needing just 1.58 per hole and three-putting only once).

To pinpoint what you can learn from Willett’s game as you watch him defend his title this April in Augusta, we spoke with his coaches: Mike Walker, Willett’s swing coach for the last three years, who, along with Pete Cowen, works with more than 20 PGA Tour players; and Paul Hurrion, his putting coach of two years, who holds a Ph.D. in sports biomechanics, which enables him to provide invaluable feedback to his stable of Tour players. Here, three things that helped Willett topple last year’s competitive field at the Masters.

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An early wrist set

“We inherited that wrist movement, but Dan has always set it early,” Walker says. “He would like to take some of the severity out of the wrist set so it’s more pleasing to the eye, but the important thing is he sets his wrists on the correct plane.

Although I’m more concerned with how they set than when, setting the wrists early can make it easier to synchronize the swing. Nick Price used to do a drill where he’d start with the club fully set at 9 o’clock and he got so good at it that people said he contemplated playing that way.”

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PLANE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TIMING

“Whether you set the wrists early, midway, or late, just make sure to set the wrists in the right direction to keep the shaft on plane to the swing arc, which is approximately a 45-degree angle,” Walker says. “If you imagine trying to chop a log with an ax, you’d go vertically straight up and down to chop it.

“The ‘ax drill,’ a Pete Cowen signature drill, is a good way to learn the correct wrist position. Place a bucket upside down on the ground where your ball would be and turn a 6-iron over so that the toe is pointed down like you’re using it to chop the bottom of the bucket.

Make a few chopping motions up and

down with the club to get the proper feel of setting the wrists, then turn the bucket on its side with the bottom facing the club. Next, with the toe still pointing down and resting on the ground, move your hands slightly ahead and tuck your right elbow by your side. If you’re setting the wrists correctly, the toe will stay on the same plane or angle as the shaft. The back of the clubhead should strike the bucket square from the inside path with the toe still pointing down.”

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Function follows form “Dan has terrific technique that allows him to return the loft and bounce he starts with consistently back to the ball,” Walker says. “As you watch the Masters, notice how Dan rotates the left shoulder to go down, up, and around, and uses subtle knee and leg action to govern the pitch. Like in his long game, he uses gravity and centrifugal force to his advantage. The cardinal error in the short game is too much hand action. He also works the club more left after impact, not at the target. Most people have been taught to chip with their hands forward to hit the ball first, but you can’t maintain the bounce to skip the club off the turf under the ball if you’re angling the handle too much toward the target. You’re actually taking bounce off.”

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“Dan does a lot of drills that put a magnifying glass on his technique and his delivery position,” Walker says. “If your technique is not great, where the grip drives toward the target too much, you’ll present the hosel to the ball, which can lead to the dreaded shanks or sticking the club in the ground. You also have to make adjustments at the ball, which is quite hard to do, especially under pressure. If your technique is good, you can pitch and chip off the tightest of lies.

“To practice his technique, Dan does a lot of split-grip and one-handed drills. For the split-grip drill, set up comfortably with your feet fairly close together and your left toe turned out slightly. Split your hands about an inch apart on the grip and work the butt of the club around your belt buckle instead of letting it separate and go toward the target. For the one-handed drill, give yourself a good lie in the rough or put the ball on a tee and hit pitches with just your right hand, once again working the butt of the grip around your belt buckle. You can also try it with just your left hand, but that’s a lot harder, so perfect the first two drills first.”

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Stability and repeatability “I like Danny’s repeatability, his routine, and his knowledge,” Hurrion says. “He understands what he does and what works for him and then trusts it during a tournament. He stands to the ball the same way every time and the ball is in the same position every time. His shoulders, upper arms, hips, and grip are square to the ball, while the shaft and forearms are on the same plane. His feet are a touch open, but he’s very consistent with how much. His eyes are slightly inside the ball. Danny’s not thinking about his stroke; he’s just reacting to his setup. He’s also very stable during the stroke with only his shoulders and arms moving. His backswing and follow-through are pretty similar in length, too, the symmetry of which makes it more repeatable.

“At Quintic Putting Laboratory, our high-tech lab in England, which Danny has since replicated at his new house near Sheffield, I’m able to show him in real time what has just happened with a putt through six Quintic high-speed cameras. The quicker you can get golfers the correct feedback the better, because they will often end up coaching themselves. I always encourage Danny to guess the numbers from the launch monitor after he’s stroked a putt to compare them with what really happened.”

