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Vol. 32, No. 32 R O C H E S T E R Monday, September 14, 2020 Mirim Lee Wins a 47-Year-Old Stunner in a at Rallies to Win by MICHAEL WAGAMAN The ANA Inspiration NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Stewart Cink's long wait is finally over. He doesn't have to worry about being cast as a villain, either, as was the case when Cink outlast- ed fan favorite to win the 2009 British Open. Sparked by a strong short game, Cink won the sea- son-opening Safeway Open at 47 years old Sunday for his sev- enth PGA Tour victory and first since that win at 11 years ago. Making it more special? Cink won with 23-year-old son Reagan alongside as his , with wife Lisa — in her fifth year of cancer Mirim Lee, of South Korea, receives the championship trophy after win- remission — watching from be- Stewart Cink celebrates with the trophy after winning the Safeway ning the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration tournament at Mission Hills Country yond the ropes. Open at Silverado Resort on September 13 in Napa, California. Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Sunday Sept. 13. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Cink — PAGE 7 (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

by DOUG FERGUSON Poppie’s Pond, and there was RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) no blue wall to stop her. — Mirim Lee ran toward the How she even got to that Should You Buy in a Golf water for the winner’s leap into — PAGE 4 Stunner Community or Outside It? Getting Involved with Collegiate Club Golf Did you know that anyone can new club golf team on campus. play college golf? The National Club golf is competitive, yet re- Collegiate Club Golf Association laxed and fun and scores range (NCCGA) supports non-varsity anywhere from 65-115. golfers at over 400 colleges and Club golf is also co-ed and universities nationwide. open to all active college stu- Getting signed up to play is dents including graduate stu- (André Letria) easy, you can either request to dents. 3 tournaments take place join the team if your school al- in each region every semester, by SHIVANI VORA in a community with a golf club residents. ready has one, sign up and play followed by a National Cham- When it comes to finding a or outside it and near a golf club, “For decades, golf home buy- as an individual, or utilize the pionship for the top clubs. Get golf home, prospective buyers which could be in a community ers bought most communities, NCCGA’s resources to start a Club Golf — PAGE 6 have two ways to go: purchasing that offers membership to non- Golf Community — PAGE 6 Pinehurst Awarded Dream Homes for Golfers and Wine Lovers

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The dark-sky movement “up lighting” is prohibited and The night sky near the Oasis at Death Valley resort in California. (Xanterra Travel Collection) had a major breakthrough in only low-voltage lighting with a 2010 when the American Medi- maximum of 25 watts may be by ADAM H. GRAHAM like migratory birds, biolumines- enthusiast , must cal Association released a report used for all exterior site lighting Golf has long had a reputa- cent insects and sea turtles, and significantly lower their lights recommending “minimizing and applications. tion as an environmental hazard: help restore night skies to their every night and shield all outdoor controlling blue-rich environ- “We have the opportunity and Courses have long required large natural state. lights. mental lighting by using the low- responsibility to develop Costa quantities of water, fertilizer and There are five types of Dark “Cordillera Ranch encompass- est emissions possible.” Much Palmas with a thoughtful ap- herbicides needed to maintain Sky designations, each with its es 8,700 acres and over 800 like the light on our smartphone proach to its natural setting and verdant greens, making it the own set of light-emitting criteria: residences, so there are plenty screens, the report said, white for us, that includes the spec- sports industry’s wolf in sheep’s Dark Sky Communities, Parks, of remote vantage points within LED light keeps us awake at tacular night sky,” said Michael clothing. Reserves, Sanctuaries and Urban the community to stargaze,” said night and can cause a variety of Radovan, managing director of But much of that is chang- Night Sky Places. Golf courses Charlie Hill, the Cordillera chief health problems for both animals Costa Palmas. ing. Over 30 percent of golf can be found in three of the five operating officer and a resident. and humans. Initially, Europe had been courses in the United States are categories: Reserves, Parks and “Our family routinely sits on the But the movement’s water- slow to embrace the dark-sky Audubon-certified, which en- Communities. patio in the evenings with the shed moment came during the movement, but is starting to sures native grasses and hab- About 90 minutes west of kids and watches for shooting coronavirus pandemic. As more make up for lost time. Dark-sky itat for insects and birds. The San Diego, Anza-Borrego Des- stars. Those are experiences people started to work from parks there started in Britain and U.S. Golf Association and the ert State Park was designated a many kids don’t grow up with home, many started to stargaze spread to the Continent. Today, Superintendents Dark Sky Park in 2018, and the anymore.” from their own backyards. For Britain leads the tally with 14 Association of America laid out town of Borrego Springs is a Another community that’s those buying second homes, official I.D.A. sites; Germany has guidelines in 2017 encouraging Dark Sky Community. The two dark-sky friendly but not access to dark skies became a five, and France has four. Co- all U.S. courses to practice bet- work in tandem to reduce light- I.D.A.-certified is Heron Lakes more important draw. This, in incidentally, these are Europe’s ter environmental stewardship ing and monitor dark-sky quality. at TPC Colorado, an 865-acre turn, led golf community devel- three biggest golf markets. by the end of 2020, including But the area is also home to four golf community that opened in opers to embrace dark skies as a What’s more, in 2019, France deeper commitments to water golf courses, which are typically the spring of 2018 and is in marketing opportunity. A bonus: adopted the most progressive light and energy conservation and not lit at night. the town of Berthoud, about It also makes residences cheaper pollution policies in the world — pollution prevention. Death Valley National Park, 27 miles northeast of Boulder. to maintain. imposing lighting curfews, limits Golf courses, however, had designated California’s first Dark The 200-acre, 18-hole course is “As a result of Covid-19, we’re in emission, significantly reduced never been major sources of light Sky Reserve in 2008, is home to home to elk, coyotes, foxes and seeing increased interest in folks glare and the