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Chip Shots
Let's talk Thailand
If a taste of the exotic tickles your golf palette, along with value and
high-quality golf and accommodations, then a golf excursion to Thailand
might be the answer.
Golf Getaways of Bend, Ore., is offering a 12-day trip to Thailand this
November and includes eight rounds of golf at seven different courses.
The tour runs the full gamut from five-star hotels in Bangkok to a round
on the Canyon Course at Blue Canyon Country Club, which is considered the
best course in Thailand and among the best in all of Asia.
The trip departs various Northwest cities on Nov. 12 and leaves Bangkok
on Nov. 24. Cost of the trip is $2,875.
More information is available by calling 541-388-1944, or checking out
the Golf Getaways web site at www.golfgetaways.com.
Business, golf mix in Bellevue
Mixing business with pleasure in this case golf has risen to a whole
new level at the CXO Golf Academy in Bellevue.
The CXO Golf Academy, a division of Opal Enterprises, offers an indoor
golf facility at 13434 NE 16th St., that's set up for corporate groups after
golf and business interaction.
"It's designed to get people out of their office, to come down and do
something interactive for an hour and a half, and it's geared around golf,"
said Randy Broad, the CEO.
It can be one work group from one company looking for a change of
scenery, or various groups from various companies looking for a common
ground to start business relationships.
"Golf is just amazing at opening up the door to somebody's soul," Broad
said.
The facility is 14,000 square feet with 13 hitting stations, each
equipped with a Professional Swing Analyzer. There are chipping areas, a
nine-hole putting green, and the 19th Hole Lounge, which offers beer and
wine, televisions and numerous catering opportunities.
More information is available by calling 425-373-5300.
Big finish nets 63 for B.C. junior
A 13-year-old is making considerable waves on the junior golf scene in
British Columbia.
Eugene Wong, who plays out of Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, shot
a 74-63--137 with an amazing second round at the B.C. Junior Masters at
Kelowna Golf Club.
Wong closed with eight consecutive birdies on the 6,303-yard, par-72
course in shooting a 28 on the back.
His 137 score was three strokes better than Mitch Ellis, who had a
72-68--140.
A last resort at living history
A chance to step into a bygone era of golf, complete with
hickory-shafted clubs and replica gutty golf balls, exists for those
interested in reliving golf history.
Meadowood resort, one mile east of St. Helena in California's Napa
Valley, provides what it's calling Hickory Stick Golf to its guests.
Guests can play nine holes using the equipment that was the standard
from the late 1800s to the 1930s.
"Swinging the hickories is like taking a rubber stick and whipping it
through the air. You have to keep your feet on the ground and use your hands
to help square the club face," said Doug Pike (pictured at right), head golf
professional at Meadowood.
"The honor, integrity and tradition of games past are what make the
sport of golf so great. The attire was more formal, the people were very
respectful and the imagination required to play well was astounding," said
Pike.
More information on Hickory Stick Golf is available by calling
1-800-458-8080, ext. 216, or checking the web site at www.meadowood.com.
April dates await Golf Show
With dates later in the calendar than last year, the 2005 version of the
The Golf Show in Seattle is hoping to break the attendance records it set in
2004.
The 2005 show will be held April 1-3 in the Seahawks Stadium Exhibition
Center in downtown Seattle. Exhibitors have told show organizers they're
more excited about show dates that are actually closer to the golf season
than has been the case in past years.
This will be the seventh year for The Golf Show, which drew more than
11,000 spectators and 150 vendors last year. Once again, a hole-in-one
contest on the playing turf of Seahawks Stadium will be offered each of the
three days.
More information on the 2005 show is available at
www.seattlegolfshow.com.
Shaughnessy set for Canadian Open in 2005
Members at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver will be taking
a close look at everything involved with the Bell Canadian Open later this
month.
That's because the PGA Tour event comes to the historic layout in 2005.
This year, the tournament is set for Sept. 9-12 at Glen Abbey in
Ontario.
For 2005, however, it will mark the return of the PGA Tour to the
Pacific Northwest, which hasn't seen the world's best since 2002 at the Air
Canada in Vancouver and NEC Invitational at Sahalee.
"This will be the first time in almost 40 years that this championship
has been held in Western Canada," said Stephen Ross of the RCGA.
"Shaughnessy is regarded as one of Canada's premier courses and we look
forward to working closely with the City of Vancouver and the club."
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