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“Amateurs don’t set up the same way every time and often have a lot of leg and hip movement,” Hurrion says. “If you can’t hit the ball in the middle of the face every time, then the pace is going to be different, and if the pace is different, how can you choose a line? Most amateurs don’t have access to a putting lab, but there are plenty of training aids that give you instant feedback.

“One of the best is a half-black and half-white ball — you can also just draw a thick black line around a ball. Start with a dead-straight, 6-foot putt with the line aiming straight into the middle of the hole. When you set up to the ball, take notice of where you feel like the ball is aiming. Most people will feel like it’s aiming left or right of the hole, so they need to change their eye position and posture until it feels like it’s aimed at the hole. If it doesn’t roll pure after you strike it — maybe it’s hooking or slicing — you can start to self-correct. The line should turn tightly in place and not wobble after you strike it. I also recommend putting with your eyes closed. Can you feel where the ball hit the face?

“The gate drill is another one that Danny does that you can do, too. It helps you see how your perception and touch match your read. Place two tees a club length out in front of you and a few inches apart. Roll a ball through the tees, underhanded like you’re bowling. It’s amazing how many good players can’t do that because their perception is off.

“I highly recommend a putter fitting, as Danny has done, although not all pros do, believe it or not. Most players’ putters are not a considered purchase, not to the level that it would be for their irons and drivers. A correctly fitted putter can make a world of difference.”

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Derby-Day Delights

Saddle up for two more race-ready takes on classic Southern favorites, on the plate and in the glass Southern Pickled Shrimp With Saffron Aioli Executive chef Lewis Butler of the Center Club Orange County in Costa Mesa, Calif., pairs these tangy pickled shrimp with his pomegranate-tinged version of the Oaks Lily, the official cocktail of Kentucky Oaks races held annually the day before the Kentucky Derby.

3 pounds medium shrimp, boiled and peeled, leaving tail tip intact 2 medium purple onions, sliced in rings 1/4 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups rice wine vinegar 1/2 cup water 1-1/2 teaspoons celery seeds 2 bay leaves 4 teaspoons capers 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper 1 garlic clove, peeled and pressed Saffron Aioli (recipe follows) In a deep bowl or large canning vessel, alternate layers of shrimp and onion slices until all is used.

In a medium saucepan, combine and boil the sugar, vinegar, water, celery seeds, and bay leaves for 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Let the mixture cool at room temperature or in an ice bath. Once cooled, add the capers, olive oil, tarragon, ground red pepper, and garlic to the mixture.

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for at least 6 hours, stirring every couple of hours. Serve the chilled shrimp in pickling jars or a tall, glass serving dish. Serve with the Saffron Aioli for dipping.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings SAFFRON AIOLI 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 pinches saffron 2 medium garlic cloves, chopped 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup grapeseed or vegetable oil 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice kosher salt In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the white wine and saffron and stir until the saffron dissolves. Reduce the mixture on medium-high heat until about 1 tablespoon remains.

In a blender or food processor, add the garlic, mustard, yolks, and saffron white wine reduction. Blend on low until combined.

Slowly add the oils, along with the lemon juice and salt to taste, until combined. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

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“Colorful, cool, and refreshing, these tender marinated shrimp are ready to pop in your mouth.”

— Chef Lewis Butler Center Club Orange County, Costa Mesa, Calif.

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TANGY OAKS LILY 1 ounce vodka 1 ounce sweet and sour mix 1-1/2 ounces pomegranate juice 1-1/2 ounces cranberry juice 1 splash Triple Sec 1/4 lime, juice only crushed ice orange wedge cherry Mix all ingredients except ice and garnishes in a shaker. Pour in a stemless wine glass over crushed ice. Garnish with an orange wedge and a cherry.

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2 cups white vinegar 1 cup apple cider vinegar 4 cups water 1/4 cup salt 2 tablespoons mustard seeds 2 tablespoons black pepper 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill 2 shallots, thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 chicken (3-1/2 to 4 pounds), cut into 10 pieces 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons onion powder 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon cayenne 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons black pepper 2 cups buttermilk 1/2 cup premium hot sauce peanut oil, for frying Chicken Glaze (recipe follows) bread-and-butter pickles To make the brine, combine vinegars with water, salt, mustard seeds, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a large stockpot. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Add dill, shallots, garlic, and chicken. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Combine flour and the other dry ingredients in a large bowl or a shallow pan and mix well. In a second large bowl or shallow pan, combine buttermilk and hot sauce.