strictest emissions pollution. In fact, most greens, the challenging 18-hole Furnace osprey, and it offers stunning moving to remote areas,” said of blue light, not to mention seldom lit at night, can help Creek Golf Course, located 214 views of the southern Rockies’ Daniel Wright, the assistant an outright ban on lasers, sky- communities understand the im- feet below sea level and part of Front Range, where residents manager of Springs RV Resort beams, lit waterways and other portance of darkness. Many resi- the Oasis at Death Valley re- can regularly see the Milky Way, and Golf Course in Borrego light “trespasses.” This has been dential golf communities are now sort. While it remains one of the red and blue dwarves, and fading Springs, who has been working especially welcome in places like beginning to limit light pollution world’s largest dark-sky parks stars like Betelgeuse. to preserve dark skies there for Normandy’s Alabaster Coast, as part of the sport’s greening and among California’s dark- The Berthoud Heritage Metro 20 years. “Their primary mo- Dark Sky — PAGE 12 process, embracing the “dark est, the lights of Las Vegas, just sky” movement, and the payoffs 120 miles southeast, constantly go far beyond a better view of threaten to pollute its night skies. the glittering stars above. Furnace Creek focuses on ed- “With golf courses averaging ucating visitors and locals alike 150 acres per 18 holes, they about dark skies by hosting star create dark spaces simply by parties, led by the National Park their land mass,” said Rand Jer- Society and the Astronomical ris, the U.S.G.A. senior manag- Society of Nevada, on its greens. ing director of public services. (This fall, they are offering light- “Courses are a way for com- less night golf using glow-in-the- munities to protect green space dark balls.) and provide proper balance to Texas is home to 15 official development.” Dark Sky places, including na- The idea of preserving dark tional parks like Big Bend and skies began in the 1970s, Dark Sky communities like Drip- prompted by amateur astrono- ping Springs, just outside Aus- mers who could no longer see tin. But Cordillera Ranch, about certain constellations because of 32 miles north of San Antonio, an increase in artificial light. The is one of many residential golf International Dark-Sky Associ- communities forgoing the Inter- ation was founded in Tucson, national Dark-Sky Association’s Ariz., in the 1980s and has since certification and creating its own grown into an influential con- dark-sky criteria. The develop- servation organization with 145 ment offers prime turf in Texas designated Dark Sky locations Hill Country, with quarter-acre in 21 countries. Their aim is to villas, 10-plus-acre estates, val- reduce light pollution, often by ley views, hilltop homes and making simple changes like turn- Guadalupe River frontage. Res- ing exterior lights downward to idents, who include the former limit impact on nocturnal wildlife P.G.A. champion and dark-sky Page 4 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, September 14, 2020 Stunner

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(Continued from Page 1) presence at Pinehurst by 2023. ■ 92-98% Success Rate championships, including the The bulk of the U.S.G.A.’s staff ■ Upon Completion, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Se- will remain at the organization’s nior Open, U.S. Women’s Am- current New Jersey headquarters. Natural Hair Growth Takes Over ateur and the U.S. Amateur, will “There is no better place be played there more frequently. for the U.S.G.A. to plant The association also an- new roots,” Mike Davis, the “When I discovered NeoGraft®, nounced that its influential equip- U.S.G.A.’s chief executive, said I thought, This makes sense. ment testing facility, a labora- in a statement. He added: “We I followed it through FDA approval, tory that determines which golf are taking a bold step forward made sure the results left minimal balls and clubs conform to the and forging a long-term com- scarring, and then was the first to rules of golf, will move from the mitment that will elevate our U.S.G.A.’s main headquarters in championships, foster greater bring it to Rochester.” New Jersey to North Carolina. A innovation in golf, and ultimately ~ Dr. Arthur Elizabeth Arthur M.D. museum and a visitor’s center will help grow the game.” x 500 Helendale Rd. Suite 100, Rochester ■ 585.266.5420 ■ HelendaleDermatology.com also be part of the association’s © The New York Times

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(Continued from Page 1) member-owned clubs (includ- living within the gates means communities host regular events homes that are built in one or but since the 2008 recession, ing ones in communities), home that there is less likelihood of for residents including barbecues a handful of architectural styles, the trend has gone the other buyers have to pay an additional late-night partying. However, and game and movie nights. leaving buyers with limited op- way,” said Jason Becker, the fee to join the golf club and use golf course maintenance vehi- “Your social life is created for tions for the exterior look of chief executive of Golf Life Nav- facilities such as the gym and cles during early morning hours, you, and outside of events, there their home. If your home’s ar- igators, a matchmaking site that pool. “You’re looking at an ini- some of which can be loud, are are more organic opportunities chitecture is more important to helps people find golf member- tiation fee plus annual dues that common. If you’re considering to connect,” he said. On the you than the golf club, Becker ships and homes based on their add up to thousands of dollars a a home on or hear a golf hole, other hand, a possible drawback suggested finding a property to criteria. year and don’t have a choice in make sure to ask those mainte- is that you don’t fit in with the suit your tastes first and then So should you buy inside the picking your club,” he said. nance schedule questions so you club’s overall culture. consider the club. gates or out? Here are some Outside a community: Golf don’t catch any surprise alarm Outside a community: While Outside a community: When factors to consider before closing enthusiasts may end up saving clocks. home buyers outside of com- you don’t live in a community, the sale. money by living outside of a com- Outside a community: A big munities can mingle with others you have the freedom to choose munity, according to Timmerman, advantage to living outside the through their golf clubs, they your home’s architecture. But Home Maintenance Costs because they can choose from community when considering tend to miss out on the sense of you are also at the mercy of In a community: Buying a different clubs in the area and join noise is not having to worry belonging and close-knit feel that your neighbors and their design home within a golf commu- the most appealing and affordable about course maintenance