Spring 2006 - Golf Card International

OFFICIAL MEMBER NEWSLETTER OF GOLF CARD INTERNATIONAL
SPRING • 2006 • VOLUME 30 • NUMBER 1
INSIDE
Scenic High Hampton Inn in Cashiers, North Carolina is host to
one of four Golf Card Member-Guest Tournaments this Spring.
Member’s Tee
Member Ron Strayhorn was consistently hitting his shots to the right.
So he targeted Golf Card’s exclusive Member’s Tee benefit and we got
him aligned with noted teacher and PGA professional Tim Peightal,
author of hundreds of instructional articles and coach to several
LPGA and PGA Tour players. Through a few specific drills and getting Ron to understand why he was straying off target, Tim was able
to straighten out Ron in less than an hour!
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Golf Card Giveaway
SPRING SLAM
Wherever you live – east, southeast, midwest, west – we have a Golf
Card Member Tournament scheduled nearby this May and June as
part of our Spring Slam Series. Four tournaments will be held within a
four-week span, starting May 17 with the Illinois Member-Guest at the
four-star Rail Golf Club. On June 1, we travel to the Nevele Grande
Resort, another four-star course, for the popular Catskill Member-Guest.
This event sold out in 2005 when it was held at the Villa Roma Resort.
From the Nevele, it’s on to North Carolina June 11-16 for the High
Hampton Spring Classic or the Nevada Reunion Tournament in Carson
City, also being held the week of June 11.
By adding more tournaments and spreading them nationwide, we hope
more members can benefit from these popular outings. They are a great
way to meet other members, spend a day with friends, enjoy a little
competition and indulge in some great food and fun. All for a speciallyarranged Golf Card price that is hard to beat.
Below is a preview of each of the Spring Slam tournaments with complete registration information. If you have general questions, please visit
golfcard.com/calendar or call Golf Card at 877-288-4802.
(continued on p.9)
UPCOMING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Date
May 17
June 1
June 11-13
June 11-16
July 25-27
Tournament Name
Illinois Member-Guest
Catskill Member/Guest
6th Annual Nevada Reunion
Member/Guest
15th Annual Spring
Senior Golf Classic
Charlie Rogers Northern
Michigan Tournament
Course
Rail Golf Club, Springfield IL
Nevele Grande Resort Ellenville, NY
Silver Oaks GC/Empire
Ranch GC, Carson City, NV
High Hampton Inn
Cashiers, NC
Otsego Club & Resort
Gaylord, MI
Four times a year, Golf Card gives away 70 prizes to members entering
our Great Golf Card Giveway. From weekend golf vacation packages
to our grand prize winners to balls, books, hats and board games, we
simply like to reward our members for their loyalty. The next drawing
is scheduled for June 1 and the winners will be announced in the
Summer issue of Golf Traveler, which mails the first week of July.
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There is no fee or other obligation – members simply go to
golfcard.com/membergiveaway, fill out the online form and you
have a chance to win. You must be logged in as a member to enter.
Park Place
A gusher of new parks and recreation courses
throughout Texas are now accepting the Golf
Card. From Austin to Houston, cityowned courses are opening tee
times exclusively for Golf Card
Houston
members with a special two-forone price arrangement. That
Austin
equates to rounds under $25 per
person to play some of the best public
courses in Texas.
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SPORTS TECH NEWS
Sleeper club out-putts eleven
of golf ’s best in Connecticut
contest.
by Charlie Allen
Hidden change in
face boosts its accuracy
by a third.
The rescue curve.
BRANFORD, CT – There may be
an answer to those putts that curl
out of the hole or miss by a few
inches.
On a beautiful golf course in this
seaside town in Connecticut, sixteen
golfers of various handicaps armed
with eleven of the best putters in the
game were ready to start a putting
match when a bystander suggested
they include his club in the competition. They agreed and a match of
over 800 putts ensued.
On average, the sleeper club was
one-third more accurate than the
other eleven.
This caused quite a stir. Putts can
account for 50% or more of a
golfer’s total strokes. Increasing their
accuracy by a third would drop
scores dramatically. So everyone,
including me, cornered the bystander
to find out why his club was so effective. “What’s going on here?” we
asked. His answer follows.
Automatically
corrects errors
“ The Condor® P-4 (the club’s
name) is the only putter in the
world that automatically corrects
putting’s four most common
errors, a push, pull, chop and
scoop. These tiny mis-strokes are
probably the most costly errors in
golf. The slightest turn of the club
head at impact will push or pull a
ball off course, a slight scoop or
chop will cause it to bounce or
skid. Any one of these errors will
cost at least one stroke.
“The secret’s in the curved face of
the P-4. It’s almost too small to see.
Here, run your finger over it. Feel
the horizontal and vertical curves?
The horizontal curve automatically
rescues a push and pull; the vertical
curve rescues a chop and scoop. No
The Secret
Scientific design of putter’s face automatically corrects errors in
golfer’s stroke. Could drop scores dramatically.
matter which of these errors you
commit, within limits, the P-4 will
rectify it by presenting a surface to
How it works
New design
automatically
corrects
bad putts
Push
Pull
the ball that remains on target. If the
golfer scoops or chops his stroke,
his putt still rolls smoothly. The vertical curve automatically compensates for the error.
“This is powerful stuff, but it’s not
the whole story. The long target line
across the top of the club lets a golfer
align his putt more accurately, and
keeps his take-away on a straight line.
The solid white blocks on either side
of the sighting line tell him when the
club head is parallel to the ground.
This is critical on sloping greens.
“I knew the P-4 would show up
the others when I invited myself in,
but by a third? And against their
own putters! My company already
guarantees a golfer must cut at least
four strokes with it, or he gets his
money back. We may up that to six.”
No charge unless
it works
Want to challenge your own putter’s accuracy, and pay only if the P4 beats it? The company gives you
30 days to play the P-4 and, as the
party-crashing bystander said, it will
refund the price, if you don’t cut
four strokes and return it.
