Does Wellness Begin in the Bedroom?

New entrants in the self-care business go beyond skin care and sound baths to market sexual solutions to women.

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Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer

Compared to open surgery for cervical cancer, the less invasive approach was more likely to result in cancer recurrence and death, new studies found.

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JOHN LYBERGER, PGA, APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF GOLF AT SCOTTSDALE’S DESERT MOUNTAIN

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., (October 31, 2018) —  John Lyberger, PGA—one of the most highly regarded golf professionals in the country—has been named PGA Director of Golf at Desert Mountain Club, the only private community in the world with six Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses.

Lyberger was most recently the Vice President of Club Operations at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., and before that the 20-year PGA Director of Golf at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.  During his time at Congressional, the club played host to two U.S. Open Championships and seven PGA TOUR events.

With a proven track record of providing an extraordinary golf experience for his members, as well as mentoring many assistant professionals who have gone on to become directors of golf and general managers at some of the country’s best clubs, Lyberger will oversee a golf staff of 75 employees serving 1,900 members across six golf courses and pro shops.

“The game of golf has always been my passion and I could not be more excited to lead Desert Mountain's extensive golf operation,” said Lyberger. “When this opportunity was presented to me I jumped at the chance to join one of the greatest golf communities in the country.”

Along with the six Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses, in early 2019 Desert Mountain Club will open a new, par 54 course, No. 7 at Desert Mountain, and celebrate the reopening of its original course, Renegade, following an extensive renovation.  The golf operations also include a $1.6 million state-of-the-art Jim Flick Golf Performance Center, which is equipped with the most advanced technology available in the industry today. This 6,500-square-foot, one-stop facility addresses every possible golf instructional need including technique, fitness, and mental game performance.  

“We are thrilled about the future of our golf operation and John’s ability to continue improving upon the quality of the golf experience we offer our members and their guests,” said Desert Mountain CEO Damon DiOrio.

For additional information on Desert Mountain Club, access the web site at www.desertmountain.com.

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Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. Leggings That Cost $300?

A startling new industry standard.

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Stop the Presses!

Seeing a TV commercial for Verzenio the other day, I was reminded of that day I made the cover of my local newspaper after getting an architectural commission.



Oh, wait. That never happened. Because architects DON'T MAKE IT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF NEWSPAPERS! Buch less above the fold – and with a photo, a smiling photo.

Sure, there are exceptions: your name is Frank Gehry; the newspaper is The Architect's Newspaper; or the design contract being awarded is the most coveted one in the entire world, and you're a young architect from a small "central community" nobody's ever heard of. In that case, this example of architectural advertising is, unlike others, spot-on.

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The Particular Horror of Long Commutes for Young Families

Traffic jams and delayed trains are infuriating for everyone, but they’re especially painful when they make you miss your baby’s bedtime yet again.

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Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking

A new study found a strong correlation between endurance and living a long life.

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So You Want To Learn About: Michael Sorkin

The "So You Want to Learn About" series highlights books focused on a particular theme: think "socially responsible architecture" and "Le Corbusier," rather than broad themes like "housing" or "modern architects." Therefore the series aims to be a resource for finding decent reading materials on certain topics, born of a desire to further define noticeable areas of interest in the books I review. And while I haven't reviewed every title, I am familiar with each one; these are not blind recommendations.

This year's release of Michael Sorkin's latest collection of critical essays, What Goes Up: The Rights and Wrongs to the City, prompted me to put together a "learn about" post on the influential critic, educator, and designer of buildings and cities. An outspoken critic of misguided architecture, urban inequality, oppressive ideologies, and other impediments to truly egalitarian and sustainable societies, Sorkin is principal of Michael Sorkin Studio, president of the non-profit Terreform, and director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at City College of New York (CCNY). Need a Sorkin primer? This 2010 interview on CUNY TV, at the time of Twenty Minutes in Manhattan, is a good start.

Considering how much Sorkin has written, I've categorized his print output into six categories: criticism, design, New York City, editing, education, and UR (Urban Research). All titles are authored or edited by Sorkin, unless noted otherwise. Full disclaimer: I attended the Urban Design Program at CCNY under Sorkin (2006-07) and have helped him with UR.


Criticism:


What Goes Up: The Right and Wrongs to the City | Verso | 2018 | Amazon / IndieBound
This title is the fourth collection of Sorkin's critical essays, covering the years 2010 to 2017. Many of the pieces come from The Nation, where he served as Architecture Critic from 2013 to 2016. Still, not quite half of the 48 essays originated there, meaning a mix of lectures, articles for other publications, book excerpts, and a few unpublished pieces fill the rest of the pages. Not surprisingly, the majority focuses on New York City, with the rest covering "Elsewhere and Otherwise." Only one essay is dated after Donald Trump's election win, and it doesn't even broach that elephant in the room; thankfully, Sorkin's introduction takes on Trump, albeit briefly.

All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities | Verso | 2011 | Amazon / IndieBound
It's hard to believe that the predecessor to What Goes Up was released seven years ago; it seems like just the other day that I wrote my review. All Over the Map packs in 76 essays (nearly twice as many as the new collection) that fall between 2000 and early 2011. Most were culled from Sorkin's Commentary columns in Architectural Record. I read those on a nearly monthly basis, given my subscription to the magazine, so I ended up gravitating to the articles from other publications. Given the timing of the book, September 11 and the responses of the 2001 terrorist attacks shaped the content of Sorkin's essays -- but not his progressive takes on architecture, cities, culture, politics, and society.

Some Assembly Required | University of Minnesota Press | 2001 | Amazon / IndieBound
Continuing backward in time, the second installment of Sorkin's criticism covers the years 1995 to 1999. Most of the 36 essays were pulled from two sources: Architectural Record and Metropolis. At only around 250 pages, it is the shortest of the four collection of Sorkin's criticism, though with great essays such as "Eleven Tasks for Urban Design," first published in Yale's Perspecta, quantity here is not an indicator of quality.