Remove chicken from brine.

Drain well and pat dry with paper towels. Dip chicken in the seasoned flour to coat, then in the buttermilk mixture,

and then in the flour again.

Shake off excess flour and place chicken on a rack.

To fry the chicken, fill a Dutch oven or a large, deepsided cast-iron skillet with 2 inches of oil. Place the pot over medium-high heat and bring the oil to 350 degrees.

Fry 3 or 4 pieces at a time for 8 minutes per side. When the chicken is golden brown and registers 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, remove it to a rack set over a paper-towel-lined baking sheet to drain.

Let the chicken cool for 15 minutes. While reheating the Chicken Glaze, plate the chicken. Pour the warm glaze over the chicken, fully covering each piece. Serve immediately with sliced pickles.

Yield: 6 servings CHICKEN GLAZE 3/4 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons ketchup 4 tablespoons premium hot sauce Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and simmer on medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until thickened.

Stir occasionally. Cool to room temperature and then place in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.

“Sweet, spicy, and crispy, this winning interpretation of Nashville hot chicken sports a trifecta of explosive flavor profiles.”

— Chef John Williams Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club, Hendersonville, Tenn.

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MAKER’S BASE BURNER Ginger ice cubes (recipe follows) 3 ounces Maker’s Mark bourbon 2 ounces soda water 2 slices fresh ripe peach Place ginger ice cubes in a highball glass and add bourbon. Top off with soda water and garnish with peach slices.

Yield: 1 serving GINGER ICE CUBES 8 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 3/4 cup water Puree ginger with the water. Strain the liquid and pour the ginger mixture into a mini ice cube tray. Freeze and serve.

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IN DOWNTOWN

Its food scene gets even jazzier as 2017 unfolds

Paramount Coffee Project

1 Noted chef Casey Lane unveils two new restaurants in the soon-to-reopen Hotel Figueroa this spring: Breva, for shared plates inspired by northern Spain and southern France, and poolside Veranda, an alfresco coastal Italian-inspired eatery.

939 S. Figueroa St.; 213-627-8971; hotelfigueroa.com 1 Relish the 1920s-inspired speakeasy design of Metropole Bar + Kitchen and clever eats such as wasabi deviled eggs when the Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown debuts this spring. 899 Francisco St.; 213-6834855; ihg.com 1 The NoMad restaurant, a New York mega-hot-spot, premieres its West Coast incarnation inside the new NoMad Hotel this fall. Seventh and Olive streets; thenomadhotel.com/losangeles 1 Row DTLA, a mixed-use complex, opens late spring, with restaurants rolling out through fall, such as an Aussie team’s Paramount Coffee Project with a spacious all-day café; Rappahannock Oyster Bar, a fourth-generation family-run mollusk operation; and Tartine Manufactory — an ambitious two-story food hall that’s promising a bakery, mill, and restaurants — from the co-founders of San Francisco’s beloved Tartine Bakery and pizza guru Chris Bianco.

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These four new restaurants away from Downtown are also drawing diners to their tables.

TIP

Make reservations well in advance.

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CATCH LA

Famous faces appreciate the Asian-inspired creations at this West Hollywood celeb magnet. 8715 Melrose Ave.; 323-347-6060; catchrestaurants.com

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CLAY LARSEN (PORK, STONE)

In Hollywood, celeb chef Curtis Stone and brother Luke prepare meat-centric tasting menus showcasing their butchery’s best. 6600 Sunset Blvd.; 323-946-7513; gwenla.com

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Wildly imaginative global cuisine — such as duck breast in blood mole, and sturgeon with aged rice porridge and chicken skin — stun at this DTLA-adjacent K-Town charmer. 3901 W. Sixth St.; 213-5683573; hereslookingatyoula.com

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NERANO

This sleek Beverly Hills Italian restaurant lures chic Angelenos by serving sophisticated Amalfi-inspired plates.

9960 S. Santa Monica Blvd.; 310-405-0155; neranobh.com

One to Watch

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The following eight pages are included as an advertising insert in Private Clubs.

