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Oct. 12What: South Miami Hospital ClassicWhen: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Doral Resort Blue and Red courses, 4400 N.W. 87th Avenue, MiamiCost: $400 per personContact: Billy Baldwin, (305) 275-9070The Skinny: Benefi ts South Miami Hospital Child Development Center.

Oct. 14What: Golf N’ Deerfi eldWhen: 10:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Deer Creek GC, 2801 Deer Creek Country

Club Blvd., Deerfi eld BeachCost: $100 per player, $350 per foursomeContact: www.deerfi eldchamber.comThe Skinny: Sponsored by the City of Deerfi eld

Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Oct. 14What: Greater Miami Service Corps’ Second Annual

ClassicWhen: 11 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: County Club of Miami GC, 6801 Miami Gar-

dens Dr., Cost: $80 per player in advance, $100 day of eventContact: (305) 638-4672, ext 237The Skinny: Non-profi t youth service organization

provides scholarships, work experience and vocational training.

Oct. 22What: Cross International Alliance ClassicWhen: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.Where: Boca CC, 17751 Boca Club Blvd., Boca RatonCost: $125 per golfer, $500 per foursomeContact: (800) 391-8545 ext. 176 or

[email protected] Skinny: Supports Cross International, which

helps malnourished children in rural Guatemala.

Oct. 22What: St. Andrew Parish Annual OutingWhen: 11 a.m. registration 12:30 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Woodmont CC’s Cypress Course,

7801 N.W. 80th Ave., TamaracCost: $125 per player, $450 per foursomeContact: Ed Carragee, (954) 707-1580The Skinny: Proceeds benefi t St. Andrew Parish and

School.

Oct. 22What: Golf Links of Florida Event

When: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: The Hamlet CC, 3600 Hamlet Dr., Delray BeachCost: $69 per playerContact: (772) 286-8393The Skinny: GLOF events are composed of men and

women adults of all levels. Membership is $45 and brings lower entry fees, but is not required

Oct. 24What: KID Auxiliary “Masters” TournamentWhen: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Grande Oaks GC, 3201 Rolling Hills Circle,

DavieCost: $175 per golferContact: Irene, (954) 389-9335; Liz, (954) 612-5175The Skinny: Benefi ts Kids In Distress in its efforts in

the prevention of child abuse, the preservation of families and the treatment of children who have been abused and neglected.

Oct. 28What: Seminole Tribe of Florida Presidents’ Invita-

tional TournamentWhen: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Fort Lauderdale CC, 415 E. Country Club

Circle, PlantationCost: $350 per person, $1,750 per foursomeContact: Suzanne Higgins, (954) 767-8866, ext. 22 or

[email protected] Skinny: Benefi ts Leadership Broward’s efforts

to develop and inspire individuals to serve the Broward County Community. www.leadershipbroward.org

Oct. 28What: Knights of Columbus Charity TournamentWhen: 8:30 a.m. shotgun startWhere: Weston Hills CC, 2600 Country Club Way,

WestonCost: $150 per player, $600 per foursomeContact: Mike Grimley [email protected] or

(954) 540-9235The Skinny: Benefi ts the Knight of Columbus Chari-

ties, a men’s Catholic organization.

Oct. 28What: Swing For Seniors Golf TournamentWhen: 8 a.m. registration, 9 shotgun start Where: Woodmont CC’s Cypress Course,

7801 N.W. 80th Ave., TamaracCost: $150 per person, $600 per foursomeContact: Stephen Feller, (954) 745-9567The Skinny: Benefi ts Aging & Disability Resource

Center of Broward County.

Oct. 29What: Bill Bingham Charity ClassicWhen: 10:30 a.m. registration, putting/pitching

contests 11-noon, 12:30 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Cypress Creek CC, 9400 S. Military Trail West,

Boynton BeachCost: $95 per personContact: (561) 742-6333 or tford@pbgfl .comThe Skinny: Proceeds benefi t the Juvenile Diabetes

Research Foundation and the Boynton Beach Firefi ghter Benevolent Foundation.

Nov. 3What: Sheridan House TournamentWhen: 11 a.m. registration, 12:30 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Palm Aire Country Club 551 S Pompano

Pkwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33069Cost: $200 per person, $800 per foursomeContact: Chuck Matsoff: (954) 583-1552 or

[email protected] Skinny: Benefi ts the Sheridan House in its mis-

sion of saving kids and serving families.

Nov. 4What: Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Com-

merce TournamentWhen: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1:15 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Palm-Aire CC, 3701 Oaks Club Drive,

Pompano BeachCost: $100 per person, $400 per foursomeContact: (954) 941-2940The Skinny: A portion of the proceeds goes to the

Dynamos, a non-profi t organization which provides programs for special needs youths and adults from 14 to 65 years old.

Nov. 5What: Golf Links of Florida EventWhen: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun startWhere: Lost Lake GC, 8300 SE Fazio Dr., Hobe SoundCost: $62 per playerContact: (772) 286-8393The Skinny: GLOF events are composed of men and

women adults of all levels. Membership is $45 and brings lower entry fees, but is not required

Nov. 7What: Caddy For A Cure Liberty Mutual InvitationalWhen: 11 a.m. registration, 12:30 p.m. shotgun startWhere: 1111 Eagle Trace Blvd., Coral SpringsCost: $225 per player, $900 per foursomeContact: (954) 341-4600 or [email protected] Skinny: Caddy For A Cure, Inc. is a not-for-profi t

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TOURS AND ASSOCIATIONSFuZion Minor League Golf Tourwww.minorleaguegolf.com (561) 598-9630◗ Open to professionals and amateurs with a USGA handi-cap of 6 or less.

Golf Channel Amateur Tour www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour (561) 827-4150 ◗ Open and a senior division; six fl ights

Inverrary Stableford Players Association [email protected] (954) 931-8503◗ Open to players of all levels. Games Tuesdays and Fridays at noon. Tee times required.

Key Biscayne Men’s Golf Association www.kbmga.com (305) 469-0507◗ The KBMGA is open to men of all ages, playing abilities and backgrounds. All events played at Crandon Park GC.

Palm Beach County Golf Association www.pbcga.org (561) 625-0400 ◗ Members must be a resident or belong to a golf course in Palm Beach or Martin county.

Senior Amateur Golf Tour www.senioramateurgolftour.net (561) 283-7729◗ Players must be at least 50 years old to compete. The fl ights are Champion, 0 to 3.9 handicap; A, 4-8.9; B, 9-13.9; and C, 14-18.9. USGA rules will be in effect..

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U.S. Cuban-American Golf Association www.theuscga.org (305) 788-4128◗ Open to all individuals regardless of nationality, age, race or gender.

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Th e future of the private country club in South Florida certainly isn’t going to be in North Miami, where strewn across the driveway of what was once Westview

Country Club sit half a dozen rain soaked newspapers still folded in a thin plastic shell. Blocking the entrance is a metal shelf with a chain running length-wise through it.

A big Beware of Dog sign sits in the window of the gutted security guardhouse.

Empty dog food cans litter the ground close by. If the sign doesn’t get your attention, the cans certainly will.

A huge truck tire with enough mosquito larvae fl oating in the water inside sits in the fi rst parking spot, where once some of the most expensive cars of the world parked.

Gone is the swimming pool, replaced with a pile of dirt.

Gone are the tennis courts, bulldozed back in the spring along with the old club-house. Th e putting green, one of the largest in Miami-Dade County, is barely noticeable through the weeds.

And gone are the plans to change West-view Country Club into Miami National Golf Club. Th ose who sent in deposits for a new membership have had them returned.

It is truly sad to see this club join the growing list of courses, public or private, possibly closed for good. Do you remember Raintree or Presidential? California Club and Williams Island? Even the par 3 Haulo-ver course run by Miami-Dade County closed last year.

It was tough to see success for Miami National, because of how many members would be needed to pay the bills at a course buried in an area not known for high prop-erty values.

Years back, a member of the Bacardi family had detailed plans to convert Calusa Country Club in south Miami-Dade into a high-end, private facility. But the location – in the suburbs behind upper middle class homes – and the high initiation fee blocked Tom Fazio, who designed the re-do, from starting construction. Today the course is closed, leaving Deering Bay in South Miami-Dade as the only private course be-tween Coral Gables (Riviera) and Key Lar-go (Ocean Reef).

Th e South Florida golfi ng landscape is diff erent this year than last and probably won’t be the same next year, as sales of the Doral Resort and other courses in the region pop up on the business pages. Th e Great White Course at Doral may not be open for business too much longer as the owners look to sell that parcel to help the bottom line.

Bonaventure, a 36-hole facility in west Broward County, reportedly is in fl ux. Ar-rowhead is looking for someone, anyone, to run the course.

Th e South Florida golf industry is an in-teresting dynamic these days. Once-proud private clubs are closed for good while oth-ers seek novel ideas to help defray the cost of keeping a club open. Facilities are jockey-

ing to retain their share of a golfi ng market, while that same golfi ng market looks to re-tain as much disposable income as possible, yet still play oft en enough.

Gone, too, are the long waiting lists to join private clubs. Th ose lists have been sig-nifi cantly shortened because of a number of circumstances.