Exquisite Corpse: Writing on Buildings | Verso | 1991 | Amazon / IndieBound
Which brings us to the one that begat the rest: the compendium of Sorkin's articles from his ten-year tenure (1978-88) at New York's Village Voice. The paper, which halted print publication last year and then sadly ceased publication entirely a couple months ago, was the ideal pulpit for Sorkin's progressive views. He could rail against Philip Johnson and other overrated architects, draw attention to ones he liked but were otherwise little known, and proffer alternative points of view on important developments in New York City. Although the book is subtitled "Writings on Buildings," it's clear that Sorkin was already focused as much on cities as on the buildings filling them.


Design:


Pamphlet Architecture 22: Other Plans: University of Chicago Studies, 1998-2000 | Princeton Architectural Press | 2002 | Amazon / IndieBound
I'll admit to being shocked that Sorkin was the author of one of the annual Pamphlet Architectures, since I tend to think of the roughly yearly publication as a forums for up-and-coming voices rather than established names. But Sorkin the designer had built little (if nothing) at the time, and #22 enabled him to showcase a project that should have led to a building commission. Sorkin's studio was hired by University of Chicago, one of his alma maters, to produce an alternative to its official master plan. Dropped as quickly as he was hired, his studio nevertheless trudged along on the task, foreshadowing the "voluntary" work of Terreform, established in 2005. As I wrote earlier this year when I unpacked the book: "They produced a plan that is undeniably 'Sorkin,' with wonky buildings curving among the old buildings on campus. But they expanded the canvas well beyond the U of C footprint, envisioning how commercial and residential development could aid not just the client."

Michael Sorkin Studio: Wiggle | The Monacelli Press | 1998 | Amazon
Four years before PA22, Sorkin put out a monograph emblazoned with, not one of his projects, but a cluster (army?) of frogs. The cover image and the book's title, Wiggle, certainly aren't at odds with each other, but it's clear to me that idea trumps image, particularly when compared to other architecture monographs. What those ideas or visions are is not spelled out in an essay; instead the projects — with some short but honest and helpful explanatory text — speak for themselves. They range from small exhibitions to city plans. Tying them together are Sorkin's distinctive "wiggly" designs and his beautiful (and underappreciated, I think) drawings. Most striking are the plans, which are dense with lines, have nary a right angle, and give the impression that social life would be much more intimate if we lived in Sorkin World.

Local Code: The Constitution of a City at 42°N Latitude | Princeton Architectural Press | 1993 | Amazon
Design for Sorkin is much more than lines on paper or a scale model. It is also the codes that determine to a large degree what those lines must follow and what shape those models will become. For most architects building and zoning codes are mandates to follow. But what if they could develop their own? What would they dictate? How would they be written? And what would be their underlying goals? Sorkin did what most architects and urban designers would never spend the time on: he developed a code, complete with a Bill of Rights and designed for a Utopia that will never exist. Hardly a text to be read cover to cover, Local Code is more a template for students of urban design to use in their projects; best I can recall, it was used that way in the past.


New York City:


Twenty Minutes in Manhattan | Reaktion Books | 2009 | Amazon / IndieBound
It's hardly a surprise that the New York-based Sorkin has dedicated hundreds of thousands of words to his home city. The best of his NYC books uses his short walk from home to office, both in Lower Manhattan, as a starting point for expounding on myriad things about cities in general, NYC in particular. As I wrote in my review in The Architect's Newspaper back in 2010: "Each realm of social interaction [in the walk] is a looping mix of descriptions, recollections, histories, critiques, and explications, with the tangential offshoots always returning to the walk, as if to acknowledge and elevate the importance of the individual’s experience in the city, both physically and mentally." Although much of the content was pulled from Voice and Record over a period of more than a decade, it reads as a fluid narrative rather than essays disconnected in time and setting.

Starting From Zero: Reconstructing Downtown New York | Routledge | 2003 | Amazon / IndieBound
Being not just a critic, September 11 was an opportunity for Sorkin to imagine Lower Manhattan with designs that veered far from the business-as-usual that eventually — but not surprisingly — filled the WTC site. There's still plenty of critique in the form of essays in Starting from Zero, but it's accompanied by numerous designs for the sixteen-acre site (including a memorial design) and a visual analysis of the WTC within the larger urban context. Best is when Sorkin treated the site as a green void rather than something to be built upon. The former makes sense in a later proposal in which Sorkin proposed (logically, I think) shifting the 10 million square feet of office space to be rebuilt to other parts of the city, infusing neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, among others, with money typically limited to Lower Manhattan and Midtown. (Unfortunately I can't find a link to that proposal so am not sure if I'm remembering it 100% accurately.)

After the World Trade Center: Rethinking New York City edited by Sorkin with Sharon Zukin | Routledge | 2002 | Amazon / IndieBound
Before Sorkin assembled critiques and designs into Starting from Zero, he teamed up with fellow CUNY (CCNY is part of the City University) professor Sharon Zukin. The urbanist and sociologist together are, in my mind at least, a heavenly match; I absorb and enjoy Zukin's book as much as I do Sorkin's. The two co-authored the introduction, but after that they express their own takes on post-9/11 New York City alongside a slew of other great minds: Marshall Berman, M. Christine Boyer, Keller Easterling, David Harvey, Neil Smith, and Mike Wallace, among many others. I didn't pick up this book until last year, much too long after its publication to have enthusiasm for the topic; like other New Yorkers, I've moved on, swept along by the city's Bloomberg-era transformations.


Editing:


Indefensible Space: The Architecture of the National Insecurity State | Routledge | 2008 | Amazon / IndieBound
In addition to lots of writing, teaching, and designing, Sorkin finds time for the occasional editorial project. This seems to consist of setting a theme, writing an introduction and essay, and pulling in acquaintances from a wide sphere of academics and practitioners with aligned interests. Accordingly, there tends to be some overlap in terms of contributors and some consistency in terms of themes. Given how much Sorkin railed against the fortification of cities after 9/11, he was ideal for editing some essays about the erosion of public space and rights to the city in the face of increased security. The list of contributors is powerful and fitting for the topic: Teddy Cruz, Mike Davis, Stephen Graham, Dean MacCannell, Eyal Weizman, etc.

