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April May 2011 Departments Contents Huntsman Springs ON PAR AN INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP: COX CELEBRITY CHAMPIONSHIP AND DREW BREES PUBLISHER’S NOTES .......................................................8 A partnership is often greater than the sum of its parts, and such is the case in the pairing of NFL standout Drew Brees with Integrated Sports ON COVER Marketing for the Cox Celebrity Championship ......24 HUNTSMAN SPRINGS, A LEGACY OF QUALITY World-class golf, homes, amenities and outdoor enticements are designed to make lasting SPOTLIGHT memories in Idaho’s scenic Teton Valley, and PATRICK WARBURTON: ACTOR, profits from the development aid cancer FAMILY MAN, GOLFER research ...................................................................12 He's everywhere, even inside of an M&M ............28 LUXURY TRAVEL INSTRUCTION ARIZONA: THE DIVINE DESERT WHY DON’T PEOPLE IMPROVE AT GOLF? The Grand Canyon State is close enough for Desert Golf Magazine instruction expert a quick getaway, yet is a diverse and Tom Stickney II offers five steps to guaranteed compelling vacation destination with a improvement ...........................................................30 beauty and attributes uniquely its own ...............18 GAME PLAY MAPS, DIRECTORIES AND PRIVATE CLUBS SCOTTSDALE SHINES FOR RICHARD KARN CHARITY REGISTRY ...................................................32 CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC COACHELLA VALLEY .................................................50 Celebrities and others will be teeing up to ARIZONA ..................................................................56 benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital and you can be part of it ..............................................22 PHOENIX ...................................................................60 TUCSON ....................................................................66 LAS VEGAS ................................................................68 Cover: Huntsman Springs April MAy 2011 • Desert Golf MAGAzine 5 April May 2011 Lifestyles Contents Pronghorn, Central Oregon DESERT GOLF REALTY FINE JEWELRY MAKE A STATEMENT THE GOOD LIFE Simple and minimalist yet big and bold— DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH seemingly competing trends combine for a The economy is challenging, but it has opened fabulous look ...........................................................46 up opportunities for homebuyers that fall squarely into the “deal of a lifetime” LUXURY AUTOS category ..................................................................34 GETTING A GOOD LIE WITH THE BMW 760LI BMW’s luxury sedan raises the bar in the DESERT GOLF LIFESTYLES V-12 market ..............................................................48 FINE DINING GOLF THE NORTHWEST DESERT GOLF MAGAZINE BEST OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY DINING GUIDE CENTRAL OREGON ..................................................71 Read our Dining Guide before making your next reservation in the Coachella Valley .............38 STYLE REPORT CRAZY COLORS MUST MEAN SPRING! They also mean LoudMouth, a retro line of golfwear beloved by celebrities, pros and everyday golfers, and the on- and off-course styles of Jamie Sadock ...........................................44 April MAy 2011 • Desert Golf MAGAzine 7 April May 2011 publisher’s notes By timothy J. pade • [email protected] I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those of Central Oregon in particular has become a special place you who continue to support this publication. We work to enjoy golf in cooler weather all summer long. Some hard to reward that support by providing you with an readers may not realize that Oregon offers the high-desert engaging, beautiful and current publication that is a leader area, which has become a nationally recognized golf in its field—including in the realm of technology, which is destination. It includes courses in Bend and Redmond and rapidly re-defining the publishing industry. We are proud to Sunriver, Eagle Crest and Pronghorn resorts, among others. be the first regional golf magazine in the nation to be And we could not feature Oregon without an article on available to you via your smart phone. In addition to our world-renowned Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast, magazine, our website is also top-tier, attracting more than which you’ll also find in our Oregon travel guide. We hope 1.6 million visits per year. I invite those of you who haven’t that some of these great northwest courses will interest you yet logged onto desertgolfer.com to check it out! You can when you are making summer travel plans. save money on tee times at virtually any golf course in Also in this issue we profile actor Patrick Warburton. America, and