You can save about $30.00 off
the club’s store price by calling
the distributor direct at 1-800285-3900 anytime, or by clicking
on www.ngcgolf.com. You can
also mail your name, address and
check (or cc number and exp.
date) to NGC Golf (Dept. PF35), 60 Church Street, Yalesville,
CT 06492.
The Condor® P-4 costs $99.00.
A second one can be bought at
wholesale for only $69.00. S/h is
only $14.95 for one or two putters. CT add sales tax. The clubs
come with free head covers.
PF-6
© NGC Worldwide, Inc. 2006
Dept. PF-35
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JUST IN…PREVIEWS OF THE NEWEST GOLF CARD COURSES
“Mass” Appeal
The Legends of Massillon, one of Ohio’s top public courses, is now accepting
the Golf Card from June-September at a reduced rate of $25 anytime on weekdays and after 2 p.m. on weekend/holidays. In May and October, the rate drops
to $20. Rated 31⁄2 stars by Golf Digest, The Legends is a 27-hole facility with
water on 22 of the 27 holes and more than 80 sand bunkers. Large greens and
four sets of tees, however, make the course playable for all skill levels.
Owned and operated by the City of Massillon, The Legends is conveniently
located in northeast Ohio, an easy ride from Cleveland, Akron and
Youngstown. The course staff is known for its excellent customer service. A
new superintendent and more aggressive maintenance schedule are reasons
to believe the Legends will regain the 41⁄2 star rating it held a few years ago.
LEGENDS OF MASSILLON
Massillon, Ohio
888-830-7277; www.thelegends.com
Golf Card fee: $25 wkdays/after 2 p.m. wkends
JC Plenty
JC Golf has added two more courses to its golf management group in southern California and also the
Golf Card network. Reidy Creek Golf Course is a
one-of-a-kind executive course featuring some of the
best par-3 holes anywhere. Surrounded by rugged hills
and grassy parkland in a rural Escondido setting, this
new par-54 course is what more course owners should
shoot for – challenging, unique and fun holes that
everyone can enjoy. Measuring 2,621 yards from the
back tees, the 18 holes play through a natural valley,
providing the course with a rolling terrain that ensures
each hole has its own identity. Fairways follow the naturally undulating landscape while the course's greens
are protected by water features and sculpted bunkers.
The Golf Card fee is $27 weekdays and $32 weekends.
ARROWOOD GOLF COURSE
Oceanside, California
760-967-8400; jcgolf.com
Golf Card fee: $50 M-Th; $58 Fri; $78 wkends
REIDY CREEK GOLF COURSE
Escondido, California
760-740-2450; jcgolf.com
The Golf Card fee is $27 weekdays and $32 weekends.
Arrowood Golf Club is a Ted Robinson classic, devoid of any surrounding houses or development – a true rarity in the San Diego
area. With most of the course bordering protected natural riparian
habitats, solitude and tranquility come into play as much as the
undulating terrain, ocean breezes and water hazards. Robinson
describes Arrowood “like running through rapids…that’s the feeling
the design should give golfers. There are calm stretches allowing one
to relax, punctuated by moments when the blood should be racing.”
JC Golf operates and manages seven other courses in the San Diego
area – six of which accept the Golf Card. Those six are: Twin Oaks
GC, Oaks North GC, The Auld Course, Temecula Creek Inn,
Rancho Bernardo Inn and Mount Woodson. Encinitas Ranch is
also managed by JC Golf, but is not a Golf Card affiliate at this time.
For more information on the JC Golf Group, visit: jcgolf.com or
call 858-454-9793.
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CLUBHOUSE VIEW
Bruce Hoster
GOLF CARD
President • Bruce Hoster
[email protected]
National/Eastern Sales Manager
Doug Woods
[email protected]
Central Sales Manager • Sean Corrigan
[email protected]
Marketing Manager • Kerri Luther
[email protected]
The Easiest $500 You Can Ever Make
Golf Card has launched our new 2006 Member Referral Sweepstakes,
and we’re offering you the easiest $500 you can ever make. Just refer a
new member to Golf Card – when you do, you will automatically
receive a dozen Precept D-Force golf balls. And, you will be entered
into our new member referral sweepstakes for a chance to win $500!
The best news is, there will be 12 monthly drawings during 2006,
meaning you’ll have 12 chances to win $500. Page 15 of this issue
contains all the details on the contest, and you can find some tear-out
cards in your copy of our Annual Directory so you can start referring
your family and friends today. If you need more referral cards, just call
Golf Card Member Services toll-free at 1-877-680-6148.
COURSE OPERATIONS
Eastern Coordinator • Johanna Oland
[email protected]
Central/Western Coordinator • Glenda Henson
[email protected]
800-522-9232
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The weather is heating up, and so is Golf Card’s Member Guest tournament series. Over the next four
months we have tournaments planned from coast to coast, so make your reservations now to share in the
fun. Our tournaments feature fun golf and social events and are a great chance to meet other golfers, play
exciting golf courses, make new friends, and win great prizes. Our scramble formats welcome golfers of all
abilities. These events fill up quickly, so make your plans now to attend. Check out page 9 of this issue
for more details, or call the Golf Card Tournament Hotline at 1-877-288-4802 for information or to register. Or you can learn more online at our web site. Just visit www.golfcard.com/calendar and click the
link under Tournaments & Events.
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email: [email protected]
GOLF TRAVELER
Publishing/Editorial Director • Valerie Law
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Editor • Ken Cohen
[email protected]
Art Director • David Walker
[email protected]
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make our program better for you. You can always drop a letter to Golf Card, 64 Inverness Drive East,
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Golf Card staff has started including our personal email addresses in the masthead of each issue of Golf
Traveler. I can assure you that if you want to email any of us, you will get a personal response. So please
let us have your feedback so we can make this club the best golf club for you.
Best wishes for a great start to a great season of golf!
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Golf Card members at the Snowbird
Reunion Tournament earlier this year.