“Riviera used to have a long waiting list for membership, but as you know, with the downturn in the economy over the past several years, that list is much shorter, off -

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Coral Springs teenager Lexi Th ompson took the next step on her golf journey Sept. 30 when LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan granted her membership for next season.

Th ompson, who turns 17 in February, has put together results that suggest a pow-erful professional career is coming.

In April, Th ompson led aft er three rounds of the Avnet LPGA Classic (she shot a fi nal-round 78 and fi n-ished T19).

She came back last month at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Ala-bama with a fi ve-shot lead aft er three rounds and cruised this time, pushing the lead a couple of more strokes before settling in with a fi ve-shot victory.

She became the youngest winner of an LPGA tournament, at age 16 years, 7 months and 8 days.

It was not her fi rst “youngest-ever” re-cord. As a 12-year-old in 2007, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open.

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Th ompson has the strength of family with her. Scott and Judy Th ompson have raised three accomplished golfers: Nicholas, 28, is on the Nationwide Tour this year and played on the PGA Tour in 2010. Curtis, 18, is on scholarship at LSU.

Tiger reigns at Medalist GCTiger Woods has a new home in Jupiter

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It has been nearly two years since Tiger Woods’ last victory, the 2009 Australian Masters. Th e very next week he crashed his SUV in the now infamous accident on

Th anksgiving weekend. Nothing has been the same since.

Forty months have passed since he last won a major. Following that U.S. Open triumph at Torrey Pines in June of 2008, his stock was higher than it had ever been. His phenomenal fi ve-day performance

over 91 holes on one leg had many consid-ering Tiger the greatest athlete of all-time in any sport. It seemed like he could do no wrong, both on- and off -course. He had the all-world game, the bevy of endorsements, the beautiful wife, the adorable kids – he had it all.

How much things have changed. Physical ailments have contributed to his

recent mediocrity, but certainly the bulk of his struggles are mental. Th e self-doubt that must be entangling his mind, born from nu-merous failures since his return to competi-tion at the 2010 Masters, is creating a sizable amount of scar tissue. It’s understandable if the concept of winning a tournament against more than 100 world-class athletes at this moment seems impossible to the for-mer No. 1 player in golf.

For a man who had everything, what kind of mind-blow must it be to realize he threw it all away with his selfi sh actions? It could certainly ruin a mentally weaker individual for sure. From afar, Woods’ life seems like a tempest of tur-moil: uncertainty at every turn, whether it’s his swing, or his schedule, or his cad-die, or his health, or his personal life. Th e fact that this hasn’t totally ruined Tiger is a testament to his in-credible mental and intestinal fortitude.

If he somehow can will himself all the way back to the top of the mountain, af-ter what he has put himself and his family through these last few years, it might be the greatest redemption story in sports history.

Th at is why, despite a gaudy resume that boasts 71 wins worldwide, including 14 majors, Woods’ next victory will be the biggest of his career. It will snap the longest winless drought of his life. It will reaffi rm his greatness in a sport he once dominated. And it will resume his pursuit of the record books, a pursuit that only a few years ago was considered a guarantee. Oddly enough, this pursuit is more interesting now than it ever was, if only because the fi nal outcome is more a mystery than it ever seemed.

Freddie Couples has selected Woods with one of his Presidents Cup captain’s picks.

Based on recent results, there are more worthy candidates than Woods, namely Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker and Keegan Bradley. But perhaps Couples is thinking

further in the future than this November. Greg Norman picked a slumping Adam Scott for the Interna-tional team two years ago, amid much de-bate. Many think that was part of what contributed to Scott’s

resurrection from nearly falling out of the world’s top 100. Th e Aussie has a handful of wins since and is back in the Top 10.

Th e same thing could happen for Woods, but only time will tell. And he still has time on his side, despite this two-year slump in his career. But aft er once leading Jack Nick-laus’ major-victories pace by a comfortable margin, the men are now in a dead heat. Ti-ger’s next major championship opportunity is, of course, Th e Masters in April.

If he is to someday challenge the Golden Bear’s record 18 major championships, he must return to the winner’s circle before much longer.

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Greg Norman picked a slumping Adam Scott for the International team two years ago, amid much debate. Many think that was part of what contributed to Scott’s resurrection from nearly falling out of the world’s top 100.

Teeing OffRuss Evans


By Kevin Christie

As many golfers observe on television while watching golf, the modern golfer is fi t and powerful.

What they don’t see is the behind-the-

scenes eff ort they put in to get there.Th is isn’t your old-school, out-of-shape

golfer. I have been fortunate enough to travel to PGA and Champions tour events to work with some of the competitors.

Th ese golfers treat their body as a valu-

able piece of equipment – the most valu-able piece. Even the guys on the Champi-ons tour are realizing the benefi ts of “body maintenance.”

Have you wondered what Tour players have available to them, and what they go through to be at the top of their games? Th e company I work with, Back9 Tour Services off ers fi tness and treatment for PGA golfers.

Th is all-inclusive performance program includes an initial off -season assessment, in- and off -season conditioning programs, nutrition counseling and treatment. Th is year-long program assists golfers in achiev-ing maximal performance and minimal injuries.

Th e fi rst stage of the process with Tours player is the initial assessment. Th is is a key component and builds the foundation of the health and fi tness program. Th e assess-ment includes a 3D and video swing analy-sis, Selective Functional Movement Assess-ment, goal setting, nutritional analysis and fi tness testing.

Th is gives the golfer, performance team and swing coach everything needed to build the complete off -season and in-sea-son program.

Th e 3D analysis is comparable to an MRI of the swing. Th is analysis will give you information about your swing that you cannot see on video or driving range and will fi nd your weakest links that may be causing lack of ball-striking consistency and/or injuries.

Th e fi tness testing is done to evaluate the golfer’s performance limitations for aspects such as mobility, stability, power, strength, coordination and balance. All these fi nd-ings are put together to develop the golfers’ conditioning and treatment plan. Th is will be a year-long program and will be altered according to the golfer’s progress and time of season.

Conditioning/fi tness programs can range from a fl exibility regime to an all-out strength and conditioning program. On Tour, full programming is recommended.

For the everyday golfer, maybe just fl exibil-ity added to an already sound fi tness rou-tine is needed.

Th e key to a golf-specifi c fi tness or con-ditioning program is to base it off a person-alized screening process, the golfer’s goals and the lifestyle that golfer maintains.

You don’t want to fi t a square peg into a round hole. What I mean by that is a cookie-cutter approach will miss the boat on what that particular golfer needs and wants.

Too many times, golf trainers try to de-velop a routine fi t for a professional golfer and give it to a 20-handicap golfer just looking to correct a few weak links and have a well-rounded fi tness routine.

A well-rounded fi tness program should include such things as fl exibility/mobility, movement prep, stability training, balance, muscular endurance and power, as well as proper warm-ups. Th e level of the golfer has to play a role in the fi tness program-ming as well.

Th e SFMA – the last piece of the puzzle – is a thorough assessment of your body’s movement patterns and muscular imbal-ances that relate to the swing. It is conser-vative treatment of the golfer, or perfor-mance care.

Whether it be the professional or the high-handicapper, treatment must include an understanding of golf-induced injury mechanics, examination, and the SFMA.

Th e SFMA is the key ingredient to fi nd-ing the golfer’s weakest links and pinpoint-ing the probable cause of the injury. Most injuries present with pain in one site, but a root cause that is located somewhere else in the body or from swing faults.

If the treatment plan is only geared to-ward the injury site, reoccurrence of the injury is likely.

Performance care utilizes the same thought processes above, but is for the un-injured golfers looking to maintain their physical wellbeing.

Th is is great in preventing recurrence of old injuries and to optimize the body’s function. In our practice and on the Tour, we utilize corrective exercises/stretches, Chiropractic Active Release Technique, Graston Technique and Kinesio Taping as our methods of conservative treatment.

Taking some tips from the pros will help you in the game of golf and life. Most of you will buy the latest equipment in hopes of improving your game, but if you spent some eff ort on the physical aspect, you would see improvement in both your game and health.

Remember: You don’t need an over-the-top, elaborate performance program like a tour pro, but fi nding a suitable program for your game and lifestyle is a key to success.

Dr. Kevin Christie is a chiropractic physi-cian with a private practice in Boca Raton who is certifi ed by the Titleist Performance Institute as a Medical Provider Level 3. He is also a performance/medical specialist for Back9Tour Services (Back9fi tness.com). Visit www.healthfi tchiro.com, write to him at [email protected] or call (561) 997-8898.

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MIAMI – Palm Beach Gardens’ Michael Graboyes and Miami’s Jamie Freedman won the overall titles in the South Florida PGA Junior Tour event Aug. 20-21 at Jim McLean Signature Course at Doral Golf Resort.

Graboyes (70-71–141 in the 14-15s) beat Plantation’s Dane Cianelli (72-69–141 in the 16-18s) on the fi rst sudden death playoff hole. Graboyes hit a close approach shot to set up his birdie. Okeechobee’s Richard Do-negan (70-74–144) was third.

