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This year’s First Tee Kick-Off Golf
Banquet is Wednesday, March 11. This
fun event is a great chance to reconnect
with fellow golfers and review
upcoming events and venues.
The night includes an entertaining
guest speaker or two that are sure to get
everyone in the mood to get back on
the golf course and start working on
those swing changes to ensure lower
scores. Dinner and a drink ticket are
included in the price, as well as a raffle
ticket and a chance to win some MAC
golf goodies. MAC members (golfers
and non-golfers) as well as guests are
welcome.
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Bandon Dunes golf
Twenty lucky MAC members spent
Thanksgiving weekend enjoying spectacular
weather in spectacular
surroundings at the Bandon Dunes Golf
Resort on the Southwestern Oregon
coast. Saturday’s play was at Pacific
Dunes, the No. 1 rated course that is
open to the public in the country,
followed by No. 5 Bandon Dunes on
Sunday. Both days saw weather in the
middle to upper 60s, no wind, and
plenty of sunshine.
Two teams of 10 each played a modified
Stableford on Saturday, with the
winning team receiving accolades and a
few MAC logo balls for having such a
win-win day. Some players also enjoyed
an after-golf tour of the new Old
MacDonald course currently under
construction. It was the group’s
consensus that this is another first-class
course that may even surpass the others
in ratings when completed.
Dinner on Saturday was preceded by
the annual Civil War football game
between Oregon and Oregon State.
There was plenty of support for both
teams, and a lively group enjoyed
watching the game. A few libations may
have even been wagered during the
contest.
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Go l f e r s stay sh a r p
Du r i n G of f-se a s o n
The 2009 event is Saturday, Dec. 5
and Sunday, Dec. 6, with a possible
preview round of the Old MacDonald
course on Friday for those who are
interested.
Winter reading
Why not pick up a good book to
read during these short winter days?
Golf in the Kingdom by Michael
Murphy was published in 1972 and
became an instant classic. The book is a
unique confluence of fiction, philosophy,
myth, mysticism, enchantment, and golf
instruction. The central character is
Shivas Irons, a golf professional by vocation
and a shaman by design. The story
culminates in a wild night of whiskey
and wisdom, where Irons demonstrates
how the swing reflects the soul. This is a
must-read for any golfer.
Dream Golf, the Making of Bandon Dunes
by Stephen Goodwin was published in
2006. This book is a must-read for those
who have played there, plan on playing
there, or are just interested in golf.
This is a story of a man with a dream
as well as the vision and passion to make
it come true. The dream was to build a
A t h l e t i c s
Pat Carey was one of
20 members who enjoyed
sunny days in Bandon Dunes
during Thanksgiving weekend.
great American links course, one that
would contain all of the excitement of
the famous golfing destinations in
Scotland and Ireland, storied places such
as St. Andrews and Ballybunion. The
man was Mike Kaiser, an entrepreneur
and amateur golf enthusiast and founder
of the successful company Recycled
Paper Greetings.
Dream Golf is the story of how, with
the help of some of the most colorful –
and occasionally controversial – men in
golf, Kaiser transformed a remote area
on Oregon’s Pacific Coast into not one,
but three of the most stunning, challenging,
and highly ranked courses in
the world.
Tips from the pro
By Chris Rogers, director of golf at
Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club
With the 2009 golf season just around
the corner, now is the time for golfers to
start thinking about their game and the
things they can do to improve not only
performance but enjoyment as well.
Many people start the new year with
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