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STARTER
Forget the magazine rankings says the man who helped create them,
The Links of North Dakota is a Top 100 course.
Unbelievable But Unranked
George Peper is finally talking. The man who helped create GOLF
Magazine’s Top 100 rankings now admits the system is flawed and that many
courses included in the rankings probably shouldn’t be and vice versa. Peper,
now a contributor to LINKS Magazine, details his reservations about GOLF
Magazine’s system and other Top 100 rankings in the March issue of LINKS.
Among his biggest concerns, Peper says raters didn’t visit enough courses
and singling out 100 courses is too little.
That said, Peper went on to recognize courses that he feels have been slighted – courses that haven’t earned Top 100 distinction, but probably should
have. He includes two of Golf Card’s best – The Links of North Dakota
and The Links at Crowbush Cove in Prince Edward Island.
About Links of North Dakota, Peper says, “…those who make it to this distant outpost are rewarded. Though it’s not a true links, the windswept fairways and prairie-grass rough make for a reasonable facsimile. And while
renowned Sand Hills may be more serene, the views here – overlooking
Lake Sakawea – are better.”
COURSE REVIEWS
Spring is here and that means it’s the ideal time to play courses in North
Carolina and the Middle Atlantic region – either on your way home from
winter vacation, as a spring getaway trip or if you just live in the area.
Here are some Golf Card courses that your fellow members recommend:
NORTH CAROLINA
Foxfire CC (Foxfire Village)
“Somewhat out of the way but worth it. Course is marked well (yardage
to reach water marked on tees, water marked with flags, yardages in fairways numerous). Fair test from regular tees, only play from tips if you are
a single digit handicap. Beautiful setting, runs through development, but
still not encroached upon. Beautiful views of Lockwood River. If in the
Holden Beach/Myrtle Beach, Lockwood is definitely worth playing.”
Longleaf G&CC (Southern Pines)
“Wide open fairways, lovely area. Large, rolling greens. Deserves better
than 3 stars by Golf Digest.”
Twin Oaks GC (Statesville)
“This is a great public course, considering some of the others I’ve
played…Although not a world-class golf course, this is a great course for
weekend warriors to maintain their game.”
MARYLAND
Ocean Resorts GC (Berlin)
“We enjoyed this course so much we played it twice during our trip. We
look forward to playing it again in 2006. A great course for the price!!!”
VIRGINIA
Packsaddle Ridge (Keezeltown)
“I’ve played here three times and will return each spring. Beautiful view
of the mountains.”
The Links of Crowbush Cove, according to Peper, “unfolds on a range of
seaside dunes. Nearby Highland Links has gotten all of the attention,
including a berth on GOLF [Magazine’s] list, but this 12-year old Thomas
McBroom design is in better condition and has earned the loyalty of the
locals.”
To read Peper’s full article, go to linksmagazine.com
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Member’s
TEE
THE LESSON
Tim had Ron warm up and asked him to go through his regular pre-shot
routine. He started with a 7-iron and his ball was generally 10 yards right
of his target. With his driver, he was regularly 25-30 yards right of target.
Tim identified three obvious problems:
PROBLEM NO. 1
Ron would position his body first, aiming at the intended target, and
then position his club.
Member on the Tee: . . . . . . .Ron Strayhorn (right in photo above)
Instructor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Peightal
Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pelican Bay Country Club (Daytona, Florida)
Lesson: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Consistently hitting ball to the right of target
About Tim Peightal
Tim Peightal has students who currently play on the LPGA and Nike Tours.
Starting his career with the Disney golf operations, he has worked with some of
the top instructors, including Bob Toski, Jim Flick, Bill Strausbaugh and Davis
Love Jr. Tim later worked with the 1928 U.S. Open Champion Johnny Farrell at
the Country Club of Florida and the 1935 PGA Champion Johnny Revolta at the
Evanston Golf Club (IL).
Tim has written hundreds of articles on golf instruction and his tips can be found
on various golf websites. Tim’s goal as a teacher is to find as many ways possible
to make learning the game of golf fun. “After all is said and done,” he says, “it’s
still just a game.” Tim feels that every golfer is an individual and that there is no
one method that fits everyone.
Ron’s tendency to hit his shots to the right starts with his
alignment — his feet are aimed way right of the target while
his shoulders are pointed in a different direction
Solution: Tim explained that this was backwards – that he should position his club first, aiming it at the target and then position his body
parallel to the club but to the left of the target. Tim suggested Ron
think of alignment as railroad tracks with his ball and clubface on one
track and his shoulders and feet on the other track. Both tracks are par-
In order to get his alignment in sync, Ron worked on getting
his shoulders and feet aimed in the same direction.
allel to to one another, but the “track” that your feet and body are on is
obviously left of the ball and clubface track. Tim suggested to Ron that
his intended target should look to his eye that it's a bit to the right of
where his feet are aimed.
Drill: Lay two clubs on the ground parallel to each other, the right one
(the ball) towards the target, the left one (your feet) just left of the target.
Instructor Tim Peightal used two clubs to set up
railroad tracks — an effective visual aid to help Ron
position his feet and shoulders on a parallel target
line to the club and ball.
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PROBLEM NO. 2
Ron’s ball flight was decidedly left to right, generally caused by the
closing of the face of his club on takeaway and then opening during
the downswing.
Solution: Ron needs to create a feeling of rotation in his arms during the
forward swing, right hand over left. By adjusting his grip so his right hand
is weaker and adjusting his swing so that it’s more of a horizontal swing,
Ron will get the feeling of proper wrist rotation.
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The other big reason why Ron consistently hit to the right was lack of arm
rotation during the forward swing. He needed to feel his right wrist turning
over his left to square the club at impact. To help Ron do this, (1) Tim
weakened Ron’s right-hand grip (moved it under the shaft more), (2) worked
on swinging the club horizontally so (3) the clubface opens on the takeaway
and closes on the forward swing as the wrists roll closed. Finally, Tim had
Ron (4) move the ball up in is stance so the (5) right hand rotates over the
left at the bottom of the swing.