Giving Ground: The Politics of Propinquity edited by Sorkin with Joan Copjec | Verso | 1999 | Amazon / IndieBound
Although he edited this book with his wife, Sorkin's only contribution is the introduction, while Copjec pens one of the nine essays that follow it. Perhaps stemming from the two minds at editorial work, the book's theme is a bit more obscure and unclear than the titles above and below it; in turn, it's not as rewarding to me as other Sorkin titles. My favorite essay is Dean MacCannell's "'New Urbanism' and Its Discontents," which tackles a movement I love to hate.

Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space | Hill & Wang | 1992 | Amazon / IndieBound
Like Exquisite Corpse, this book is classic Sorkin. It's a timely and influential collection of essays on  a well-honed topic: critiquing the urbanism of the late 1980s and early 1990s that was marked by "megamalls, corporate enclaves, gentrified zones, and pseudo-historic marketplaces." Sorkin penned the introduction and the memorable essay "See You in Disneyland," which is accompanied by a photo of the sky above the theme park, given Disney's "litigiousness" and therefore difficulty in taking photos for publication inside. He's joined by names that would become usual suspects in his growing sphere of publications: M. Christine Boyer, Mike Davis, and Neil Smith, to name just three. At more than 35 years old, the book is ripe for an update — or maybe a 21st-century remake, where Boyer's analysis of South Street Seaport, for instance, morphs with its rebranding as Seaport District and "pseudo-historic marketplaces" give way to glass-box marketplaces.


Education:


Beyond Petropolis: Designing a Practical Utopia in Nueva Loja edited by Sorkin wtih Ana María Durán Calisto and Matthias Altwicker | Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers | 2017 | Amazon / IndieBound
Sorkin's role at CCNY has led to some books coming out of the Urban Design program, including one on the year I attended. My classmates and I spent two semesters focused on creating a sustainable, post-oil master plan for Lago Agrio, the oil boomtown in Ecuador's rainforest. (My photos from a trip there in November 2006 were posted to this blog.) The project also roped in some architecture and landscape architecture students, and the book documents all of our contributions and includes some additional materials, including an article from The New Yorker on the drawn-out lawsuit against Chevron. Although the book, as most do, took much longer than anticipated, I'm glad to have such a nice documentation of close to a year of hard work — and fun.

The New York 2030 Notebook edited by Jeff Byles and Olympia Kazi | Institute for Urban Design| 2008 | Amazon
Sorkin is Vice-President of the Urban Design Forum, the "independent membership organization that advances bold solutions to urban challenges." It was formed a few years ago from a merger of the Forum for Urban Design and the Institute for Urban Design; Sorkin served as President of the latter, which was founded in 1979 by Ann Ferebee. In November 2007, the Institute hosted New York 2030, a day-long symposium that dissected Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC, "an ambitious project to turn New York into the world’s most sustainable metropolis." Out of that event came this slim, 72-page book, with far-too-short contributions by Sorkin, Marshall Berman, Teddy Cruz, Richard Sennett, Sharon Zukin, and many more. Running along the bottom of each page, like a ticker, are the 127 initiatives of PlaNYC, most too broad or ambitious to be realized or even considered in the ensuing eleven years.

The Aarhus Protocols: The Michael Sorkin Workshop at the Arkitektskolen Aarhus by Anette Brunsvig Sørensen | Arkitekturtidsskrift B | 2006 | Amazon
If I didn't come across this book while digging through the shelves of a local bookstore, I wouldn't have known anything about it. I was intrigued because of Sorkin's role, but also because my wife spent a semester at the Aarhus School of Architecture. The Sorkin Workshop of the book's title was carried out across one week in October 2005, aimed at envisioning possibilities for Aarhus Harbor, the potential setting for the school's new building. (Twelve years later, the school selected a scheme in a competition [PDF link] for a new building in Godsbanearealerne, in the heart of Aarhus.) I've misplaced this pocket-sized book, but I recall the workshop paralleling the exquisite-corpse format that Sorkin taught us at CCNY, in which individuals create plots but then modify them based on a series of transformations. The result is a plan created by a variety of designers following certain rules and negotiating with each other along the way.


UR (Urban Research):


UR (Urban Research), the publishing imprint of Sorkin's non-profit Terreform, was launched in 2016 as "a book series devoted to cities and their futures." There are a dozen titles to date (six are pictured here), including one on the late, great Marshall Berman and three on various aspects of New York City. I'm familiar with the two titles highlighted below.

Downward Spiral: El Helicoide's Descent from Mall to Prison edited by Celeste Olalquiaga and Lisa Blackmore | UR | 2018 | Amazon
Although Downward Spiral was not published in time for the companion 2017 exhibition, El Helicoide: From Mall to Prison, at the Center for Architecture in New York, the book does not disappoint. In my review from earlier this year, I describe the book as "the definitive cultural history of El Helicoide," a spiraling inside-out mall built atop a hilltop in Caracas. Following from the diminutive exhibition's numerous artifacts, the book tells the historical story of the building, which would have enabled people to drive up to the store they wanted to patronize, but also its later use by the police as a prison. It's a perfect subject for UR: politically charged and fairly obscure beyond its local context — and therefore in need of a wider audience.

Letters to the Leaders of China: Kongjian Yu and the Future of the Chinese City edited by Terreform | UR | 2018 | Amazon
This is the book I'm reading right now (a full review is forthcoming): a collection of letters and other essays by Kongjian Yu, founder of Turenscape. These texts were, as far as I know, only available in Chinese beforehand, and some weren't published until Letters to the Leaders of China. Accompanying Yu's texts are critical essays by a half-dozen scholars and a great, rambling interview (the first thing I read) between Yu and artist Ai Weiwei. Those looking for pretty pictures of Yu's amazing "sponge cities" and other landscape projects will be disappointed, but those familiar with Turenscape should be pleased with some insightful background on what led to their thousands of groundbreaking designs all over China.

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Tiny Love Stories: Dog Parades, Rowing-Machine Romance and a Hurricane

Modern Love in miniature, featuring five reader-submitted love stories of 100 words or fewer.

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New Balance Golf Introduces 2019 Women’s Footwear Collection

Boston, Mass, October 30, 2018 – New Balance Golf has introduced a new line of footwear for women for the 2019 season.  The line offers three new styles for women – Minimus WP, Minimus SL and 574 SL. The women's line features lightweight, athletic-style spikeless shoes designed to provide golfers the perfect fit, comfort and maximum performance.
 