community residents get. “You preferences; a neighborhood nity generally requires joining one. They also usually have the schedules. On the other hand, have to work harder to connect with too many varying styles has its homeowner’s association option to transfer their member- you are most likely to be near with others as a nonresident,” the potential to lower the market (H.O.A.) which, according to ship — a benefit that’s some- interstates or busy roads. Becker said. value of your home. Becker, costs roughly $1,000- times not available to buyers in plus per quarter in many com- communities. Safety Amenities Ability to Sell Your Home munities. In a community: The safety In a community: Charnas said and Leave the Club The association usually man- Ability to Rent Your Home factor of living in a gated envi- that amenities are a top perk of In a community: In the event age your home’s lawn care and Inside a community: Chris ronment is one of the biggest community life. Examples vary you want to leave the club, the pest prevention, and maintain Charnas, the founder of Links drivers for buying a home within by community but could include a process isn’t always hassle-free common areas such as the Capital Advisors, a real-estate a community. “Safety has be- pool, green spaces, tennis courts, and can be costly. You’re likely clubhouse and pool. Storm pre- broker specializing in sales of come even more paramount for multiple restaurants, a spa, a gym, to lose your initiation fee as a paredness is also within the pur- golf courses and communities, golf home buyers since Covid,” hiking and biking trails and a kids’ nonequity member but may have view of an H.O.A., Becker said. said that many H.O.A.s don’t Timmerman said. Most gated center — all within walking dis- to keep paying annual dues until The downsides may include allow residents to rent out their clubs have a front gate security tance of your home. “Commu- you’ve been replaced by a new the high price and not having homes for additional income. booth where all visitors check in nities offer a lot more diversions member if you have an equity a choice of who services your “They don’t want strangers liv- and get a pass before they are these days than just golf and position. community’s maintenance pro- ing within the community, so if allowed to enter. Gated commu- attract plenty of nongolfers,” When selling your home, most grams (that is mandated by the you’re not living in your home nities also have security guards he said. communities have a residential H.O.A.), but the benefit is the year-round, it’s sitting there who regularly patrol the streets. Outside a community: Ame- real estate broker or expert who convenience. “You don’t have empty, and you’re still paying Outside a community: If you’re nities are more limited for a can help sell your property, but to think about when you need expenses,” he said. not living in a community, you’re noncommunity home. “The keep in mind that the financial to have your lawn mowed or If a community allows rentals, relying on the overall safety of neighborhood your house is in state of a club has a big impact care factors because the H.O.A. keep in mind that the home- your neighborhood and local law may have a playground or park on property values, according to manages it,” Becker said. owner and the renter often have enforcement for security. Many at best,” Charnas said. On the Timmerman and Becker. Outside a community: When to follow strict protocols. For areas also have neighborhood other hand, if you’re a resident Outside a community: A bene- you live in a home outside a golf example, the owner may have patrol programs in which resi- member at a community club, fit of living outside of a golf com- community, the financial advan- to fill out a lengthy application to dents volunteer to drive through you may be able to access its munity is avoiding any potential tage is that you don’t have a transfer their membership to the the streets to watch for any sus- amenities. A word of caution: threats of depreciation of a golf fixed maintenance cost and can renter. Also, renters may only be picious activity. before joining a community’s community home. While you compare prices when choosing able to play golf under “guest” club, be sure to understand your take a financial risk wherever you your care providers. This could policies, which, for example, Sense of Community financial commitment as a non- buy, the risk may be greater buy- be less expensive in the long run, could state that they’re allowed In a community: Golf Life Nav- resident member; you could still ing a home in a club community and you’re not forced to fund on the course only during certain igators, who help golfers find be on the hook for any capital that could have money struggles amenities you don’t use. On the hours or have to pay a fee for homes and courses, conducted a contributions. in the future. However, whether other hand, you are responsible each round. recent survey of 25,000 people you live in a club community or for scheduling and paying for Outside a community: In a and found that the top reason Architectural Design not, resigning your membership lawn maintenance, pool cleaning noncommunity golf home, you for home buyers to live in a com- In a community: Generally, to can be just as pricey. x and other upkeep. have the freedom to rent out munity is the opportunities it of- keep the look of properties con- © The New York Times your property, whether it’s for a fers to socialize. Becker said that sistent, golf communities have Costs of Being a Member longer period of several months In a community: In some com- or for a few days occasional- munities, a home purchase in- ly through a third-party rental cludes membership to the golf site like Airbnb. “If renting your Club Golf club; these communities are home is part of your master considered “bundled” ones and plan, I would suggest finding Dorn, an NCCGA Student Ad- an ideal option for avid but bud- a home outside the gates of a visory Group member, gives a get-conscious golfers. community,” Becker said. student’s perspective on how to More often than not, however, start a club golf team on cam- said Michael Timmerman, the The Noise Factor pus. He highlights working with chief2x3 • 2x3 market • 053112 intelligence • DS HOUSE offi- In a community: Some noise campus recreation to receive cer for Club Benchmarking, a is a given whether you live in funding and how to recruit play- financial analysis company for or outside of a community, but ers around campus. How to start playing col- legiate club golf. Outlines the possible ways to get involved If you’re an with club golf. You can start advertiser who your own club, join an existing 2x3 needs a little club, or compete as an individu- space like this, call your Golf Week sales al. Students can always contact representative today. You’ll find out you (Continued from Page 1) the NCCGA staff for assistance don’t have to spend a lot to reach the involved with club golf today! to ensure any college-aged golf- as well. people who DO spend a lot. How the NCCGA is help- er can play golf. Typically this What to expect at an ing save college golf this means at the non-varsity level, NCCGA club golf tourna- fall. For golfers that have un- but given the circumstances in ment. The tournament experi- fortunately seen their season our world, college-aged golfers, ence for club golf is laid back, disappear or postponed, the no matter their skill level, need but also competitive. Players can 427-2468 NCCGA has stepped in to pro- more playing opportunities and expect tee gifts at every tour- 2535 Brighton-Henrietta TL Rd., Rochester vide playing opportunities to tournaments this fall. nament and will meet students golfweekrochester.com help out varsity athletes. The How I started an NCCGA from other schools. x core mission of the NCCGA is club golf team. Zach Van © PGA.com  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, September 14, 2020 • Page 7

