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WATERuX) CHIONICIE - Wednesday, December l9. 20I2 . at a. .w .. . . . .. .. h,“___. I m A es =$ OFF I . B h (1 Hi] SUPPLIES 5 "’3” PM our : be ore taxes etter ea to ton Sultana $1 99 . A RalSlIlS 0 /lb : yres suPPLIES E vt'ryliody who is a follower of the late l)ecetiiber holiday ktiown as Christmas is aware Pecan ONLY $ : 5'9-886-100l ”It“ blfldui is the 351“» ~ 6 99 ' NOTVALIDWIOTHER OFFERS llut for this longtitiie golf scribbler. there was aii early gift before the trees were put up Halves or “ems ' /lb l VALID FIOH DEC. I! - DEC. 24 3 when a longtime buddy and I had a quick iiitie»day US. junket to a wotiderful South ('aroli- . ONLY :ZIZZZZIZIZIIIZZIIZZZZIIZIIII tia location known as Hilton Head Island. PM), Roasted > $1 99 : During my 62 years ofplaying the game iii my own fashion, l have made tnany trips to the BlanC-hed PeanUtS 0 /lb : 3 OFF golf mecca of Myrtle Beach, but a lot fewer to lliltoti Head. although I have recollections of I some courses I toured as far back as two decades ago. MEMRE FOR CHRISTMAS l Elly $20 purd‘ase Although I hadn't officially taken my clubs out of the trunk of my car â€" the signal I have l e ore mes ended the kitwatville golf season â€" it was a botius to hear frotn my friend Mickey. who need W : A es ed to use up his time-share before the end of the year and wondered ifl was interested in a 354 Kill! St N @ COIulnbia : yr “WW“ trip to the Hilton llead/Blufton area. é . ' . : 5|9â€"886-100I 'lhis area of South Carolina does not come close to having as many courses as the afore- (entrance King St. or R98“ St.) i va‘uo WIOTHER OFFERS mentioned Myrtle Beach - further north up the Atlantic coastline â€" but what it lacked in Slwwx l VALID FROM DEC. 11 - DEC.” quantity it more than made up for in quality. serenity and courses designed by well-known "'""""""‘"“"""‘" architects from different generations. Those names range from Rees lanes. Bob Cupp and Pete Dye. Gary Player and lack Nick- laus are some of the more ' recent names. while old- ~ ,; » . ~ .» 7' . 3 s3 timers like Willard Byrd and l l ll l ll l l l » 7. 7~""3'. " ' . George (Zohh have designed I H )l I :17“? . ' 53 7’ courses I have played and ‘ ‘ '7. ”7.731113... - loved for years. ‘ : We}; 3 It was my first December . €1.73” golf journey and I wasn't sure ~ 337;; a; . about the weather. btit we (,7. 7 3~ 3.7337 played seven days straight " 37‘" 3'5» .37; ‘ with no rain and tempera. ’ - ‘sf ’_ 7 7 7 “A titres in the low 705. Not too 3 E13"; _. .. ' .. my?“ {777. shabby for hard ' (Tanucks. 7 .. « ' .' J3“? “ 3f; .* 8h? y 3 ‘3 . -. â€" 5%.. FR E E4J’ .334 :33 H '3‘ :3 According to the Hill BILL “SKIP" l” ‘ I ‘7, .1 3‘ I \ 3‘ chamber of commerce and IOHNS .373, j}; $5- “13 ' 7:”: different golf course opera- “ft“; #2.}. .32" tions. December. January and February are great times 33%;}:‘333 {393% in temis of green fees since the area is in the process or 727%.;5 *m‘hw .7 .33ng completion of fall/winter over-seeding and upgrading. 3.22;. J5 SPECIAL BUY 3753?: 77;» . »._..».. All the courses Mick and | toured were more than vg‘u";:_ ‘2 .71.: “ 7": 7%.; «7.3:. 7 “'77., playable. once you get used to the fluffy Bermuda 3.2%,? 