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In Boys Overall, Donegan (77-75–152) fi nished T2, four strokes behind Cape Cor-al’s Anthony Myers. Coral Springs’ Marco Fratini (76-77–153) was fourth.

In Boys 12-13, Davie’s Ty Strafaci (75-71–146) won his fi ft h title of the year. Kozan (73-76–149) fi nished T2.

In Girls 12-13, Gittens (84-77–161) won her third consecutive title. Faulkner (81-85–166) was second and West Palm Beach’s Story Shaw (87-81–168) third.

Florida Junior Tour13- TO 15-YEAR-OLDS: Freedman won the

girls’ title of the Florida State Golf Associa-tion’s FJT event held Oct. 1-2 at Th e Ever-green Club in Palm City.

Freedman (74-67–141) took her fi rst ca-reer FJT victory. She trailed by one stroke heading into the fi nal round, but posted four birdies and an eagle en route to a 5-un-der 67.

Deerfi eld Beach’s Casey Farmer and Lake Worth’s Radi Sauro fi nished T3.

Among boys, Royal Palm Beach’s Tim Cahill (75-69–144) was T2. Jupiter’s Charlie Kennerly (76-69–145) was T5.

16- TO 18-YEAR-OLDS: Aventura’s Gabriel Ormachea (75-74–149) led South Florid-ians with a T6 fi nish on Oct. 1-2 at Sara Bay CC in Sarasota.

On Sept. 17-18 at Ironhorse CC in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens’s An-nie Dulman (75-73–148) took second and Parkland’s Ashley Malinchak (76-74–150) took third.

West Palm Beach’s Sawyer Shaw (75-69–144) led South Florida boys at T4.

Gold Coast Junior Golf FoundationPLATINUM TOUR: Coral Springs’ Carly Ray

Goldstein (70-69–139) won Girls 13-18 by 18 strokes in the Back To School Open, held Sept. 10-11 at Heron Bay GC in Coral Springs. Royal Palm Beach’s Ashley Alzate was second.

In Boys 16-18, Parkland’s Tyler Gentilella (66-67–133) won by 11 strokes. Hollywood’s Douglas Schoeller was second.

In Boys 13-15, Parkland’s Steven LaMay (75-73–148) won Boca Raton’s Zachary Bariso (75-75–150) was second.

– Information compiled from news releases and Web sites.

Miami’s Jamie Freedman and Palm Beach Gardens’ Michael Graboyes won the overall titles at Jim McLean Signature Course at Doral Golf Resort. Photo courtesy of South Florida PGA

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INSTRUCTION

By John Stoltz Watching thousands of golfers through

the years using too much loft around the greens, and the incredible number of miss-hits has given me impetus both use and teach the hybrid putt.

Th ink of how delighted you are when you end up 4 feet from the pin with your sand wedge. You will be irritated to be that far from the hole with your hybrid.

When there is nothing but fairway be-tween you and the green and the pin is fairly close, try the hybrid. Use your 3- or 4-hy-brid because of the correct loft – you want to bounce it through the fringe instead of getting it rolling too soon (which the put-ter does). Putting lets the ball to wiggle too much and veer offl ine; the hybrid allows you to bounce it through the fringe.

Th ere is a big diff erence between the standard full shot set-up and the hybrid putt. Choke down on the grip and stand much closer, just as you would for a putt. You want to feel very upright – the heel of your club will be off the ground. Th is not only lets you recreate the putting feel but keeps the club-head from catching in the grass.

Some practice is involved to get the proper feel for distance. You will have to hit the ball harder than putting from the same distance on a green.

Try the shot and you will never go back to the wedge when the pin is close.

John Stoltz is the man-ager of the GolfTEC Center in Hollywood. Stoltz has been teach-ing more than 30 years and has taught the South Florida PGA Se-nior player of the year and more than 20 club champions. He has won 15 PGA tournaments

in New Jersey and Florida. Write him at jstoltz@golft ec.com or call (954) 920-6811.

John Stoltz

Hybrid putting

By Kevin Perkins

Th e average male hits his driver ap-proximately 200 yards, while the average touring professional hits his drive ap-proximately 285 yards. We might not be able to get all of those 85 yards, but we can get some.

Let’s have a general discussion on how to improve driving distance – I am sure many of you would love to know how you could obtain more.

What creates distance◗ Clubhead speed. Obviously, you

must increase your clubhead speed to achieve more distance.

◗ Centered-nests of contact. You must hit the center of the ball with the “sweet spot” of the clubface.

◗ Angle of approach. Th e clubhead must approach the ball at the proper an-gle.

◗ Clubface angle. Th e clubface must be perpendicular to your target line

◗ Clubhead path. Th e path of the club head must be moving down your target line.

Distance-robbing faults◗ Th e size of the swing is too short.

Th is is caused by the left arm not travel-ing far enough.

You must increase the swing radius of the left arm, which will encourage added pressure to shoulders, which will in turn add pressure to the torso and hips and so on down the chain of components.

◗ Th e swing is too tight. Tension is the greatest crippler in golf. You must reduce tension in all parts of the body.

◗ Th e wrists are not cocked suffi cient-ly. You must cock the wrists properly and fully. Th is will lead to clubhead lag … the secret of the game.

◗ Th e player never taps into the force of gravity and the loading and unloaded of the weight of the clubhead. You must learn to feel the force and stop forcing the feel.

◗ Th e swing is just that –it must be a swinging action, not a leveraging, hitting or muscling motion. Subtract muscle and add motion.

◗ Stay light on your feet. Avoid think-ing about leg drive and shift ing your weight, but picture staying light on your feet so your lower body moves gracefully to support the swinging of the upper.

Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profes-sional and operates the Kevin Perkins Golf Academy at Palm Beach Polo Golf and Country Club. He has hosted and produced his own television and radio shows and co-au-

thored the instructional book “Golf Every-one,” published by Hunter Textbooks. Visit www.kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com, write to him at [email protected] or call (561) 301-3783.

Driving the ball longeris a matter of momentum

Kevin Perkins

Stay light on your feet. Avoid thinking about leg drive and shifting your weight, but picture staying light on your feet so that your lower body moves gracefully to support the swinging of the upper body.


INSTRUCTION

Get your grip right so your wrists can do the right thingBy Dale Brady

I have marked my glove to show how the hands must be placed on the handle for the wrists to properly hinge, unhinge and re-hinge.

Th e black X marks the spot where the top of the pad of your left hand anchors the handle, approximately one-half inch from the butt of the club.

Th e lines running diagonally along the palm channel the handle of the club, while the broken lines along the last three fi ngers are to remind you to grip at these points with a slight hint of fi rmness. Th is will help to guarantee that at the top of your back-swing, your left hand grip is in absolute con-trol of the handle of the club.

Th e red X marks the forefi nger of the left hand, which should have no gripping pres-

sure or tightness. If it does, it will cause your three smaller gripping fi ngers to loosen at the top, which allows your right hand to take over, causing an over-the-top golf swing.

Th e two middle fi ngers of the right hand should be placed very soft ly on the handle, as shown.

Notice in the completed grip how the palms face one another, forming a neutral grip.

Dale Brady is a senior PGA Teaching Profes-sional who works at Sunrise Country Club and is the boys coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale. Write to him at [email protected] or call (954) 739-9522 or (954) 882-4050.

A proper grip is the foundation of a proper swing.

Photos by Dale Brady


By Melainey Gunning and Steve Sieracki

“If all of the golf instruction books, vid-eos, and lessons for the last hundred years had taught people to keep their weight on the

left side and to swing their hands inward, we would have generations of golfers drawing the ball instead of slicing.” – Th e opening sen-tence of “Th e Stack and Tilt Swing,” by Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer.

Weight forward Setting up with more lower body weight

forward helps the golfer accomplish two things:

◗ Th e golfer will hit the ground aft er the ball for solid contact.

◗ Th e golfer will swing in-to-out to help produce a draw.

Shoulder down Th e left shoulder going downward on

the backswing and not moving inward keeps your head still. Th is is a key move in the swing we teach. Keeping the weight forward at setup helps hit the ball fi rst, and keeping your head stable is another neces-sary part of hitting the ball fi rst.

Keeping the head stable allows for the club and hands to orbit the body in a circle.

Hands inSwinging your hands inward on the

backswing (as opposed to straight back) accomplishes two things.

◗ It helps the golfer create power. Th ink of fi eld goal kickers in football. Th eir foot moves in an arc when kicking, not in a straight line.

◗ It helps keep the golfer swing in to out, which will help produce a draw and will eliminate a slice.

Straight armsKeeping your arms straight preserves

the radius of the swing, allowing you to swing the club down at the ground. If your arms bend or fl ex at all during impact, the radius from your left shoulder to the club is not preserved and the contact is usually inconsistent.

Straight arms also help prevent you from swinging too far across the ball, which pro-duces a slice. Full extension of the arms is one of the primary factors that allow the club to continue to swing out to the ball for a draw.

Tuck the butt Pushing the hips forward and upward

on the downswing allows the body to keep turning through the ball. Th e feeling that the butt tucks up under the torso teaches students to continue moving their hips and lower body weight forward through the downswing.

