KNOW YOUR PRO (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Myrtle Beach National Golf Club Opened | 1973 Architect | Frank Duane, Arnold Palmer Yardage (Kings North Course, par 72) | Black: 7,017; Gold: 6,481; White: 6,024; Blue: 5,662; Red: 4,816Rates | Range from $37-$160...more...Golf event funds Alvirne scholarships (The Nashua Telegraph)
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What sets golf apart is all the obsessions within the obsession. There's the equipment and the courses and the mental, emotional and even spiritual elements of hitting the little white ball that just sits there. Golf course architecture, for example, is real art with a small but worldwide c......more... Johnny Deep asks, 'How deep should sand bunkers be?' (Cybergolf National)
There is no one answer - either among different golf course architects, or even for one golf course architect or even one golf course. When building bunkers, I consider both design philosophy and practical considerations....more... River Oaks closes two nines to replace greens (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
With summer business relatively slow and some greens not returning to form after the transition from winter overseed grasses, River Oaks Golf Club closed 18 of its 27 holes this week to replace greens. American Golf Corp., which manages the course, hopes to reopen the 18 holes on either Sept. 1 or 8. The Fox and Otter nines closed, while the Bear nine remains open....more... 100 years of fun on Santa Cruz boardwalk (Baltimore Sun)
This year marks the final season for a couple of well-known seaside attractions on the East Coast: Coney Island's Astroland and Atlantic City's Steel Pier. But on the West Coast, the summer of 2007 is merely another birthday for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. ...more... ASIAN (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
AMERICANAKEL'S FAMILY RESTAURANT 6429 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, 449-4815 Longtime locals breakfast spot. 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $ ANCHOR CAFE AT GRANDE DUNES 8550 Marina Parkway (off U.S. 17), Myrtle Beach, 351-7855 Light fare right on the waterway. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, bar open after hours. $ BELLA VITA 1028 Third Ave., Conway, 488-1558 Gourmet cafe and market. 10 a.m-6 p.m. ......more... Golf on par even as rounds dip (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Golf rounds played on the Grand Strand in the first half of 2007 decreased for the third consecutive year and fell below 2 million for the first time in the 21st century. So why is everybody so pleased? Total paid rounds from January to June fell 9 percent to 1.87 million on the Strand's more than 90 public courses in three counties, according to figures compiled by marketing cooperative Myrtle ......more... Gallery to open with 2 local exhibits (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
There's a new place in town for fine-art lovers and those with a creative bent to gather. Jim Horton and Sue Roland have opened the Art Nouveau Gallery and Studio in the Galleria Shopping Center in Myrtle Beach. Although new to the Grand Strand gallery scene, Horton and Roland have hit the ground running with a featured event this month, as well as a grand opening celebration. The "2007 Father ......more... |