we usually feature the best prices at most of Many of you remember Warburton as Elaine’s boyfriend on the golf courses throughout the southwest. You can Seinfeld and for his current role as Jeff Bingham in the download the latest issues of Desert Golf Magazine, or if you popular sitcom Rules of Engagement. Warburton is no missed an issue, you can always find it in our online archives. stranger to the desert having played golf in many of the Meanwhile, in this issue of Desert Golf Magazine we are celebrity events, including the Bob Hope Classic this year. proud to showcase Huntsman Springs Golf Club. This Now he has his own event. See our profile of this popular amazing facility is Idaho’s newest gem. You might ask why actor on p. 28 we would feature a golf course in Idaho in Desert Golf Speaking of charity tournaments, turn to p. 22 for Magazine and the answer is simple: We know our audience information on the Richard Karn Celebrity Golf Classic vacations at the top resorts in the nation and Huntsman benefiting Phoenix Children’s Hospital, hosted by actor Springs, with its championship golf and proximity to Grand Richard Karn. Karn is known for his huge success as Tim Targhee and Jackson Hole, is a vacation destination you Allen’s sidekick, Al, on the popular comedy Home want to know about for summer and winter getaways. You Improvement, and more recently for a three-year stint as might even consider it for a summer home. Read about it host of Family Feud. The charity event takes place April 9- starting on p. 12. 10 at venerable Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale. Other opportunities to travel in the good old USA can be Again, many thanks to our advertisers and readers for found starting on p. 71 with our special vacation guide to supporting Desert Golf Magazine in these uncertain times. golf in the Northwest. Many of our readers hail from the We sincerely hope you enjoy this issue, and we wish you a great states of Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho and great spring season in the desert! we thought this season we should offer a travel planner on golf in Oregon. 8 Desert Golf MAGAzine • April MAy 2011 DESERT GOLF April May 2011 16th Annual Vol.XVi, no.iV Editor/Publisher: TIMOTHY J. PADE Marketing/Promotion: TIMOTHY J. PADE P.O. Box 1158, Executive Manager : KIM SAUVÉ Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 324-2476 ext. 1 • 800) 858-9677 Email: [email protected] Deputy Articles Editor: CHRISTINE LOOMIS JIM CARPENTER P.O. Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Writers: AARON ATWOOD (800) 858-9677 ext. 3 DANA LAUREN BERRY JENELL FONTES WAYNE MCCOLLUM P.O. Box 1158, SCOTT MARTIN Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 WAYNE MCOLLUM (619) 709-4425 LISA PERRY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EDITOR FRANÇOISE RHODES SUSANNE KEMPER TOM F. STICKNEY II P.O. 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Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 TO SUBSCRIBE call: 800-858-9677 ext. 5 or visit desertgolfer.com Desert Golf Magazine, LLC President, Timothy J. Pade In Memoriam, Executive Vice President, Ellen Meyer Secretary, Sherwood Steele Legal Counsel, Michael Henson Follow us on facebook at: facebook.com/golfmagazines Search “Desert Golf” on facebook and become a fan for updates Desert Golf Magazine is a division of Pade Publishing, L.L.C. and golf promos Follow us on twitter at: S ASS’N R O E F T twitter.com/desertgolfguy I A R M E W R F I L C O A G National Photography Award 1st Place International Network of Golf Awards 2004, 2005 & 2008 10 Desert Golf MAGAzine • April MAy 2011 By Lisa Perry on Cover nown globally as a successful businessman, Jon Huntsman, Sr., served as special assistant to President Richard Nixon and is recognized as one of the nation’s Kmost generous philanthropists. His new resort community in Driggs, Idaho, is made up of top-notch golf, distinctive homes and superb amenities with the majestic Grand Tetons as a stunning backdrop. No surprise, Huntsman Springs is already winning national acclaim—you would expect that with the Huntsman name and solid financial backing. Talk to anyone involved with the project, and it’s all about quality and a long-term commitment. For five-time cancer survivor Jon Huntsman, it’s personal. All profits are going to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. “Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City is known as having the highest quality in the world with superior research facilities,” says Huntsman. “Anything we’ve done as a family is done with quality and a generous human context. With Huntsman Springs I thought long and hard, and wanted to attach our name and spend decades building a major resort and family recreational area.” Huntsman Springs will offer a spectrum of relaxing, top-notch enticements, all designed to make memories.