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GOLF opinion & comment Live on a Golf Course? Don’t Forget to Duck by PAUL SULLIVAN While the foundation does not track er- Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a secluded rant shots, it does track the level of inter- private club in Scarsdale, N.Y. It was est. That, too, has increased, with some designed by A.W. Tillinghast, the ar- 15 million people who had never played chitect of the neighboring Winged Foot golf saying they were more interested in Golf Club, which hosts this year’s United playing. And some of those novices could States Open Championship. reasonably be linked to errant shots. Golfers who know great courses debate James Wiant, 65, who lives at Spanish whether Quaker Ridge, which opened in Wells Country Club in Bonita Springs, 1916, seven years before its better-known Fla., did not take up golf until he retired cousin, is the superior course. But one several years ago from Tim Hortons, the area that sets Quaker Ridge apart is its Canadian coffee and doughnut company. second hole. A slight dogleg right with Mr. Wiant said he was an avid, if occa- out of bounds on the right, it’s ranked by sionally errant, golfer. course raters as the fifth-toughest hole on He’s had run-ins. On Christmas morn- the course. ing a few years ago, Mr. Wiant said, But it may rank first in the metropolitan he was rooting around in someone’s region for angry, litigious neighbors who James Wiant at Spanish Wells Country Club in Bonita Springs, Fla., where he also lives, plantings for his ball. From inside, he don’t want balls hitting their property. early this month. (Eve Edelheit for The New York Times) heard a man yelling at him and becoming The house on the right, where poorly incensed as he approached the door. By struck shots have landed, has been the To some who live on courses, balls will happen.” the time the owner reached the door he subject of litigation and mitigation for screaming into the begonias are the cost Golf is one area in the United States was cursing like a sailor. about 10 years. of living there. Others may not see it that that has boomed economically during “I look up and see this guy coming The house is now hidden behind gi- way. Even some golfers who prize living the pandemic, with people working from through the door,” Mr. Wiant said. “He’s gantic, mature trees moved there from on a course can become irritated when home instead of commuting. probably 89 years old and has a walker other parts of the course after the owner an errant shot causes damage. One way In June, almost eight million more he’s pushing in front of him. I got my ball sued. They serve to barricade the house, to avoid the problem is to consider the rounds were played than in the previous and ran away, saying Merry Christmas.” as does a net the club had installed. (The location of the property carefully. June, a 13.9 percent increase, accord- But his most enduring memory is hit- owner is not a member.) When Jane Edwards and Lou Neudorff ing to the National Golf Foundation. In ting not one, but two, neon-colored golf Still, balls fly into the yard. So now, to moved from New York to the Bay Creek golf-focused states, where living on a balls onto the roof of a house on the keep better track of the balls, players are Resort & Club in Cape Charles, Va., they course is highly desirable, those rounds in- course. They clattered around and got handed an oddly numbered ball — 21, 55, identified some home sites with obvious creased even more, the foundation found: stuck where the roof met the metal sup- 73 — and the number is recorded in a problems. Arizona was up 29 percent, Florida up ports of the screened-in pool. ledger by a marshal. When the hole is “One of the lots we looked at was 50 25 percent, Georgia up 24 percent and “All of my friends made fun of me,” Mr. done, players put the numbered balls in yards from the tee box, to the right, with Texas up 23 percent. Wiant said. “Right after Hurricane Irma I a bin on the third tee and resume using no trees in front of it,” Mr. Neudorff said. Alas, frequency of play is not correlated went by to see if they were blown away. I their own ball. “I said, we can’t buy this lot, I know what with accuracy of shots. Golf Opinion & Comment — PAGE 10

The19th Hole . . . News, Notes & Quotes From the World of Golf East Lake Success Propels into OWGR Top Ten

While the PGA Tour gave the ond straight top-3 finish moved by RYAN LAVNER a new caddie on the bag (veteran Tour Championship title (and former world No. 1 Martin Kay- Lexi Thompson is switching John Killeen) and has returned to official victory) to Johnson after mer back into the top 100, as things up during the heart of the her former swing coach, Jim Mc- factoring in the starting scores, Kaymer jumped from No. 123 LPGA’s new major season. Lean, according to Golf Channel OWGR officials awarded points to No. 88 after a runner-up re- Thompson said she ditched on-course reporter Jerry Foltz. based solely off the 72-hole sult at Valderrama. the claw putting grip at last In three events since the score. That means Schauffele re- Absent from the Tour Cham- month’s AIG Women’s Open LPGA restarted, Thompson has ceived the 58 points that would pionship for the second straight and continued to use a more finished no better than a tie for have gone to the tournament year, fell two spots conventional grip with a narrow 16th. She has slipped to 12th in winner, a haul that helped him to No. 20 in the latest rankings. stance this week at the ANA the Rolex Rankings. move from No. 11 to No. 7 in ©Golf Channel Inspiration. She also put a new ©Golf Channel the rankings. • • • putter in play. • • • Xander Schauffele had the “I didn’t play so great at the lowest four-round total, but fin- New Putting British, but I putted well,” said Golf Community ished co-runner-up Grip Among Thompson, who missed the cut Mourns the Johnson finished T-3 on the at Royal Troon after rounds of