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3
5
Drill: Practice swinging the club on a horizontal plane, like a baseball
bat, and feel the club opening on the backswing as the wrists roll open
and closing on the forward swing as the wrists roll closed. The first 25
percent of the backswing should result in the clubface being perpendicular to the ground.
PROBLEM NO. 3
In addition to the lack of proper wrist rotation, Ron’s open clubface at
impact was due in part to his ball position, closer to the middle of his
stance.
Solution: Tim asked him to move the ball position forward and to try to
feel the fastest point in his swing at or right before impact.
2
Drill: Set up with ball in
normal place, move club
back three inches to the
right, then move feet
three inches to the right
as well. At the bottom of
the swing you should feel
a real snap in your arms
as the right hand rotates
over the left. Over time,
this should result in a
right to left ball flight.
TIPS TO REMEMBER
1. Alignment – set club first, body second. Your feet and shoulders should
be aimed left of the intended target. Think railroad tracks.
2. Watch your right hand grip – make sure it is not too strong preventing
the club from rotating properly
3. Rotate arms, right over left during the downswing
4. Get the club square at impact. Try to imagine the toe of the club
getting to the ball first.
MEMBER’S TEE is a benefit that allows Golf Card members to write
in with swing problems or flaws. We will review these submissions
and choose one to be addressed in each issue of Golf Traveler. It’s
our intention to have experienced PGA professionals at Golf
Card–affiliated courses provide in-person, step-by-step lessons —
with detailed photos — to help correct the swing problem or flaw.
So if your swing or some aspect of your game is letting you down,
simply e-mail us at [email protected] with the problems
you’re experiencing. Please include a brief description of what your
swing tendencies are and what you’d like to see corrected. We look
forward to your submissions and helping in any way we can.
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sides, strain your eyes in a couple hours and surely cost you strokes.
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CONDOR
A GOLF COURSE IS A DANGEROUS
PLACE FOR YOUR EYES
Frightening things are at play on a sunny golf course
that you may not know about. Long rays within beams of
sunlight are actually sunburning the retinas in the rear
of your eyes. And “blue” light is constantly damaging
your eyes. A young pro we know was told by an
optometrist that her eyes had developed calluses from
playing in the sun without glasses. According to the
Journal of Ophthalmology too much sunny golf can
cause cataracts. And playing without sunglasses can
reduce your night vision by 50%. Very bright sun can
reduce it by up to 90%.
Two-or-more pair offer not available to dealers.
• SHARPEN YOUR SIGHT
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Only $29.95 – 40% off regular price!
Offer Expires in 30 Days!
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4802 or send an email to [email protected].
To learn more about the Nevele Grande, visit
their web site at www.nevele.com.
June 11-13: Nevada Reunion Member-Guest
(continued from cover)
May 17 – Illinois Member-Guest
@ Rail Golf Club
You have to admit the LPGA Tour is exciting
to watch these days. Names like Creamer, Wie,
Pressel seem to be just as popular as Woods,
Mickelson and Singh. Two Golf Card courses
will host LPGA events in 2006 – Marriott
Seaview near Atlantic City (The Shoprite
LPGA Classic) and The Rail Golf Club in
Springfield, Illinois (State Farm Classic).
In fact, on May 17, Golf Card members can
play The Rail under their own “tournament
conditions” at the inaugural Illinois MemberGuest Scramble. The entry fee is $69 per person
and includes golf, cart, range balls, dinner, and
all prizes/awards. Registration is open to Golf
Card members and their guests (144 total), and
players may register as singles, twosomes, or
foursomes. To register, call the Golf Card
Tournament Hotline toll free at 1-877-2884802 or send an email to [email protected].
For more information on the Rail Golf Club,
go to www.railgolf.com.
June 1 – Catskill Member-Guest
@ Nevele Grande Resort
A beautiful valley setting awaits Golf Card
members who participate in the second annual
Catskill Member-Guest Scramble Tournament
June 1 at the Nevele Grande Resort. Host to
the 2006 New York State Women’s Amateur as
well as the Cleveland Pro Tour, the Nevele
boasts 27 scenic holes designed by Robert
Trent Jones, Sr. and Tom Fazio.
The entry fee of $69 per person includes golf,
cart, range balls, dinner, and all prizes and
awards. Registration is open to Golf Card
members and their guests (216 total), and
players may register as singles, twosomes, or
foursomes. To register, call the Golf Card
Tournament Hotline toll free at 1-877-288-
Grasshopper Director Bob Persinger will host
his sixth annual Nevada Reunion Member
Guest Scramble Tournament in Carson City,
Nevada at the Empire Ranch and Silver Oaks
Golf courses. Empire Ranch Golf Club offers
an inviting championship layout for all levels
of golfers. This 3-star rated facility is sheltered
between the bluffs on 250 acres of ranch land
beside the Carson River. Silver Oaks Golf
Course, nestled in northwest Carson City, features 18 scenic holes that meander through the
Sierra Foothills.
The tournament entry fee of $480 per couple
includes two rounds of golf, carts, tee prizes, 3
nights lodging at City Center Motel in Carson
City, 2 cocktail parties with buffet dinners,
tournament awards, hole in one prizes, and a
skins game. (Cost per couple with only one
golfer $345, cost for single room golfer $273).
Registration is open to Golf Card members and
their guests (80 total). To register, call Bob
Persinger at 209-772-9184 or call Bob Mariani
at 209-772-1863.
To learn more about Empire Ranch Golf Club,
visit their web site at
www.empireranchgolfclub.com/golf. To learn
more about Silver Oaks Golf Course, visit their
web site at www.silveroakhomes.com/golf.
June 11-16: High Hampton Spring
Senior Classic
High Hampton Inn & Country Club in
Cashiers, North Carolina will host their 15th
annual Spring Senior Golf Classic June 11-16.
