11> 0374470 95263 CONTENTS O CTOBER N OVEMBER 2019 9 Publisher’s Notes 12 Making it on the Champions Tour Scott McCarron is finding a new, laid-back success on the senior circuit 16 2020 BNP Paribas Open: Welcome to Tennis Paradise In preparation for the 2020 BNP Paribas Open, a new campaign has launched 21 The Epitome of Sportsmanship Demonstrating sportsmanship at its finest, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff became the key focus of the 2019 U.S. Open 22 Bianca Andreescu Defeats Serena Williams for a History-making Grand Slam title The agony, the ecstasy and the prize money 26 Michael Dante—Baseball player, Actor, Philanthropist And that’s just the start of who he is 28 3rd Annual Anthony Anderson Celebrity Golf Classic One man and a whole lot of his friends 18 making a difference ONE TO REMEMBER The summer 2019 30 Scotland – Where Links Golf Rules tennis season will likely Renowned links courses, a new links never be forgotten course and deep golf tradition await in Scotland Cover photo: Scott McCarron by Reese Strckland Photo by Luigi Serra Desert Golf &tennis • october november 2019 5 CONTENTS O CTOBER N OVEMBER 2019 32 The American Express 40 It’s a new sponsor, a new name and a new WHAT TO SEE & DO ACROSS day for one of the desert’s most beloved THE VALLEY THIS SEASON tournaments 34 Golfer’s Playbook Dial in your Wedge Game 36 How Yoga Can Help Your Golf & Tennis Game 38 How to Choose a Golf and Tennis Community that Fits You and Your Family It’s not just about price. Many other factors also lead to a successful home purchase 44 Desert Golf & Tennis Dining Guide High season is here and with it exceptional and eclectic dining-out options 48 Get Ready to be Inspired by the Lexus LC 500 48 Fast and classy, this Lexus is built to thrill 50 Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall Florals It’s all about timeless formality, femininity and independence 52 Norman Silverman Jewelry The Diamond Life: Focusing on Strengths While Polishing Up the Soul 56 44 Tennis Resort Maps and Guides DESERT GOLF & TENNIS DINING GUIDE 64 Golf Resort Maps and Guides Desert Golf &tennis • october november 2019 7 O CTOBER N OVEMBER 2019 Publisher’s notes by timothy J. Pade • [email protected] Welcome to a new season in the desert! We’re also proud to promote the new We are anxious to begin another year of sponsorship of the American Express Desert Classic. spectacular golf and tennis along with the This revered tournament now has a multiyear multitude of experiences and opportunities that sponsor of significant stature. With American make life in the desert so appealing. There are Express on board, the former Bob Hope Classic will gorgeous flowers everywhere, green lush grass and continue its long tradition, including play in the same the perfect weather for all of the activities we desire format and at the same championship golf courses at in this remarkable place we call home. La Quinta Country Club and PGA West. See our In this issue we feature one of our own. On our coverage on pg. 32. cover is former local desert resident Scott We anticipate an incredible season and we thank McCarron. MCcarron has been lighting up the all of you who continue to support our efforts. Champions Tour all year and currently sits atop the Entering the next chapter of production into our leaderboard of the Charles Schwab Cup, which he’s 21st season is an accomplishment we only dreamed in excellent position to win this year. Please see our of. We sincerely appreciate our advertisers and cover feature starting on pg. 12. subscribers. Without them this publication would Also in this issue is our tennis coverage of the not exist. U.S. Open, including the heartwarming bond Please enjoy this issue of Desert Golf & Tennis between Naomi Osaka and Cori “Coco” Gauff. The and have an amazing and fulfilling season in this 15 year-old sensation lost to her idol Osaka, but that snowbirds winter wonderland! wasn’t the end of the story. Osaka’s fearless example of sportsmanship and friendship was as much a highlight as the match itself. See our tennis updates starting on pg. 18. 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Follow us on twitter at: S ASS’N R O E F twitter.com/desertgolfguy T 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 on cover By Matt McKay Life for Scott McCarron these days is just, well, less intense. “It’s going pretty good. I’m very fortunate to be 54 years old and playing for your career, your mortgage, getting kids through still playing the sport I love for a living,” he says. “The Champions college, all that.” Tour has been absolutely fantastic for me. I’m having a great time Once you get to the Champions Tour, he continues, “Most of playing against all these legend golfers, guys I grew up watching and the time all the kids are gone out of the house. I’m playing against 78 got to play a lot with on tour. To have a 20-year career on the PGA guys each week, we’re playing three rounds with no cut so it’s a little Tour, then keep playing golf for a living after 50 is something pretty bit different. It’s a little more laid back, a little more relaxed in that special.” aspect.” The senior circuit’s schedule is a factor. McCarron is still a On the PGA Tour, he says, “You always knew you were going young whipper-snapper on the Champions Tour, which also helps. into a tournament, but you never knew if you were going to miss Financial security, thanks to his play thus far on the Champions the cut or when you were going out. On the Champions Tour, it’s Tour, is a massive plus. The kids are gone, which frees up time and more of a set schedule. I know when I get to come in and I know schedules. when I get to go out,” he adds. But it’s the laid-back nature of the tour McCarron likes most. It’s McCarron was always competitive on both tours, nabbing 19 “On the PGA Tour helped to fuel his career and make life easier in general. worldwide wins since turning pro out of UCLA in 1992. Like Champions, I feel like “I think the big difference is, the PGA Tour was a little more many regular tour players crossing over into the senior division, if I play well I can cutthroat,” McCarron says. “You know, you’re teeing it up every McCarron felt he had the potential to make hay early on. play anywhere.” week with 156 guys, new guys are coming in every year and they’re And he did. McCarron has 11 wins over the first three-and-a- trying to take your job. You’re playing for your livelihood, you’re half years of his Champions Tour career. He says the financial Desert Golf &tennis • october november 2019 13 on cover had some ‘free seasons’ where you knew you were going to keep your card, it was because you’d won a couple of times and gotten some exemptions.” On the Champions Tour, however, McCarron knows he’s good to go. “I can play year in and year out no matter how I play, and that takes a little bit of that edge off. Now I’m trying to win Schwab Cups and majors and just trying to be the best I can be out there.” McCarron currently resides in Mooresville, North Carolina, about 20 minutes outside Charlotte, near Lake Norman.