Xander Schauffele 72-hole leaderboard, and the Changes for 78-75. “It’s something I’ve been Passing of by WILL GRAY 20.3 points he received as a Lexi Thompson working on with the few weeks Trailblazing Xander Schauffele finished result were more than enough to off and just trying to get more second at the Tour Champion- keep him in the No. 1 spot. The (70) at ANA comfortable over the putter. It’s Coach Dr. ship, but the Official World Golf top six players did not change helped out a lot.” Catana Starks Ranking rewarded him like a after the season finale, with Last summer, Thompson went Dr. Catana Starks, who made winner. Johnson followed by Jon Rahm, to the claw putting grip and en- history in 1986 at Tennessee Schauffele tied for second at Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Collin joyed a stretch of tournaments State when she became the first East Lake with , Morikawa, Webb Simpson and in which she finished second, Black woman to coach a men’s three shots behind FedExCup Schauffele. fell first and second. But the success, NCAA Division I golf team, died champ and world No. 1 Dustin one spot to No. 8, with Bryson she said, “fizzled out” and she Sunday in Nashville. She was 75. Johnson. But Schauffele began DeChambeau and ranked 135th on tour in putting “The PGA of America mourns the week seven shots back be- rounding out the latest top 10. average. This season, in limited the passing of Catana Starks, a cause of the tournament’s stag- Other notable moves this week action, she ranks 143rd. college golf coaching pioneer gered start, meaning he actual- included Scheffler jumping from “A few changes out there, who broke down barriers and ly beat Johnson by four shots No. 36 to No. 29 with what the but it’s for the better,” she said lived a life of inclusion,” PGA of across 72 holes. In fact, his OWGR viewed as a runner-up after a 2-under 70 at the ANA America President Suzy Whaley 15-under total was three shots performance, while Abraham Inspiration, two shots back of said. “As the first Black woman better than the nearest player Ancer went from 26th to 22nd the early starters. to lead a Division I men’s colle- (Scottie Scheffler) in terms of and Harris English rose from In addition to the changes on giate golf team, Catana steered four-round score at East Lake. 51st to 45th. In Europe, a sec- Lexi Thompson the greens, Thompson also has 19th Hole — PAGE 10 Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, September 14, 2020 • Page 9

GOLF business PGA of America Inks Extension with Michelob ULTRA as Official Beer of the PGA Championship

The PGA of America today extended ities, and fewer ways to spend disposable its agreement with Michelob ULTRA, income. There’ve been other transient which will remain the “Official Beer” of factors too, like favorable weather, ex- the PGA Championship through 2023. tended shutdowns at golf entertainment The agreement began with the 2020 venues, and perhaps even a pandem- PGA Championship, won on Aug. 9 ic-induced need for mental and physical by 23 year-old , who escape. emerged from a tight and talent-heavy But nothing about the past few months leaderboard to claim the first major seems structurally different for golf, championship of his young career. whether with the product itself, the ser- Michelob ULTRA was previously an- vice that supports it, or the overall user nounced as the “Official Beer” of the experience… unless you count extend- 2018 and ‘19 PGA Championships, as ed tee time intervals, which for a time well as the 43rd , which will seemed to produce faster, smoother be played Sept. 21-26, 2021, at Whis- and more enjoyable rounds. Either way, tling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. we weren’t suddenly marketing our- “We’re elated to extend this part- selves differently, onboarding new play- nership and build even more positive ers differently, or managing customer momentum in the coming years,” said relationships differently. (In fact, remote PGA of America Senior Director of check-in procedures may have made it Partnerships Luke Reissman. “There is a in-market, social and digital elements and June, we wondered how quickly more impersonal.) Which is to say we high degree of positive energy and spirit built in/around the Championship. and strongly the golf economy would should expect a similar churn rate as be- associated with our relationship with Mi- “Golf is a passion for many Michelob bounce back from spring losses. Then, fore, because nothing changes if nothing chelob ULTRA. We share a motivation ULTRA drinkers, so we’ve seen firsthand in July and August, our curiosity turned changes. to improve year over year by reaching the joy that the sport brings to both towards understanding how golfers were The ability to retain customers has diverse audiences who have a passion players and fans, on and off the course,” behaving differently in the new normal, been golf’s Achilles heel for some time for sports and wellness.” said Ricardo Marques, Vice President and which consumer groups were con- now. In the past five years alone we’ve “Beyond partnering with an iconic of Michelob ULTRA. “Nothing excites tributing to the summer spikes in play “welcomed” more than 12 million peo- brand like Anheuser-Busch, we look us more than unlocking opportunities and spend. ple to the traditional game, and yet our forward to collaborating with the Mich- to engage golf-lovers in new, fun and Now, the big unknown seems to be ‘sea level’ has risen by only 200,000, elob ULTRA team to create on-course innovative ways, so we look forward to the extent to which we might retain give or take. It’s almost inexplicable, activations which will enhance the expe- extending our role as the Official Beer of new golfers and sustain increased levels and signals a serious issue with the ex- riences in our Spectator and Corporate the PGA Championship.” of play when COVID is finally in the perience and/or perceived value among venues,” added John Handley, PGA of ©Golf Channel rearview. That’s of course a longer-term new customers. America Director of Championship Sales • • • question, but we can certainly speculate We can certainly hope that the pandemic & Marketing. based on past and current knowledge. reorients consumers — making them ap- Michelob ULTRA will deliver corner- A Message from Let’s first recognize how we got to this preciate open space, fresh air and less stone onsite activations that will be inter- Joseph F. Beditz point. There’s no question the leading crowded activities than before. But those active for spectators and feature distinct The big question in March and April driver of golf’s nationwide surge is less are probably fleeting effects. hospitality-focused themes. Michelob was whether golf courses and retail resource competition — fewer commit- Perhaps the one thing that may be ULTRA will also implement various would reopen and remain open. In May ments, fewer trips, fewer available activ- Golf Business — PAGE 10 Play Better Golf With