The Women's Minimus WP is a lightweight athletic style spikeless shoe weighing only 6.9 ounces. It is built on the popular NL-1 last that features a wider forefoot, deeper toe box and lower instep height allowing for better ground feel throughout the swing. The waterproof microfiber leather upper has a skeletally engineered ultralight FantomFitsupport to provide superior fit. The REVlite® midsole provides maximum comfort while walking the course. The Minimus WP is back by a 2-year waterproof warranty.     

The Women's Minimus SL is also built on the NL-1 last and has a breathable mesh upper with the ultralight synthetic overlays. The lightweight spikeless shoe has the REVlite®
midsole for maximum comfort while walking the course and Ortholite®
insole for cool, dry comfort. The Minimus SL weighs only 6.6 ounces.  

The Women's 574 is a spikeless golf shoe that features a water resistant microfiber leather upper. The REVlite® midsole combines with the CUSH+® insole to create an ultra-soft responsive cushioning and comfort without sacrificing durability or stability.The shoe is built on a SL-2 last with a wider forefoot, deeper toe box and higher instep.  

Color: White/Rose Golf
Sizes: 6 – 11; Widths B and D
Suggested Retail: $79.95  
Availability: November 1, 2018

Like all New Balance golf shoes, the new women's line is ready to wear on the course right out of the box.  

About New Balance
New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA has the following mission: Demonstrating responsible leadership, we build global brands that athletes are proud to wear, associates are proud to create, and communities are proud to host. Manufactured in the US for over 75 years and representing a limited portion of our US sales, New Balance Made is a premium collection that contains a domestic value of 70% or greater. New Balance owns five factories in New England and one in Flimby, U.K. New Balance employs more than 6,000 associates around the globe, and in 2016 reported worldwide sales of $3.8 billion. To learn more about New Balance, please visit www.newbalance.com.

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I Want My Best Friend in the Delivery Room. My Husband Definitely Does Not.

Shouldn’t I be the one to decide?

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Golf Life Navigators Names Jeff Mangan CEO and Broker of Record for Golf Life Properties

(NAPLES, Fla.) – Golf Life Navigators (GLN) – providing the only marketplace in the world for consumer-to-club connections – has named industry veteran Jeff Mangan as CEO and Broker of Record for its Golf Life Properties.
 
Mangan brings more than 25 years of experience in the private club industry, primarily in Florida and Arizona. Initially, Mangan worked in Florida’s Collier County with golf-centric community developers from start to turnover. During the past seven years he served as CEO of the historic Phoenix Country Club where he played an integral role in securing the facility as the host site of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, a PGA Champions Tour event.
 
Golf Life Properties is GLN’s in-house real-estate brokerage arm specializing in golf course homes and real estate communities. As CEO and Broker of Record, Mangan will work closely with the GLN team to offer consumers a unique look at real estate trends as they evolve in golf communities across the Sun Belt.
 
“I’m excited to be joining the Golf Life Navigators team in their mission to help golfers make informed decisions when searching for their ideal private club lifestyle,” said Jeff Mangan. “The resources that GLN provides are untapped by the general consumer, and I look forward to contributing towards the goal of making Golf Life Navigators a household name.”
 
“Our mission at Golf Life Navigators is to streamline the relocation process and Golf Life Properties plays a vital role in that mission,” says Jason Becker, GLN’s CEO. “Jeff brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge that will allow us to continue to expand our national reach and ensure golfers across the country make informed decisions when choosing the right private club and home for their lifestyle.”

Becker adds, “At the end of the day, this is a major investment for consumers and we recognize the benefit in providing the real estate data we have in our system to help with those decisions.”

Based in South Florida with an active presence across the U.S, GLN uses the unique algorithm of its automated online ProGuide³ questionnaire to create a stress-free targeted marketplace for “best-matched” potential members with golf and country club options in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and South Carolina. GLN’s properties division identifies primary and secondary residences in golf and non-golf communities.
 
GLN’s unique ProGuide³ has been referred to as “eHarmony meets Zillow for golf” and focuses on three crucial criteria when identifying “matching” clubs:  golf, amenities and lifestyle.  To date, more than 8,600 golfers completed the free, 10-minute questionnaire. From the results, up to six “best-matched clubs” are presented for consideration.

About Golf Life Navigators

Based in South Florida with active presence across the U.S, GLN efficiently eases the process of determining the precise real estate, golf and country club membership choices for golfers looking to retire, relocate or engage in the “snowbird” life.  Created in 2014 by grass-root PGA Professionals, club managers and membership directors, GLN guides discerning golfers, club seekers and property buyers through an in-depth analysis and insights befitting their unique lifestyle desires and budgets.  The company has two divisions:  Golf Life Properties, the in-house real-estate brokerage specializing in golf course homes and real estate communities, and Golf Life Analytics, owner of an immense catalog of golf club and community data. More information: www.GolfLifeNavigators.com, 800.447.8707.

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How Emotions Can Affect the Heart

In “Heart: A History,” Dr. Sandeep Jauhar argues that doctors need to devote more attention to how factors like unhappy relationships and work stress influence heart disease.

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The Case Against Running With Headphones

In an excerpt from his new book, the NPR host Peter Sagal writes: “If I don’t leave my headphones behind when I run, I wouldn’t spend a single minute of my waking life free from input.”

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Are You a Rabbi Counseling a Grieving Congregation? Tell Us How You’re Coping

Help us understand how the Pittsburgh shooting is affecting you and your congregation.

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Jordan Spieth joins Club Champion as Brand Ambassador

Shares Importance of Custom Fitting for Golfers of All Levels

Willowbrook, IL – Club Champion, the nation’s leading custom club fitting and building company, announces a multi-year agreement with three-time Major Champion Jordan Spieth. Through the partnership, Spieth will educate golfers on the benefits of playing with properly fit equipment and the value of custom club fitting for players of all skill levels. While golfers could benefit from many avenues of fitting, Spieth aligned himself with Club Champion because of their ability to fit and build equipment to professional level standards.