Th is is a major power source. It releases the hips from their forward tilt through the ball so they can continue to keep turning. We kept this picture of the follow through short, with the arms straight, because we like to teach students to punch balls to experience the feel of keeping your arms straight for the entire swing.

Th e directions we would give the stu-dent would be: arms straight, raise the belt and tuck the butt.

Melainey Gunning and Steve Sieracki are the lead instructors at the Th e Stack and Tilt Golf Academy, which is located at Ironhorse Country Club in West Palm Beach. Non-members are welcome to attend the academy for lessons and schools. Write to Gunning at [email protected] or call (561) 371-1107. Write to Sieracki at [email protected] or call (609) 238-5149. For schools with Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer, visit www.

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INSTRUCTION

The fi ve key steps to a Stack and Tilt swing

Setting up with more lower body weight forward encourages solid contact and helps produce a draw. Photo from Melainey Gunning

Melainey Gunning

Steve Sieracki


Just about every amateur golfer in the world has a question for Andy Clute. One they keep asking themselves over and over.

“Why not me? Why not me? Why not me?”

Clute, at age 67 and 16 years of play-ing golf, accomplished what just about any golfer dreams about accomplishing. A hole-in-one.

One swing. One sweet swing. One sweet result.

“It’s a sense of ac-complishment and re-

lief at the same time,” said Clute, a life-long Miamian who lives in southern Miami-Dade but got the hole-in-one at Pembroke Lakes Golf Course in Broward County. Th e

ace came on the fourth hole, a 145-yard par 3

“I got my 5-wood out, and of course, ev-erybody giggles when I take that out for a 145-yard shot,” Clute said. “But that’s just me. I control it and I use it on distances you wouldn’t even think of

using it. I punch it and slow my swing down.“A friend once told me, ‘If they ever made

a video of things not to do, you would be the

marquee person in it because your swing is absolutely atrocious.’ Th e friend added, ‘I don’t know how you do it.’ People see me get up on the box and say, ‘What did you hit, what did you hit?’

“I say, ‘Don’t worry about it. I hit what I want to hit.’ ”

Despite the shortness on the par-3 tees, Clute said he’s a moderately strong hitter off the tee on par-4s and 5s, hitting it straight

and between 210 and 250 yards.Of the hole-in-one, he said: “Th e shot hit

green and I saw it roll, and then I watched

Make fun of his 5-wood; Clute will get the last laugh

Miami-Dade Notes Bill Van Smith

Andy Clute

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Th e “new” Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce has been well-received by long-time players and newcomers alike. Th e Wade Northrup creation is more than a

renovation but a new course on existing property at the east end of Ohio Avenue south of downtown between U.S. 1 and In-dian River Drive.

Called challenging but friendly, the new course reportedly has more teeing surfaces, wider fairways, Tif-

eagle greens, 72 sand bunkers and a con-tinuous concrete cart path.

It opened as a semi-private club in 1942, and for years the Indian Hills’ clubhouse was one of the few places in St. Lucie Coun-ty large enough to host wedding receptions

and high school proms, as well as regular competitions for members, clinics by greats such as Patty Berg and Betsy Rawls, and an annual pro-amateur each winter season. Th e city acquired the course in 2002 and has undertaken improvements in both fa-cilities and customer service.

Indeed, in 2007, local golf-watchers got their fi rst look at Keegan Bradley, but not realizing, of course, that he would be the PGA champion and likely PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2011.

Playing for St. John’s University in the Treasure Coast Classic, Bradley shattered tournament scoring records at 21-under-par 192 on rounds of 63-64-65.

“Th at was pretty much the start of him showing what kind of power he had,” St. John’s Coach Frank Darby said recently. “He surrounded himself with good people, the right people.”

Th e Evergreen Club in Palm City, once

known as Mid-Florida CC, has reopened with a number of membership packages. Evergreen is the second of three courses purchased by Th omas O’Malley the past four years, joining nearby Palm Cove GC (2007) and Ironhorse CC in West Palm Beach (2010). Course improvements in-clude new tees and greens as well as re-modeling the main dining room, foyer and locker rooms. Visit www.thevergreenclub.com for more information.

And fi nally, watch for the reincarnation of Vista Meadows GC in southern Vero Beach. It will be known as the American Golf Club Vero Beach when it reopens in November.

John Hendricks is the new owner, tak-ing over what had become a huge patch of weeds east of U.S. 1.

Th e Indian River County Commission more than once had to mow it and send the bill to the former owners.

Th e late Joe O’Rourke, past president of the old Florida PGA Section, was once the head professional at Vista Meadows.

Downing in at PGA VillageDavid S. Downing II, past president of

the Golf Course Superintendents Associa-tion of America with more than 30 years of facility management and maintenance experience, is the new Director of Grounds and Golf Course Maintenance at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie.

A native of Reedsville, Pa., and a 1977 graduate of Penn State University’s Turf-grass Management Program, Downing, 55, has been on the job since July 5. He heads a course management team that serves the three world class resort courses at the PGA GC: the Wanamaker, Ryder and Dye, the adjacent PGA Center for Learning and Performance, and the nearby private PGA Country Club.

“David Downing represents the best of golf course management in our industry,” said the PGA of America’s CEO, Joe Ster-anka, “a career that spans premier facilities and the No. 1 leadership position of the GCSAA.”

Added Downing: “I’m excited about the opportunity to help grow PGA Village and the PGA Golf Club. We will continue to deliver the highest level of service and pro-vide playing conditions worthy of the PGA brand. I also look forward to building upon the relationships between the GCSAA and the PGA. Both organizations have grown tremendously and can help each other in many ways.”

He will be under special scrutiny from PGA professionals over the next few months as the Association has announced its Tournament Series and Winter National Championships schedules.

Heavy traffi c, especially during the win-ter’s non-growing season, always creates maintenance angst.

Th ere will be six 36-hole Tournament

Indian Hills, Evergreen Club liven up the Treasure Coast

See Treasure Coast notes, page 17

Treasure Coast Notes Larry Bush


Major renovations are under way at the First Tee of the Palm Beaches headquarters in suburban West Palm Beach, thanks to a grant from the Wadsworth Foundation.

“We are working very hard to imple-ment these improve-ments this year,” FTPB Executive Director Carl Mistretta said.

Th e project in-cludes a new irriga-tion system, enlarged teeing areas, new chipping and putting greens, expansion of

the short course from fi ve to nine holes and new turfgrass and landscaping throughout the facility. It’s located at county-owned Dyer Park at the north end of Haverhill Road, just south of the Beeline Highway.

Th e new nine is being re-designed to al-low three- and six-hole loops. When com-pleted, the holes will range from 70 to 175 yards, according to program director Craig Watson, “and we may be able to move some tees back and play a couple of holes at 200 yards. We hoped to fi nish by November.”

Chris Cochran and Bill O’Leary are the lead designers. Nicklaus Design is respon-sible for the entire project.

O’Leary, Jack Nicklaus’ son-in-law, is among three new directors for FTPB. O’Leary worked as a lead designer for Nick-

laus for several years but in 2003 he went out on his own, establishing his own company, Landscape Design Services.

Th e other new directors are Ken Ken-nerly and Kevin Downing. Kennerly is the executive director of the Honda Classic. Downing has been a golf course superinten-

First Tee of The Palm Beaches undergoes a major renovation

Palm Beach Notes Larry Bush

CorrectionsThe August/September Palm

Beach Notes article, “Boca’s Ocean Breeze wants ‘to re-con-nect,’” contained several errors.

◗ Ocean Breeze GC has not replaced tees, greens and fairway grasses.

◗ Pat Kelley was the director of golf operations at Palm Beach National GCC in Lake Worth. Palm Beach National is managed by Paradigm Golf Management and Peter Winter is the general manager. Since the article ran, Kelley has moved to Texas and is a regional manager for Century Golf Partners.

◗ Ron Polane has been at Ocean Breeze for six years as head golf professional.

See Palm Beach notes, page 16


Sean Smothers would be able to right a nice essay on how he spent his summer va-cation.

Th e Pompano Beach 15-year-old not only won the Junior Golf Association of Broward County’s sea-son-ending champion-ship, but also captured the prestigious Julius Boros title aft er fi nish-ing with a low stroke average of 74.25 for the summer. It was his third tournament title.

“It just gives me experience and how to deal with pressure spots,” said Smothers, a Cardinal Gibbons High School junior. “I will learn from what I did here. If I got myself in trouble, I came back aft er it.”

Smothers, who carded a 75-73-75-223 to win the three-day tournament, has played in the Junior Golf Association of Broward County for the past fi ve years.

Smothers said the summer tour helped him stay sharp for the high school season and hopes the Chiefs will be competitive in

the districts. Last year they fi nished fourth and narrowly missed advancing further in the FHSAA state series. He said they add-ed two new players to the squad and that should help.

“Th is is great because there is good com-petition and you have to play solid to win it,” Smothers said. “I just try and play the course and however I do, I do. If I start to play the opponents, that’s when I tend to mess up.”

Vanessa Orr of Miami Gardens won the Carol Mann award for having the low stroke average girls with a 75.75 for the summer.