Historic High Hampton Inn is nestled high in
the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western
North Carolina surrounded by majestic mountains, a private 35-acre lake, and gardens.
The scenic course was designed by the legendary
George W. Cobb, who complimented High
Hampton by saying, “I have yet to see a course designed by me or by others — with greater
natural beauty or one more enjoyable to play.”
The all inclusive tournament rate of $982 per
person (two golfers in double room) includes 5
nights lodging, 3 meals daily, five rounds of golf
with carts, practice balls, receptions, awards
banquet, prizes and taxes. Each day of the fourround tournament is a different
format. Prizes are awarded for both men and
ladies in 3 age divisions: 50-64, 65-74, and 75+.
There is no service charge and no tipping. For
information or to make reservations for this
memorable event, call High Hampton Inn &
Country Club toll free at 1-800-334-2551, ext.
116. To learn more about High Hampton Inn
& Country Club, visit their web site at
www.highhamptoninn.com.
Surrounded by the Shawangunk Mountains,
the Nevele Grande Resort will certainly “peak” your interest.
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ACE PLACE
Congratulations to Golf Card Members who have had
a Hole-In-One in 2006 (and the latter part of 2005)
and received the new Golf Card ACE Place Hole-In-One
certificate. If you have made a hole-in-one recently, e-mail
us the details (course, hole, yardage, club used) at
[email protected] or call our Tournament Hotline
toll free at 877-288-4802.
Arthur Schroder, Yorktown Heights, NY – Mountain
Manor Inn & GC (Marshalls Creek, PA), 2nd hole,
132 yards, 9-wood. Oct. 19, 2005
Mike Nardone, Peekskill, NY – McCann GC
(Poughkeepsie, NY), 8th hole, 143 yards, PW.
Nov. 29, 2005
Jerry Philpott, Bloomington, IL – Illinois State University
GC (Normal, IL), 4th hole, 152 yards, utility wood.
Aug. 2, 2005; and Desert Sands GC (Mesa, AZ), 3rd hole,
146 yards, utility wood. Feb. 8, 2006.
Hurley Wood, Chandler, AZ -- Las Colinas GC
(Queen Creek, AZ), 17th hole, 132 yards, 7-iron.
Jan. 3, 2006.
Larry Barga, Tipp City, OH – Indian Bayou GC (Destin,
FL), 17th hole, 155 yards, 7-iron. Jan. 9, 2006.
Thomas Zeimetz, Greer, SC – Boscobel GC
(Pendleton, SC), 4th hole, 170 yards, 9-wood.
Jan. 12, 2006.
Bal Tarcza, Trenton, NJ – Mercer Oaks West
(Trenton, NJ), 16th hole, 180 yards, 5-wood. Sept. 14, 2005.
Harold Colgan, Champion, PA – Donegal Highland GC
(Donegal, PA), 3rd hole, 171 yards, 6-iron. Sept. 10,
2005; and Donegal Highland GC, 14th hole, 170-yards,
6-iron. October 9, 2005.
MEMBER
TO
MEMBER
Member to Member allows Golf Card members to share with other members tips, tales and tidbits from their golf travels and receive $50! We
encourage members to write us at [email protected] with their experiences, and if we publish your submission you’ll receive $50.
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y husband and I love to golf and with the Golf Card it’s much
more affordable. We have played almost all the courses in our
home state and a few when we traveled. We enjoyed savings at
Tomacy’s in Adams, NY. Partridge Run in Canton, NY. The list goes on
and on. We play with family members and friends that have the Card
and have never been disappointed in a course.
We have a funny story to tell. While playing C-Way golf course
in Clayton, NY, we were playing with my cousin and her husband and were having a wonderful time, that is until her husband hits one right into the woods. He goes in to find the ball
and his wife decides to hit her ball and not wait for him. She
hits, it goes into the woods and HITS HIM on the arm. He
comes out yelling of course. Well, we take a few minutes to settle
down and seeing his arm is bothering him, he decides to let her drive the cart. He is in the
process of putting his clubs in his bag when she puts the cart in REVERSE (we think by mistake)
and BACKS into him. He is mad at this point as you can imagine and takes over the driving.
Well her golf bag comes loose and falls off the cart, and so now they are both out of the cart,
picking up clubs and balls and not very happy with one another.
Naturally he is saying she is trying to kill him and she is saying he doesn’t care about her clubs, so
the next time she got up to hit, he takes her clubs off the cart and leaves
her with us to finish the game. He goes back to the clubhouse. She had
just hit an amazing drive and wants to keep on playing — she doesn’t
care if he is mad or not, she wants to see what score she gets, and the
course if beautiful. So we finished playing and she came in with the
lowest score she has ever had. She got a 44 and was one happy golfer.
When we got back to the clubhouse he has fallen asleep in his truck
and she never told him how great she golfed until weeks later.
Paul Merchant, Mesa AZ – View Point RV & Golf Rst
(Mesa, AZ), 3rd hole, 150 yards, 7-wood. Feb. 10, 2006.
Linda Lytle
Watertown, NY
Shirley Fisherkeller, Springfield, IL – Meadowwood GC
(Orlando, FL), 4th hole, 110 yards, 3-wood. Feb. 19, 2006.
Michael Puskar, Stanhope, NJ – Shawnee Inn/Blue
(Shawnee, PA), 9th hole, 216 yards, driver. Nov. 4, 2005.
Sweepstakes Winners
Robert Zarling, Kewaskum, WI – Valley International CC
(Brownsville, TX), 16th hole, 137 yards, 6-iron.
Feb. 2, 2006.
It pays to refer members to the Golf Card. Just ask Ronald Athey of Cumberland, MD, who won $5,000 as the
winner of our Golf Card Shopping Spree Sweepstakes, a yearlong contest that ran from February 2005 through
January 2006. Golf Card members received entry into the sweepstakes by referring members to join Golf Card — the
more referrals, the more entries. Athey, A Golf Card member since 1993, referred two members.