Spieth, who will be Club Champion’s primary brand ambassador, commented, “I’m fortunate to have the Titleist Tour Van out on the road, so I know how important it is to have properly fitted equipment. I’m excited to partner with Club Champion because they really do provide a true tour-level experience that I am confident will help golfers improve their game and ultimately have more fun on the course.”

Club Champion is the nation’s finest club fitter, builder, and retailer of the best brands in golf, offering nearly every brand of equipment on the market. Currently, they have thirty-nine fitting studios across the United States, with twenty-three additional locations opening by early spring 2019. Company co-founder and Chairman Keith Bank stated, “We are in hyper-growth mode, and Jordan is the perfect spokesperson for our team. We could not be more excited about adding someone of Jordan’s stature, class, and credibility to strengthen our leading position in the industry. He is a true professional in every sense of the word.”

According to Joe Lee, Club Champion’s co-founder and CEO, “Jordan is a true student of the game. He knows how vitally important it is for golfers of all levels to be properly fit to play better golf, shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more. Tens of thousands of our satisfied customers will attest to our ability to fulfill this mission and we are delighted to welcome Jordan into the Club Champion family.”

For more information on Club Champion, visit clubchampiongolf.com or call 888-340-7820.

About Club Champion

Club Champion helps golfers of all levels play better golf and get greater enjoyment from the game. The company utilizes a vendor-agnostic approach, offering more than 35,000 shaft and head combinations from nearly all of the equipment manufacturers. Customers receive a comprehensive fitting from the best and most highly trained fitters in the industry using state-of-the-art swing measurement technologies. Each club is then hand-built to exacting specifications. Services include club fitting, building, custom club sales, repair services, personalization, and highly engaging corporate and personal entertainment events. New stores recently opened or to be opened include Portland, San Antonio, Miami, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Manhattan (Wall Street), Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Sacramento, Tampa, Palm Desert, Oklahoma City, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH; Newark, DE; Agoura, CA (Los Angeles); Rochester, NY; Schaumburg, IL; Bluffton, SC; Fairfax, VA; Bedford, MA (Boston); Buford, GA (Atlanta);

Cherry Hill, NJ; and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA. For more information about Club

Champion, visit www.clubchampiongolf.com.

About Jordan Spieth

PGA TOUR Player Jordan Spieth has amassed 14 worldwide wins in his six-year professional career. A three-time Major Champion, Spieth joins Jack Nicklaus as the only other golfer with three major championships before the age of 24 (The Masters, 2015; The U.S. Open at Chamber’s Bay, 2015; and The Open at Royal Birkdale, 2017 culminating in one of the most memorable finishes in golf history). He has represented the United States on three Ryder Cup teams and three Presidents Cup teams.

 April 2016, Time magazine named Spieth to its list of the "100 Most Influential People," noting that he "exemplifies everything that's great about sports.” His other partnerships with major brands, include Under Armour, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Titleist, Perfect Sense, Rolex, NetJets and Super Stroke.

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How Children Learn to Recognize Faces

Halloween masks and makeup can be disorienting to children who are still developing the skill.

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Confused by Nutrition Research? Sloppy Science May Be to Blame

According to a new book by Marion Nestle, the unstated goal of most company-sponsored studies is to increase the bottom line.

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Today's archidose #1021

Why Is CBD Everywhere?

Cannabidiol is being touted as a magical elixir, a cure-all now available in bath bombs, dog treats and even pharmaceuticals. But maybe it’s just a fix for our anxious times.

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Why Textbooks May Need to Update What They Say About Birth Canals

A new study shows that the structure of the human pelvis varies between populations, which could have implications for how babies are birthed.

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He Almost Couldn’t Walk His Daughter Down the Aisle. What Is Causing His Leaden Feet?

It started as a feeling of pins and needles in his feet. Now he’s struggling to walk. Can you help?

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Breast-Feeding Is Good for the Mother, and Not Just the Baby

Women who breast-feed are less likely to develop breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis and may have improved cardiovascular health.

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Weekly Health Quiz: Organic Food, Risky Weather and Cancer

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

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Family History in Her Bones

I don’t need to see the X-ray to recognize this bump on my daughter’s leg as the first sign of the genetic condition I inherited from my mother.

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How I Fell for an ‘I’m the Man’ Man

Stung by divorce, a high-earning professional tries to recast herself in the dating world as a woman in need of male protection.

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Simon Lilly wins the inaugural BERMUDA 3s presented by Goslings

Representatives from three nations win solo and team competitions
 
(HAMILTON, BERMUDA) – The BERMUDA 3s World Team Championship presented by Goslings – an exciting new golf championship contested by pro-am teams from four international territories – was won by professional Simon Lilly of Northamptonshire, England, at five-under-par.
 
Lilly took over once the tournament arrived at the final round venue, the famous par-3 Turtle Hill Golf Club at the Fairmont Southampton, on Wednesday. He fired a course record, bogey-free seven-under-par 47, and maintained his lead as he cruised to victory on Thursday over professionals from around the world.
 
“I just went out and tried to score as low as possible and got off to a nice start and just kept it going,” says, Lilly. “We had a bit of rain and a couple of really heavy downpours. There was also a little bit of breeze but nothing major. It was just one of those good days.”
 
In the team competition, Cary Sciorra (P), Tom Tracy, Tom Corr and John Coleman of Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., won the low gross division. In the low net division, Bermudians Dwayne Pearman (P), Michael Dunkley, Christopher Morris and Craig Christensen of Turtle Hill prevailed earning the gold medal.
 
BERMUDA 3s presented by Goslings, is the creation of two golf industry veterans, Joe Steranka, former CEO of the PGA of America, and Honda Classic Executive Director, Ken Kennerly. Sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and Goslings Rum, PGA Professionals from the U.S., Great Britain & Ireland, Bermuda and Estonia competed individually for $52,000 in professional money.
 
“We could not have asked for a better start to this new world pro-am,” says Steranka. “From Mid Ocean, Port Royal, Turtle Hill and the Fairmont Southampton all being amazing hosts, to the quality of play from our participants, it has truly been a world-class event.”
 
