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Feb 18, 2016 | Contributor: Nicolle Monico Yesterday, Five Mile Capital Partners announced the debut of six new residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman available for purchase. The two- and three-bedroom penthouses are priced from $3.85 million to $16.4 million and range in size from 2,540 to 8,070 square feet. ... Read More |
Feb 5, 2016 | Contributor: Susan Kime The Players Championship on the PGA Tour boasts a purse of $10 million (18 percent of which goes to the winner), making it the highest prize fund of any golf tournament. Last year’s event saw an all-time attendance record, with 191,000 spectators, and this year they’re hoping to set another one with the help of their new VIP Players Club. ... Read More |
Feb 9, 2016 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team Bentley Motors recently launched a collection of golf clubs and accessories at the PGA Merchandise Show. Like their luxury cars, these irons are anything but average. Ranging in price from £300 ($433) for the BH1 Hybrid to £2,500 ($3,615) for the BC1 Cavity and BB1 Blade Irons, the entire eight-iron set runs around $3,500. ... Read More |
Aug 18, 2015 | Contributor: Sean Hillen As you drive up to Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort in southwest Tuscany, you’ll see a large speckled building near a splashing waterfall, while at the same time smelling the faint aroma of rotten eggs. Welcome to the thermal baths of Maremma. Since ancient times, this region among the Grosseto hills has been home to numerous underground sulfurous hot springs lauded for their health-giving qualities for skin, respiration, blood circulation and rheumatic ailments. ... Read More |
Aug 6, 2015 | Contributor: Sean Hillen Straddling a tract of undulating wooded countryside, the 120-room, five-star Lough Erne Resort lies nestled on a 600-acre peninsula. Within a two-hour drive of Dublin, Belfast, Sligo and Derry airports, the hotel has five helipads, with St. Angelo, a private airport, also nearby. Alternatively, guests coming by water can arrive by seaplane on Castle Hume Lough, which the resort directly overlooks. ... Read More |
Jul 8, 2015 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich Remember Hurricane Odile, the category four tropical cyclone that tore through the Baja California Peninsula in September of last year? The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort certainly does, since they, along with countless businesses, had to close for repairs in the aftermath of the destructive hurricane. Refusing to be beat, the luxury hotel undertook a multi-million dollar renovation and with phase one complete, the resort has now officially reopened. ... Read More |
Jun 25, 2015 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich Los Cabos is getting a brand new private residential community called Coronado, which will be inside the Quivira Los Cabos resort and feature 68 homes on a massive dessert ridge overlooking the sea. The Mexican hacienda-style houses will span 22 acres and include access to the Quivira Golf Club, which—let's be honest—looks like a golfer’s paradise. ... Read More |
Jun 19, 2015 | Contributor: Tim Cotroneo When was the last time your retelling of a golf game included the words volcano, vervet monkeys and Robert Trent Jones? Those once-in-a-lifetime utterances will all come spilling out after playing 18 holes at the Four Seasons Nevis Golf Course. ... Read More |
May 28, 2015 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich Apparently at last year's Necker Cup Pro-Am tennis event in the British Virgin Islands, Sir Richard Branson went around chatting with strangers while delivering drinks to players on the court—as you can see in the video above—which makes ... Read More |
Apr 25, 2015 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich Golf carts are pretty integral to a day on the green. It may not be the healthiest alternative to getting around, not when you can easily walk, but it's the quickest and easiest. Until now. ... Read More |
Apr 10, 2015 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich The Masters Golf Tournament is without a doubt one of the biggest golfing events in the world, setting off a run of four key events commonly called “the majors”: Masters, US Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship. Held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, the tournament attracts droves of spectators, industry leaders and professionals, which naturally correlates with an increase in private jet travel. After all, you have to get there somehow. To get the skinny on why people are choosing private over commercial, we spoke with executives at Flexjet, XOJET, and JetSuite. ... Read More |
Sep 10, 2014 | Contributor: Damon M. Banks There’s no denying that feeling of ease and happiness knowing that you have a home club—a place where you can practice in peace, tee up at a moment’s notice, and host guests. The United States has over 16,000 golf courses, so there is no shortage of places to play, but having that sacred home club is not so easy to find for many players. Some residential club communities are geared more towards all-inclusive offerings with beaches, pools, dining and much more, things that appeal to the entire family. ... Read More |
Nov 13, 2014 | Contributor: Christy Stewart Tucked away in the idyllic Ballantyne community of South Charlotte, and conveniently located just 18 miles from Uptown and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge takes southern hospitality to a whole new level. The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, a member of Starwood’s Luxury Collection, is one of the only properties in Charlotte to have earned the prestigious Forbes Four-Star Award. ... Read More |
Sep 9, 2014 | Contributor: Mila Pantovich St Andrews came into the news in March when the infamous Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced they were recommending that they open their membership doors to women. The club, after 260 years, have been feeling some pressure to take a step towards gender equality—especially since the Augusta National golf club lifted their ban in August by inviting former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to join their ranks. ... Read More |
Aug 29, 2014 | Contributor: Cynthia Dial | 1 Comment It was my final day in Canada and I relaxed upon rattan palms at the entrance of Fairmont Chateau Whistler, which at 25 years of age is the village matriarch. As I awaited my transportation, I observed my surroundings. Encircled by the green of mountains and a blue sky above, the village to the left and spruce and cedars everywhere, it was a Christmas-perfect setting, one that it is best known for in the winter. But having gone in the summer, I discovered that Whistler is much more than just a winter destination. ... Read More |
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