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GOLF business CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 different these days, and should confidence. Our data shows that over the hopes of those cur- extra-large effort to ensure that can sense a different level of contribute positively to golf’s re- beginners who’ve played at a rently celebrating golf’s surge, their experience is sticky… then determination. tention rate, is the fact that more golf entertainment venue are but it is a ‘bucket challenge’ of it was worth the risk of dampen- See you in a couple of weeks. and more beginners are coming 20% more likely to say they’ll sorts. If it motivates some to ing some of the enthusiasm out – Joe in with off-course experiences stick around, barring health or fight the natural tendency to there right now. Encouragingly, Joseph F. Beditz, Ph.D. under their belts — specifical- financial setbacks. relax and enjoy the extra busi- we’ve had recent dialogues with President and Chief Executive ly golf entertainment — which This message isn’t meant to ness, and instead strive to iden- operators about this very topic Officer, National Golf means more competence and be a tub of ice water dumped tify our newcomers and make an (experience and retention), and Foundation

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Tennessee State to capture the is immeasurable.” athletics director Bill Thomas golf coach in a major conference All-American at TSU and went 2011 Minority Collegiate Golf Starks’ trailblazing story was dropped the school’s swimming (Michigan State, 2008) and is on to become a member of the Championship (now the PGA documented in the film “From program and added men’s golf. now the coach at Howard, and European Tour. x WORKS Collegiate Champion- The Rough” in 2011. Starks was the school’s swim Robert Dinwiddie, who was an ©PGA ship) in record-breaking fashion. In 2005 Starks led TSU to the team coach at the time. The “She was one who said, ‘Why National Minority Golf Cham- swim team was not sanc- not?’ She coached people of pionship. The team shot a re- tioned by the NCAA. all socio-economic backgrounds cord-setting 840 as a unit. It was Starks, who earned her and recruited worldwide. Catana Starks’ final year as the coach. doctorate degree during her opened new doors to the game, In 2014, Starks was inducted time as coach, also served as and made it welcoming to all. into the National Black College head of TSU’s Human Perfor- Her passion and love for colle- Alumni Hall of Fame, and, in mance and Sports Sciences giate golf, forever enshrined in 2019, TSU honored Starks by department. the movie, ‘From the Rough’, recognizing her achievements During her time as TSU’s captured her spirit and love during a ceremony on campus. golf coach, Starks guided for the next generation. From Starks, a Mobile, Alabama na- several successful players in- coaching Tiger Woods’ former tive, was a TSU alumnus and cluding Canadian Sean Foley, coach, Sean Foley, to inspiring classmate of Olympic track great who went on to become Ti- individuals of all races in their Wilma Rudolph. gers Woods’ swing coach, pursuit of a golf career, Catana In 1986, when TSU joined the Sam Puryear, who became Starks’ contribution to the game Ohio Valley Conference former the first Black men’s head (TSUTigers.com)

GOLF opinion & comment CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 thought they’d be gone for sure. off line. Beware 150 to 200 yards fiercer beast, with its low, hard But they survived.” from the tee box. But someone trajectory that can tear through He had a well-rehearsed alibi: who buys a house, say, 100 yards screens and bruise the legs and “I’ve never met the owner of the from the tee box on the left could backsides of a homeowner in the house, and I refuse to. If anyone also be in danger: This is the pre- garden. asks if it was me, I’ll deny it. I’ll serve of the duck hook. John Gracik, a retired insur- say, who plays neon golf balls?” If there is amused bafflement ance adjuster who lives 100 Golfers would prefer to be in at the sight of a slice rising high yards from the tee on the 16th the fairway, not on someone’s above the trees and landing hole at The Club at Eaglebrooke porch. But errant shots can where the golfer will never see it in Lakeland, Fla., thought he come from any direction. again, the duck hook engenders was safe on the left. But he has The right side of any course no such mirth. It’s a hard-racing, had broken windows, a damaged is a reliable danger zone, with soul-crushing shot often followed pool screen and dozens of golf beginner and intermediate golfers by expletives. balls to prove that hooks hap- lazily hitting balls off to the right. The slice may splash harmlessly pen, too. It’s the high slice that rises and into a pool or come to rest in “It gets kind of expensive,” Mr. Mr. Wiant said his shots have landed in the yards of neighbors’ homes keeps going right until it falls way a yard. But the duck hook is a Gracik, 68, said. “But there’s along the course or, less commonly, on a roof. (Eve Edelheit for The New not much you can do about it. York Times) We kind of accept it.” Ms. Edwards and Mr. Neudorff real estate agent may not point living there. of Cape Charles, Fla., eventual- out the flaws. Mr. Gracik said it Like many things in the good ly fell in love with a lot at Bay never occurred to him that he life, a bit of perspective can go a Creek about 140 to 200 yards was buying in the line of fire. long way. Ms. Edwards said her from a set of tee boxes. They “The real estate people are gardening was mostly a safe av- took comfort in the stand of pretty smart,” he said. “We ocation. But there was that time trees between their lot and the walked in the front door and a man hit a shot close to where cart path, but their builder knew looked straight through, out the she was tending her flowers. better. “He was a golfer, and he back, and you could see the “I heard a golf cart approach reassured me that he would site pool, the lake and the trees on and heard a guy get out,” she our house on our lot to alleviate the other side. We sort of got said. “Then I heard this long STAND OUT fears of golf balls whizzing in,” blinded because it was such a strain of horrible language. He Today, it’s not good enough to be one of the crowd. You’ve Ms. Edwards said. pretty view.” saw me and was so embarrassed. He accomplished this by build- Mr. Wiant, the occasional He turned to me and said, ‘Oh, got to stand out, be different from the competition. You need ing the house at the very front house hitter, lives in a house be- ma’am, I’m so sorry. You have a targeted ad campaign that’s professional, specialized and of their property line, which left hind a par-3 hole and has never a beautiful garden.’” affordable. Get noticed. Get your fair share, and more. STAND a larger backyard. “We have been hit by an errant shot. It all pales in comparison to OUT IN A CROWD — CALL 427-2468 