Broward Am Men comingTh e 55th annual Broward County Ama-

teur Men’s tournament is right around the corner, slated for the fi rst week in December at the Jacaranda Golf Club.

Th e qualifying round will be held Dec. 2, followed by the remaining two rounds on Dec. 3-4.

Th e $225 entry fee includes green and cart fees (three rounds); prizes and range balls and discounted rates for practice rounds ($30).

Sean Smothers won the Junior Golf Association of Broward County season-ending championship, and the prestigious Julius Boros title after fi nishing with a low stroke average of 74.25 for the summer. Photo by Gary Curreri

Cardinal Gibbons’ Smothersfi nishes off a great summer

Broward Notes Gary Curreri

See Broward Notes, page 18


Bonaventure’s West Course reportedly will be turned into a residential development.By Gary Curreri

All signs point to the Arrowhead Golf Course in Davie remaining closed for a while longer.

Council members voted 4-1 against giv-ing a contract to the Arrowhead Golf Group to run the course, saying it was no longer a good deal for the town. Town Adminis-trator Rick Lemack attempted to negotiate with the second-ranked bidder Guidant Management Group, which operates city-owned courses in Sunrise and Plantation. Th ose talks broke down last week and now the town has turned to Greenway Golf.

Th e council’s decision to end talks with Arrowhead Golf Group came aft er four months of negotiations. During that time, Greenway has maintained the course for $52,000 a month.

Mitch Osceola, one of three managing partners for the Arrowhead Golf Group, said the breakdown wasn’t frustrating, and that the hang-up centered on start-up costs. He believes a further delay could push the opening back another month. Council members were scheduled to address the is-sue Oct. 5.

“Where we fell apart was because we weren’t willing to front or fl oat all of the costs for their golf course without get-ting some return or percentage,” Osceola said. “Th e golf course is there but there is nothing there. Th ey have no maintenance equipment, no golf carts [and no] comput-ers. Th ey don’t have a building to operate out of.

“Th ey don’t have the basic things: cups, and tees,” he added. “We weren’t going to put out all of this money to start up a golf course from scratch.”

Osceola’s group was the runner-up in bidding last year to purchase the property. Davie bid $4.5 million for the course, $1.4 million more than Osceola’s group. It even-tually purchased the course for $3.8 million in March. Osceola said he might re-enter the picture in a partnership of sorts with Greenway.

“I don’t think the Town knew what they were getting into,” Osceola said of their purchase. “Th ey just bought it at the ask-ing price. We were willing to put that much or more into it. We knew the clubhouse needed X amount of dollars and it needed all of the equipment. Obviously, whatever you bought it for, you were going to have to spend another $1.5 million to $2 million. Th ey didn’t even kick the tires; they just bought it.”

Paul Scott, managing partner of Guidant, said the Town of Davie notifi ed him that they were fi nished negotiating. Scott said his company spoke with the town for nearly a week and his company would have needed to come up with about $150,000 in start-up costs.

“It’s disappointing,” Scott said. “We

thought we were going to get the opportu-nity to help them. I am not sure what they are going to wind up with in making a deal with the third group. … We had very nice discussions with them all. Th ey were very professional, adept at their jobs and I think they felt we were certainly qualifi ed, I just think it was a situation where the town was not ready to expend the funds that were necessary to open it.”

Ken Campbell of Greenway Golf de-clined to comment.

Tamarac buys Colony West

Tamarac commissioners voted unani-

mously at the end of September to purchase Colony West Country Club for $3 million, with the stated intent of making sure the space does not undergo development.

Andy Berns, Tamarac economic aff airs offi cer, said at this point there are no plans to close the 262-acre course.

“We purchased the property at a short sale,” Berns said. “Our long-term goal is the preservation of the open space. We have probably been working on this three or four months and we have had other discus-sions dating back to October 2010.”

Berns said a land use plan amend-ment was submitted: Th ey were going to

shut down part of the Glades Course for residential development. Th e commission voted that down and directed staff to work with the Rack family to see if there were al-ternatives.

“We have had varying discussions since then, but purchasing the property has only come in the past three or four months,” Berns said.

He said that while a city owning a course is common in South Florida (including Plantation, Pompano, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines and Davie), this would not be a typi-cal arrangement.

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formation of a new fund-raising initiative called 100 Friends of Th e First Tee Palm Beaches. Members will be invited to assist in identifying other potential donors and volunteers, contribute special skills and tal-ents, which promote FTPB, attend special events conducted by and for FTPB, and re-ceive special hospitality and ticket packages for the Honda Classic and unlimited use of the practice facilities at Dyer Park.

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Atlantic National ready A Nov. 1 opening has been set for At-

lantic National GC, previously known as Grand Lacuna, on Lantana Road just west of Florida’s Turnpike. It will become an up-scale public course, according to General Manager Tom Welz.

“Th e renovations have turned out bet-ter than we expected,” Welz said. “Th e tees, fairways and rough have been replaced with celebration grass. Th e greens were reshaped and grassed with Tif-eagle, which will pro-vide smooth and fast putting surfaces. Th e bunkers have been reshaped and new sand brought in. Th e clubhouse has been com-pletely remodeled. Th e golf shop, bar, res-taurant, restrooms and banquet facilities have also turned out fantastic.

“Th is will become the place to play.”Th e Joe Lee-designed course originally

opened in the early-1980s. Lacuna was pre-viously owned and operated by Doug Ford Sr., the former PGA and Masters champion, and his sons, PGA professionals Doug Jr. and Michael.

Th e new owners, who Welz said did not want to be identifi ed, also own the Florida Club on Kanner Highway, west of Stuart. Welz serves as general manager for both fa-

cilities. Dennis Barry is the food and bever-age manager at Atlantic National.

Save the date: Pop SikesTh e dates never change, only the days,

for the Pop Sikes Team Championships at Atlantis CC. Th e Father-Son will, as usu-al, be played Dec. 27-28, a Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the Parent-Child on Dec. 29. Th e Father-Son began in 1954 at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach and was moved to Atlantis in 1961. A pro division was added in 1994. Th e format for all com-petitions is alternate shot.

Wie in Jupiter – maybeMichelle Wie may be the fi rst women’s

tour pro to join Th e Bear’s Club in Jupiter but don’t look to owner Jack Nicklaus for confi rmation.

“Michael Jordan has been a member here for three or four years and I’m told he’s here a lot,” Nicklaus said with a chuckle recently, “but I’ve never seen him here.”

Wie’s parents have purchased a home on the course while Michelle juggles her schoolwork at Stanford University and her LPGA Tour career.

“It’s nice she’s here,” Nicklaus added, “but I haven’t seen her.”

National honors Four Palm Beach area professionals were

among the top 100 across the country hon-ored by the PGA of America in 2010 for participation in Play Golf America-branded programs, “establishing themselves as prov-en leaders in growing the game and generat-ing more business,” the PGA said.

Th ey are: Ryan Alvino, John Prince Golf Learning Center, Lake Worth; William Scott, Osprey Point GC, Boca Raton; Brian Symonds, Winston Trails GC, Lake Worth; and Doug Lindsay, Linxtar Golf & Fitness Academy, Stuart.

Larry Bush has covered South Florida golf for six decades. If you have an item for the Palm Beach notebook, write to him at [email protected].

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Series events over the three weeks right aft er Th anksgiving. Th is year for the fi rst time they will be played Sunday-Monday and Wednesday-Th ursday (rather than the Monday-Tuesday and Th ursday-Friday of past years).

Th e schedule: Nov. 27-28, Dye; Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Ryder; Dec. 4-5, Wanamaker; Dec. 7-8, PGA CC; Dec. 11-12, Wanamaker; and Dec. 14-15, Ryder.

All Winter Championships will be played on courses at PGA GC: Jan. 4-5, Quarter Century Club; Jan. 9-11, Senior Stroke Play; Jan. 16-19, Senior-Junior; Jan. 30-Feb. 2, Stroke Play; Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Wom-en’s Stroke Play; and Feb. 6-12, Match Play.

Downing began his career upon leaving Penn State as an assistant superintendent at Torresdale Frankford CC in Philadelphia. He subsequently held positions as superin-tendent, administrator and director of golf operations at clubs in Connecticut, Las Ve-gas, and North and South Carolina. He was the GCSAA president in 2008-09.

Downing and his wife, Jo, have three children, daughter Hayley and sons Mi-chael and Alex.

Big win for TurnerScott Turner earned his biggest victory

when he won the 47th annual Southeast Chapter Championship by a stroke over two-timer former winner Alan Morin.

Turner made only one bogey in 36 holes as he edged Morin 137-138. Th ey had been among four players tied for the fi rst-round lead with 4-under-par 68s at Jupiter Coun-try Club. Th en Turner edged Morin 70-71 in the fi nal round at Frenchman’s Reserve.

“It’s by far my biggest victory,” said Turner, 27, an assistant professional at

McArthur Golf Club in Hobe Sound. “It means a lot since I haven’t won anything in two years.” He missed most of 2010 aft er twice undergoing surgery on his left wrist.

Turner earned $1,550 and Morin $1,250, from the $17,470 purse.

