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Norway: Golf and Northern Lights
Norway might not be on most golfers' bucket lists - but it should be. Yes, golf in Norway is an immersive, almost cinematic experience where each swing is framed by fjords, forests, and the Arctic Ocean. In Norway, the game trades prestige for perspective, offering...
Gary Player On The Soul of TPC Jasna Polana
One year after Concert Golf Partners purchased TPC Jasna Polana, a historic private club near Princeton University, the club is unveiling a rare, behind-the-scenes documentary film—“It Does Something to Your Soul”— which features World Golf Hall of Fame Member and...
Blackbird Modern Asian’s Elrod Returning to TV
Denise Elrod, executive pasty chef at Blackbird Modern Asian, is returning to the national spotlight with her second appearance on the Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games, the hit culinary showdown hosted by Guy Fieri. The episode (“Sweet & Savory Superstars”) airs...
Nicholas James: Luxury Without Limits
The most frustrating thing in golf isn’t missing a two-foot putter, it’s finding a shirt that fits well - particularly of you’re less than, say, five-feet 9 inches tall and not a member of the “flat belly’’ brigade. Nick Parker, a 5'6" menswear veteran with roots in...
David McLay Kidd Turns Up The Volume at Scarecrow
When David McLay Kidd was first approached to design a second golf course at Gamble Sands Resort in Brewster, WA., the world-renowned architect hesitated. “ I told them (the owning Gebbers family) to look at someone else,’’ McLay Kidd told me. “Golf courses are the...
Ritter New Dual Director of Operations for Tampa Marriotts
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street and Tampa Marriott Water Street each have named Stefan Ritter as the Dual Director of Operations. Ritter will lead and manage the day-to-day operational strategy and execution at the sister properties, which serve as cornerstones of...
Arkansas: The Natural State for Golf Buddies’ Trips
In 1995, Arkansas proudly embraced its identity as "The Natural State," a fitting evolution from its earlier nickname, "Land of Opportunity." Nowhere is this spirit more alive than in Wilson, a gem in Mississippi County along Highway 61, the iconic Blues Highway, just...
21 Golf Club Names Spitler Director of Agronomy
21 Golf Club, the highly anticipated private golf club currently under development in the Carolina Sand Hills in Aiken County,S.C., near Augusta, GA., has named Jordan Spitler Director of Agronomy. Spitler, whose career has included posts at some of the nation’s...
Gamble Sands Takes Next Step with Opening scarecrow
Gamble Sands Resort on Aug. 1 takes the next big step in its growth on Aug. 1 when Scarecrow opens as David McLay Kidd’s second layout at the Brewster, WA., property. McLay Kidd’s original Gamble Sands course 7,51 yards, par 72) opened in 2014 to rave reviews and...
Fly Slate Aviation to Luxury White Elephant Resorts
Two of America’s more sought-after coastal destinations - Nantucket and Palm Beach - now more accessible, as White Elephant Resorts has launched an exclusive partnership with premium shared-charter service provider, Slate Aviation. Available through October 2025,...
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