Herb Hanson, Scottsdale, AZ – Pavilion Lakes GC
(Scottsdale, AZ), 7th hole, 174 yards, 7-wood.
July 4, 2005.
Fred Sloan, Lonaconing, MD -- Myrtle Beach
National/North (Myrtle Beach, SC), 17th hole, 130 yards,
9-iron. March 4, 2006.
Robert Miller, Odessa, TX – Odesssa CC (Odessa, TX),
12th hole, 130 yards, 9-iron. March 3, 2006.
Pat Bila, Swartz Creek, MI – Hidden Creek GC
(Navarre, FL), 4th hole, 137 yards, 3-wood. Feb. 24, 2006.
In 2006, our Refer-A-Friend contest has a new twist — we will be awarding $500
every month to members who refer new members. Similar rules apply — members
receive one entry for each new member they refer. Our first monthly winner of $500
is John Hoff from Temple, TX.
For more information on the 2006 Refer-A-Friend contest or to receive referral
certificates, call Golf Card Member Services at 877-680-6148 or visit www.golfcard.com
John Hoff
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Hebron, OH
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Lexington, OH
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Newport News, VA
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Gallipolis, OH
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Le Roy, IL
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Waldwick, NJ
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Ansonia, CT
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The Lions Golf Club is an Austin original.
Austin
The Golf Card welcomes Jimmy Clay Golf
Course, Roy Kizer Golf Course, Lions Golf
Club and Morris Williams Golf Course – all
part of the well-run City of Austin (Texas)
Parks and Recreation Department. All four
courses will offer Golf Card members 2 for 1
greens fee (carts required). The current rates are
$22 weekday and $30 weekend. The cart fee is
$22. So two Golf Card members can play during
the week for $22 per person with cart and $30
per person on weekends with a cart – an excellent value!
Kizer Golf Course is considered Austin’s premier municipal course. Designed by noted Texas
architect Joe Finger on an
abandoned
wastewater
plant, the links-style layout, spreads over almost
200 acres and is bordered
by cedars, elms and oaks.
More than 35 acres of
lakes and 22 acres of wetlands have been created
for resident and migratory
waterfowl. Despite the
large amount of water,
Kizer is suitable for players
of all levels.
With Kizer, Jimmy Clay
Golf Course is part of a 36-
hole complex designed by Finger. Shorter and
flatter than Kizer, Clay is more of a parkland
setting surrounded by trees. The course is characterized by its relatively large, elevated greens,
and forgiving tee shots.
Lions Golf Club was actually built by the local
Lions Club in 1928, making it one of Austin’s
oldest courses. It has long been considered the
city’s most popular course and has hosted such
notable golfers as Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson,
Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.
While the “old muni” has changed over the
years it remains a very playable, challenging
test. Very short by today’s standards at just over
6,000 yards, its relatively narrow, tree- lined
fairways and small greens keep all players honest.
Morris Williams Golf Course opened in 1964 as
Austin's third municipal Course. Designed by
Leon Howard, one of the most prolific golf
course architects of the time, the course features
small, slightly elevated, contoured greens.
These features combined with the rolling terrain probably make Morris Williams Golf
Course the most difficult of all of the City's
courses. However, the recent addition of ladies
tees and the improved turf make the course
playable for all levels of golfers.
Morris Williams Golf Course was named
after Morris Williams Jr., potentially the best
golfer ever developed in Austin. He won everything in Austin area, as
well as, the Texas Junior
Championships and the
National
Air
Force
Trophy now named in his
honor. He lost his life as a
young man during the
Korean War in a Florida
jet plane crash.
Framed by trees, Jimmy Clay Golf Course is a classic parkland layout.
Morris Williams served for
many years as the home of
the University of Texas
golf teams under legendary
coaches Harvey Penick
and George Hannon.
During this time the
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Making Contact
Austin
Jimmy Clay Golf Course
512-444-0999 • www.ci.austintx.us\parksgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
Roy Kizer Golf Course
512-444-0999 • www.ci.austintx.us\parksgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
Kizer Golf Course is one of Austin’s best, a links-style design
by renowned Texas architect Joe Finger.
University won 2 NCAA Championships
with teams that featured Tom Kite and
Ben Crenshaw.
Houston
Brock Park Golf Course and Gus
Wortham Golf Course, two venerable
and popular courses owned by the City of
Houston have also joined the Golf Card
network. Brock Park Golf Course is considered one of the “best kept secrets” in
Houston after undergoing renovations in
2004. Owned by the City of Houston
since 1972, Brock Park is a tightly-routed,
rolling layout that traverses the Bayou
River. Better golfers appreciate the challenge of the small greens and narrow,
tree-lined fairways while higher handicappers can enjoy the fairness of its relatively short length.
