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February March 201 5 Departments contents Novak Djokovic Photo by Luigi Serra ON PAR COURSE DESIGN PUBLISHER’S NOTES THE LURE OF THE LINKS .......................................................9 Everyone wants to play one, but what exactly is a true links course? ..................................................30 ON COVER A PREVIEW OF THE 2015 BNP PARIBAS OPEN: PLAY WORTHY EXPANDING FOR THE FUTURE TAMARISK COUNTRY CLUB One of the top tennis events in the world Its most defining feature may be the principle has gotten even better ..............................................12 on which it was founded ...........................................34 SPOT LIGHT COURT FITNESS A WALK IN THE GARDEN WITH RAYMOND MOORE GYROTONIC EXERCISE AND TENNIS: LOVE ALL For the CEO of Indian Wells Tennis Garden, An exercise system developed for ballet life is about passion .....................................................18 dancers helps tennis players and golfers, too .......36 GLENN ERICKSON’S TENNIS SECRET: MORE THAN MUSCLE ON COURT Tennis, the well-known player and coach THE GOLDEN AGE OF TENNIS & MISSION HILLS says, is very much a mental game ..........................20 COUNTRY CLUB The Rancho Mirage club remains a bright star STROKE PLAY in the world of tennis ...............................................40 THE 2015 FRANK SINATRA CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL The popular tournament will bring all of the GOLF INSTRUCTION usual glitz, glamour and celebrities to the valley ...22 LONG GREEN-SIDE BUNKER SHOT What do you do when you’re in a front ANA WILL SOON BE A NAME THAT EVERYONE KNOWS bunker and the hole is located at the backof the The Japanese airline steps in as sponsor for green? . ....................................................................42 the tournament formerly known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship ..................................24 21ST ANNUAL A ROUND FOR LIFE GOLF MAPS, DIRECTORIES AND PRIVATE CLUBS TOURNAMENT AND GALA The event benefiting the Desert Cancer TENNIS CLUBS ...........................................................72 Foundation has a recipe for success .....................26 GOLF CLUBS ............................................................80 THE 5TH ANNUAL PATRICK WARBURTON GOLF FOR KIDS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Great music, great golf and major funding Cover: Novak Djokovic • Photo by Luigi Serra for kids in need .........................................................28 Desert GolF &tennis •February March 201 5 5 February March 201 5 Lifestyle contents Audi R8 A POP-UP PIERRO’S PIZZA VINO DESERT GOLF & TENNIS REALTY A pop-up version of Piero Pierattoni’s popular restaurant will return to this year’s THE GOOD LIFE BNP Paribas Open .......................................................54 BUYING OR SELLING IN TODAY’S LUXURY DINING IN THE DESERT REAL ESTATE MARKET The Desert Golf & Tennis guide to eating out Learn what’s hot in this market and steps you in the Coachella Valley ..............................................56 can take to succeed whether buying or selling a home .............................................................46 LUXURY AUTOS AUDI R8 COMPETITION LIMITED EDITION Luxury and super sport in one cool car—but DESERT GOLF & TENNIS LIFESTYLE just for a short time ......................................................64 FINE DINING STYLE REPORT PREVIEW NOBU’S STADIUM RESTAURANT BEFORE SIGNED WITH A SWOOSH THE 2015 BNP PARIBAS OPEN BEGINS Golf pro Rory McIlroy brings his athletic and Like last year, the restaurant will be open fashion sense to a line of shoes ................................68 certain days pre-tournament ...................................50 CALLING ALL STEAK LOVERS AT THE 2015 FINE JEWELRY BNP PARIBAS OPEN THE ALLURE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD Of course, the pop-up version of Palm Springs’ A stylish synergy between art and nature popular Chop House has excellent defines jewels with animal magnetism ....................70 seafood, too ................................................................56 Desert GolF &tennis •February March 201 5 7 February March 201 5 Publisher’s notes by timothy J. Pade • [email protected] We welcome all the sports enthusiasts who have come here to day-to-day operations of the tournament and Tennis Garden, 365 the desert for some of the best golf and tennis available anywhere in days a year. It’s fair to say that without Raymond Moore and his the world! staff, as well as support from tournament Tennis Garden owner, In this issue, we cover such premier golf