Bermuda has been a popular international golf destination since hosting the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 2007-’14 at Mid Ocean and Port Royal. The Fairmont Southampton was the host hotel for those competing and home to championship venue, Turtle Hill Golf Club.
 
“This amazing country has long been an international meeting place for sports,” says co-founder Kennerly. “To have champions in the professional, team gross and team net divisions from three different countries is what we dreamed of when we created this event.”
 
For full 2018 Bermuda 3s results, please visit here: https://bermuda3s.com/golf-genius/scoring.html
 
PGA Professionals or amateurs may register online for the 2019 Bermuda 3s at bermuda3s.com, via email at info@bermuda3s.com, or by calling (561) 379-2134.

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Amgen Slashes the Price of a Promising Cholesterol Drug

The drug maker cut the list price of the drug Repatha by 60 percent in an effort to increase sales, which have been meager.

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‘Well-Read Black Girl’ Is Bigger Than Glory Edim

What started as an Instagram account has grown to a book club, a festival and now, a book, “Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves.” And Ms. Edim is just getting started.

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Kongjian Yu at GSAPP

On Monday, October 29 at 6:30pm, Kongjian Yu, founder of Turenscape, is giving the 2018 Kenneth Frampton Endowed Lecture at Columbia GSAPP. The lecture is a must. Michael Van Valkenburgh describes Yu, on the back cover of the new Terreform UR book, Letters to the Leaders of China: Kongjian Yu and the Future of the Chinese City, as "the Olmsted of China."


[Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park in Haerbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China, by Turenscape]

From Columbia GSAPP's website:

Creating Deep Connections and Deep Forms
A lecture by Kongjian Yu, founder of Turenscape, Beijing.
Response by Kenneth Frampton.

Kongjian Yu is the Dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape at Peking University and the founder of the award-winning landscape and architecture firm Turenscape, based in Beijing. His pioneering research on ‘ecological security patterns’ and ‘sponge cities’ have been adopted by the Chinese government as the guiding theory for national land use planning, eco-city campaigns, and urban ecological restoration. [...] A native of China’s Zhejiang Province, his guiding design principles are the appreciation of the ordinary, such as rural agricultural landscapes, and a deep embrace of nature, even in its potentially destructive aspects, such as urban flooding. His projects include Shanghai Houtan Park, Harbin Qunli Stormwater Park, the Qinhuangdao Red Ribbon Park, Zhongshan Shipyard Park, the Rice Campus for Shenyang Jianzhu University, Tianjin Quaoyuan Park, Qian’an Sanlihe Greenway, Jinhua Yanweizhou Park, and Quzhou Luming Park. [...]

The Kenneth Frampton Endowed lecture series, now in its eighth year, is a premier annual lecture given at Columbia GSAPP by a distinguished architect scholar honoring Ware Professor Kenneth Frampton for his lifetime of teaching and research.

Chosen by Ware Professor Kenneth Frampton and the Dean of Columbia GSAPP, previous speakers include Juhanni Pallasmaa, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Angelo Bucci, Grafton Architects, Bijoy Jain, and Rahul Mehrotra. All have given public lectures addressing some of the key issues central to Professor Frampton’s thinking about the field of architecture.

The Kenneth Frampton Lecture was established in 2010 by a generous group of Columbia GSAPP alumni and friends.

Free and open to the public.
Organized by Columbia GSAPP.

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Can’t You Be a Little Nicer, for the Kids?

Amid divorce proceedings, a reader believes that her husband’s icy behavior has caused their children stress.

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BIG MAX REPORTS RECORD NUMBERS OF YOUNG GOLFERS BENEFITTING FROM USING PUSH CARTS

BIG MAX has been the #1 push cart brand in Europe for the past 15 years and has been steadily growing a loyal band of followers (or pushers) in the U.S. for the past four. In that time, the numbers of push carts seen on fairways across the country has increased hugely but now BIG MAX is reporting that the number of young golfers benefitting from the push revolution is beginning to match that of adult golfers.

“There are three clear benefits of using BIG MAX push carts and we’re seeing more young golfers benefitting from them than ever before,” comments Rick Oldach, CEO of BIG MAX USA. “Fatigue at the end of a round is reduced – there’s a reason you don’t see Pro’s carrying their own bags! Long-term stress on the body is reduced, and we’ve seen through several bodies of research that this is particularly important for young golfer’s developing bodies. And with BIG MAX you get the third benefit that when you are travelling to the course or on the team bus to a match, our Fold Flat technology keeps storage space to a minimum.”

The start of the push cart revolution in youth golf can be traced back to the 2014 NCAA Championship when the entire Stanford team, including eventual winner Cameron Wilson, turned out using push carts. It was clear that this team and their highly respected coach, Conrad Ray, saw a real performance advantage to pushing. This isn’t a new idea in Europe where virtually every one of the national junior teams push their equipment on a cart in competition.

This step change has been reflected in the growth of the BIG MAX college program and the brand’s partnership with the largest girls’ only golf tour in the United States, Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT), as Oldach continues, “19 colleges have taken up our Big Max College Program including the University of Oregon, University of California and Iowa State University. They are seeing the benefits of their athletes using push carts and the benefit of BIG MAX in the storage and transportation of our unique Fold Flat carts. It has been particularly satisfying to be the official push cart of the PKBGT this year as they are encouraging their players to push from a very young age, something they will benefit from for the rest of their lives.”

That view is borne out in the research that informed American Junior Golf Association’s ruling that push carts are approved for use in all junior competitions. After researching the issue they found that carrying heavy golf bags on the back and shoulder can contribute to back injuries and fatigue especially among younger players. Doctors concluded that when regularly carrying heavily weighted bags, especially when the bag’s weight comprises more than 20 percent of the golfer’s body weight, the possibility of injury to the lower back, shoulders and neck is increased. In addition, during developmental years, reducing the stress on the back is important in promoting the development of a healthier spine.

Oldach concluded, “Not only does using a push cart help you at the end of a single round, it will help young golfers long after they progress into the adult ranks. We’d obviously like to see BIG MAX carts on every fairway, but while we know not every cart will be a BIG MAX, we’re delighted to see more golfers pushing carts all over the country and to see more young people than ever before pushing a cart and enjoying their round in comfort.”