Morin received an additional $690 for one of the two skins, both on Tuesday. Morin won the Chapter Championship in 2003 and 2008.

Turner graduated from South Fork High School in 2002 and the University of South Florida in ’06. He has won 12 times in lo-cal events since 2005. He achieved PGA of America membership in April shortly aft er moving from Hammock Creek to McAr-thur.

Representing EtonicArlen Bento of Jensen Beach has joined

Etonic Worldwide as sales representative for Southeast Florida. Bento has worked in golf for more than 20 years as head pro-fessional, teacher and club-fi tter and sales-man. “His broad experience makes Arlen a tremendous asset to his customers and to Etonic,” said Kent Wheeler, director of sales and marketing for Etonic, which also makes footwear and accessories for running and bowling. “Th e South Florida market off ers many opportunities for Etonic and Bento.”

Membership newsPGA of America membership news:New Members: Scott Turner, McArthur

GC, Hobe Sound.Quarter Century: Paul Daniels, Port St.

Lucie.

Larry Bush has covered South Florida golf for six decades. If you have an item for the Treasure Coast notebook, write to him at [email protected].

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it go out of view. I didn’t know what hap-pened. Th e guys I was playing with said they thought it went in. I told them that would be nice, so we got in the cart and headed to the green. I saw the other three balls on the green, but not mine … maybe it rolled off the back. I told them I wasn’t going to walk up to the hole by myself. I didn’t want them to say I dropped it in there or kicked it in, or whatever.

“And as we got to the hole, there it was sitting in the hole.

“I couldn’t believe it. I was going crazy. Th e guys in the tee box behind us were wait-ing on us, but they knew what had happened and gave me a big high sign. It was exciting.”

Clute, a 15-handicapper, realized, “I had fi nally accomplished what I had always wanted to do.”

Does Clute have any advice for fellow golfers about achieving a hole-in-one? He sure does: “Just keep pursuing it, and play a lot of par 3s.”

However, there is one sad part to this happy tale. Once he made his ace, Clute

made a bad tactical error.“Th e hole-in-one ball should have gone

in the bag,” Clute said, “so you can mark it or put it in a plaque. But no, I continued play-ing with the ball and two holes later I lost it in the water. I hooked it into a canal. How dumb can that be?”

OK, so Clute doesn’t have the ball, but he certainly has the memories.

A memory most golfers can only dream about.

Shores re-opening

Th e Miami Shores golf course is back, and better-looking and better-playing than ever.

Aft er a major makeover, the course was set to re-open Oct. 1. Th e revamping in-cluded redoing and making the greens larger, work on the fairways, traps and irri-gation. “It all went very, very well,” general manager Alberto Pozzi said. “Th ere’s a lot of excitement among the people who play the course.”

Th e course will be slightly friendlier, Pozzi predicts, because the greens have been enlarged, but he quickly adds, “Th e chal-lenge is still there.”

Shores, one of Miami-Dade’s oldest courses (established in 1939), is well-known for its small, elevated greens that are pro-tected by traps in front.

A members-only event was set for Sept. 29.

“Th e entire course, from tee to green, is looking great,” Pozzi said.

A golfi ng salute

Th e Military Aff airs Committee tourna-ment will be held Oct. 7 at Redland Golf & Country Club.

Th e money raised will be used for recog-nition of military personnel for outstanding performance, recognition of outstanding ROTC cadets in local high schools and as-sistance with military spouse activities.

Th e event, with a shotgun start, will have all the usual contests (long drive, closest to the pin, etc.) and include a raffl e. Entry fee is $125 per player. To enter or ask questions, call Ed Powell at (786) 417-7852.

Cancer tournament

Th e Tee Off Fore Wellness Golf Tourna-ment, raising money for cancer research,

will be held Oct. 24 at the Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club.

Entry fee is $1,200 for a foursome and $325 for an individual. For more informa-tion, call (305) 668-5900 (ext. 222) or e-mail [email protected].

Hi to high schoolsTh e high school season has teed off and

there have been some impressive perfor-mances.

One of the most prestigious tourna-ments, the Youth Fair Invitational for boys, was held Sept. 20 at Palmetto Golf Course. Gulliver’s Anthony Infante shot a 68 to win the individual title by two strokes ahead of Columbus’ Stefano Diaz and Gulliver’s Ray Boone.

Diaz earlier this season won the Deering Bay Invitational.

Bill Van Smith directed South Florida sports coverage for four decades for the Miami Herald. If you have an item for the Miami-Dade notebook, write to him at [email protected].

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All entries must be received by Nov. 30. Th ere will be awards for championship, se-nior (55 and up), and senior net fl ights.

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Inverrary: new greens

Inverrary Country Club opened new greens on its famed East Course in late Sep-tember. Th ere were also some modifi cations to tees and fairways, and to some bunkers as well.

Th e course was closed July 4 and the new grass was laid down July 25.

“We redid all the greens and brought them back to their original size,” said Nick Fortunato, who has been the general man-ager and director of golf at Inverrary since March 2006. “We put down that new cham-pion grass and also did some improvements on the fairways and the bunkers – the whole golf course actually.”

Among the improvements made were brushing the sand back up in the bunkers, and they brought a street sweeper out on the fairways. Fortunato said they came back healthier because of it.

“We have never replaced anything,” For-tunato said. “We are constantly improving the golf course. We are constantly doing something to it. We put in bulkhead, put a rock wall on 12 and redid some tees and

added some tees. We added two new tees to 10 and 16 for the better players.”

Fortunato said with the season coming, they are done with improvements, however they will look to do additional work next year.

Supporting troopsGolfers have a chance to play a tourna-

ment round and at the same time support U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Th e Inn Field Pub is sponsoring a four-person scramble on Oct. 15 at Seven Bridges at Springtree Golf Club in Sunrise. All pro-ceeds benefi t America’s Moms for Soldiers, a Pompano Beach-based charitable organiza-tion that sends care packages to troops in all branches of the military.

Each month America’s Moms for Sol-diers’ all-volunteer staff sends 700 to 1,000 packages of hygiene products, snack foods and other supplies. America’s Moms specifi -cally targets military personnel who do not receive regular mail.

Th e $75 entry fee includes a continen-tal breakfast, beer and soda on the course, raffl e prizes and three drinks aft er the round at the Inn Field Pub, 11439 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise. Th ere will be prizes for the longest drive and closest-to-the-pin con-tests. Holes can be sponsored for $50.

For entry forms and more information, visit americasmomsforsoldiers.com or call the Inn Field Pub, (954) 741-2200.

Gary Curreri is a freelance writer in based South Florida. If you have an item for the Broward notebook, write to him at [email protected].

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Familiar ring: NSU celebrates third national championshipBy Gary Curreri

Th e Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team capped off a special year by receiving national championship rings and watching the unveiling of a third championship banner in the NSU Arena in the Don Taft University Center on Sept. 13.

Th e three-time NCAA Division II national champion squad was awarded championship rings at a ceremony at its home course, Grand Oaks Country Club, and later that evening, the Sharks were honored as the new championship ban-ners were unveiled at the fi rst volleyball home match of the season.

Th e three-time champions were pre-sented their rings alongside NSU Presi-dent Dr. George Hanbury, Athletic Direc-tor Michael Mominey and former Chan-cellor Dr. Ray Ferrero Jr.

“Th e benchmark that this group of se-niors is leaving is unmatched,” Mominey said. “I can’t imagine any university at any

level having the bar set as high as these ladies have being national runner-ups as freshmen and then being three-time na-tional champions with the same group of kids. Th at is something that is really un-imaginable.”

Mominey said the bar is set, not only for the golf program, but the rest of the athletic programs at the school.

“Equally as proud,” Mominey contin-ued, “is they have the rings and we have the trophies, but these young ladies are good ambassadors for the university.

“Whether it is Q-School, playing over in Europe or continuing on with their ed-ucation with our master’s program, these are special people.

“If you were to mold a student athlete in every facet of the word from academic success to athletic success, to community engagement to being well represented on campus, you would look to the women’s golf team,” Mominey added. “I think from here on out everyone is going to be com-pared to them.”

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The Eighth Annual 2011 Pee Wee Golf Tournament was held at Margate

Executive Golf Course on Aug. 6. The winners (and runners-up, if two are listed) were:GIRLS DIVISIONSAges 5-6: Gianna FoggAges 7-8: Heidi Christiensen, Carolyn ThomasAges 11-12: Kristen Cushen, Alex Taylor

BOYS DIVISIONS

Ages 7-8 Brett White, Dominic PeriniAges 9-10: Ryan Dever, Koby FoggAges 11-12: Kritsarin Oukosavanna, Justin Shiao

THE SCENE

ATLANTIS – Legendary South Florida PGA Professionals and local golf advocates Bob Murphy and Tom Wildenhaus are the new-est members elected to the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame.

Both will be hon-ored at the SFPGA Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner in November (loca-tion and time to be announced).

Murphy and Wildenhaus will be the 26th and 27th in-ductees since the SFPGA Hall of Fame was created in 2002.