berms and trees that give us “The good golfers will not hit one of Mr. Gracik’s neighbors privacy,” she said, “and beds my house because they’re using in Lakeland, who came home that give those errant golf balls irons,” he said. “The bad golfers to find an alligator in his pool. more space. He understood the can’t make it over the water in It had crawled out of a pond on situation.” front of the green, and if they the course, walked through the Still, Ms. Edwards said she can’t make it over the water they screen and slid from the lanai found balls in her flower pots, can’t hit my house.” into the water. while Mr. Neudorff collects at Beyond choosing a location “That’s a little scary,” Mr. least a half a dozen new balls carefully, homeowners have lit- Gracik said. “I’ve only had one Golf News 52 Weeks a Year! from his yard each week. tle recourse if balls come flying golf ball in my pool in seven www.golfweekrochester.com Buying an existing house can into their yards. In many states, years.” x be trickier because any half-savvy there’s an assumption of risk in ©The New York Times  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, September 14, 2020 • Page 11 Dream Homes

(Continued from Page 1) and owner of the on-site winery, deaux wine in the 19th century. L’Huguenot Cellar, which produc- And top golfers like Jack Nick- es the estate’s five signature wines. laus, , , Residents can also create their David Frost and all own wine blends at the winery; have their own wine labels, said prices start at $700 per barrel. Paul T. Stringer, president of While a barrel of wine will go a Nicklaus Design. long way toward pleasing adults, Here is a selection of life- Val de Vie also places a huge style-driven communities tai- focus on family entertainment, lored to bons vivants looking for said Mr. Koegelenberg, citing a world-class chipping and sipping list of kid-friendly facilities, in- in breathtaking settings. cluding junior golf, tennis and equestrian academies, cricket, Italy soccer, batting cages, polo fields, Set in the Tuscan hills where a wildlife camp and 26 miles of the Medici family used to holi- trails. day, Toscana Resort Castelfalfi About 80 of the 1,700 lots are offers a taste of la dolce vita. currently available. Homes feature The fertile 2,700-acre retreat is French Provençal or Cape Ver- a patchwork of vineyards, olive nacular styles with prices ranging groves, lakes and woodlands from $250,000 for an entry-level centered on a medieval village Toscana Resort Castelfalfi is centered on a medieval village of stone structures.(Toscana Resort Castelfalfi) 1,990-square-foot house to $5 of stone structures outfitted with million for a 15,000-square-foot modern amenities. home. Construction rates are “Unlike other golf-driven com- about $100 per square foot, and munities, this doesn’t have a sub- monthly fees start at $225. urban feel,” said Marco Boni, a homeowner who lives in Dubai, New Zealand the United Arab Emirates. Near Queenstown on New Six sites for villas overlook- Zealand’s South Island is Jack’s ing the golf course start at 1.7 Point, a 3,138-acre lakeside de- million euros (about $2 million) velopment at the base of the for a 2,580-square-foot prop- Remarkables mountain range. erty. New constructions (a rar- Thirteen hundred lots ranging ity in Tuscany) must adhere to from 3,230 square feet to more strict green-building codes. For than 12 acres have prices from those looking for a fixer-upper, 350,000 to 3 million New Zea- 14 additional farmhouse ruins, land dollars (about $231,000 to some dating to the 15th cen- $2 million), with construction tury, are scattered throughout costs starting at about 325 New the property and are available Zealand dollars per square foot. for restoration. Refurbishment (Homeowners’ association fees (conducted through the resort) start at 3,500 New Zealand dol- costs about €740 per square lars per year.) foot. (Homeowners’ resort fees Thirty-six home sites with al- start at €4,000 per year.) The Val de Vie estate is a residential development in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley in the country’s Western pine and lake views are in The Two hillside golf courses Cape wine region. The estate has an 18-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. (Val de Vie) Preserve, a neighborhood fring- span about 32,000 square feet ing the 18-hole golf course de- across varied terrain. Designed signed by the project’s develop- by Wilfried Moroder and Rainer er, John Darby. Preissmann, the 18-hole Moun- “Our house is low-slung and tain Course tests veteran golfers built with local schist stone, dark- while the nine-hole Lake Course stained timber and a flat roof caters to beginners. covered with pebbles to blend “If I didn’t play golf, I’d walk into the natural landscape,” said the course every day because the Jude Roberts, a full-time resident views are so visually arresting,” whose sun-drenched four-bed- said Tim Wade, a homeowner room home overlooks the vista. who lives in London. The developer said residents To enjoy the literal fruits of were attracted to Jack’s Point Tuscany, homeowners can adopt for its four distinct seasons and a row of grape vines or an olive recreational facilities, which in- grove to receive personalized clude tennis, water sports, 15.5 bottles of wine or extra-virgin miles of trails, local golf courses olive oil refined at the on-site or- and ski resorts. ganic winery. Homeowners also Oenophiles can taste the have exclusive access to wine The houses in Val de Vie feature French Provençal or Cape Vernacular styles with prices ranging from $250,000 terroir at Gibbston, a nearby tours, tastings and discounts on for an entry-level 1,990-square-foot home to $5 million for a 15,000-square-foot house. (Val de Vie) wine-growing region famous for the resort’s various wine labels. its pinot noir and home to doz- ens of wineries and wine cellars. South Africa The 2,265-acre Val de Vie es- Argentina tate is in the heart of the vine- Algodon Wine Estates in San yard-lined Paarl-Franschhoek Rafael, Mendoza, has luxury Valley in South Africa’s Western vineyard living on a 4,138-acre Cape. estate planted with heritage Pearl Valley, the residential de- vines, olive groves and fruit or- velopment’s 18-hole golf course, chards at the foot of the Sierra was designed by Jack Nicklaus and Pintada mountains. has been consistently ranked a top The region’s sunny climate is course by Golf Digest magazine. ideal for producing the estate’s sig- “It’s such a memorable course nature bonarda and malbec wines, because the layout is challenging as well as playing its nine-hole golf and the mountain backdrops are course designed by Ricardo Jurado magnificent,” said Hein Koege- Jack’s Point is a 3,138-acre lakeside development at the base of the Remarkables mountain range. The devel- Jr., the grandson of the Argentine lenberg, a resident of Val de Vie opment is near the wine-growing region of Gibbston. (Touch of Spice) Dream Homes — PAGE 12 Page 12 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, September 14, 2020 Miguel Angel Jimenez Dream Homes Wins Champions Event In South Dakota SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Flesch eagled the 16th in a 63. Miguel Angel Jimenez complet- Stricker shot a 67 to tie for ed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday third with in the Sanford International, (65) at 12 under. Stricker won the PGA Tour Champions’ first the inaugural event in 2018, event with fans since returning then skipped his title defense from a break for the coronavirus last year. He was only player at pandemic. Minehaha set to play next week Jimenez closed with a 5-under in the U.S. Open at Winged 65 at Minehaha Country Club Foot, to beat by a stroke. was 11 under after The 56-year-old Spanish star a 62. (66) and David won for the second time this Toms (67) followed at 10 under. season and 10th on the 50-and , a stroke back -over tour. entering the round, followed a Tied for the second-round second-round 64 with a 72 to lead with , fall into a tie for 25th at 6 under. Algodon Wine Estates in San Rafael, Mendoza, is a 4,138-acre estate planted with heritage vines, olive groves Jimenez eagled the par-5 12th Country singer Colt Ford was and fruit orchards at the foot of the Sierra Pintada mountains. (Fernando Arcuri) for the second time in three last in the 81-man field in PGA days and played the four par-5 Tour Champions debut. Playing holes in 4 under with birdies on on a sponsor exemption, he shot Nos. 4 and 16. He parred the 74-78-72 to finish at 14 over — a final two holes to finish at 14- stroke better than fellow sponsor under 196. exemption Gary Nicklaus. x Dark Sky

(Continued from Page 3) reduce their own light pollution. home to 40 golf courses that Some communities are claiming are part of an emerald necklace dark-sky compliance without cer- preserving the region’s cultural tification, while others are using and natural landscapes. dark skies solely as a marketing One link of the necklace is tool — a reminder that certifica- the famed Golf d’Etretat course, tion is important. which opened in 1908 on a “Golf courses have the ability clifftop that inspired paintings to respect the natural nighttime by Monet, Delacroix, Manet environment or increase light and Corot. Another is Terre pollution,” said Adam Dalton, Blanche, an exclusive residential the I.D.A.’s Dark Sky Places golf community in Provence that program manager. “By using enacted strict new lighting ordi- lighting fixtures which have a nances in early 2020, retrofitting clear purpose, are aimed only outdoor path lighting by adding where needed, minimize blue- partial blackout screens to lamps light emissions, and make use and replacing sodium bulbs with of motion sensors, timers and Residents of the Predator Ridge community in British Columbia don’t have to drive more than 15 minutes to oriented flux bulbs. dimmers, they can serve as ex- reach the wineries surrounding the Okanagan Valley wine region. (Predator Ridge) Asia, too, is experiencing emplary cases for responsible dark-sky mania, with new I.D.A. outdoor lighting.” (Continued from Page 11) known for its Torrontes. every year that residents can places in South Korea, Japan One selling point for courses golf legend José Jurado. The 400-lot development, fea- participate in, from fitness class- and Taiwan, the continent’s big- and residences may simply be to More than 100 vineyard lots, turing an 18-hole Bob Cupp-de- es to wine-pairing dinners, cook- some showcasing Spanish Re- signed golf course, will debut ing classes and trail walks.” vival homes, overlook the golf 17 vineyard homes with rustic Predator Ridge has 36 holes course. (Another nine holes with touches like terra-cotta roofs, of championship golf, includ- adjacent lots are in the works.) wrought iron and verandas with ing the par-72 Ridge course Home sites range from 21,527 typical Argentine grills. Prices designed by Doug Carrick that square feet ($105,000) to almost start at $290,000 plus home- stretches 7,000 yards across seven acres ($785,000), with owner association fees. rolling hills. The similarly sized construction costs around $80 “Cafayate is a quaint bou- Predator course features a par- per square foot. Homeowners’ tique-winery town — think Napa 71 Les Furber layout. association fees run about $350 50 years ago,” said David Gal- Homes in the Commonage per month. land, a homeowner and minority neighborhood overlooking the “I quickly realized I could get partner in La Estancia de Ca- Predator course have mod- much more for my money in fayate. ern-ranch architecture, outdoor Mendoza compared to Napa, living areas and low-impact land- A star-watching gathering at the Oasis at Death Valley. (Death Valley National Tuscany or Provence,” said John Canada scaping. Lots start at 270,000 Park) Raffaeli, a homeowner and wine Predator Ridge, a 1,200-acre Canadian dollars (about entrepreneur. residential community featuring $202,550) for 7,405 square gest golf markets. Shizuoka Pre- emphasize a fundamental aspect At the on-site winery, home- over 700 homes and fitness and feet, with construction costs fecture in Japan is home to 88 of golf: its natural surroundings. owners can create their own pri- wellness amenities in the lush around 265 Canadian dollars golf courses, as well as the town “Around the world, golf is lead- vate-label in collaboration with Okanagan countryside of British per square foot. Homeowners’ of Kawanehon, known for its ing important conversations in the winemaker Mauro Nosenzo. Columbia, has attracted Canadi- association fees are about 200 coal-black skies, and the Naka- the relationship between recre- Rates start at $2,900 and in- ans from across the country — in Canadian dollars per month. kawane Mitsuboshi Astronomical ational outdoor sports and the clude the cost of labor, a new part because of its amenities, Wine lovers don’t have to drive Observatory. On the other end environment,” said Mr. Jerris of French-oak barrel and about 290 Rob Davidson, Predator Ridge’s more than 15 minutes along sce- of the prefecture is Ashinoko Re- the U.S. Golf Association. “Many bottles of wine. vice president of product and nic back roads to sip varietals sort Villa, where sweeping views are attracted to golf because of Further north in the province planning, said. like pinot gris and pinot noir at of Mount Fuji can be seen from its connection to nature, and we of Salta is La Estancia de Ca- “People buy our community a handful of more than 180 win- the greens and the stars sparkle. have a responsibility to ensure fayate, a 1,360-acre residential before they buy a home,” Mr. eries peppering the surrounding There’s still a lot of work to be that connection endures.” x vineyard estate in the Calchaqui Davidson said. “We have over Okanagan Valley wine region. x done to help golf communities © The New York Times Valley, a premier wine region a thousand community events © The New York Times