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What’s All This About Journaling?

One of the more effective acts of self-care is also, happily, one of the cheapest.

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How Short Can the Intervals in Interval Training Get?

Twenty seconds may be the “sweet spot.”

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Can There Really Be Two Moms?

A lesbian mother grapples with the pain of a child favoring the mother who gave birth to her.

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How I Discovered This Thing Called Music

I was 27, new to New York and suffering from terrible anxiety. Then, on doctor’s orders, I slapped on some headphones.

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Seven Hotels Ready to Help You Get Fit by New Year’s

If your New Year’s resolution was to get in shape by the end of 2018, there’s not a lot of time left. But these hotels and resorts have programs and amenities that might help get you there.

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Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by...

Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress


Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress


Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress


Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress


Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress

Art on T-Shirts Charity campaign for Studio Clash by Everpress

Studio Clash is a newly founded creative studio in Basel, established by a group of well-known local designers, along with 12 recently immigrated and asylum-seeking creatives from around the world.

To support the studio, each designer has created a T-shirt, and from now until September 25th, the portable works of art are available to purchase via Everpress. All profits will go towards setting up the experimental studio as a permanent fixture.

Under the motto “Studio Clash - United in Strangeness”, the aim is to create professional opportunities for talented creatives who are migrating to the country. Since neither the city nor the state have supported this project to date, those behind Studio Clash have launched a special charity campaign to help raise funds.

You can check the full collection and support the campaign on this link.

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A Mother’s Voice Is the Most Effective Smoke Alarm

A mother’s recorded voice will wake children and get them out of the room much faster than a standard smoke alarm.

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Keith Dawkins stepping down from The First Tee

World Golf Foundation to announce new The First Tee CEO by end of year

(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) – The World Golf Foundation Board of Directors announced today that Keith Dawkins, who joined The First Tee as incoming CEO last year, will be leaving the organization.
 
“Keith was instrumental over the past year as we transitioned from Joe Barrow’s longtime tenure into this new chapter for the organization,” said The First Tee Chairman Tim Finchem.  “We learned a lot from his experience and expertise, and we wish him the best as he transitions back to his roots within the media and entertainment industry.  We are excited to soon announce the results of our search for his replacement.”

Dawkins, a 25-year veteran of media and entertainment, came to The First Tee from Nickelodeon, where he served as Executive Vice President. He replaced longtime First Tee CEO Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., who retired at the end of 2017.
 
“I have not only enjoyed the past year at the helm of The First Tee, but I also learned a tremendous amount about the passion, history and bright future of the game of golf,” said Dawkins. “I’m confident that my perspective from outside the traditional scope of the game made an impact and will be leveraged as The First Tee continues to find new and exciting ways to reach and positively impact young people around the world. I look forward to returning to the media business, my true passion, but I will always remain thankful to The First Tee, Tim Finchem, The PGA TOUR and the World Golf Foundation for this incredible opportunity.”
 
The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. With its home office at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., The First Tee reaches young people on golf courses, in elementary schools and at other youth-serving locations.

Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has grown its network to deliver programs in all 50 United States. In 2016, The First Tee brought character education through the game of golf to more than 5.3 million young people. The First Tee’s Founding Partners are LPGA, the Masters Tournament, PGA of America, PGA TOUR and the USGA. Johnson & Johnson is The First Tee’s Legacy Partner and Southern Company is its Education Patron. Former President George W. Bush serves as honorary chair.

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Stress May Impair Memory and Thinking Skills

Compared with people with average levels of cortisol, those with the highest levels had lower scores on the cognitive tests

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Morocco set to host 2019 International Golf Travel Market

(October 22, 2018) International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, has announced that the 22nd edition of IGTM will be hosted in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

Morocco, the IAGTO 2015 Golf Destination of the Year in Africa & Gulf States, will welcome IGTM to Marrakech, from October 14-17, 2019.

The fast-emerging golf destination, which welcomed more than 11 million tourists in 2017, now boasts 23 golf courses, including the award-winning Assoufid Golf Club, Marrakech, recognised as the ‘Best in Africa’ at the 2017 World Golf Awards.

Morocco has also been a host destination to the Hassan II Trophy, a European Tour event hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid, since 2010.

David Todd, Event Manager for IGTM, commented: “We couldn’t be happier with our location for IGTM 2019. There’s exciting momentum in the Moroccan golf industry and it’s obvious that golf is a growing force in the nation.”

Mustapha Zine, Deputy Chairman of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Golf (FRMG), said: “The development of the golf product in Morocco is not only an asset of promotion for the Kingdom, but also an activity to generate jobs.

“Golf in Morocco already employs 2,700 people, and another 1,000 jobs will be created upon completion of the planned golf course developments.”

IGTM, organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions, regularly attracts more than 400 buyers and over 550 golf travel suppliers, highlighting its reputation as the premier event for the golf tourism industry.

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Over $300,000 Raised for Headache Research at Charity Golf Tournament on Oct. 15 by The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation

 

Houston, Texas – October 23, 2018 – On Monday, October 15, the Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation hosted its 5^th Annual The Will to Cure Headaches Golf Tournament.  The tournament was held at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, and raised over $300,000. Since the inception in 2014, the foundation has raised over $2 million for headache research. 

 

During the tournament on Monday, the Houston business community stepped up by fielding 28 teams. Professionals from Houston’s leading commercial real estate, banking, and investment firms, were joined by 28 PGA golf professionals including Charlie Epps (“The Golf Doctor”), Gordon Johnson (Head Golf Professional at Houston Country Club), Mark Steinbauer (Director of Golf at Bentwater Golf Club), and Ken McDonald (Director of Golf at Braeburn Country Club).

 

Debilitating headaches, including cluster headaches and migraines, are a global issue that affects millions worldwide. The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation hopes that one day no family will have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to debilitating headaches. We will not stop until a cure is found for all who suffer.

 

All money raised benefits the Will Erwin Headache Research Center at the Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute (MNI) at Texas Medical Center. The Center works collaboratively with researchers across the country to better understand why headaches occur, design interventions that help, and find a cure.