Gus Wortham Park Golf Course is situated along Brays Bayou in the south central
area of Houston, just minutes from
downtown. Elevation changes and three
consecutive par fives on the front nine
distinguish Gus Wortham from other
Houston-area courses. Generous fairways
appeal to all levels of golfers. ì
The Lions Golf Club
512-477-6963 • www.ci.austintx.us\parksgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
Morris Williams Golf Course
512-926-6539 • www.ci.austintx.us\parksgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
Houston
Brock Park Golf Course
281-458-1350 • www.houstontx.gov/municipalgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
Gus Wortham Park Golf Course
713-928-4260 • www.houstontx.gov/municipalgolf
Golf Card fee: 2 for 1
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NEW AFFILIATES
(Since January 2006)
CALIFORNIA
ESCONDIDO
Reidy Creek GC
(760)740-2450, 2300 N Broadway Web
www.jcgolf.com Facility Daily Fee Fee
Wkdys $27, wknds $32 Holes 18 Yardage
2582/1658 Availability Anytime, not valid
for hol, tournaments or groups, rates subject to change #Rounds Unlimited
OCEANSIDE
Arrowood GC
(760)967-8400, 5201A Village Dr Web
www.jcgolf.com Facility Daily Fee Fee MonThu $50, Fri $58, wknds $78 Holes 18
Yardage 6721/5861 Availability Wkdys anytime, wknds after 11am, not valid for hol,
tournament or groups, rates subject to
change #Rounds Unlimited
COLORADO
LA VETA
Grandote Peaks GC
(719)742-3391, 5540 Highway 12 Web
www.grandotepeaks.com Facility Daily Fee
Fee Apr-May & Oct 20% off green fee,
Jun-Sep 50% off green fee, cart required
Holes 18 Yardage 7085/5608 Availability
Mon-Thu after 10am #Rounds 2
FLORIDA
OCALA
Lake Diamond GC
(352)687-8500, 16 Golf View Dr Facility
Semi-Private Fee $20 +tax Holes 18 Yardage
6650/5135 Availability Anytime #Rounds
Unlimited
ILLINOIS
WHITTINGTON
Rend Lake GC
(618)629-2353, 12476 Golf Course Dr
Web www.rendlake.org Facility Municipal
Fee 2 for 1 green fees Holes 27 Yardage
3419/3442/3393/2430/2415/2395
Availability Tue-Thu 10am-3pm #Rounds
Unlimited
INDIANA
CLAYTON
Deer Creek GC
(317)539-2013, 7143 S State Rd 39 Web
www.deercreekgolfclub.com Facility Daily
Fee Fee $25 Holes 18 Yardage 6510/5033
Availability Mon-Thu anytime, Fri-Sun & hol
after 1pm #Rounds 2
MARION
Arbor Trace GC
(765)662-8236, 2500 E 550 N Web
www.arbortracegc.com Facility Daily Fee
Fee Wkdys $20 - $21, wknds $22 - $23
Holes 18 Yardage 6535/5060 Availability
Wkdys 11am-1pm, wknds & hol after
2pm #Rounds 2
MONTGOMERY
Country Oaks GC
(812)486-3300, 5064 US Hwy 50 Web
www.countryoaksgolf.com Facility Daily
Fee Fee 20% off Holes 18 Yardage
6929/4983 Availability Anytime, no hol
#Rounds 2
SANTA CLAUS
Christmas Lake GC
(812)544-2255, 1 Clubhouse Dr Web
www.christmaslake.com Facility Daily Fee
Fee 2 for 1 Holes 18 Yardage 7275/5142
Availability Wed-Sun & hol after 12pm
#Rounds 2
SOUTH BEND
Blackthorn GC
(574)232-4653, 6100 Nimitz Pkwy Web
www.blackthorngolf.com Facility Daily Fee
Fee 2 for 1 Holes 18 Yardage 7105/5092
Availability Mon-Thu anytime, Fri-Sun after
12pm #Rounds 2
MICHIGAN
UBLY
Ubly Heights GC
(517)658-2374, 2409 E Atwater Rd Web
www.ublyheights.com Facility Daily Fee Fee
2 for 1 green fees Holes 18 Yardage
7003/5049 Availability Mon & Wed-Fri
#Rounds 2
TEXAS
AUSTIN
Jimmy Clay GC
(512)444-0999, 5400 Jimmy Clay Dr Web
www.ci.austintx.us/parks/golf.htm Facility
Daily Fee Fee 2 for 1 green fees, cart
required Holes 18 Yardage 6857/5036
Availability Anytime after 12pm #Rounds 2
Lions GC
(512)477-6963, 2901 Enfield Rd Web
www.ci.austintx.us/parks/golf.htm Facility
Daily Fee Fee 2 for 1 green fees, cart
required Holes 18 Yardage 6001/4931
Availability Anytime after 12pm #Rounds 2
Morris Williams GC
(512)926-6539, 4305 Manor Rd Web
www.ci.austintx.us/parks/golf.htm Facility
Daily Fee Fee 2 for 1 green fees, cart
required Holes 18 Yardage 6636/4943
Availability Anytime after 12pm #Rounds 2
Roy Kizer GC
(512)444-0999, 5400 Jimmy Clay Dr Web
www.ci.austintx.us/parks/golf.htm Facility
Daily Fee Fee 2 for 1 green fees, cart
required Holes 18 Yardage 6749/5018
Availability Anytime after 12pm #Rounds 2
HOUSTON
Brock Park GC
(281)458-1350, 8201 John Ralston Rd
Web www.houstonmunicipalgolf.org Facility
Municipal Fee 2 for 1 Holes 18 Yardage
6427/5245 Availability Anytime, 12pmstart of twilight #Rounds 2
Gus Wortham Park GC
(713)928-4260, 7000 Capitol St Web
www.houstonmunicipalgolf.org Facility
Municipal Fee 2 for 1 Holes 18 Yardage
6314/5904 Availability Anytime #Rounds 2
Jersey Meadow GC
(713)896-0900, 8502 Rio Grande St Web
www.jerseymeadow.com Facility Daily Fee
Fee $25 Holes 18 Yardage 6610/5151
Availability Mon, Wed-Thu anytime, Fri
before 12pm #Rounds 2
HUFFMAN
Red Wolf Run GC
(281)324-1841, 27350 Afton Way Web
www.redwolfrungolfclub.com Facility Daily
Fee Fee $10 off Holes 18 Yardage
7088/5805 Availability Mon-Thu anytime,
wknds after 3pm #Rounds 2
MONTGOMERY
Del Lago Rst
(436)582-6100, 600 Del Lago Blvd Web
www.dellago.com Facility Resort Fee 2 for 1
Holes 18 Yardage 6794/5180 Availability
Anytime #Rounds 2
SAN ANTONIO
Woodlake CC
(210)661-6124, 6500 Woodlake Pkwy
Web www.woodlakegolfclub.com Facility
Semi-Private Fee 2 for 1 green fees Holes
18 Yardage 6691/5305 Availability Wkdys
anytime, wknds after 12pm #Rounds 2
UNIVERSAL CITY
Olympia Hills
(210)945-4653, 12900 Mount Olympus
Web www.olympiahillsgolf.com Facility
Daily Fee Fee Mon-Thu $30, Fri-Sun $35