PGA Tour player Bob Murphy was born in New York and raised in Central Florida. A PGA Member since 1973, Murphy is a legendary golfer, having won amateur and collegiate ranks, the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

In 1965, Bob won the U.S. Amateur. Th e following year he won the NCAA Champi-onship, joined the PGA Tour in 1968 and was named Rookie of the Year.

He achieved six PGA Tour victories. In 1993 he joined the Champions Tour, was again named Rookie of the Year, and went on to win 11 championships.

Murphy utilized his golf expertise and enjoyed being a golf analyst for CBS, ESPN, and NBC for thirty years.

He holds many local Hall of Fame hon-ors, including Polk County, Palm Beach County, University of Florida Athletics, Florida State Golf Assocation, and the Flor-ida Sports Hall of Fame.

“I feel honored to be selected by fellow professionals, even though I haven’t been a club professional myself,” Murphy said. “Working so closely at Delray Dunes with Laurie Hammer has made me well aware of the hard work and dedication it takes to be a good SFPGA club professional.”

Along with his success, Bob Murphy is passionate about golf in his community.

Along with his friend PGA Master Pro-fessional Laurie Hammer, Murphy has co-hosted the Delray Dunes Bethesda Hospital Pro-Am for 40 straight years. Th is program alone has raised almost $4 million.

Murphy also is the National Spokesman for Hook A Kid on Golf, a local golf program based in West Palm Beach. In ’94 he helped create the Community Sharing Grants Pro-gram, resulting in more than 75,000 chil-dren receiving instruction, as well as a set of clubs and bag. Murphy has raised more than $1 million for Hook A Kid on Golf.

Tom Wildenhaus is the PGA Director of Golf at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples and has been a PGA member since 1986.

A past Section President, Wildenhaus s the South Florida Section Foundation Presi-dent. He has served in many other Section positions such as President, Vice President, Secretary, Honorary President, Education Chairperson and Tournament Chairperson.

Information compiled from news releases and Web sites.

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“In most of those instances, the city owns the course and really does the up-keep, but has somebody manage it,” Berns said. “And that is really not the direction we are headed with it. We want to preserve the open space and take away the threat of resi-dential development on it.

“Our goal is to buy the property and own the property so we can control that long-term,” Berns said. “We want to lease it back and have somebody else come in and operate it. We don’t want to be in the golf

business.”According to Berns, the money for the

purchase would come from the same re-serve fund used by the city to acquire its Main Street holdings. Th e Edward Rack family has owned Colony West since 1985.

Bonaventure West Course closing

Weston’s Bonaventure Country Club has dug itself out of foreclosure and plans to turn its West Course into 125 residential homes ranging from 3,500 to 5,000 square feet, according to Aug. 30 reports in the Miami Herald and the South Florida Busi-

ness Journal.Bonaventure General Manager Keith

Clougherty told the Miami Herald recently that the foreclosure case was settled.

“It is the only large buildable parcel left in Weston,” Clougherty said. “Th e East Course will always remain a golf course.”

Th e Tee Times attempted to contact Clougherty but he did not return phone calls or answer an e-mail.

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By Marty Perlmutter

ORLANDO – Hawk’s Landing Golf Club in Orlando might not have the reputation or pedigree of some of its neighboring courses in the Disney area, but if you are looking for a challenging day on a fair tract, walk to the fi rst tee just a couple of yards from the lobby of the Orlando Marriott World Center (the largest Marriott in the world).

Be prepared to drown a couple of balls because water comes into play on 15 holes,

including the entire back nine. While most hazards are lateral, designer Robert Cupp III gives the double-digit handicapper a lot to think about while standing on the tee.

Th e fi rst view that grabs your attention is on No. 4, a Par 5 double dogleg with wa-ter down the right.

A 260-yard drive will put you into posi-tion to go for the green in two – but beware: Th e green on this hole is the smallest on this layout, 6,602 yards from the back tees. One player in our group was short on his

third shot and found his ball lodged in the reeds. Upon closer inspection, we discov-ered close to a dozen balls submerged here.

“Th e fourth is deceiving,” said starter Jim Gorski who has worked at the resort course for more than six years. He took a second to bring up the hole on the large computer screen mounted in all of the carts. “You want to play your second shot to the right if you are not going for the green because, from where you are standing on the fair-way, you don’t see where the fairway ends and the hazard begins.”

One woman who ac-companied the group said Gorski was without a doubt the best starter she had encountered on any course.

It was a shame he couldn’t follow us around because, while each hole’s layout came up in full color on the cart screens, there were no tips on navigating the course. Much of the layout was self-explanatory – aim for the billboard or hit toward the building that looks like a helicopter landing pad. But if you let your guard down, you might fi nd yourself at the bottom of a deep bunker where your view is just of the top of the fl agstick.

Hawk’s Landing is forgiving if you can keep the ball dry. Th e rough is not thick, and if you happen to hit one into the palms and pines off the fairway, you oft en can fi nd your ball sitting up on pine straw. If you miss a couple of the greens, your ball might roll into a collection area where you will have an open chip shot to the pin.

Local information would have come in handy on No. 5, 342 yards from the back tees. Th e short hitters stood on the tee and couldn’t fi gure out whether to hit left or right of the seven bunkers in the center of the target area. Once downrange, it was ob-vious the fairway was split, similar to No. 11 at the Blue Monster at Doral. Hit it on either side and you have a good second shot.

Th e course was laid out on three sides of the mammoth hotel and right up against the eastbound lanes of Interstate 4.

But you will fi nd, despite the proxim-ity to hundreds of thousands of speeding vehicles each day, the course has a large wildlife population. Our group had to walk soft ly on a couple of the greens to slowly persuade a couple of wood storks to give us room to putt.

When you get to the back side, the clos-est thing Hawk’s Landing has to an island green awaits you at No. 11, 364 yards from

the green tees. Th e only bailout is long and left as water surrounds the large green on three sides.

Gorski also suggested that we continually look at the computer screen to see where the hazard comes into play on each

hole. While the course is relatively fl at, you will discover some contours that might block your view of the hazards.

By the time you get to the most diffi cult par 3 on the course, the 17th, you should have realized that taking an extra club on a couple of your shots would have resulted in better results.

Th e scorecard says it is 185 yards (all carry over another lake), but play it closer to 200 yards because there are a couple of bunkers blocking your path to the green. Fortunately, there is a bail out to the right where you will still have a chance for par with a short pitch and putt.

Cupp saved his No. 1 handicap for last, and from the green tees golfers face a tee shot of more than 150 yards to carry across water and reach the fairway. A huge second shot is required to position yourself for a short iron to a green protected in the front by a lake.

Fortunately for those who stay on prop-erty, it is just a short walk to the hotel lobby and the elevators to the guest rooms, an advantage Hawk’s Landing holds over its competition.

Marty Perlmutter is president of LTS Lead-erBoard of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and lives in Miami. Send e-mail to [email protected] or call (954) 607-6325 to comment on this article.

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set by attrition,” retired Dr. George Mekras said. “And now inducements for new mem-bership have been initiated. Th ey have had some success with younger members join-ing with a more graduated initiation fee rate and legacy-type off erings.”

Today, an individual considering joining an 18-hole private club has to think twice about his commitment to one club because of the available options.

ClubLink is a Canadian Company with more than 45 courses in its stable. Here on the Gold Coast, for one membership price, you can play Heron Bay, a former home of the Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, or Woodlands Country Club, a 36-hole facility just west of the turnpike off of Commercial

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to put together fi ve or six facilities for our members,” said Charles Lorimer, ClubLink vice president for sales and marketing. “We want to cluster the courses within an hour drive, tip to tip. So in that area, it would be between North Miami and West Palm Beach.”

ClubLink members who might have joined at Heron Bay can play any of the oth-er ClubLink courses in the system, includ-ing Glen Abbey in Toronto, where the PGA Tour’s Canadian Open has been played nu-merous times.

Another reason for concern for South Florida course operators is the retiree mar-ket – they are taking their carts and madras shorts to other areas of the state during the winter months. Who can blame them con-

sidering how costly it is to live down here? In the middle of September, I paid $3.41 for a gallon of gas in Clermont when I was up there working an event. Th e next day, the lowest price I saw in Kendall was $3.69.

And don’t talk about homeowner’s in-surance, where the diff erence in price for the same coverage on the same size house in the two regions (central and south Florida) are thousands of dollars apart.

Alberto Pozzi, the general manager of Miami Shores Country Club, expressed that same thought. In an April story published in Th e Biscayne Times, Pozzi said, “For one thing, the retirees and snowbirds who used to fl ock here – golf ’s primary audience – are fl eeing South Florida for other parts of the state, where the cost of living is lower.”

ClubLink, Lorimer said, has had casual discussions with 50 course owners and op-

erators in the area and has said it is prepared to spend money to give its members a high-quality experience. Lorimer said it is doubt-ful that ClubLink would entertain the idea of rebuilding a facility that has been closed due to the high cost of restoring it to health.

Which is why golfers shouldn’t be sur-prised in the near future to drive down Northwest 119th Street in front of what was once Westview to discover anything else but a course in existence there. And that’s too bad because behind the fence and past the Australian pine trees that surrounded the property was once a terrifi c layout.