SPONSOR A NEW MEMBER AND YOU COULD WIN A TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR THE HOLIDAYS

COMPLIMENTARY CLUB MEMBERSHIP

A TRIP TO NAPA

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CLUBCORP

ACCESS Spring 2017

For Members with My World (Signature Gold) or O.N.E. Benefits.

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CLUBCORP CELEBRATES 60 YEARS SPONSOR A NEW MEMBER AND WIN at participating ClubCorp clubs

It’s been 60 years since ClubCorp’s founding and we’re celebrating by giving away amazing prizes all year.

NOMINATE AND/OR SPONSOR a new Member at participating ClubCorp clubs and receive automatic entries into our drawing for one of these unique experiences.1 clubcorp.com/nominate

A TRIP TO NAPA Experience one of the best destinations for great wine, amazing food and beautiful views.

Prize drawing on Thursday, July 13, 2017

A TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR THE HOLIDAYS

CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR A YEAR

Capture the magic of the holidays in NYC’s winter wonderland.

Enjoy a dues free membership with O.N.E. for one year at your club.

Prize drawing on Thursday, October 12, 2017

Prize drawing on Thursday, January 18, 2018

FEATURED OFFERS CINCO DE MAYO PRISONER WINE Now available at ClubCorp clubs by the glass through April 11.

PRISONER WINE GREY GOOSE MARTINI

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Casa Noble margarita ClubCorp's featured drink May 1st through June 30th.

Taste our featured cocktail now through March 31st, the Grey Goose Martini.

MEMBER MADNESS Join us at the Club to cheer on your favorite team with a cold Miller Lite, Coors Light or Blue Moon, our featured drinks of the games.

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STEAK & LOBSTER Steak & Lobster Friday Nights until June 30th at ClubCorp business clubs featuring William Hill Estates Napa Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet

CALLAWAY GOLF Purchase one Epic Driver or two Epic Fairway Woods through April 15th and enjoy complimentary2 green fees at your Club for you and three guests. Cart fees apply.

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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Understanding your

ANTHEM GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB PHOENIX, AZ

MY WORLD BENEFITS O.N.E. (Optimal Network Experiences) and Signature Gold Unlimited

WHEN YOU TRAVEL, TRY ALL THESE GREAT BENEFITS Enjoy access to more than 300 owned, operated and alliance clubs, and special offerings at more than 1,000 renowned hotels, resorts and entertainment venues across the country.

• Two free2 green fees per club, each month at participating clubs (cart fees apply) • Complimentary2 TaylorMade loaner clubs at participating ClubCorp Clubs and 30-day advance tee times

• Two free2 4-course meals per club, each month at business clubs (excludes guest charges, alcoholic beverages, service charges and applicable taxes)

• Complimentary2 access to pools, outdoor tennis courts and fitness facilities at clubs across the country • Access to special Member experiences and events at clubs

• Up to 40% off 2 overnight accommodations through Find Hotels, an online service

• Member Exclusives – special packages to the U.S. Open, Kentucky Derby and more • Great tickets across the country – concerts, theater, sports and more

SOUND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? Not with us! My World Benefits are unmatched, but there are a few program guidelines: • Benefits are only available outside the applicable geographic area from your place(s) of residence and business, as well as your Home Club address.

• Full benefits are not available where you maintain a vacation home or reside for an extended period of time. Contact your Membership Director to learn more about limited "second home" benefits that are available.

• Benefits are not available for group bookings, which require more than two tee times or seating for parties of 10 or more. Please contact the ClubLine for assistance booking a small group dining event or outing.

• Reservations required through ClubLine: 800.433.5079 or clubline@clubcorp.com • Visit clubcorpnetwork.com to learn more about benefits and the additional terms and conditions.

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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NEW CLUBS OFFERING COMPLIMENTARY2 GOLF BENEFITS

EAGLE'S NEST COUNTRY CLUB | PHOENIX, MD

NEW C LU B CO RP C LU B

New alliance club

EAGLE’S NEST COUNTRY CLUB | PHOENIX, MD

LEBANON COUNTRY CLUB LEBANON, PA

Located near the Loch Raven Watershed, the Eagle’s Nest 18-hole golf course offers a rustic, rural splendor that is a serene hideaway only minutes from the beltway. Majestic dawn redwoods and sycamores frame the landscape, accented by streams, ponds, and bunkers that challenge all levels of golfers. Penn A-1 bentgrass provides consistently smooth, fast greens to complement lush bentgrass fairways and bluegrass roughs. Course yardages range from 6,719 from the championship tees to 5,598 from the forward tees.