Holes 18 Yardage 6923/5534 Availability
Mon-Thu anytime, Fri-Sun after 1pm
#Rounds 2
WEST COLUMBIA
Columbia Lakes Rst
(979)345-5151, 188 Freeman Blvd Web
www.columbia-lakes.com Facility Resort Fee
2 for 1 Holes 18 Yardage 6988/5329
Availability Mon-Thu #Rounds 2
COURSE DELETIONS
ARKANSAS, Ashdown, Ashdown GC
ARIZONA, Surprise, Desert Springs GC
- Sun City Grand
Surprise, Granite Falls GC - Sun City
Grand
Cimarron GC - Sun City Grand
CALIFORNIA, Palm Desert, Palm Desert
CC
GEORGIA, Douglasville, West Pines GC
HAWAII, Waikoloa, Waikoloa Village
GC
IOWA, Waverly, Centennial Oaks GC
KENTUCKY, Catlettsburg, Rolling
Meadows CC
LOUISIANA, Oberlin, Ricewood CC
MICHIGAN, Grass Lake, Twin Knolls
GC
Hastings, Hastings CC
MISSOURI, St Louis, Pevely Farms GC
MISSISSIPPI, Biloxi, Dogwood Hills GC
NEW MEXICO, Santa Fe, Towa Golf Rst
NEVADA, Fallon, Fallon GC
OREGON, Grants Pass, Dutcher Creek
GC
North Bend, Kentuck GC
SOUTH CAROLINA, Darlington,
Beaver Creek GC
Hanahan, Eagle Landing GC
Summerville, River Club On the Ashley
TENNESSEE, Buena Vista, Spring Valley
GC
TEXAS, Canadian, Canadian GC
Idalou, Island Oaks GC
Kingsville, L.E. Ramey GC
Kyle, Plum Creek GC
McKinney, Hank Haney Golf Ranch
Muleshoe, Muleshoe CC
Plano, Los Rios CC
Weatherford, Horseshoe Bend CC
Weslaco, Tierra Santa GC
STAY & PLAY
COURSE DELETIONS
TEXAS, Lago Vista, Lago Vista Rst
Christmas Lake Golf Course is a true gift — a four-star course
ranked one of the Top 10 public courses in Indiana.
A new $500 winner
drawn each month
during 2006!
It’s simple to enter
1. Fill in your name and member number
There’s never been a better time to tell
your friends, golf partners, and business
acquaintances about the great advantages
of Golf Card membership. Because when
they join, you will receive a dozen Precept
golf balls and a chance to win $500.
There will be 12 lucky $500 winners during
2006, with a new winner drawn each
month! So use the referral certificates
next to this page to refer your friends.
And you could be the next lucky winner!
member or golfing partner.
on each Referral Certificate. (Referral
Certificates are bound in the back of the
annual directory.)
2. Give a Certificate to a friend, family
3. For your golfing partners who have
web access, send them to
www.golfcard.com/refer to sign up online.
Be sure to give them your name and
member number.
4. For each single or twosome membership you refer, you’ll receive a FREE
dozen Precept D Force golf balls and
automatically be entered in the monthly
drawing for $500.
If you need more Referral Certificates, call Member Services toll-free at: 1-877-680-6148
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter, follow instructions for submitting referrals or to enter without submitting any referrals, write “Golf Card Refer-A-Member Sweepstakes” on a postcard along with your name, address,
and phone and mail it to: Golf Card Refer-A-Member Sweepstakes, PO Box 6899, Englewood, CO 80155-6899. All entries must be received between 2/1/06 and 1/31/07. This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the U.S.
(excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. For a complete set of Official Rules, send a request to: Golf Card Refer-A-Member
Sweepstakes Official Rules, PO Box 6899, Englewood, CO 80155-6899.
The Island 8th Green at
HIGH HAMPTON
Men & Lady Golfers: We Invited To Play In Our
15th Annual Seniors Golf Classic: June 11-16
A different event each day – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Arrive Sunday (practice round) – Depart Friday after a “hole-in-one” contest
There are 3 age divisions and
awards for men and women.
All Inclusive Rates are per person
Two days are mixed foursomes
of men & women golfers.
Accommodations
In the Inn or a Cottage
Two Golfers/Dbl. Room . . . $982
One Golfer in Dbl. Room . . $982
with non-golfer . . . . . . . . $682
Single Golfer/Single Room . $1034
Non-golfing spouses always enjoy
the fellowship and account for
about 10 percent of attendees.
Spouses under age 50 can play
for team prizes but not
age bracket awards.
Accommodations
In a Colony Home
Party of Four: Golfer . . . . . $1072
Non-golfer . . . $724
Party of Six: Golfer . . . . . . $950
Non-golfer . . . $625
❑ 50-64 ❑ 65-74 ❑ 75 +
Each day is a different event
with daily prizes and awards.
The 7th Hole
High Hampton Inn & Country
Club is an historic inn on a 1400acre scenic estate. There’s an 18hole golf course, a private lake for
boating and fishing, clay tennis
courts, and beautiful gardens.
Come early on Sunday and play
a complimentary practice round.
The get-acquainted cocktail
reception is Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
Reservations & Information
1-800-334-2551 ext. 116
The par 71 golf course was designed
by George W. Cobb, A.S.L.A., &
A.S.G.S.A. Each hole has multiple
tees and offers mountain views.
The greens are bent grass.
All-inclusive tournament rates
include accommodations,
three meals daily at the Inn,
all greens fees, golf carts, practice
balls, banquet, reception, and taxes.
Please give full name, age, address,
telephone, and handicap.
$100 deposit via check, VISA,
MasterCard, or American Express.
The 12th Hole & Rock Mountain
No service charge. No tipping.
On the National Register of Historic Places
PO Box 338 • Cashiers, NC 28717
www.highhamptoninn.com
Partial View of Hampton Lake, Golf Course, Inn & Cottages