 

About The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation

The mission of The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation is to bring relief to sufferers worldwide afflicted with debilitating headaches by funding research focused on finding a cure. The Foundation has teamed up with Memorial Hermann Health System and The University of Texas Health Science Center at The McGovern Medical School to fund leading research dedicated to these neurological disorders, and more importantly, bring an end to the pain they cause. To learn more, please visit www.cureheadaches.org.

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Cold, Windy, Gray Day? Heart Attack Risk Is High

People are more likely to have heart attacks when the weather is bad, Swedish researchers have found.

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Today's archidose #1020

Here are some photos of Wrightwood 659 (2018) in Chicago, Illinois, by Tadao Ando. (Photographs by Chris Hainer.)






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Boy Talk: Breaking Masculine Stereotypes

Some pioneering programs are teaching boys to question gender roles, both for their own well-being and as a way to prevent sexual violence.

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Even a 10-Minute Walk May Be Good for the Brain

Ten minutes of mild exercise can immediately alter how certain parts of the brain communicate and coordinate with one another and improve memory function.

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MEDIA NEWS – BOYNE GOLF/Heather Course Named 2018 Michigan Golf Course of the Year

 

BOYNE GOLF – Heather Course Named 2018 Michigan Golf Course of the Year

 

Harbor Springs, MI – Boyne Resorts’ very first golf course, The Heather, has been named the 2018 Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA).

 

Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and opened in 1966, The Heather was the landmark golf course for Boyne Golf, and is considered the landmark course for the resort golf industry in Northern Michigan as well.

 

“The Heather’s challenge is absolutely timeless,” Kate Moore of the MGCA said in making the announcement. “It is widely considered to be one of the finest championship courses in the nation.”

 

The MGCA Course of the Year Award honors a member course that meets four criteria: exceptional quality of the course; exceptional quality of ownership and management; outstanding contribution to its community; and significant contribution to the game. 

 

The Heather spans 7,148 yards of rolling fairways, natural wetlands, tour white sand bunkers and blueberry bogs. A championship caliber player finds a sound test. The Michigan Amateur Championship has been contested on The Heather four times, including the 100th Michigan Amateur in 2011. Proving its broad appeal, the course is also consistently recognized as one of the friendliest for women and senior golfers. It’s many awards and rankings include being listed among “The Top 100 Courses You Can Play” by Golf Magazine, and “50 Best Courses for Women” by Golf for Women magazine.

 

“In a state that is full of great golf facilities, to be recognized by our golf course association of owners and operators is very humbling and an honor,” Bernie Friedrich, Boyne’s senior vice-president said. “This recognition is a tribute to our wonderful staff which has taken great pride in the vision we maintain here at The Heather.” 

 

The Heather is located at Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs. Boyne Resorts was founded in Michigan by Everett Kircher and has become a national resort company that employs over 7,000 full-time and seasonal staff nationwide at its 13 resort properties, which includes 10 ski resorts. In Michigan it has three resorts, Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain and Bay Harbor, that feature 10 golf courses in addition to their highly regarded ski offerings.

 

Boyne remains under the ownership of the Kircher family. Stephen Kircher, president, said his late father Everett, a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member and innovative ski operator who started the company, was someone who knew, instinctively, that the golf business wasn’t really about golf.

  

“He knew it was about active, outdoor, leisure entertainment, and he was decades ahead of the competition in capitalizing on that revelation when in 1966, The Heather course opened to almost universal praise,” he said. “It’s still arguably our best golf course.”

 

The Heather has been lengthened with some additional tees over the years to match golf’s technological advances, but it was built to last by Jones in collaboration with Everett Kircher, who was a builder and inventor among his many talents.

 

The dreaded and yet very popular pond that fronts the No. 18 green on The Heather was a Kircher idea after Jones had finished his design work. Kircher wanted a more dramatic finish and ordered the pond to be constructed. Golfers have splashed to the finish in memorable fashion for 52 years, and annually thousands upon thousands of golf balls are fished out of the hazard.

 

“Every golf course we have built since has been measured against The Heather, as in, is this as good as The Heather?” Friedrich said. “Frankly, they might not be. As for 18 and the pond, Everett reminded Jones who owned the place and Everett wanted to do something dramatic. Now it’s the signature of the course, and really a signature of Boyne Golf. On almost all of the courses we have the last hole has a pond in front of it.”

 

About BOYNE Golf

Boyne Resorts, named one of North America’s “Premier Resorts” (Gold) by GOLF Magazine, features a trio of resort destinations with 10 golf courses, all within a 45-minute drive of one another. The Inn at Bay Harbor and Bay Harbor Golf Club, Boyne’s flagship properties, features 27-holes with three golf course combinations (Links/Quarry, Quarry/Preserve, and Preserve/Links) all designed by Arthur Hills. Add in the nearby Crooked Tree Golf Club, perched on the bluff overlooking Bay Harbor, as well as the beautiful and iconic hotel, and you have one of the most scenic golf destinations in America set along a five-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline. 

Boyne Highlands, rated the No. 1 Golf Resort for Value by Golf.com, features 72 holes of premier golf design. The Heather was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., while the Hills Course was crafted by Arthur Hills. In addition, the resort features The Donald Ross Memorial, which is a rendition of the legendary architect’s great holes from around the country, and the always-fun Moor course. The Highlands is the perfect buddy trip destination for golfers who like to play as many holes as they can during the long summer daylight hours northern Michigan features.

Boyne Mountain not only features two fun 18-hole courses (The Monument and Alpine), along with the charming Mountain Grand Lodge & Spa, it is also the leading family friendly golf destination in the region with the Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, junior golf camps, and various kid golf programs. Golf Digest named Boyne Mountain one of its “Top-10 Destinations for Family Golf Trips.”

Beyond golf, Boyne is centered amid one of America’s most beautiful vacation spots. The scenic Lake Michigan beach towns of Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, and Petoskey are minutes away, and a side trip to Mackinac Island is easily managed. Guests can enjoy award-winning spas, waterfront dining, sandy beaches, watersports, gaming, microbreweries, wineries, hiking, biking, tennis, zip-lining, shopping and more capped by the spectacular northern Michigan sunsets. For more information, visit BOYNEGolf.com.

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