5 if; :7 l J 7.; i", &§§%%§t grass. which surrounds many a green and flanks many ”‘1" s 3 7f;;.7‘:g:5':~.1~5.§3" r . : 393-, J“: 3’33 a fairway 7 . ~K1,N7,.~r. -J. 7. J. .7 7 - 7. .. 3 7.3333333“ From a purely egotistical point of View. I'd have to . . NIKE GD LF 6/ 3:3” 93‘ " <23; 33333;? ..» V ,ea‘lwsféflfie single out the (iupp course at Palmetto Hall Plantation. “'5 .‘337 -»; 2% {3, 7...... 7-; ”who“ the Country (Ilub of Hilton Head ( lones). Robbers Row A" M e "’5 fim . @3353“. »“~ agarérefi‘mfiasfgg at Port Royal (Cobb and Byrd) and the Hilton Head If .3333??? 31%. ww’fif‘fifigfir’eaif:‘whz National (Player and Bobby Weed) in Blufton as my fifi‘fijufiwkt .fifv;“é‘<*7. ‘f' favourites because my magic counting system man~ GO sweaters eigfi‘ 3133;;“33-2 gin. aged to break I700. We won't go into details. 11333373!“ an" ' »a‘5’}~“«’€vf_'.$.. if 7337.". Not surprisingly. the Golden Bear course boasted walk SPECIAL BUY Lfgfi'fiw the longest championship yardage with 7,014 off the ’25 ” .ur ' 4..” 3‘ 1? ‘fi‘mms‘w‘w '3 tips. The (Iupp track had my favorite set of old-timer 7ft .3. .' an?" a?! «l: :7 9.3.... . we 7.77m: tees with 5,781 yards. but was hardly a pushover and 7N. " a a . 7 1 -. a”. org" sloped at 126. OFF ‘17.. . n ‘ . . Q ‘ . .7 “ {f7 1 ,7. ,. like the Bear course, the Barony at Port Royal beat if»; n 3 51" ”:3. _ 7.137.! ~3 33% 5”“: 33. me up. but I'll never know why since I played tees at l 7 3 7 L . . ‘ ‘3 - j" " .- ff“? 7 " $1.»: just a shade under 6,000 yards and sloped at l2l. All 4‘ . * .. . 3 . ‘ :. the layouts were traditional parkland style with out- ‘ ’ “a .. ~ 7‘ .33 ‘ 3" “-” standing routing and wellstocked with water. 7‘ ~ 3 . ,J» .. . ‘3. . I’ve mentioned six courses in the Hilton Head and ‘ _ 3' 33 2’ surrounding area. but there are more than 25 within a x “to 77 ‘ short drive of the island. Don't want to hit the peak _ RED "01 DEAL . I 7 (r . â€" "3.” . tourist times in southern locations in the USA? Give OptIShOf EE 0 . o ‘ \zj ‘ V ‘ some thought to Hilton Head from early December to Co" Simulator FR 77 J . W" end of February ’ j a .. 7 R And one last note: lior years I told people I loved y 99 $5- ' "‘ ' ‘ O “h ftilltiriit- sports writing career because tiiy major >ats A ., SAVE m “a“ . were high school athletics and golf. And the reason for that? 3 ’ l Notwithstanding the otigoitig teacher troubles in ¢ “‘ . (intario. it was because I dealt With the nicest people iii 7 g . the world high school coaches. golf pros and man .7. 7 S7PEtAt BUY 3 y ' ‘7 7-7.. ageinent. ."33 134 3 33 3 3‘; .. l- . -’- 3‘ . Nothing hasclianged in the golfworld and the niari- _ ‘ 98 ’ . .' : fir. ~ .ittets lit-ad pins and assistants I met at Hilton Head 7 w . ‘J - ' , new the epitome of the t lassy folks l have been dealing . T 3‘ _ V" 7 7 . m with lot 3'. years Any wonder why l love this silly game 7 “a s: 3 " *7 .. 4+4 ', W “Hill the hallrandrthaseit?" ~ .. i .. w" 1.4 .‘ '4‘ 31 "we? ~ 5- . . . C C I . . . . r “Muslim/ohm mrrwlfmmfidlrlnwsponr Extended Holiday Hours ‘ For local store hours and locations, vnit golltown.com/storelocator writing III 2002 but still loves to play new and [emu/m golf courses allover North America. I Ir l rm Ir rem-bed a! ykipschlpxfigolden. net.