Benefits begin April 1, 2017.

Golfers will find one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in south central Pennsylvania when they take a swing on the rolling fairways at Lebanon Country Club. The 18-hole course features 6,564 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72.

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MYSTIC CREEK GOLF CLUB EL DORADO, AR The 18-hole Mystic Creek course features 7,492 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72.

The course rating is 76.2 and has a slope rating of 141 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Kenneth Dye, Jr., ASGCA with Finger Dye & Spann, the Mystic Creek golf course opened in 2013.

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PINE BLUFF COUNTRY CLUB PINE BLUFF, AR When you enter the gates of the Pine Bluff Country Club, you’ll see that Pine Bluff takes pride in the charming atmosphere, multi-use facilities and landscaped grounds. It won’t take long to figure out why so many families in Pine Bluff and the surrounding areas enjoy being members of one of South Arkansas’ most exclusive clubs.

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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DESTINATION DEALS SONNENALP HOTEL VAIL, CO

THE DRISKILL | AUSTIN, TX Celebrate spring by satisfying your taste buds with innovative and seasonal delights. Overnight guests receive preferred rates on accommodations as well as 10% savings on dinner service in The Driskill Grill, March through June 2017. 3

Receive 20% off room rates, preferred pricing on the breakfast, valet parking and resort fee, welcome gift upon arrival and use of Volvo vehicles for transportation to Sonnenalp Club where you can take advantage of your free2 golf benefits!

Aspen Glen Club is less than 90 minutes away.

SANTA BARBARA BEACH & GOLF RESORT | CURACAO, DUTCH CARIBBEAN Plan your trip and enjoy the fourth night free, a $100 resort credit, daily breakfast for up to two adults and two children.4

OMNI HOTELS & RESORTS We want to celebrate 2017 by inviting you to stay in one of our suites for $20.17. From our spectacular iconic resorts to our city hotels that are just steps from the action, Omni Hotels & Resorts has a location that is waiting for you.

Reserve one of our luxurious suites for three nights and pay just $20.17 for your third night. 5

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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DESTINATION DEALS TURTLE BAY RESORT, KAHUKU, HI Members are invited to beautiful Oahu's North Shore. Enjoy a 25% discount on overnight accommodations with a two-night minimum stay.

Members also receive preferred green fees on their two championship courses. From 6:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Arnold Palmer course, enjoy a rate of $165 plus tax ($30 savings). On the George Fazio course during the same hours, enjoy a rate of $115 plus tax ($10 savings).6

PINEHURST RESORT, PINEHURST, NC Imagine spending long spring days on the fairways of Pinehurst while enjoying a 20% discount on all of their golf packages. It’s time to wake up from that winter slumber and start planning your Pinehurst getaway.

Here are just two packages: Donald Ross Package – two nights at The Carolina, three rounds of golf, breakfast and dinner, $383 per night.

B&B Golf Package – accommodations at The Carolina, a round of golf and breakfast, $285 per night.7

PRESIDENTE INTERCONTINENTAL COZUMEL RESORT & SPA, COZUMEL, MEXICO Stay at the Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort & Spa for four nights and get the fifth night free!

Members with complimentary golf benefits can golf at nearby Cozumel Country Club.8

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For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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BELMOND CHARLESTON PLACE CHARLESTON, SC From flickering gas lanterns to fragrant hidden gardens, from harbor views to indulgent dining, create your idyllic escape in America’s favorite city.

HYATT REGENCY SCOTTSDALE RESORT & SPA AT GAINEY RANCH, SCOTTSDALE, AZ Enjoy 20% off the nightly rate when you stay in their newly refreshed accommodations. Enjoy access to the Gainey Ranch Golf Club, experience the new Rockwall and free shopping and hiking shuttles. Enjoy a free drink upon check-in, free Wi-Fi and free live nightly music.