events as the LPGA’s Larry Ellison, this tournament would not exist. first major of the year, the new ANA Inspiration, formerly the We’re proud to feature Novak Djokovik on our cover. We Kraft Nabisco. We also profile the Frank Sinatra Celebrity thank our wonderful team of photographers, led by Luigi Serra Invitational and the Patrick Warburton Golf For Kids Celebrity and Piero Pierattoni for our tennis coverage, and Greg Felsen, Golf Tournament benefitting St. Jude, two tournaments that Brian Morgan and John Henebry for our golf images. bring the biggest names in sports, screen and rock and roll to the We would also like to welcome ANA (All Nippon Airways) valley! to the valley. Without its generous sponsorship as the new title The desert is in full season now. We have amazing weather, an sponsor of the tournament formerly known as the Kraft Nabisco improving economy and a full roster of tennis and golf events to Championship, this LPGA major tournament could have been in attend. We hope this edition of Desert Golf & Tennis will serve to jeopardy of disappearing from the schedule. Also named as the showcase all of the exceptional opportunities, facilities, Official Airline of the LPGA, ANA signed a five-year entertainment, restaurants and other businesses this little corner commitment to ensure the tournament’s success and also of the world has to offer. increased the purse from $2 million to $2.5 million this year! The BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden has Please see our feature beginning on p. 24. grown to become one of the largest tennis events in the world, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of our great last year drawing more than 430,000 people to the Coachella advocates and strongest supporters, Kip Downing, owner of Valley. This year’s event will be even better, thanks to expansion Pacifica Seafood and La Quinta Cliffhouse Grill & Bar. We learned and upgrades—particularly in the realm of technology—that recently that Downing is once again fighting carcinoid liver Larry Ellison and the BNP staff have made to the Tennis Garden. cancer. It’s our hope that with all of our thoughts and prayers, Those improvements benefit not only the thousands of fans who Downing will again beat this serious disease. An avid golfer and come for the tournament, but also the local community. restaurant owner, Downing has supported Desert Golf & Tennis For an excellent behind-the-scenes look at improvements to for most of our 18 years. the Tennis Garden and what you can expect at the 2015 The desert has so much to offer. We feel blessed to be a part of tournament, turn to p. 12. You can also read about the the valley’s great events and the people that make them happen. tournament’s CEO, Raymond Moore, in this issue’s Spotlight, We thank our readers, subscribers and our advertisers for their starting on p. 18. Moore is the legendary dynamo who sees to the generous support of Desert Golf & Tennis . Desert GolF &tennis •February March 201 5 9 February March 201 5 18th annual Vol.XViii, no.iii Editor/Publisher: TIMOTHY J. PADE Marketing/Promotion: TIMOTHY J. PADE Deputy Articles Editor: CHRISTINE LOOMIS P.O. Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Writers: AARON ATWOOD (760) 969-2392 • (800) 858-9677 [email protected] CLIVE CLARK DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX JOYCE HENRY ALISON ELSNER Account Executive CHRIS LEWIS (760) 219-1606 MATT MCKAY DUKE GREGORY JANET NEWCOMB Account Executive FRANÇOISE RHODES 760-408-6402 JENNIE ROBINSON [email protected] NATALIE TAYLOR ROB STANGER JAY DOUGLAS Account Executive [email protected] Art Director: MICHAEL UNGER INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EDITOR Photography: LUIGI SERRA SUSANNE KEMPER P.O. Box 2537, CH1211 DANE ANDREW Geneva #2, Switzerland MARC GLASSMAN BILLIE WEISS VICE PRESIDENT SALES & MARKETING, DICK DURRANCE II HAWAII DIVISION KATHRYN HELLER KEN E. 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Follow us on twitter at: S ASS’N R O E F T twitter.com/desertgolfguy I A R M W E R F I L C O A G National Photography Award 1st Place International Network of Golf Awards 2004, 2005 & 2008 10 Desert GolF &tennis •February March 201 5 By Chris Lewis • Photos by Luigi Serra and Piero Pierattoni Novak Djokovic on cover Novak Djokovic Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta s tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open, Steve poised after the loss, coming back to win the second set 6-3, and Simon could not have asked for a better matchup then displaying the mental aptitude that has helped him become during last year’s men’s finals at Indian Wells Tennis the No.