Marty Perlmutter is president of LTS Lead-erBoard of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and lives in Miami. Send e-mail to [email protected] or call (954) 607-6325 two comment on this article.

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HOMESTEADRedland GCC

24451 S.W. 177th Ave.(305) 247-8503

JENSEN BEACHEagle Marsh GC

3869 NW Royal Oak Drive(772) 692-3322

Sports Authority3101 N.W. Federal Hwy.(772) 692-1771

JUPITERAbacoa GC

105 Barbados Dr.(561) 622-0036

GolfGym Academy2885 Jupiter Park Dr., Ste. 300(561) 741-3401

Jupiter Dunes GC401 N. A1A(561) 746-6654

Jupiter Country Club300 Marsala Court (561) 746-3950

The Golf Club of Jupiter1800 S. Central Blvd.(561) 747-6262

The Old Club1557 Cypress DriveSte. 1(561) 401-9407

KEY BISCAYNECrandon Golf

6700 Crandon Blvd.(305) 361-9129

LAKE PARKGolf Around the World

1396 N. Killian Dr., Ste. B(561) 848-8896

LAKE WORTHForest Oaks GC

144 Lucerne Lks. Blvd. N.(561) 967-6810

Grand Lacuna GCC6400 Grand Lacuna Blvd.(561) 433-3006

John Prince Learning Ctr.4754 S. Congress Ave.(561) 966-6666

Kevin Perkins Golf Academy7500 St. Andrews Rd.(561) 301-3783

Lake Worth MunicipalOne 7th Ave. N.(561) 582-9713

Park Ridge Golf Course9191 Lantana Rd.(561) 966-7044

Palm Beach National CC7500 St. Andrews Rd.(561) 965-3381

Poinciana Golf Club3536 Via Poinciana Dr.(561) 439-4721

Winston Trails GC6101 Winston Trails Blvd.(561) 439-3700

LAUDERHILLInverrary CC

3840 Inverrary Blvd.(954) 733-7550

Lauderhill GC 4141 NW. 16th St.(954) 730-2990

MARGATEA-Swing Golf Academy

3011 Rock Island Rd.(954) 873-3781

Birdie Golf Ball Co.208 Margate Court(561) 973-2741

Carolina CC3011 Rock Island Rd.(954) 753-4000

Margate Executive GC7870 W. Margate Blvd.(954) 971-0807

Oriole GC8000 W. Margate Blvd.(954) 972-8140

MIAMIAlf’s Golf

2600 NW. 87th Ave.(305) 470-0032

15369 S. Dixie Hwy.(305) 378-6086

Costa Greens GC100 Costa Del Sol Blvd.(305) 592-3300

Country Club of Miami6801 Miami Gardens Dr.(305) 829-8456

Doral Golf Resort & Spa4400 NW. 87th Ave.(305) 592-2000

Edwin Watts8484 N.W. 36th St., Ste. 200(305) 591-1220

GolfTec9549 S. Dixie Hwy.(305) 455-1262

Int’l Links of Miami1802 N.W. 37th Ave.(305) 633-4583

Killian Greens GC9980 S.W. 104th St.(305) 271-0917

Miami Golf5850 S. Dixie Highway(305) 667-6888

Miccosukee Golf Club6401 Kendale Lakes Dr.(305) 382-3930

Planet Golf7045 SW 8th Ave.(305) 275-9070

Sports Authority10688 NW. 12th St.(305) 591-0622

Westview CC2601 NW 119th St.(305) 685-2411

MIAMI BEACH Alf’s Golf

524 Arthur Godfrey Road

(305) 673-6568Miami Beach GC

2301 Alton Road(305) 532-3350

Normandy Shores GC2401 Biarritz Dr.(305) 868-6502

MIAMI LAKESShula’s GC

7601 Miami Lakes Dr.(800) 247-4852

MIAMI SHORESMiami Shores CC

10000 Biscayne Blvd.(305) 795-2360

NORTH MIAMI BEACHEdwin Watts

15100 N. Biscayne Blvd.(305) 944-2925

Greynolds Park GC17530 W. Dixie Hwy.(305) 949-1741

NORTH PALM BEACHClub Masters

1201 U.S. Hwy. 1, Ste. 1(561) 622-9445

North Palm Beach CC951 U.S. Hwy. 1(561) 691-3433

PALM BEACHPalm Beach Par 3 GC

2345 S. Ocean Blvd.(561) 547-0598

PALM BEACH GARDENSEdwin Watts

3889 Northlake Blvd.(561) 625-6430

Palm Beach Gardens GC11401 Northlake Blvd.(561) 626-7888

Palm Beach Golf Center7700 N Military Trail(561) 842-7100

PGA National400 Ave. of the Champions(561) 627-1800

Rick’s Golf Shop 8091 N Military Trail(561) 627-0640

Sports Authority3350 Northlake Blvd.(561) 622-7203

PALM CITYHammock Creek GC

2400 Golden Bear Way(772) 220-2599

Palm Cove GYC2363 SW Carriage Hill Terr.(772) 287-5605

PEMBROKE PINESAll Golf

950 Flamingo Rd.(954) 441-1333

Edwin Watts (inside Sears)12055 Pines Blvd.(954) 438.3172

Flamingo Lakes Golf701 S.W. Flamingo W. Dr.(954) 435-6110

Golf Galaxy14530 SW. 2nd St.(954) 342-1000

Grand Palms Golf Resort110 Grand Palms Dr.(954) 437-3334

Pembroke Lakes GC10500 Taft St.(954) 431-4144

Sports Authority11140 Pines Blvd.(954) 447-9666

PLANTATIONEdwin Watts

12001 W. Sunrise Blvd.(954) 916-6565

Jacaranda GC9200 W. Broward Blvd.(954) 472-5836

Plantation Preserve Golf7050 W. Broward Blvd.(954) 585-5020

POMPANO BEACHAppleman Golf

2900 W. Sample Road(954) 975-5875

Conte’s Palm-Aire Acad.3701 Oaks Clubhouse Dr.(954) 971-7867

Golf Direct Inc.2900 W. Sample Road(954) 977-8101

Palm-Aire GC2600 Palm-Aire Dr. N.(954) 975-6244

Pompano Beach GC1101 N. Federal Hwy.(954) 781-0426

PORT ST. LUCIEEdwin Watts

1465 NW St. Lucie W. Blvd.(772) 871-6540

PGA Village1916 Perfect Dr.(800) 800-4653

PGA Center for Learning and Performance8565 Commerce Ctr. Dr.(772) 468-7686

Saints GC2601 S.E. MorningsideBlvd.(772) 398-2901

Sandpiper GC4500 SE Pine Valley St.(772) 337-6638

Savanna Club GC3490 Crabapple Drive(772) 879-1316

Sports Authority10648 S.W. VillagePkwy.(772) 345-2600

St. James GC5613 N.W. St. James Dr.(772) 336-4653

ROYAL PALM BEACHThe Links at Madison

Green2001 Crestwood Blvd. N(866) 492-1828

The Village Golf Club122 Country Club Dr.(561) 793-1400

STUARTChampions Club

3400 SE Summerfi eld Way(772) 283-1500

Club Foremations Golf4456 SE Federal Hwy.(772) 463-1167

Florida Club1380 SW Kanner Hwy.(772) 287-3680

Golf Gear 1865 S Federal Hwy.(772) 288-1310

Golf USA 5086 SE Federal Hwy.(772) 287-9245

Golfers Outlet2767 NW Federal Hwy.(772) 692-4286

Grand Island Ath. Club3216 SE Federal Hwy.(772) 287-0222

Martin County GCC2000 SE St. Lucie Blvd.(772) 287-3747

Miles Grant CC5105 SE Miles Grant Road(772) 283-6011

Pine Lakes GC1827 NW Pine Lakes Dr.(772) 692-0346

Play It Again Sports3351 SE Federal Hwy.(772) 286-9552

Seventy-six Golf World6801 S Kanner Hwy.(772) 220-7676

SUNRISESpringtree CC

8150 Springtree Dr.(954) 572-2270

Sunrise CC7400 NW 24th Place

(954) 742-4333TAMARACColony West

6800 N. Pine Island Rd.(954) 726-8430

Golf Trader8085 W. McNab Rd.(954) 720-8290

Woodmont CC7801 N.W. 80th Ave.(954) 722-4300

WELLINGTONBinks Forest GC

400 Binks Forest Dr.(561) 333-5731

Edwin Watts10530 Forest Hill Blvd. (561) 333-8033

WESTONBonaventure CC

200 Bonaventure Blvd.(954) 389-2100

WEST PALM BEACHDick’s Sporting Goods

8821 Southern Blvd.(561) 204-4133

Golfsmith785 W. Exec. Ctr. Dr.(561) 616-4150

GolfTec (inside Golfsmith)785 W. Exec. Ctr. Dr.(561) 683-3667

Kelleys’ Golf The Original2212 Jog Rd.(561) 965-8141

Lone Pine Golf Club6251 N. Military Trail (561) 842-0480

Okeeheelee Golf Course7715 Forest Hill Blvd.(561) 964-4653

W. Palm Beach GC7001 Parker Ave.(561) 822-1591

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