Spring Selections Package includes luxury accommodations and your choice of one per night $150 Dining or Spa Credit, Private Walking Tour for Two or Sunset Sail for Two.9

Members with free golf benefits can enjoy rounds at Gainey Ranch Golf Club, and Anthem and Seville Golf & Country Clubs. 2

THE VILLAS OF GRAND CYPRESS, ORLANDO, FL Enjoy Orlando’s #1 ranked hotel by TripAdvisor. Stay close to popular theme parks surrounded by 45 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf. Stay and take advantage of a 15% discount on room rates. Enjoy a variety of golf and special packages as well. Not traveling with your clubs? Ping G series rentals are available. 2

VAIL MOUNTAIN LODGE & SPA | VAIL, CO Spring is the perfect time to shake off the winter blues and enjoy some fresh mountain air in Vail. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and great indoors.

The Spring Comfort Vacation Special includes three nights’ lodging, daily breakfast at Terra Bistro, two 50-minute Magnesium Wellness Massages, two Dr. Hauschka Gift Packages and a $50 Terra Bistro Gift Card. Package is $1,344 (total value is $1,800.)10

For reservations or more information, contact ClubLine: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com Some restrictions and exclusions apply. See back cover for important details and additional terms and conditions.

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NATIONAL TICKETS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Madness has tipped off and My TicketLine has tickets for you to see all the buzzer beaters. The championships are heading to the University of Phoenix Stadium this April. You could see your bracket come to life with one of My TicketLine’s travel packages.11

KENTUCKY DERBY “The Fastest 2 Minutes in Sports” is quickly approaching! Don’t miss your chance to experience all the history and festivities of Churchill Downs with one of My TicketLine’s Kentucky Derby Travel Packages. Make your day at the Downs one to remember.11

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Erin Hills plays host to the 2017 U.S. Open and fans will be flocking to its grounds to see the best golfers in the world compete. Get your tickets and travel packages from My TicketLine and head to Erin, Wisconsin in June.11

2017 NATIONAL CLUBCORP TOURNAMENTS Since 1987, the challenging ClubCorp national tournaments have been your exciting opportunities to visit new places and play with Members from across the country. Visit clubcorp.com/tournaments to learn more today about our 2017 events!

SO LD CLUBCORP TWO PERSON BEST BALL CHALLENGE O U T Firestone Country Club | Akron, Ohio | June 8 – 11 SO LD Want to be put on the waiting list? Contact kathy.walker@clubcorp.com O U T CLUBCORP COUPLES' TOURNAMENT Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee Greensboro, Georgia | March 30 – April 3 CLUBCORP PARENT CHILD BETTER BALL Firestone Country Club | Akron, Ohio | June 15 – 17 WOMEN'S TENNIS CHALLENGE CUP PGA National, Wild Dunes Resort Isles of Palm, South Carolina | May 17 – 21

ACURA CLUBCORP CHAMPIONS CLASSIC Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, NC | September 6 – 10, 10 – 14

1. 60th Anniversary Sweepstakes: No purchase necessary. For official rules, visit clubcorp.com/sweepstakes. 2. General: Discounts exclude alcoholic beverages, service charges and applicable taxes. Additional restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact ClubLine for more details. 3. The Driskill: Dining reservations not required, though recommended. Savings not applicable to alcoholic beverages. 4. Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort: Offer valid through December 31, 2017. 5. Omni Hotel: Three night minimum stay in a suite required. Discount applied at check-in. For more information, contact your sales professional at Omni. 6. Turtle Bay Resort: Offer valid to December 31, 2017. 7. Pinehurst: Rates are per person, double occupancy, include the 20% discount, but do not include tax and resort service charge. 8. Presidente Intercontinental: Offer valid for visits April 17-July 7, 2017. 9. Belmond Charleston Place: Valid for travel March 10-June 10, 2017. Subject to availability. Restrictions may apply. Guests are encouraged to make their spa, dining and tour reservations through the Concierge at time of booking. 10. Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa: Valid April 1 – July 1, 2017. Price based on two people and does not include taxes or fees. Gift card can only be used at Terra Bistro at time of reservation. Cannot be used with any other specials. Spa gratuity is included in the special. 11. Tickets provided by a third party. 1-11. All offers are subject to availability and none are redeemable for cash. Other restrictions and exclusions may apply. © ClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 0317 NP

For tickets, reservations or more information about these special offers: 800.433.5079 | clubline@clubcorp.com | clubcorpnetwork.com

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